Evening star., 1897-03-13

names the work is not yet half done, and
We will he thankful for all the names of
the old boys that we can get. and their
addresses. " nile the committee will take
no aCtioa Un:!i they can renCrt to = full
meeti.g. they have under consideration sew
eral forms of memorial. either of which
will be appropriate. II ever u school teach
.! 'sssr.'t u memorial. II = Strong John
TF1;GsaiJ. tH5 r. viii surely have it
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The dairy business is growing in Mont
Somtry county. AID. indeed. in other coun-
ties of Maryland and in the outlying sub
urbs of Washington" said Mr.. w. Z. Man
akee. the feed dealer at Silver Spring.
Md. in answer to question of The Star
reporter. There is a growing demand for
good milk and butter, and our people are
preparing themselves to supply it, by in
creasing their herds of cows and extending
their dsiries. l know whereof l speak, for
my own books show that during the past
month | sold nearly one thousand dollars
worth more of bran and other COW feed
than l did during February last year.
Heretofore much Of the butter sold in
Washington came from Pennsylvania and
Ohio and ether western states, and Mary
land farmers are competing for this busi-
ness with much ehcoura cement. Several of
the large hotels in Washington now serve
their guests with Montgomery county but
ter. The milk business runs up to thou
sands of gallons per day delivered fresh
morning and evening. Much of it. of
couISe. is sent in by the railroad, but of
late the quantity sent in by wagon is in
creasns very rapidly. The herds are i'm
proving in quality as well as in numbers.
Distance being in their favor 1 am sure
the growth of the milk business will be
maintained"
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Il had an experience recently with car
rier pigeons" remarked a physician to
win hat
they can at times. at least, be used to great
advantage. A patient of mine, an old lady,
who is a relative as well, resides out in
the country ten miles from the city. Ordi
narily it is easy enough to drive out to
see her occasionally, but during the rainy
spell the roads are bad and driving is any
thing but pleasant. On one of my recent
trips ont here. l took three of my carrier
pigeons With me and left them there. They
sent ore back each day. and kept me adj
vised of her condition. AT the same time
l was there ! brought in three carrier pig
cons. which belonged there. l not only got
WORD from my patient by my own pigeons.
but with two of the pigeons l sent back l
sent the medicine that 1 desired the pa
tient TO use.
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Speaking of ex-senator Dolph of Oregon,
an emp:oye OF the Senate told Star re-
porter: Senator Dolph was very peculiar
man in many respects and one of his pc
culiarities that he seldom, if ever
asked any one about the Senate to do any
thing for him. He did nearly all of his
clerical work himself and besides ran his
own errands through the departments
While he was chairman of the committee
on sea coast defenses of the Senate, a COM
mittee, however, which seldom met, he
conducted a schooi in his committee ROOM
He
taught his boys TWO hours each day, one
hour before and one hour after lunch. He
had an idea that his boys learned much
faster when he taught them himself than
they did at the schools to which he had
sent them. His curriculum consisted almost
entirely of history and geography The
only reading they had was reading these
books. He taught arithmetic by the aid
OF blackboard alone, dicarding the book
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Gen. J. NJ. Wilson, now chief of en-
gineefs,' said an old resident the other
Gay, ''proves the old saying, Like boy, like
II an for he was quite military lad
" hen in his teens, and right mere in Wash
ington- We had several military compan-
les composed OF boys. The late Gen. Billy
Laselle commanded ore of them, and if
am not mistaken. Gen. Wilson was lieu
tenant in one. Quite a proportion Of them
found their way into the service during the
war, and on both sides'
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An old minister. we'll known in this vicin-
ity. tells the following story on one of his
fellow preachers now in Washington, who
in his young days possessed a stentorian
Voice, made famous at many a camp meet
ing. Thirty years ago farmer of Mont
somery county. in driving his team from
Washington to his home, fifteen miles dis
tant, fell from: his horse Falling on a
bridge, about fifteen feet high, wheel
struck his body in such way that he was
rolled off 10 the rocks below, where he was
found some hours after. with a skull fear
fully broken. He was carefully removed tn
his home. and under a physicians care he
was able 10 resume his work; but the fras-
lnents of the skull had so knitted that the
read had somewhat the appearance of
relief map of Switzerland and to hide this
deformity ever after he wore his hat ex-
cept when in bed. He had freuuents at
tacks of the headache, and it was only
Necessary for him to hear loud noise to
bring on a severe spell of his aiIment a
Methodist church adjo;ned his farm, and
he mad been regular attendant out after
the accloent ne gave up going to meeting
because he said the people could not take
their eyes from his head, whether he wore
ms nat or went bareheaded. His family
daughters especially-were regular atten-
dants on church service, and Sunday morn
lrgs ne usually kept house when the fam
iiy We're at church. and was quite content
to obtain his spiritual refreshment second
handed.
1t SO happened that the daughters at
.ehueo camp meeting. and had there
heard and met my friend with a voice and
they mad so talked of him that when. at
the following conference. his name an
peared as the junior preacher on that cir
cult the people were more than usually
pleased The old man of mountainous
mead for once determined to see and hear
him on the first opportunity The first
sunday the preacher walked in the church
he found difficulty in hing the pulpit
Tor the building was crowded from far and
near. The old man had taken a seat under
the gallery. that the oddity of wearing a
hat III church should be noticed as little
as possible The services progressed quite
satisfactorily TO the old man until the min
ister warmed UP in his sermon, and his
voice Numbered out his thoughts on the
text. Then the old man rose, and placing
his hands over his ears, worked his way
out and walked to his home, some $50 yards
distant.
What's the matter pap?" asked the
Wife when he reached the door
Natter he replied. why didn't you
tell me about his voice, and / then would
have sat here and heard every word. Now
he has given me the worst headache l