Evening Star Newspaper, October 3, 1891, Page 9

THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON. D.C. SATURDAY. oofoRER 8, 1891—-SIXTEEN PAGES. WITH DOMESTIC PETS. Where Monkeys, Dogs and Birds Are at Home. FUNNY WAYS OF ANIMALS. How Monkeys Are Captured and Trained— Net Total Ablstainers—The Home of the Pollies— Various Kinds of Fishes—With the Bow Wows, HAT MONKEY CER- tainly did talk.” ‘The speaker was an elderly lady and she was addressing an old gen- tleman who was evidently her husband. The two were standing in the monkey room at the bird fancier’s before the mon- key cage. Inside four mischievous mon- keys were entting up all sorts of capers, and the one which had been accused of talking was intently looking at the pictures in a book which it held in its lap. It was a curious sight to see this wise little animal carefully turning over the pages of the book, hesitating when- ever a picture came in sight and chattering to itself as it looked at it. Just then the fancier came in and his presence was the signal for a general waking up of all the animals in the room. The monkeys stopped their playing and came to the bar of the cage to seo their lord ‘sud master. TAMING MONKEYS. “Are monkeys hard to tame?" asked the old ‘Not very hard,” answered the fan: though, like everything else, it tak amount of patience. A monkey is different animal I have ever handled and a t amount of care at first is necessary to . Now, a monkey has a fine memory, one teases him or unjustly punishes him he never forgets it. To give you an illus~ tration I need only refér to an incident that place in here today came very ly ending seriously. Every day the monkeys are given a walk up and down the room. Usually there is quite an audience present, for it is amusing to see moukers take a walk. It seems that one of the youngsters who was present had been teasing that big female monkey. and when sue was taken out for a walk made a dash for the little fellow and caught him by the arm. I was too quick for her, and before she bad a chance to bite I had jerked her away. She knew that boy just as well, in fact better, than I did, for Y had never seen him away.” Many people have the impression that monkeys are treacherous, but this is a mistake. Train a monkey correctly and you will be amply repaid in a pet that is not only intelligent but affectionate to a fault, You can't imagine how seusible those creatures are; indeed, they can do everything but talk. “They ean do that, too,” chimed in the old woman, “for I heard one’ say just as plain as 1 do: “O ‘my, this is tough.’ ” aS DETATORS, “I was about to say,” continued the fancier, “that monkeys can imitate a man to perfection. ‘They are natural drunkards and love whisky and tobacco dearly. The former they drink th great relish and the latter they eat as they do bread.” “I cant believe that those poor little inno- cent monkeys would drink liquor,” put in the oid gentleman. “It's an easy matter to convince you, then. Do you know what this bottle contains?” The old gentleman took « sniff at a small bot- tle with a large neck which the bird man handed him and passed it over to his better If, who immediately pronounced it “that mon whisky “Since you have satisfied yourself regarding the contents of the bottle, we will see what the monkeys think of it. The monkeys evidently knew, or at least sus pected, for with tongues hanging out they the bars of the One little fel- Tan his arm out be- bottle was held clove er member down the to bim ran the neck and then li That's the fir: Before it was caught?” asked the old lad evidently belonged to the W. C. T. U. a: getting excited. ‘THEY FIRST ARE MADE DRUNK. “That's the way the monkeys are caught,” re- Joined the bird man. In Africa, where a large majority of the monkeys are caught, the na- tives go into the woods and placing bowls of native liquor at the foot of trees hide close by. w a monkey is the most inquisitive thing in the world.” “Except a woman,” put in the old man ina whisper. “And as soon as the natives have gone off they are crazy to learn what those bowls con- tain. There's only one way to find lose no time in tindin; trees they come and cautiously approach the bowls. One fellow, braver than the rest, goes and after carefully imspecting it di in and tastes the liquor. One taste to satisfy the moxt fastidious monke a peculiar chatter he calls the other the whole crowd is imbibing. ‘Th begins. One monkey starts to after be has bad eno: drunken man. ilector’s time. He goes right among them and seizes one by the and, the remainder catch Loll of cock other's bands, and the procession moves out to where the cages are located and drunken little fellows are sentenced for sufficient and with THE HOME OF THE POLLIES. “Here's where the pollies live,” said the fancier, leading the way into a small room ‘Where parrots of all sizes and shapes, from the beantiful grass juet to the somber cock- atoo, made the air blue with their noise. This is without doubt the favorite bird,” said the bird man, “and I attribute ite popalarity to its docility and its talent for imi- tating the human voice. In size, as you can sec, parrots vary from that of a sparrow to that of the cockatoo. The best talkers are tl African grays and next to them the Brazilian amazons. They are very jealous birds, and when neglected often pine away, and, refusing ali food, die of a broken heart. That fellow you seo with iw head turned around, surmounted by that crest, is what we call the reat sulphur-crested Cockatoo. It comes from Australia, where it is hated by the farmers there, in whose fields of maize he does much damage. Nearly ali cockatoos have white plumage, and the feathers are covered with a fine white dust, which easily rubs off. ‘The dis- tinguishing feature of cockatoos is the crest, which the birds erect at will by contracting the skin over the skull. They are not good talk- ers, but excellent pets, with great affection. All of the parrot family need considerable care. ‘They must be kept warm and exposed to the cold for an instant, as they are very sensi- tive to cold and readily cateh consumption. “While not belonging to the parrot family this bird somewhat resemblesa polly. It is called a toucan and comes from South Amer- ica. As you will notice it has a formidable- looking beak, but there is no harm in it, for the bird belongs to the family of soft-bill birds. This is one of the most curious birds I have. Here's a fellow you all know, although in its Present gurb its own mother would not recog- nize it. It's half-and-half bird. Half bobo- link and half reed bird. Itis changing its plumage now. This gray-streaked bird is a genuine starling.” Upon its introduction he commenced to sing, although it is a slander on the other feathered | musicians to call the harsh screaming a song. | It sounded for all the world like the winding | up of a Waterbury watch. | |, “What's that Beautiful tittle fellow's name that is singing so sweetly?” inquired the Stan reporter. “That is the famous J think he will be shionable bird thi inter. His song is sweet and clear and he igs thronghout the year. “This cage contains my happy bird family. In here there are over a dozen varieties of bir including European thrashes, skylarke, black birds, goldfiuches, liskings siskings, waxwings, crossbill and others. THY PIPING BULLFINCH. “This is the most valuable bird in my entire collection. It is a piping bullfinch and valued at €50. Naturally this bird is not » egood songster, but as an imitator it bas no peer. It can readily be taught to pipeatune. his one sings “Annie Kooney’ and ‘Down Went McGinty.’ It's a difficult task to teach them. Ihave never taught but one bird a song, and it panese robin, and T took so long that I thought I | would never succeed, when one morning I was delighted "to hear my pupil piping away the song I had played for it hundreds of times, and dreamed of aa many more. ‘That experience did for me. The best planis to put the bird in a room by itself and play the tune you seck to teach it on a flute or other wind insiru- ment. I forgot to mention that the bird must be young, not over two months old. Well, you ATTRACTIVE HOMES. Something of Interest to Every In- dustrious and Tasteful Housewife, HAPPY SUGGESTIONS. Novelties in Various Branches of Household Adornment Which May Be Manufactured at Home and at Comparatively Small Ex- pense, With but Little Expenditure of Time, ‘Written for The Evening Star. (PHROUGH THE NUMEROUS PAPERS AND departments of papers now devoted to the special home interests of women enlighten- ment on thtse themes has been carried to the most remote homes in our land. It is fairly Pathetic to look over the correspondence col- umns of some ofthe household magazines and see how isolated are many of the lives to which these papers come as almost the only glimpse of the outer world. These people place such dependence on the journal that fate has brought in their way that no wonder tho tributes are many from these grateful hearts. In many an out-of-the-way home some ingenious woman has carried out in a more or less modified way the suggestions her paper gives her—often iit- erally, sometimes with the changes her circum- stances and surroundings may dictate. The house may be rough, but the beautifying touches of @ woman's hand can transform even such an abode into tasteful attractiveness. N thing is too hopeless when enthusiasm guides even lim- ited taste aud moderate ability. 4 SICK GIRL’s ATTIC ROOM. An account comes tome of the effect of an inspiring household journal in a little far-away home, where a young girl was doomed to spend her days in an upper chamber which had little —_ — monotony to brighten her in- valid lot ‘The house in which she lived was a little one- story affair, with a garret or attic room, with slanting roof and dormer window, and as a lady living near came to kuow the forlorn lot of her ighbor, she determined that somo- to make more attractive this little attic room where the sick girl lay. ‘The resources of the small town were extremely limited and the means of the benefactor did not permit her to order anything from « larger pice, but she looked over her papers with ope of finding some available suggestion, and soon had her ideas ready to carry out. At the only paper hanger's in the place she found a wall paper of ulternate stripes of white and rose color. This she had put upon the side walls and ceiling of the room, so that the effect, when done, was of a pink canvas tent. In the old-fashioned stock at the paper play that tune over and over again. It is rather & tedious undertaking, but the result is inva- riably satisfactory.” DICKY To BE STUFFED. While talking about the famous English nightingale to the reporter the door opened and w lady dressed in black entered, crying piteously. The bird man winked at the scribe, and, assuming an attitude of expectancy and | an air of pity, he listened attentively as she | poured out her tale of woe, which was to the effect that poor little Dicky had died and she wanted himstuffed. She was directed upstairs, | where the taxidermist in bis sanctum eaucto- rum restored the dead to as near life as possi- ble. A few words of explanation snficed, and carefully taking the dead cana: to cut its breast open and remo: when the lady burst out crying and said, “Y shan't do that. Stuff him’ without taking his precious little body out.” ‘The taxidermist ex- plained this was impossible, and the lady with- drew, declaring that she couldn't bear to see him stuffed. IN THE aQuaRrUat. ining room hundreds of fish were disporting themselves. It was the aquarium anda very interesting sight it was. There Were many varieties represented and the fan- cier expisined that the peculiar looking fish with the pop eyes wasknownas the telescope fish. This malformation, he said, was brought about by placing the fish in a small dark glass vessel, s0 arranged that the inmate was compelled to look in “one direction all the time. He cer- tainly was an odd-looking creature. In the glass jar adjoining was a small dish with a caudal” appendage of large dimensions. He was known fishdom as the frmge tail. But by far the prettiest fish in the collection was the paradise fish. At first glance there is nothing striking about the compact form of the little follow. but a closer examination discloses a beautiful blending of colors, which change every moment, until you ine that youare looking through a kaleido- ‘The “reporter noticed fish labeled on : ‘The nymph, owgie, the rams- nose, the hognose, the comet, the fantail, but he did not have the time to find out anything about tiem, as the poultry rooms, which ad- joins this, held many attractions’ The room % | een Uy. Aa itself is interesting on account of its peculiar construction and excelient adaptation to the use to which it is put. On each side of the room, extending its entire length, are cages, each one occupied by our barnyard friends, while similar cages on top of these contain fancy pigeons. The last room ix commonly known as the di room, although rabbits, weasels, Maltese an Angora cats, goats aud Guinea pigs are also there. As Tae Staz man entered the dogs set ups loud barking, which the fancier explained was «dog salute. On the floor a litter of cunning hanger’s she found a brown border ins rope ttern and an imitation of a pair of tassele in ike coloring. The rope she had placed where the paper joined in the peak of the room, with a big tassel pasted carefully at each end of the rope against the wall, and it gave a still further resemblauce toa tent. An old white muslin dress of her own made a curtain for the dor- mer window and a frilled cover for the tiny bedside table. Such @ blessed change for weary eyos was this pretty arrangement that the grateful sick red she lived now in the “tent of ” It was nota great undertaking to accomplish this bit of true charity, but it made infinitely less dull the dreary life within the tent-like walis. it is a gracious thing to do to extend thus the idea of home decoration be- yond one’s own home to those where hitherto ‘the thought has had no being. SOMETHING NEW IN WASTE BASKETS. Something new in waste baskets of fancy style is shown, which looks very dainty while it is in its first freshness; & frame, consisting of four side pieces and bottom, is fastened together by lacing a cord through eyelets for the purpose. The basket, when formed, flares a little outward at the top; the inside of each side is cut out, leaving only a margin two inches wide of the framework, which appears to be of paste- board covered with a rough-surfaced white paper like water color paper. |The cut-out spaces are filled with fluted India silk, put in very neatly and with the raw edges concealed by ‘the paper. The cord is tied in loops and ends a finial at each upper corner matching in color the silk sides. With all the pretty busketa ready in the shops it seems perhaps o fai fetched idea t» make them up in this style; still, as I began with saying, they are dainty looking, with their pretty coloring, and are positively a novelty, which counts often with urchasers. ‘The prices are not high, ranging from 1.25 to $1.75, if I remember correctly. Dresden china still holds its own, in point of popularity, and some of the shapes bought this season are quite uniquo in form. Small box bonbonieres, if one likes—are in the shape of mandolins and violins, as well as the more regulation styles. One china mandolin I have seen about half the size of the real musical in- strument, and with everything complete about it. It is a curiosity, of course, but I cannot fancy any one desiring to possess it. PRETTY THINGS IN JAPANESE CHINA. In the Japanese china there are prettier things and lower prices thun ever; most of it is thin, delicate ware, with not very fine deco- ration and rather bright colors, but if one bas little money to spend it will go farther with better result in Japanese china than probably any other. As an instance, I saw a little of pretty shape, consisting of tea pot, sugar bowl, cream pitcher and two cups and saucers —what is culled a tete-a-tete set--for 90 cents for the whole thing. The decoration was an imitation or at least suggestion of Kaga ware, with the red a little too brilliant and the gold little too shiny if one could satisfy one’s taste completely, but on a table, where it was not overshadowed by more expensive things, this would make @ reaily pretty show, and the shape and texture re- duces the over brightness of the coloring. the side of this another set at 3.50 was pretty as even an artistic taste could ask for: the color was the soft light blue so often seen in Japanese china, in a pretty all-over design, le the low shape was as attractive as could wi quite unlike anything I had ever seen betore. ‘The ‘two cups and snucers were pleasant to handle and fook at and acup of aflernoon tes served in this pretty set, ona cloth with this same old biue in the embroidery, would satis! even a fastidious person. Siugle cups of J panese china, so pleasant to use from the thin- ness of the ware, are in many styles, some marvelously cheap, too. From 19 ¢ y be higher these prices range, 30and 40 enough to buy a really pretty cup. In odd Loxes, match sites, soap dishes aud which muy be put to various uses, the choice is not limited in shape, though it is in coloring. Blue and white, soft greoa, red easily gotten. Pink one’ sel- in Japanese goods, though in very delicate coloring it appears in cupsand saucers, seldom in the fanciful shapes. PHOTOGRAPH FEAMES. There need be no fear photographs as a dec- oration going out while @uch quantities of lovely and new style frames are all the time ap- pearing to display them; silver, gold and ivory white take the lead as favorites, though the gold is rather to the fore ay the most of a novelty. Last year these could be obtained in some places, but, I believe, were not for sale here. season brings @ pretty variety of tiem, wud they are charming. Oval and heart shapes prevail, with a knot of ribbon at the top of each. ‘The sizes vary, both large and small appearing. ‘The gilt is of fine qual trities are not very cheap; they will, probatly Le oue of the popular gifts at Christmas time, for every one can tind a place for several, if | fortune should so favor them. | Another article which would be good for a | Christmas present is a spool case for silks, Preiter than anytuing of the kind which has come to my notice before. ‘The one I speak of is of maize colored watered silk, with yeilow green ribbon trimming it. A friend has kindly given the proportions and cost of this very pretty novelty. ‘A PRETTY NOVELTY. The materials consist of fiveseighths of e yard and these pretty fox terrier puppies played, while black goat curiously watched their ‘antics from a stall nearby. Some one said rats, and simulta- neously a slick rat terrier made his appearance with ears cocked and an expression which as much as said “Where are they?” Charming Irish Colleens Dublin Letter to Chicaco News. Driving down Grafton street we meet bevies of charming Irish colleens with peach-like com- plexions, pretty features and lovely eyes, all arrayed in their prettiest costumes. Strange to say, these bright-eyed, rosy-cheeked daugh- ters of Erin dross with much better taste thar their English sisters of the same station inlife, \d display almost an artist's appreciation of the colors most suitable for their respective types of beauty, from the purest blondes to the most pronounced brunettes, of sush ribbon nine inches wide, three and ahalf yards of ribbon half an inch wide and eleven spools of sewing silk in as pretty a variety of colors as possible. To make the case a circular piece of cardboard six inches in diameter is cut and two round pieces from the ensh ribbon nine inches in diameter. ‘The silk pieces are each bound with the narrow ribbon, stitched on by machine, then the cardboard is laid be- tween with a bit of perfumed wadding over it, and a machine stitching is put just outside of the edge of the cardboard, thus hi ‘The margins @ little compartment for each Before the spools are put in, however, a little pincushion for center 2 pr lmepie | it first with- cotton iiaits ric he"Sntae'h | DISTRICT NEWSPAPERS yp with thin white muslin, caught to the card- board on ihe edge. Over’ this a piece of the watered silk ia drawn closel ness in narrow bon tied around it jon fe caugnt to a strip laid across the silk and gathered at each bringing tho cushion exactly in the center o! rele. ‘Tho finishing ts easy, 0 str ene together and another spool 8 are caught er and another threaded on, and soon until the circle is com- pleted ‘and the eleven spools are in place, when he ribbon on which the spools are is drawn taut, which brings the edges up so that thoy form « rim, making basket in looks, with the cushion in the conter and space for a bit of work besi ‘The cost of materials is ¢1.60, and the making being mostly machine work it is made in almost the time it has taken to describe it, In white silk it would be especially pretty, though the color- ing I saw was very attracti <i BARBERS AND BALD HEADS, Showing How the Hairless Pate is an Un- failing Source of Profit. From the New York Sun. “I make a good deal of money out of bald- headed men,” said the barber. “It is true that I do not know of any way to make hair grow on a bald head; but although I honestly say to every customer who asks my opinion ex- actly what I believe, it has been my unvarying experience that no bald-headed man gives up without a long and expensive series of experi- ments the hope of one day seeing his hair re- stored. No matter how many other bald heads he may know, or what varicty of unsuccossful attempts, he may have seen to muke hair frow where it has once disappeared, each bald- ended man seems determined to make all the trials for himself. He thinks he may succeed where others have failed and does not begrudge ve seen barber whose head was as destitute of hair asa marble-top table unblush- ingly recommend,a, hair tonic or hair restorer or invigorator as certain to make the hair grow. The bald-headed man does not ask the question why the barber has not tried it on his own billiard ball, but confidingly purchases bottle after bottle in the vain hope of making up for nature's deficiencies. ittle fuzz that grows on many causes a good deal of delusion. d feeling thix fuzz the bald-headed man thinks his new erop is coming surely. "He Feacons that if this fuzz is shaved it will coi out stronger, so he has his head carefully shaved. Then tho fuzz comes out again. But it is still a fuzz, and it continues to be a fuzz, and never gets to be anything butafuzz. It cannot be coaxed or driven into anything but a azz. “Now, knowing all this, the barber cannot be 40 blind to his own interests as to go very far out of his way to convince the hopeful and trusting bald heads who do not know it, and who insist upon iearning by expensive experi- ence. Itis no particular harm for a bald- headed man to keep on trying first one thing and then another. It amuses him and is prof- itable to the barber. “There isa baldness that comes from sick- ness, especially from scarlet fever or typhoid fever, when the hair falls out and the heud be- comes bare for a brief period. But in such cases it is no art of the barber and no mere concoction of materials that makes the hair come in again. It is the remedial effort of nature. The bair would come buck in such cases without the use of any pigments or oint- ments. It 1s possible that in many such cases the fact that the hair did come back at u time when some particular ointment was used led to the belief that it was the ointment that did the work, although the truth was that the hair would have come back without any ointment of any kind. “Men are generally more disposed than women to experiment on bald heads, One reason of this is that men cannot wear false hair so securely as women do, but rather with Greater risk of detection. “Any one who could really compel a growth of hair on all bald heads would secure an im- mense fortune and the gratitude of mankind. And similar fortune and gratitude await the man who can prevent the growth of haiz where it is not wanted.” ———_+ee—____ ‘The Typewriter’s Woes. From an Interview in Boston. The long hours and the bending over the desk are not the worst things about the busi- ss. Idon't mind that so much asIdo tne fact that it will in time spoil my hands. There is nothing a lady prizes any more than taper fingers. The constant striking on the keys of a typewriter with the ends of the fingers blunts and spreads them, and in time makes them as square as the fingers of a girl who works at hard manual labor. See the difference between the shape of the ends of my first and second fingers on each hand, and the shape of my third and little fingers. ‘I use the firet and second fingers almost entirely. ‘There is no way that iknow of to avoid the distreesing chinge, except—ob, no, not yet! but he im bad locking, and he is very pleasant man to work for. ——_+e. —____ Beating Time by Cable. From the London News. How he once “beat time,” or rather, appar- ent time, in @ remarkable fashion, is told by Mr. Archibald Forbes in his article in the Nine- teonth Century. It isa story of » telegraphic dispatch from the battlefield. In the early morning of the 22d of November. 1878, a British division under Gen. Sir Samuel Browne oceu- Piedthe Atghan fortress of Alt Musjid up in the Khyber Pass. Mr. Forbes rode back ten miles Jamrood, where the field elegraph was, and 4 short message, five hours’ dif- to ie favor of the taining this tele in Flect strect at 9 a.m., oue hour of apparent time before it was dispatched. Its anticipa- tion of time, however, did not end here. Owing to the five hours’ difference vetweea the clocks of London and New York the message was in time for the regular editions of the New York papers that same morning. It was thence immediately wired across the Amer- ican continent, and, owing again to the differ- ence in time between the Atlantic coast and the Pucitic slope, the early rising citizen of San Francisco, purchasing his morning paper at 6 m., was able to read the announcement of an event which actually occurred over two hours later in parent tine some 13.000, miles away on the other side of the globe. Puck, as Mr. Forbes says, profesed himself able to put a girdle round the earth in forty minutes, but this telegram sped round the globe in two hours less than no time at all. ——_-er—_____ Jolly English Clergymen. Correspondeuce of the Richmond Dispatch. Owing to ¢he fact that so many English citizens spend the summer on the continent the different Church of England societies de- tail preachers of that faith to take their own vacation on the continent, and at all the resorts the preachers conduct religious service: each Sunday. I have met a number of these ministers or rectors, and they seem to be a very jovial set of men. In contrast to our own preachers in the United States they not oniy frequent the gardeus and drinking places. but they do not hesitate to sit in the smooking rooms of the hotels and indulge in “grog"— Scotch whisky and water. “Why not?” said one of these preachers to me, a he sipped his grog and smoked his pipe.’ “We enjoy the good things of abuse them.” They are evidently the same kind of persons that Thackeray so vividly de- scribes in iis novels. I observe when handed acard by any of these preachers that they in- | Yariubly give vou their club as well us private | address, and this is particularly true of Lon- | don and the outskirts. One of these preachers seemed much surprised when told. that it was a ruro exception in the United States for a minister of the gospel to belong to a club. An Angelic Adaptation. ke 8 Now that wo have a plonitude of chines won't some genius please arise somethit ill Rone oar:—Detrou Bras Press nn this world, but do not} ak}|A4 LONG LIST FOLLOWS. Many Publications That Created Sensations im Their Times, but Even the Names of Which Have Long Since Been Forgotten— ‘Many Interesting Incidents Told of Them. — ‘Written for The Evening Star. AM INDEBTED TO MR. HENRY HARDY I cles which appeared in the Printing Gazette, published at Cleveland, Ohio, in 1870. These “Historical Sketches of Journaliam in Washing- ton” extend through that year and are exhaust- ive and interosting. The Washington Gazetle was the first paper published here, commencing on the 15th of June, 1796, by Benjamin More, a bookeelier. It was issued twice a week at $4 por annum. ‘The paper was published foralittle more than = year, but in his issue of July 26, 1797, we find this notice: “The Washington Gazette will not be published again until the publication is at- tended by some profit to the publisher,” and then he goes on to state that “nothing but the want of money stops the paper.” Mr. More re- issued the Gazette on September 16, 1797, a8 a weekly until March 24, 1798. The population of the city was then 2,000. “On the 81st of October, 1800, Samuel Harri- son Smith issued the first number of the National Inteitigencer ns» tri-weekly paper. Its So was ccntinued by Mr. Smith until 1809, when Mr. Gales entered the office as stenographer, and in September, 1810, Mf Smith sold out the paper to Mr. Gales. father of Mr. Gales published the leading journal in Sheffield, England, and James Montgomery, the poet. was his partner. In 1795 he emigrated, and after a stay in Hamburg for ayear he came to this country with the celebrated Dr. Priestl whose opinions theologically and ay, heshared, Tue sen- timent of the Shetield ‘ler was adverse to the prevailing fecling in England, consequent upon the breaking out of the French revolu- tion, and he left the paper in the hands of Mr. me | Montgomery, who bore his share of the perse- ‘tgomery, who | cution which obliged Mr. ‘to leave England. MR. OALES An AN EDITOR. When Mr. Joseph Gales, jr., assumed the conduct of the Nationai Intelligencer the gen- eral sentiment of the country was conservative, but when party politics subsequently raged with great violence it became decidedly “‘re- publican” and sided with Madison and Monroe and others of the Jeffersonian school in con- tradistinction to the “federalists,” who were charged by their opponents as being at heart unfriendly to tho Union and a popular form of overnment, and as looking to England as the tar sample of what # nation should be in re- spect to law and liberty. It opposed the Brit- orders in councils and Napoleon's decrees of Berlin and Milan. Tho recentment against England for her confiscation of American mer- chant vessels and the exercise of “‘the right of search” she claimed and exercised, led to the war of 1812, which the most heartily supported, and even t early age Mr. Gates’ zeal and judgment was so. highly ee- tecmed by the President that he did not hesi- tate to avail himself of the views and opinions of his Journalistic friend. Mr. Gales, jr., for two years continued sole Proprietor, editor and reporter of, the paper. and in October, 1812, he was joined by his brother-in-law, William Winston’ Seaton, a na- tive of King William county, Va. Previous to coming to Washington Mr.’ Seaton was con- nected with the Kaleigh Register, published and edited by Joseph Gales, sr., for a number of years. Here Mr. Seaton met and married in 1809 Mise Sarah Gales, who in her early youth hud attracted the affection of the celebrated Madame De Genlis so strongly that she desired to adopt her. Mra. Seaton lived a lengthened period of fifty-five years with her bi band, dying in 1864, one of the most beloved and re- spected ornaments of society in the federal metropolie. ‘The accession of Mr. Seaton was a tious one. Itdivided the labor and the strength of the paper, for, though Mr. Gales continued almost to the day of his death (July, 1800,) the principal writer of the nie figencer, not afew of the most finished and able of its always noticeable and frequently powerful articles were from the polished Ee of Mr. Seaton.” I can recall on more than one occasion that admirers of the Intelligencer would come into the office and exclai: What a powerful article that was this morning of Mr. Gales’,” when in fact it was Mr. Seaton’s ar- ticle. ’ Mr. Gales was not infrequently annoyed at this credit given him for Mr. Seaton’s ar- ticles and remonstrated against it A BALTIMORE PAPER DESTROYED. In 1812 Mr. Hardy relates most graphically the destruction of the Federal Kepubiican at Baltimore, which was edited by Alexander Con- tee Hanson of Rockville, Md., and an assistant named Wagner. On Saturday. the 20th of June, 1812, two days after the declaration of war by Congress st Great Britain, the Federal Republican “contained a more than usu- ally abusive and caustic article on the policy of the government, and of course, as it was deemed favorable to the public enemy, excited the patriotically impulsive povulace of Baltimore that a mass of them turned out on the following Monday morning, pulled down the newspaper office, destroyed the presses and weattered the type. * * * ‘The most i diguant comments were uttered by the Fed- eralists’ press and people * *, nor were innu- endoes, however unjust, wanting that fixed the affair upon the federal government at Wash- ington.” “The abettors of the paper were resolved on trying a vindication of their rights, as they called them, by a second issue of their journal iu the midst of its enemies. ‘They accordingly rented a building on Charlesstrcet, and ou Mou- day, 27th July, i he first number of their resuscitated paper, which had really been set up and off, not in Baltimore, but at rgetown. “This issue contained ‘matter inveighing in the bitterest terms agaiust the mayor, courts and people of Baltimore.” Ex- pecting an attack they bad taken the precau- tion to distribute through the building a good supply of armed adherents. ‘The attack came, but the atwcking party is reported to bave consisted in far the greater part of boys, who did little nore then break windows. In an un- lucky hour the garrison answered their as- sailants by a volley of musketry, killing a Dr. Gale and wounding some twenty or thirty pe: sons. The next morning the garrison rendeved to the mayorand military authoriti and were marched, twenty-three in number, to the city jail by military guard under Gen. Stricker. “Matters throughout the day wore quigt, and no farther violence being antici- ated. Mayor Johnson and Gen, Stricker al- Jowed the military to retire to their homes. A third und more terrible mob gathered on Tuesday evening, broke open the jail, and with clubs and other weapons pounced upon the imprisoned inmates, showing them no me: Of the twenty-three, Gen. Lingan was kilied in the jail; Gen. Harry Lee of Virginia, “Light Horse Harry”—father of Gen. Robert E. Lee—was 60 maltreated that his sight was per- wanently impaired; eleven were fearfully beaten; eight were thrown out into the jail front yard for dead and two escaped. One of the eight in the front yard was Dr. Peregrine Wariicld, afterward a distinguished member of the medical profession in Georgecown. Despite all this the Federal Republican continued ite ublication, if with somewhat moderated tone, at not again in Sultimore. It went to George- town and was largely patronized by the federal- ints throughout the United States.” COURSE OF THE INTELLIGENCER. The Intelligencer which, for twenty-five years was the leading supporter of democratic reputlicanism, became the foremost and most able opponent of the democracy, as did the **great commoner,” Henry Clay, and to a great degree also did John Quincy was, bitterly denounced as “an apostate.” “ B. Taney and Francis 8. Key edited the Fredericktown (Md.) Herald, » bitter fed- eralist organ, but in after years they took their stand in the front rank of the democratic party. The last year of Mr. Monroe's term of office was one devoted to the presentation of candidates for the ensuing election, and Mr. Adams ,the recretary of State, and Mr. Craw- ford, two of the foremost candidates of ropiti- joubled. the tH ir ve Organs yy b; L was a Indian affairs, and he was succeeded by Air. - Pegg ea frategebe ying rer , and who at one a he English theater. Originally the Republican as an advocate of the Calhoun interest, bat it was not = success, and in 1824 it was Peter Force. : Mr. Force first came to this city ss foreman of Mr. Roger C. Weightman’s and was soon ad- SS oes mens ‘purchased the end established ites for the pleasure of perusing a series of arti- | beca1 an organ of Mr. ing the name to the National Journal, Me Soke kee was one of ite numerous editorial staff. Thus, besides Mr. Adams himself, whom we can readily be- hen, Bene in, Homtos Phi ha all, were. min Homans, Phiii: en: Richard’. Cove ana De Toblee Watking, after: ward fourth auditor of the who might be considered aa edi and part The National Intelligencer, true to ite character for decency and dignity in Political controversies, commenced the cam- Paign of 1824 with frequent declarations of its Tespect for all the nominated candidates and deprecated the continuance of those secret in- sinuations and open assaults upon one oz other of the gentlemeh which it bad begun to witness in the press of various parts Only very slowly did it develop its own prefer- ence, and when it did the favorite was found to be William H. Crawford, Secretary uf the Navy. THE WAR ON MR. ADAMS. As the day of election neared the preference me more decided and the advocacy warmer, @ circumstance of much annoyance to Mr. Adams. * * * The Journal, therefore, 4s the monthpicce of Mr. Adams, bad been but alittle while in existence when it commenced hurling its shafts Intelligencer, and pretty ited his oficial action to the ords of his organ by cutting off from the latter named paper the publication of advertisements and other goverument matter of the State Department. * * * It was not to be expected that a spirited and talented writer like Mr. Gales would tamely sit and take all this usage without response. He did respond, and for several months there raged newspaper war between the Secretary and Mr. Gales. The Intelligencer held up the cause of Mr. Adams as unrepubli- can, not devoid of tergiversation, reaching after despotic power and as particulerly to be cou- demned for an attack on Mr. Gallatin. * * * The new Adams party, said Mr. Gales, are “ultraists worse even than the old federals.” And as to the extraordinary speciacle of high government officials editing he said: “It isa new thing for the editorial department of a newspaper to be conducted almost exclusively by official personages.” A circumstance tending to show the strength and boldness of Mr. Adams’ will and purpose was the printing and publication of still another paper, ostensibly and openly under his auspices, styled the National Government Journal, an organ of the State Department in articular. ‘Nothing so audacious,” says Mr. lardy, “has been doue during the history of the government, before or since.” There was another paper in Washington which kept up @ galling fire upon Mr. Adams and his course— the Washington City Gazette, edited by Mr. Jonathan Eliott. It supported Mr. Crawford and was under the editorial management of Mr. John B. Colvin, a pungent and vigorous writer. HOW MR. COLVIN LOST HIS PLACE. Mr. Colvin held a position in the Department of State for many years, but lost it by his own fault. It was Colvin’s habit to frequent a popu- lar drinking establishment ‘at the corner of 12th street _and Pennsylvania avenue, the site of the Kirkwood (now Palais Koyal, and then the Fountain Inn, kept by David Apler), and being one evening in an un- usually fine humor he happened to esp; the approach of Secretary Adams, his chief, taking his customary proinenade. ‘Out sallied Colvin and meeting Mr. Adams on the sidewalk clasped his arms most affectionately round the Secretary's neck, exclaiming, aloud: “Oh! Mr. Adams, how I do love you!” Sternly resenting Colvin’s demonstrations he cast bim off and next day cut his name from the hst of his clerks. After this he became a writer for the City Gazette, and being well posted on Mr. Adams’ public ‘and private his- tory retaliated on his former friend, often cutting and scoring him to the very quick. The City Gazeife, after Mr. Adams’ electio was sold in 1826’ to John S. Mecha: librarian to Congress. and by rat Green, who changed the name to United States Telegraph and advocated the interests of Gen. Jackson and JohuC.Calhoun. After the sale of the Gazette Jonathan Kiliott started.a new paper, We, The Prople, which had a brief existence. A congress, something on the plan of the Pan- American, was proposed at that period to meet at Panama to take measures fora practical enfercement of the “Monroe doctrine.” The whole matter dropped through, for when the representatives of the United States went to Present themselves at the congress it could no- where be found. THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE GLOBE. The establishment of the Globe by Francis P. Blair took place in December, 1830. Duff Green had advised against the appointment of Gen. John H. Eaton as Secretary of War, and the subsequent dissolution of the cabinet in conse- quence of the refusal of the ladies of the cabi- net members to receive Mrs. Eaton bad estranged the President, and the result was the coming of Mr. Biair to Washington to assume the position as editor of the organ of the ad- ministration. Mr. Hardy gives a very fotl and detailed statement of the influences brought to bear upon Gen. Jackson, clerical as well as lay. “The Rev. Dr. Ezra Styles Ely of Philadelphia ventured to confer with the President-elect on the subject of the projected appointment of Gen. Eaton and to advise agzinst it as fraught with prospective trouble and damage to the in- regime.” But Jackson was proof ‘ust all that could be adduced against his fricndand biographerand his bride. The triends of Mr. Calhoun joined with Green, and the fa- voritism of the adzainistration to Mr. Van Baren for the succession caused additional trouble and when the nullification project was broached all hope of Mr. Calhoun's success in the presidential campaign wasatanend. The Telegraph was not an ardent supporter of the administration after tue adveut of Mr. Blair and gradually it drifted into the opposition and became strongly anti-Jacksou. Itsupported Lieut. Randolph, who made the assault on Gen. Jackson, not justifying the asswult, but giving the reason for the harsh treatment of Lieut. Randolph, who was about to publish the letter of Dr. Kandolph (previously acting Sec~ retary of War between Eaton's re and Gen. Cass’ appointment), in which gentleman, who was the brother-in-law of Gen. Eaton, attirmed the truta of the rumors whieh Lad led to the dissolution of the late cabinet. “We told him,” says the Telegraph, “that bis agen_y in that matter would coss him his com- mission. We never have doubted that it was Eaton's intluence which governed the Presi- dent in this matter.” A remarkable series of letters were published in the Natwnal Intelligencer by ex-President John Quincy Adams to Edward Livingston, Secretary of State and also “general grand high priest of the General Royal Arch Chapter of the United States,” in opposition to Free Masonry. Mr. Adams claimed the right to do this, as being an anti-Mason and so uccused of calumny and persecution by Mr. Livingston in an address delivered at his installation. His first letter to the Intelligencer Mr. Livingston, or some friend for him, parodied in verse in tue Glove. Col. Force continued the publicu- ton of the National Journal for ten years, and it was afterward published by George Watter- sonand then by Willum Prentiss and Join Agg, but went down at last flying the colors of Henry Clay. It was not until 1834 that the name of “whig” was used to designate the op- position to Jackson and Van Buren. democrats had been deuounced as tories. ‘The designation was first directly seized by Col. James Watson Webb of the New York Courier aud Enquirer and was forthwith accepted by acclamation throughout the opposition press. The National Intelligencer took it and held to it during the rest of its existence. THE CELEBRATED MOON HOAX. In 1835 tho celebrated “moon hoax” ap- peared in the New York Sun, aud was pub- lished in good faith in the Metropolitan, pub- lished in Georgetown by Sam D. Langtree and John L. O'Sullivan, the latter in after years editor of the Democratic Review and then minis tor to Portugal,who made a point of the repub- lication from the Sun. The hoax was circuiuted toun immense extent and was translated into various languages and was the greatest hit ever made by any similar action, either in America or Europe. 1t became the subject of descussion even in the French Academy of Sciences, and the great Arago at lengihtook upon himself chiefly as he suid out of respect to the name and honor of his friend Herschel to put an ex- tinguisher on it. Herschel himself made acquai i of the country. iz ingly forwarded him gone to the Cay giraffes and lagerie, He saw at once the nature of itand troated it good naturedly. Somebody, Miss Martineau perhaps, in her book of travel in the United eee en eter earnest that they set moseuro on 008 tr or ni conver- {ablishing missionary society INSTRUCTION IN REBELLION. ‘The Telegraph was in 1835 in the hands of Dr. Edward B. Gibson, who was for some time an Lincoln and Mr. Seward, ite tic character, involving even themselves. Rudd & Carlton in 1861 and was read by St who recoggized PETE ISS? the Madusontan waetetablished under the direction of Thomas Allen. The was successful and obtained the public printing over Blair & Rives of the Gil+. The Medi- sonian became the organ of the Tyler adminis- ttation. The first anti-slavery paper published in Washington was called Lumiy's Genius, It did not long survive. Nat Turner's iusurrec- how a and causes made its existence very The New Era was published by Dr. Gamoliel Bailey in 1347. The repeal of the Missouri compromise and the attendant excitement raised the circulation of the Ara 26,000 end week, and its success induced the pub- i to issue it daily, but after the experi of one i it fell back upon its former weekly issue. In 1848 the paper aroused the ire of many af the people of Washington by ite de- fense of a person arrested for aicing the escape of slaves and harboring them, and a large mob gathered in front of the office of the Kraon ‘ith street. Dr. Bailey faced the mob and ad- dressed them and the effect was very favorable. Its columius co: * from the leaders of the lale, Chase, Sumner, Whittier, i Philips. Among other ‘contributors were Harriet | Beecher Stowe, Emma Southworth, Greenwood, Gail Hamilton and Mrs, ‘Dr. ley. Dr. Bailey died on his ecarch of health on the steamer June 5. From David Batilie graphical Description of the bia,” printed in Paris, in 181 1811 a literary publication was the rato of #1 per quarter, under the name of the Hive, or Repository ‘of Literature. The Weekly Gazette, by Jonathan Elliott, was pub- it was | lished in 1815, and subsequent) published daily, as we have betot In 182: a monthly religious journal styled the “Latter Day Luminary” was transferred from Philadelphia to Washington. Iu 182i the National Observer was issued by R. Irvine & The b Co., which had but @ brief existence. Columbian Star was publi Messrs. Robert P. Audcreon the interest of the Baptist church, and in 1827 it was removed to Philadelphia. In 1822 Mrs. A. 8. Colvin issued the first number of her Weekly Literary Messenger in quarto form. It had a very considerable reputation and its pub- lication was continued until 18Z7. In 1827 Mr. John L. Skinner publishod the Columbian Mir ror and followed it in 1828 by bis Quarterly American Journal of Improvements. A free trade advocate wax established by Condy Raguet of Philadelphia, who gave it the name of the Banner of the Coustituiion. Mra. Anna Royall’s Paul Pry was begun in 1891 and con- tinued its discreditable existence until 1836 and was succeeded by the Huntress, which was less objectionable than its predecessor. Mrs. Royall’s presence was gencrally feared and, if Rossible, avoided, but, with ber persistent aide- camp, Miss Saliy Stack, escape was almost impossible. Mrs. Royall died, and with her the Journal she published. in 1854. The Washingion Mirror was published by Wm. Thompson m 1834 and in 1835 it was sold to Rutus Dawes. In 1846 Mr. Thompson started the Sa‘urday Evening News and its publication was continued for a number of years. In 1835 a semi-weekly journal was established by J. D. Larned & Co., as the rgan of Hugh L. White of Tennessee. Mr. &. J. Cunningham's temperance organ Appeared. in 1836 and had a brief existence. The Washington Chronicle, the organ of the extreme southern element, the “fire eaters,” as they were called, appeared dcring Mr. Tyler's administration with Mr. k. K. Cralle, subsequently assistant secretary cf state under Mr. Calhoun, as its editor. The Metropolitan Churchman,’ religious weekly, was begun here in 1838, under the editorial direction of the Rev. Philip Slaughter. Itsubsequently be- came the Southern Churchman and was for @ long series of years a power in the Episc church. The District News, by Joc Etter and William Bayne, had a short life. In 1841 Mr. {Amos Kendall published in pamphlet form Kendall's Expositor —_ twice month until April, 1844. Calvin C. Colton's ‘True Whig, which began in 1841, soon suspended. “The Daily Capital, a penny paper established in 1843 by Coale, Dickenson & De Vaughn, had some success, an was transferred the following year to Smith, Murphy & Co., who made of it] campaign paper and called it the Democratic Capital. Mr. Jobn T. Towers undertook the publication of the Whig Stand- ard in the interest of Mr. Clay. A weekly total abstinence paper was published by ge Cochran & Co. tn 1845. The Daily Bee, pub- lished by Gobright, Melvin & Stith in 1845, did not long exist. “Mr. Gobright was subse- quently the chief of the Awociated Pross and Gerard Stith became, some years after, mayor of New Orleans. The Colunivian Fountain was established by Rev. Ulvscs Ward as a temper- ance organ. The Weekly Democratic Expositor and U.S. Journal was spablished by the Rev. Theophilus Fisk and Mr. Lesse E. Dow for several years. This brings the list of the editorial enter- prises of Washington dowa to 1847, and my Space is exhausted, but not the list of those who followed in the footsteps of #0 many fail- ures. Joux F. Coxe. —_—~ TELEPHONE TO A VOLCANO. Extension of the Lines in Hawa!l—Their Us in Honolulu From the San Francisco Chronicle. A telephone up the volcano on Hawaii is the | latest novelty for dwellers on the islands. In the old days men rode on horseback ahead of the lava flow to let the sottlers know there had been an eruption, but hereafter it will be necessary only to turn the crank and call up “Central.” E. E. Richards, who built the volcano tele- phoneline, and who is the superintondent of the largest telephone company in the kingdom, is now inthiscity. He came here with u lauda- ble purpose, as cau be proved by yesterday's marriage notices. The bride was one of San Jose's prettiest girls, Miss Tillie Schoen. They will go to Hilo to live in two weeks. jonoluln has the most wonderful telephone system in the world,” said Mr. Richards. “You can getany number you want as soon as you ask for itand can bear perfectly a very great distance. There is a good system in Hilo, tvo, and the lines run the whole length of the island and go to the honses of many of the largest planters. ‘The people of Hawaii use the tele- phone much more than do the people in any part of the United States that I was ever in. If & man Wants to know what time it is instead of | gesting out of his seat tolook at the clock he rings Up the operator and finds out. Ifa ship makes port on either side of the island all the planters are notified at once, so that they can g0 tv the dock if they desire. Hawaii could not well get along without her telophones. “The line to the Volcano Hotel was built just before I left Hilo. I was in charge of the construction. It runs along the road about half the distance and then cuts through the woods to the top. A forest, dcep and almost impenetrable, blocked the way, but men with axes literally cut through it. ‘The line will pay well, for there isa large hotel up there and travel is increasing every year.” ——\o____ Considerably Frightened. ‘From the Atlanta Journal. “The worst frightened man I ever saw,” said Judge Fitzgerald, “was ut Poa Ridge when we were attackod by the federal troops.” “For body servant I bad strapping big negro boy, whose duty it was to look after my blankets and rations, and, negro like, be was {crever crawling away into some out-of-the-way place to eleey “Fuss a6 wo Ware expecting the afvance the federals opened fire ‘on us at rather close range. “We were on the skirmish line, and in a mo- ment our men were deployed in battle array. “Fost as the fire began to grow heary I ueard @ piercing yell and saw my negro boy fly Ai eater Hg Ne Ag Aipng would have measured fifteen feet “Every step and ev i ff uy fl fl i HUET How He Amuses Himself in the Cold Land of the North, Frow the San Francisco Paawtner Did you ever seea group of children get to Retber on the sidewalk and play the fascinating game of “Esquimaa”? It is mot unlike the “Muffin Man,” but then it requires different words, and so it certainly is another game en- rely, Ali the youngsters gather in a ring amd slowly jig around and around, while balf of them shrill in» queer «ings The query is solemnly answered with great alacrity by the other balf of the circle, whe shriek: op solemnly at ion of the supposed antics ora rt of it all, according toe recently returned to thie in that the little almost icenucal 1 little tune of their The funniest gentleman who city from the arct Exquiman yo! game singin t representations of the T-away south. + are youngsters all the world over. All the time that ihe cl of the perth ar the children of the south are conside od ch ss remarkable beings, utterly unlike selves, they are playing exactly the same in the mame way.and Using the same ert © Would be spent trying to keep Wouldn't havea great deal left for those little fur-clad tots iu the ace baving more fan than a cireusend net vacations rolled into one. They tag around after their male relatives Jost 4s the sinall boys do here, and they fidget their snub-uosed matumas almost to death by steal- ing off among the icebergs im s little bit of « pps crauky craft made of shinsand things. ‘Tuey listen round-eyed to tales of barpoone and of deadly bouts with polar bears. ‘They tell their small sisters brave tales af their own dauntiess courage, and when « bigger shouts “Polar bear they run shrieking relatives, justas if they lived on Oul- fornia street or eomewhere in the mission. The Exquimau small boy is amazingly like other simaii boys. He's round-faced and brown- cheeked and chabby beyond be Ue wears ucer garments of skins and of feathers. Ho loesn't know whata hat is, He never ate a pound of candy ors dish of ice cream in bis life, and be never heard of a base ball game, but he’s lots like other boys for all that. As for the girl, why, she's precisely like her blonde sister down who hasn't the faint- est notion bow good whale’s blubber is. She knows just the sume hind of games. When one brown tot “goes visitin’” another brown tot she lugs ber favorite doll with her, and then she sits right down in the durk litte hut and be- gins to “play house.” That doll of hers is a strange-looking being. It has a flat face made of wood or bone, and has the stiffest kind of arms and legs, not joint imthem, and itseyes are just painted on it’s a lucky doll that has « bair on ite bead; but little Miss Esquimau loves that doll just a» much as if 1t were flaxen-haired and i shining blue eyes. Dolly vo pieces, ord as letting you turn its bead, but Miss Esquimau doesn't mind that bit. She just dresses and undresses her and whips her, and cries over her dreadful misdeeds quite as if her name were Maude Athe! Van Buren instead of being n unpronounceable thing in Consonants ands grunt. She has a good many gowns, too, bas little Miss Iceberg. Oh, yer Why, there's her mink-skin walking gown and ber otter er | get-up and her ecalskin cloak and finest of her feather dross. Pretty things, they are, these gay skin garments. They are wonder- fully made, delicately sewed and sometimes they are wondrously embroidered with quills from the fretful porcupine. ‘There's another kind of doll that looks amas- ingly like an Esquimaa John L. Sullivan. I chin protrudes in true pugilistié: style, and it's Lands—well, it's bands are the most “willing hands” you ever saw. Those benighted little beetle brows have never heard of Noah's ark,but they have a sub- stitute for its weird animals among their toys. Wooden walruses with fierce —— ghostly birds, whose unbending dignity sug- cata the aplendsd reacrve of those familiar pe- triarche, Shem, Ham and Japhet, so distinctly ‘that you look around for the little green trees and oe dogs that always stand guard over the ari They don’t have trains of cars to play with, thow bine-nosed shiverers; they wouldnt know what todo with them if they bad, but they have a jolly substitute. tiny sledge dogs, and = of bone drawn by four sleuth-like there ure bold forerunners going on before aud, daring hunter walking nonchalantly behind. There's a toy for you. There's better than that, though. There's a regular Santa Clans of a doll, sitting ine sledge and’ driving four beautifuily snarling dogs. When the long winter dark comes on, the boys sit in the low hute and make tiny boats of fish skin cunningly stretched over a skeleton of firm wood. Wiulo they are tinkering away at these pretty boats the small sister sits beside them cn the bearskin and makes soft Little far boats for her doll. The mother is close bs, making nets or trim- ming a robe wish a delicate border of porce- pine quills. She can tell the loveliest fairy alex, can that little bit of a fat, roly-poly mother—fairy tales all about queer ‘little seal who cau turn up their fur hoods and turu into the splendidest bow-legged men. There are strange legends about the crow and bis wife and tales of the Comestic Life of the big white When the b plenty of snow—such uch suow fights—ouly think of hntue blue-chins bs have the funnicst kind of foot balls, ‘They They look like Luge potatoes that have been put down cellar and sprouted. They're all covered with long tufts of fur that flies about in a most cont way when the bull goes round. They make snowshoes ves, too, and for their dolls, and th Not sucl pole, is it? That is, when you're a youngster. Wen you're grown up you want boots and papers and concerts and theaters and soup an dinners with more than one course, and it's different. But then it's al different when you're grown up. tee REVOLVERS Ani ‘They Beat Any Mand in e Washington teher @ From the Indianapol s Sun Rergt. Steele of Washington state isin town on @ four mouths’ vacation. Mr. Steele was connected with the recruiting station here dur- ing 165] ang IS82 and this is the first time he has been in Ridianapolis since then. “How dé the people in Washington stand for President?” asked a reporter. a “Harrison is good enor for them. wery republican thors is for ecteon. "Sho gene crats want Cleveland.” “What as the chief occupation of the citizens: wt Nicakioe cots So tebe Gus heel Game. The people of Indianapolis don't know what gambling is, although they baveetew small u. In Vancouver With a revolver, you could come out winner, ts the games are mostly played with revolvers. The who gets his gun out the wine the Jack pot. A royal viraight Bush ce ‘Two men tolled side by side from sun to sum, And both were poor; Both aat with children, when the day was dome, ‘About their door. (One saw the beautiful in crimson cloud And moun; ‘The other, with bis head in sadness bowed, ‘Made night of noun. One loved each tree apd flower and singing bind pian, “I—I think I might, Mr. Bpoonamore,” she cnorert with dotnet ego, oS 5 eum, And the next moment he bad ber tent,