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Evening star., 1897-04-10

dying effort to put the crushed arms
around his fathers neck, he WHISPERED.
"Ninna, fader, your Tabby-" and was
dead.
The Indians left Tabby Little Joe alone
with the dead boy. Few could understand
but they respected his grief They saw him
lift the oody and carry 1t over the mesa
and down to the river. There he bathed
the face, smoothed and retied the long
black curls. so like the dead mothers, and
wrapped him in his own blanket Then
Tabby Little Joe washed, and with the
river for mirror. plated his own hair
and arranged his dress. All day long the
Indians crossing the river at the ford be-
low saw Tabby Little Joe sitting on the
bank talking to the dead boy, clasped so
tightly In his arms. They touched their
foreheads. IAN gone. all gone" One tried
to rouse him and make him go home. but
he answered. Pretty soon, when Great
Spirit say So" and went on kissing the Iips
that had always answered with a kiss;
talking to the ears that had never before
been deaf to his voice.
Night came; the stars came out. All,
last night Tabby-o-weep had scolded At
nine for not putting sugar on "Ninna
fader's' flap cakes; and last night he had
kissed his father good night. and said,
Your little Tabby heap love you" All
the little things came back to the father
sitting alone In the starlight, but most of
all were the love words and caresses
Could he live without them?
The Indians going home in the moon
light saw him still sitting near the water
the dirge for the old and the song for the
young.
All night long Atnine waited for Tabby
Little Joe and Tabby-o-comas, but they
came not.
Next day fisherman noticed two great
Evening star., 1897-04-10

was coming Over the long road again
rode Taoby Little Joe, stopping only TO eat
and rest his horses till the railroad was
reached Another day of impa tient wait
Ing. and then came the train that brought
Tabby-o-weep.
From out the car stepped a boy tall and
slender his long dark cur,s tied back with
crimson ribbon that matched the glow
on the olive cheeks, a young prince from
the great American race. The stole COM
posure of the tabled Indian was not Illus
tfated here, for in moment the boy WAS
in his fathers arms. the old man sohbing
ana laughing in the same breath. Then he
heid the boy off al arms length, admiring
yet laughing at the short trousers and
american moccasins;" then untying the
crimson ribbon 50 the wind might have
freer play with the curls under the white
cap
Then Tabby-o-weep pr ,udly showed his
wheel. telling his father now fast 1t went
faster than a horse" But Tabby Little
Joe shook his head. "Coch, um too-wish-
ricket (No. you tell me big joke or lie).
So Tabby-o-weep decided to wait for a
smoother road to prove his assertion.
For days after they got back to the
agency Tabby-o-weep's "wheelpony" was
the cause of much comment. Some Indians
declared it was the evil spirit that made it
run so fast; others that Tabby-o-weep was
charmed by the evil one SO ne could sit on
it without falling OF, for did not they try
1t, and always fall off? No Indian liked
ridicule well enough to make a second at
tempt
Whenever a mounted Indian could get
IN the same road with the wheel Tabby-o-
weep would challenge the rider OF the
frightened broncho to a race Tabby-o-
weep seldom won. as the good road would
suddenly ecd in bed of rocks or O steep
mountain.
His father ridiculed the wheelpony. "Oh,
Evening star., 1897-04-10
TABBY-0- -WEEP'S LAST RACE
BY LOA MCINTYRE.

study and work. When school out, big boys
run, play Tabby tired, maybe-so head
ache, so he stay in house. Night come he
study more-big lamp. Two Injun boys,
lots white boys. have two little wheels to
ride on make them go heap fast. They
call them bisickles. You get judge show
you picture and tell you all about them.
They costs lots money, two ponies maybe
SO, but, ninna fader, you get one for your
Tabby. Maybe-so Tabby get one cheap
from mother boy if you send money heap
quick. You no want Tabby to stay in
house all time. get white and weak like
girl? You love little Tabby, you sell my
pony, maybe and one your ponies-that's
all. Goodbye
feet. Tabby-o-weep was very ambitious
studied hard. and seemed too tired to walk
and play much after school. His hair was
Mr. Tabby Little Joe could afford BIZ
benefit him by taking him outdoors more
and she would give $40 toward it.
Little Joe was greatly disturbed over
Tabby-o-weeps letter, and wanted to start
for Grand Junction Immediately, but the
judge persuaded him to wait to see if
Tabby-o-weep did not improve.
1abby Little Joe was very much in
terested in the pictures of bicycles the
judge gave him, and seemed little fear
full about Tabby-o-weep's riding one, hut
if Tabby-O-weep wanted it. it was toy yock
(ail right.
Three days later Tabby Little Joe came
to the judges office with a twenty-dollar
Evening star., 1897-04-10
EGGS OF COMMERCE..
The Big Business Done in the Inter-
national Trading in Them.


From the New York Sum-
There is a standard joke in the variety
theaiers, $50 often told that it has come
to have a familiar sound to the ears of
patrons. concerning remark made by a
city man who heard that eggs had gone
down to a cent apiece. Il don't see how
the hens can do it for the price, Not
Wlthstanding the reduction in the price of
eggs, and the almost unlimited supply of
them III all countries that have developed
thelr agricultural resources, it is a fact
tilat the trade in eggs, their expectation
from one country to another has become
a large Item of international commerce as
some recent hgures show. The case Of
Denmark is in point. Denmark's trade in
eggs with foreign countries chiefly with
England and Scotland, has grown enor-
nousiy twenty years ago the annual
Dahlsh export OF eggs was 600, 600; now it
Is reckoEed at 1lo,OOO,0J6. In the same Pc
rlod the importation OF eggs into England
mas increased tenfold, but only part of
,ne whole number come from Denmark
the other two egg-exporting countries from
mhich .HSlanu draws its supplies being
Holland and France France exports to
other countries 60o.UU,oDo eggs in a year
ana italy exports 100000, 900 eggs in a year
cnleHy to Austria ana Germany
Inc dairymen of the United States dc
pend chiefly on the enormous home mar
ket, ana they have rivals in the export of
american eggs in the Canadians, Canada
ranking next to France and Italy and
ahedd OF Denmark and Holland as an egg
exporting country. Canada exports 10
o her countries 3Oo,00o,00O eggs in year
For the fiscal year of 1885 the treasury
hgures give as the total exports of Ameri-
can eggs TO foreign countries 1J1 600 dozen
WEicn is equivalent to 1,S12,0UJ eggs In
tile nscai year 1886. however, the total eX-
portations of American eggs increased 10
o@s'ooo dozen, or 1886. 600 eggs, a little
more than twice as much. The export fig
ures Tor this year indicate a still further
increase, and market for American eggs
is likely, therefore, to be secured in what
the political campaign orators are accus-
TONED to call, somewhat vaguely, the near
future.
IS somewhat curious fact, that the
weight or eggs Is materially larger in
northern than in southern climates Cana
dian eggs, for instance, are heavier than
those shipped from the United States, and
eggs In the northern states of this country
are heavier than those from the south
Evening star., 1897-04-10
vr,,teu r,clr.ireIy for The Evening star.

Written Exclusively for The Evening Star.
Tabby-o-weep. the great grandson of old
Tarby-Tabby- the joy of the
camp. Tabby-o-W eep. the pet of the tribe,
was going away
once a year the superintendent of the
Indian Industrial school at Grand juno
ton. Col, goes to the Ctah reservations
to secure new pupils.
The Indians love for his offspring
amounts almost to idolatry. so he dislikes
to let his children leave home. Many OBJ
ject even to their going to an agency
school. where they can be visited every
day or week. So out of the several hun
dred Utcs and Uncompahgres under school
age the superintendent is able to get very
few pupils These few will be the half
breed children or some older boys who
wish TO learn a trade.
Two years ago the superintendent at
his annual visit persuaded five boys TO go
to Grand Junction, three little motheriess
half-bTeeGs. enc boy to learn harness MAX
ing. and Tabby-o-wecp-
Tai by was the last born child of a half
French Squaw and the cniy living one of
a family OF six boys. SO il is little wonder
that ne was the pride and joy of his ia
ther Ts4buy Little Joe. who had never re-
fused the boy anything he wished.
The announcement that he was going
away for eight long moons was received
with sorrow at the home wick-i-up, but
Evening star., 1897-04-10
Oblivion.
From Texas Siffin-s.

Eieai ltNiS sillih-s-
Winnifred McFingle fiercely forced her
mother-of-peGn paper knife along the
spinal column of a cavernous commercial
envelope. Then inserting her faultless
fairy fingers she fshed forth from it's fast
ness a freshly f!led-in form. Sire gazed at
It long and earnestly. In a moment the
look of fond expectancy faded from her
face, and its place was occupied 10y fear
ful, despairing blankness. The missive
slowly fell from her nerveless hand ''as
feather is waited down from eagle in
its fight" She came near sinking in
collapse of consciousness on a oonveniant
canary -colored couch. 'Ah," she sobhed,
where is Roderigo De Hootoo now? Where
are his court and his r.tinue, and his blue
velvet clothes, and his golden spurs and his
waving ostrich plume. and his Damas us
blade? Ard where are Cordo DE Gastos and
his beautiful sister. Zephyrita the fair:
where, where are they now?' Her groa..s
of anguish quickly brought her mother.
who was peeling onions In the next room.
to her side. Speak. Winnifred," she criei.
do not keep me in suspense.
Where is he now?' shrieked the lovely
Winnifred. made no less lovely by ner
Florentine. fourteenth century anguish.
DO you mean Mr.. Shnpkins?" asked her
n other.
THAT wretched cigarette-smoking dudcr'
screamed WinnifreG, spasmodically. Moth
er, how can you! Where is Roderigo2 here
is Cordo de Gastos? Where is Zephyrita the
fair? Where is my poem"
"Winnifred, do not take on So" began
Mrs. McFingle, stroking some of the gnarls
out of her daughters peroxide of hydrogen
hair. 1t is probably on the way back, like
the Others"
No, no." walled Winnfred, her throat
choking with emotion as she pointed to the
letter on the floor, Il shall never see 1t
again.
Surely, surely. they will return it,
soothingly insisted Mrs. McFingle, not car
ing to reach for the letter, for fear her
daughter might get the drop on her and go
into mysteries while her back was turned.
mo, no." continued Winnifred, lit Is gone
gone forever, No one will ever hear of
my beautiful poem again. 1t has been ac-
cepted, and is TO be paid Ior on publica-
tion.'
Evening star., 1897-04-10
AFRICAN CHILDREN.
Homeless Boys Who Are Found In the
Congo Villages.

Homeless Boys WHO Are Found In the
Congo Villages.
Pro1.Drunnmond, after his visit to Africa
SAID he would like to get inside an African
for an afternoon, and see how he looked at
Inherent things, says writer in Harper's
Young People. Wouldn't we like to know
just how these boys and girls feel, and
what they thirk when they are suddenly
landed, fresh from the depths Of a savage
land. In the streets of Paris, Brussels or
Berlin, and see more things in day they
never heard of than we do in a year?
Ihey learn many things, as a baby does,
py stern experience.
When Won Francois brought an eight
year-old boy from inner Africa to the sea,
tne youngster chased along the beach in
nigh glee and before any one could stop
MIN. tried to refresh himself with big
swallow OF ocean water. This same boy,
Pitt, thought the snow he saw falling
IN Berlin was swarm of butterflies. The
hrst horse he saw terrified him, and the
Berlin newspapers told of his unbounded
astonishment at the strange dishes and
viands on his masters table. What
marvellous change in the condition of these
children! Many of them were slaves, and
some of them had been brutally treated,
ana even wounded, by cruel slave dealers.
Today they have good homes, and the
world Is doing all it can to make them in
telligent and honorable men and women.
There are street arabs or homeless
Do' LIZ Noi5o villages, just DIS tnere
are In New York city. They live on what
they can pick up, and 1t sharpens their
wits to have to hustlei for a living. 1t
would take smart Yankee boy to beat
some of these Congo youngsters in trade.
Even five-year-old will sometimes amass
little capital. Somehow he, will get hold
OF a string of beads He may trade it
Tor small chicken, which ithrives under
his nurturing care. and. in q few months
he can sell the fowl for four strings of
beads. quadrupling his, capital. Pretty
soon he is able to bug pig. which follows
him like dog and sleeps in his hut, and
wnen piggy grows up ehis owner gets
good price for him in the market
Evening star., 1897-04-10
TWO MEN FROM BURLINGTON.

They Were Both Charles c. Clark and
Various Complications Resulted.
From the St. Louis Republic
Got any mail for Charles c. Clarke
asked one of the guests at the Lindell Ho-
tel of Clerk Lewis last night.
well, 1 did have, but gave it to you an
hour ago." was the reply.
Gave it to me? Why, hows that?' ask
ed the astonished man. II haven't receiv-
ed any mail at all today"
isn't your name Charles c. Clark
Yes, SIR
From Burlington"
Yes, sir.''
"Well, I'm sorry, Mr. Clark, but I was
under the impression 1 had several let
ters for you and delivered them. But
guess / was mistaken
Mr.. Clark went away, half grumbling,
half satisfied, and Clerk Lewis turned to
the Republic man and said:
Pm in a devil Of fix; I'm sure l gave
that mans mail away, and"
just then another guest came up and
threw down half a dozen letters on the
counter. I'm Charles c. Clark of Bur
lii gton," he said, but these letters are
not for me. Guess there's some mistake
about the address,
He TUNED away before Mr.. Lewis had
time to question him, SO the misSives were
put away for the other guest.
Then the first man returned and wanted
TO know where his laundry was. He had
been promised faithfully, he said, to have
1T in his room in the morning. 1t wasn't
there, and he didn't have clean piece of
linen to his name. The clerk Investigated,
and was told by the laundress and mes
serger Of the hotel that "Mr. Clarks laun-
dry was sent up to his room at noon and
must be there yet, and please tell Mr..
Clark to look again"
Hang them, exclaimed Clark, don t
they think 1 can see? l searched all over
the room and its not there
Oh, by the way, said Clerk Lewis,
here are your letters, Mr.. Clark and
he handed over the opened epistles. Now,
maybe l can explain about your laundry
he continued, after the man had finished
swearing about his correspondence being
opened. There's another Charles c.
Clark here from Burlington"
Yes, here he is interrupted the other
Clark, coming up to the desk, "and here $
a bill for laundry that I don't owe," and
ne threw down a yellow slip before Clark
NO. 1 and the puzzled clerk.
Explanations followed. One man was
Charles G. Clark of Burlington. Iowa, who
had been stopping at the hotel fer the
last week, and the other was Charles c.
Clark of Burlington, Kan, who arrived
only yesterday. They exchanged pleasan-
tries over the matter and adjourned to the
bar Mr.. Lewis followed them and in
sisted on paying for the drinks
Evening star., 1897-04-10

neither Tabby Little Joe nor the boys
stepmother. Anime. could persuade Tabhy-
o-weep TO change his mind.
Tabby Little Joe rode the 100 miles to
the railroad Just to be with the boy rs
long as possible. Sadly ne watched the
train bear him away, praying as only the
hcdths1 can pray. to the sun, the stars,
the rising moon and shifting clouds. pray
ing he might BE- warm, have good food
and pare water. and keep his strength ana
beauty. The ride home without the com
pany Of the laughing boy seemed doubly
long and wearsOme. The Old squaw was
waiting all lonely in the wicIS-i-uD still
moaning for her Tabby-o-comas tson of
aEOther1
Several days later Tabby Little Joe came
TO the fort post office expecting a letter
from Ta5by-o-weap. He was not disap-
pointed. and took the white missive quick
ly to th= judge, who conducted many an
IrIial's correspondence. The letter was
brief. II read:
right Heap like it. All people heap like
NE. You tell Anime me like her love you,
my fader. Goodbye
y postscript from the superintendent tes-
titea 10 his hne health. good behavior,
an! how well he was liked by all.
Letter followed letter Tabby Little Jco
answering Through The judge all. and
often inclosing dollar or two-dolar bill
You see. he explained 'rabby-o-weep
heap COOL boy. heap smart and pretty
stC.y haSt. He iiks candy and peanuts, so
me shcw him me like his work-like him
The letters Little Joe dictated We're &
mixture Of love words, news from the
other camps. or who had bought Atninc's
troceaSius or gloves. from which all the
money was being saved for Tebby-o-weep
L was almost spring when a long loving
letter from Tabhy-o-weeD, inclosing one
from his favorite teacher. came that
caused much anxiety to the adoring father
Tah"y-O-weeD. after the usual beginning
Dear Fader," and news of his health and
rapid adraucemt 1T, said: "Ninna (my OWN
Tader- you know Little Tabby have him no
pony here. no ride ali time like in Utah,
no ride any All day long your TaDbv
Evening star., 1897-04-10

ials. and decide ;irmly and wisely the
questions that are nronsat TO him.
All this work is crowded upon the prasi-
dent ROW. when society ~ really resting.
When the season opSns. however. a"i hc
has one stale dinner ~ I..="K. 10 say moth
ing OF the dinners nc must attend. :he stale
receptions ana other socI-.E frnt lions
which demand the time and presence Of the
President, with bills Of Congress to read
and sign, and messages to write. IL VIII be
See: that the man WcJ dlgs cellars mas
much the best OF IL to time: he works
eight. and the President works nearer eight
cen hours Of the twenty-tour. Yet he small
boy viii go on believing that his des my
Will only lie rom lei Dut WHOM he At Tact
reaches the presidency of the United States.
Evening star., 1897-04-10

turkey buxzards flying low over the deep
water below the ford. Going out he found
the bodies Of father and son. The boy'S
curly head was resting ON the fathers
''ninna papoose'' died. and Tabby Little
Joe's arm 80 tightly clasped the body of
his son that the hands could not be unlock
ed. So they were buried, heart to heart
Evening star., 1897-04-10
WITH AXES TO GRIND
The Eager Throng That Calls Upon
the President.
EVERY ONE HAS A FAVOR TO ASK
Not Such a Desirable Position
After All.
HIS DAY A BUSY ONE

OW JOHNNY, BE
a man. and learn
your lessons well,
because some day
you may be Presi-
dent of the United
States!" Many a
youth has been CO.
creed into a half
hours good be-
havior by this kind
of specious reason
ing, and the teacher
who does not try TO
in1preSS the DOSsibla
Evening star., 1897-04-10
The White5FlaH.

sent my love two roses.-one
As white as driven slow,
And one blushing roFal rcd,
flaming Jaclueminot.
meant to touch and test my fate;
That night should divine,
The moment should see my love,
II her true heat were mine. q
For II she folds rue dear, said,
She wear my blushing rose;
Ii not, she'll wear my cold LamarQue,
As white us winters SHOWS.
My heart sank when met her: sure
had been oyerbold
For On her breast my pale rose lay
In virgin whi.eness cold
Yet with low words she greeted me.
With smiles divinely tender;
Upon her cheek the red rose dawned,-
The white rose meant surrender.
JOHN HAY.
Evening star., 1897-04-10

Thousands and thou
sands of men, without re-
alizing it, are daily dane
ing to the music Of death.
II is a measure that eve-
grows faster and brings a
man rapidly nearer and
nearer to the grave. Too
much work too much
businesS-too much wor-
~. Too little time to
eat and driuk-tnn little
Evening star., 1897-04-10

Want" ads. in The Star pay because they
bring answers.
Evening star., 1897-04-10

time to recreate and rest-too little thought
end care for health. These are the kew
notes OF the dance of i'll health. The man
who dances 10 them is soon in the grasp of
general Ill health, and will speedily be in
the relentless clutch of some fatal malady.
II may be nervous exhaustion OF prostra-
ton. some wasting disease deadly con-
sumption, OF almost any ailment in the
category of human ills. There is sure.
speedy and permanent remedy at hand
NIuety-elght per ceat. Of all cases of cor
Sumption, chronic, or lingering coughs and
kindred ailments are CURED BY DIR. Piercc's
Code; Medical Discovery. II acts through
tke b-ccd directly on the lungs driving out
all disease germs and building up new and
healthy tissues. 1t builds firm flesh and
1n@ScS tich, pure blood. 1t tones the nerves
and brishtens the brain. 1t iuvigorates the
i've I'd makes the kidneys active Drug
gists have nothing else just as good'
Last summer was taken with Giarrhea of the
very worst iiut. writes Mrs. II. StIin1rerson. OF
Emporium, Cameron Co, Pa Il doctCred a
great crai and for a time was better, but the
tTou3-e soon came O. in worse ihau ever aud
Il west - long II became chronic. doctored
again aud got worse all The time had no anpe
ttc. aud was 50 rundown felt badly all over /
tooS tOstr bottles Of Dr Picrce's Golden Medical
Discovery and three vials OF Pleasant Pellets
I am entirely cured"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-08-14
Tribute to the Memory of a Deceased
Minister.


Al a special meeting of the Somer-
set Chassis of the Reformed Church,
held at Meyersdale, Pa, Monday,
August 2, 1897. minute was made of
the death of Rev. Henry Dieckmann
as follows:
WHEREAS, 1t has pleased the Divine Master
to call the Rev. Henry Dieckmann, the eff
ficient and beloved pastor of the Frostburg
charge and member of this Chassis, from the
labors and cares of earth to thu rest of heaven,
which mournful event occurred at his home
in Frostburg on the evening of June 18th
1897, and
WHEREAS, Our christian faith assures us of
the perfect wisdom of the great Head oil the
church in this. as in all other events of His
providence, yet we feel deeply the loss sus.
tanned to the ranks of our ministry by the
removal therefrom of this esteemed brother
in the prime of his worthy manhood and
most useful day F.; therefore
Resolued. That we as Chassis hereby record
our profound sorrow over the unlocked for
death of Rev. Henry Dieckmann. That we
bear testimony to his excellent christian
character, his sincere piety and earnest con.
secration to the work of his holy calling, to
the wise counsel and energetic and valuable
assistance he was ever ready, cheerfully to
render in the furtherance of our work as a
Chassis, and to his faithful and efficient dis
charge of the duties of pastor during his
ministry within our bounds
Reso1yed, That we extend our sincere sympa-
thies to the bereaved wife and family and
pray that our Heavenly Father may grant to
them that faith and grace needful to sustain
them in this hour of their trial and in due
time turn their sorrow into Joy.
Resotyed, That this action be published in
the Frostburg and Meyersdale papers and a
ceased brother.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-08-14
a Y iSIt from Ohio,

Messrs. Alexander Steen and Ed
ward Graham, of Barnhill, o., repre-
senting Local Union, No. 97S, of the
United Mine Workers, were here last
Saturday soliciting aid for the families
of that section. They found condi-
tons here so comfortable that they de-
cided to urge no suspension, sympa-
thetic or otherwise. They are clever
gentlemen, were well received by all
when it became known that they had
so quickly and correctly viewed the
situation. a goodly sum of money
was sent through them to Barnhill-
all classes contributing.