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~ @ high ground on which we now » System of house ~ tons known to th or CITY AND DISTRICT. THE HEALTH OF THE CITY. Extracts from Dr, Townshend's Re- port. ESSITY OF PROVIDING FOR TUE INSPEC TION OF LIVE s70C AN ABATTOIR RECOM- | OP THE INSPECTOR OF | REMARKS ADOUT HOUSE the heaith oMicer, Just sof whi of the subj “Iu this con’ ction be tak intend: mt to provide for the inspect food in the 1 Mended, in t establisiu quoted authority tos for the follow to the d prevent © at it was desi id. put an hh the street 1 to promo’ able count of th t with the ¢ of} es of | real agitation of may stir C to do something at an early day.” THE INSPE Speaking of t ing, he pride that I pgint to what has been accomptished in [ this direction. Iteration and re tion was Fesorted to to convi our law makers of the great importance of ina x stich a service inthe District of Columbia, and pages upon Pages of ali my reports have been used in arza- ment and illu ¢ is noone ia which has re y of onr time | tention. With ny induction inte office I be after four years’ continuous Taber am 1 bled to present the | Feport of inspections of plambin n | the 25th of SI, the - | of an inspector of | ution and entore ¢ plumb- | pproval of | work of ing and he the Preside exeenting rey upon and Mr. sam Bpector. We have re tion and assistance of effort to perfect the s« port of lnspector Rob’ Value of his labors. E Wili point out defe we move alon:. The pets In the at what )) was not over- in my report for 1 ‘Was picture wn. SOME REMARKS 4 There are two cons! (OCT HOUSE-DRAIN AGE. erations in planning a Ist. The complete and immediate removal of all organic wastes, whether the kitchen, scullery, launc i slops or was t . This stion. always vexations in ci lized communities, however sp Becomes the pri t in the t towns. Any appliance competing tor publie must show again inthe way of eset ry existence |. device or simple—you empty ; go the devil kaows aptly iliustra sting until very r sideration isto keep the gas pmposition out of th nd for the benetl lated our rules and regulations. dings is shown by the | ing. we have to eontend with w extensive dampnes houses, the alto the best Inthe land. It has me within my notice, in- maki: Iready occupied, that vir plumbing ntust be all @wners insist that t Might, as they have pai RUINOT ERS” BILLS: that they know their sewers are all right, as they made the plumber put in one twice as large as he was ¢ the popular idea of a t proportion to the to explain the purpose o Bsed—doubtless that would some @ven the architect. Plumbers are frequ embarrassed by being called upon to exami ne by theniselves within the past years. Instead of frankly condewntng it, and Admitting that, at that time, they were not sessed with the full sum of human knowledge matters of sanitation, they make the mistake @f saying that the work was well done, and do Rot advise a change. The community must Bnow that plumbins methods of five years ago @re quite inadmissible now. In gaining the stand of course made, but when the ve been made use of, it may safely be anticipated that future invention Will not greatly i: e uy them. A four- inch house drain if dled will carry off all the rainfall—which is the measure of the largest demand upon it—of an ordi: Int. A six-ineh drain house. There are now hundreds of houses in this city having eight and ten inch drains, and has recently come under my notice, for acause of death from diphtheria, of a twelve-inch sewer run in specially to drain one house, and it is unnecessary to say that the es of Khlone were a © compared to this abomin- $ generally used In | it would re- e to discuss the merits or rze number of patented de- | but I must not omit aise fitted up with a pa: ever pattern, ina sanitary ps safe, ne matter what Yentilate the soil and waste pipes. offensive part of the pan-closet is the receiver mtainer under the bowl, for the | ‘umulate on its sides. is ‘oes decomposition, and the | ‘sthat are confined betwee i Rretrap escape into the ire too mu rits of The most i ut of vie are has been taken to apartment whenever the closet is used. To remedy all the defects of the pan y enamelling. ventilating con- fainer and having special flushing arrangements Would wake it more expensive than auy of the Modern closets now in use. I cannot too ndemn the use ot pan-closet: i ited in dwellings by ex of com- ive odors in tionary wash tubs ‘ and always fe impu A n eonsideration will convine iy one that a ve gel, which is to be used for laundry purposes, should be made of a material which isnon-absorb- ent. The disagreeable odors which arise from the absorption of the dirty scapy water in the fiber of the wood, and whieh are always pereep- tible upon opening the basement doors in the morning, must be deleterious to the health of allin the house. I therefore strong! the use of wooden wash trays and hibited. THINGS TO BE AVOIDED. ‘The less amount of wood work about set-fix- fures of any kind the better, and every aid | @hould be given to cleanliness by having them exposed to light and air. This is generally under the control ef the architect, whose mis- takes in planning has been the eause of incura- Die evils, and much unnecessary trouble to housekeepers, in so boxing fixtures as not to admit ot frequent and thorough scrubbing. “The location of plumbing fixtures in dark cor- ‘Bers, under stairwaysand in closed closetsshould a: be avoided.” The 4inch flat trap, now so only used in areas, and even in cellars, is ination of le f | ti he pan and | f) authorizing the appointment of an in: plumbing:many of these have been good houses, some among the finest In the city, well built and kept in good repair. Yet not one of the number was found free from defects, more or less. se in their plumbing and drainage, nd in most of them a careful examination Te- vealed most frightful conditions. * * * One would suppose that the Work was intentionally todoas much mischief as possible. If householders would only realize the dangers from such practical examples of stupidity and criminal negli prope would the y constructed that owners of property totheirinterest toexspend if d plumbers can be the risk of b e Court—the: householder 1s in being sub- that nrise from bad work- systein of plumbing. e+ fconomy and Competency at the Gov- ernment Printing Office, To the Editor of the Evesrne Sraa: The Critic, the business manager of which holds the lucrative and responsible position of foreman of the Congressional Record, used to bristle with items and columns editorial relative to the mis: gement and extravagance of the verminent Printing Office under the late Pub- ile Printer Defrees. It was plastically manipu- lated almost every day by some scheming hand that fashioned its columns to receive any dose that was offered by way cf promise of what would be done when the business-like, compe- tent, masterly hand of S. P. Rounds assumed command. The prblic were asked to believe that nothing was done there as it should be, while incompetency and profligacy glaringly marked everybody and everything, Well, it isn’t to be supposed that even with all of Mr. Defrees’ experience as a printer, publisher and business man, with the ” valuable of his foreman of printing, Major Davis, himself formerly a successful editor, pub- lisher and business man, and his competent chief clerk, Mr. Childs, and his foreman of the room, Mr. Reed, and the fore- man of the Record, Mr. Ford, and Mr. Eskew, of the ’ specification —room— i of whom have been bounced—it isn’t for a nt to be supposed that they were fault- less in their management of the affairs of that immense Institution, or that everybody who nsacted business there werealways delighted with the treatment they uniformly received, or he workmen found no fault with their . for it isnot human to expect things not human. No man is perfect, and yet it can be written, without fear of successful contradic- tion, that as faras promptly and economically turning out the work demanded by the govern- is concerned, the management of that of Mr. Defrees has not been and ean- not be surpassed, although Mr. Rounds got all the money he asked Congress for, which amounts to nearly one-third more than Mr. De- frees ever obtained, who never secured but about 75 per cent of what he asked and abso- lutely required. And it is patent to everybody whose powers of observation are not clouded that the era of “economical management” so blazonly and patronizingly pronttged under Kounds has not yet dawned, and that more Dis+ trict men and women must yet lay their heads on the block in order to enable the “powers that be” to indulze in a few more luxuries and extravazauces before Congress is called upon to make good the deficieney. As incompetent as the Critic and its hench- men, so unscrupulously labored in season and out of season to induce the public to believe Mr. Defrees was, several things can be said of him thi : be of the present Incumbent : ed a private secretary ata sal- “ annum, furnishing him,besides, with a horse and carriage at government ex- P henever he wants them, his chief clerk 1 no $1,800 assistant, and horse and carriage and driver at his beck and call; his foreman t ting did not have the use ot a team and er for his family to do marketing and and making calls and taking friends ride; his foreman of the Congressional Record had no newspaper to manage and occupy his time, consequentiy did not require a horse ytotake him back and forth during the hours for which he was paid and supposed to be attending to government duties; neither 1 his foreman of specification printing an istant at five doliars a day: and there are petty Officials and superfluous duties in rious departments which I will not stop nize, that had no existence under Mr. De- frees. But it may be that in these defigiencies— in this lack of desire to put on style and expend large sums of money for “ show,” as is now dis- ed bya retinue of useless subordinate ap- zes—consisted the incompetency of the Public Printer; or, possibly, it was because he was too democratic. He had no cozy private room into which ne could hide away from dis- charged employes when they or their wives came in their tears and with their tales of want and distress, to know why they were sent off, and to implore for reinstatement; he had no’ convenient private secretary with whom to leave them, to dispose of as he saw best, but received them all kindly himself, and listened attentively to their pleadings, while the big heart within him sometimes prompted and compelled him to acts of kind- ness for which many a poor family will bless and revere his name and memory while life shall last. Or, perhaps, he was too intimate with his under officers, and made too frequent inspection tours throuch the various departments of his large ‘* workshop”—as he was wont to famil- larly speak of it—to be deemed competent. He did try to familiarize himself with his duties. It may have been a mistake. We leave your readers who knew the man to Judge. If it was, certainly he was unfortunate not to have had so important a personage as Helm in his em- ploy, upon whom to call when he wanted to ascertain how many new presses were neces- sary, and what old ones should be dis- posed of; how many apprentices ouzht to be employed and how many dis- charged; how many compositors ought to be discharged from the specification room in order to make room for some of Helin’s pets, and how many horses ought to be purchased and what should be done with those on hand—in short, if Mr. Defrees had ensconsed himself ina snug little room, giving himself no worry or trouble about what was going on around him, t sting the almost absolute management of the Govern- ment Printing Office to the business manager of a daily newspaper, largely published in the in- terests of star routers and black mailers, he might lave been pronounced competent—a man capable of running the office in the interests of reform and on “Qusiness principles.” Mr. Editor, Imay have something more to say about the management of the Government Printing Office, but shall wait awhile to see if some of the many promises that have been made to individnals as well as the public, are still to wholly ignored. An administration that cries itself into power by loud and long promises of reform, most assuredly ought to commence the good work pretty soon, or an incredulous public will be slow to ackuowledge, and still slower to recognize it, when it is bezun. REPUBLICAN, oo ‘The Sunday School Superintendent and “Bible Truth.” To the Editor of Tar EvENING Star: Often by telling only part of s truth an untruth is told, as was the case in your refer- ence to the statement in last Saturday's Star of “a superintendent in one of the teachers’ meect- ings in this city. The subject under considera- tion at that meeting was the methods of dealing with Bible truths, and the superintendent dwelt upon the importance of first being sure as to just what Bible truths were before antagonizing other and well established statements of science, and cited as an example the foolish and now nearly exploded idea that the world is only six thousand years old. Twenty years ago it was the almost universal beliet’ among Chris- tians that the Bible taught that, and that the Christian church ‘felt called upon to defend the Bible against science, but that after the first chapter of Genesis became better understood it was found to be in perfect har- mony with science. The Bible needs no de- jfense from man. It is our duty as teachers to ascertain by diligent study and research the right interpretation, and then to teach that. He also reterred to the work on®* Preadamites,” {lately published by Chancellor Winchell, of Michigan University, and cautioned us one of the fiithlest contrivances and vilest decep- piumbers’ trade. It has no Merit either as a seal to keep down thefoul odors the sewer, or as a safe exit for the surface water that may fall or run into thearea. We as often see the top off as on, and when in place dip or seal is filled with decom- Ge. vegetable matter or dirt, so that it es more offensive and injurious to health ‘than no trap at all. When it becomes necessary tohave drainage for areas I recommend an ordinary S trap under the g:ound, with ac iron over it, so constructed as to carry off all drainage or surface water. UNPRINCIPLED PiLUMBERS. Thave, in answer to cal!s from householders, and parties wishing tc buy or rent houses,made number of inspections dwellings befure the actof C avout again exposing ourselves to ridicule by ridicul- ing him, without being sure that-that doctrine was unscriptural. As for him, if it become a juestion as to whether he should accept his ible or the indisputabie facte of science, which it seemed to contradict, he would believe in | angen) races and stil! hold his Bible to be , for God, who wrote the Bible, wrote the same history upon the and where they seem to disagree one of them was not rightly understood. We were not “ surprised” at these statements, but considered them emi wise and sound, as his teaching always is. Te- mark quoted of the “lady teacher” was not ut- tered at that meeting, we there would be such aj demand for houses free from these defects and | aid | THE CITY MARKETS. SCARCITY OF FINE GRADES OF BUTTER—A PLES: TIFUL SUPPLY OF VEGETABLES—OTHER FEA- TURES OF THE WEEK. There has been no special activity noted in our markets the past week. Sales have been steady, with reasonable prices for everything in the vegetable and fruit lines, and meats at low prices. Flour is firm, sales light, buyers confin- ing themselves to present wants, with a hope that prices will be lower. The receipts of wheat | have been quite large, and farmers seemanxious to find aquick cash market for their grain. | Corn, as well as oats, is in demand, and In- | quiries for new stocks ot both. The hay market has been rather dull; good timothy is in de- mand at prices quoted, as is also rye straw. Poor qualities of hay are not wanted, and not ninch inquiry for clover. In the butter line fine and good are scarce and in demand; the com- mon grades are plentiful and sales slow. Recent warm days have affected most all the arrivals, but the last change to cold weather will have the effect of bringing roll butter to market. which Is yery desirable with many purchasers. There has | been no material change in the prices since last report. Eggs have been down to 26 cents, but the tendency is for a rise in price and increase inthe demand. The weather is more favorable for dressed poultry, and it has already made its appearance in our markets. Poultry meets with ready sale, especially tor thatin good condition. Domestic fruits are at present plentiful and at reasonable prices. Much fruit affected by the warm weather has been disposed of at rather low figures. A rise may be anticipated should the cool weather continue. Grapes are pretty freely offered, and good prices have prevailed; cranberries, quinces and pears continue to ar- rive in small lots. Vegetables are plentiful and of good quality, especially potatoes, sweet tatoes and onions. New beans are sought for, but the supply arriving has been meager. The live stock murket has been dull and prices lower. The receipts of cattle have been medium; sheep and lambs plentiful, with muc lower price. Live hogs have declined some, and are not much wanted. This will not, how- ever, be the case long. Chestnuts are arriving more freely, and reports give promise of a fine rop. Many are sent to New Yorkand northern markets. QuoraTions. The wholesale prices of the popular brands of flour are: Minnesota patent process, $7.7528.25; bakers’ brands, $6.2526.50; Family, patent process, #6.25a6.50; standard brands, $5.25 05.50; trade brands, 25.00a5.25; extra, $4.50a4.75; super, $3.75a4.25; fine, $3.00a3.25; middling, $2.25a, . e, $3.50a4.00; buckwheat, N.Y.. per cw! $3.2543.50; Virginia, Maryland and Pennsy! nia, €3.00a3.25; corn meal, bolted, white, $1a85c.; unbolted, yellow, 80aS2e. Grain and mill feed:—Wheat, choice, $1.00a $1.07; do. fair to good, 95c.a $1.00; rye, 65468; corn, yellow, 80a81; do. white, No. 1 and 2, 86a 88; do. mixed, 78380; do. new, 60a65; oats, southern, 40a45; do.western white, No. 1, 45a46; do. western mixed,No. 2, 42a43. Bran, western, per ton, $18 00a$19.00; | middlings, white, per ton, $22.00a$24.00; do. brown, per ton, $17.00a $15.00. straw, & ton; do. mixed, # $10; $14a817 per rye straw, old corn, in ear, $4.50 per barrel; new, do.; $3; cut hay,per ewt., #1. Jobbing prices of butter are: Creamery. prime, 88a35e.: fair to good a .; New York tubs, fancy, new, BBaS4e.; good, 30a82c ; firkin, best, 30n32e.; good, 281290¢.; western dairy, best, 25.2%¢.; good, 2: le; fair, 1 best, 26e.; zood, 2c.; poor to fair, ginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania choice se- leetions, dairy packed, 25028c.;00d to prime,22 a25e.; haule! ’ stock, 18a.0c.; store ‘packed, choice, 20a23¢.:common, 18a20¢c.; poor to fair, 15 alfe.; roll butter, 20a25e. Poultry and Game—Turkeys, live, per Ib., 8alic.; old fowls, live, per Ib., 10alle.; chickens, spring, large, per Ib., 10aile.; do. medium, per Ib’, 10c.; do. small, per Ib, 10ai2e.; ducks: live, per lb., 10a12c ; geese, live, each, 40a70¢. quail, $1.50a42.50; pheasants, $4.00a%6.00; ven. ton, per lb,, alse. The market for poultry is ull. Eges.—Near by, 27028c.; western, 27a28c.; keats, 10¢. Cheese.—New York state factory, new, fine, 12}salse.; do. fait to good, 113gal2e.; western factory, new, choice, Walle.; do. fair to good, Palde. Vegetable, jobbing.—The raling prices of pota- toes are 55 to %e. per bushel, though some Early Rose, Burbanks and Peach Blows have been selling at 75a80c. and some mixed lots at 50c.; sweet potatoes, $1.501$1.75 per barrel; yams, $1 per bbl.; turnips, $1.50 per bbl; cab- ge, $3310 per hundred; marrow squash, $1 per hundred; Hubbard, do., $1.50; cauliflowers, $2.50a$4 per barrel; ’ parsnips, 50c. per box onions, G0a70c. per bushel or $2 per barrel; beets, 21.50 per barrel. Green fruits.—Apples, €2 to $4.50 per barrel, thougk very few sell for less than $3 per barrel; grapes—Catawba, 6 to 7 cents per pound: Con- cords, 4 to Gcents; Isabellas, 3 to 4 cents; chest- nuts, $2per bushel; cranberries, $8 to $3.50 per box; Cape Cod cranberries, $11 per barrel. Foreign fruits.—Oranges (Jamaica), per box, $4.50; lemons, 3 to $4 for best; Florida oranges, 11 per barrel; Malaga grapes, 5 to 6 cts. per pound; bananas, $2 to #3 per bunch; cocoanuts, 86 to 8 per hundred. Fresh Meats.—There is very little change in prices and the trade is dull, The prices are— Choice hind quarters of beef sell at 9 to 10c. per Ib.; common do., 7 to 8c.; choice fore quar- ters do., 6 to 7.; common do., 4 to 5c.; choice dressed veal, 11 to 12c.: common do., 9 to 10c.; live, 814 to 9c.; choice dressed mutton, 7 to 8¢ ; common-do., 5 to 6c.; choice dressed lambs, 11 to 12¢.; common do., 8 to 10c. Large quan- tities of Chicago beef are disposed of here daily. Cured Meat: ‘Western sides, 17 to 1714; bulk sidgs, 15 to 1: houlders, 12 to 121g; sugar cured hams, 17 to 17!4; breakfast bacon. 174¢ to 18; suzar cured shoulders, 1214 to 1314: smoked beef, 16 to 18; lard, by $3 tongues, $6 per dozen; jowls, 83g to 9 cfs. see BRounds and His “Star Route” Management Again, To the Editor of Tur Eventne Sra Not seeing anything in Tue Star this week regarding affairs in the Government Printing Office, I have concluded to raise my voice once more. The subject uppermost in the minds of the employes of this establishment is the very uncertain tenure of employment of those un- fortunates who hail from the District of Colum: bia. It must resemble somewhat the reign of terror, of which the student of French his- tory at the close of the last century may read, True, District men cannot be guillotined liter- ally, but it may be doubted whether it is any more mercifal to keep an anxtous workman first in suspense for a season and then deprive him of the means of earning food and raiment for his family. It 1s ignoble work for a prominent officer of the government to be engaged in. And, although the major part of this outrage- ous business was done in his absence, Mr. Rounds has fully sanctioned it since his return from his western tour, proving thereby that the master does not rate any higher,so far as human- ity or even common decency is concerned,thau the creatures who serve him. I, for one, feel dis- appointed, for I did incline to the belief that he would in some degree disavow the dirty work that had been perpetrated. Well, if there is no present remedy the poor victims ot this novel species of task-masters must go elsewhere. hey must leave their families to the care of srompethlzing: friends and a merciful God, while they go forth into the world to look for work. You can well imagine the distress, the uncalled- for misery which all this will occasion, and I be- Heye you and every just man will join me in the hope that the authors of so much suffering may soon experience the vengeance ot a just Creator. While the persecuted men I have alluded to are walking our streets, inthe vain hope of finding some employment which may save them the pang of leaving their loved ones to suffer or to st while they seek work abroad, all is prosperous with those on whom the autocrat of the National Printing Office chooses to smile. First and foremost among the favorites is Star Route Brady's busi- ness mn er, the notorious Helm. In direct violation of the spirit of the law he draws his $6 a day from the pay clerk of the Government Pu Office, while his private enterprise, the Critic, is busily engaged In villifying the govern- ment and its prominent officers. This fellow Helm must have a Per isgans on Mr. Rounds. The Public Printer is et very much attached to this corn-fed product of Ohio, or he is, for some reason, in awe ot him. How 1s this, Mr. road aed good printers 80 hard to you must borrow ueaey ‘gman Friday to wonder if Mr. Rounds help run Ped office? I pen deb odaaher tater Mr. has any of the can obtatn the ory of things that were can thought to be well obscured? Heraiant profi ele doing his nga iS LITERARY NOTES. FA, THE HERMIT NATION. By Wrextam Ex- et Cone New Yorkt Chaties ‘Seribner's Sons. Washiugton: Wm. Ballantyne & Son. Just in time to meet the fresh interest awa- kened in regard to Corea by events recently transpiring there, comes this valuable and in- teresting contribution to the scauty stock of reliable Information possessed by even those best informed concerning that jealous and se- cluded country. It may indeed be classed with the most important booxs of the year. Supple- menting his own considerable knowledge of the subject by close and exhaustive stndy of all re- able authorities, Mr, Griffis,.has a_able to present in compact form and attraetiye style a work which will not only be highly ed by students of ethnology, philology and history. but greatly enjoyed by the general reader for the flood of light it throws upon the social con- ditions and daily life of a most unique and inter- esting people. In its typographical execution. ete., the publishers have left nothing to be de- sired, and the text is illustrated by numerous wood cuts and a number of maps, which add materially to the value of the book. ANDREW JACKSON, AS A PUBLIC MAN. What he Was, What Chane: he hed, and What he Did with Them. Py WILLIAM GRaHia SUMNER, Pro- fessor of Political and Social ~cience in ¥ule Col- lege. Boston: Houghton, Mifflin &-Co. Washing- B. Mohua. The portrait of Jackson given here ts as dif- ferent as can be from Parton’s fancy sketch or the imaginary likeness of “Old Hickory” stamped upon the heart of his thick and thin admirers; yet on studying it it is difficult to see why posterity will not accept it asa masterly and true representation of its subject. Professor Sumner fully acknowledges the personal hon- est and courage of his hero, but makes no at- teuipt to hide or excuse his many and glaring faults. He appreciates Jackson's strength of character and his patriotism, but is not blinded by his military exploits. nor does he hesitate to point out his utter inability to take a statesman- ike and impersonal view of the high office he filled. The book is certain to be severely criti- cised in eertain quarters; but all who read it must admit the author's sincerity and ability, and admire his vigor and clearness of style, whether they agree with him on all points or not. THE LAND OF THE ARABIAN NIGHTS: Being ‘Travels through Egypt Arabia and Persia to Bax- iad. By Wat. Penny Yoga. Author of “Nound the World Letiers.” New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. Washington: Wm. Ballantyne & Son. Considering that this is the work of an Amer- ican and that an edition of it was published in England some seven years ago it is a little sin- gular that it has never made its appearance in this country until now. That it might have done so long since on its merits would seem to be evidenced by the fact that the late Bayard Taylor thought enough of it to endorse it in an introduction written for the original edition. The route of the author is suffictenily indicated by the title. and the story of his experiences and observations Is told in pleasant conyersa- tional style, with no pretence of scientific or ethnological research. The latter part of the narrative 1s, however, far the more attractive, since that portion describes scenes and people. not often visited by the ordinary sight-seeing traveler. The book is profusely illustrated, but the reader would be the gainer had some of the wood cuts been exchanged for a good map showing the countries and places visited and their geographical relation to each other. "GEORGE RIPLEY. By Ocravies Rrooxs Froru- INGHAM. Boston: Houghton, Mifflin & Co. Wash- ton: F. B. Mohun. t Although he attracted little attention to his goings and comings, Mr. Ripley was a man who exercised far more Influence in his day and gen- eration than many men who made much more nolse in the world. And té the credit of his memory it can be said that that Influence was always for good. Neither was it less important for his country and his race that the field he chose was that of literature’ and criticism, in- stead of the more conspicuous arena ot public life. It is well, therefore, that his biography should be placed in the hands of one so compe- tent for the work as Dr. Frothingham. The story, whether told in the language of Mr. Rip- ley or that of his biographer, is pleasant and interesting reading throughout, and the book well deserves its place the ‘American Men of Letters” series. $ value to the admirers of Mr. Ripley ts still further enhaneed by the addi- tion of a well engraved stecl-plate likeness, pre- pared especially for this volume. RECORDS OF A LATER LIFE. By Frinces Ann Ki Co. Washi : Wm. BLE: Henry Hot & Ballantyne & Son. This is one of the most entertaining books of the kind. It supplements the “Recollections of a Girlhood,” published some time ago, and in- cludes the married life of the author. her subse- life in Philadelphia, Georgia and England, and her return to the stage as areader. Mrs. Kem- ble always enjoyed rare opportunities for seeing and hearing what was most worthy of attention, and as she was a Keen observer and had powers of comprehension and description above the average, what she has to say of life and society well repays the reading. The present volume has the advantage too of not being written like many others of its class, at a remote period, from memory, but is made up from familiar let~ ters written to intimate friends during a term extending from 1834 to 1848, while the scenes, events and persons who were their subjects were fresh in mind. There is added, what is very usetul ina book of the kind, a complete and well arranged index. JOHN RANDOLPH. By Henry Apams. Boston: Houghton, Mifflin & Co. Washhington: “Robert Barring a somewhat unpleasant air of assumed superiority observable in its pages, this Is a lively, interesting and useful book. As might have been supposed, from his early surround- ings and training, Mr. Adams has little sympa- thy for his hero’s character and ways, and the picture he paints is not a pleasant one; but it is well that it has been painted for all that. Ran- dolph’s career has always been involved ina rather attractive but unwholesome sort of glamour, which Mr. Adams thoroughly dispels. He leaves his subject a picturesque figure in political history, but stripped of every vestige of fictitious grandeur. His style’ is bright and vivid, and he seems to haye a rare faculty of presenting striking points. THE CRYPTOGRAM. By Jurys Verne. Translated by W. J. Gordon. New-York: Charles Scribner's Sons. Washington: Robert Beall. The interest of this volume, which is the second part of ‘The Giant Raft,” hinges on the perils environing a condemned man and the expedients resorted to by his friends pending the unraveling of an ingeniously constructed seret cypher which was to establish his inno- cence, and which is of course happily accom- plished berore the book closes. It also has some merit as a quaint picture of life in the valley of the Amazon, all done in the brisk. bright way of the author, which never seems to lose its charm for the young. THE HOME NEEDLE. By Fut, Ropuas Caunce. New Yors: D. Appleton & OR, ‘Wasjlustou: WwW. fork: orriso PEAT Apaiton & olf han Two of the deservedly popular series entitled “Appleton’s Home Books.” The author of each has already written acceptably on kindred topics, and both volumes will be found useful to those who desire to be selt-helpful, and to the large and happily increasing class’ who ter that their surroundings shall bear the stamp of indi- HOME OCCUPATIONS. uTzZ-REES, New York: m: W. viduality rather than merely represent the lavish and not always judicious-expenditure of money. , . MOTHER GOOSE FOR GROWN, FOLKS. Mrs, bo. wasnlonton? Roker Teun oust Hal: Encouraged by the popularify of this adapta- tion of Mother Goose's melgaies when it first appeared something like a dozen years'ago, and by the steady demand for it since, the author and her publishers have united and sent out a new, revised and enlarged edition, illustrated by oe Augustus Hoppin in his well-known styl ‘To The Century Company we are indebted for a handsomely bound copy of the last completed volumes of The Coney se St, Nicholas maga- zines. Nothing need be said of. thechoice lite- rary contents and splendid illustrations of pet named lications so well known to the a red well to say that the value of the monthly in this durable form is considerably enhanced by the fact that some of its best ‘stories will not appear in any other form. From James R. Osgood & Co., Boston, we have a pretty little brochure entitled “(Grand- ma’s Garden,” consisting ot a selection of orig- on | now in In all shades with thes si nee aha 2 2 ait rey 3 ei o1e with an apt quotation for each day of the year from the writings of Longfellow, the other similarly enriched by extracts from Emerson. Both are mounted on illuminated card, thus making them at once conveaient, entertaining and attractive. —————— The Dupont Statue. To the Editor of THz Evestno Stan: By act of Febraary 25, 1882, Congress named the circle at the intersection of Massachusetts and Connecticut avenues “Dupont circie,” and appropriated $10,000, to be expended under di- rection of the Secretary of War, for ‘prepara. tion of the circle and of the base for a proposed statue of the late Rear Admiral Samuel Francis Dupont, United States Navy, to be erected thereon.” It seems a little curious that this duty should have been assigned to the War partment. but n'impor Can you tell de- our readers of any reason why that oificer neglects | to preceed with the work, it being understood that the statue is in course of execution, or that funds are provided for the purpose? Nortuwest. o- WHERE WILL THE CHILDREN GO? They Do Not Reieng in Family. the Ideal From the Hertford Courant, Junius Henri Browne, faa paper in the cur- rent Hary Monthly, discussing the art and the cost of living in New York city, touches upon a phase of modern life which is not, as he seems to think, peculiar to New York. It Is a feature of life in every city. This is the lack of any place for children. They do not belong in the ideal family—ideal not in any poetic sense, but in the presence of a recognized practical cash necessity. The second necessity of life is shelter. But only afew people in the nature of things in cities can own homes; to all the rest comes the choice of hiring or of boarding. Let a man set out to secure shelter ot that sort, and, the first question being possibly as to his ability to pay for it, the second is invariably whether he has children. In hotels they are noisy, crying in their griet and shouting in their joy—a racket all the time and not wanted. In rented houses they scratch walls, break furniture, and work ruin right and left. In boarding houses their presence is the reason for the departure of other guests not soencumbered. Nor does this restriction lie solely inthe cities. In the mat- ter of summer board parents often find them- selves unable to get into the most desirable laces, because they bring children with them. £ ook over the advertising columns of any large city newspaper and the evidence Is astounding of the unpopuiarity of children. We have board “for a small family with no children;” houses to rent “toa small family without children,” and so on, always “‘without children;” and, in the “wants,” a tong and hopeless string of adver- tisements for board from people who have no children, People ask why this {s eo, and clamor vigor- ously at a state of things so discouraging to marriage, and so evidently artificial, but at the same time, in selecting a place for themselves, they will in all probability choose one where children are discouraged. ‘‘It is so much quieter, you know.” They reason in the matter very much as society does about: temperance hotels; it commends them heartily, but it patronize the other sort. The fact is that cities and city life are them- selves artificial, and impose their artificial con- ditions, One of these is a limitation upon mar- riage in its natural purpose as the foundation ofafamily. The two young people, who un- dertake the matrimonial experiment, may not find this out at first. Boarding house doors swing open to them cordiall are just the sort of people whom landle i proud of their welcome, and happy ty is 80 ready to encourage marrying, but with the cares and trials of parentage which they later assume, they see this welcome find themselves out among the other unfertu- nates who are the victims of the popular dis- like for children in cities. It is too late then, however, to retract. It isa generalrule of political economy ti when there is a demand for something obt able that demand will sooner or later be me It would seem as if the very general demand of s0 many young and hopeful people for homes that they can afford to buy would in some wa be met, if not in the citiesthen close by then It ought certainly to be that when homes of that sort are wanted somebody can see his clear to making it pay to provide them resent they are the great want in all 5 Till they ate provided, young people will do wellto Consider matrimony from a thoroughly practical view, however much sentiment they may also bring into the question, and then if they find, abundant obstacles and discourage- ments they at least can have the satisfaction of realizing that that was what they expected. —<—$—_$_-e. Mixed Marriages in Providence. From the Providence Star. Dr. Snow reports that there have been two or three applications of late for marriage certifi_ cates from colored men who intend to marry white women. Since the law was passed legal- izing the intermarriage of whites with blacks he has not received a single application from a white man who wanted to marry a colored wo- man. ee Almost Public Blessings. From the Philadelphia Evening Star. The new hansom cab, which began operations yesterday, are certainly destined to effect acom- plete revolution in our cab and carriage system, as the prices at which they can be had are so moderate that their constant employment is an assured fact. Elegantly constructed. and hand- somely equipped with weli-fed horses and neatly- uniformed drivers, they are to be regarded not only as great public conveniences, but almost blessings. Demand for a He: From the N. ¥. Tribune. “Haye you a good portrait of Mrs. Langtry?” “No, sir; [am sorry to say ! have been out of the imported pictures for several days. Here are some cheap American copies of them for five cents each.” The first speaker, who was a well-dressed young man, weat away, and the photograph dealer turned to another visitor who had drop- ped in and sald :—‘‘Why, if I had only had the ctures I could.have sold a hundrea in the last few days. I sold what 1 had at $1 to $5. Now people will have to wait until Sarony gets nfs pictures of the famous beauty in the mar- ket. Ihave heard that he gave #5,000 for the exclusive privilege of making her pictures. Edo not know how true itis. Yes, I think that there will be a great ran on Mrs Langtry’s pictures, especially it the people like her acting. I think her pictures will sell as well or better than Sarah Bernhardt’s. Many people would object to having a picture of the latter in thelr houses, while any one would be glad to put Mrs. Lang- try’s face on their mantel. We have prettier women in America, as, for instance, Lillian Rus- sell, the American Langtry, as I call her. You will meet many women in Broadway and 5th avenue that you would call prettier, and yet ou could come back to Mrs. Langtry and ac- nowledge that her head had something finer about it. well-balanced poise, a classic regu- larity and a’ provoking kind of faultlessness, which accounts for her being celebrated as a beauty.” . “Who photographs Mrs. Langtry in London?” “Downey, nerally, photographer to the Queen, or anybody else that comes along. He has some elegant pictures of her. Strange that her profile should be generally preferred when she has such fine eyes and forehead Here isa jicture of Mr. Langtry, a pleasant, solid- coking Englishman; quite as pretty as his wife.” “How do Folger and Cleveland sell? I see you have them side by side. 4 “Very slowly. Somelow people take no in- terest In this cam} bd A visit to other stores vhere photographs are sold ved that the dealers were all out of Lan; ctures and were woiting for Mr. Sarony with little patience. “They will sell like hot chestnuts as soun #8 she begins te act,” said one dealer. Mrs. Langtry’s pictures have al- ready been made to do duty as allurements to advertisements of pateut medi houses and cther unesthetic chings. —_——_—_+-o-_____ SERGEANT Mason Js still in prison, though the man he attempted to shoot has since been killed by the government. The government is yet at If Mason had been allowed to surrender the Governor of Missouri, and had of @ common soldier, he would be at ys Pictures. popular highwayman and murderer 7 THE much admired tulle veils, which are to be bad in all colurs with little chenille dote on them, have lately been replaced by fine gauze, whichis more durable than the =e From the Boston: In London a young man who wishes to be a swell Dressing Fincly on $200 a Year. ‘Transcript. tailor sells them readily to rea¢ made $200 fromthe swell. besides the profit on the saleot the clothes, andthe swell has dressed ex quisitely at sinallexpense. iain He Had a “Charac iter” to Sustain. From the Detroit Free Press. Half a dozen of Boston's cultured youths hav- ing risen to give a pretty girl a seat in a crowd- ed horse car, and sat dead still when a poor old colored woman, loaded down with a heavy bun- | die, came in, a plasterer in the corner got up and, motioning to her. said: “Plaze to take this |5 I offered it to the young leddy over but she took one that seat, mum. yander when she got In, masher, and i've got a chara There being nothing to sa: , hothing was said. promrr ACTION I8 NEEDED WHEN CRAMPED. DON'T EXPERIMENT ON YOURSELVES. YOU NEED RELIEF AT ONCE! toa tailor, offering him €200 a year toclothe him. Tie tailor keeps him supplied | with new suits as fast as the swell retarns the old ones, which he eamnot keep more than a month. ‘They are butlittle ifany worn and the ly-made clothing houses. Atthe end of the year the tailor has the folks wboord the car moight think 1 was a Ater to sustain.” | L= OF LETTERS REMAINING IN THE WASHINGTON CITY POST OFFICE, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1882. ae ae. 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