Evening Star Newspaper, October 31, 1885, Page 3

THE EVENING STAR HOME MATTERS. MoW TO MAKE THE SKIN SMOOTH—PREVENT. ENG OIL FROM RXUDING FROM LAMPS—OTHER HOUSEHOLD HINTS—OYSTER FRICASSR—AF- TERNOON TEA CAKES — OLD-FASHIONED CHICKEN Por-PrE. FLANNEL WASH RAGS are the latest toflet fancy. They are said to make the skin satiny smenth. iy Yoo Wisi to pour boiling hot liquid into ‘@ glass jar or tumbler it can be safely done bs Baiting a spoon ip the dish before you pour, raught of id uir must not reach itt ADD To THE CoVJRED BRICK used as a weight for uolding a door open a strip of the covering a to the sides and raised just to admit Sad ee catmalt the foot, then liftitby the toes, Tr bs Garb that tarnished or rusted brass may de restored by rubbing it with fine emery ¢loth: or the E Se Seat vb, cies nd foully’ polished with “braxsoline.” How To PREVENT THE EXUDATION OF PeTRO- “eum Urox Laues—ii the lamps be carefully cleaned and wiped dry, and the wicks turned down & short distance below the top of tue burn- PECULIARITIES OF ORCHIDS. From the N. Y. Times. Orchids have been brought intospectal prom!- nence in the last fortnight by the public sale of the large and valuabie collection owned by the late Mrs. Mary Morgan. A great many absurd and incorrect statements in regard to the pecu- ities of these peculiar plants have gone the ro another, “truth is stranger than fiction.” The general disposition to confound orchids with pitcher plants—two groups which have no botanical afiuiiy—must serve as an a for an explanation jost bere of what an orchid feal- ly Is. There is such an iufinite variety in orehid flowers—they go masquerading In so many dle ferent forms and assume so many di: ot colors—that it is difficuls fora casual observer (0 tell one when be sees it among a collection of fare and curious plants. These fowers look like itis not by nor by bubit that plants are classified. The sab- Ue tie of kinship lies deeper than this, and showy Itself in the Inner iife, in the mode of de- ers, there will never bea trace of ol upon the oul- side of the iampa. A Martxsss Prixcuston twelve inches square, describes itself. It ls tutted, and Ix hung aguinst the wall by the dres-ing table. A guuze bug of lavender is kept in the work [mes by those who are fond of its perrume. ven in ning stockings you May Lave sume fragrance about the uct. Boney Fowt.—After trussing the fowl take @plece of kitchen paper und butter it wrap this weil round the fowl, then plunge It into bolling water and beil very gently tor aarters ofan hour, A sigaii Oulon and One carrot, aisosasmail bunch of bervus boiled with it,is'an improvement Serve with egg sauce. Now Tuar INDELIBLE Ixx Is tobe had in Many different colors, very charming effvcts: muy be produced by its use. Linen duyleys, scarts, cushion covers und, tudeed, all articies suitable for painting, may have colored de- bo og which bave the beauty of water colors witb the additional advantage that whea the things become soiled they may be cleansed. APPLE AND BuTTEx PupDING.—Put balf a pound of flour into a busin, sprinkle in # little walt, stir in gradually a pint of milk; when quite smooth add three eggs, butter a ple-dinii: pour in the batter: take threequarters of & pound of apples, peeled and cut in siices, aud pet in the butter; puice little its of buiter over top; bake three-quarters ofan hour, when | doue sprinkle sugar over the top and serve bot, | FLvuMExY.—One pint of cream; one ounce of best gelatine souked one hour iu one cup cold Water, one cup milk; one-balf cup of sugur, Heat the miix to boiling; put In the gelati end sugar and stir five minutes, or until the. are thoroughly dissolve Strawn thr ash thia muslin, press! the cle wel, Wheu cool beat in ‘the « litte ata time with an ege-whip, oF churn "in lababebusn watt ick and sti. Wet sour mold, put in the mixture and jet it stand -even or eight hours in } Seuld place. Flavor with vaullia. CuocotaTs CREAM.—Souk one-fourth pound ehocolate In water until pertertly soit, Dis geive some gelatine in boiling water. Yeiks of | six eggs. Mia chocolate wiih one and . ne-! pints milk, one one smal!’ table-p mixed with w lite mk) quick Gre until it Loils, Cool a little wd mix With the exe weil, tien throw all togcuier 10 the pot. cut the whites very stif'aad sur in With theres. Putin the geiatine. mold, puton ice. Whip one-balr; spread over top and sprinkle on dluuamon. Eco Sauce.—Boil two eggs for ten minutes, @nd when sufficiently cooked crack the shells and remove the eggs; cut them in half, and take the white. from the yelks, placing the whites into a basin of coid water so that they do not turn yellow; then mix in a saucepan one ‘Ounce of buiter and one ounce of flour, pour on to them hall a pint efmiik; thea remove the Stewpan as soon as the mixtare begins to thickeu and boil. Chop the whites of the eggs imw small pieces, and add to the milk and but ter; stir it well until it boils; a little cream may be added, ifiiked. This ~auee may be poured over the fowl, and the yelksof the eggs rubbed —“s< sieve On to the breast of the | Fox Ovsrer FRICASsez.—The liquor Is bolled and skimmed first, then a large tablespoonful | of butter to @ level one of flour is added, but wixed pertectly smooth before it is stirred into the Liquor. Putin mace and chopped parsley | and then the oysters until they begin to open their leaves,or the large leaty membranes about the bard unfolds itseli. Then the oyster is done, and tne fricassee, too. But as raw flour is ery unpleasant, be careful to bave the thicken- ing weil blended and cooked befure the oysters are added. Always remember the cooking Motio, an ster is like an egg, and can be evoked oF sott, as you chouse to attend to it Small oysters, “cullens,” do very well for a fricasee, and may even be chopped if you pre- starch (previously | SUF fast over a OLD-FASHIONED CHICKEN PoT-Prx.—Cut the ehicken as for a fricassee. Chop a quarter pound of seit pork, aud with it cover the bottom of a wide-mouthed, rathershallow pot. Next lay In the pieces of chicken; sprinkle with minced onion, and Just cover with cold water. Over this lay a thick biscuit crust, pretty short. Stew one hour and a balf: then cut by holding a red-hot ‘shovel close to the crust, or Ifyou havea stove cover thut fits the pot heat It very hot and fit It on, leaving it five minutes or so, the pot being Grawn tw the side of the stove, where it will be hot without boiling. Now litt the crust out With a fork and cake-turner, and cover to keep | warm. Take outthe ebicken, and set over boiling Baler, | Ada littie voiling water tothe gravy, thicken ‘with a tablespoontful of browned flour, | season with pepper, salt and parsley, and boil ene minuie. Then put in square or strips of pie erust, cook gently ten minutes, arrange the chicken on a flat dish, lay the dumplings on it, pour the gravy over them and cover with crust. ArrExNoox TEACAKES.—To one pound of fine flour well dried add tnree ounces of fresh but- ter,rab it well in. Add a well-beaten egz, a pinch of salt, half apint of mili and ahaif-cake Of Vienna yeast. Let this be well kneaded, put it In a bowl covered with acloth, and let itstand be- fore the fire to rise. When the sur.ace begins to crack a little, showing that It js light, divide it into half a dozen cakes, rolling them out to nearly the size of a tea saucer. Set thein In front Of the fire for a short time torise (afew minutes Will be enough) and bake them for twenty minutes in a quick oven; do not turn them over while baking. These may be eaten either hot Or cold; ifthe latter, they should be cut Into pleutifully buttered, and piled cross f not, they should be warmed in the lit through the center, spreading both jeces liberally with fresis butter be‘ore patting Phem together axain, to be cut in quarters and served very hot. Adother way 1s to toast the insides ufter splitting them, then tw well but- | ter them and serve, cut as belore, as hot as’ pos- sible.— Philadelphia Ledger. Saturday Smites. Mra, Bascom says that she doesn’t care for these fancy stained-giass windows of different colors. She i sutisiied witha plain bay win- dow.—Burtington Pree Press. After a fashionable reception, to which invi- tations are llinited, party feeling always runs high —Burtingwon Times. “Plenty of room at the top.” remarked @ dealer ax be opened an apple barrel and found Atoly hulf full. —Danswilte Breeze. A fire on Henry Ward Beecber's farm, near | ill consumed over one buadred fowis. | Hevnery will have to change bis name—Jn | Ghanapelis Journal, ‘The baseball man’s salary ts henceforth to be not over $2.00. We fear only men with com- mon schoul educat:vt» can be obtained for this | sum.—Hrovidence Star. A little boy im Michigan drowned himself in @cistern becaus:: he was booked to recite along poem at school exnibition. Moral—keep your Cisterns covered.—Burtingtom Temes. A writer “elgarettes arc undignified.” That's so, they lack In self-respect, too. ‘How can they be otherwise and associate with the class of people they do.—Binghampton Re- publican. The world is ususily interested to Know the last words of aman. {1 doesn't care so much ‘sbout those of a woman. She has had her last Word all through life.—Shoe and Leather Re Falth Doctor: Now, my dear sir, tell me Just bow you ‘eel. impatient patient, who stared the doctor In the eye steadily for hours, ip & vain endeavor to torget his io: I feel like @4—d Wok, what's the bill 7—. A Delightful Commission— Young Mr.Smythe ‘Was passionately enamored of Mins Browne, and Was squirming in his chair preparatory to a Sy when the young lady said: “Mr. Fihe, you pass Mr. Tuinpiate. the Jeweler's, home, do you noi?” “Yes,” be eli, would you mind dotog “Mind! dear Miss Browne, be replied, with a look of uoutterabie reproach; “you have but to name it!" “Thanks! Will yeu kindly ask Mr. Tbinplate If he has ught- ened the setting of my engugrment riug which Mi George #impson left with him yesterday?”— azar on’: you think this bonnet ts @ little too velopment from the seed to ‘tull maturity, and in the method of reproduction. The single leaf which first issues from the seed reters the or- chids to the same great class as the Indian corn, but the peculiarity of their reproductive ae makes of them a fumily to themselves. The queerness, amounting almost to mon- Strosity in some of the orchids, shows itself in the plants as well as in the flowers. Theré are ‘among them plants tuat ee in the earth and those which grow In the alr; there are parasites feeding on the living juices of the plants to which they cling, and sapropbytes growing at the expense of dead and decaying vegetab! matter. Sumeof them have solid leaves lik the cucumber. Another is a spray of blossoms, with just enough root tocling toa tree trunk, and no leaves. Otbers are wanting in roots, but whatever else may be lacking there are al- ways flowers, and whatever, in the economy of the plant, is weeded for their sustenance and Periection. It will probably be a surprise to such peopla to find that orehids—which we are all accus- tomed to consider as somewhat rare and curi- ous green-houe plants—have many represen tatives in our natlve woods and swamps. Some of the most curious varieties of this singular family may be tound side by side with the home- ly cranberry or growing in the cedar swamps: of the northern and eastern states. Forty- seven varieties, many of them identical with European forms, aro found in New England alone. This is a somewhat meagre eoeee be- sides the 300 varieties indigenous to the island of Java, tu be sure, but worth looking _ fter. Many of these native orchids are Insignificant in size and color, but others, such as the pink, the yellow, and’ the showy lady's slivper, own also In the vernacular as Indian mucas- sins, are very gorgeous among the delicate spring and summer wild flowers of our north- ern woods and swamps. Ap ordinary, simple flower, sucb as a rose, or 4 geranium, shows an _urrangement, in concen- tic Cats ie per different kinds Fees sepals, petal mens and pistils. e Sepals, forming the calyx, are the green leaves whic ose the growing bud; the petals, the row or ows of colored leaves forming the corolla; the Stamens, the pullen producing, and the pistils, the poli recelving parts ol the flower. The central organs afford the raison d'etre of the flower, the ealyx and corolla are meant to pro- tetand enfold them. {t is not individual life so much as the perpetuation of its kind w ‘h Seems to be the purpose of most of tue marvel- ous adaptations among the orchid family. ‘Thissimplearrangement, whorl within whorl, of sepals, petals, stamens’ 4s Is, is to be found ia a multitude of intinite Variety of shape is, however, produced by the multiplication or rather the transformation of certain parts. A rose is doubled by cultivation, but that only means that some of its stamens have been forced by culture and developed into jp This is because the flower as a flower as been made an end of. Itisnolongera mere cradle for grow! seed. In an ordinary blos- soma, just below the pisti! will be found a swell- ing.’ Into this swelling the pistil leads, and down this passageway the pollen penetfates, Moally reaching the small embryonic seed, of which It {s full, “The pollen reuches and fertil- Izes each of these bodies, called ovules, and then they develop into perfect seed, and not till then In many plants it ts important that there should be cross-fertilization in order that the seed may be vigorous. The devices by which the pollen of one flower or plant is brought to the pistil of another are infinite, but there Is no. one family of plants so wonderful in this way as the orchids. There are, or would be, fifteen organs in an orchid flower ifsome ot them bad not become confluent—three sepals, three petals, six stamens, and three pistils. The sepals, in: stead of being green, are colored like petals, and alternate with them in making the flower. Of the three petaly two are natural, the third has Incorporated into itseli two stamens, the re- mainder of the stamens, four in number, and the three pistils having all grown together into one organ called the column. The modified Slower thus hus seven Instead of fitieen organs. The extraordinary development of the modified petal, the labellum, and of the column consti. | tute most of the pecaliarities in the orm of orehid blossoms, The dove in the flower of the Holy Spirit, the frog iu the frog orchid, the man in the man orchid, are only queer forms as- sumed by the column, while res _mblance to birds, butterfties, le bees, ants, spiders and xraashoppers is m: usually by the labellum and column together. In one Australian va- riety the labellum looks like @ long curled ostrich ‘eather beautifully colored with rose and violet. The labeiium if it stood naturally would beat the top of the flower, but the stem or ovary gives a half twist, bringing this leaf down to the lower part. The twist seems to be very im- portant in the eyes of the orchid femal for where the lavellum is wanted on top the fiat gives a whole twist and brings it up again, on the principle that two ni tives make « posi- tive. All these peculiarities ofstructure are not for their own sake; they have & purpose, and serve to bring together pollen and ovules, usually from one flower to another, Cross fertilization, for some reason, seems more neces- sary to orehids than to most otiier plants, In some cases the pollen of an orchid fs impotent to fertilize its own ovules, and in a few it seven poisonous, The orchid flower is 4 most ingenious trap baited with color and perfume and honey, So arranged that iu reaching the honey the in- sect which frequents the flower must brash by the pollen, and usually carry Itoi. In most flowers the polien is in loose grains; In the or- chid itis bound into iittle | by elastic threads to prevent waste, as we shull see. The column has upon ‘it two sticky spots, all that is leit of the Incorporated pistil gud two pollen masses; {hese grow on a tiny stem which euds below iu a sticky ball, and ure inclosed be- hind a trap door. The whole of the pollinia, as ball, stem and yas imsses are called, isnot unlike the tree In a child's toy villuge. ' Let us Suppose a bee,enticed by the color and fra- grance of an orchid, to alight, she would find a Matural resting place on the large projecting labellam. Here there are guiding ri to Keep herin the straiht and narrow way that ik Is to the honey pouch. In reaching tbut her head touches the spring of the trap door, which fies open. Her head now presses against the sticky base of the pollinia. Asshe sucks the base is giued tightly on her head, and she with- draws her head adorned with a topknot, Ifthe pollinja remained in the same position, it is easy to see that as the bee entered another ower It would impinge upon another pollen mass and do nogood. But itdoes not remain as it was; Ina few seconds It bends forward at exactly sucb an angie that, upon entering the second flower of the same Kind, the pollen strikes the sticky oy on the column and while the bee is sucking it becomes glued there, ‘The bee sees to it that itis the same kind of a flower, they visit only one Kind on each trip— Uney never mix their drinks. If by avy chance the bee withdraws its head before the pollen is glued fast to the pistil it Is not lost, as the elastic threads id itfast till the bee visits another flower, ‘This ts one of the ampere of all the provi+ sions in the orchid family for cros~fertilization, The (sagen of structure, which has won pupular tavor, 1s only an outward and visible Sign of a corresponding peculiarity of function that has made this family especially interest- ing to scientific investigators. Darwin con- fewsed, aiter study! ids for 20 years, toa hesitution in pronouncing himself fully. so- quainted with » single plant. Itis to bis long years of patient study and close observation that we owe most of whut is generally known about orchids. Not that he was the only worker in the fleid, but that he was the onl; ‘one of them all who seemed able to instruct an to charm the ordinary reader, without @ny sac- Fifce of scleatitic accuracy. a e number of seed iuced on a single orchid flower is beyond belief. Darwin estl- mated that on a common English orchid there were 186,000 seeds formed. This, endrmous as it in, ts quite eclipwed by an estimate made Dy T that @ single blossom bad produ 1,756,000 seeds. At this rate of increase th one seed which had produced that plant would cover the eurth from pole to pole with a dense growth in the fourth generation, This state- ment s0 lar from being un exaggeration, is v greatly within bounds. And’ yel, with ‘all thi Provision against extinction, orebids are rare plants. Why this is so we do hot know. There are some very singular modes of fertilization apart from the structure of the plant and insect age! One orchid, a native of Australa, is never thoroughly fertilized Ull_w bush fire has passed over it. The absurd disproportion be- tween canse and eil-ct reminds one of of blessed memory, who never thoughtof wast young for me?” inquired Sirs. Shuttle of Job, as ‘she was duing ber tinal “prinking” before going out. “Never mind if it is You won't have Worn it more than six weeks before it will be "Woo old’ aud you will want @ new one.”"—Hare ford i’ost. ‘fam soprano.” said sbe, “And whenever I go up t0| “tr basso,” asd SANG Sttuevcr' go down toa, Theorchetre {be proscentam quakes, And the gailery yells at mie. ing his pig without burn: his house down as fresciag tor the dainty. Pbis plant would sult the c.linate of sheol! ‘There is nv farnlly of flowers which show more gorgcousness und Variety of color than do or chids, Tue zreat racemes of blossoms are of the most exquisite tliac and rose, lemon color and Stange, spotted, airiped” ana color, Sometimes the combi: Farest color amoug flowers, bi is ve mon among the orchid family, Rich petals, either unmarked or Or orange splotched with da, In this case, however, as in many, mere similarity of flower or leaf A QUEER STORY. ‘Correspondence of the N. Y. Commteial Advertiser. SYRacusE, October 17, 1885.—On @ train between Rochester and Syracuse I happened the other day to occupy a seat with # middle- ‘aged man, who carried a small flower pot con- taining @ little plant, for whose safety he Seemed extremely solicitous, During the first halfot the Journey there was but scant conver. Setion between us, each being preoccupied with his own thoughts; but, as I am Interested in botany, I began to look more closely at my fellow-traveler’s plant, and finally became quite absorbed In It, It was a species of fern with which I was wholly unacquainted. “May I ask what kind of fern that 1s,and where it grows?” I inguired at last. ‘That is more than { can tell you,” he repifed, “but I venture to say there is no other like It in {np nd Rescuntha sae Cope en re, | the world.” ike birds and butterflies an rs Naturally, I became curl ked ques- ible noting elao in the vegetable or animal | yon. The whiowing ak cyuopis of hi Te- world. plies: COLLECTING CosMIC DUST. “I was for years in the employ of the Hudson Bay company, and spent the best part of my fife among ice and savages in the cold regions of British America. I had often noticed that the snow and ice In some localities were cov- ered with a grayish-black powder, but paid no attention to it till I read an account of an Arc- tle expedition, in which the writer stated that such powder ‘was cosmic dust, sifted down through the atmosphere from peta which is sald to be more or less filled with It, ‘AS 500n as | read this statement it struck me that it would bea good plan to collect some of the dust and see whether anything would grow in it. So I began to carry a bottle into which I put the powder whenever I found any. In a few years I succeeded in collecting quite a quantity, @boutas much as yousee here”—he held the flower pot toward me; it was about one-third fall—‘and I became very much interested in My cosmic treasure, wondering whether, ifany of our plints should grow in it, they would take tbesame shape as when nourished by thelr native soil. A PHENOMENAL FERN. “At this time I was called to England in con- nection with the business of the company, and, planting a pea in the celestial mold, I locked it up ina large wooden box. There it remained undisturbed untii my return, a little more than @year. I confess I opened the box again with & good dealof curiosity, and was both astonished and delighted to see thut the pea had developed nto afern,as I supposed, for this plant was then about one inch in height. I atiended it very carefully for about two month at it did not seem to grow, Que day I stirred up the dust (it bad bitherto been undisturbed), and to my extreme astonishment brought to light the pea I had planted, as dry and unsprouted as though it had been buried in dry sand, I ex: amined the pea carefully. was wholly an- affected,and the fern must have had some other origin, There is no doubt about that.” “Have you any idea how it originated there?” Lasked. “Well, yes; I am confident the seed came with the dust from some other world.” In auswer to my look of amazementand it may be, incredulity, he vontinued: “It was eor- tainly ‘not planted In this pot in any shape. And how could a fern root or a fern seed huve become mixed with the dust at the top of thick snow and ice? That was Impossibie. Neither could it get into the bottle in which I kept it untilemptied into this pot which was bran new. And now if cosmic dust can settle upon the th, which I believe scientists regard as @ tact, isthere anything unreasot le in sup posing that a light plant seed can dothe same?" A STARTLING THEORY, “Your logic seems good, but I must confess that on first thought your theory appears fanciful.” “On first thought {t will undoubtedly seem so, but not on the hundredth, perhaps. I huve studied this matter in all directions, and I bave come to the conclusion that some of the varieties of our plants have had just such un origin asI claim for this fern, and it may be that the same fs true of some of our animal species. Perhaps the beginning of all life on earth bad such an origin, perhaps life from this earth has been waftéd to our neighbor planets as well. ‘Now another confirmation of my theory as regards this particular plant 1s that no one has ever seen one like it. No bo st that Tever consulted has been able to clussity it. Since I | became interested in the subject I’ have exam- ined many kind: fern, but never came across one that resembled tii: “How long hus it been growin; “Ten years. It grows vate wily and does not thrive on water. At the sugvestion of a friend I have tried sprbakling it wicb diluted ammonia, which seems to agree with It.”” At this point we came, as I thought, very sud- denly to my destination, and as I left the car I asked the stranger to give me his name, He replied that it was Tarleton or Carleton, Lcould now ciesiaeatess which, and he said he was on his way to England. oO. a Stock Brokers and Their Pay. From an article in the November Harper's, Generally speaking, brokers are of three classes, The first does a regular commission business; never speculates, except on occasions, ‘and succeeds best. The second are the scaipers; Who buy and sell in the hope of making one eighth or one-quarter of one per cent profit. ‘These are the physlognomists of the institu: jon, Reading the faces of associates whu have large orders, they buy with the Intention of selling to them ata rise. The scalpers are busl- est when there are more brokers than business. Too sinart to live, they usually die of pecuniary atrophy. The guerriilas are @ sub-class of the scalpers, few in number, and by making spe- clalty of dealing in inactive stocks have merly fixed the unsavory appellations of * Hell Kitehen” and “Rovbers’ Rout” upoa certain localities of the fluor. ‘The third class is com- posed of traders in particular stocks, by whose tise and fall they 51 w enrich thcmseives, in. some Instances closing contructs every day: One trader in Northwest for sixtecp yeurs Is said to have accumulated a handsome ‘fortune. able, knowing or accu ely guessing the mave- ments of the great operators, able to buy the most stock with the least fluctuation, cover- ing his tracks in the execution of a large orde! by purchasing in small quantities and by shrewd selling at the sume time. = Washinzton E. Counor, partner and broker of Jay Gould, does presumably the largest brokerage business in the exchans The compensation patd to commission bro- kers ought to be sutisfuctory. It is 4 of 1 per cent upon the purchase aid upon the sale of all securities other than government bonds, es timated at par value, when made for a party who is not a member of the exchange. No busi- ness cun be done tor less than this rate to non- members, The minimum rate charged to embers Is 1-82 of 3 per cent except when one member merely buysor sells for another (giving up bis principal on the day of the trans- action), and does not receive or deliver tho stock, in which case the rate must not be less than 150 of 1 per cent. The cominis-ion on mining stocks selling in the market at $5 per share or less 1s_ 83.12% per 100 shares; if at more than $5 and not over $10 per share, $6.25; it more than $10 Pershare, $12.50, ‘To members of the exchange the minimum commission charged is $2 per 100 shares, Contracts for a longer period than three days carry 6 percent interest. Any violation, direct or Indirect, of these laws—even the offer- ing to do business at less than these rates—is punishable by expulsion from the exchange, and sale forthwith by the committee on admis sions of the membership of the offender. The commission broker who carries stock for bis cust uer and furnishes most of the money occa- sionally charges one-fourtb of 1 per cent, or $25 per 100 ‘shares, ‘Ten bonds, at par of $1,000 each, ure reckoned equivalent to 100 shares, and are subject to the same commissions, What compensation will these rates afford to brokers? For azote ending Dec. 31, 1881, the transactions of e stock exchange are com- uted to have amounted to $12,816,246,600, ks for this enormous amount were drawn and paid. The commissions thereon at one- fourth of 1. per cent would be 2,040,616, which, divided equally among 1,100 brokers, yoragre to each the snug little sum of $29,- 127. is, as related to the cost of his seat, is aimost or guite equal to the Israelite’s “shent per shent,” Not all the brokers receive this Temuneration; some receive five or six timex as much. Profit’ is proportioned to size ol sales and purchases. It is impossible, without pos seayion of an abstract of each bi r’s business, to accurately estimate the amount of fictitious sales, or sales on “margins,” as compared with Judge, be lees, and fe provabiy much mero, judge, be less, and is ‘imueh more, ‘one-half of the whole. oo —__ Putting Paraffine on the Obelisk. From the New York Tribune, Oct. 28, The space around the obelisk in Central park was closed to the public yesterday. Workmen were busy within the inclosure erecting a scaf- folding around the tall granite column, This work will occupy several days. The obelisk 1s about seventy feet high, and three tiers of scat- folding have to be raised and placed together to Teach the summit. On this framework the men ‘Will staud while applying & coating of paraffine tothe granite to prevent a further disinicgra- Vion of the stone. From the base of the obelisk She side of the shaft facing the east seems to have been little affected by the weather. The old Egyptian inscriptions stand ot as cleurly as though cut onlya few years ago. On the northand south sides of the shaft the stone 1s badly » and on the west side a great Portion of the inscriptions have been so delaced rou possible to make them out On thisside the face of the stone Is scaling and ‘deen continually falling to the have been The ideul broker is cool, imperturbable.unread: | THE CHAMPION POKER PLAYER. A Harvard Graduate Who Is Beating the Best Records, Correspondence Cincinnat! Enquirer, A year ago I met @ young man who had come out west to grow up with the country. He was graduate of Harvard and bad pleasant man- ners, but had evidently left a comfortable east- erm home with exaggerated notions of the west. In three weeks after his arrival he wasstrapped and had ail his best duds pawned. I was some- what interested In his fate at the time, Mat did not see him again antil afew days ago. He had the ear marks of prosperity about him, and I was told later he had graduated from a coal dealer's clerk as a crack poker player, and he had learned It all within a few months. Some wonderful stories were told of this young {ellow's nerve, and It was said that he had a good fat bank account, and sat regularly In a stock- man’s game, The tide in his fortune was turned by bisgritin playing two deuces In a bly game. fe had been drifting Into gambling for some time, and knew a great deal about a deck of cards. Three of the players had laid down their’hands after the draw, leaving only two contestants, The hero of this story had been winning, and bet freely on hishand. His op- onent kept seeing him and raising him, aud nally, after the pot bad grown re ‘enough to be worth fighting for, raised him $2,500, The clerk In the coal office put on bis thinking cup. He had two deuces unsupported, and he looked at them, then cooily eyed his antagonist. This lasted two or three minutes, and not 6 facial muscle move “call you,” he sald at last, throwing his deuces down on the table. They won the pot, ‘The uther man's haud was not ace high. I am told that this young Harvard graauate is one of the best poker players hereabouts. He calls @ biuffinstinetively. His luck is charmed, and the oldest and most luckless players tremble Wen they go agutnst him. ‘The great art in poker Is to Know when to call and when ndt to call, With $100 tu the pot and $5 bet by his antugonist, I once saw the best gambler in Missouri lay down three ofa kind. “Why did you not call him; it would only have cost you 35?" suid L. “He had a better hand than I did, und I would have been Just $5 out.” Men aré born gambiers, and it Is this intuition to call at the right time that makes them successful, In abig gaine ut a hotel bere, not long ago, in which five or six friends took part, there was an exciting itlustration of this delirious sort oi doubt, Every player had made good his ante, and some of them had put in afew bun- dred’ doilars additional betore dropping out, At length $10,000 lay on the table, with two pluyers fighting for it, I stood beuind one of them. He had theee queens, having drawn two of them at the start. “His oppouent had drawn three cards. The latter at this Juncture cool! anuounced a raise of $10,000, “The man wil three queens was fwirly staggered, His antago- nist might be blulag. He might bave drawn toun ace and king and caught nothing, or he might bave caught another king and two more aces, or he might have drawn to a pair and caught a full hand. Was he bluffing? That was the question, After thinking the iatter over be did not consider his queens worth that amount of money, so both Hands went to the table ruked in the stakes. I <ifd Uhat all this money was won on the fol- lowing hand: Ace, jack, ten and two sixes. The tbree queens would ‘have won by a large majority. ——_—+e+_____- Things Not What They Seem. A SERGEANT, HIS NINE ROOMS AND HIS 24 SOLDIERS. An exchange tells this story of a French ser- geant to whom was intrusted tho oversight of twenty-four soldiers, and who doubtless, had a chance to find out for himself the truth of Long- fellow's statement that “things are not what they seem.” In the building which the soldiers were to Occupy there were nine rooms, so he arranged his mén in the following manner, taking care to keep the center room to himsel?, so tt could thus manage a sort of warlike “ the corner.” found out atter- By this disposition of the men the brave sergeant had nine stationed on each face of — — the building, and so flattered himself that it was well 3 goaiteds By and by the sol- iers grow tired, and, not see- ing any signs of danger, they kuocked at the door of the cen- ter room and asked permis- sion toalter the arrangement so that they might havea lite tle amusement. The sergeant gave consent on condition that thereshould be always nine men on each side of the bouse and then retired to rest, ‘About an hour afterwards he went his rounds, and found thg men arranged thus: 3/3/38 He counted carefully. There 4 | 1 | 4 were nine on each sid@, so he went peaceitlly to bed'again, ——|——|_—__ itistledwith the conduct ned, and little finagin- 1 1 ing that four soldiers had ge for a walk {nthe town, as ——|—_ may see if you count the num- bers in the plan adjoining. a/ijea Not long aiterwards the tru- ants returned, bringing with them four triends, There were now twenly-elzbt men in the build- ing, For the second time the sengeant went his rounds and found the rooms occapied as fol- lows: “Nine 2 | 5 | 2 thought, “certainly I'am a lucky fellow to have such a —|—|—__ trustworthy set of men under "And yet there were four 5 5 rs than there were and eight more than —|— — when helastwent round. Truly thingsare not what they seem, 2|6 | 2 — Soon after the sergeant bad retired four more tresh soldiers came In, 80 the number of one detachment was increased tw thirty-two. Once more the vigl lant sergeant went round. Once more he found nine on euch side, and went back to his room without suspecting mischier. Vhy should he be doubtful, > were always nine on each side? By and by four more men cate tn, and the number in the building, was raised to thirty-six. The men were at first afraid that they would be foond out, but afer a litie hile they managed to ar alles selves so that the azic humber should still be found on each side; neither more or leas. And so tor the fourth time the sergeant counted and was satisfled, © | © | © _ Made bold by theirsnecess in puzzling their leader, the men —|—|—_ reed that hair should leave the building, only eighteen re- 9 ® maining beliind. While they Were gone the sérseant came round for the last time and found the arrangement as {ol- lows: wate 7 ojejo What _more could a man wish? There were nine each side; and yet there were six men less ‘than at first, and eighteen less than when he last went round. It is easy to explain how the sergeant was deceived. The ——|——|—— corner rooms are counted on two sides of the house at once. 4 oO 5 The more there are In these rooms, the fewer there are {nthe whole bufld- ing, and the fewer there arein the corner rooms the more there are in the house, ————_+er—____ She Was Watching Bill Atlanta (Ga.) Correspondence of Macon Telegraph. It was in the gullery of the house. The legis. lature was in session and the railroad bill was up for discussion. Two old country ladies edged down,and after much wriggling got seats. One was stout and prim. There was look of defunce in her pale eyes, Every feature seemed tobe on the offensive, Without, speaking foot, Bein ° ) Word, she seemed to say from head to “Yes, 1am here, and I have never been heré before. Now, what have you got to say about ‘The other was longand angular, She seemed to move in the magic circle of the visible au- thority exercised by her companion, There was a meek, accomniodating look in her tired brown eyes, and the althea snuff stick thrust between her lips barely quivered, she chewed so gently upon It She did not gaze about her much, but fixed her eyes upon the throng of legislators below. Her faded shawl droo] back, revealing a taded calico dregs, and a bat- tered reticule of ancient date was clasped in her hand. “Lah, Sal,” she suddenly exclaimed in @ whisper, “{f thar ain't our Bill down thar!” “And why not?” sald the prim lady aloud, twisting around and facing the people on the other side. “William Toddlekins was elected ter speak for Suapdoodle county.” Av aozen © relt- pairs of eyes were fixed upon hel erated: “I say, why not? Wiliam Toddlekins Was elected to speak for Snapdvodle county. Why shouldn't he be bere?” ‘tthe faded woman woot dows into her satchel tor another dip, “But who'd er tho't Bill Toddlekins would tap do anyhow = legislature, What's he goin’ ow 2” Dot ‘by gracious aly Mra, Bettie, be’s a ve them Tallroad men fits.” Again peer SFE MeO eae the hant ee now "bout railroad?” asked steer "round the it office corner. he angsty round & railsoad ‘bend now an’ find Fu seUrEher coaveraation was shut off for just sents oe, rcetuly Win bi ie tng, Sale avokred the constitntion fe mabe “in Silenable rights,” and moaned when be spoke @eck, and the man on the other side of the | ® .. “WASHINGTON, D.C., SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31,-1885—DOUBLE SHEET. Ovzzcor Tax WS HAVE JUST RECEIVED (WEDNES- DAY, OCTOBER 28TH) A NEW ASSORT- MENT OF VERY HANDSOME AND CHEAP OVEECOATS. WE MAKE SPECIAL MENTION OF SMOOTH FACED KERSEYS, LAPSEAMS, VELVET COLLARS, SATIN LINED, ELEGANT BLUE, BROWN AND BLACK ROUGH FACED BEAVERS, WITH SATIN LININGS AND WITHOUT. ENGLISH PILOT CLOTH, MEDIUM WEIGHTS, HANDSOME AND VERY DURABLE ENGLISH CAPE OVERCOATS. AN EN- TIRELY NEW STYLE OF GARMENT. MUCH WORN IN NEW YORK IN PLACE OF “NEWMARKETS.” MEWS EXTRA LARGE SIZES, 44 TO GOINCHES, BREAST MEASURE. WE INVITE YOU TO CALL AND TAKE A LOOK aT TH GOODS AND SEE ‘HOW CHEAPLY YOU CAN BUY A BEAU- TIFUL AND DURALE GARMENT. E. B BARNUM & 00, 981 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, Lxvorse> By Ts Wosxn EPP ERETTIT2ZZ 00 1, “DDD. ™ 88g PPE T ZO OL DD PEt Zech ee os P KER T 00 LLLLDDD ®us® GERMAN BBR OM TTTT ITT Fi 5555 Ren T 7? Py RRR gs PaiGoGe & & BBB T T ERE R R ®ss% A DOUBLE DISTILLATION OF MANY OF T) BEST GERMAN HERBS, have given “Dr. Petzold’s German Bitters” a trial and do not hesitate to recommend it asan excellent Tonic. JOHN A. ROBB, Register of Baltimore City. From what I can learn “Dr. Petzold’s Ger ters” works wonderfully upou the human sx Blood Puritter, and 1 shall prescribe it in the tu ALL CAT As a medicine, in cures of the digestive system, “Dr. Petzold's Gerraan | itters” ts Invaluable, aud es? pecially during the Summer Season should be'a house- Oi THE MILLER, Secretary to S General, ej tary to Surgeon General, ‘Washington, D.C. “Dr, Petzold’'s German Hitters" presented to me for examination have been tested. “I Ard them espectally Valuable in cases of Deblilty Convale cence, and In fact ull diseases where the use ufan exelent ‘Tonle is indicated. LC HORN, St. D. Baltimore, Ma. ‘Through the representation of Dr, John L Gfoss I wax induced to try “De Pewold's German Bitters” Tor loss of Appetite and Weakuess, wich complaints Ihave been suffering with some time. One bowie of the Bitiers restored iny appetite and strengthened me consideraole. CATHERINE M. BEDFORD, 0018 141 Orleans street, Baltimore. Use Coxe IT 18 THE CHEAPEST AND BEST. FOR GENERATING STEAM. FOR COOKING PURPOSES, FOR HEATING BY FURNACE. FOR HEATING BY LATROBE, FOR OPEN GRATES, IT IS EASILY IGNITED. IT MAKES A QUICK HOT FIRE. IT DOES NOT BURN OUT THE GRATE IT 18 ECONOMICAL IT WILL PAY To TRY IT. FOR SALE BY THE WASHINGTON GAS LIGHT COMPANY. 40 Bushels, crushed, $3.70. 25 Bushels, crushed, $2.50. 40 Bushels, not crushed, $2.90. ‘26 Bushels, not crushed. $2.00. Delivered to any purtof Washington or town. ce Prue ano quazrry rau rae sronr. $650 buys a good business sult that fs worth $10.00 $8.80 buys a reliable all-wool sult that is worth $12.00 10,00 buys a reliable afl-wool cassimere sult that is wortt: $15.00. $12.00 buys an all-wool diagonal dress sult worth $18.00. $16.00 buys an all-wool Prince Albert sult worth $25.00. OVERCOATS. OVEROOATS. $6.50 buys a man's overcoat worth $9.00. $7.75 buys s’ man’s overcoat worth $10.00, ‘$10.00 buys a man’s dress overcoat worth $17. Boys’ sults commence at $4.50 and on up to $12.00. Boys’ overcoats commence at $3.76 and on up to $12.00. Children’s suits at $2.00 and up to $7.00. ‘Children’s overcoats at $2.60 and up to $10.00. PANTS, Pants, PANTS, ‘Pants for Men, Youths and Boys trom $1.00 up, THE LONDON AND LIVERPOOL CLOTHING COMPANY, CORNER 7TH AND G STREETS. Tso Is Taz Weare For A FALL OVERCOAT. ‘WHICH YOU WILL FIND AT OUR ESTABLISE- ‘MENT. PRICES FROM §7 TO $25. NOW 18 THE TIME TO INVEST IN A FALL BUSINESS SUIT. WE HAVE THEM IN SACKS AND FOUR BUT TON CUTAWAYS, PRICES FROM $10 TO $25, 0028 “FOR CUSTOM WORK. WE'HAVE FULL LINE OF PIECE GOODS FIRST-CLASS WORK IN EVERY INSTANCE. BUSINESS SUITS TO ORDER FROM $25 TO 945. DRESS SUITS FROM $35 TO 960. NOAH WALKER @ 00, 625 Pennsylvania Avenus Aovviceze To Txvaros. HEALTH AND STRENGTH REGAINED. clo fi Sus NERVOUS INVALIDS, and others Beek- i aud Bheray- ate advieed to sea view.” a large illustrated Journal, fF ee eel Sere Seo Bam and others wp ‘from nervous and , exhausted Fy. ae- oe ee ‘aid or. PATTERN BONNETS AND HATS. Notwithstanding the fact that we carry the largest stock and are doing the largest business, we are desirous of still further increasing it. ‘We have therefore sdded all the newest and ‘most fashionable styles of FRENCH AND WOOL FELTS, IN LADIES’, MISSES' AND CHILDREN’S SIZES. BIED WINGS, VELVETS, RIBBONS, LACES AND PLUSHES KING'S PALACE WONDERFUL DISPLAY OF LADIES’, MISSES' AND CHILDREN’S WRAPS. ‘We offer splendid SEAL PLUSH OOATS st $20, $22, | $25, $28 and $30. ‘We also sell elegant NEWMARKETS, RUSSIAN CIRCULARS and VISITES from $6 to $12. An elecant line of HAVELOCKS, and Mises NEW- MARKETS at $3. $4, $6 and SG. FUR TRIMMINGS and COLLARS at latest prices, ‘We desire to call your attention to the King’s Palace 4-Button GLOVE at 75c., sold elsewhere for $1.25. We offer an elegant stock of Children's HATS and BONNETS, MERINO DRESSES and CLOAES. Call and examine our SPECIAL BARGAINS in all Departments this week. x =i NN NW Pa HERES KE NONN PAE A e er AA 7 A = a4 UL a EEE T 814 SEVENTH STREET N. W. cle Shout the glad tidings, Exultingiy sing, Victor & triumphs, ADLER IS KING. BX THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE WE HAVE BEEN PERMITTED TOREMAIN IN WASHINGTON ‘Yes, one year ago today we threw open our doors and invited ALL the PEOPLE, of whatever creed class or condition, toenter our modest and unpretend ing establishment, to inspect our stock of MEN'S, YOUTH'S, BOYS AND CHILDREN'S CLUTHING, to acquaint themselves with our prices and mode of doing business, assuring them that we did not expect | thelr patronage if we failed to convince them that we | 4; could do BETTER for them than had been or could be done elsewhere, They came, they saw and we con- | quered the prejudices that had been wrought in them | by envious and, unscrupulous dealers who speak with the venom of Pipers on their tongues and the polson of aspson thelr lips. Such villainous schemes, how- | ever, always react upon the promoters. The PEOPLE | ‘are not fools, and were not to be fooled in this in- stance. They saw through the villifiers’ contemptl- ‘ble scheme, and rallied toour support, ‘They upheld our hands and strengthened our arma until we were compelled to more than double the sizeof our ware- Tooms, and have on exhibitionas large and handsome line of goods.as the occasion requires. or the most ‘faatidious tastesdemand. For all this we are indcbted tothe PEOPLE, Weare not vnly truly thankful, but deeply grateful, and shall evidence our gratitude and full appreciation thereof by pinning our faith toand Keeping faith with the PEOPLE by PROTECTING them st all tines, and under all eircumstances, in Price, Quality and Make of Goods. We shall continue in the future,as in the past, tosell FINE READY- EDUCATIONAL. _ AND TAUGHT BY GRaH Srstem. Twenty private lemons SHOR Radrem PO. Box 404, chy AMS ty SCE AS AN IN ‘graduate of this country and Fu- GENTLEMAN OF EXPERTE sirpetor (college Tope), would lketo give privale lessons ip Math, matics, Dot exceeding 6 per Wrek, (0 persons van ‘OULBS, who’ desire to make ray MATHEMATICS ~.r ice. ocahate LADY, WELL QUALIFIED TO INSTRUCT R ‘Music, desitesa po- _ EDUCATIONAL. PRIVATE PREPARATION FOR AMENIC) {30 ESoLisn COLLEG s BY ER HUM “Prove and Vere Com) ™," "Lacuves og History, Ac. Dr. dumphrevs. whose quite recent an well me former OOS IN Preparing students Tr various codeges— 1 Oxford chiefs —is weil att-sied, has pow his eyatem as to meet both the modern aiid wore apmen! college requirements, and wisties t cerive Into tis family. on or be ore NOVEMBER Wrt NEXT. two or Ulirve well comnected and well Se Days. to whom a quiet, comfortable hg offered on (uclisive terme as moderate as *. Phillipe Brooks, in Us. Nev Dean’ Gray (Cain briige Episcopal Theclogical tengo! Rew t Sccife\B The'Atuherst College: Rev: RON Merete ). DW. Chéster Park, Roston, and to his rector, Rew G:orge J. Prescott, Crsire’ of “ood ¥ 5 2. Young women of men wishing only 10 tecelve. I- struction from himeelf and tle seisianie oan Obtale Lirst-c.ass board an rooms a few doors off For particulars addres ca oc31-2t rt (00L OF MUSIG (ESTABLISHED 1877, fs or ‘Sth st. now, ae ohare 5:30 pm osm SASS: Principal. X iss EVA MILLS 4 will accept a limited number of puptis la Vocal Susie. 0¢29-3t° 12.6 Massachusetis ave, “A GENTDEMAN WISHES TO GIVE LESSONS ately OF i a sebool best Fetereuom, Vern WusaA ly low. “Address Uox 97, Star office. ocrawe ‘ud Chotrmaster 1118 1oth st, nw, Vocal and Instramenta! Puptis rocelvedoc37-1m® M4 EV HOMME, 1014. 17108 ew. 4 races, that. nw. Featon classes for Ladies and Cientle- men al 645 p.m Ladies at Lat. Boysand iris 3:30 pam, Parisian promupciation, oFigiua, practical ‘And successful sywcen. ASS ASS A BECHLER GRADUATE oF THE AYE Stuttears Conservatory >) Music), traches Piano, armony and Hixto:y of Music. Terms moderaie. B15 New Jersey ave n.w. ae ae* VOUS EET ASD MIS MYERS WILL OPEN AVE a class for young ludies November 2d. Number Timied to twelve, Cireuiars may be bad upon anpik cation, 1784 Uist, ort “A CUASSIC SPANISH CAS LEARNED IN three months Reierences given. Call on Doctor MEZA, 927 9th st. n.w. oc26-1w* Norwoont UNSTITUTE, Daily Clas in French for Ladies from 1:30 to 230 P Dally Clasa tn German for Ladies from 2:30 to 3:30 Class (a English Literature trom 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. ‘hrs. Apply to CABELL, 1z19 Lath st. row. Near 14th. RENCH LANGUAGE — LUCIEN EC LIERE, A. M.,a native of Paris, France ‘ral “Method. “Aiming at practical and immediate 1535 1 stow. ‘osu nversational result ‘MES. HARRIETTE MILLS. Cards at Eitis & Co's, RUINGTON INSTITUTE BOARDI A Day School ur Girls, at Alexa inlies from Washi Highest e Taxes, with plewsar Mim KEBFOCA C. your x Dimi Yasar colecea am rah, Frviiclt nid Suc. Alico erences, "Apmis to Prine Spits of all ages in CLINICS AT THE HOSPITAL ‘COMMENCES SAT Isa, Surgical, by Prof. N. F.Grahum,on Saturdays at & p.m. ‘Medical. by Prof, T, B. Hood, Sundays at 2 p.m, Obstetrical and Diseases of Women, by Prot GB Parvis, Diseases of throat by Prof. J. F. Brackett. Post-mortem e:smipations a reguisr intervals by Prot. D.s. Lun! Dispensary clinic daily at 12 m. by Dr. F. J. Shadd. Providence Hospital Surgical Clinics Sundaysat 9:30 am. during November, December, and Japuary by Prof. Hteyburn. sien Clinics dally at Freedman's Hospital by Dr. ta oe: TP HE LADIES ART ASSOCIATION OF N_Y. Corcoran Building, Studio 55. Instruction "tn YOLLIERE SCHOOL 3100 asp 1104 M Sraxer ¥.W. 43D DAY SCHOOL, vor YOUNG LADIES AND LITTLE GIRLA ‘MRS ELIZABETH J. SOMERS, AM, Principal. MISS SARAH A SCULL Vice ‘MES. EUGENIA CUTHBERT, } on Assisted by a Corps of Thirteen Able Masters and ‘Teachers, ‘Highest Standard in English and Classical Stadies, ‘Modern Languages under Direction of tbe BERLITZ, SCHOOL OF LANGUAGES, Special Advantages in Instrumentaland Vocal Music, ‘Artand Elocuuon Fleventh Year Opens OCTOBER 1ST, 1885, Application by letter or personally, aa above a022-3m MS a MGERS, SCHOO Mri. wiit reopen Septewber Beal advantages tn Preach (Beriite Object Drawing RIARLEY HALL—A HOME SCHOOL Giris, near Poolesville, Md., Reopens SEPTEM- K Loth, ‘Terms “moderate.” For circulars ad- ess Mrs. M.E. PORTER, Principal. aul-sme JRRIENDS, SELECT SCHOOL, AN FL MENT. ‘ary and hich school for both sexes, 1811 I st u.w.. will Feoven 9th mo. (Sept) 14th. To provide Tor owt and progress of school @ laboratrs" ard ade Sionai ‘room for restatioas amd calisthenics have been procured. “Tue corps of instruction lunged by graduates of Vassar aud. Swi instruction in English, mathematics, and the languages is {horvuch and sufficieat to pre- Berg staenta ior our best cole. at AT 1110 LST. 6th, 1855. Uo- method) and in Bi Tor caislogue oF call stcchl from 2:30, pm. 40 : THOS. W.SIDW HLL. “hats Principal, MS P0s4 DORSCHES GER WAS and radish Sebord and Kiniersarte Pistant practios. ‘Yorewcaiare appiy 1st tata st ‘avzi-sine Weer COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE, 1023 Vermont avenue, ‘Boarding and Dey Schoo! for Young Ladlesand Little ‘This institution will enter upon its twelfth annual ‘session Wednesday, September 234, 1885. Mra. Z. D. BUCHER... -Principal. Miss Ho HUNTER Wiee Principal, Assisted MADE CLOTHING AT EXACTLY 10 PER CENT ABOVE ACTUAL COST OF MANUFACTURE, VICTOR EK. ADLER'S TEN FER CENT CLOTHING HOUSE, 927 AND 929 SEVENTH 8T. ¥. W., ‘Corner Massachusetts avenue. STRICTLY ONE PRICR, 2 Deen evenings untl Ratwertays eat 33. 717 WM H& RICH. ONE PRICE BOOT AND SHOESTORE. ‘We wish to call your attention to a few of the kmany bargains we are offering at the very lowest ‘cash prices. possible, ‘Ladies Curia Box Tos, worked bution boles.-$2.00 Ladies! Extra fine Gor: Kid. two styles. 2.50 Ladies Extra. fing Can flexible, (our own ot leacbers. meres crematoria = CAULFIRLD, MUS. DOC., 5 ‘720 17th et. .w, Fire Fiat, wid resume business October 1, 1885. eel 3m (HE BERLITZ SCHOOLS OF LANGUAG f honed WASHINGTON. me Rew or BURRS PHILADELPRIA, BALTIMORE, MINNEAPOL! PAUL oct ‘Apply wProl N. JOLY 23 aise sce eee aud Little Girls, 1012 17th si. aw. paual commences SEPT MBER 25th HORTHAND AND TYPEWRITING fuaranteed if Taught. are followed. Private Timitea. ey anaes PRACTI- scrocions ‘of Jobus & Laston, ve Cer bid ENGLISH, FRENCH AND GERMAN HOME A "ADAME HOPFF! DT. A GERMAN wrk Mi iiehe-.recomaieniaiions and. teverenoes papal hel great mater of Musle mi singing ta {ie Tre. Wiews, inthe cand ted. Rebinmann desires paplis of any age Modern Music: Singing a ler the tra ftallan metvod, She undersiand= (0 pucify the voice of sa er juoas breath, so injurious ‘0 Doth health and ¥ lee, aD tearhies All SOU™ I Thier Orgs mats ar faene Ger Parisian French, oud Englist and Ualigo. a co *\ on) OFS) WRAL VEARS EAP a7 Nc A in tenth ing 0. the plans-and organ trench-Lasin, dese ne "and" Eugieh svchost a oni oerricae Call At OF address Sits COOK SI eo ee Me easier ORGANISE TEACH PROP PIANO oJ. Sina WORE MUS. Parcdoniar attemtion tw per Seren vas those wishing to be quactied f rioters Lescbers Termsenay. 75 FP MIOROUG given in the use of ihe Ty} sess College, Day of bvening. |. INDIVIDEAL ewriter at the Spencer oderae e206 > Sh BY PRACTICE IN CLASES ater Octber 15th, by Dr. W University. “Address 71iy Stn st, ‘ocl-im' seventeenth year. Piano. Organ. Voice, Violin, Fiute, Cornet, ec. Methods oj the best European conservatories, Tuition $) Lo 80 per term. Free adv: ocs-Tm* VAPITOU BIL 2 MARY sck DAY, October 5: ‘Miss CORNELIA F. BOYDEN, Principal, PEGE SHECDONS DANCING ACADEMY, 1004 Fst Adaits—Mor ved (0830 Juvention—Mor and German Ath st. 1... Obe square from, Teachers tra ned. ocls-im W 4ASHENGTON ACADEMY OF TEDBGR A Paty, ‘Only schou of the kind bere. A special invite: tlon to All to see the method by which Jou ean soum Thomas Cire 5 gM mod fy ¥ LEWOO) INSTITUTE. CONCORDVILLE, Parting, ing Chases in Mechanical Drawing. APLE iN = N Lek Pahts Sih ee : | [y ASMINGTON SCHOOL OF FLOCUTION AND Feopeu thie school Uetober T _s V ENGLISH LANGUAGE, XN EDICAL DEPARTMENT MOWARD Mre M. STEVENS HART, Prit M y Fourtinyear beplos Ociber tt NSS oe Uraduates etodcuts after fill cStesa, pes examine- tion adored by a responutie Sera of Thorvagh Ina raion to Teachers: Mietters, Ore tora Sgers id utbers ts Ube Caltare and Develop: tient offre Vole Special advantages for the Study of Practical Eng- Ua offered to Foreigners ( muering, a at val of emmeriag, Seurering and elt pata silane asa | _ A litmited number of Stndents accommodated with board in the famully of Principal er7sm MSS.204 BOON, oF THE WASHINGTON M coneriate tnstitove, will take ponlis in vocal aod. fhstrumental muste und bas jetiods of tbe best Furopean masters tollowed Por terms and oieet pariuiar "ols Apply at 1025 Vermont ar. Mooxarp-euss DcHoo. Drawing. Uil, Water-Coor und: Chita painting, Deoo- ag ee n, principles of Desizn. Perspective and Artistic ; Sten * Bnatothy. FE MAYNICKE Prinapsl ocs len 1305 17th ot. acd 1624 Mamachusetis ‘Thiy well-established Preneh and Kagish Passlly FOR BOYS. ard Day School forgiris wil Four boys taken as boarders SEPEEMBER 33, 1885, ee 188 Kereta. W._| tyand thuncel Daartanes ee = ay Nea, 3 ‘Dally leasous in French, under the @irection of Prot. a Legs ER pe PIANO. ‘ones o C. Foritaine— Berlitz Method. enns reavonable, For references and other partion. Ne . Tare apply wt Ou 22d St nw. dime | achoters in distatt partest teesige ee eee For wcrus end oufculare ‘T. VERNON SEMINARY, MKS LP. McDONALD, X ‘MiSs ANNA ELLIS, el4-2m (QUORTHAND — RNGULAR CLiss srastons exery evening. 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