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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-08
THE RODENTS REVENGE.
Strategy Employed in the Hope of
Getting Even With "a Human Enemy.

Getting Even With a Human Enemy.
From the st. Louis Globe-Democrat.
Herman Oelrichs, hostler in the stable Of a
West End family, had an experience the
other day which seems almost beyond be-
lief 1t brings out trait in the character
Of the rat family which has probably never
before been shown.
Oelrichs was working about the stable
when he noticed an unusually large rat 1t
was In corner, SO that it could not easily
get away, and picking up a club he pro-
ceeded to annihilate it. The rat showed
fight, but few well-directed blows settled
1t. Leaving it for dead, the hostler con-
tinued his work. 1t was half an hour later
when Oelrichs, working near yh.re he had
killed the rodent, thought he saw it move
flcklns up his club, he prepared to make
sure he had ended 1T. AS he approached ii
the animal proved to be very much alive
making jump at him, just catching his
left hand. 1t was harder fight than be-
lore, but he finally succeeded in dispatch
ing it. This time, to make certain of it,
he stuck the prong of pitchfork through
its throat, and again went about lis work
1t was something like an hour later when
the man again noticed the rat. Its eye was
open, and had a peculiar lifelike appear-
ance. Grasping the pitchfork, he again
started to run it through, when the rat
sprang to its feet and made a most agrees
siFe fight, jumping at the mans legs ano
showing its teeth most viciously 1t chung
to him so closely that it was with difficult
ty that he succeeded In striking it. Final
ly, he caught it on the fork and beat it I'M
til there could be no longer any doubt as to
its being dead. This time he threw it out
in the alley to get rid of it,
Later in the day, in cleaning up, he found
two other rats, dead one with The mark of
the pitchfork through its throat. The onIv
conclusion was that he had killed three
rats instead of one that the first and sec
ord rats had been dragged away and hid
den, while the other had attempted to re-
venge their deaths.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-08
A CONFIDENT COUSIN.
Experience of n Man Who Didn't
Know His Own Kin.


A Star reporter was talking to Wash
ingtonian in front Of an uptown hotel en-
trance when handsome woman walked by
and went into the door beyond. Evidently
she knew or thought she knew the Wash
ingtonian, for she hesitated as if about to
speak to him, but the man gave no sign.
why didn't you speak to the ladyY' i'll
quired the writer man.
Il wasn't sure I knew her and am not
now he replied.
Couldn't you have taken chances?"
Not any more"
There was something back of that sort of
an answer and the writer man went after
it.
"Oh," he laughed, you've made a mis-
take in knowing people. have your
Not exactly; but in thinking l knew
them. At least in thinking 1 knew a lady
once. 1t was this way: Four or five years
ago my folks were spending the summer
at Rockville. and 1 came to town one af-
ternoon to meet cousin of my Wife's from
escort her out home. OF course, had a de-
scription, but descriptions don't always
count, and when I saw a good-looking wo-
man descend from the car, I sailed right in
and introduced myself as her cousins hus-
band and her escort to the country. She
accepted the escort with charming smile,
asked about the health Of her dear cousin
and all that in general way, which SEEM
peared to me later, and we went from the
Baltimore and Potomac station over to the
Baltimore and Ohio to catch a train.
what would have happened if we lad
caught the train I don't know, but we
missed, and then while We waited I took
her up town to a restaurant for supper, as
the next train was going to put us home
too late fer 1t there. telegraphed my
wife that we would be out on a later train,
and then blew my pretty cousin Oft to a
rice little. feed that cost me five dollars.
We fingered at the table, for she was q
charming person to talk with, and let
her look at q fine diamond ring I wore
and which she admired. -
There was some trouble about the till
when the waiter presented his check, and
laid my pocket-book down on the table
and went over to the cashiers desk with
the waiter and the money had given him
I presume my back was turned five min
utes away from my delightful cousin, and
when turned to go to her again she wasn't
there. One waiter had seen laer go into the
hotel from the cafe, but had not given it
a thought, and we Immediately began a
search for her. Suffice it to say, we didn't
find her. Suffice 1t to say also that when
got home the real cousin was there, also
a very pretty woman, and, in conclusion,
suffice 1t to say, that speak to no more
women unless they come to me with Gre
dentials. That los. diamond was worth a
hundred dollars, and there was fifty dol
lars in the pocket-book to say nothing Of
my injured feelings and betrayed conf
dence."
1t was truly fit time for sympathy, and
the writer extended all he had in stock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-08
The Countess Relaxatfons.

From the GcntleWOnlan.
Lady Warwick took a bennington penny
concern audience into her confidence the
other evening. Lord Warwick was not
there; he was staying at home to entertain a
party Of friends, and he reminded her, as
she left the castle, that at was quite the
acknowledged thing nowadays for the wife
to go out and take the chair and for the
husband TO keep the house." When the au-
dience laughed, one was uncomfortably in
secure whether it was with or at her lady
ship. Anyway, the laughter did not discon-
cert the speaker, who boldly spoke out for
herself and her hearers: I'VE need more
pleasures in our lives. Busy men and weary,
worried women need them. All take their
pleasures ard relaxations in different ways
Her ladyship paused ON the brink of her own
statement of experience, but a friendly
cheer encouraged her. "a ride across coun-
try or an hour at the piano, these" the
countess confided, "are my favorite relaxa-
TONS"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-08
SHE OBJECTED TO A SYNDICATE.
An Ohio Cow Played n Favorite and
Reduced the MIX Supply.

An Ohio Cow Played n Favorite and
Reduced the MILK Supply.
From the Cincinnati Commercial Gazette.
A curious story comes from Marysville.
Mr.. V. Turner is the owner of fine JERSEY
COW. OF lac she has failed to supply the
normal quantity of milk; each morning she
appeared to have been MIXED Mr. Turner
was inclined to attribute the thieving to
tramps, so he established watch with the
following result: One day, while the COW
was lying down, placidly chewing her cud.
a little shoat as seen to walk up to her and
deliberately proceed to nurse, with no sign
of disapproval from the Jersey. Other pigs
near by, seeing what cinch the first one
had, at once proceeded to emulate his ex-
ample. This aroused the old COW to action.
She evidently rejected a syndicate. Rising
to her feet and lowering her horns she drove
all the intruders to the other end of the
field. Then, coming back to her fayorite.
she sood directly over him so he could ex-
tract the tactical liquid with more ease and
without fear Of disturbance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-08

From the Philadelphia Press.
Mr.. Gladstone wants to know what the
United States locus standi' is Well at
last accounts she was planting both feet
firmly on the Monroe doctrine and so much
OF the lions tail as Was caught under IL
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-08

Grhsters Sn&. dee fife feeoof
master Of aooerttsins,. saps:
It Is Claimed for fee was8nyf,a
Star, ans proBa6fe fruf5faHIs
efaimeo. t8of no offer nemspaY.s
IN tie oounfre goes into 80 farys
a percentage Of off f6e 8ousss
totf6tn a raoius Of fwsnfp mifs.
from Be office Of publication.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-08
Her SuspiciOns.

From the Philadelphia Record
Mamma = "Gracious! How dirty your
hands sre. You never saw my hands that
dirty
Ethel (aged f1ve)-"No. mamma, but I
sspect gran'ma did"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-08

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-08
And This From Boston.

FTOin the Boston Herald
The American Dialect Society disapproves
OF the word "scamuljggated' in the sense
OF two young people being fond of one
another-as John and Jane seem quite
scamuljugated. 1t is less expressive than
the ordinary term mashed"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-08
Guxe I'm the PRACTICE.

UUVG Cp tnC FFuctlcc.
F1om the Chicago Record.
II always carry q revolver
"What for?"
"Bighwaymen."
II used to. but they've got mine"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-08

begin work on a map Of the brigade camp
last summer, from surveys made during the
camp. The delay in making the drawing
has been due to inability to secure the need
ed lighting facilities at the armory.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-08

These will be tailored as hand.
somely as if you were paving full
price. 1t is just Our way of getting
better acquainted with more men
who appreciate high-class tailoring.
Two days only!
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-12-18
PHOENIX, BRATTLEBORO, FRIDAY DECEMBER Is, 1896.
A soboo, Rr..,. a. Ru,IsDa.

Alfred Turner, superintendent of schools
at Rutland, reported TO the commissioners
that Miss Circuit, one of the teachers in
the High school, was not competent to In
struct her class in English. In the exam
ination which followed the fact came to
light that Turner had written a note to
Miss Grout which she made public. This
note contained several sentences written
Incorrectly. The students in Miss CIRCUITS
charge sent resolutions to the commission
ers asking that Miss Grout be retained in
her position. Several educated women
who had visited the class testified that
Miss Grout was not only competent but
that she had an original manner Of pre-
senting questions so as to make them at
tractive to the students. Many of the cit
liens took sides with Miss Grout and de-
clared that Turner was the one who ought
to resign. Turner's report on the schools
is said to be written in poor English. Miss
Grout has resigned, but the clamor against
Turner continues. He is a Rutland boy
who graduated from Amherst college. His
salary is $500.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-12-18
Along Electric Railroad.

A syndicate has secured an option on the
controlling interests in the Leominster and
Clinton Mass street railway company and
the Marlboro street railway company, and
is negotiating for a contract of the fran
chise granted the Marlboro and Worcester
railway company, to lay tracks in Worces-
ter, Shrewsbury, Northboro and Westboro.
The intention is to secure through line
from Leominster to Boston by way OF
South birmingham. New roads will be
built from Clinton through Berlin to North
boro and from Westboro to Hopkinton,
which, with new construction added to the
present service, will make a complete net
work of street railways in Worcester county
and give the desired electric communica-
ton with Boston from that section,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-12-18
Famine in India.
40, 900, 900 on the Verge OF Starvation
According 10 Reports of American

10000, 900 on the Verge OF Starvation
According 10 Reports of American
Missionaries.
The appalling extent of the famine in
India is shown by extracts from American
missionaries letters. Forty millions of
British subjects are actually starving.
About 100000 bushels of American
wheat have already been shipped to India
from New York and San Francisco. 1t
was this extraordinary demand which start
ed the recent rise of 20 cents bushel,
which is equivalent TO $27, 000, 900 to Amer
lean farmers on the years crop. The
British government has appropriated $685..
0OO,O 900 to relieve the starving people Ii
India. Many million bushels of American
wheat should be sent TO India within the
next 90 days.
'In this Ahmednaga district" writes
the Rev. DIR. r. A. Hume, 'there has been
no rain since July, and the prospect is that
for eight months no more rain will fall.
The first crops have not been properly RI
pened and the second crops cannot even
be sowed. The water supply in the wells
Is low. What will it be in a few months
hencel The famine seems likely to be gen.
eral for nearly the whole population, with
its 800, 000, 900 people. Grain riots are
common. Merchants will not sell grain,
largely because they know the price will
greatly increase. So the people break open
grain shops and granaries and threaten to
kill the merchants if they interfere. They
say: we shall soon die without grain; If
you interfere with our getting your grain
we will kill you in the struggle, and IL will
be all the same Then they say to the po-
lice: Arrest us for stealing and support
us in jail. 1t will save us from death by
Starvation AS it is impossible to ripen
any grain for over ten month"; to come,
what fearful suffering seems to be in store |
Parents are deserving their children. Cat
tie are being sold for the value of their
hides. Yesterday morning, near the gate
of Ahmednagar, a cart with grain was
plundered by hungry men,"
"During the past week there have been
800 deaths, or so per cent above the nor
NAL for this time of the year." writes the
Rev. Edward Hume from Bombay. "This
is due to the famine plague, which the doc
tors call 'bubonic feVer.'"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-12-18
THE VERMONT NEWS.
A Complaint Against e. Priest In Addi-
son County Court.

SUI OouhNy OOuE"
The case Of Thomas Mack of Vergennes,
who is the representative of that city in the
general assembly, against Rev. p. A. Cam
peau, a Catholic priest, and Louis Daniels,
both of Vergennes, came up in the Chan
Gerry court at Middlebury Friday. 1t is an
action to enjoin Father Campeau and Dan
iels from continuing in the coal business.
They have filed an answer and demurred,
claiming the action is contrary to public
policy.
The case arose from an agreement alleged
TO have been made between Father Cam
peau and Mack that Campeau should dis
continue the coal business. The bill sets
up that this agreement was brought about
as follows: Some time ago a man named
Eagan of Vergennes claimed that Father
Campeau had been criminally intimate with
his wife and threatened to prosecute him.
Father Campeau, knowing that Mack had
great deal of influence over Eagan, went
TO him to get him to persuade Eagan not
to prosecute him and avoid scandal. Mack
finally agreed to do this, providing that
Campeau would discontinue the coal bust
ness, in which he was a competitor of Mack,
and that a certain wharf owned by Cam
peau should not be used in competition
with Mack's business. The bill further
sets up Mack did induce Esgan not to pros
ecute Campeau, but that Camp eau disre-
garded the stipulation and continued 10 sell
coal, declaring that it was his purpose to
drive Mack out of business. In order to
do this he sold coal greatly below cost.
1t is reported at st. Adams that Father
Campeau has announced his intention of
sailing for Europe in few days.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-12-18
Drowning Accidents.

The bodies of two girls and a boy, Z, 8
and IL, children of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
were taken from the old mill
pond at Brookline, N. H., Saturday morn
e. ne cnI1dren started for school Fri
~; but stopped to play on the ice and
yroke through. Their absence did not
cause alarm until dark, and then the whole
village turned out to hunt for them. The
father of the children disappeared soon af-
Ter the bodies were found, and it was not
Until late in the afternoon that he was dis
covered in the fields several miles from
nome, wandering about in a semi-conscious
ondition. Fred and John Bush, o and
10, broke through the ice while skating at
Clayton, N. Y, one night last week, and
persisted in sight of their mother, who
boldly plunged in after them. Mrs. Bush
was rescued with much difficulty.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-12-18
Free Thinkers Asphy1Iated.

Samuel p. Putnam, SO, and Miss May
L. Collins, 20, we're found dead Saturday
in a fat at Al ButoIph street, Boston.
Both were lying on the floor, fully dressed.
Gas escaping from an open jet caused
death. 1t is not known whether the gas
was turned on with suicidal intent. Put
nam was a native of New Hampshire and
was educated as an orthodox clergyman.
He became Unitarian and later Free
Thinker. He was elected secretary of the
American Secular union in 1887, and three
years later president In 1892 he was
elected president of the Free Thought
Federation Of America. Miss Collins came
from Kentucky. The couple were making
a lecturing tour through the New England
states, and the rooms where the bodies
were found had been occupied by Miss
Collins for q week.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-12-18
An 100000 Mansion.

Trenor L. Park, son of the late Trenor
W. Park, the Bennington millionaire, is
building a mansion near Rye, N. Y, which
will cost, with grounds, 100000. Mrs.
Park is collector Of rare tapestry, carved
woods, embrolderies and bric-a-brac. The
main hall and staircase will be plastered
with Italian marble and hung with rare
tapestries. All the rooms of the first floor
will be so arranged that they can be open
ed into one. One of the features of the
house will be the Oriental room, with cam
go tinted walls and ceiling. The main sa-
Ion on the eastern side will be finished in
white and gold with gold wall coverings
and a ceiling of papier mache, scrolls and
frescoes of French leather. The drawing
room will be finished in blue with an i'm
mense Vitnea fire place surmounted by an
Italian marble mantel piece and French
glass mirrors reaching to the ceiling. The
kitchen and pantries will be enamelled and
1oored with mosaic. The library and par
lor will be models of elegance. The whole
building and grounds will be lighted by a
private electric plant. A large stable with
accommodations for score Of horses, a
lodge, gardeners and coachman's cottages
will also be erected.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-12-18

Thomas Brown, who was bound over to
the county court on the charge of burning
Frank Labor's barn at Bristol, has made
a confession duplicating Charles and Steve
Holleck, who are now in jail awaiting trial.
Mrs. Marion Murphy of st. Adams
drew a razor across her throat Saturday
evening in fit Of mental alteration, max
ing a deep and dangerous wound which
will probably result in death. Mrs. Muir
ply, who is n years old, has been in poor
health for the past 20 years and has been
very respondent at times.
States Attorney Rowland has caused
CONSERVATION among the liquor sellers Of
Rutland. He had all the saloons raided
last week and large quantities of liquor
which were seized were forfeited. The
states attorney refused to receive the old
"fine taker," and the owners of the sa-
looms will be obliged to take the fines them
selves or procure an entirely new set of
sine takers"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-12-18
Frank B. Amyx 40, telegraph operator,
committed suicide at Westfield three weeks

Frank B. Amyx 40, a telegraph operator,
committed suicide at Westfeld three weeks
ago. The body was found Sunday.
The man-kllling elephant Gypsy is to be
publicly executed by electricity In Chicago.
She has been with the Nickel Plate circus
! she past three years and has killed three
phen.r
A Fort Smith, Ark, despatch says that
the Dawes Commission and delegates of the
Choctaw nation have reached an agree
ment looking to the division of their lands
and the ultimate abandonment of the tribal
system.
The receiver of the defunct Peoples Saw
ings bank at Lansing, Mich, has filed re-
port showing that the depOsitors will not
receive more than 10 cents on the dollar.
OF $3.50, 900 of notes held by the bank 90
per cent Is claimed to be worthless.
Fred Z. Holmes, the postmaster at Can
ton, Mass, who was arrested Saturday on
the charge of approprlatIng $1101.5S Of
government funds to his own use, says in
defence, that "whatever shortage existed
q the time the inspector examined the
post Office accounts, was adjusted before
That official left the Canton Office" and he
|strenuously denies any intention Of wrong
doing in his management of the post-office.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-12-18
sin-Day bicycle Record of 1910 Miles.

Teddy Hale, the Irish champion, won
the six-daY bicycle race which ended at
New York Saturday night. His record
was 1910 miles. Eleven other riders beat
the nSvious worlds record. Rice of
kegbarre, Pa, was second, 1882 miles I;
Reading, the ex-soldier, of Omaha, third,
1855; Forester, New York, fourth, 1929;
SHOCK, the former champion, both at bicy-
clifng and roller skating, fifth, 1906; and
urns Pierce, Boston, sixth, 1853. Hale
Vill receive $500, and the other riders
$500 to 500 each.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-12-18
Lansl.y.s Machine Flew 1900 Yard.


Prof. S. p. Langley's invention, the
aerodrome, has again demonstrated TO the
satisfaction of its inventor, its ability to
fly. On Nov. 20 the machine, launched
from a specially constructed stage, flew
1900 yards in horizontal direction, and
when its power was exhausted gracefully
dropped. The machine is almost entirely
made of steel, and contains a peculiar
steam engine of rather more than one
horse power. During the last trial the en-
CINE generated sufficient power to turn the
propeller something more than thousand
times a minute. The weight Of the ma
chine itself is 80 pounds, and the boiler
carries two pounds of water. The nova.
BILE parts Of the machinery weigh 20 ounces
The fuel employed is gasolene, converted
into gas before use. The trial took place
on an island in the Potomac and the ma
chine alighted in the water.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-12-18

The state Of Kentucky has begun a suit
at Henderson, under the alien land law, to
reclaim property valued at $50, 900, because
the owner afterwards became a subject of
Great Britain, the contention being that he
thereby forfeited his right to own property
in the United States
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-12-18
over 100 hurled I'm the,Ruins.

A terrible disaster occurred at Jeres,
10 miles from Cadlz, Spain, Friday. A
house containing % persons collapsed,
burying all its inmates in the debris. The
house fell upon an adjoining tenement
building, which also gave way. The tene-
ment house was occupied by So persons,
all of whom were buried in the wreckaSs.
Eleven dead bodies and 40 seriaEAy injur-
ed persons were taken from the ruins with
in q sRSft time.