Evening Star Newspaper, September 25, 1886, Page 2

THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, D.C., SATURDAY, | ——— 5 — CITY AND DISTRICT. THE ROYAL ARCH MASONS. Arrangements for the Triennial Com- voeation—The Parade Next Tuesday. Next Tuesday the General Grand Chapter, Royal Arch Masons, will meet in this city in triennial convocation, as announced in Tre SraR. Tuesday there will be a parade of the Jocal Masonic bodies in honor of the General Grand Chapter. Grand Marshal James P. Pearson has made the following appointments: Chief of staff, Companion Robert Rall; adja- tant general, Companion M. K. Thorp; aids— From General Companion Arthur G. Pollard. + District of Columbia, Com; ; Washington Commandery, No. mpanion E.G. Davis; Colur +, No. 2, Com- ion John Wilsor ‘Commandery, 0. 3, Companion J. W. Lee, be Molay: Mounted Commandery, No.’ 4,” Companion Martin O'Connor. The procession will form at 9:30 a, m.on G street northwest, the right resting on 11th Btrect, facing south, following. order: Mounted police: grand marshal and staf bu. ay Mounted Commanders, No. 4, o. A. Shehan, EF. C., Kobert T. Hieston, efalissimo, W. I. "Sherwood, captain gen: Grai; full Matine’ band, Prot. J. Pe Sousa, die Feetor; Washington Commat tery, No.1, Ke ty W.G. Moore, E-C., John H. Olcott, generalis: Geary K. Siinpecu, captain gxtene oe. Tumbia Commande ¥yNol 2. T., E. H. Cham- . in general; Povoma GEimore, cape rs will start, mov- house, the head- when the ¢ z Quarters of the G.RA eral Grand Chap) geived with a mare their place on the ieft of” th Flages two ab then be up 15ch ennsyivania av treet to K, t eto the V Street, to I street, to On arriving at M Grand Chapter will be Grand Chapter ot Addresses of weice Jows: First, on be Ington, vy Hon. W Bo mmission gt jumbia; second, on | Grand Chap- ter, by M ~ nd high lest, and third, on beh Lodge, is M. W. Thomas P. Chiffelle, grand maste These addresses will be responued to Tespe ¢iwely by the general grand hizh priest, Alired . Chapman, of Massachusetis; the general grand king, David F. Day, ot New York, and the general’ grand scribe, Jos. P. Horner, of fsiana. The ceremonies of reception will be interspersed with vocal and instrumental music, to be jurnished by the Masonic eboir ‘and full Marine band. ‘The gonVocation will continue four days. Wednesday there will be a banquet at Masonic Tempie, aud the arrangements for the enter- IalnMent of the visilors include a trip to Mount ‘Vernon, carriage rides about the city and its suburbs. x It is expected that there will be about 250 Gelegates present, representing every state aud territory, and quarters have been secured for them ai ihe Riggs nouse. During the session of the General Grand Chapter, it will be open to all Royal Arch Masons. Preparations have alrea¢ Masonic Temple for the convocation. The halls ‘will be elaborately decorated. At s meeting of ladies at the residence of Mr. Noble D. Larner, on I street, last night, steps were taken to pro- vide for the entertainment of tady Visitors who been begun at are expected to accompany the menavers of the Grand Chapter to this city. Mrs. N. D. Larner Was elected chairman of the ludies’ reception committee, which comprises the following la- dies: Mesdames 1. L. Johnson, M. Trimble, S. B. Bond, J. P. Pierson, H. Dingman, J.C. Allen, R. Thorp, Alex. McKenzie, Wm. Pettis, B. ‘Ross, W. 3. Power, George A. ‘Btephenson, and Miss Fiore THE ROYAL AND SELECT MASTERS. The General Grand Council of Royal and Beiect Masters of the United States, will hold ‘their second triennial assembly in this city on the 28th, 29th and 30th inst. The headquar- Yors will ‘be at the Ebbitt house, where the off fers and representatives will be domiciled dur- Jug thelr stay in Washington. The tollowing are the present officers or the General Grand | York, gen- rd, of Lowis- Council: Geo. M. Osyoudby, of Ne: eral grand master; G ta D. : nter, of Onto, G. .) ailer, of ‘Tennessee, G. gorder: Robt. Van Valzah, of Indiana, Jobn Haigh, of Massachusetts, ‘Henry Bayre Orme, of Calitornia, M.; Geo, L. MeCahan of Maryland, P. 5.: Rev. John R. Parsons, of Colorado, grand chaplain; Kev. Ciaudins B. | Smith, of the District of Columbia, associate Grand chaplain. Grand Master Henry Rovert- Bon, of the Grand Lodge of Canada, wiil arrive this evening and be present at the opening of the trienniat assem: Transfers of Real Estate. Deeds in fee have been filed as follows: Bisters of the Visitation to H. T. Taggart et al., Jot 20, B.& H.’s amended addition, and lots 183, 185, 187 and part 189 addition to ‘West Washington: $4,000. James A. Main to Emily Poole, part St. Philip and Jacob, &e.; : > Emily Le Brawn, parts 5 $2,000; ar Same to b. F. Tilley in trust, part 3, 8g. 54; $—. Harriet E. > Myra Robbins dMeNabb, University rounds; $2, ". B. and Julius W. an tw Saran Hickman, loi 1 Burrville; $25. — Coruelix Krasek, ' ot sq. Kraak io Z. Tobritier, saine property: * James Kelly to C.D. Harrison, lot 6, sq. 15; #. CD. Harrison to Mrs. Jane Boyd, same Property; $. A. Sehucking & brey, pt. 15, sq. 449; 39,0: BENT Brown. ety 2, 0 York to W. P? Boteier, pts. $2,400. John W. Longdale Feaurvey of Peter's mill seat; Si Presbrey to Nation: ton, subs 30 and Diorrison to J. D. 315. Rachel | sq. 190; bn Miller, pts, G. F. Appleby 5 o—. G. W. Liniins to D.’ M.” Gooducre, pt. 19, sq. Young to. 1 Smit, I. L. Weller et al. t 31,000. “Jane Becicett 14 lo Boteler, pts. pt 1, Kelly, pt. 9, to Joseph Maus ES. York wo W. |. 964; $2,400 C Riggs, trustees, su Also, sub. lot Oppenheimer to Joseph F Sq 1008; SOL. Loulsis A. Williams to Thomas Stewart, lot 4, sq. 96 $2,365. Joanna Doyie to Timothy Doy erty on Grant avenue; $—. W. V B.A. Clarke, pt. 11, «4. s WAC. Clark, pt. 12,59. : town college io mginan, trustee: Meeker t Lu Emma M. Gil 107% jot 5. 3926.25. George- Kottinan and H. 761; S— 5, sq. tuerine Gien= Biv, pts. 10 and 11, xq. 583; $925. James Cale Jaber to W. Allen. pti, vik. 5, T.& B's sub, Dit. Pleasant; 3400. J. 1 ms to ft. W. Bpratiey, sud lot 17, I9U, $4,000. John EL ferrell cuester; $3,000. ua N. Ente, . C. Clagett et al., trustees, sub lois 43, of Washing- Smita au 84. 8 ,SS1.1s. aA Huteu: fnson, su® K, sq. 1, E i., to Lilla May Pavy, Pidasant, ete.; $1,900.50. ‘Hazen, paris’ 6 dng P, x Marr etal., trustees, to 4. € B82; $175." Ameiia Lee Duc part 1, Widow's Mite; $1, Trustet, to A.C. Clark P &. Greene, part 7, sq. tng to Jane P. We Mount Pleasant, ete. ‘Keating part, do.; +: Fardon, jot 25, bik 3. Gerinuelier to T. Sq. n. of 1053; § Gisilear, parts’ 20 and Zi, Ola George $1,000, . Fristoe to M.A. Streitberge 45. sq. 778; $2,200. C.S. Noyes to Elizabeth Je Bomers, pt. lot'7, sq. 315; $17,500. Joun Ester WH. Lakel, sub’, <q. 117; $2,500. Hearietta Smith tod. HF y, lot 6, Chichester; $700, W. Saunders to Jesse’ Bumby, pt. Whiting: ham, 2 acres; $400. Harriet it! Saunders to F. MeDLouough, sub ioc 22, sq. 190; $4,300. Doro” thes Keppetti io Adelaide M.'Neison, sub lot 207, sq. 208; $14,000. Margaret T. Havenner to Kate K. Henry, sub lot I, sq. ~ JN, 3.N, Qliver, trustee, to’same, sanie property; $1,000, W. B. Shaw to Margaret Anva Van Mater, lot 56, souty grounds Columbian coliege; $7, A. Muliowney to Sherman Platt, tot 42, Lanier Heights; $1,125. W. T. Garrison to G. J. Bevsier, lows 5 ‘and 6, sq. nw. 1033; 8— J. Penrod wo Josepn Kt kdson, lot 64, : 7,270. G. E. Green to Charies’A. Elliot, tot 19, Girls’ Portion; 8. C. W. O'Neill to Betsy L. Wooley, pt. 24; sq. 990; 8. C. H. Parker to J. F. Forsytue, pts. 17 and 15, sq. 593; $1,500. ‘Thomas Stewart to'D. A. Hoe, pt. 4, sq.'965; 16.75. 5. I, Rounds to W. B. Matthews and fF Cranstiaw, Jot 17, DK 30 orth, Univer: ity grounds; $2,175. ‘J. 1. Arms to Margaret GieSty, part dt. oy sa. dit p1,100. Wen Seupveil to Jerome Sweeney, sub lot 46, sq. ‘FS2, $4,000. Jerome Sweeney to J. L. Barvour, Sud 15, 0q. 536; $2,700. A. C. Clark to Fidelis Hi. Trow, sub 10, sq: 896; $1,420.82. _D. Ritten- 16 W. HK. Deevic, sibs 27 and 28, sq. W. T. Biren to Lsane Birch, sub’ lots Gddition to West Washington; J.B. Bailey 10 G. J. Bossier, lot 1, sq 033; 3. J. H. Rogers to A. A. Birney, 102 and’ 105 and part 88, Lon, Joseph Repetti to. J. Has 23; 3—. G. W. Brown to Allen | are in a flithy condition; | of the | schools in eity through MYBRIDS AND CATERPILLARS. Twe Subjects Talked About by the Hortieulturists. At the meeting of the District Horticultural Society Wednesday, when Mr. Saul exhibited an apple be had taken from a peach tree, and it was found to have been stuck on the tree by hand, a discussion as to the possibility of grow- ing apples on peach trees followed. Mr. J. TC. Clark said that it was impossible tograft an apple on a peachor a peach on an apple, but almonds, nectarines, peaches, and other fruit with pits will amalgamate. Mr. Saul said that the pear or apple and seeded fruit will do the same; that the wild goose plum will fraternize better with other trees, and plums will affect peaches; that the early peaches are affected by the native plum, and apricots will affect other fralt, Mr. Curtis said he had seen pears, apples and quinces budded on the wild plum, and it was well known that the original fea was a knotty fruit like the thorn apple. It was impossibie to get the trait of one class to mix with another. and, theretore an aj = tree but Tight. be “raised” of s poach After a short discussion on orehids, Mr. Clark spoke of the caterpillar, saying that the devas- tation at his place was’ calculated to make one sick, and he believed thatthe damp seagon had sombthing to do with the Mr. Saul said that he had once remarked that insects did not attack perfectly healthy trees og plants. The vellow fever could be effectively kept out of perfectly clean healthy ‘cities, and he believed that dis- gase could be Kept out of the vegetable kingdom as well. As to the cause for the cater- pillers, he suggested that the season had been Unusually wet. He noted that the street trees were planted in holes, and now these holes are full of roots which find it difficult to get into the adjacent soil, These holes fil with water and the trees become diseased. It would seem that this was the cause, for in the country where the treesare healthy and there 4s plenty ot room for the trees, but little, ifany, damage has been done by the'caterpiliar. It is likely that Ifthe next season should be ‘a dry one that the trees will recuperate. ir. Curtis Said that the question was where ‘aterpillars come from. . Saul replied by stating that some of his plants, if put in a humid atmosphere, would show the insects. Mr. Clark remarked that the insects were usually found on the underside of the leaf in the shade, and not on the top. ‘ul spoke of the difficulty in conquering the pest. It could be done, however, with Paris butin this city, with its 60,000 trees, thatremedy would be expensiv — 0° WASHINGTON IN AUTUMN. People Who Come Here to Spend the Fall—The Seasons at the Capital. “Did you ever notice how many seasons Washington has?” asked the ticket agent, taking @ cigarette from his lips for a moment, to address @ Stam reporter. “It {s full of people ali the year round. The seashore and the mountains have their seasons. All resorts but the capital have their seasons when they are tall of people, and are at all other times empty. Washington is never empty; it is never out of season, “Just now we in the passenger business are taking a little rest. Nearly everybody is in from the summer resorts, and travel will not be resumed much until October, The people begia tocome in from the seashore the latt«r of August and are ali home by the first week In September, and from all the later resorts they come in during this month. Bat I was talking about the seasons of Washington. Don't you Know itis the most popular auttima resort tn the country? It is. People going south for the winter always pass through here. Several years ago they began to find that this was @ wery pretty place in the fall. “They got to stop- ping here ‘a few days, delaying their southera trips, Each year they have tarried longer. They begin” to leave the summer “re: sorts earlier, and delay their trips to Florida later. Now ‘it is the proper thiug to come to Washington the first of October, on the wa; souta, aud stay for two or three’ months. It wouid surprise you to know how general this custom hus come to be. Residents of course know what a delightiul_monta Octover 1s In Washington, ‘The traveling public have discov- ered this. People who follow comfort around the world have learned that itdwells here in the Wl. ‘They come here in October aud stay wotll ristmas. Then they go to Florida. From the first of October until December is the fall season, Then the winter or congressional season begins. This brings ina different set of people. It is of course the traveling public with which I deal—a different set oi people. By the time Congress goes, taking with ita part of the population, who start vif to the springs, the Suimurer tourists begin to come in, They are hot as numerous, nor as wealthy, as a class, as are the people’ who visit. Wasuington’ In the fali and winter, but aull. there are many of them. They are country ple, ‘brides and ‘grooms, and organizations, Who take advantage of summer excursion rates to visit the capital. “They travel in. sinall Mocks and tind us much pleasure in the city as the city folks doin the country in summer, They don’t stop at the first-class hotels, and that's what gives rise to the idea that there are hot many people here in the summer. ‘Here is auother tuing maybe you don’t know,” he added, as he Tiguted @ iresh clgar- retie tnd tited back iu iis chair. “Did you. know that people are not leaving the city tor the summer as much as they used to. ‘They don’t suty away as much as they did. They take short trips and make orief stays, ‘The; do not go off and spend the whole summer. ft has become more common tw stay here and Inake excursions off of a few days ata time. Bach year they seem to spend more of thelr lume in the city, They actuaily travel more, but they make shorter trips. Tuose who do go for the summer leave later and come back earlier. Very tew peopie stay away into the fall, for of all the seasons here tat is becoming the most fashionable. More wealsby. people are bere then than at any other time. _— Some Filthy Streets, To the Editor of Tae Evexine Sraz: ‘The streets in the vicinity of Dupont Circle 9th strect, uear the Cirele, has not been swept for tue past three weeks, and the accumulation of dirt in the street has become # nulsance to all the rest- dents in the vicinity. Is it the fault of the con- tractor for street sweeping, or because no pro- Vision has been made for such work, that many treets are in such a filthy condition at the present time? Crtizes. September ‘ditor of the Tux EVENING STAR: Can you not through your columus ask for a herdic to run from acertain point in George- town, say from 29th, 30th, or SIst and P streets, to, conver scholars to High school and other P street, instead of children ‘having to spend an hour riding to ‘9th strect, and transier out, along cold tide. Lknow a full couch couid be insured. HALF A DozEeN Gris, ———_—_ Some More Railroad Growis. To the Editor of Tux EVENING Stan: ‘On the 6th instant I had occasion to come In from Winchester over the Valley and Metro- politan branches B. and 0. R,R.,and was obliged to make the same trip again on Saturday, the 18th instant. On both occasions the smell from. the urinals was so sickening that I sought relief in the smokers’ car. I have traveled over roads in mach warmer weather when this nuisance Was Kept effectually abated. On both occasions the curs were $0 crowded ‘hat gentlemen and children were compelled to stand. And on my first trip a lady with three small children was obliged to lake a seat in the smokers’ car, her ouly other alternative being to stand. I came in on the train due here at 6:30 p.m. In each instance it was 35 ininutes late. The com: charged me as high a rateof fare as I have ever Paid ior the same distance by rail. 8 Sept. 20, 1886. a Re-Whitewashing the Trees. To the EAito: of Tite EVENING Stam: Cannot the Commissioners of the District be Prevailed upon to reconsider the plan of white- washing the trunks of our beautiful shade trees? Surely there are more efficient remedies against caterpillars than slaked lime, and there is no reason to believe that the little pests will revarn every year. But the impression of @ row of Waliewashed trunks is sad and melancholy, and js as bad in taste as a whitewasted fenes would be around our public atford to make a single mistake in treating with the appearance ot our streets which thus far have suown & combination of taste and still rarely found lor similar occasions. Let us re- tain the boxes and instead of whitewashing the trunks apply bands of cotton, which have been painted with some sticky eubstancs, Such rings, while not always efficient to check the growih of caterpillars, will prevent them from Feaching the ground ‘and obtain winter quar. ters, and such as will not die on the s bands will be killed by the first frost. EB. ———+o+_____ A Natioual Band Should Play National Airs, Sometimes, To the Editor of Tux kvexine Sraa: I have greatly enjoyed the outdoor concerts of the Murine band the present season, but I wish to say that, notwithstanding the pleasure given me by these most excollent musicians, and the appreciation I have of the skill and taste of their accomplished leader, I have felt » pointment that has grown riormance. This di each concert close at least wits ae ‘national sir? 1 have no criticism for the programs re: and enjoy as much as any one the fine tons; but whiie we are given the “gems” other countries, the airs of all fatherlands, the'odes ofall clap a Why not ones Ina wlle give ie ous of eran We are a pauriotie peopl and love est of all nations, and are proud of its as bave its mi In other count other paris ot this country, national all public this 4 place in all publie concerts of THE GALLAUDET MEMORIAL. ‘The Bronze Statue Which the Deaf Mutes Will Ereet st Kendall Green. ‘The project of erecting @ status of the late Rev. Thomas Hopkins Gallandet, L1.D., in the beautifalgroundsabout the National Deat Mate college, at Kendall Green, by the deaf mutes in all parts of the country, one that promises s00n to be carried out succesfully, As be was the founder of the system of deal mate instruct tion and education in America; which has done 20 much for those uniortunates who are bereft of hearing and speech, such a memerial to Dr. Gallaudet is considered most asit gives opportunity to the deaf and damb Amert- cans toshow thelr appreciation of the grest bene- ‘fits conferred bytheir benctactorin a iting man- ner. Betore Dr. Gallaudet, by his indomitable Perseverence, had mas the science of Ge ‘speeoh, aud reatr! without the aid of life were theira tor with, ite were, Gxcluded from the prvvileges of Hehe aoeneet ap Dard of ipecctee taoet mn They are now enabled to become as well eda- cated as their more fortunate fellow-beings, and to mingle with the world so successfully that one iy almost impelied to the Bele! that helt fines have been an so far as worldly wisdona ie goaosrmen. “A wiait to Kendall Green is all that 1s necosaary to con- ——— one of — ge cenenh De Gal- let has conterred upon the mates ‘and to many others who bave been highly eda- cated. Dr. E, M. Gallaudot, the founder of the coll and til president, bacon of Rev. Thomas wade: ‘No more suitable site could be found for the proposed statue than at Kendall Green, where it will be a lasting re minder of the founder of the first deaf mute college, and will be a worthy addition to the statues of the national capital. The project of erecting this statue was originated entirely by the deaf and dumb. Three yt vention of deaf mutes from all parts of the country held at New York, it was decided to raise a fund for erecting this memorial. A committee was theroupon appointed to take ob: of the matter. jeodore A. Froelich, of New York, was appointed chairman, and to his indefatigabl ertions much of the success met is @ deaf mute, of thorough ® Practical engraver ot ability ce. Under the direction of the committee subscriptions were raised all over the country by the deat mutes and thelr friends, and nearly if not quite $4,000 has been raised. It te Intended, if possible, and there is every Prospect Of success, to increase the amount to 810,000, the amount necessary to secure such a memorial as isdesired, es) A design has already been prepa: . Daniel ¢ Froneh, of Ooicord, and the commit- tee is only waiting to secureallittle more mone; before giving the order to Mr, French. It proposed to have the statue completed and erected at Kendull Green during the summer of 1888, a8 & commemoration of the hundredth Suniversary of the birth of Dr. Gallaudet, who was born in December, 1787. Prof, Amos G, Draper, ot the faculty of the Columbian deat mute college, is the treasurer of the fund. ‘The statue willbe life size, and in bronze, and will represent Gallaudet in a sitting posture, tenching a little deaf girl, and will theteoy conimoiorate a. iilstorieat iacl- dent of great interest in the life of Dr. Gallau- det. It was in Hartrord in 1815, when ayoung man, that his interest In deat mate instruction was first excited by Alice Cogawell, the little Guughiar of Dr. Mason F. Cogewell, » prot nent physician of that city. He was at first un- successful in his eiforts to teach her, but he persevered, and after a course of study abroad he returned to Hartforé aud tounded a deaf mute college. The statue will commemorate the benefactor aud his first attempt to Instruct without the assistance of hearing or speech. —————— 00 THE CITY HALL. ef Quarters—The Civil Service Rooms. The@epartment of Justice has approved the Plav of Marshal Wilson as to the disposal of the rooms and offices in the Court House butiding. In the allotment of rooms, the first or main floor and upper floor of ‘the west wing assigned tc the civil service commission. The six rooms on the first story, formerly used by the mayor, register and tax collector, with the vault of the latter, and lately occupied by the auditor of the court, will be used by the com- missfon, as also the old aldermen’s obamber, atterwards the Orphans’ Court room, the rooms formerly used by the register of wills, and two new rooms.and an ante-room. Thus the com- maission will have eleven ordinary sized rooms apa the old aldermen's chamber as #0 eXani- ination hall. The work bere is well advanced, and the workmen are now en in putting io the beating apparatus. The commission will probably move into these quarters Novem- ber lst. The auditor of the court, Coi, James G. Payne, has already removed irom the first floor, west wing, tc three comfortable roums in the second story, west wing. ‘The surveyor of the District, Wm. Forsyth, who has occupied two large rooms near tbe center of the Dase- ment of the new bullding, is now moving to his new quarters—the two large rooms formerly used by the frend Jury aud ne fie R rooms iormerly used vy the pe jurt Suite of rooms has been condiected by doors and the rooms are quite conveniently arran, For some yeats ufforis have boca mude by the incumbents of the office of recorder of deeds to Secure more commodious quarters. Formerly this office was located in the second story, but. Was removed some years ago Ww the basement, Where but two large aud two small roome could be found, iu the northeast corner of the new part. It wus necessury to piace some of the copyists In the basement rooms of the old bulld- ing—places quite unsuitable .for continuous use. The present recorder, "Mr. Matthews, through Marshal Wilson, has ‘succeeded in get- Ung at last into suitable quarters by effectlug an exchange with the register of wilia. He wili also lake the two large rooms given up by the surveyor, with the two large rooms now used for the sessio: Cee oe Viprde and for the register of wi and two sm: 1 roome on ‘the west side of the hall, This will give the office ample room for probably a century to come. ‘Mr. Dorsey Clagett, the register of wills, with his clerks, Will Uke the rooms vacated by the recorder in the northeast coruer of tue building, and will bave just the same amount of room as at present, so they will suffer no inconvenience. pi Dales coat Another Friend to Corsets. THIS TIME A MIDDLECAGED FRMALE, To the Editor of Tux EVExING HraR: Iwasborn in Maine nearly fifty years ago, ‘Until I waseighteen I never wore (in fact, never saw) a corset. My mothér was greatly opposed to tight dressing; consequently I grew up in a state of nature. I cannot remember ever being without a pain in my side, also suffering a great deal with a weakness in my stomach and back. About that time I was visited by & young rela: live from Boston, I admired very much her neat, trim appearance, and upon further Acquaintance ound it wasdue to corsets. After mucb persuasion my mother was induced 10 allow me to have a set, just for Sundays. Very soon I found the greatest difference in mi Strength in regurd to wailing OF working, an I began to weur them altogether. I have devel- Oped from 18-iueh corset. to 24; can stoop and pick @ pin from the floor us easily as a young girl of sixteen, and, wonderiul io tell, bave Rever suffered’ trom pain in my side or weak back since I wore the corset, LBN, Herndon, Va., Sept. 21. No. 1 Heard From. ‘To the Editor of Tux Evexixe Sra: My “Good Word for Corsets,”’ published in your paper, has brought down upon poor little me a Perfect avalanche of criticism, but I write ‘again, as I want to thank the young lady sign- ing her article “A. 8.," for her kindly advice, ‘and to tell her that if ever suffer from any of the ills she speaks of that I shall adopt her Temedy. I shall at any rate read the book she advivew, and shall get the other girls to do so, However, Iam now in the enjoyment of perfect heuith, and the very highest kind of , and teel as if am quite aged onough to take care of myself, As to the other poor thii who erueat sis vin asa eeaas : being? RL B it A Donble Track Badly Needed. From the Montgomery Advocate, consideration the proposition to double track, or side track, the Met tan Branch at an early date, ‘The proposition should and th sent aate® should be masses Ate past several months it bas been the rule, Father than the exception, that trains ere be- hind ume, the ‘as ‘well as the ex) trains, nome, ena being bebind time disar- Sere FREE HE ties al Fue 5 A CIVIL SERVICE SURPRISE. How a Colored Republican Received ‘an Appointment im the Post Omice Department. i ‘The civil service law works surprises to the Sppointing powers sometimes, It is a lottery ors Pandora's box, into which the appointing power dips without knowing what be will bring forth. In one case the Post Office department wanted au additional clerk, and,as the law @irects, the civil service commission was called tapon to furnish four names of persons pro- nouneed competent by that tribunal. When the certificution reached the department it ‘wassubmitted to FirstAssietant Goneral Steven son, He wasengaged at the time, and turaed 18 over to his confidential clerk, with instruc- tions to make a selection, in'due course of time a selection was made and the papers seat forward. Within a few days a colored man: Presented himself to the chief clerk, and in re- ‘Spouse to the latter's “Weil, sir, what can I do for yout” he announced his name, his residence as in Arkansas and that he had been, under civil service rules, appointed a clerk in the department. For ‘an instant Mr, Naah was Staggered, but quickly recovering himsait by responded with « cord! hake of the hand an “Iam very giad to see you, sir, and I hope you ‘will be pleased with your position, As the selection had been made in Gen. Ste- ‘venson’s office, Mr. Nash, with all the formality ible, took ‘the new clerk in and presented Bot permit his Surprive to manifest itscit, Lewy ing ‘tho new clerk for = moment, the first assistant darted into the chiet clerk's room and said: “ Nash, how did this happen?” “You made the selection, General,” was the reply. BP deed, Tia not.” : “Well, the papers were all sent to yon and Upon their return that name was selected.” “I turned them over to Haynie,” retarned the General. ‘Then the new clerk was taken to Mr. Haynie and formally introduced, with instractions to the latter to assign him t duty. It was a genu- ine surprise all round, it being assumed that the qualifeations evinced by the clerk's papers could only have applied to & wisite residone of Arkansas, However, as the colored man (and @ republican) had been selected, he was treated with marked consideration, and he hus made a very fair clerk, The ouly complaint ever made of him came from one of the clerks in the sume Foom. He charged that the new clerk was ai “offensive partisan.” “ How sot” inquired his superior In office. “That odor which he got working on an Ark- @nsas plantation still clings around him,” re- plied the clerk, “and I would recommend a daily bath.” ‘The new clerk was delicately advised on this point, and he soon relieved himself of the charge of offensive partisanship. TOYS AND THEIR SEASONS. How the Modern Boy and Girl Amuse Themselves. ANYTHING ON WHEELS IN DEMAND—GAMES INDOORS AND OUT—THE TOP AND MARBLE EPIDEMICS—A LOCOMOTIVE THAT WILL EX- PLODE—NEW TOYS FOR THE COMING SEASON. The toy dealer was looking down the muzzle of a toy musket to see what had become of the ramrod when a Star reporter accosted him. “Oh, yes,” said tue dealer, “toys have thelr seasons. In the spring time jumping ropes and Tolling hoops are sold. ‘here has been an im- provement in the rolling hoop in the form of the chime hoop. As it turns It rings a little chime. Of late years velocipedes, bicycles and tricycles, tor girls as well as boys, have come {nto vogue for outdoor recreation {or children. The poorer people, who cannot afford veloci- pedes or bicycles, content themselves with Toller skates. The rage is for anything on wheels, So the demand for jumping ropes and other playthings of that class has fallen off very much. The jumping rope has surrendered to the velocipede. Of course marbles are a sta- le of the trade all the 7 round, Even in the holidays they are soid as gifts. Thereds no season for them particularly, For the summer. time,” contiaued the dealer, laying down the musket, “croquet holds on yei, but only the cheaper grades are in demund. ‘Ring ‘toss, another outdoor game, is sold a yreat den. Lawn tennis outiiw are sold, but the demand is Umited, and generaliy oniy the wealthier peo- ple buy them. The -quets and other puru- pierces of the expensive, ball is the great game tor tho boys in the spring and summer. Itis quite the rage now, and & great imany bails and bats, catcuers masks and gloves ure sold. Foot bull is not %o much the fashion as tormerly, although we seli some foot balls. Dumb-beils are sold to some extent, but they are not in general use. SAVING MONEY FOR CHRISTMAS, “The toy business during eleven month of the year amounts to very little,” continued the dealer. “It seems us though everybody was saving money during the year to spend tn the holiday season. Ifa child waptsa voy, ii is generally put off until Christmas time. ‘Boys come in even as early as this to price printin, Presses, steamboats which ure run by real tool chests and other toys they have in id intend to buy Corisimas. They are Waving their money till that time. One article fs always suleabie, and that is the boys’ Wagon, It sells at all time: We sell all sorts of wagons, from littie ones for fifty cents up to large goat wagons, With shafis and iron axies, ‘The kite iss toy for the springs, He sala ot Kites is not large. It is not a good Loy for the cily, where the’ trees, teicgrapa wires and houses ure in the way. ‘It does well enough if a boy has the commons or an open spuce to fy iton, TOPS AND MARBLES, “Tops appear also in the spring time and marbles. Ido not know why It Is that the boys all seem to get topsand marbles avout the same time. There seems to be a kind of epidemic at certain seasons. Lust full there was an opl- demic in’ rolier skates, and we gold any uantity of them. Everybody wanted skates, Bven the poor colored ebildven vougut theres bought the cheap skates, which were soid ata, quatier a pair. If you look over a stock of toys you will find ‘that there are more toys made especially for boys than tor girls, TH2 FASHION IN DOLLS. “Dolls sell all the year round to # limited ex- tent, and in the holiday season of course i great many are sold, Some years ago girls used to be satistied with big dolls with patent indes- tructible heads. It did not matter how argo they were. Now there is no demand ut all tor snch dolls. ‘The big girls want large wax dolls, French made. Such dolls are made in Ger: many, In so ciose imitation of the Freneb, and 0 much cheaper, that very few of the genuine French dolls are importod now. You can got handsome Germau-made French doll for aa lar, whieh, if genuine French, would cost $4.50 or 95. NEW TOYS THIS SEASON. “There will bea great many new toys this season,” he wenton. “One thing that is going to take well with the boys is a locomotive that winds up and goes. Before you start tt you put Inside a large paper cup made of some explo- sive. As soon as the spring runs down and the locomotive 1s about to stop the paper eap ex- plodes, The engine files to pleces, the sinoke- stuck und other parts being made $0 as to come rt. There you have w minivture boiler ex- plosion, The engine is arranwed 6o you cau easily put it together again and repeat the per- formance as often as you please. “The boys like the mechanical toys—anything ou can put in motion. We have locomoti that run with steam on @ miniature railroad, Such a locomotive, with a tender, twocars, and track to run on, costs $10, Toys of that kind are very instructive. I have sold them to ‘schools, where they are used in expiaining the workings of tue steam engine. We have toy steamboats, tvo, that are run by steam, and small electrical toys, batteries and electric motors, { should not wondor if, electricity would be more generally, appiled ry toys, aud ‘wagons, cars or of ys, slectticlty, be ‘made, the ays aivrers ies, something on wheels, and if the toy has the ower of welf-propulsion so much the better. “Many gaines that are sold, are staple, and hold on season after season, despite the compe- tition of novelties that appear but are soon. tor. gotten. New games sumotimes appear to take Well for a time. | ‘Parchees!," a game d with # large board and dice and men sesins Maintain its popularity. ‘Hing toss’ isa game, | Itis played with a stick that stands up aud rings of different sizes and colors. The game is to throw the rings over the stick, the yellow ring, say, counting ten, the red five’and Soon, E A MUSICAL TOP AND MOUTH ORGANS. “Tops are always sold. There isa new one out this year that, asit spins, gives out a mu- ‘sical sound like an organ. It plays chords. The outside is stationary and the toside spins, On ie me tonery oaks are Lena! or. ape oa wi rou place ingers, there! ing diferent. tones, One'of the text staple articles are the mouth burmonicons knee bee made fine Dow, and sell @ great many. ade ry ths ow, a wa gl egret Routt pereaaion ar apa net : MINIATURE ARMIES, “There are no toys the boys,” “Uike aa they do lead soldiers. * THE BALL PLAYERS, The Nationals Again Defeated by the Philadeiphias—The Improvement in ‘Their Playing. ‘The Nationals saffered the third consecutive @efeat at the bands of the ia Philadelphia yester@ay. The score wae three to two in eight innings, The Nationals tied the score. in their balf of the nigth inning, bat darkness prevented the completion of the game.: The battlug was weak, but the felding was briltidnt, each team making but one error. The Nationals made eight hits to their compe- {itors’ six, but they were seattered, Shock and Knowles each made two hits, and Hines, Can roll, Farrell and O'Day oneeach. O'Day and Decker were the battery. General satisfaction is expressed ee the playing of the Na- tlonals since thelr reconstruction. Di ing thelr last tley won ‘one game ‘with the New Yorks ‘lost one cod Wed the third. They wou three consecutive aay the Bostons and lost thesame num- r to the Philadelphias, On this tour, there- fore, they came out juat even in the nuinber of mes lost and won. The games ti y coniastad, wad naw that caeyan igs ‘con’ an on thelr own grounds for a while, the victories fare expected t largely outnumber the Geteate, n defented New York F cena 6 to 8 and Pittsburg Chicago 10 to HOW THE REOORD STANDS. es Touls: Kunsas City... 29 [Washington...20 83 Americwn Association, Won. Lost. St, Louls......... 84 42 {Cincinnatt. Pittsburg... 71 53 JAthictle...n0n 55 65 Brook; 8 57 |Metropoiitaa.48 71 Louisville......64 62 [Baltimore....... 42 76 Stolen Bases. The base ball season of 1887 will probably be still more interesting than the present one. Esterbrook makes a good stop of a grounder, but holds the ball too long belore throwing t aire. Mack, the new Washington catcher, ia a promising young player.—¥. ¥, Sun, ‘Duniap Would like to play in ‘New Yor! It ts very probable that had the Detroit club the pitciiers, it would fly the championsnip Pennant next season, Had the Black Diamonds played ball all the Seauon us they are playing now they would not be among the tatl-enders, Just comtemplate Ganzel standing amongst the leading batters of the vountry! ~ Philadel- phin didn’t want to keep him and Washtugion relused him, Phillips was trying to seeure Shock for Pitts- burg when the latter signed with Washington. Hecker leads the Association and Anson the League tn batting. ‘ue Detroits buve lost all confidence in Get- zelu, Atany time in a contest he is lable to ket thé sulkks and piteh like a baby. It ts sald he Will be releused to Pitsburg. The Chicago News says there ls every Indica- tou that Detroit will drop base ball at thy close of this season and devote all her energy and en- thusiasm next yoar to competing jor the cro- quet champtonahip, Itissaid that the Cincinnati club will close the season $10,000 ahead. New York, Dorrit, Wasbington, Boston and Chicago, with Philadelphia. and ‘Kansas City yet to hear irom, have signitiod their intention Of signing Glasscock for uext season, A base bail authority says tat young pltohers generally spend, voy much tine practising Pitching and neglect batting. Houck bas faticu into his 214 style of making 8 costly error or two in nearly every game.— Philadelphia News, iis 1 is sui that before purchasing Dunlap, Detroit tried to xct MePoee, of Cineinnati, ‘Three thousand dollars ts said to have been ‘Yainly oltered for the great second baseman, ‘The New York clu have five men in view for next season, aud will engage them this fall, Four of them ure Stnith and Daily, piteher and catcher, and Burns, third baseman, of the New- arks, aud Tiernan, of the Jersuy Clty club. Jt is suid taat the Svuthern league next sea- sou will be composed of Nashville, Memphis, New Orieans, Atlanta, Charleston,’ Mobile, oF possibly Birmingham, itis cluliued tuat were the St. Louls Browns in the loague, tey could win from the Chicago, Detroit or New York clubs without any trouble. Oa the otter band the league clubs say that the’Browas could not possibly get higher toan titi place, and would nave (o piay a inuch bet- ter game ‘then they do now wget even that high. ‘X inonth ago three hundred spectators at the Maroon games tn St. Louis was considered a large crowd. since they have been playing wining ball the atlendauce has sprung up to Ue thousands, “Kansas City made a great mistake when she let MeGeachy go to St. Louis. He is a groa: Heider and wstrong batter,” says the Kuusas Clty ‘Times; and asks: “Lf Kansas City is 10 haveu league club next year, would ii not be Well for te management to look out tor some Sdditional players?” Alter the yume between the Nationals and Bosions iast Saturday the Buston Globe said that ta Shock and Kreig Manager Gatincy nad drawn two prize players. ‘he reconstructed Nutiouais snowed tbe dostons how to play ball, Asuruie Washington plays agame ugalust De- troit thavif played against Kutisas Chey would down that ciub nine times outof ten. Why tals should bo So puzaies Detroiters vastly. ‘Tho tropay which Mr. Winan, of the Mets, offered to the cud winning the championship, Was nota myth afer all, but is a genuine are: che. dt Feprevenls a pliyer, wiih vat ia haad about to strike at the bull.’ The figure Igynod- cled after Haulinsoa, of tue Mets, Who is buted for his fine physique. Jt js itnted tuat at the meeting of the league directors at Whica the consultees of throe was appolnied to assign all disengaged players, @ deiinite agreement was signed tial the Wwiauer of the chummplonsaip this seuson was not to be given players with good records, such, for instance, as Giasscuce or Denny, who were’ the Principal bones of contention,’ Le is consid ered settled that in the event of a change Denny will go wo New York, but there will bow hot wrangle over Glasscvelt, tor Spalding. will notgive him up without & struggic.—Chicago Herald, Xt begins vo look as it the Muroons migutstay, catchers Boston could have 5, What a trio of had if they hud secured the ones they were aiter—Cook, now with Louisville; Nodinson, wath the Athletics; Mack, with the Washing: tons.—Bosion Heratd. Muny of the old-time base ball plagors will retire irom tie diamond at tue end of this sea- son. | More changes will be made in the Chicago ¢lub tau in any of the other prominent clubs, Dalryinple says he will give up base ball at the end of cis season, aud Barns will probably be released, ievanetatiata ai present putin the fel 1 Chic nine 1 Eftnostinvinelbies With Ryan ip let and un in rigat, two strong change pitch. ereare always uvuiiable, und two ‘good bat- ters. Thus, iu case cituer Flunt or Keliy is burt. Auson Or Williamson can gu beluind the bat and piay as weil as in their reguiar positions, Williamson has only caught in one or two gumes tiis season, but when heis behind the bat nu one ever tries to steal secoud, His repue tation us 4 swill thrower is wo firmly estab- lighed. The Hostons are greatly disappointed with Badbourn’s work thisyear, He Isptill fegavded by many ay one of the greatest pitchersin the ouuniry, when everything is all right; but he is handicapped by # surly disposition, nuunitested when he 1s freely batted, or wnen he thinks he ignot properly supported. Ibis said that radi. ul changes will be made in the team next year, id that the services of Gunning, Burdock, ‘Tate, Buflinton and perhaps Sution’ wiil be dis: Pensed with, ‘At the end of last week Anson, Chicago, atill muintained his lead in the batting record, ‘with wecond. Among 300, ‘New Brouthers, Detroit, a close the first 17 butters, with Detroit 1s represented by ‘over York, 3; St. is and Boston ington, 4; and Philadelphia, 0, wera 2 wore Tina ee ‘eighth place’ with jation: wi average of .319, Et = ‘The best batting team, cording to this record, would be Budiniom Box Glasscock, St, Louls, shortstop; H. Detrolt, left feild; Hinea, Washington, eld, and Kelly, Chi flelding team would be Fi Bonnet, Detroit, catcher; first base; H. Richardso: Baterbrook, New York, iugion, 8 sudrt sto 3, Hornung, Boston, left, ts : Philadelphia, gut eld, seid, aad Begartr, 1¢ Nationuls won ‘The only time the; games was SSS rg, Sen ee Ee eithe Filnddl, sna cage that as the Wash- center right flold. ‘the beat nin, Chieago,pitcher; ir, Puiladelphia, Deti ry third base! Force, Waskt 2 How Young Men Thirsting for Glory Get Inte the Army. SCENES AT THR OBFICE Iw THIS OftY—THE WAY MEN ENLIST—THE PHYSICAL REQUIRE ‘MENTS—FINST LESSONS IN MILITARY DIACIP- LINE—THE ROUTINE OF THE RBORUIT'S MFR, The army recruit who enlists in Washington cannot claim that be was induced to enter the service by any false tations addressed to the eye or the ear, recruiting offices, on the south side of Pennayivania avenue, Rear 10th street, is not palatial im appearance, aud there ts nothing about it to impressone with Unole Sam’s wealth, power or military renown, except the sight of @luc coats and brass but- tong, Qutside of the doorway of the shabby building during business hours stands a private soldier on guard duty. Ah ans st tee anes 4a hung @ poster embellished at the top with @ cut of the American with oat- stretched wings, holding in ite Seeka Wrenthed laurel, This victor’s crown, it ts supposed, Swaits the recruit, This emblem of glory is the gaily thing about the office that addresses itself sentiment or patriotism of the passer-by. There ts no ringing bugle, abrill fife or nolay drum, auch as used ‘to set one's blood tingling at recruiting offices in war times. Underneatit this cagie the letter text on the poster is very pee eer t—about as vi, eee ment of a contractor work ona allroad, ‘It announces that there are’ swamted {oF the, United siates army able-bodied men between, the agee af 33 end $0 years.” Then tt goes on to prescribe physical requirements. No Patriot less than five feet four inches bigh, and Weighing less than 120 oF more than’ 190 unds, need aspire 10 serve his country in infantry or artillery. In the cavalry the limit of woight is 185 pounds, and no man over five feet ton inches high will be taken. The wix- 4s not wanted, on horseback. Facts about soldiers’ pay and allowances and the Soldiers’ Home tn Washington are set out, The private soldier, whose pay is $13 @ mouth, besides rations, clothing, bedding, medicines and medi- cal attendance, may Lope to become a durporal aL $15 8 month, a sergeant at $17, u first ser geant at $22, 0 sergeant major or regimental quartermaster sergeunt at $23, or even a post quartermaster sergeant at $24. INSIDE THE OFFICE, If, after perunng this notice and calculating the chances for glory and promotion, you have made up your mind toenlist the guard at the door very quickly discovers that fact and starts you ups dark and narrow filght of stairs to the roorn of the recruiting officer, Capt. D. M. Scott, When the would-be recruit has an- swered several questions put by the captain, he is turned over to a sergeant who puts bim through a preliminary examination in ap ad- Joining room, Everything is short and busi- ‘ess-like, and sounds ratuer curt to one un- used to military manners, When a Sran re- porter got past the guard at the duor and, made his way upstairs to the sergeant's room three recruit, wiw bad Just been turough the office, were op pee the room. They louked a littic stiff and awkward in the blouse and blue irouscrs tuey nad just denned. The tresh creases in their clothing betrayed the fact that tie wearers were veterans of oniy « few min- ules standing. Then they curled their legs up in an unmilltary way. FIRST LESSONS IN MILITARY DISCIPLINE. When the captain walked into the officc one of the new recruits asked: “Can't I go home and stay with ny mother while I’m in Wash- ington: You must stay here unless you get the ser- Beal's permission to leave,” said ibe captain. “You musi obey the sergeant. You reinember the out you have just taken. Lt you go away Without leave the polloe will arrest you as a eserter.” ‘The reeruit sat down, lookinga little sad after getting this first taste of military discipline. Toon the captain addressed the three recrults generally, giving them some simple instruc- Hons us to their duties. One of them, a long- logged country boy, remained ia ais seat, clin, ing to bis new blanket. The captain did not appear to notice this, but the sergeaut went to the side of the country boy and suid, rather sharply: “Stand up. Always stand up when an vfticer speaks to you.” The country boy swod up very quickly, dropping bis bianket and getting his legs entingied in it in his con- fusion. A colored recruit, who was signing a clothing receipt at the desk, dropped his pen also and stood up, but the sergeant pushed Lim buck into his chair, saying: “You netd not ‘The sergeant explained that «soldier who wus doing something or engaged in any duty need nov rise. Thus another lesson in military requirements was given, and the new soldiers were so much further on the way to that perfection of discipliue which makes the Togutar soldier @ well reguisted macuige that Will at the word of comimund advance upon & battory without dinching- ‘T..¢ captain then turned over the new recruits to tne sergeant. SELLING THEIR OLD CLOTHES, “You can take your old clothes,” said the ser- geant, pointing to a heap of old coats, ‘shoes, shirts and pantaloons, “and sell them. I'll send a man with you who will show you where you cau sell thein.” ‘fne sergeant ‘then sumn- juoned @ private and pat the recruits in hits charge. The rceruity rolled up thoir old gar- ments in bundles and staried away with weir bew guardian toa second-hand clothing store, to part with the last link that connected then, Wika their old infe us private citizens, “It 2 recrult has u brother,” said the nt to THE Srawz reporter, “ne'cau give his cloth ing to hin, irhe wants'to. We dou’tallow him Keep his old clothes. He ean sell then and uy tobacco with the money. When he eniisis he ls put at once into uniform. Sometimes an old soidicr, re-enlisting, ts permitted to wear bis cilizen’s diess while ub remains at the recrull- ing office.” EXAMINING THE APPLICANT. ‘The recruit, when he first appears, is exam- ined as to his name, age, nativity, occupation, audsoon. The recruiting officer will iso ask him some questions as to his moral characier, whether he has ever been convicted of crime, &e. He will ask also whether the would-be-re- ¢rult can read or write. White men that chanot Feud oF write are not taken, but in the ease of colored men this rale is not applied. Many who appiy for enlistment are rejected upou this pre- Muilnary examination. If this examination is satistactory the recruit is taken to an upper room and prepared by means ofa bath for the Surgeon's cXaininatioa. He is taken before the surgeon, Dr, Skinnez, naked and clean. An euiry is’ made of his helgutund weight, his chest measurement, the color of bis eyes and hair, and his complexion, ‘TESTING THE EYESIGHT. ‘The surgeon first tests his eyes. On the wall at ove side of the office is suspended a lack square having a rouud white sphere painted in the center. The recruit is seated ata tableon the opposite side of tho roo: and requested to look at tne white sphere through a little hole in ap iron frame. in this hole Is seta glass or Jens, whlch revolves ax the surgeon ‘urna a inter or index hand on the upparatus. When Mlo"reeruit trot looks through’ the hole he is amazed to discover two white spheres instead ofone. Ax the glass revoives he likely dis, covers one of these spheres lapping over the otuer, Tue surgeon asks him questions as he turns the hands and makes nove of the where the spheres seein to lap, or where separate or Just touch, From 2 the recrult’s eyesight: ne makes a report on the 's eye ‘hen ye recruit’ 1 and his bod; the recruit's lungs are sounded thoroughly exauined for defects. A very iitue defect, wich as u bunlon, apt vo cause u man's jection, for In peacetul times the government Tikes its plek or the men who offer themeal seg forenlistment. Tbe day THE Srax reporier Visited the olfice six men were examined, two were rejected, one declined to enlist because his brother was rejected and three were ac- copted. CAVALRY RECRUITS, ‘The recruit bas his choice as to the arm of the service he willenter. If he expresses no choles our abiding to cycles of buries and enjoy as a present possession outa it ya and ever- m in Fauges, deepcut valleys and ever IN THE WHITE MOUNTAINS. A Land of Grand Scenery and Innam- erakle WHERE BAY FEVER SUFFERERS CONGREGATE— FREAKS OF NATURE I: OLD MAN OF THE MoU PERIENCE OX MOUNT Correspondence of Tax Bernieuem, N. H., Sept. 21. ‘This lovely village, 1.500 fet above the sea, Ves nestling like au emerald amid a fret work of rock-ribbed mountatas, fragrant with the aroma of primeval forests of balsam fir and Pine. In 1798 the vii for many years the silence of these mountain fastnesses was unbroken save by the presence Of three herole families, of whom, it ts said, none knew whence they came and no one Tematns to tell whither they went. The invigo- rating and health(ul air of this locali.y renders it @ grand sanitarium, where sufferers from hay fever and astuma gather by thousands to find complete exempti these distressing muladics, A LAND OF HOTELA, ‘There are over thirty summer hotels in this village, each with accommodations for from fifteen to 850 guests, while in neighboring mountain resorts there are nearly 650 hotels, be full of boarders, from five to twenty-five dollars per wock, Village, which Is one of tue cvolest in the moun thas great social attractions, and the to Littleton and over une crest uf the all of which seem to tains, drives Franconia mountains Agussiz gives grand Way mountains an ture of bewuly never to be forgotten. made daily to the Stanley siide, where oue ear ago Vast avalanche of Tocks, eur and trees cume rushing inte the valicy from the top of Cherry mountai for two miles, killing his cattle and of his employes, THE OLD MAN OF THE MOUNTAINS, No one fails to visit the old man of the moun- tains, the grandest natural stone profile in the world, formed by three ledges of rock, ata dix red feet from the base of Une ledge fo1 d upper lip, the Laird a heavy # Vast human profile, siand- ny ONL clean Cut ugaiust the sky. gist can even guess the axe of this stoue Won- der, wnich seems competent to witustand tac | storms uf 4 tousaud ceuturies, New wonders | ther Le nose bin, complet attract Ube Visitor in should miss the wonder stands Franconia No: babbiing brookiet hus granite ledge and form And 10 Wo 20 ee: wide, dicular sides 60 feet hi au bad been it rocky prison in avalanche of rocks and tlood of waters, waici, sides or Mt. Liberty. Ti Carried ike 4 cork hun Fiume and teri uigh and dry on the banks ve tow. MT. WASHINGTON, Going to the White conding Mt. Washington would be like visiting | Niagara without geting a view of the falls, Tis which is 6,293 fect high, has been | !2C mountain, the ene Of several ter the present ceutury. monarch 0: the east warby Ficia. ‘Two ceaturies ago it of musaive stones, as i up stairs.” time. connected Washington, Distinguisaed the Wuite mountai world, and that Mt, Alps thousands of ys cavin was Luilton the ‘Ou the spot where wow tie U, station is botied and chained to its rocky peak. Prior to the compietion of many adventurous pedestrians iu ati ives, the remains ius ascent lost Lhe nothing davingever been heard of them In July they perisied. Young son ot Sewal A. killed by the fall of & deep gaicu in the m: Beruievern’s brightest and sunniest moruings we joined a large party at “the cost of naking eyes upow the grandest scenic view on the continent, All were double undergarments. shawls, blankets aud winter Wraps. AL Mupie- wood, i'win Mountain Pieusuut, other beroic ad, and Domters to fully 2uu, Yo luce any didliculties and to iovk the north~ West wind out ui countenance if ecessury, EY TO THE Tor The distance irom the base to the summit by the railroad is three Miles, with an average Grade of 1,300 feet to the mile, wiile at Jacob's Ladder it reaches 1,980 feet. There are nine curves in the line, which vary in radius from | 407 10945 tee, Water is taken at four sta- THE Jovi tions while making th sisling of un engine and one pusseligers, and‘irain alter tip the modatain, seeming sla Maalde. Ibeiore we reauued. Marehiield ot en qbanoramic views of faz destroying the house of a iarmer, carming drive to Uwenly miles froin Beiuicnem, waning al the gateway ol the | For unknown ceuturies ren immense boulder of many tons weight suspended to be was made in 1642 by one Up Which one could ascend many #nd froin its suiamit these ehil- | dren of the forest suw in fancy | Passaconoway, liited to te Spirit in @ chariot or fire, Geologists have asserted that 45 wrethe oldest in tin appareited Hotels, N THE MOUNTAINS—THE UNTAINS—A WINTRY EX- WASHINGTON. RNIG STAR, lage was chartered, and jon or helpful relief irom ing ‘nis and the ascent of the & pic fieep-cut valleys, & pie a iD, scattering devastation mortally wounding one ns the brow, an- | No gevio- | m day to day, bur 1s sublime Worn wway the coarse | ted canon 700 feet loug | » With clean ‘cut | Between Ubese waiis lited trom June, 1884, by an} trees, borne on a} cutne rolling down the | ‘his tmmense ouider was | udreds Of fect down the mountains without as~ tide land sides during ‘The first uscent of this was described “as a ‘The Indians of the early jegends with Mi iveirloved chies, dund of the great ‘wslilogion antedates the ears. In 1822 the first ‘sumunit of the mountain nited Slates signal the railroad, OL some hot beimg jound tor years, and in oller cases or where | ‘of Une present year tbe . Faunce, of Boston, was HOW ated overhanging a untain side. On one of of tourisis, determiued, the ascent, ty feast our nf I reguiauion dress, W.tarough and noendof Home, Fabyans and Mt. adventurer similariy increased our all solemnly determined | e ascent, each train cou- car seating furty train goes creeping 10 bang upon | Ihave jearned «good deal aud ENGLISH AND AMERICAN YACHTS, Licat. Henn Explains the Differcace Between Them—Why He Wants an Ocean Race. Lieut. Henn, the owner of the Galatea, wasin- terviewed in Boston Thursday ip relation to the defeat of the Galatea, Speaking of the coming race between the Galatea and Mayflower: “This is to bea private match between Gen, Paine any myself for our own satisiaction,” said he. “Ho 1s as anxious to race as I am, and }re both want to bave a try in a breese just to see how the boats will act tagetber in thai weather, Lari pertect! ed, anyselt that I have uo chance with the Mi yer y breeze in which she can carry ber fopea I want to sce what we can do with her when We come dovyn to the three lower salle “I may say Unat I did not have much beating the Mayflower in. light weather aed little reflection Will show you why. The Maye slower carries 9,000 feet of canvas to my 7,0. The Mayflower has only 110 tous of dispiuce: ment, while the Galatea displaces 134° tomn, Consequently I have only seve powerand have to displace once Limes as much water us ste does, So to reason that I ca tb Weather. I ain port inced of that, what she will doing But what I want to see breeze, I think that the Mayflower will ave to Shorten sail before the Galatea does, and that Jean carry a workiag vopsail when’ she will have to come down to her three lower. sails, In that case we will be more on an equality as Tegards drawing power. If Tcannot win them icannot win at all. That is why I wanted to race to Bermuda. Your sioops are fine vessels and are undoubtedly able Loats when properly. rigged, but Ido not think that they can Carry their chormous spread of canvas In ocean cruise ‘ing. 1 Using that they would have vw sborien tucir spars. “They would then be very able vos- sels, and I should be carrying the sate canvas as they.” id you carry your tn a race present racing spars 10 Bermuda, Neatenant?” es Indeed. "We suould have carried them across the Atiantic only for the wear and tear on our rigging. ‘They are notso lange as your boais carry, but they are larger than any- Ublng on the other side, “Phere ts hola packet Engiand that carries a spar like the Galatea's main boom, “It is considered tremendous over ~ ‘Don't you think you will have to build a centervoard toget the cup, lieutenant?” was asked. “Where would be the use? She would be no use atallto an Englishman, except for the one race, People te don't generally know eenter-board y wed In the ugiand or iis ¥ don't build be small ones — “Do you Ubink Liat the centerboard will gain in tavor in England afier these races?” “1 can'tsay as to Kuow,” suid the Leute: You have learned a years, If one of our eruck cutiers had come over here quietly a year before the Gene-ta came sue could have taken the cup without a doubt But there was ® Year's delay While ine mater Was beiug talked over, and before tue Genesta came you tad build the Paritan, You: got ideas (rom our rig and method of ballusting, nd 1 hope to have gotten some good ideas trom your yachts. [i'l had known that the Genesta Would challenge tor ine cup, probably the Galatea would never have been built, “Tsuould uot bave buili a boat xo much like the Gevesta for the sit 1 were building one now 4 soul: Jeet and six Inches wider thau Lhe Galati “Iam glad tw see that Mr. Bell bas ct for the cup, Mr, es Bell's airiend of mutue and sebuman. ” He is firm believer in Wat son, and Watson will probably desigu the boat, i shail waten her perivrmance with a great deal ot interest.” | “Sail you race the Galatea in England when | you return?” “1 have not decided what I shall do for the future. You kuow Mrs. itenn and myself live aboard our yacht. Itdoes uot matter are. Bat I shail certainly not race in England. ‘There is Do tun in it, you kuow. It has become almost a profession, dud une has to look afer every litte point to win Ube races, Then there are so many of them. The racing season begins about the first of June aud ends about the 2Bth Ol August. The races are ali iaid out betore hand, (and in these diree months there are ut forty races, which all raciug yachts are expected ‘to attend. Forty races in ninety days is rather too much, you know. - Then outside Of the races, the ‘yachts have to sail some seventeen hundred or eiguleen Lundred iniles from ove port to auotuer, so that it is notaing but work ail the time. owners are never aboard, but take the train irom ove port Yo auother, ad some of them do not goon their Yachteven in the races. Then you have to ship & racing crew, and they complain If you mine One race, us Uiey Unink they lose a chauce tor their prize money. Altogether It hus come be too much of & business, and # few yacht Twce nowadays, ‘The Irex and Marjorie wre avout the only ones, and they have done about equally weli tats year, The Marjorie has won Bineleen prizes and ‘the inex tweuty, il I re member niga “Phere tone thing that I should lke,” said the Lieutenant, “and that is that one of your boats siourd come across and sail against some el our yacuis. Centervourds are not allowed to Sail in regattas by our raies, but there are Lhe Urenton’s Reet and Cape May challeuge cups Wich are sailed ior without time allowauc and Ihave no doubt she would get plenty Chances to race, ‘here is no doubt thut she Would be well received over there, aud the English yachismen would do ali’ in. their power to make their inp x pleakaut one, £ game over Wo take the cup If Leonid,” said he, “aud wo iearn someting and have a good tine @tany rate. [haven't got tue cup, but 1 think ‘know that 1 | have had a good ume.” Satarday Smiles. He was a traveling printer, and, being ont of buse of the mouutaiu-we tan into a pouring | MPloyment, be hired bimsell out to a farmer, Tain, but the winterof our discontent was not yetupon us. At this point we changed Ww tue ‘uountain cars, and the Us up tue dizzy hei Sorwura as i crying: ‘The trees, Scarce bad we started ing snow storm, crisp, and claa in We might hay pion Notwithstanding assurances of sulcty w sense along the spinal columi And one fs reminded of the = ay Une engineer from tumbliug down Lill. He assured ber Unut ‘Ube cogs 1n the track held it. of chiitiness cree, who “supposing ube powerful brakes” that would depend have lived bere’ 1 tour were w become are these appliances that not an aecident has ever Luppened on the roud, A MIDWINTER SCENE, Pushing on up the mountain sides the snow deuts furiously aguinst the car windows and Great icicles hang on the water tanks, flied from springs from the mountain side. Ail jour- neys hav trou ibe balmy breezes of summer Wo the frigid temperature 0: miawiater, by 200 chilled tourisis for Svove in the waiting afver for the ever dii enables this ht, each passenger ‘iewui tryug to help toe pur “4 by a strange’ illus leaning towards the sides of aud the air became cold aud Liankeis, Wraps aud muiilers rs “Bat” “if ail suouid ‘tail where would «“Well,"said the engineer thong htiulty,*" ing possluility of danger huss | ng er human tugenuity ti eeu taxed to te uuniost to make the seocut periectly saie, There are fv of chocKiug the downward descent of the train, euch one OF Whicl is suflicient it all the oLhet getting warmed a general break was made tables by as hungry a set of mortals us wed at this popular Summit house. ing the mouutuin, and returning to place, we are lull of specuiution as years, great upheavals, ‘and of the’ siuw development engine began pushing puiling engine. jon, luok as i the mountain. ere we ran int a blind. nervous old 4: ‘What kept. the. thing “Bul,” said she, ” “Ou, We have ‘Baid se nervously, we gor” entirely upon ‘how you against all seem- make ‘the ascent different means inoperative. So periect A rash was made the great red-not room of the hovel, and glacial ‘Ot cen generation tw look upon One day the’ farmer said: “1 waut you to set tuat hen.” “How do you want me io set her, solid?” — Texas Stings, She—“W hy, Charles! how can James plain’ a8 she is.” know it.” you call Miss I wish I was half as good looking He—"You are, Hatue, and you dt a yore ty juttio poy Secon | on jecide wheter ‘at wo be pleased or oliended ‘at the compluneut—Losten Ivan sort Brown—Did you go for # vacation this sum- mer, Situ? Smith—Uh yes, Brown—How did manage your business attains? Pete Sinith—I took my advertisement out of the peer. < oe I agg there wast df Business wo manage. ‘scheme, elit ar per's Bazar. Esielle—And are you going to leave me so soon, Augustus? Augustus Aly Jove, I would willingly give if Leould stay longer. But ten years of my Ute it 1 don't go, 1 Sball be fined jor being iste at @ card party.—Chicago Rambler, Captured by aSnap Shot. He (trying to get Sitacigtt leastly 1a awiully sorry that T must go to-night, Miss Bessie. What an ble Lwo weeks we've had of it, I will go and ask your father—(ue was golng to say “to bar- ons the bores.) She—Oh, William, I knew it would come and T asked pa yesterday so as Lo save you tne trou- ble. He's more than willing.—Zid-Bits, ‘The Wrong Girl, He (with a view toward far. ther acquaintance with owner)—What a. Uittie dog! He wouldu’t bite ine, would She—Ob, no, We give him sait tood only.— Tid-Bits, “There is one thing,” said Yellowly, “that shows the glory of th A mony man has at in his power to make his daughter a ty. Revesby. “How ts thatt” asked “He can make .""—Beston Qvurier. Georgians are ‘ing at two citizens o Franklin county who were shaken by the pane mage One rushed out and yelled to s neighbor: “Come over to my house qui there's a nan in my loft!” “I can't She was ecrank on the of music, gentioman ‘Kuocked at her aoor and asked: “Does Mr. Smith live here?” “No, sir, his room 4s in an octave higuer—in the ext "she re pet. in a pianissimo andante tone vaotee.— ESTE u pushed be will @vory and Bie come prom inent men, Row DouBLE BCULL Race.—Hosmer Sus with o tora, penne rich vand O'om- miles with a it ‘1a 'to select areferce, os vite of Jon F. B. Weaver, Carroll county, Md., had county eltoult court sor ae husband, Weaver, «well married twenty-three ass Wavad Hm Haxp: ‘New York Sun says J, 4 i iq ist!