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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-17
"HOME, SWEET HOME, FIRST SUNG
Over the Grave of an Indian Who
Died to Join Wife and Child.

Over the Grave of an Indian Who
Died to Join Wife and Child.
From the Atlanta Constitution.
When the boundary line between Ten
nessee and Georgia was established, 1t
passed half mile south of the spring
Tuck Observation-Disclosures. among the foothills
CT the Unakas, and as 1t crossed one of the
principal Indian trails, 1t became a place
OF much Importance. There had already
grown UP a strong rivalry between the
Tennessee tribes, headed by Chief Ross,
and the Georgia tribes, headed by Major
Ridge, both half-breeds and men of ex-
traordinary ability as leaders. The estao-
lishment of new boundary line fixed the
limits OF their respective territories, and to
try and harmonic as far as possible me
contending factions the government estao-
llsfed a trading post there. John Howard
Payne appeared upon the scene, and was
accused OF melting the Indians to insubor-
dtnaticn. He was placed under arrest as
an incendiary and carried to the council
house
While Payne was held there one of the
nrst bands arrived and among the Indians
was the chief9 Oo-ebee, Or Rafting Gourd,
broken-bearted man. He was nIoodys and
distracted. and refused all invitations to
the council house, and would partake of
no festive entoyments whatever, but spent
the most of the time at the graves of lis
Wife and child, farther up the valley. One
morning he was missed Weltering in MS
cwn blood, his body was found between the
little rounds that covered mis- squaw and
papoose. In some ray, he had secreted
bayonet. fell upon the point of it and died
on the spot where he had often expressed
desire to be laid for mis- last long sleep.
A grave was dug on the spot where he
lay. and the chief was buried by the SOL
diers, one Off the Moravian missionaries
officiating. After othe services were over.
John Howard! Payne, who had been silent
witness OF the pathetic scene, began sing
ing softly tobhimself the song which has
since been echoed through every land on
the earth. Gen., Bishop. who had kept a
close scrutiny on his actions. heard the
song and called Payne to him.
Young man, said the stern old Indi In
fighter. where did you learn that song?'
Il wrote that song myself replied
Payne
And where did you get the tuner"
Il composed that also"
Would you let me have a copy Of it?"
Certainly 1 WILL
well. a man who can sing and write
like that is no incendiary. Appearances
may be against you. but l am going to set
you free. I shall write oGt your discharge
Immediately, and pass you anywhere you
choose through the nation"
Payne had been housed at the home Of
family living nearby. and on his return
there he exhibited his pass and related the
circumstances. That was the first time
that Home, Sweet Home" had ever been
sung in public.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-17

SO much that it cannot be long before our
superiority is admitted
"Of course" said Miss Cayenne, women
have always shown facility in certain
branches of art. But that does not imply
any obligation on her part TO participate in
the more rugged affairs OF life"
"She can do all that men can. Take, for
example. the occurrences Of the past few
weeks. Literature has educated us to be-
lieve that the natural course of events is
for girl to fall into the water. and for q
young man to come along and rescue her.
But see how things have changed Recall
the reports which have appeared in the
newspapers from day to day. Scarcely a
week has passed without seeing some
young man who couldn't swim fall into
the water. And whose strong arm was II
that pulled him out?"
II don't know" replied Miss Cayenne,
rather frigidly.
1T was a woman's! What" she added.
in tone of quiet triumph, does that go to
show?
1T simply goes 10 show. dear. how dread
fully scarce men are getting to be at sum-
mer resorts
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ure advanced TO IN
front and coughed
loudly. Instantly the
third-sfcTy-front door
opened.
In another moment
t w o . figures. both
men, one short and
fat and the other tall
and lanky, with Ro-
man nose and long
hair, stood looking at
each other with looks
Of surprise, which
changed to glares of
hatred.
prof. Keynote, let
me introduce you to
Major Shortsight,"
said the Young maid
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-17

that such people ncee civilizing."
"Of course. There's no disputing the fact
that when they go to war they kill one an
other one at time. instead of using a
Calling gun. And they don't have harrow
ing details worked I'D in such a way that
people can't avoid them whenever there's
a shocking crime committed. But I don't
feel as much like putting on airs over them
as I used to-"
"Of course. it is not proper to faunt
your superior advantages in a boastful
spirit. But there is no reason why you
Should not pity them
NO: I can't pity them, either. I don't
feel like assuming a patronizing attitude
l must say that I don't feel sure of my
ground when 1t comes to looking upon any
man who has sense enough to wear a cuff
around his ankle instead of around his
neck as my intellect al inferior"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-17

Everything was dull
In the summer, they
said. Departmental
work was tagging
them anyway, and
they must h We
something to keep up
t h e ! r spirits. No,
they did not think it
cruel. If people want
ed to make geese of
themselves. all right.
They were not re-
spOnsible. And so it
continued.
T h e finale ap-
pro "a C h e d swiftly.
Both the third-story-
front and third
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h a d q third-Story
back room, while the
one with the piano
occupied the third
story front, ca n e
down the steps and
met one of the young
ladies in question.
He stopped to have Il
little chat with her.
and she perceived
that he was anxious
to learn something.
but did not wish it
known he was at all
curious on the sub
ject. Being a woman
she OWNED what it
was instantly.
ttT -t,r~@-~ $3.50, l.
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HIS ELOQUENCE GOT MIXED.
The Sad Result of Tamperinx with an
Orators Speech

A certain representative who lives up-
town has habit of acquiring new meth
DDS for doing his work. following them
for short time and then. firing of them
ne either discards them or gets something
new. He has had stenographer and a
typewriter; he has worked the typewriting
machine himself, and for long time he
sat down and wrote his speeches In long
hand. and then had them copied, believing
that man was at his best when he could
nibble the end of his pen and then hear It
20 scratching over the paper. Finally he
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-17

en-. with a charming smile.
The roar OF laughter which followed was
best described by little Johnny Jumpuppe.
the infant marvel Of the household. He re-
marked to his parent: Say, mommer, It
did sound like the Fourth of July wiz
crackers and biow-ups and everything.
didn't it?"
simultaneously the victims turned ana
Ned into their rooms. Not long afterward
there was sound Of trunks being dragged
out Into the hall. That is the real reason
why the advertisement OF rooms to let an
peared in The Star.
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The Threshold Of Success.

A youth with a pale,
poetic face sat writ
ing. One slender hand
flew eagerly over the
page. The other was
pressed against his
marble brow, as II to
detain the thoughts
which sprang within
his mind till he could
give them fitting ut
terance. A fair girl
entered the room un-
heard and gazed at
him In silent admira-
ton. She thought he
looked like Shake
speare. or Dante, or
Racine, Goethe, or
any of the old poetS-
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VI SAAAAhhcAA SAAhSlos
Il guess" he said
in a meditative tone,
as he mopped the
perspiration rom
beneath his lofty
collar, that l won't
bother giving any
more money for tho
education Of the
heather"
But you have
taken such a great
interest in such work
in the past"
Eyes. But my ideas
en- the subject are
u n d e re OF ng a
change"
you can't deny
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"On the NALL"

From Hardware.
On the nail' means on the spot, at
orce. Immediately without delay or post
ponement. as. to pay money on the nall
This phrase is said to have originated
from the custom of making payments. in
the exchange at Bristol, England, rnd
elsewhere, on the top Of a pillar callsd
1.-THE nail"
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No Active Service.

From Harper's Bazars
"Why. that buckle you are wearing. Miss
York. is a regular army one! Is 1t a souve-
mir Of some great 'battleT'
mo; but got 1t in a short engagement"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-17
On n Smaller Scale.

On Smaller Scale.
Down to Center, some of US,
Bein' tired Of waitin'
On the politicians fuss,
Done our own debatin'.
Perfection was, we all surmised,
The trouble with the nation.
So We sot round an organized
A free-trade ISOLATION.
Uncle Jim, he made a speech
Concernin' next election;
Started right in fur to teach
The dangers of perfection.
Said there shouldn't be no tax
On anything but cotton:
Which. to tell the bottom Jacks
He has raised a lot on
Up riz Jabez Spicer, who
Has an orchard CROWN;
Ships lot O. good fruit, too;
Finest that's a-goin'.
Says free trade is what he'll sing
While the eagle Screeches.
rake the tax from everything
Everything but peaches.
Tucker Tompkins-him as is
Gardening, successful,
Says this here pertectio is
Something most distressful.
Yet, he lows 'twould be q shame
An clean out o. mater,
Ell the statesman didn't frame
A law to tax the later.
So 1t went, from man to man,
Each one thought the nation
Orter stop this old-time plan
or taxin' all creation.
But with each there came the rub,
Bout his own production,
And that's why our Free-trade Club
Ended with a ruction,
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! 4
A Moment of Doubt.

The ycurg man who insists on dressing
as deliberately In hot weather as he does in
the winter was looking at some pictures
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-17
Mitigating Circumstances.

An attache Of one of the departments
who IL of scientific turn OF mind was
spending q portion of his leave of absence
gathering geological specimens In a rather
remote region. He had made previous WIS.,
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4 4
A Deduction.

KNEW It would come in time" said the
young woman who wants to vote and wear
bicycle clothes for evening dress. I'VE are
reaching point where we cannot fall to
be recognised"
What do you meanf" inquired Miss
Cayenne
~ mean that our sex has been achieving
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-17

The Gushingfqn girls bave just arrived by
rail. and are lnhaiing the od6rs Of an aver
age London terminus.
Miss Milly Gushirgton-''Wait a bit, un-
cle." (Sninf.) 'Oh. isn't 1t lovely, HilIy?
Desn't 1t just smell of the season.
Miss Hilly Gushington-.Don,t speak
about it-only sni6r'
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TWO ROOMS FOR RENT

FOR RENT-TwO LARGE FURNISHED ROOMS
third-story front and hack; all modern conv en-
fences. Apply at 1858 sunny Side street,
Champagne Circle northwest. Gentlemen pre-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-17

IF you have room for a short bicycle
story said War Department clerk to a
Star reporter. here is one but don't ever
mention my name In connection with II.
The victim is one of the most noted of the
century riders OF Washington and he has
Done many centuries with credit to himself
and his club. Some evenings since he
agreed TO pilot q party OF congeniai riders
for long run down in Maryland, some of
whom knew a part of the road, but Gid not
know anything OF the further end. The
pilot told them he would meet than near
Marshall Hail at certain hour in the
evening. though In riding there ne would
not take the usual road. as he desired to
Call en- friend who resided On a side road
He mnde very good time in getting at the
appointed place. and. not meeting his party.
ne sat down on the side Of the road and
went To sieeD. Shortly afterward the party
The herald., 1897-12-27
IN THE PRIZE RING

The success of the recent boxers
night at the Los Angeles Athletic club
has caused the directors of that organ
ization to. give another pugilistic tourn-
ament, and tomorrow night has been Sc
lected as the date of it. The program
has been nearly completed and the bouts
that have been arranged promise to
be as lively as any lover of that branch
Of sport would desire to witness. The
principal event Of the evening will be
a fifteen-round go between Hank Grif-
fin Of this city and Abe W. Swiftly OF
Phoenix, Ariz. This will be for purse
of 5000 and a side bet of 500. The men
have been in training for several weeks,
it having at first been their intention to
pull off the mill in private. The offer Of
a purse induced them to change their
minds and they will fight before the
club.
Dan Long and Joe Carson will put up
a ten-round fight, the terms Of which are
not made public. Young Gallagher and
Jack Downey, bantams, are matched for
a fight OF ten rounds. There will also
be battle royal between four colored
boys with gloves as large as they can
wear.
In addition to the fights it is an
nounced that there will be two wrestling
matches between local men.
AS to the great battle between Creedon
and Mccoy which made the latter the
The herald., 1897-12-27
01 g B00kbinders and
UldSS & LUX Blank Book Manufacturers
2l3-2ls NEW HIGH ST. Los Angeles
en- $40 900 more he would have paid it
2l3-2l5 NEW !

been $1,000 more he would have paid 1t
without q whimper.
During the racing season which lately
closed in England, Richard Croker won
in purses $5260. August Belmont won
s116o and James r. Keene $1725. Pierre
Lorillard, who races exclusively In Eng
land now, is credited with $31,970, and his
racing partner, Lord William Beresford,
with $50, ,435.
Tod Sloan is said to have ridden In
bicycle race at San Francisco last win
tter and to have been beaten by Edgar
G. Murphy, the crack wing shot.
Hans Frohner performed feat In
New York recently that 1t Is safe to say
has never been equaled. The perform
ance was the curling" Of eight-pound
dumb bells $4,000 times in an hour and
forty-five minutes. In curling" the
"curler" stands erect, a dumb-bell IN
each hand and arms hanging straight at
sides. At a given signal the athlete
raises the right arm, bringing the Dell
In a curving movement to the chest
above the level Of the armpits. The hand
is quickly dropped to its original posi-
tion and the left hand goes through the
same movement. Then the arms are
raised alternately. Frohner reeled off
100 lifts in thirty-f1ve seconds and COM
pleted the first 1000 in seven minutes.
In one hour and thirty minutes he had
made 10000, and within the next fifteen
minutes he had made 1000 more. A mere
statement of this feat does not convey
an idea Of how difficult 1t really was, but
any person can easily test the matter by
taking any weight Of eight pounds and
trying the curling" with it.
Champion George F. Slosson has ac-
cepted the challenge of Jacob Schaefer
for the eighteen-inch balk line billiard
championship of the world. The date
for the tournament has been set for Feb
ruary at Madison Square garden.
In fifty-three mounts In England, Tod
Sloan won sixteen and lost thirty-seven,
the best average of any jockey in the
island. Tod Is registered abroad as
James T. Sloan"
Cardinal Satolli is one of the latest
distinguished converts to cycling.
San Franciscans declare Lucky Dog is
the greatest mud horse In America.
The Baldwin string will appear no
more on eastern tracks, at least not
for the present or next season. Former
ly this stable was one Of the most sue
cessful on the American turf. but dur
Ing the past few seasons there have been
several fortunes burnt up by 1t. There
have been good horses in the stables.
but somehow they have failed to make
the showing that was formerly expect
ed Of them. There is some entirely new
stock on the ranch near this city now, in
which there is great promise, but the
old stand-bys seem to have seen their
best days and until the youngsters are
trained sufficiently to make a showing
they will not be shipped east.
The herald., 1897-12-27
HUNTING

Hunting of quail for market use has
been made q misdemeanor in San Diego
county, and Los Angeles county would
do well to enforce q similar ordinance.
The game warden of that county has
offered standing reward Of $40 for evil
dence that will lead to the conviction Of
any violator of the new law. To assist
the authorities in the enforcement of the
measure. the Wells-F Fargo company has
issued instruction to it's agents not to
accept for shipment out of the county
any quail offered to them by hunters
who have been supplying the markets.
The new ordinance Is brief, but it is to
the point. 1t Is as follows:
Section /. Every person who shall
transport, carry or procure another to
transport or carry out of county of San
Diego any quail, the same having been
killed or captured in the county of San
Diego. shah be guilty of a misdemeanor.
Sec. 2 Any person found guilty of
violation of.any of the provisions OF this
ordinance shall be fined in a sum not
less than $40, or be imprisoned in the
county Jail in the county of San Diego
not less than ten days. or be punished
by both such fine and Imprisonment.
Sec. 8. This ordinance shall not be
construed as abrogating or suspend
ing any of the laws of the state Of Cal
ifornia for the protection and preserva-
tion of game.
Sec. 4. This ordinance shall be in full
force and effect on and after the gath
day of December, 1897.
So active have been the market hunt
ers in San Diego county this season that
many places where there was an abund-
ance of game now contain none at all,
Hundreds of dozens of birds have been
shipped to the Los Angeles market from
therein fact. the greater part Of the
local supply came from that source. The
people there do not object to real
sportsman hunting on their ranches, but
more than one Of them have threatened
to use cold lead on any market hunter
whom they may catch at work.
The herald., 1897-12-27
CYCLING

There was a ten-mile road race on the
San Fernando road yesterday morning.
It was promoted by the East Side
Cycling club. and was an open affair.
r. D. Mussey, the well known local
amateur, made the best time, while R. b.
De Remer Of San Fernando finished in
first place.
The start was from a point about a
mile beyond the city line. And the course
was to West Glendale and return. Only
about half those entering were among
the starters.
The first man started at 1886, and the
scratch men two minutes later. There
was but one accident, and that was when
John Duvall lost control of his wheel and
got slight fall as result He had a
disabled hand, but decided to ride the
race with one hand, although he found
before the contest was over that two
hands were necessary.
The winners. with results. are as fol-
lows; sr IA
Name. tly Handicap. Time.
r. B, DeRemer. Fernando. 2 min. 24:45
Guy West, Los Angeles. 80 sec. A:03
r. D. Mussey. Los Angeles.scratch 2S:33 1-5
T. Michaelson. Los Angeles.1 min. 24:33 2-5
w. H. Hunter. Tropico. Il min. 24:33 3-5
Thos. Morris, Los Angeles..S0 sec. A:Oc As
J. Duvall, Los Angeles. 80 sec. 27:05
Geo. Romans. Los Angeles.1 min. 2S:05
F. G. Lacy and Harry Cromwell, local
professionals, started behind the scratch
men on a tandem, and covered the
course, which was something short of
ten miles, in 22:s7 AS.
4 4 +
An interesting event is billed for Agri-
cultural park on New Years day. It
will be five-mile race between Palmer,
the well known San Diego cyclist. and
William Haclkney's running horse. Sew
eral efforts have been made to pull off
The herald., 1897-12-27
CoURsINd

Notwithstanding the fact that two
coursing matches in two days is calcu-
lated to be an elegant suff1ciency," still
the attendance at Agricultural park yes
terday was somewhere over the twenty
five hundred mark. The pleasant weather
and exceptionally strong list Of entries
proved sufficient attraction to bring
sport lovers out in force to see the ties
and final Of the Christmas matches. b.
N. Smiths Romeo" proved himself to
be game clear through, and certainly
had an ambitious rival in Oscar Hinter's
"Trip" The jacks were not quite as
The herald., 1897-12-27
GENERAL SPORTS

After all there was no mystery about
who had purchased Hamburg, the great
2-year-old. Marcus DAILY is out in card
admitting that he paid $4,000 cash for
the animal, and in which he says he
made no secret Of it. He gives as his
reason for investing that amount in the
horse that he thinks Hamburg IL worth
every cent Of 1t and that he expects to
get all and more out of his winnings
within the next two seasons # he does
1t will have been great investment for
him. He declares that had the price
The herald., 1897-12-27

fresh as they might have been, and quite
a number of false starts were made by
Citing two jacks on the course at the
same time. Aeronaut Earlston made a
balloon ascension about o'clock, de-
|scending by means of a parachute, from
a height far exceeding his Christmas day
trip. Following are the scores: Poker
Davis 5, Fleet Q; Klondike 4, Charlie 2;
Wanda II. Old Boy 6; Juanita 8. Memo II.
4; Sailor Girl I, Dan Ruiz 1; Trip 6, Gypsy
10; Lady Lillian 10, Rag Baby 4; Charlie
Tin place of FRISCO 8, White Chief 0;
Punch II. Wild Irish Boy 4; Linnie
Lightning 8, La Tosca 8; Triby 12, Fritz
10; bye, Juliet g. Lemo 2; Romeo 7, Dandy
8; Dan Richey Tin place Of joel 6. The
Times 2.
The first ties between the winners
|of each two races resulted as follows
Bye, Poker Davis 7, Klondike 2; Juan
ita 10. Wanda /; Trip II, Sailor Girl g.;
Lady Lillian IL. White Chief 1; bye.
Punch s, Linnie Lightning 1; Trilby 10,
Juliet Z; Romeo IL. The Times1 1.
Second ties: Juanita 9, Poker Davis s.;
Trip 6, Lady Lillian 4 Trilby7, Punch g.;
Romeo 10, Juliet 0.
Third ties: Bye, Trip 5, Juanita 1;
Romeo g. Trilby 0.
Final: Romeo IL, Trip 4.
| Prizes: Romeo $50, Trip $685. Trilby
$40, Juanita $5 Punch IS, and Lady Lii
| liam S..
| The new grounds Of the Southern Cal
| ifornia Coursing association on the San
ia Monica electric railway, six miles
west of the city. cover 100 acres, and are
the largest in this part Of the country.
The club has spent upward of $500 In
making improvements, and by the time
for the first matches there all Of the
buildings, kennels, pens, escapes, etc.,
will be complete. The fence is ten feet
high and is buried fifteen inches under
ground to prevent the captive Jacks
from burrowing to freedom. Two hundred
rabbits have been received for the first
days coursing, which will be attended
| by large crowd, for the sport has be-
come very popular here. The railroad
company has made a rate of 10 cents fol
the round trip. The best dogs in this
part Of the state have been entered in the
events Of New Years day. some Of them
being from among the kennels which
participated in the Merced matches a
month ago.
The almost instant popularity into
which coursing sprung in this city has
had the effect of advancing the price OF
greyhounds to an extent that the owners
of fine animals are frequently the recipi-
ents of offers that would have been con-
sidered out of all reason a few weeks
ago. For example, before the coursing
season began here. Queen B., the winner
of number of purses, could have been
bought for $75 or 800. Now her owner
has repeatedly refused $500 for her
There are numbers Of other fine dogs
which now command high prices. Dogs
are being purchased at the north for the
coming events this winter, and there are
now more Of the animals here than ever
before.
The herald., 1897-12-27

people. The game was somewhat one
sided, on account of the errors that the
visitors made during the first inning, but
after the fifth their work was steadier,
and they did some very good playing.
Nearly oil of the nine errors were made
in the first three innings, and from them
the home team made its winning lead
The score follows: