Evening Star Newspaper, January 14, 1893, Page 14

ASH MA LIBERIA. STREET, MONROVIA, A LAND OF REFUGE. Bishop Potter the society, will ing. Addresses will r G. Hat New York, the president of eside and address the meet- bo delivered by Mr. Gar- president of the Geo- the Rev. Dr. Sunderland of . E. E. Smith of Golds- United States minister to v Plans of the} ynal hymns of Liberia and the he choir of the SEVENTY - SIX an aart « thrived, and lan- be break- ivil war eas wae an, tive bad set past twent: =the yenra the a state f pr renewed and differ PRINCE SALYO. lto make this meeting both in- nstructive to those who desi about the little republic of civilization of the great con- | terestin | to hear somethi | Liberia and ¢ tinent of Africa. TRE NEW WORK. The new work of the society is outlined in recent bulletin, which says in part: “The abolition of slavery in the United States, nt of the negro, the equal nities now provided by law onment to such ation toa land of freedom ispensable requisite to the of bis condition that it was in the | earlier days of color islation abolish race prejudic diserimi- mm, and it is believed that the negro can dom for devele . however jus or favorable, will | soliciting tbe emigration of negroes from the | United states to Liberia. It has on its records ; {at this time many thousand applicanta:for passage, while it has the means to | of this aber. In the patients idgment of the- executive committee, ster, Jobs | even if it had the meana, it would not be wise Fatrfax, Mor nd out many of these applicants, for they ened the waterial which Liberia now needs to develop her resources and strengthen her a & weak young nation. “But’ this society, encouraged and aided by the government of the United States, having foun mr thustasti ly s¥ people en- aims of the or- working out tions to stand by its progeny @ aid and 6 its power. ¢ circumstances the point of view is changed and the question how can the society | best help and strengthen Liberia comes to the se the work of the society under this can be earried on with less reference to the pressing importunities of applicants and more regard to the wants of Liberia: in other words, © work of the society may hereafter wisely be colonization for the sake of African civiliza- tion, THE PLAN PROPOSED. “A brief statement of the views of the execu- tive committee may be summarized as follow Colonists hereafter to be selected with special reference to the needs of Liberia ard to be located there with more care and to better advantage to themselves. Funds held in trust for education to be applied in ways to stimulate the Liberian gov- ernment to more energetic action in establish rather than to the support of independent schools, 3. To aid in collecting and diffusing more reliable information about Liberia. To promote in every way the establishing irect, quicker and more frequent tion between the United States and Direct steam communicati full an: 4. | gh the deserted | d_to be prac- point of view. teamers running to Africa from Mar-eiiles. Cadiz and Lisbon, a week sail from Liverpool. at this will this month the f vieth an . and fi id for cc ree worth the People will gather t ists in the United States. whien the society is tor Lof the work of the society An Colonize’ > | to be in the line of enabling and stimulating Li aes ans beria to depe: d less upon others and pila “ : | more and WATER STRE essure of an increasing and dis petition the time is coming dience to one of the great lawe of obec United States in larger numbers will come un- der »tive which propels man to all enterprises the desire to better his condi- they will turn their faces toward the t per communication is accomplished, ae it surely will be at no distant day, and the made in eight or tendaysinstead o ania re until | «an Anuert- ition he | two « countries ean communicate back and forth ort intervals, | take cure of itself | fresh and powerful impulse. munication wil! r 5 mil ; total N w York to Liberia, miles.” | meeting to be held on the 17th inst. DFFICERS OF THE SOCIETY. rs of the society are as follo ‘otter, D.D. Kentucky: rederick P. Stanton, Virginia: oe BR. Dool le, Wisconsin; ; Robert’ Arthington p R. 8. Foster, D. D. Marmehusetts: Kt. Rev. Gregory T. Bedel D. D., Oso; Rt. Rev. M.A. DeW. Howe, D. D. | Pennsylvania: Samuel K. Wilson, New Jersey: | Rev. Sam’ Appleton, D. D., Pennsylvania; | Rev. H. ‘urner, D. D.. LL. D., | Rev. EG. Robinson. D.D., Rhode Inland; Rev. | William EB. Schenek, D.” D., Pennsylvania Riebard Indiana; Admiral ary of the Am The seventy- aunty |. Warren, D. i, Colorado; Her @xn Colonization Society will be celebrated in | quand, New York: Rer. George I } ? reh, 43; street be-| D. D., Penusrivania: Bev.” Babop E.G E ment in Liberia | ist but a | ny, is now bound by the high- | its charter must be essentially colonization, but | ing and fostering a system of public schools | | | <s nature the more intelligent negroes of the | »m whence theycame. When quicker and pasange taking | the legislature, a month, as it does now, and the people of the | in attemptin lonization will begin to nd Liberia will receive a “The great gain in time by direct steam com- ! lily be seen from a state- pall of secrecy concealed the the following distances: From New 5 Liverpool to hile the direct distance from New | aal stops to be taken in order to carry out this program will be decided upon at the | L .D.,.New York; viee presidents, Kev. Robert Ryland, Samuel A. i ot hwest, on Tuesday | Andrews, D. D., New York; Prof. Edw. W. the exercises commenc- | Blyden, LL.D., Liberia; Alexander B. ni eo clock. | District of Columbia; Robert Ss Green, Life directors—Alexander Guy, M. D., Ohio; Edward Coles, Pennsylvania; Rev. Joseph F. Tuttle, D. D.; Indiana; Daniel Price, New Jer- sey: Ht. Rev. H.C. Potter, D. D., New York: Rev. George W. Samson, D. D., New York: Rev. Edward W. Appleton, D. D., Pennsylva- nia; William Evans Guy, Missouri, Acting secretary—J. Ormond Wilson. dcting treasurer—Reginald Fendall. At the coming’ meeting some interesting facts will be presented concerning Liberia, THE REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA. Liberia is s republic modeled on the style of the United States. The executive is vested in | president and the legislitive power in a con- | grees of two houses called the senate and house of representatives. The presidentand the house of representatives are elected for two years and the senate for four yeara, There are thirteen members of the lower house and cight of the | senate. ‘The president has a cabinet consisting | of the secretary of state, the secretary of the treasury, the secretary of the interior, the at- torney general and the postmaster general. Liberia has about 500 miles of coast line and extends back about 200 mules. ‘The total pop- ulation is estimated to number 1,068,000, all of the African race, of which number 18,000 came from America. The remainder are aboriginal inbabitants who are being redeemed from bar- barism by the civilizing influence of the repub- lic, ‘The capital of Liberia is Monrovia, with an estimated population of 5,000. Other towns are Robertsport, 1,200: Buchnam and Edma, 5,000, and Harper and suburbs, 8,550. For 1831 tho revenue was estimated at $1,750,000 and the expenses $1,650,000. The principal exports are coffee, palm’ oil, palm nuts, cocoa, sugar, arrow root, ivory and hides. Tn 1889 there were exported 1,000,000 pounds of coffee. Public schools for the education of the young, a newspaper and churches of all denominations form the elements of civilization in the colony. THE FIRST COLONIZATION SCHEME. The history of the colonization idea is traced through many years by Mr. J.H. T. Me- Pherson of the Johns Hopkins University in arecent pubtication. The idea is thought to have origirated as early as 1773 ir the once notorious hotbed of slavery, Newport, R. I. When the revolution came there was a cessation of discussion of the plan. In 1787 it was again taken up, and the matter drifted along through theoretical discussion for several years without action being taken in this country, although England had started a colony at Sierra Leone for ex-slaves who had escaped to her domain. Up to this time the colonization idea was solely acharitable one, Itsoon came to be consid- | ered from a different standpoint. | “Asa potitical measure, as a possible rem- edy for the serious evils arising from slavery and the contact of races, it is not surprising to find Thomas Jefferson suggesting a plan of col- onization. The evils of slavery none ever } more clearly. Jefferson belicved that by j nization slavery was to be abolished. All sl | born after a certain date were to be free. These should remuin with their parents until a given PRI | age, after which they should be taught at the ublic expense agriculture and the useful arta. When full grown they were to be ‘colonized to such place as the circumstances of the time should render most proper, sending them out with arms, implements of the household and | handicraft arts, pairs of the useful domestic | animals, &e.; to declare them a free and inde- | pendent people and extend to them our alli- ance and protection until they have acquired strength.” “Sueh in outline was Jefferson's contribution to the colonization idea. Its influence was un- | questionably great. Clearer still must the de- tails of Jefferson's project have been in the minds of the members of the Virginia legisla- ture in 1800, when, after the outbreak of a dan- | gerous slave conspizacy in Richmond, they met im secret fersion to consult the common security. The resolution which-they reached shows unmistakably Jefferson's influence. With | the delicate if somewhat obscure periphrasis in ; Which legisiation concerning the negro waa traditionally couched they exacted: “That the governor be requested to correspond with the | President of the United States on the subject of | purchasing lands without the limit of this state, whither persons obnoxious to the laws or dan- gerous to the peace of society may be re- moved.” JEFFERSON AND MONRO “An interesting correspondence ensued be- SS MONROVIA. H | tween Monroe, who was then governor, and | Jefferson. Both regarded the idea as something far more important than a mere penal colony. Monroe, too, saw in it a possible remedy for the evils of slavery, and refers to the matter as one of great delicacy and importance, involving | in a peculiar degree the future peace, tranquil: y and happiness of the country. After much | discussion Africa was selected as the most ap- propriate site, and approved by another act of jefferson lost no time ig to secure land for the colony, but his efforts met with no success. After a discouraging repulse from Sierra Leone and the failure of several half-hearted attempts | tonecure a footing elsewhere the whole. matter waa allowed to sink in abeyance. For years a sebeme from pub- lic knowledge. “In the meantime a new private movement toward colonization was started in the north. Samuel J, Mills organized at Williams Col in 1808, for missionary work, an undergraduate society, which was soon transferred to And- over and resulted in the establishment of the American Bible Society and board of forei missions. But the topic which engrossed Mills’ most enthusiastic attention was the Dr. Robert Finley of | end succeeded in assembling at Princeton the first meeting ever called to consider the project of sending negro colonists to Africa. Although supported by few save membersof the seminary, . Finley & THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, D. ©.,~ 4 upon the desirability of removing the turbulent free negro element. Resolutions organiz- ing the societywere passed and committees ap | pointed to draft a constitution and present a memorial to Congress, On January 1, 1817, officers were elected." It is needless to review the events of the suc- ceeding years, the troubles of the colonists, their battles with savages, # vation and disease. came all obstacles and from the chaos of their surroundings these freedmen brought out the republic of Liberia with a constitution and es- tablished form of government. I. M. ROBERTS, COL. IND. REG'T, LIBERTA. Up to 1866 the society had ecttled over 13,000 colonists in Liberia at a cost of $2.558,000. Mr. McPherson reviews the historic signif- cance of colonization. The establishment of Liberia had a great share in the breaking up of the slave trade on the African const. Six hundred miles of the coast was permanently freed from an inhuman and demoralizing traf- fic that defied every effort of the British naval force. Asa step toward the civilization of Africa he regards Liberia as an ideal agent. One after an- other of the native chiefs has sought with his people admission to the privileges of citizen- ship, ugreeing to conform to the laws o” the country and abolish aborigmal customs. T « schools are full of native chi dren, while .arge numbers are apprenticed among Liberian families for training. _ {n reclaiming the natives lies a source of grent future power for Liberia. As a missionary effort it has proven a success. Tt is as a refuge to the negro from the pressure of increasing competition inAmerica that Liberia holds out one of its brightest prospects, Mr. McPherson says: “It would be unnecessary to bring into re- view the causes that are operating daily to make the conditions of earning a living in A difficult. Sharpness of com- n will be immeasurably increased. The conditions of life may become so severe that # | sharp struggle for existence will leave in pos session the race which shall prove fittest to survive. There will be some among all the millions of the negro race who will become dis- satisfied with their life here. Some will aspire to higher things, some will eek merely a field where their labor will meet an adequate retarn. Many will be moved by gelf-interest, a few by nobler motives. To nll these Liberia eagerly opens her arms. The pressure in America finds an efficient safety valve in the colonize- tion of Africa.” a THE CAT SAVED A HOVSEFUL. Her Persistent Mewing and Clawing Led to Fire Being Discovered. Ablack and white cat, which a couple of weeks ago was driven from its home in a tene- ment house at 143 Bedford avenue, Brooklyn, after purring on its hearthstone for two years, came back at 3:30 yesterday morning and saved the lives of eight families, ’ Hugh O'Neill, a fifteen-year-old boy, is an eastern district telegraph messenger and usually reaches his home at an early hour in the morning. When he returned from his work andentered the door of the kitchen the cat sprang at him. The cat was thrust aside re- peatedly, but it returned to mew and rub against his leg. Repeatedly repulsed it became desperate and tore at the leg of his trousers with open clawa. About the room were pieces of wood and paper,which had evidently come from behind the stove, where Mra, O'Neill bad left them to light the morning fire. Hugh’s suspicions were aroused and then he noticed a smell of burning wood. Almost at the same time he saw emoke irsning from be- tween the cracks of the fire boards at the rear of the stove. He aroused the inmates, and as his father tore the boards loose out burst the flames and smoke. ‘The house is a four-story brick tenement, and every room was crowded. The eight fumilies number fifty persons, After the flames had been subdned the eat jumped on the open window and then out into ‘the snow. ‘The fragments of paper and kindling wood scratched away from the stove by the cat showed where it had tried to get at the fire. A search for the cat found it shivering in the snow, looking up at the windows of the home out of h it had been rudely thrown on Christmas Now it is the hero of the neighborhood and has a throne on the cobbler’s hearth, where it purrs almost incessantly. ——-ee-—____ RIOTOUS MINERS SUPPRESSED. Driven to Desperation They Attacled Their Overseers, but Were Put Down. Driven to desperation by the futility of their strike, which promises to result disastrously for many of the men who have taken part in it, several hundred of the miners at Dortmund, Prussia, yesterday made an attack upon the overseers of the Schike pits. ‘Trouble had been anticipated in tho district and the gendarmes were prepared to put down any disorder. . As soon ws an intimation of the attack was received a strong force of gendarmer ‘was dispatched to the pits to assist those already there guarding the men who bad refused to strike. They arrived at a must opportune time, for the riotous strikera were in sufficient force to carry out their evil intentions, and their dis- mn was very ugly. They would undoubtedly Pave seriously injured the overseers hd not ax extra force of gendarmes ap] ‘The strikers resisted the officers and a short but sharp fight followed, during which several of the rioters were wounded. A mincr named Schoenwald, who led the rioters, was arrested, as were aleo several others of the strikers. The mob, when they saw their leader under arrest, took’to flight. ’ Urnianr Praxos for rent. 1225 Pa. eee es A “Linden Kent Memorial Chair.” The board of visitors of the University of Virginia have established a new school in the univernity to be called the ‘‘Ljnden Kent me- morial chair of English literature,” in which is tobe taught English literature, rhetoric and How « White Man Lived Among Them and Escaped Being Eaten—Manners and Cus- toms of a Strange People—Queer Beasts and Birds of the Island Continent. eee 8 TO WHAT RACE of mankind is lowest in the human scale there has been some dispute. Yet, on the whole, it ¥ would seem that not even the Tierra del Fuegans nor the Hot- tentots approach so nearly to the brute as do the aborigines of Australia, commonly known as “black fel lows.” In the country to which they are native they have been cus- tomarily hunted like wild beasts by the highly civilized and Christian invaders and present occupants of the soil. Not long ago a scientific Norwegian, Prof. Carl Lamholtz, made an ex- Pedition into the interior of the island conti- nent for the purpose of collecting mammals, birds and insects of new species. Penetrating into wilds which had neve: beon traversed by any white man previously he was obliged to rely for assistance in procuring food and speci- mens upon such of the savages us he could hire. All of them are professed cannibals, and, in asmuch as thev are hopeles#ly treacherous, hi escape from death and subsequent cooking at their hands was litle short of a miracle. In fact, on more than one occasion they plotted to | kill him. and his life was only saved by acci- dent. ‘They imagined that he possessed super- natural power, having a great dread also of the revolver which he carried, and it was supposed by them that he never slept. For many months he eaw no other human be- inga than these black feliows, who wear no clothing whatever and live in nearly every re- spect as monkeys do. They are wanderers, having uo permanent dwellings and subsisting from to day on what they can pick up or kil They are inveterate boggars, being never satisfied with what is given them. | Gratitude is unknown to them, and they will betray their benefactor for the smallest inducement. It is always dangerous for the traveler to permit one of these savages to walk behind him. A. falien foe, be it man, woman or child, is eaten as the choicest delicacy. They know no such luxury aa the flesh of a black man, esteeming that of white person as very inferior in flavor. As is the rule with all savages, the women do pretty nearly. ali the work, being regarded as slaves. They have no domestic animals except the wild dog, or “ding APRAID OF FIREARMS, Money has no value with the natives, Wear- ing no clothes cither in winter or in summer they have few wants, Knowing no stimulants they are extravagantly fond of tovacco for smoking. Prof. Lumholtz used tobacco while among themas money, also carrying with him a stock of clay pipes. ’ These primitive people Were very much afraid of his gun and pistol, | not even understanding the use of bows and arrows. But the professor found it desirable never to miss hitting a mark in their prese because a failure diminished their resp him. They of the gun, a8 ther called the revolver, beii ing that it never ceased shooting. They looked upon the scientific explorer as a mysterious being, who could travel from land to land with- ont being eaten, and whose chief interest lay in utterly useless things, such as the skins aud bones of slain animals, One of the first natives whom he employed was named Mangoran He looked “more like a brute than @ humin being. His mouth ex- tended ulmost from one ear to the other. When he talked,” says the professor, “he rubbed his belly with complacency, as ifthe sight of me made his mouth water, und he gave me an im- pression that he would like to devour me on the spot, He always wore a smiling face, a mask behind which all these savages conceal their treacherous nature.” ‘Though a poor hunter, this man was regarded with much re- spect by his fellows because of his success in procuring huzaan flesh to eat. To be liboral with the savages was extremely daugerous, the traveler found, for they assume that gifts are bestowed out of fear. Solong as they un- derstand that they can have advantages from a white man they let him live. They think no more of killing a person than of breaking a stick, and the only thing which will keep them from murder is dread of evil consequences to themselves. The demands of Prof. Lumholtz’s servants increased day by day, until finally they insisted that he should give them his weapons and even the trousers which he wore. GASHES FOR DECORATIONS. The black fellows are fond of decorating their bodies with gashes cut in parallel lines across the breast or the stomach with a sharp stone or aclam shell. To keep the wounds from heal- ing they put charcoal or ashes in them for a month or two, until they swell up into rough ridges. Sometimes they accomplish the same result by letting ants walk about in the wounds. Certain ornaments of this kind are only adopted by a youth after he has come of age, after which time he is permitted to eat whatever he pleases, though previously he has been obliged to ab- stain from certain things, such as cels and large izards. The birth of a child does not seem to give the mother much trouble. She goes a short distance from the camp, and when the inter- esting event uas taken place she returns and resumes her duties as if nothing had happened. If ® woman runs away from her husband, he usually gives her one or two blows on the back with his tomahawk. Supposing that she re- peats tho offense, he is apt to kiliher. The women are often badly marked and scarred from blows inflicted by their spouses, As they do all the work, they are considered valuable property, and the xavage is rich in proportion to the number of wives he possesses. OPEN CANNIBALISM. ‘The natives employed by Prof. Lumholtz never made any secret of their cannibalism and in the evenings about the campfire it was the leading topic of their conversation. ‘Their greatest delight 1s eating human flesh and the Very thought of it mukes their eves sparkle. When the explorer asked his men what part of the human body they liked best they always struck their thighs. They never eat the head or the entrails. The mast delicate morsel of all is the fat about the kidneys, which organs they believe to bo the center. of life. It hap- pened a few years ago that a white man was attacked by the blacks. They struck him with their clubs until they believed him dead and then they took out his kidneys and ran away, The man came to his senses again for a few moments and was able to relate what bad happened, but a few hours afterward he died. These aborigines not only regard the fat of a dead foe as a delicacy, but often carry « small of it as an amulet, hung around the neck in alittle basket. They say that the white man’s flesh is salt and occasions naueea, which may be due to diet. They consider a China for eating as s black man, his THE BOOMERANG. ‘It seems strange that these savages, who hay hardly any implements and know no more ef- | have many enemies to fight against, besides | Hy AarChb At. sanOany.a¢, 1698—SIXTEEN PAGES. return. They used often to amuse themselves with the leaves of a kind of acacia, which have much the shape of a boomerang. They gave them a flick with the finger, causing the leaves to start off. and they came ‘back in the same manner as the boomerang. The risks which Prof. Lumholtz underwent while on his expedition were not unrewarded, inasmuch as he came across a great many ex- traordinary animals, some of which were en- tirely new to science. For example, he found a certain very beautiful parrot, which built ite nests always in the hills of white ants. The bird enters the side of the hill, l-aving a small passageway to cet out by, and makesachamber within that is about a foot high and two feet in diameter. None of the building material is carried away, but all the celis ard canals ai trampled down, so that there remains simply a wall one or two inches thick around the whole nest, Here the female lays five white eggs. |The two most remarkable mammals in the World are found in Australia—the duck-billed platypus and the spiny anteater, both of which Y eggs, suckling their young after they are hatched’ out. THE KANGAROO, As to ftsfauna the island continent is a re- gion of forms that are most weird and strange, nearly all of ics beasts being survivals of types which pas ed off the rest of the earth millions of years ago. Not least astonishing ate the numéPous species of pouched «animals, such as the kangaroo, the iargest specimens of which areas bigasastag. ‘This huge creature briuge forth an offspring no larger than the little finger ofa human baby and not unlike it in form. This helpless, naked, blind and deaf be- ing the mother puts into the pouch on ber belly, placing iton one of the long. sender milk-giving strings found in the pouch. Here the young one remains hanging for weeks and grows very rapidiy. The mother possesses a Peculiar muscle with which she is able to press milk into the mouth of the little kangaroo, and the larynx of the latter has such «structure that it can breathe while it sucks, All of the marsupials, like the opossum, are propagated in this manner, beasts of prey and very ferocious. ‘The mar. supial wolf and the marsupial “devil” are very ferocious and powerful, doing great damage among sheep. Australia’has the only birds in fhe world which do not hatch their eggs them- selves, but, like reptiles, bury them i earth mounds, where they are hatched by fermenta- tion. The vegetation of the country is almost equally extraordinary, with some trees that are leafless and others which bear leaves extended in & vertical plane instead of horizontally, re- minding the scientific observer of the vanished flora of the tertiary period. ENORMOUS FROGS, Frogs are enormously pientiful in Australi Prof. Lumholtz speaks of being greatly an- noyed by them in the houses at sheep ranches, where “not only on the floor, but even in the water jar, the batrachians croaked merrily and often so loudly as to interfere with conversa- tion.” There is one species of frog, very big, which buries iteelf during the dry season in the ground. Frogs of this kind contain much Water, a fact known to the natives, who dig them up in the dry season and quench their thirst by squeezing, the water out of them. The white peop! for water. They know the little mounds, re- sembling mole hills, un hid, and dig them out. such a frog contains clear, sweet water. der which the frogs lie According to report out a wineglassfal of The Australian farmers those which have been imported into the country, like the rabbit. Large fruit-eating bats do much damage to the orchards, and it i no pleasant sight for the industrious agricul- turist to sce devouring swarms of these 60- called flying foxes advancing on his crops of | an evening. Wild dogs were formerly very numerous, but they did so much damage that they were destroyed without mercy. On large plantations a man is kept whose sole work is to lay out poison for them. One of the greatest annoyances in certain parts of Australia is tho poisonous nettle or ‘stinging tree.” It is 80 poisonous that if its beautiful heart-shaped leaves are only put in motion they cause one tosneeze. They are covered with nettles on both sides, and a sting from them gives great pain, Horses wounded by them roil as if mad from pain, and if they do not at once receive attention they willin this way kill themselves, ——_—_+e-— PASSENG?RS SHAKEN UP. An Accommodation fratn Telescoped and Many Persons Wounded. The Crete accommodation on the Chicago and Eastern Ilinois railroad, leaving Dearborn station, Chicago, at 7:20 Inst evening, was tele scoped at 55th street by a Chicago and Erie through train to New York. ‘The accommoda- tion train consisted of three coaches filled with suburban residents. Fifteen persons were se- verely injured in the wreck, and scarcely any one of the 150 or more passengers escaped some bruises or minof’ injuries. To ada to the horror of the scene the center coach of the accommodation train caught fire from the overturned stove, while three pas- sengers, two women and one man, were caught in the wreckage close to the flames and were taken away from their, perilous position by the heroic efforts of their fellow passengers. PALMS IN THE HOUSE, How to Manage These Popular Bits of Green. From the Home Magazine. A friend writes: “I would like to have you tell how to treat palms in living rooms. Our florist says they never do well long out of the green house. I admire palms greatly, but they are expensive, and if they will not thrive be- yond the first season there. is not much use in getting them.’ : It seems strange to hear the palm spoken of as a difficult plant to manage, for here, in Wash: ington, it ism universal favorite as a living room plant, not only for its natural grace, but on account of the little care it requires.” A friend has several which she has hed for five years, at least, and although I have considered er care of them very reckless, still they have thrivenand grown beautifully year by year. Palms should have a good soil—such as will grow corn well. They need but little pot room, and repotting but seldom. They should hav« plenty of hght, but too strong a sunlight is apt to discolor the leaves, They should be given an abundance of water, especially in the summer, but should never be allowed todry out. Want of water destroys their health and. takes away their green col Use water of the same tem+ rature as the room in which they stand. Bponge both sides of the leaves with tepid water as often as they become dusty. They do not require a high temperature, but, like many other plants, do best in an eqnable one. Too hot and dry un atmosphere leaves brown. The Trolley and Fire Risks. From the New York World. ‘The cost of the trolley system to Boston in actual loss of time of from twenty to forty-five minutes. According to the int dis- : 4 eee ee fi i f ‘ i f i PH i i i i i 4 plist: Zs Some of these marsupials are | je sometimes resort to these frogs | jersey; William Distriet of Columbia: society in Wash ‘The interest alreaty ; upward through the air. If properly done the ORLD— io T Aoptewall i ze, D. a Conneaut solnmeiead oe ‘efforts of Fin CANNIBAL B CKS ser returns to the feat of the thrower, simply — THE BEST IN THE W' Arthur M. Burton, Pennsyfvania; Rev. ley and his friend, Col. Charles Marsh, at LA + | for the reason that it is easier for it to do that ton Parks, Massachusetts, John Seott, Pennayi- ; length vacoteded in. convening the assembly to than to do ansthing else. | The only problem Fonniyiveniag Soh Willem 2 bern De lees nae : ger as fereviving ere ee thee ee heen Blackwell’s ennayIvanin; Rev. ‘lett, D. D.; lians Who Enj hi ee ee ee re ee pre Petre orig A N 8o piers ‘They and playthings toa one istaatiee’ enalia =e Sunder-| “It waea notable gathering. Henry Clay, in Much as Human Flesh. Of abjecte that cowe in thet: way” Prof, Lame land, D. D., chairman; Reginald Fendall, Rev. | *e absence of Bushrod Washington, presided, holtz says that he has ently seen them army Eee ie cere fee cee ecard Pg a gh al Huntington, D. D.. J" Ormond Wilson,” "| Sdasohe'ena’ Retaet Weieks of tne vland dwelt | ODD ANTHROPOPHAGT. | throw it into the air. making it skim round and Ss moking Tobacco Situated in the immediate section of country that produces a grade of tobacco, that in texture, flavor and quality is not grown elsewhere in the world, and being in position to command the choice of all offers ings upon this market, we.spare no pains nor expense to give the trade THE VERY BEST. When in want of the best; ask for Sold everywhere. DURHAN, AUCTION SALES. THIS EVENT $25,000 Norte oF prawox 5,000 a ofice, Troy NY ECR | hes, fine silver ware | goods trom Marston: Ef, Auctioneer, 611 Pa. ave., ‘under Metro’n Hotel. . GOLD | [nae j— = FUTURE | HL, BEBSnEmwer & CO.. Anctionsers. Successors to Weeks & Co. 657 Louisiane ave, LARGE AND IMPORTANT SALE OF FINE DRY GOODS, SILKS, SILK VELVETS, NOTIONS, Be. e., EMOVED TO OUR SALES ROOMS FOR COX TENOR OF SALE, WE WILL SELL AT AUc ‘, COMMENCING MONDAY, JANUARY SIXTEPNTH. TEN A.M., AND CONTINUE PACH TIL ALL IS DISPOSED OF, CONSISTING Of Silks and Velvets, Laces, 5,000 yards Fine Dress Goods, Trimmings, Underwear of ali kinds, Co sets, Kid Gloves, Ribbons, Handkerchiefs, Ladies’ and Gents’ Furn'sbinss, | Ladies’ and Children’s Hosery. Finest stock ever j been offered at auction. Sale positive. jal3-2t [LATIMER & SLOAN. Anctioncers, 1407 @ street, SMAIL LOT OF HANDSOME AND WELL-KEPT FUPNITCRE AT PU! AUCTION. C PRISING DOUBLE AND REDSTEADS WITH BR: FINE HAIR MATTRESSES, B . OAK BUREAUS PaNcy CHAIR » VEN. O'CLOCK, avenue, wo m JANUARY a No. 1309 ‘Connect Sill sell the above gods. | serhats HOMAS |T TRUSTEES’ OF THREE Two.sToRT Faw NCS ON SOCTH SIDE 01 | TNING Streit BeTWren SEVENTH AND | SINTH STREMTS "NORTHWEST virtte of a deed of trust recorded in Ther No. io ING, of the land r f the Dist-ict of tof te parties thereby of he prenies, on MONDAY, JANUARY. TWENTY THIRD. i863, AT HA’ F-PAST FOUR O ‘ the est $5 feet front on Irving street Taepth of im Jock ¥, im Tadd and lot 10 ai of Mount Plew Perpetua Tiel fall depth of sat! lot howe stated. | heaving Inter- lend of trust on at the option ‘uot comt ied of sale tho rroperty advertivement. nt the i purchaser. All con- prope | of the purchaser. If terms of wale | with in’ fifteen days from. | BU be res dd after’ get da | risk and ost of the de! ‘evaticing and, recording at pur aner ccs. THOS. WAGGAMAN,) | . PALA, — 5 Trestoon. 1 jal3-4kde JDUNCANSON BROS., Auctionsers, FGAME HOUSE AND LOT ON 1 STREFT BE- TWEEN SIXTH AND SEVENTH TREES WEST, TO CLOSE AN ESTATE, BEING E NUMBERED 019 1 STREET SOUTH- ST. ONDAY AFTERNOON, JANUARY SIX. TH, A. D. 1803, at HALE-PAST FOUR K: we will ‘sell im front of the premises the Pett Lt foot front of ot and the eas’! ext front f jot 4 i square is rroperty fronts 17 feet by = Gepih of 117 fort 6 tmrhen Mo's Sodout alleys and te improved by a frame Louse. ‘The terms of sale are: Oue-third cash, the balance in one and ‘wo years, v1ih 6 per cent per annus. In. terest pay ble semi-annuals. and tobe werured by a | deed of trust on the: F mises #0.d, Or all rash, a: the option of the purchaser. A deponit of 8200 atthe time of sale. Conveyancing, &e-, at purch eracont. ‘Termstobecunpied with iu’ Bftenn days, | Stterwise the right reserved to resell the property. at therisk and cost of defau tin = purchaser al + ve Advertisement of etc ‘some newepaper Published in Washt . Dee. Grder of the Z jab das SES UNCANSON BROS.. Aucta. (THOMAS E WAGGAMAN. Real Estate Auctioneer. SALE OF VALUABLE IMPROVED TATE HUTREET WEST F ‘ON TWELFTI NDS STREETS NORTH IN VASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF Gate of the Libe- EEN R A! HE SiroF Ww B virtue of » deed of trust bearing secon’ day of June, A.D. 16Mf, and recorded fi No. 1186, folio IW et wea. one of the land records. of the District of Columbia, a juni: and af the reauest of te party secured thereby Erunieen, othe, Undereiened, | es “iil nell at ruvlic suction in front of the DAY. THE NINTH DAY OF ANUARY. A.D.” 180d, AT HALF-PAST POUR | OCLOCK P.M, all that’ real estate ted in the city of Waetineton, District of Columis, snd. being the south ten (10) feet of lot nuinbered ‘forty-elebt (48) the devth ther of and aiso lots numeral forts nine, fifty, fifty-one aod mifty-two, in sqnare 27%, of st John's parian made Oy AT bacey ation cy t. John's. th A s and treasurer, recorded in Liber W. F., f ilo 1p, of th, surveyors ofice of the District of Columbia,” to- wethe- with the Linrrovements ‘ “Terms. ‘One-third cash and the balance in one (2). two (2) and three (33) years, for which the rom- issors Rotes of the purchaser with interest at 6 pr cent ter cnnum from the day of sale will be taken. secured by deed of trust upon the property, or all Cosh, at the option of the purchaser or purcuascr=. A Gepost: of 200 will be required of the urchaser or yurchasers at tue time of sale. All convarancine st ‘cost, { the purcliaser or purchasers Taxes will be raid to the day of sale. If terms of sale bs not complied with in Gften days from day of save the trustees reserve the rieht to resell the property at the cost and risk of defaulting. purchasers after five days advertisement of stich resale in some hewspaper in the said city of Washington. HARBISON 8. 14202 WILLIAM J. MILLER, 486 Louisiana; T. E. WAGGAMAN, Aucti: {9-THE ABOVE SALE_IS PORTPONED OX AC- Sait of the ine ‘of the weather until MON: PAY! foe SiN TEENTH DAY OF JANTARY. A.D. 4, at same hour ai es. ISON 8. BARBOUR, ) _sa10 VILLIAM J MILLER, "j Trustecs, ass on Mi JUNCANSON BROS.. Auctioneers. 3, TRE = x of last will ex * and Bull Durham None genuine without the Trade Mark of the Bull on each package. BLACKWELL'S DURHAM TOBACCO CO., FUTURE DAYS. PT HOMAS DOWLING & SON, Ancte e12 Est TRUSTEFS SALF OF a TWO-STORY _® DWELLING, No. $48 PIRST STRIPES By v rine of a dood ot trust duly re eR told Tur “akT UR OCLO iy the cp sired toresell the property at the F faulting pure! THOMAS W. FOWL Sedkds FRANK T. RAWLING ([HOMAS DOWLING R SONS, Aw TRUSTErs’ ae end cost of the de | Trastons. tow TWO STORE ALF OF & YATrant weit AN Tront of the PTH” Day CLOCK P ™. of ie Deweraper publ shed Deied January wh Ja 100 —-———_. —s DE CABteroy, Gradusted—Londin. Png’ nd, 1865. New York, 187 Over twenty-five years’ experionsm, SURGEON sPErc T On Diseases of + BLADDER AND KIDNEYS, BLOOD AND SKIN DISFASES, NERVOUS DEBILITY SCIENTIFIC, SKILLFUL, SUCCRSSPoR TREATMENT Gi ARANTEED Dr. Car'eton is positively th eon Specialist in the Un: He bes mate their succes OFFICE HOURS: 9 te 2, 4 to & Sunday —¥ to 2 CONSULTATION FREE. D* ox ‘The Woll-known specialist, 404 C st. now Prom: _Office hours: 10 to 1 PROFESSIONAL MASSA with the best of medical M139h st. new, HE HOSPORD ELPCTRY baths for rhea ua t TRANGERS, TA S and Gra ‘Only establls ved adv Established 45 years Di 2ULEER 107 ore st Sw chronic affections of the eye, eat, thre liver, Kidneys ani nervous dim mes, t yea Office hours, Bio 12a and dt? INSULT THE ONLY CROsOorrAN Jclausin Washineton, Drs. BLOTHE MS a Bear forty-Bve sears at th Gared the airus of tr by eau Urinary deposits. into the els Wee will demerit lungs, stomach, kianers, &e. D® BEOETEES INVIGORATING conmtas # powerful Serve Stimulant and Tomin. ‘ for, Nervous De’ F equal to th ar forty-five years it thy NTISTRY a U, & DENTAL assoctarton, Cor. 7th and Diets nw ‘The Jeating ental organization of America, Composed exclusively of experts pain and no sleep. See card in another coleman. ~ (TBE EVANS DENTAL Paxtons, 1217 Penn. Aven. ©. SPECIALIST IN CROWN AND BKIDOR WORK, GOLD AND AMALGAM FILLIN@a. THOUT PALS. ‘sither uri oF tower) igement to Sepa an are araren Socoustansece, and ches ule comfort ts emured. is Teer partial ets by onr of Crown and Bridge work. avoldins the uss of & sera Siscomfortsiand annoyauons. "Satine ROSHON'S DENTAL PARLOTS. PST AR ISnT 1508 14 b st nw. ‘all #7. 012 an Base aa esse ae oe serena ote Sed ae foes See