Evening Star Newspaper, October 4, 1884, Page 2

E_" FISHES AND THEIR FOES.«: + Curious Facts from the Snilictins of the Fish Commission. APLANT THAT EATS FISHES—SNAKES AND MUSK- RATS DESTRUCTIVE OF CARP—THE VITALITY OF THE CARP OUT OF WATER, &C. The recently issued bulletins of the United States fish commission contain much Interesting matter concerning the habits of fish and of the enemies of fish. A paper by G. E. Simms, jr., describes a novel and anexpected enemy to the pisciculturist, discovered among the weeds placed in his aquarium, in shape of a fish-eating " a ‘My attention was first drawn to it,” nts BR Hobbes asctstane th ‘ue Titzh eenoot, | Sir ms. rays, “by observing that several of erick Sohou | the tiny fish, without any apparent cause, were fig CITY AND DISTRICT. Chahges Among the Teachers. PROMOTIONS, TR AND ASSIGNMENTS—PRIN- CIPALS NOMINATED FOR THE YEAR, &C. ‘The school board committee op teachers have Teported the following recommendations relating to teachers, which have been approved by the Doard. Accept the following resignations: P. A. Lam- Dert, assistant teacher High school; Eiiza Bell Smith, teacher, and E Hatch, sub-as- Bistant, Oth division, Miss Lilie Lucas, fourth division, ail to take effect June 30, 1884. Grant leaves of absence without pay to the follow- : Alice L. Kern and Letta BL second div division, and a Lambert, resigned. in, subsssistants In the ‘nh schoal. | lying dead on the weeds, while the rest of the Grace Ravepburg, from second | brood looked perfectly healthy and in good con- division, to be assistan the Normal ition. At first I was somewhat puzzled at the strange position in which they were lying, and in trying to move one with a small twig I was still more surprised to find it was held fast by he head. in what I thought, when I pulled the it from the water, were the seed vessels; a still closer examination revealed the strange fact that others of the little Ash had been trapped by the tail, and in one or two in- nees the head and tailof the same fish had n swallowed by adjacent bladders, thus form- | ing with its body a connecting bar between the Patterson; Anaios- | t¥9.” ‘Thomson building, | This is a plant known to botanists as utrica- loria vulgaris. A peculiar fact in connection with at it has no roots ut any time of its life, floating, root-like branches which are with numerous. capillary and much divided leaves are interspersed with tiny green 3. were supposed by a former Lot botanists to be filled with water, by the piant was kept at the bottom e of flowering, when the water air, and the plant then rose to the iow its bloom to expand. As a these vesicles exercised no such function, their real work being to entrap min- ute erustaceans, worms, larva, &c., for its sup- port, and without a good supp! which it Is ssible to keep it alive in an aquarium, SNAKES DESTRUCTIVE To CARP. Snakes aud muskrats appear to be chief among the enemies of the carp. Reports made by Rud. Hessel, superintendent of the United States carp pends, during August and Septem- re quoted to show the destruction of WW snake : “During t nakes have appear » Miss M. M. Maher, tran’ '. ed to third first division, | | grade. third tofourth, Lida W. Hol- | Helen D. Wise. surface to HJ. bra w days a great een killed, as plows: A August 10, 1 snakes killed ia one wee! In the 51 young carp, ¥ P. Cupningha, . Amal nz: Shes 5 urth, Susie K. Woodwar y t, Mary A. Moor third to frth, M. Rawit second and Marie i. nd in the larger ones sometimes S undigested skeletons of fish. les. We can, d snake de- rp per day, for they divest v t t bird r 40 young ‘ortmal school ¢ s, Mary ¢ : quickly. “That would make for 225 snak Sock, Lydia D. carp per day. and 63,000 per week. Tit num- Le . ber fs cor » and it shows that snakes are Milton; more injurious than cranes, herons and other Wwrds. [kill them by shooting, oftentimes see- ing only a small part of the head in the wate ug beneatit water-plants. I have had tunity to s how they devour them. constitutes their best hiding-place. hoot them sittin 1 _ often in the cracks of the old wail, fed to ftth, Be: myer; first ura Shackelford; | le graduates to the | Eliza C. Fawcett and | “Ata meeting of the ington, er 14, ake of the *. 1883, Mr. cr arth , Emogene From sixth to £0 1e Secon to carp anks and . but also i ns-Ela J , Hirst to fourth; ¥ on, i. F. arth to fifth; the Linnwan ed if any of the m at to bea fish eater. embers Dr. & A said t with the fact and tha muskty Y OF CARP D! In aletter dated Char! 1884, Mr. RB. T. W. Di PRIVED OF WATER. ttesvilie, Va., March writes:—¢ On Sat- Toutler: evenix ht with a hook a carp Puekard: No. sh about four pounds. I put Nort h-tub dilled with water. Yesterday, } a.m., I put the carp ina small & 9 it with wet moss, and for- | Ae hburg by Tt reached | = p.m, 8 his morning ¥ tow nt that when | was as Tivel adopted by fish-eal- fishes is to introduce | 3for a time exerts a I€ the ¥ of course it a formi ater is di * carp pond Saggestions Relative to the Sav ing of ifuman Life. To the Filtor of Tu ING Stan: My attention has been ned in your publication of Septembe al Resurrection,” qx n the London Lane:t of September 6th, re- eof a woman filty-three found hanging eight minutes n last seen alive, suspended by a cord which e1 | the latest known appliances failed to Indicate The physician in at- . however, resolved to try slow artif- atory action. In the course of ten cation of such action the faintest fe were observed by mears The w YESTERDAY re hea to ieans. Apropos of the need of hopeful perseverance in efforts to who hay ently lost their atural breath- restore thi lives by I son ly OWN expe- ation with relatives, , Twas abrupt ing Information th anghter of the next into a cistern, cont ndrowned. — Hurric ¢ to the spot I learned that the bor till lying in the water. As scon as po gettea out and laid face upwards on , with the hands fixedly extended he head; then with my hands I exerted nuous pressure on the chest in imitation : breathing motion. The feet were im- y bared and a large cloth, dipped in ng hot water, was held to the ‘sole ards. ter, epportant- and the d This seeing the little one breathing naturally, and in a few days she was playing around as well as ever. On a comparison of notes it was discovered by the closest culation that the child must have been in the water, which was three feet in depth, at least tive minutes. When taken out the body was cold and rigid. the eyes set, the face of a deathly pallor, and, so far 8 ordinary sizus indicated, resuscitation was apparently an Hovse.—The “Two Johns” arious fun®to” good @udi- ek. They will be followed This ant little is play was also uring the past season and ative reception. The plot | clearly worked out und | prin fa | Impose! bility ice Oates closes her| , 1 view of the surprising snecess attained in here to-mght in “The | the case of the woman, by means of artificial The Leovzo Brothers appear on | Te*Piratory action only, would it be unreasona- Monday night next in the drama of “The Dogs | bie to presume that ff the blood had been forced Avenged,” which will run through the week. | to circulate by the appiication of heat, as in the Tae Dive Mrsrtm.—The Harris Juvenile | C@8¢ of the child, that she might have been re- opera company have played to large audiences | Suscitated in a less time than two hours? at the museum throughout the week. They} _ The result of mis a suspension of will be succeeded by an olio entertainment, in| TesPiration. Taking tor granted, as a matter of Which the best rpecialty artists wiil appear.’ | Cour In all such eases, that the condition of Scag saat thatanin is Loewe grad can any ba Bay positively During a recent hai! storm ina village of 7a of even thirty minutes duration Lombardy a tiger broke out of a er, bok be overcome? eage and took retuce ia the church. An amo: uility of Fesuscitation in various of peasants gathered, the eharch door was bar- | Sues oy, eudden apparent dissolution, resulting ficaded and then the frightened animal, erouch- | Worthy of sexieus conterpition te iw eae Ing at the altar, was riddled with balls from aa | Maneed contri eee if opening im the roof, dyeing the floor with his beea Duried alive through ig Lacie Jha son eee tendants prompt and proper action. Jn Phntadeipnia. 3 1, for causing | Ia any event, what harm can from a Uhe death of his ster ienced yester- | practical of tue remedies suggested? day Wo Six years’ uprisonment i ‘Wuanie. ed at the ponds, many | r snakes I tonnd from 9 to 15} how they catch the young | An old wail ne head looking outside, watching the poor | 3 held in the | etite of the | in parts of | 42 eH , bat before loag | alled to an articlecon- | circled her neck. When cut down | was continued in- | spense with | teaches | te | CURIOUS COGNOMENS. Singular Names Brought to Light by a Pension Attorney’s Correspondence. SUGGESTIVE AND LUDICROUS APPELLATIONS—A ‘MR. TIMBERLEG WHO WALKED ON 4 PEGQ— AND A DRINKLAGER WHO PREACHED TEMPER- ANCE. “Yes, I frequently meet queer people with queer names,” said a prominent pension attor- ney in answer to the question of a Star re- porter. “TI can recall a number of names of actual living persons,” he continued, “which are as. significant as any to be found in the works of John Bunyan, Samuel Warren, or Charles Dick- ens. ‘Praise God Barebones’ Is not a circum- stance with some names I have?” “Ah!” interrupted his questioner, “do you Mean names, suggestive of character or occu- pation?” *- Yes," was the response. ‘Persons whose names are associated with colors, as ‘Brown’ or ‘White, are often met with; so, also, the names of ‘Long’ and ‘Short,’ and similar cognomens are so common as not to excite surprise, but there are many instances where the appellation is pecullarly pointed and even ludicrous in its effect. For example: ‘Pilgrim Crazylous’ is a school teacher in a Pennsylvania mining dis- triet, and his name reminds me of the time when Isat in an old district school house on a hard wooden bench, just behind a shock-haired urchin whose head would have been benefited by the use of a fine tooth comb, and whose prox- imity I learned to dread after my mother had made several searching ipvestigations of my sealp.” oP, suppose Pilgrim boards round?” observed the reporter. “1 don’t know,” laughed the attorney, “but here is a man who ought to be one of his schol- ars,” and he handed the reporter a letter signed by “D. Slateeypher.” While Tue Star man studied the signature the lawyer pulled from a pigeon-hole a bundle of papers and suddenly ad: ‘ow’ 18 a colored preacher lier in the war and was w . He is now fighting Satan in an Tilinois city which is big and bad, and I un- di and has had considerabie success as a mis— ionary among his ownrace. I don’t wish to be irreverent.” continued the speaker, “but I have niet several ‘Christs’ in the line of my business. a from Bethiekem, not Judea, but applied throwzh me for a’ pen- |. Christ,’ who was a gailant sol- fiziting through tke entire rebellion, is now, I think, a clothing dealer in St. Louis. ‘Christian Bible’ is an Indiana German, who ought to bea good man, but I haye forgotten what he follows for a livelihood.” Here the narrator paused for a moment to re- Tight his , Which operation haying been ac- compli up a paper and said: He too se relation of names and in- n this application.” ‘The reporter examined the document and found that “J. S. Timberleg” was asking Uncle Sam to pension him because his leg had been rd by a splinter during an engagement Charleston in 1864, on account of which »putation above the knee was rendered o that for the last 20 years his name r A striking coin- ni before injury ly apy case was t | hat the Justice of the whom the mn aftidavita jac Walking- sald the law- tion to ment T ‘or, who found that Yering the twisting te contracted in the wir val Tho! \e4 s true of nd tha ohn Prinklazer’ never | | lager or any ot liquor in He went throngh nt the same | with me, and was wounded in the | I know hita weil, see about his and when he | sion, he made a} ing betore | ty, which he nding The speak ighted the gas, say a letter from a woman he is a soldi Her name as | out | widow, and The reporter sat “helplessly dazed for a| but recovered suticient!y to gasp “I Vd better be moving,” and bidding bts anion wondering jons as Vere de ain “John Smith.’ Non-Residents Te Schools, the Editor of Tur F In the of Tie Star for Saturday last, rthe caption ‘Alexandria Affairs--School ong other things, the sub-| Boa s, non-residents, who have | in the schools by false pretenses.” | e to inquire through your col- : similar direction has ever Will you pe whethe ‘ir homes in | in nd re- is too notorious, and for nire proof, and that, | idren of actual res d through the press and other- herto with apparently not the ct. A year ago the subjoined state- more than half ildren of school awe have about forty half e all cannot be provided with | rre are | in the District; a day schools, beeaus full-d: nools,”” ponse to this assertion. another for Tu Sra makes the pertinent inquiry: “it this be true, t it happen that the District ha ols for children who are residents of the District only during school j hours and who come from their homes in izhboring states to school in the morning and return to their homesand parents at night: | There can surely be po Insurmountable d eulty in ascertaining the actunl facts in this matter and providing aremedy. If in Washington Is indispensable to admission into Washington schools, and the term residence received from the sehool board no unusual oimodating interpretation, then there pust certainly be “a lle out somewhere;” for, very certainit is, that irene non-residents have | been admitted to the schools and are even now ving their advantages to the exclusion, no | doubt, of as inany others “to the manner born.” Strlet constructionists might perhaps claim per- anent residence of parents as essential to ad- | ion of children; but where there is no pre- | tense of even temporary, or quasi, residence, even of the children them there can be noguestion. Time was when a night's lodging immediately preceding election day was deemed by partisan super 4s Suflicient residence ina precinct forthat day’s ballot, no matter where the voter migit lodge every‘other night in the year. Possibly the children of Maryland and Virginia in like manner secnre a school resi- dence in Washington. There is a double injury resuiting from this deception: the children of Washington tax-payers are crowded out of Washington schools; and the free echoois of the deserted villages in the states, which require contribution additional to the tax levy in order to secure first-class teachers, are deprived of the money which is paid to railroads to convey children daily to the already overcrowded city schools. Justice. | i a ee Questions in the Public Schools, To the Editor of Tar Evestx Stan: appreciates ‘M's” motive in criticising the modus operandi of our teachers, to say a word greatly annoys him; and allow me to offer sey- eral corrections of his unintentional pune scholars who endeavor to procure answi their questions; it is only the drones io are such remarkable questions as he guotes given. I think the teachers give these that we should get our education only text books; and is not the teacher commendable work by pleasant and instructive exercises? Asa acholar Thave found this interesting ex- ot much substantial good, and credit, not to the teacher. The — seems to one of personal annoyance. A EP, Permit a public school pupil, who thoroughly in regard to this still existing evil, which so ments. Teachers do not give demerits ers to or the careless who suffer. Rarel! the best of motives. Even he cannot ex, who seeks to vary the monotony of the school wien very popular among industrious an of “M's” complaint, however, Ix Gronce Wasntncton’s day there were no correspon at Washington. Only a tower- Like 8 could ha baler e George's Sie mcr Wi | and go in and tt it, taking it in here, marking it for alteration, and leiting it out there. When I have finished I retire, and the lady again changes her garment. Everything Is very mod- Th | anoth | THE VIEWS OF SOME OF TE a Ne THE EVENING 'STAn:“wasHiNtoON p. C., SATURDAYSOCTOBER 4, 188{-DOUBLE SHEET. MEN AS DRESSMAKERS, Ladies Who Have Their Suits Made by Tailors. THE REVELATIONS OF A FASHIONABLE SARTORIAL ARTIST—HOW HE)MEASURES AND FITS HIS LADY CUSTOMERS — WASHINGTON BECOMING LIKE ‘PARIS, FROM 4 TAILOR’S POINT OF VIEW. p— “A woman’s much easier to fit than a man,” said a fashionable down town tailor the other day as he sat cross legged on his table making button holes ina plgeon-breasted garment some- what resembling a coat. “They're much more satisfactory to fit. There's form—grace—sym- metry; beautiful! Not all angles like men! Bab: You can't fita man. But look at that!” he cried with a burst of professional enthu- siasm, holding up the garment that lay in his lap so.as to display the swell of the bust and graceful curve of the hips. ‘Look at that. Isn't it grage—symmetry—form?” What is it,” asked Tae Star man? who stood with his head on one side eyeing the gar- ment from a distance. ‘What is it?” “What? Why a ladies’ waist. What haye I been talking about? You don’t think there is a man with sich a form?” “Do you mean to say you make ladies’ gar- ments?” “Of course. I fit dresses on some of the most fashionable ladies in Washington. You don’t think they could get a dressmaker to make a waist like that? No one but a man— an artist tallor—could do that.” “But how do you manage? How do you— How—that is, how do you fit them—try them on, you know?” asked tlie scribe, trying to hide his biushes behind a red bandanna. “Manage? Manage? Oh, yes; I see. Easily enough. The fitting is very easily managed. You have never been to Paris? They know how to do everything there. The fitting is easily ranged. Our customers are ladies who haye traveled—ladies of refinement. Fit? Why just afew minutes ago J measured a lady for a pair of pants.” “A pair of what?” “A pair ot pants. Ladies wear pants with their riding habits. They wear them under their riding skirts. This has been the custom for some time. They wear their skirts shorter than formerly—just “so as to touch the ground when they stand. Then they wear pants under- neath, nothing else; no skirts. Oh, ah, you are wondering how I manage about the pants,” he added, noticing the puzzled and embarrassed expression which had taken possession of the cribe’s countenance. “It is ail extremely deli- and You ought to goto Paris. esize of alady’s waist. the distance from the waist to tie floor. we haye her sit on a table, and measure the dis- tance from her waist to the table. Subtract this trom the distance from her waist to the fluer and we have the length of her—I mean the leg of the pants. When they are cut and basted she tries them on for herself. The fitting is all cate We measure mod managed very nicely. We make a grea ladies’ suits. “In fact, all the fashionabl particularly those who have been to Pai their suits made by tailors. Washing- ton is getting alwost like Paris. The ladies have good taste. I could name f lots of ladies—I don't know how many—who come in and have their measures taken, just as graciously as men would, and they are much e to fit and pleasanter to serve than men. And the trying on of garments? We have par- lors, and maids in attendance. They retire to a wrlor and put on the garment, which is basted vether, and when they get it on I am sent for e the custom altoxether in Paris, and is tly becoming so here.” iat is the cost of a lady's suit? depends somewhat up: 10, some 2100, some make part and mor dresses, or anything of we don’t do anytliing at be blown together by a dre: ker. We inake waiking and superintend the preparation of the better partot thelr wardrobe. Fashion- abl vs generally have quite a number of a styles of, cloth suits, and hea ks al tins. These are what we make. Some- tines we have a lady’s entire wardrobe brought here, and repair it, as it were. We change the cut of some suits, alter the looping in on arranging the drapery; and then make new suits to supply the. places of those which eannot be worn any more, and to keep up with the latest fashion.” Then we make a large num- of riding habits. We have a wooden horse which they sit on While We arrange the tolds of their habits.” “Oh, yes,” he added, drawin under him once more and running his hand over the face of his vouse. “The ladies’ costumes that are intended to fit are made by men.” +o. ‘THE DEMAND FOU SMALL HOUSER, People Who Want Homes at a Moder- ate Rental, They can his legs up AL ESTATE MEN MD FOR HO! TO MEET THE WANTS ATION, AS TO TH! MORE HO! NE! OF A GROWING Port The demand for additional houses, which the increasing population of this city has created, has been the feature of the real estate market | during the past year anda halt, ‘This gave the impetus to building last year and resulted jn the erection ofa larger number of houses than in any previous year, with the exception, per- haps, of the periods of abnormal activity which has marked the history of the growth of the capital city. During the present year, while IN THE LAND OF THE HOVAS, Lieut. Shufela€@s Perilous J in jeut. _ journey BRIEFLY TOLD BY HIMSELP—THE PRETTY YOUNG QUEEN OF THE HOvVasS—HOW THE AMERICAN EXPLORER FOUGHT HIS WaY THROUGH THE SAVAGES—TERRIBLE SUFFER- INGS OF HIS PARTY—ONLY ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY-KIGHT SURVIVORS OUT OF A PARTY OF ‘SIX HUNDRED. Lieut. Mason A. Shufeidt. of the navy, who recently retarned from the exploration of Mad- agascar, had quite a wonderful experience. As he told the story of his travels to a Star re- porter the other evening, it sounded more like an interesting narrative of adventure from the world of fiction than the actual experience of a young naval officer in the line of duty. “ For along time I had felt a desire to explore some of the unknown eastern countries,” said Lieut. Shufeldt, ‘‘but it was not until a year after I had volunteered my services to explore Mada- gascar that I was authorized to doso. The course pursued by the French in that country rendered it advisable that some steps should be taken by this government. to ob- tain information of a general nature regarding the country for commercial reasons. Acable message from the Secretary of the Navy detached me early last spring from my vessel in China and sent me on special duty in the shape of a trip through Madagascar. I had no in- structions regarding the expedition and every- thing was left to my own judgment. I went as far as that country in the Pensacola and then made my way direct to the capital, Antanana- riv Now, to give you an idea of the country and what was before me you must know that it is an immense island, considerably larger than the republic of France, with a population of about 5.000.000. The greater pare of it is en- tirely unknown and occupied by various tribes, who are for the most part utterly uncivilized and wholly barbarous, THE RULING PEOPLE, however, have reached quitea high degree of civilization, and haye extended their power through a great portion of the land, and would probably succeed in subduing the whole coun- try but for the opposition of the French. These people are called Hovas, and are entirely dis- tinet from any other inhabitants. They corre- spond exactly with the Malay type, while the rest of the tribes all have the African character- istics. The supposition is that centuries ago these people must have landed on the shores from some of the Eastern countries and settlea there. It was impossible for them to dwell near the marshy malarious shore, so they pushed their way to the elevated plateans ot the inte- rior, where they still are. They have absolute control of about 50,000 square m‘les. They are equal to the Japanese in civilization, and are a progressive, intelligent people. The capital has about 300 white resident siot ful, THE QUEEN has her palace there. 19 years old, and is a very pretty band is 60 years old, and is the pri 1. @ minister. The Hovas are literally surrounded by these hostile nations that I spoke of. They have partly conquered them all, except the Sakalavas, who inhabit the entire western part of the island. One of the most important questions that the country has to deal with is slavery. bers of slaves were annually brought from Africa, and all of these tribes Kept their slaves. About twenty years ago the queen emancipated them, but the Sal emancipation. maea run wild. As T said. I made my way to the capital, but that was an easy trip, without danger, as the civilizing effect ‘of the Hovas is considerable in the eastern part ot theisland. It was through the wild Sakalava country that my expedition proper was to be made. T'remair at the capital three weeks perfecting the ar- rangements. I had two inte Gueen, and I guess I was the fir shake her by the hand. I gained her sanction to the expedition, and I white man to saw her again, just as 1 was about to start. She intrusted to me letters to the President, which T have just delivered to him in person.” THE EXPEDITIONARY FORCE. *T gathered about me forces amounting to “They er natives or slaves, with the ex- If and three miners who volun- | six hundred, were all eith ception of my: teered to go, two Englishmen and an American. At last we started on our journey of 600 miles to the western coast. It was slow and attended with many dangerous disasters. The hostile continued the lieutenant. Sakalavas hovered avout us during the entire | Journey, but only ventured twice to make an gtinck ‘upon our party. They were repuised both times, with a los nine men. They were dreadful-locking ant s—those Sakalavas. Their and their bodies like mirrors. seemed to have no fear of fire made the attack with a savage y carried five assegais, throwing them one at a time as he ran towards us. They soon found that they could not conquer our party, and had to be content with dogging our steps, lying in wait for any poor straggler who was unable to keep up, Thad a body-guard of Macaos,who were continually about me. Some of them were always ahead while on the march, and during the fights they gathered about me and pretected me so well that I was not wounded once. It was A TERRIBLE JOURNEY. The deadly fever played havoe with my torces. building operations have not reached the pr portions of last year, as far at least a9 the numn- ber of houses erected are concerned, still there e been a great many new houses built, and amount expended was in excess of | st year. The fact that building is still going on in all parts of the city is an evidence that the supply is not yet equal to the demand. ale ay that they have no dimm- culty in rentin, A “You can gain some dea of the demand for houses,” said one of these gentlemen toa Star reporter, “by examining my list of houses tor rent, and I think that the same would be trne of any real estate agent In this city. If you ob- serve,” he continued, taking up a printed slip, “my list of houses is not an extensive one, I | have no great variety from which customers can select. The fact is, a house eligibly situated is taken as soon az it is empty. There is a good, steady demand now for nouses renting from £20 to #40, and the supply is not equal to this de- mand.” WHY MORE HOUSES ARE NEEDED. “There have been a large number ot houses erected here recently,” suggested the reporter. “I know that,” replied the agent, “but you should remember that this city is growing all the time. New residents are coming in and homes must be provided tor them. Besides times have been good and people have money, and instead of crowding together in rooms, they spread out in separate houses. So you see this pressure upon our home accomméda- tions is not only from without, but from within.” “There fs always an Infallible sign,” he con- tinued, “as to whether building operations have been carried on in excess of the demand in the return which such investments make upon the eapital Invested. I suppose that there is no city in the country Where money invested in real estate pays as largely as it does in this city. Rents are higher then they are in Balti- more, because I think that there are more houses to be had in Baltimore, in proportion of course, to the population” : Another dealer when asked if the demand for stnall houses of moderate rental was as great as last year said: “My experience is thatthere are not enough small houses in this city. The other day a smail house thit I had in my charge became vacant, and the very day the tenant moved ont { hed applications from three persons who wanted to rent it.” ANOTHER VIEW OF THE SITUATION. Another dealer, when’ asked the same ques- tion, said: ; . “The demand is not co great as it was last year, because, I think, we are experiencing the ‘usual effect of a presidential election year, and people are holding back until they know the re- sult Aes the sleet ae Be a O. that there are too many small houses and there ts danger of over-dolng the | business’ A gentleman who has during the present year built about sixty hor each containin; ferent: ot the city, tol repo of his houses were rented before the joists of the first story were In place. He said that he had rented all he had Som pleted, and thought eh = ke ten- ante for a ood many more It he joney to continue buiding a A large number of the small houses that have recently been built are rented for €20 and €25, and it is this kind of house that seems to be in ereat demand. 4 - ‘The waiters at a popular hotel this seaside summer were nearly alt college students. formed a well-organized trade union the week of the season, and when the tor endeavored Soreting minutes, to fine awaiter for pitcher, made a etrike. It jasted thi Wher the fine was retitted. iP | ont, Indeed we all had it, and my white com- ons succumbed to it. rible vomiting and retching, and utter prostra- tion, rendering it utterly in thing. It was not the fe ‘ed my men, but the complete exhau: which resulted from it. Then, too, the nat who were bare legzed, suffvred terribly from weerated The long wet grass through 4 we traveled in early mornings would cut sh, and the heat of the sun would pro- duce ugly festering sores, which rendered them for travel. ' Every day I would sit before my tent and distribute the contents of ‘The journey lasted 97 days, and when we reached the coast Thad but 158 men remaining, With 29 out of 600 killed, you can judge of the ravages of disease among mny forces. We erected sore bamboo fortifications and had plenty of ammunition, and were abie to keep off the following sayages.” “What had you intended to do upon reaching the coast?” interrupted the reporter. “Well, of course, Ihad no idea of retracing my steps, and I exgiegted to be compelled to build a canoe and cross _the Mozambique chan- nel in it. As luck would have it, the boats of a Swedish bark which had gone to pieces on the coast a couple of years before had been saved. I found them on the bank of a creek, where they had been dragged by the natives, who. being ignorant of how to use them, had left them there. I selected the largest one and went to work to repair her. Tcaulked her up tight, rigged a sail and put to sea in her four ‘of the slaves. I had no compass, and steered a westward course by the sun. 1 knew if Lcould keep on I would strike land. I felt sure I couldn't pass Cape Town, which was nearly 2,000 miles to the soutb’ard, and I knew land was as far north as I could go. It was the season of the monsoons, and there was a pretty heavy sea on. We were out ten days IN THE MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL, and when we struck land I found we were about 180 miles south of Mozambique, to which place I made my way by sailing along the coast.” “ Did you suffer any serious results trom the exposure of the expedition?” asked the re- porter. “When I got to shore [was utterly exhausted from the Madagascar fever, which hasn't left my system yet. I suffered much from prickly heat, which turned to eczema from exposure. That was gutirely climatic, and has entirely disap- ared.” “Are your Madagascar travels over?” asked Tue Star. “I sincerely hope not. I am anenthosiast on | of the subject of Mad: » and ho) sonfewhat, in improving its condition. I expect to be sent in a cou; with the President's letters ofreply and when I there, I hope eg os <= leave, in which to start some plans for the fit of the people. Thave had some big fieeaii 3 Tegeatthecital, nd las deposited 850000 ‘cap! Baring Bros. ites to make I hope to be allowed to carry out the matter, It will be necessary great many scientific &c,, with which to make a Madagascar is a wonderful country, course is pursued she will make a and be of incalculable benefit ercial world. Her In fact, E u E elie Tor comm i #2 FF : i |! principally mis- uaries, and some of the huildings are beauti- By the way. she is only Her hus- lavas never recognized the They haye immense herds of cattle, which are cared for by the slaves or and without them their herds would ad | 88 copying. lews with the Shortly after arriving to my party of twenty- | auO- | physical provor- | The simple-breech cloth was | ‘a | on| The disease is inter- mittent, and is accompanied with the most ter- medicine chest among the suffering ones. | le ne months | ex ppears e ted € queen, | an unusual! eee ee coe en a boy. “hou ion both candidates have THE LADY CLERKS. Views of a Treasary Official Re- garding Women in Office. ‘The POINTED BY GYMPATHETIC OFFICIALS WITH- OCT REGARD TO QUALIFICATION—THE QUES- TION OF THE COMPARATIVE VALUE OF MALE AND FEMALE CLERKS NOT FAIRLY TESTED YET. “You are a friend to the gentler sex, are you not?” asked a Star reporter of an official of long service In the Treasury department “How could I be otherwise,” was the reply. “Well, then, tell me about the satisfactory manner in which the woman clerks have per- formed their duties, and let us say a good word for them.” “Tam afraid your expectations will not be realized, for, to speak candidly, in my opinion the lady-clerk business has been overdone in this department, which can answer for the others. The result is that nine chiefs of divis- ions out of ten never would select a lady to do duty under them it they could help it. That sounds harsh, doesn't it? But I will try and explain how the state of things was brought about and show you that the women are not wholly to blame tor it. Under the old patron- age system women were pitchforked int this department without the slightest regard to their qualifications for the duties they were to per- form. Now, with the men it was different. A man of influence could not have the face to strongly recommend a man for a position in the department unless he was able to show that he Was qualified in some way for the position sought. That wasn’t necessary, though, in the case of a woman. She could reach the sym- pathies of the man who could get the appoint- ment, or the Secretary who could make it, and nothing more was required. Women were more successtul in securing positions for them- selves than men. They seem to have no hesi- tancy in showing their distressed condition, and if they could satisfy the proper persons ‘that their's were cases of necessity, as they gener- ally could, the fight wasover. When aman began to work on the necessity plan he seldom met with much success. Thus it was that the department was crowded with women, more than were needed. and they had to be given employment. The heads of bureans preferred to get along without them, but they couldn't suit themselves in the matter. won't tell you so, but nearly all of them will acknowledge among themselves that women clerks as a general thing are nuisances. Now. manage them. It often happens that one has strong backing. Her chief knows it, and she knows it. She takes advantage of her position and does Just about what she pleases, and her chief acknowledges to himself that she has the best of it, and does not attempt to get the upper hand. But even if there isno strong influence In the case, the chief often fails in enforcing proper scipline. He makes up hisimind that he will deal with the women under him exactly as with men, but when the time comes he cannot treated differently because they are women The champions of the woman's cause say that if that is the case, it’s the fault of the chiets and not of the clerks. The chiefs were there before the women clerks and you could hardly expect the secretary to change his chiefs because the women were nnsatistactory clerks. The trouble mainly arises from the patronage appointmen system, when not the slightest regard was paid to qualification. ‘The pressure that has always been brought to bear ou the secretaries for the appointment of women ig something enormous. Even Secre- tary Folger always had a large list of woman applicants, which be called his “distressed list,” and he never could reduce it. It resulted in women working their way Into the department where they were not wanted or needed. For instance, if there was a yacancy on the laborers’ or the messengers’ roll a woman would be ap- pointed and then pnt at s rical labor, such That was practically an evasion of the civil service rules, but uevertheless it has been done time and again.” “But there are some good lady clerks, are there not?” asked the reporter. . yes, indeed, there are, but I am sp ing generally. The women are not responsi for the state of affairs. Now that the civil s ice rules are in force, I have no doubt thatthe woman branch of the service will be greatly tin- proved. Still it isa fact that where it is dis- cretionary with the head of a div: he will have a man or Woman who has passed the civil service examination, he will almost in- variably choose the former. He prefers to take the chances of an unknown man to an unknown woman. On the other hand, however, where it isa choice ot a known woman clerk for promo- tion, ur an unknown candidate for a firs class clerkship, he will doubtless preier to pro- mote a lady who has shown herself capable aud faithful, forthere are plenty of such. I know | of two ladies in this department who are just as good as the best clerks I ever saw, and one of them is better than any clerk 1 ever saw. Now don't misunderstand me in this matter as being unwilling to give credit to women clerks. 1 mean that in this department the lady clerk question has not had a fair test yet, on | account of the conaition of affairs that i have | described. I believe that women -vill mi valuable clerks where they have routine duties to perform, or some set work, but I doubt if they prove successful where they are given authority over others, or where it is necessary for them to exercise judzment in the perform ance of their duties.” ———_o- Pe LETICS IN FLORIDA, The Independent Movement. Correspoudence of Tur Eve TALLaHass The last two'months abie change in the po! any of the regular convent horizon indicated a v doubtful campaign. I within itself threatened to break rty, while politicians of all other shades d to be intent on forming a coalition strong enough to drive them out and keep them from wer. The Pensacola cony eeing the er ahead, buried all differe aro r old leaders, and looked out for a who would be acceptable to the party at f Such a candidate for governor they tound in | Gen. E. A. Perry. Gen. Perry had many in his favor which commended him to ii He was an able lawyer, one of the most 7 nent members of the Florida bar, of unim | able private character, and, thouzh | born, performed signal service tor eauze” during * the late unpleasantn j though he was long and favorably k throughout the state, he had never take tn public affairs, and consequently had 1 political enemies. Moreover, be w of western Florida, the section en’ governor. All these things not only united the party, but bound it to Perry, so that, aided by all the democratic politicians, he has been able to carry on an enthusiastic campaign. The record of the democratic party during the pres- ent administration of Goy. Bloxham. and du- ring that of his predecessor, ex-Gov. Drew, has deen very good, and acceptable to the people generally; the state has prospered as she | hever prospered before, her railroads haye been deubled, her taxes reduced from 1214 to 4 milis, her school funds greatly increased. while no frauds, thefts or embezziements have been dis- closed. All this has greatly assisted Gen. Perry. While the democrats have had smooth saili it has been almost the reverse with the repub- licans. Inthe first place they brouzht out no regular ticket of their own, but at their cc: vention helél in Tallahassee, July 26th, endo} Pope and Greeley for governor and_lieut governor, candidates brought out by the ine pendents, a new organization, without any very inarked principles, and made up mostly ot disappointed men. This coalition though almost unanimously endorsed by the c posed by a few of the oldest and Sran. September 29, 1884. wrought a rem of Florida. They | oi Til tell you why. One reason is that they can't divest himself ot the idea that they must be | ision whether | i — A Simple Instrument for Short Lines sound being conveyed by the vibration of the Wire from one diaphragm to another. It Isa modification of the toy sold in the streets, and may be serviceable over short lines not exceed- ing two or three miles in length. The aitculty in the “acoustic” type of telephones has always been the destructive effect of the weather the diaphragms, and the trouble tn suspending a long wire so that the wire would vibrate free- ly along its whole length. The inventor of this new fnstrament says that his telephone hasnow been in use between No. 67 Greene street and another office, three-eighths ofa mile away, for the last four mouths. Heat and damp air seem to have no effect upon it. The tests made to- day showed that the new diaphrazm possesses great resonance. The transmitter also acts as a receiver, and gives out the voice from the dis- tant talker londenongh to be distinctly heard five feet away from the Instrument. It is the intention of the company to establish short pri- vate wires at once, and eventually to connect ubscribers by a modification of the exchange system in use for the Beil instruments. ss TEMRAPI 1 IN PERIL. How to Chenpen it, and Prevent ite Extinction, The greatest danger to the continuation of the terrapin Hes In Its wholesale destruction by our seaside hotels and summer resorts. The Caterer for October says: There is aremedy, and but one, that will effectually prevent the extinction of the ter- rapin, Let the legislatures of Pennsylvania, ew Jersey and Delaware, which have already stringent game laws in other directions, show some desire to protect the terrap Let them enact that any person catching or having in their possession auy ter- rapin in ponds, barrels, boxes, or any other Place of device for keeping them, between the Ist day of April and the Ist day ot October, ehall be fined$5 and the cost of prosecution foreach and every terrapin so caught or found in his or her tween the date above mentioned. be further enacted with a like that persons should at any time have inth possession any female terrapin measuring ‘ess than five Inches on the bottom shell, lengthwise. Such, or similar measures would, we think, in time bring the terrapin within the reach of moderate purses. The Planets in October, From the Providence Journal. Mercury is morning star throughout the month, and will be visible to the naked eye for the last time during the year. Sharp-sighted observers may sucered In picking him out fora week after his greatest westera elongation, which ceases on the 5th. Star-gazers should try to get a sight of the swift-moving pla: utterly unlike the other planets and s Nantly beautiful, for they behold an orb where the sun appears seven times as Is ne docs to terrestrial view, and where the hes times as great as that received on this me | tant planet. He must be looked for an bout before sunrise 8° north of the sunrise point and about 20° southeast of Jupiter and Vetus. On the oth, o'clock in the morning, he will ¥ most in conjuneti seen al- nthe by eighteen bundred 1 © ‘ris morning star, and i: brilliant in the eastern sky, ¢ measuring his tair rival Ve The paths of the t anets lie near each other during the h, and their appro: rm one of the mo: conspicuously king and out- arshal on the nightly ring host bestud the sky. rest point of approac will be near enough together on make a fine appearance on the They will r jy the same time, st objects In the firm- e to be visible long alte i away in the gl morning of the Wti.they will ect, for they will then have Jupiter being west instead ot Th e between them will each planet travels in its course in an opposite direction from Jupiter is approaching the earth in towards opposition, growing all the er and brighter, and Venus js e sun, crowing all the while smaller ut as she draws nearer to supe rior conjunction. As Venus recedes, ag woul draws tear, and will soon be in the most favorable condition to eward the telescopists who make a specialty of The planets are . but z tky. about 2 | the study ot the Jovi planet w the chan; constantly tak noted, the ghost carefully looked will be as 2 ot gold his®belts be old red spot will be r, and new rifts and med asthe dis on terrestrial ain. rhiag star, and as he o'ciock Inthe ever position fur « vclination and in im a promt r i. Het a ism | one easily | from the w ol of his jast un and the F 1 the south, and is pre r during the winter, F nd is in on. art ANS nears A_ good instrame d to the right puint will reveal his pres- in the form of a small, round dise ofa blue- t morning star. He encounters M. urd towards the sun. They on on the 9th, but as both plan- , observers Will not be the wiser the distine- shines as a dish star. October moon falls on the 4th at 5 o'clock in the evening, standard time. The moon is in conjunction with Neptune on the 7th and with Saturn on the 9th, She makes her nearest ap- prozeh to Jupiter on the 14th and to | the 15th, when the bright planets and ning crescent will make charming the morningsky. On the 16th Uranus and the 17th near Mercury, th fore her cha: Our fair satelli pletes the cireuit by paying her respects to Mars on the 2ist, when three days old. The moon will be totally e The phenomenon will be visit in Europe, Asia, Africa, an: There will ‘be a partial cli The moon tise eciipsed, and the obscuration will end at 6 o'clock. The sun wiil be partially eclipsed on the 18th, the phenomenon being invisible in the United visible in Western Europe and Asia. Observers who wait patiently until the year 1900 will oniy have to travel as far south as Vi to behold the most sublime and sight ever revealed to mortal vision, se of the § —_se9—___ A Mother's Presence of Mind, From th Jose Herald, Yesterday afternoon Mrs. William. Kenneds, who lives on 4th strect, missed her four-year- old son Carl, and in astate of great anxiety made search for bi Upon epproaching the ipeed on the 4th, a8 a tutal eclipse Atlan ablest of the republican leaders. Thi the ground that the old republican party would lower itself in the estimation of the state and nation should it seek affiliation with such an insignificant organization as that of the inde- pendent movement. These leaders have either stood aloot or actively opposed Mr. Pope and his friends ever since. To add to the dis- comfiture of the re] licans the character their adopted bearer F. W. P< ‘ope pe to assist, | does not stand the close scrutiny of his oppo- je is an able lawyer and an nent, Gen. cellent to ave sown eer i % F I 5 E dwelling of Dave Williams she saw people point. ing to her little son, who was hanging to a lad- der on the windmill tank seventy to cighty feet from the ground. One little hand grasped the his mother, started to descend, while the group stood with faces bianched wiin terror, for fear he would lose hts hoid and be dashed to pieces; but he came safely down, and as he tue last rounds of tie Iadder he “I am coming, mamma,” and the overjoyed mother caught her child in her arms. ‘The electric light has been introdaced into the bew lighthonge on the island of Raza, at the entrance of the outer harbor of Rio Janeiro,