Evening Star Newspaper, February 5, 1887, Page 2

THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, D.C., SATURDAY, EBRUARY ti; atl oly CITY AND DISTRICT. WASKINGTONS GREAT HALE. ‘Whe Vast Inicrior Court of the Pension Building and Its Capacity, The tn hall of the Penston dutldin ued. The immense stretch of rly all Deen plastered, and some flea formed of what the completed hall will look like. Whatever difference of opin- fon there may be as to the merits of the outside of the building, it wi abe be gent ad- mitted that this hall is a grand room. In point Of size tt Is lance any audience room fn this country, and in point of capacity stands about fourth in the Uist of the larce interiors of the world, The great Mormon tabernacle tn Salt Lake city is said to largest capacity of on muniry. “It will sea i 116 feet” wide, ries extending all around it, which in width, A tint gallery, whi hall, has a whith of five feet. Tas esti mated that 30,000 people can find standing room im this great ‘space. St. Peter's church, Rome, which ts the lang world, will, the principal portion of the tnau: Cises Will In the future be held in tht as public Minerals and ocher exere tract large gatherings of the people PROTECTION FROM FIRE Previsions of the Which Has Re-| cently Become a Law. s hail as well es which at- 0¢ property from fire and safety of lives in the Di trict of Columbia, approved January 26th, 188 Beit enacted, etc, That it shail be the duty of the owner or owners, in fee or for life, of every building constructed and usa, or intended to be used, as a hotel, factory, manufactory, theater, tenement house, seminary colleze, academy, hos- pital, asylum, ‘hall or place of amusement and | Of the trustee or trustees of every estate, | association, society, college, academy, school, hos- | pital, or asylum owning or using any butiding ‘itty feet high or upwards, used for any of the purposes herein above mentioned, to provide and caused to de erected and affixed to said buflding tron fire escapes and combined stand-pipes and ladders. or | ‘either of said appliances as may be approved and | adopted by the Commissioners of the District of Columbia, ‘Sec. 2. That In all hotels, factories, manufactor- Jes, workshops, Schools. semninartes, ‘colleges, hos. pitals, asyluins, halls, or places of amusement, or other places mentioned in this act, the hallways ‘and stairways shail be properly lighted when 0c- cupied at nights and at the head and foot of each Bight of stairs, and at the intersection of all hail- ways with main corridors, shall b= kept during the night a red light; and one or more proper alarms or gongs, capable of belug heard troughout the iding, shall always reuiain easy of access and Teady fof use in each of said buildings to give no- ‘ce to the inmates in case of fire; and there shall keep posted in a conspicuous place in every sleeping-rooi a notice descriptive of such means Of escape; and the Duilding Inspector and chief engineer of the fire department. shall have the Tight to designate the location of the said fire es. capes and stand pipes in conformity with this act, and shall grant certificates of approval to every person, firm, corporation, trustee, and board of school trustees complying "with the require ments of this act, which certificates shall relieve the party or parties trom the Mabilities of fines or damages imposed by this act. See. & That every person, corporation, trustee or boarti of school directors neglecting or refusing to comply with the requirements of the first sec ‘toa of this act, upon receiving thirty days’ notice Of the same, shall be able to a Due not exceeding one hundred dollars, to be collected as fines are now by law collected; and the building inspector and. cbief engineer ‘shall cause to be erect ed upon said building said appliances as im their judgment may be necessary, and the same shall be charged and held’as a lien against said property und collected the same asother uuprovemeuts made Uy tue District ate thorities; and incase of fire occurring in any such building not provided with sakt appliances as may be required by (he building inspector and entef enginerr of the fire department, and in ac- cordance With the requirements Of the first Section of this act, the person, persons, ‘trustee, trustees, corporation or school di Tectors, who or which neglected to pro- Wide such, Uullding with said appliances as aforesaid shall be lisble in an action for dam: 4m case of death or personal injury being caused in Gansequence of such fire breaking out in satd ailing; and such action may be inaintained by Or persons DOW authorized by ‘aw to Sin otner Cases for inyuriescatsed by neylect of Sec. 4. That all acts or parts of acts inconsistent ‘with this act are hereby repealed. INSURANCE COMPANIES IN 4HHE DISTRICT. Authority Vested in the Commissioners te Regulate Their Business. ‘The act to regulate insurance in the District of Columbta, which has been signed by the Presi- dent, goes into effect about the 28th of next April. ‘The act provides that no company hereafter or- ganized or incorporated within the District of Columbia shall transact the bustness of insurance 4m any of its ranches unless the whole capital of such company be not less than $100,000, actually and in good faith paid up in full, in cash, except- ing life insurance companies which issue to their members policies or certificates agreeing to pay Denedits or sums of money which are to be realized Dy assessments levied upon the members; no other capital than such assessments shall be. re- of them. The Commissioners of tue Dis trict shail ascertain and determine sueh facts, upon evidence satisfactory to them to be fled In Uetr oMice, and. thereupon shail Iesne to such companies authority to transact business, Every insurance company doing business in the District must transmit to the Commissioners of the District a statement of its condition and Dust- ness for the year ending on the preceding thirty first day of December, which statement shall be Fendered on the first day of January following or within sixty days thervafter, except that foreign coupanies shail transtit their statements of Dusk. nes other than that done in the United States, prior to the following first day of July, and the Commissioners may require at any ume state- ments trom any company doing business within the District, oF from any of Its officers of agents, ‘on such pothts as they may deem necessary an Proper welicit a full exhibit of its business and Standing. No company having neglected to fle statement required of it within the ume and mane her prescribed shall do any business, after notitl. €ation by the Commissioners, while such neglect continues; and any company or association ne- jecting to make and transmit any statement re. juired shall forfeit one hundred dollars for each day's negiect. Every flre_insurance company shall have assets equal vo its itabilities, incluuing a reinsurance re- serve Hability equal to nifty per centum of premi ums received upon one year risk, and an aluount ropor-ioned to the unexpired tine upon all other Tisk&. Every company doing aa inland or ma Tine business shall have assets equal to its Mabil- Mes, including a reinsurance teserve ikability ‘equal to the total premiums charged upon all une exptred inland or marine risks. Every life insite ance company, excepting those orzanized “upon the plan of’ assessments on. their members, shall have assets equal to its Wabillties, ineiudiog a reserve Itability computed upon the basts of the Americanexperience tabie of mortality, at. four and one-half per centum interest. Betore issuing Writuen authority to a company to transact Dus. news in the District, the Comulssioners shail sat Ssty themselves that the company has compiled with the law; and at any tue thereafter ‘they shall revoke this authority when satistied that the company has falien below tue requirements | ‘No insurance company organized or Incorporated | Under the laws of any ur the United States of America, or of any foreicn state or country, shall fransact’ the business of Insurance in auy Of ts Branches within the District until, they have duly constivued some proper person domiciled In the District their agent and atiorney-in-tact, and ub. Ub the evidence of appointment of stich szent and | attorney-in-fact, authenticated in a manner satis factory to the Commissioners of the District, Any insurance company, or any ollicer or agent of any insurance company, vifectine «contract of insurance in bebalf of such coupauy when te written authority required. by this act ‘shall hot have been given by tie Commissioners or after the authority has teen revoxed, sail De subject Ww a penalty of one hundred dollars for every Offense, 10 be recovered bY Ulue process in tine cours Of the District. ‘Hach insurince company doing business in the District of Columbia shall aitoch teach polley Sssued by such company « copy of the application Made vy the insured, so that the wiols contract may appear in said applicativa aud poitey. paceesoaesmta Opposed to the Transfer. Mo the Editor of Tux Evzxixo Stam, ‘The gentleman who wrote the death notice of Geo. W.B. Hazen in Tue Stax of January 17ch, spoke at random in saying that none of the officers Of the signal service would offer auy opposition to a transfer to the civil service. 1am an ofiicer of the corps signal and Tam strenuously opposed to any change lke that, and I know weil that the Feat majority of officers and observers ts opposed | i Their pl ld be ip ‘Would consey) less discipline alone will keep up our efliciency. Good men bever feel this aix:ipitue. The Young writer Should uot let the opt of one or two make eure, and. the lictent. Military Iulim $0 positive. Very respectfully, X.Y. Z. ANOrakR TELEPHONE SviT.—A telegram from Philadelphia Wednesday says ortant tele- ne Suit, INVOIVing distance telepiio: Yors, Philadelphia and various larg Dogua in the United Staves «ireuit 4n Squity which was fied this afternoon Dy attor- meys for the Brooklyn Telegraph Construction company. The defendants area part of the Bell 2 s¥ndiewe, and Lave organized @ corpo Fation which bas reveatiy upened vilices im VarlOUs ities, Was by & bill - a ‘ HaMtax, Tae (gumsMax, Has 4 Naxnow ESCAPE. ard Hania, ie owrtuan, had a narrow escape from being Killed in %n’ tee-boal race at Hamilton, Ont., wednesiay. Ills boa, ihe Sydney, Was run into by the Wiidcal, and anlan was Saved only by being thrown” into a snowbank. | awa + cessfully’ with chicago or Washingt MANENTLY. the bic, has change a Ic, changed more ball himself in his interested audience, wit his equanimity and w in not be com these are the most Import. ng thetr customary hops: turns, movement other wo twirler, to do good work wu: tots make that Dreak it securing content of luck are the adm be He way, be the “banner base tion of the com jowever, that everything disturbed in the least. foundation, cor than there is of eighth clu ‘Louis and posed sent Was appointed — last very pi of atten the st Louis men when of was empowered If St. Louls droy not be di the committee. for Washi President Lucas When he came toclose the nothing. Louis team at the ume. orbitant fi was offe CHANGES IN asked THE Star man. them. I thit in the box have but little windmills of themselves, as ever. affected alike, “Radbou: Sala side the box, be different, howe’ bail tn bis Ute. 7! they get thei on the of tively to by years of habit so Whose premature Ju: | balls both high and low. art “Good, Ithink the Nationals are by Washington jonship, and they won't Le able to play good ball. build up a champtonshi will do very well for a | atfon. The Washingto with three. Let us look give a oi a5 € % i § E E ‘Tue Syaney Was brosen into Kindii ne of tae crew of the Wildcat was fatally injured 8 ball from going to eternal smas! Of the league Was called and a appointment of the protectt a I sald, is still vested with an unauthorized disposal of a player.” matter of fact ball, nearly, if not i FE BASE BALL NEXT SEASON. ‘The League Presideut’s Opinion of the Club, PROSPECTS AND COMPOSITION OP THE LEAGUR—BPFECT OF CHANGES IN THE RULES—THE HOME CLUB UNDER- RATED—POINTS IN ITS FAVOR—IN THE LEAGUE PER- The base ball season of 1887 promises to be more successful than any of its predecessors. ‘The interest of the public in the game is on the Increase as the opening of the season draws near, and there 1s but little doubt that the general at with one exception, than | tendance at games will be larger than ever if the contests are well played. It is probable that hey will be, for the managers of the clubs, par- Meularly of the two leading organizations, the tional League and the American Association, are making every effort to strengthen their teams in order that they may begin the season as well equipped as ‘sible to make a | the start and tothe wishes fereafter pelled to draw the Mine dis- Unction between a inigh ball and a low ball While there are other changes in the 1: any and. tein effect ved with a good deal of interest. Some think ‘any pitchers when prevented from employ- ‘and skips and twists and Will, to an extent, lose their effectiveness, Shaw will probably have more eccentricities of ‘overcome than It would be a sore disal Poimument to ‘Washington if he proves unable jer the new rules. On the other hand, O'Day will be in no wise affected by them and he will doubtless be very ef- fective during the coming season. Every club in the League will start the season with the promise patrons that if 1t does not win the champlon- ship It will be found well up in the list. They always and half of them as surely agement, false economy in layers, poor judgment of ability, dis. players and’ common every day bad principal causes of faflure. Every- body can’t win, but if the teams are only ciently equal 1h strength to make thelr games real contests, they will be well supported. A TALK WITH PRESIDENT YOUNG. Without doubt the best posted man in the coun- try on base ball matters, both by virtue of his omictal position and by the expertence, ability and Judgment, which entitles him to hold his position year after year, is Mr. N. ington, the prestdent of the ieagu tain Lis views on the subject of base ball for 1887, @STax reporter hunted him up the other day. “There are some things,” he the reporter's inquiries, “that 1 woul £. Young, o' 2. said, in reply until after WASHINGTON SAFE. “You can tell the readers of Tue Star who are interested in base ball matters,” sald Mr. Young, “that the Washington club 1s on just as firm & as far as its league membership 1s neerned,’ as any club in the league. ‘There 1s not a whit more danger of its belng crowded out the Chicagos or New Yorks being Gropped. ‘There are seven clubs sure in the league, and there are three cities from which to chose thé and the men of two clubs, the St. ansas Citys, to form a team.’ I know there fs a good deal of talk about the sale of some of the St. Louis men, but the men cannot be dis- in that way without the con- of the committee of ber ‘for Septem! to the distribution club was about to dis- band. The same protection that the committee togive then they can give now. out of the league the men wili of by the management to the club that will pay the most for them. The com- mittee will attend to that. same way with Kansas City should it be severed trom the league. It may be that the New Yorks have offered $4,000 for Denn: has offered to let him go for cannot be consummated without the consent of It would have been a great thing lugton if it had bought out the St. Louis club last year before the committee wasappointed. WASHINGTON NOT TO BLAME. “It was not the fault of the Washington manage- ment that the purchase was not effected, and it has been very unjustly criticised for the failure. id_ offer to stil the St. Louis club entire to President Hewett for $12,000, and Presi- dent Hewett accepted the offer and dispatched a Ll ase epg ae er with a ee lece of Paper in bis possession, good for $12,000, with which Ww make the purchase. That ] Know And it will most e: res Were reached. AS much as $6,000 for oug man. In order to keep base a meetin; alt ettectod by the ing cominittee, which, 1e power to prevent THE RULES. “What doyou think of the changes in the rules?” “I think they will prove beneficial all_ round,” was the reply. “To be sure tt may be diMcult at rst for the players to accustom themselves to the batters will be more affected han the pitchers. All these {tory motio: to and will be delivering ite, as effect 1 At any rate they will ‘al or nearly all mn, perhaps ought to be ex- for the new rules won't trouble him. Even think, will be seen quietly sending in one — after another, without playing jack-in-the- ox. I have seen hi:n do it often and so have you. He can do his little pebble kicking act out- and he will be prevented fromm entering his box from ead, as he always insists t in” no wi players the shoulder ‘THE HOME TEAM UNDERRATED. “What do you think of the prospects of the home | could not club?” asked Une reporter. was the emphattereply. “In my opini underrai be able to compete New York, but they ood showing from satisfy the public that they play Win. First impressions count for a the base ball public, and it takes Work to recover lost ground. ‘The National which ts regarded as tne leading organizat realizing the necessity of catering its rules, so that there playing in a game and lees time- killing. The pitcher hereafter wiil not be allowed to go through acrobatic gyrations before delivery, intended to puzzle the batter, but will be com: pelled to keep the ball in sight and deliver it | while both feet are on the ground, and to confine necessary ‘liminary motions to a more limited space than heretofore. NO MORE HIGH AND LOW BALLA. On the other hand, the batter will not be allowed to select the height of the ball he wishes, but must strike at any ball that comes between the shoulder and the knee. It is thought. likely that many safe batters who can only strike a ball ata certain height will be greatly bandicapped ‘but tt will remove one of the dificultie made the umptre’s life miserable. in calling balls ana strikes bas. many an umpire’s head ihe anathemas of many aD h the effect of disturbing ‘arping his Juc ent dur- the remainder of the game. deal with me and hard called down upon rules almost any sum Wash- In'order to ob- id not Proper for me to talk about in a pub- but I am satisfied that 1887 will Dall season. The ques- tion of the league 1s a very tauddied one, and I would not dare to venture a prediction beyond certain itmits. I am satistied, he will be In good running order when the time comes tor beginning the sea- I think that very likely a good many knotty jons cannot be’ answer le meeting 1n New York, on the 7th of March. u can Fest assured, however, that there will be but eight clubs in the League, aud that there will be one more located in the west cagos, Detroits and Pittsburgs, will be in St. Louis, Kansas City or Indianapolis no one can tell at present, ‘There are too many con- Ungencles to be taken into consideration. ‘The eighth club. though, will bein one of those three cities, ‘The eastern'clubs? Oh! they will not be besides the Chi- hether that club three, which the be the and that St. Louis positively. bargain, however, Lucas backed and filed, and the deal amounted to ‘The deal could not have been closed with Manager Schmeltz, who was here with the St. Other clubs had their re Tesentatives on the ground and began bidding individual players so recklessly that the with the effective hess of the delivery, and in a very little while the pitchers will be abié to curb the impulse to make the lap m doing. I think it will 7, with the batters, at least a good many of them. "Some of the best Tue country have been for years hitting-a ball of a certain height, ‘The habit is s0 strong Uhat they can’t touch any other kind of a ‘bail Anson told me recently that he never. hit a low: are the men I think who Yl be effected most wien complied tostrike at'a knee ball when they want tt Vice versa, It will take Une for them to get. used tothe change. ‘Their ability to hit a ball. when ‘at the exact height they want it, and sondag in thine whea {ts at that elt, is Part of thetr success as good batters. ‘The chat : hand, I think will be a denent rela. | BE Will probably come ounger players who have not become icular as to height, and jent leads them to strike at ‘with them particularly | Way ple. ‘They cunt Win the chars, suc. he is one of the best infielders in the country. He is not very strong at tne bat, and Piperty: ili prove that they wits any club @ good chance of winning from ever the strongest. Solute Sans a's eset po 5 : ball p Wictories, ‘ STUBBORN BALL TOSSERS. “Will all the men you have mentioned play with the Nationals?” “They will unless voluntarily released, or else they will quit the business. They can't play any place else, players when they make a TepU- tation value their services about twice too high. ‘They can’t make half of the salary offered at any ‘thing else, but they will nearly always hold off for more, There is one strong point in favor of the home team. The majority of its men are young players, who wiil improve rapidly. ‘The older men Who have made their reputations on the ball fleld Will never be any better than they are now, while new new mi improves with practice and to “Will the schedule of ames be en- largedr™ asked the reporter. ete S Year,” repli fr. Young. qluv will play 18 games with éach of the other oem making 1261n all. Last year Boston played U8 gi which one Wasa tie; Chicago, 126 games, 2 tle: Detroit, 126 games, 3 tie; St. Louls, games, 4 tie; Philadelphia, 119 5 tle: New York, 124 ames, 5 tie; Kansas City, 123 games, 5 Ue, aud Washington, 122 games, 5 tie.” KNOWING THOUSANDS OF BOOKS. Keeping Track of the Contents. of the by this rule, Congressional Library. les which have sees Poor judgment | MR. SPOFFORD'S KNOWLEDGE OF OVER HALF A MILLION ‘YOLUMES—HOW TO READ RAPIDLY—HABITS OF READ- ING THAT WASTR TIMB—A TALK WITH THE LIBRA- RIAN. be | It is commonly said that Mr. Spofford, the libra- Tain of Congress, knows something about the con- ‘tents of every volume in the library. This means ‘that he has stowed away in a moderate sized head ‘Six hundred thousand volumes of various sizes and bindings. A member of Congress facetiously sald, “I don’t read books, I read Spofford.” In that way, ‘he added, he got the whoie library at one glance. Afigure of speech, but not as broad as it sounds, If amember or senator wants a quotation that cannot be found in any of the “Familiar Quota- Mons,” and 1s of very obscure origin, he goes to Mr. Spofford. If he wants the best’ authority on any subject, or, indeed, if he wants to learn any- thing that may’ be found in any of those thousands of volumes, he goes to the same source, Members seldom think of looking at the catalogues. Mr. Spofford is probably the most rapid reader in this country. ‘The other day a Stak reporter Sought some information of him. Simultaneously, Within a space of five minutes, he conversed with the reporter, “read” through oor, a twelve page New York paper, dictated a letter to a ste- hographer. and gave directions to two assistants, He commenced ail at the same time and finished them together. A remark—a sentence dictated aside—a direction—a sentence dictated—a remark and So On, apparentiy without an effort, and all the time his eyes were running over the paper al- ‘Most as fast as he could turn from page to page. sp 28° Teporter asked him afterwards how he did “Oh tt comes natural for me to give my _atten- tion to two or three things together that way. I do it by a sort of intuition without thinking of it.” HOW TO READ RAPIDLY. “But how do you read so rapidly?” “I acquire the subject matter,” said Mr.Spofford. “I pick out the meat—the pith. I pay no atten- tion tothe verbiage. I scarcely see the words, and never note the form of sentences. I have learned, by long practice and having a natural tendency for it, to get the information without the rhetoric. Yn this way the thought is got at a is to glance. Itis not the words you want. When Your time 1s all too short for your work you can’t afford to waste 1t on words. “In reading there is som he ch that is Of no use to you—a worthless lot y verbiage. "BY practice you can avold all this. Nearly all books or papers are taken up mostly with Fhetoric, and have the fact aust wuetance fiored away in a very small space, it you 0 know how to find it. I seldom’ spend more than half an hour, and never more than an hour a half in the reading—or reconnolssance of the For instance, I take this,” and he volume from the shelf, No,” looking at the, Utle, “this is hardly the proper book to tilustrate it with. This is Carlyle; he has to be read; every word. He is one of the’ few authors who cannot be read as I have described. You must read every word, and well it pays you for the time. But it is only Such a rugged and extraordinary writer that it 18 necessary to read that Way. All those thou- sands of books, with smooth’ easy running sen- Yences, they are all alike, and you don’t want to waste Ume on the language, You want to seize ‘on to the soul and devour it in an instant. Like this, now.” and he reached.another book (not Carlyle), and went down the pages one after another, as an expert accountant would go down a column’of fig- ures. “Nothing there I want, nor there, nor there.” ‘Then occasionally striking something to the point and getting the thought in an instant. He went ‘over probably fifteen or twenty pages in this way im a length of time hardly worth reckoning, and ‘without even making a break in the conversation. THOUGHTS AND NOT WORDS. “Many people,” Mr. Spofford went on, “have the time-wasting habit of pronouncing every word in their mind and noticing every pause and punctua- Uon as they go along, as if re: aloud. “All these Words and senténces, with the capitaliza- tion and punctuation—the commas, the colons, he seml-colons, the pe Paragraphs, are only the sighs to De followed but not to be recorded in the mind. ‘The mind must take note of the ought only. Many readers, perhaps most reade1 chuex their heads up with commas and colons in stead of thoughts.” “Can you esuimate how many books you have “on, could not begin to make an estimate. ‘That 13, of the books 1 have read in this way. AS to reading, as I would read Carlyle, they are com- paratively few. There ‘are hundreds of young adies in Washington who have read more books than Ihave. Many—very many—read as many as twelve books every week. I do not begin to ad the number of books they do. I don't see how they get through them.” the reporter. of 000, but the deal “Novels,” r. “No, not in ail cases. ‘There are some who read nothing but fiction, but there are many other Works read by these reading young ladies.” “I do mot have time to read. I read fiction when ‘travel, but probably at no other ume.” KEEPING TRACK OF 600,000 BOOKS. “It is said,” suggested the reporter, “that you know every book in the library?” “In a general way. I know where to find every ‘book, its size and general appearance, and its sub- Brg inatter. Icould not tell you the contents of he books, but merely what they are about, There are some six hundred thousand volumes, arranged. in forty-four subdivisions, which are again sub- divided, Ihave the library arranged according to ‘what I concelved to be the common-sense plan. The books are arranged alphabetically by subject. The fiction only by authors. :You are now in the alcove containing biographies of Englishmen. The alcoves: are arranged alphabetically by subjects, and the ‘books within arranged in their alphabetical order. For instance, take Cromwell; all the bi nies ‘of Cromwell are together, and next is another “C,” Progressively. Suppose dome one wants a certain work on finance. I know it is in that alcove uj there. I know what book itis, by association, anit Just where itis, But that alcove is overtlowed snd the books are all piled up on the floor and along there in front. Suppose they ask for a book of comparatively recent date. I Know it is not on the shelves, because they were filled long betore {ts publication. So it aust be in that lle’ ‘some { where. I know the size of the book and ts appear. ance; I can recognize it; for it through my hands to get into the library. "For the past twenty ‘fears every book that has come into the library ag gone through my hands and I remember it. in a general Way I know its size and appearance and about what is init. Any one of them you mention, I will remember it and what itis lke. It 4s all a Working of the mind by association.” FINDING QUOTATIONS BY ELIMINATION. “flow about finding quotations?” asked the reporter, “well, if @ member wants touse s quotation that ig Hot In “familiar quotations,’ ands from a who has no coucordance—Byron and Burns, D- ns a ve be ay or for instance, have no concordance—and he wants ‘and where it comes from, to know the exact words: be able to teil by its sound who the author ‘I can form an idea anyhow as to the period it belongs to. ‘Then I discard all ‘of an earlier or a tater ‘then I discard all authors | know ve written It, and then I discard again all poems of a different metre and all upon subjects lon Wherein the quotation could not occur. In this narrow my field of and then I rauly have Utue dificulty in Akding what 1 Want.” “It is the same principle throughout—discard pay ney Will | gut that you don't want.” Team and Washiarc? | | are nt you always thinking of books?” asked wo-yedrold. The ee reporter. “Can you ever get your mind off addition to the league, the Pittsburg ciub, 1s ditfer- ent. It 18 an old organization, and comes in to the league ranks fully equipped for business after hav- ‘secured second place in the American ms started for a few minutes. Any club in the country would ot money to 7) “My wife tells me that not often, I talk of books in my sleep—never of anything else— ‘but I never think of books after I leave here. 1 last season with | CUt myself louse entirely, leaving the library | but one real battery.’ They will begin this year ‘at the team individually ———+er_____ Affairs in Norfolk. ‘Shaw | FOUND DEAD ON THE RAILROAD TRACK—WORK 6M THE any TRENTON FINISHED. — glad 10 | Correspondence of Tix Evexrme Stan. a aly ort | Nowvoux, Va., Feb, L—Atew minutes before 7 tl i : j i ga t§ a i iE 4 i an ‘ashingvon do oR H MAKING BAD BOYS GooD. Methods of Treating Incorrigible Lads at the Reform Scheel. THE DISTRICT HOUSE OF CORRECTION AND HOW IT 1S MANAGED—A SYSTEM OF MERIT—INDUSTRIAL ‘TRAINING FOR THE BOYS—A NEW BUILDING TO BR ERECTED. “I suppose that the great majority of people in this District would not be able to tell where the Reform school is situated if the question was put to them,” remarked Col. Shallenberger, the super- intendent of the school, toa Srar reporter. The colonel did not say this in a complaining way at all, for he {s toogood natured a man, but hemerely expressed the opinion as the result, he said, of his own personal experience. Tax Stax reporter had found Col. Shallenberger in the office of A. J. Falls, the president of the board of trustees, and in the course of conversation‘this estimate of the ex- tent of the information of the people of the Dis ject was expressed. “Every- boar, “of course, knows™ continual the celoust “thai such a school exists, and that its object 15 the reformation of young boys who make them- selves liable to punishment under the laws, or who are incorrigible at home. But that ts about the extent of the knowledge on this subject. How- ever, We exist,” he “and I think that the school 1s doing the work for which 1t was intended. ‘There are about one hundred and sixty boys in the school, and they have been received by com- mitment of the Police Court or the president of the board. ‘The latter has power to commit a boy to the seliool when upon the application of the parent or guardian it 1s shown that the boy is ‘un % tained in the school until they have reached thelr majority.” ‘THE OPEN SYSTEM, “Our school,” continued the superintendent, “is conducted on what is known as theopen system. ‘That is to say, we do not have high walls about the grounds and confine the boys within a limited space. It is now generally conceded that more boys éscape or try to escape When an elaborate system of bars and chains 1s in use than when the physical evidences of restraint are not so appar- ent, There is something in a bigh wall that in- cites a boy’s ingenuity to devise some means ot getting out, andexperience has shown that the Open system 1s the best, and it 1s now the one gen- erally in use.” “How do you prevent the boys from getting @way?” asked the listener. “Well we doit mainly,” was the reply, “by en- couraging a spirit in the school that 1s cy any breach of the rules. ‘That sound Very practical, but it is, Infact. Of course there are various circumstances which contribute-to this spirit, In the frst place our system of grades fs of such a character that a boy who may be re- tained in the school until he ts twenty-one years of age can, by food conduct und application to hls wudies and his work receive his discharge in eighteen months. ‘Then the boy knows that his commitment to the school stands against him until he has served out his term. If he runs away before his regular discharge he knows that he can. be arrested any where and be brought back. I have had boys who have run away return volun- tarlly to serve out their time, saying that they wanted aciean record. A majority of tie boys have their homes here and they want to remain in the eity, which they could not do if they were able to be Arrested by the police. With this spirit of obedience and discipline the boys act as are- straint upon each other. ‘They have a pride in the record of the ‘family’ to which they belong and they are not willing to allow any one boy'toin- jure i.” ‘THE DAILY LIFE OF THE BOYS. “Of course I do not wish you to understand,” he Went on, “that we depend entirely upon the spirit ot obedience. We have the boys in charge of teachers all the time, whether they are at work, at play or at study. "In the morning they comé down to thelr bre: and then the detail for the morning is made, Some of the boys go to the chair shop, where they cane chairs; others to the ‘allo and’ shoe shops, where the clothing and Shoes needed in the schvol are made;_ some work on the farm and some attend school. "In theafter- noon the boys are shifted about so that the day 1s, about equally divided between work, study and play. When itis cousidered that maay of these ys come to US from the streets, or, What Is per haps worse, from homes where ’the parents are utterly’ incompetent to bring up child- Ten, and others sul find their way” from other cities and have become veritable boy tramps, it 18 rather remarkable that what are known as Severer methods of discipline are not employed. ‘Then, too, the boys are changing all the time, some’going out and others coumng in from thé Police Court, so that there is new Taw material that has tobe subjected to the influences of our system.” 5 “Occasionally a boy runs away,” resumed the colonel. “It 1s to be expected, but it 1s better that We should lose @ boy now and'then than by resort- ing to harsher measures prevent the development Of maniiness and the good that is in thelr natures. Ithink that last year I lost five boys, a larger number than any previous year.” HISTORY OF THE INSTITUTION. ‘The Reform school was created by act of Congress roved 25th of July, 1866, under the ttle “House Correction,” which grew out of a former one des- ignated as “The Guardian society,” incorporated by act of Congress approved July 1,'1862, ‘The latter soclety raised some. tive ‘or six’thousand dollars u Pr Fy of ugh the liberality of a few citizens and ban! ng inacitucions of Washington, obtained in 1865 a large building erected near thé city as a hospital a the war, and removed it w the “Govern- ment Farm,” situated about half a mile from the Potomac river, and four mies northwest from West Washington; but, thelr funds being exhausted, the act first mentionéd was passed incorporating’ the trustees of the House of Correction and appropri- ating $12,000 for the beneflt of the institution, Ftc however, only sufficed to_ prepare the bulid- ing for the reception of the boys, leaving no ade- quate tunds to carry on the institution. the board of directors were unable to put the in- sutution into satisfactory operation, ft was deemed advisable to organize the schdol by ap- pointing a superintendent and receiving a small humber of boys sent wo the Institulion by the Criminal Court, relying upon ress to Inake such appropriation as would enabie them to carry it on, and the first boys, two in nutaber, were ad- Anitved January 13, 1570. 4 CRISIS, Congress failed to make an appropriation for the expenses Of the school for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1871, and the board were lett, compara- Uuyely, without the means to defray the expenses Of the institution, In this dilemma they had to de- cide whether they would turn the sixty-three boys ‘then if it into the streets or endeavor to carry on the work until relief could be found in congres- sional action, A number of Ifberal ierchants and others furnished supplies with the hope of reim- bursement when Congress convened; while funds” for payment of salaries and incidental expenses were raised on individual notes of the trustees, ‘The location of the school upon the government farm, on the Potomac river, having unfortunately proved unhealthy during the suminer and fall of 1871, application was made to Congress for an ap- propriation of $100,000 for the purchase of a new site and the erection of suitable pulidings thereon, and Congress made the appropriation for. ‘THR BUILDING AND GROUNDS. ‘The board of trustees lost no tune, after obtain- ing the new site, in contracting for the erection of @ main building and a family building, plans of wnich were made by Edward Clark, architect of the Capitol, and approved by the Secretary of the Interior. The present site of, the instituilon, old Fort Lincoln, is now called “fount Lincoln,” being an elevation overlooking the surrounding country for many miles distant. It is situated on the old Bladensburg turnpike road, three miles east of the Capitol, The buildings now erected on this high point of land are conspicuous marks to a wide extent of country from every side. ‘The site con- sists of three hundred and fity acres of land, Which 1 ausoeptible of great ornaimental improve- ment. The original purchase made July 20, 1872, consisted of one hundred and fifty acres.’ ‘Two hundred acres were subsequently added to the farm. ‘The main building’ consists of a front extension, which 1 four stories high, ‘with a spacious ‘hall through. On the first ‘floor are located the offices, reception-room, and officers’ dining-rooms, On the second floor are the parlors, superintendent's living-apariments, guest-cham~ bers and dormitories, “The third floor is occupied by the officers, On the fourth foor are the store- rooms for clothing, &c., and the bed-chambers for the house employes. Two commodious rs extend from either side of the main building, tie ‘wings each being three stories high. The frst: floors of each are designed for dining-rooms, ‘which will accommodate three hundred boys. Ono Of these rooms is now occupied as a school room, temporarily. ‘The second floor of this wing is used for sick rooms, and the same floor of the other Wing is desighed for a chapel. ‘The third loors are used as dormitories for the family of boys that have to be quartered there now. When ‘more family buildings are erected these floors will be lused as, reading Toms, library rooms and tailor ‘The building has all modern conventen 48. well gi by gas and splendidly ventilated. There is a ment under the entire building, in which are lo. cated the kitchen, furnace room, fuel and and sev Capacious cellars, all substan- Ually concreted. ‘There is a tower Carried above the front extention of the ‘where an ex. cellent view of surrounding country can be had. ‘the fourth floor of the is constant thy ‘above Uy Although i EEE Be i i +3] if fie i af iF W. Burchell, J. E Carpenter, Henry A. Willard, Alex. J. Falls, Jas, E. Fitch, 0, P. G. Clarke, C. 8. Noyes and District Commissioner Webb. Consuit- ing trustees: Senator Allison and Representative |. Le Fe’ ‘The officers ai Falls: , . 5 SU] ‘A. Shallenberger; ‘executive: committee: A. JF: N. Mi perched and Ft A, Willard; he com . Falls, O. P. G. Clarke and James E. Fiteh; bulla ittee: H. A. Willard, J. E ‘and G.& Noyes. ‘ings the tion joyes. Since &f the schoo! te foloeTar neta eres ae P. D. Gurley, William B. ebb, George 8. Gideon, HD. Cocke, B. F. Wiegett, DK. rand 8. J. Bowen, October 15, 1868; Itichard Wallach, Octo. ber 15, 1867; H. A: Brewster, N. Sal D.v. Burr and W. B. Todd, October 15, 1869; D. L.Ea- ton, October 155 70; Jokn Bailey, March 15, W. Addams, June 15,18” — 4 MERIT SYSTEM. ‘The grades reterred to by Col. Shallenberger, are based On a term of two years’ service. Badges are changed monthly at the close of the month, There are in all sixteen badges, starting with No. 16 on the day of arrival at’ the school. In addition to the are six grades, which with “honor” and “discharge” make twenty-four. For uniform good conduct and progress in educational requirements there may be allowed a commutation of marked by double promotions, as follows: For six continuous promotions there shall be one double romotion. For six further continuous promo- lons there shall be another double promotion. For continuous good conduct each of the grades, including “honor” and “discharge” shall be com- muted bya double promotion—these tobe ap- proved by the visiting committee—so that an hon- orable discharge in eighteen months from time of admission may be secured by good conduct. Six continuous promotions shall always secure one double promotion, and tor an exceptionally good monthly record th conduct and study. Double E ions may be awarded in each of the grades ‘approved by the visiting cummittes. No one can recelve his “honor” or be discharged as a regular “honor” boy, until ne has earned all the Dadges and grades as prescribed. THE LAW. ‘The law under which boys are committed to the school provides that whenever any boy under the age of 16 years shall be convicted of any crime or misdemeanor punishable by fine or imprisonment other than imprisonment for le, the rc ise falar athe tn nap toni ee count Reform school, to Femain until ne shall arrive at the age or 21. unless, the eae Sistite ot Go. ‘And the Criminal and Police Courts ot the lumbia have power to commit to the Reform school any boy under 16 years of age, with the consent of his parent or ‘against whom any charge of committing any crime or misdemeanor shallhave been ‘the punishment of which, on conviction, would’ be confinement in jail of prison; any boy under 16 years of age who fs des- Utute of a suitable home’and adequate means of obtaining an honest living, or who is in danger of being brought up, or is brought up. to lead an idle or vicious life; any boy under 16 years of age who 1s incorrigible, or habitually disregards the com- mands of his ‘father or mother, or guardian, who leads @ Vagrant life or resorts to immoral places or ractices, Or neglects or refuses to labor Suitable to his years and condition’ oF vo attend school, And the president of the of trus- tees may also commit to the Reform schodt such boys upon application or complaint in writing of a parent or guardian, AN ADDITION TO THE BUILDING, ‘The board of trustees expect to be able to begin this year the erection of an additional building, ‘which 1s greatly needed on accountoof the crowded Condition of the present. quarters. Fifteen, thou sand dollars was appropriated last year for this purpose, and an additional $5,000 ha been placed in the ai ppropriation Dill at this session of gross, which it is thought will be sufficient to erect 4 building suitable for the purpose intended. ee eet THE WOMAN'S EXCHANGE. Operations During the Past Year— Helping Poor Women to Help Them- selves. It looks like a faney store. A hurried or a pro- longed glance at the front windows on F street would confirm the belief. Only occasionally there | 43. a cake or two amid the fancy work, or some jars of preserves, However, the signs over the door and swinging over the sidewalk state that it is the Woman's Exchange, which all interested in | charitable enterprises in this city have become more or less familiar with. The cake, preserves, fancy work, &., are the handiwork of women who need money and yet are not poor enough to be ob- ects of charity. In many cases they would be compelled to appeal for charity unless an oppor- tunity was thus afforded of helping them to help themselves, A number of ladies have establishe the rooms where women can bring articles made by themselves and offer them for sale. ‘The annual report of the secretary, Mrs. W. B. Bryan, states that during the year the sewing room was cit as it was ound that women who could sew well could at all times get. work in pri- vate families. The report of the fancy work com— mittee shows ent: les embracing the work of about sixty women, and sales amount! to $402.08, The cake committee reports seventeen regular con- signors, and receipts for the year, $2,180.23; the receipts from active and sustaining members were $373.20, Forty-tive dollars per mouth was recetved from the first of February to the first of June toward the rent. The exchange has not yet reached the point where it is self-sustaining. “During the year $918.72 was received as the proceeds of the entertainment given for the benefit of the ex- change at Albaugh’s in May last. ‘The report of the treasurer, Miss Kate Bradley, shows that $5,629.37 had been expended during the year with the exception of a cash balance of $563.38. Of this amount $3,428.39 was paid to consignors. The Officers of the exchange are Mrs. John Rodgers, president; Miss Julla Strong, Mrs. H. E. Davis, Vice presidents; Mrs. W. B. Bryan, recording sec retary; Miss Mary Childs, corresponding secre- tary; Miss Kate Bradley, treasure A Memorial Building wo Columbus. To the Editor of Tar EVENING Star: In connection with the contemplated celebra- tion of the four hundredth anniversary of the dis- covery of America by Columbus, { would suggest for the consideration of the authorities who shall have that important matter in charge the erec- tion of a permanent memorial building which in } of dimensions and design should be promi- po among the other ubite butidings of the national capital. Not being an architect, I have no designs nor plans to offer for exterior appear. ance and embel nt, Which, obviously, should be historically suggestive and appropriate, and could be best determined upon by competitive pro- rposals of competent designers, ‘The bullding,liow- ever, should be large enough to admit of interior space sufficiently ample for the exhibition of fac mile Models, as nearly as could be arrived at “by ference to cotemporaneous data and sources of information, of the size and appearance of the three small vessels, the Santa Maria, the Pinta and Nina, the fleet of the great discoverer, with effigies of ‘the admiral and his men—and particularly the grouping of that im- ressive scene of hurniliation of the mutineers at Tite moment of discovery, with which through the historian and artist we are all familiar. The walls should be hung with portraits of the discoverer— or Ferdinand and Isabella, and copies of all known aintings, engravings, etchings, carvi mi Tarts, “charters, orders, globes, medals letters, agreements, autographs, Dusts, ‘coins, flags, ban- ners, arms, and any other available ‘objects con- nected with, illustrative or descriptive of the great enterprise. Wherever such interesting objects may exist, whether in private collections or in national archives and museums, we may safely assume that every facility would be given our gov- ernment for seacrerg Ata d it might be that in many instances loans of originals might be rocured. Italy and Spain, particularly of the Buropean countries—the one having given the admiral birth and the other assistance in his ven- ture—we doubt not would both heartily co-operate with us to make a large illustrative collection. ‘The collection might embrace aboriginal relics ot every known variety and use—stone spear and arrow heads, axes, maize mills, pottery and crania, ‘The ceilings might be 'f with paintings of rich tropical vegetation, and the un- occupied pannelings of the walls filled with repre- sentations of native animals and birds and any other appropriate objects of general interest. The suggestions are but a very faint outlin- Ing St such a inemortal Di as the merits of the great discoverer deserves, and as a great and gre reciative nation ought to give. Then let Con- ghiss promptly make an adequate appropriation Out of the surplus moneys of ‘the 7 OVER Which there has been so much contention, for the Deginning of the work proposed, and nen let pri- vate enterprise come up and carry it toa success. ful completion, No place then, we venture to say, among all the other attractive places of our na: tonal ca) fal would be object of ‘such interest not } only during the celebration of the anniversary, but through coming years. Fairfax Co., Va. roadway on the north front of the Smithsonian and National Museum buildings, It is now almost, impassable from mud and water, Colonel Wilson improved the walking ways last year, but hecannot ;prove the road without an appropriation for the LIFE IN NEW YORK. How a Great City Grows, and Obscures its Celebrities, Special Correspondence of Tux EVExINe STAR New York, February 4, 1887. I shall never forget my experience a8 one of the Perturbed and agitated house committee during the short but brilliant carer of aclub that Is now among the frrevocable and lamented dead. The club was composed of a lot of genial and agree- able men who were: by many engag- ing qualities, and biessed with an entire and cap- Uvating indifference to affairs financial, The club had taken apartments in lower Madison avenue, at the rate of two thousand dollars a Year, put in billiard and pool tables, and engaged the services of a large and respectful walter Who divided his time equally between breaking crock- in livery, He was a stim, well-butit and hand- some Little chap, and fora week he was the pride of ‘the club. His livery was dark green, with a pro- fusion of brass buttons, and it was exceedingly becoming. As there was a dismal but firm con- Sor iiates reticent intense and ching interest wrod teeeit in the care of the livery which Willie wore, I have the crack player of the club breathless mi an ex argumentatively: = how many times have I told you to lght on the shoulders of that coat?. ‘There you leaning against the wall and squirming around a3 though you were clad in tron.” is “Yes, and Pll tell you another thing, my son’ another member would add sagely, “you're beginn- ing to alt r too much at the knee. When ou're picking up chalk off the floor bend your and not your knees.” Mite Dlush and stand erect while all Interest in the game ceased instantly and the members fell to nting r. One day it was discovered by an acute po that William had begun to grow. He shot out of his clothes at both ends at a rate that cast a dismal and mournful haze over the enure club, ‘Some of the members Eapoliod him with Speed continually, in the wild hope that it would retard his growth while others put up schemes of such vast and intricate construction for vhe same, fe that the boy's life became a burden to sut it was all without avail. William shot downward and outward at a rate that defi opposition; the sleeves shortened, the legs of the trowsers shrank up, and the bcttons on the waist of his coatgot nearer and nearer his shoulders, until he fally spread beyond the confining limits of the livery altogether, and appeared one day at the club in ancther suit of clothes. Within a week the club had gone into bankruptcy, and the boy had disappeared from the surface of the town f0r- ever. ‘New York ts becoming a great place for LIVERIES AND UNIFORMS. Coachmen are clad with a variety that 1s almost grotesque. The best tallors make their coate, and they often wear many hundreds of dollars’ wort of fur. ‘The footmen hold their positions solely by reason of their attractive proportions, and they are as fastidious as dandies about their attire. A Woman of fashion who lives opposite me’ has about the most fetcbing thing in footmen in town, He is English, about fourteen years old, with ruddy cheeks, big gray eyes and an erect and easy car- riage. "His tmistress seems to take a special de- ig it in his liveries. He has a dozen of them, and all are made by the best tailor in New York. “This magning he followed his mistress to the carriage clad in a n frock coat, corduroy trowsers, White duck over-gaiters und sharp-voed patent leather boots. He wore the neatest of yellow kid gloves, a natty beaver hat, aud his shoulders were covered by a magnidcent’ sealskin cape. All the coachmen in New York are in livery now, and 80 are most of the hackmen. The drivers of Fifth avenue wear blue coats with yellow but- tons, red collars and opera hats, The man who designed their liveries should be obliged to wear one forever. I can imagine no greater punishment. ” Half Of the errand boys in town are kuown 2s “puitons,” which means tbat they wear liveries covered With brass buttons, and the messenger boy's, park, cliy and district policemen are all more or Jess showlly attired, Ail the condt rs on the street and elevated lines are in uniform, Just as are the janitogs of the big publle buildings aad the portersin banksand important commercial houses. A man dress-maker Ga 5th avenue has Uhree little boys who are clad entirely in red livery from head to foot. They are all blondes, and their yellow hair is banged in front and falls to their shoulders behind. Besides all this, the streets are filled with Mexicans, Indians, cow boys and visit- ing delegations of toboggan and snow shoe clubs from Montreal. These with an occasional infusion of Arab peddlers, indian juggiers and unigrants from all portions of the worid, enhance tie pic- turesqueness Of the streets of New York. LOST IN THE “MADDING CROWD.” A talk with the oldest resident of the city marks vividly its rapid growth. Men are living whoonce one clams on the shore of the North river half a mile below the foot of Canal street, An 6ld feliow over ninety recalis fervent recollections of boyish. Sports around a saw-pit back of Trinity church, You meet every day a score or more of men who remember when the city hall park was uptown and when Jefferson market was “away out in the country.” The rear of Ue city hall itself is red granite. It was not supposed when it was built that the clly would ever extend beyond It, and marble Was only used on three sides At ‘that time Broadway below the irk Was filled with re- tail stores and private residences and Nassau and Barclay streets were nests of boarding-houses. ‘Then every manknew his neighbor and whi price he paid for his house. Now men live oases for § of the tenant next deor, Families in flats remain: in blissful ignorance oi” those above them. Then caureh communicants affiliated in brotherly love and attended sewing circles missionary gather ings and prayer meetings with punctual reguiar- ity. Now those who attend prayer meet— ings and sewing circles are “almost ue kuown, Then old residents, “like those 1a rural cities to-day, were anxious to make new acquaintances, To-day they are far more anxious tw decline them, ‘The circle 1s already too large, and their Ume is more than occupled with thos® who are in it. A more surprising gat of the growth of the city, however, is the unfamiitarity of its imhabitants wita its most noted men, Sixty Years ago such prominent men as Philtp Hone, John Jacob Astor, Pever Lorillard, Philip Freneau, Ogden Hoffman ‘and Aaron Burr were readily pointed out vo straugers.| Thirty ‘ago nearly everybody recognized Horace Greeley's white coat, Commodore Vanderbilt's Astrakhan overcoat, Tom ‘Hyer’s shiney hat, Peter Cooper's rubber cushions and Wilson G. Hunt’s antique “stock.” To-day, ‘however, the most renowned citizens may wander through ‘the streets for hours without being recog- nized, The city has swelled to such a size and be- ome 30 populated that a letime is hardiy enough for famil ion. Faces of few of its great men are known to the people, ‘The last ume 1 saw Gen. Grant was on way, near the Herald building. He was on crutches hobbiing in a stream of human beings, not one of whom was aware of his presence. Six weeks leave interesting memories of similar occurrences, ‘Not long agoI saw a little man with a semitic cast of countenance, gazing at a time table in the Grand Central depot. He was attired in dark clothes the worse for wear, a seedy tile and un- blackened galters. He carriéd a badly bleached aipaca umbrella and a brown paper parcel. With these he wandered around the waiting room read- ing railroad announcements and listening to the inquiries of ticket buyers. 1113 face was mobile, and lus eyes dar and Thoughtful, ‘Not once did hesmile. Ie removed his hat occasionally, and scratched his head, which wasstreaked with gray, and was rapidly becoming bald. There werea hundred persons in the yet no one knew him, He was Jay Gould, awaiting the departure Of the train that Was tocarry him to his home on the Hudson, Six weeks ago I attended Buffalo Bill's perform- ance at Madison Square garden. It wasa series of unique Indian dances given for the entertain- ment of his friends. In a box sata white-taced man With a snowy head and trimmed beard. He wore pebbles and there were great bags! of des under lercing grey eyes. It was tne face of a ingen, whose fame was "unable to stand the Abram 8, HewiLt, Who has Just been elected mayor of New York, after the most memorable poiltical fight in the history of the city. a ed aay ‘sons were in the garden, all oi them yet not more than half a dozen knew Mr. Hewitt. A month crowd filled the pariors at monico’s. y were awaiting a summons to the police captains’ dinner. Amoug them was a tall, Freulinit gentleman with gray eyes, high fore: See. , Bead 8 oy ATW Pi tak Mat aed genial warden of in ears without knowing even the name i] B E was at their side. The tall gent Gen, Willlain Tecurnseh Sherman, Wao bas Diy kissed more pretty girls than ‘any man Lt Hl fe if f Fr Ei i i f EES sini iH fe ‘ ‘ th a i ; ! E Hw fh } Til Jess and homeless, ‘was Joseph Pulitzer, features and marked taciturnity cating. a. welch | seuiblo. uuch: house. He had sect | nal ave watenee one beard, and a jutet dignity, tempered with affability, Capacity to listen wi bout “imurmurins. knew him save the man who was or a. his ear. pourlag a stream Yet he was the King Pin in in New York, and his name Was—not ut Maurice J. Power. Amos. J. Comainas & BLuakeLY Hau. pean oA erase ! Young Ladies of the High School Or- ganized into Military Companies. THE RIGHTS OF THE FAIR SEX RECOGNIZED BY THE SCHOOL BOYS—DRILLING THE PRMALE BATTALION— THE QUESTION OF HASTY, INSUFFICIENT BREAK- PASTS AND FRAIL LUNCHES. To-day he ts said to hare an | of lunches one day 1 hat. He Bad a | in che matter of and a| night, and ougut, vr ‘No one | sieep'as jong as possi discovered that two brought one fruit only, Utes bread frultoniy; the rest brought pickies, two cake only, only and one cake and ‘breaktast, ‘There ts great need fo hasty meals, Girls stucy late at Wisely, to be allownd to tates a hurried meat in the mormine pee ne uiries made among Uhe same forty iris 1 teas that twenty spent hot mone thee aie | earned at table at breakfast and ten tess than ten min- ules Piano practice before breakfast, isa custom that cannot be too strongly condemned. "In event case where a cirl persists fn im g Chat she cane not eat a breakfast I make special investigations Tsometimes recommend a litue exercise before breakfast and inquire into the ventilation of the sleeping-room, In ease of girls who habitually. bring no lunch T tsts upon it tor the next day, and onevery side 1 have met with the most gras. fying obedience from puptla, and, what is Hearty co-operation frou pareat = DANOER IN THE COPPSE CCP. To see the High The subject of drinks comes properly within my Ught Miss Susan Pyare sar atier paces domain as well as food, and something ought to be Who Delleves in the equality of the sexes, The | S¥!4 here against the use of coffee, taken, as tt ts High School Blues are not blue stockings, but girls in blue blouses and biue skirts” “It has made the greatest difference in the world with the girls,” Said one of the High School teachers toa Star re | #l Porter. “They used to straggle along through the corridors in an irregular line, with a careless and Sometimes stouching gait, heads down and should. | other stimulants, efS carried so as to contract their chests, Now | Monly used than tea am you will see them keeping step and marching erect, It gives them a finer carriage, and ts of — of benefit to them physically.” One who pens imto the School building on an (afternoon When a “drill takes ‘place Will Defore he Teaches the floor where the blues are Grilling, hear the soldieriy tread of the march. | S8rue ing lines of girls and the sharply ringing words of command in high or melodious contralto, For several years the bors of the High school have Deen organized intoa battalion of cadets, regularly Uniformed, armed and drilled to perfection. The mnllitary drill for the boys was found to be a very ood thing for them and of benefit to the disci- pline of the school. ‘The girls had their calisthente exercises, but while that was good for their health, it did not tully compensate them for being ex: cluded from the miliary exercises of the boys. ORGANIZING THE BLUES. So this year, just after the holidays, the High School Blues were organized. About the same Ume there was another small revolution in the School, The debating soctety had always been re- garded as an institution in which boys only could have an interest or aright. No High School boy dreamed of admitting a girl any more than a Member of Congress dreams of ting female members. But early in January, one of the girls applied for admission. Tue boys were surpt Dut they thought the matter over and ask: themselves, why not? No convincing could be made to this question. The young lady Was admitied as a member, and now ‘the society 4s open io the girls as Well as the boys. ‘The drill tor girls has been established as part of aScheme providing for the physical culcure of young Women. The gymnasticexercises, including free gymnastics and exercises with Wan bells and chestwe a. The Blues, at present, at least, will not carry mus- et Principal Paul says that {t it a question silil to be settled whether the Blues should be equipped with Wooden guns or not. Itis evident tiuit the boys sul have a notion that girls and guns make a very unnatural combination. In tie drill hall where the cadets’ shiuing muskets are neatly ar- Tanged in Fack# aguinst the wail a card ts its. mm the rack imploring the young ladies Eo please not vouch the guns, Ba POUR COMPANIES. There have been four companies of the Blues or- ganized, and they are drilled as single companies, The teachers have some doubt about drilling them asa battalion. One of the lady teachers, wien asked by @ Stax reporter Why they did not have a. battalion with a tajor, confessed that It was doubtful whether they euld get atemale inajor with volee strong ¢nougi to do the shouting re- quired Of a major. ‘The officers of the compaules, are selected from the Young ladies of the third veut | Or senior class, While’ Ube ranks are filled from the j litst and second years. Ofticers of the cadets have | been acting as drill masters,and putidag the onicers | of the Blues through # special course of instru | on. ‘Some of them can already take a company | of girls and pui them througn thelr faciugs aud Jool movements With a promptness and precision Unat would do credit to oid veterans. ‘There Is lit. Ue distinction in dress between officers and pri- Yates. Some Of the oficers wear chevrons ou their sleeves, It 1s not requized of the young lady pupils that they should Join the Blues, st CONDITIONS OF ENLISTMENT. ‘The notice or circular sent out by the assistant Principal announcing the proposed onganizition Of the drill, stated: “It 1s proposed to organize a Grill stintiar to that of the bays, omitting th of the rites. Companies will be formed, oflicered by trained members of the upper classes, and drilis will take piace subject w the following regula- 1, There shall be two drills each week, occuring during the hour after school. 2. Any girl may become @ member of the dri! companies by agreeing Lo the requirements in re- ga © uniform and making application in due Torm, 3. Members of the compantes, when mt at Sehool, may be excused trom drill oniy by weitien Permission from the assistant principal. The uniforms proposed for dark blue Manuel skirt and biouse; staitlar suius | have been worn by members Of previous Classes and have proved economical school suiis as well asuseful dresses for out-door sports ia summer | Yacatious. The whole cost of such @ suit need not exceed $35.” Applications for membership must have a certin- hat I kuow of no physical ations in the case of my daughter, a plication meets with my approval.” ‘The four companies organized have about twenty live Or Ubirty inembers each, care having been taken to get the giris in each company as near the Sue helt as possible. The dnssses are wriform in color, but not entireiy so in pavtern, tuo ich tae general rule of a loose-fitting Wiowse and skir, per- nutting Ube utinost freedom of movement Is ob- served, Some of the “i: Wear sashes or Urim- ter blue, while others have red trim S. When the winter is over it ts proposed to rill tn the school yard, and then the question as to unltormity in bouvets or hats will rise up wo worry Ube Bines. THE OFFICERS. The officers of the compuntes so far as the post- tons have been filled are as foliows: Company A, captain, Miss Catlin; first Heuten- ant, second lleutenant, Miss Hessier; first Sergeant, Miss Pearson; second sergeani, Mis De- ‘an. oi B, captain, Miss Durfee; first Meuten- ant, Miss J.’ Gibson! second lcutenant, Miss Weaver; first sergeant, Miss Woodward; secoud sergeani, Miss Greene. Company C, captain, Miss Burden; first. Meutea- ant ass Hobson: secund Meutenant, Miss Salelds; first sergeant, Miss Barker; second sergeant, Miss Watts. Company D, captain, Miss Johnson; first Weu- tenant, Miss Furmage; second ieutenant, Miss Nond;” first sergeant, Miss Withers; second ser- geant, Miss Nott. The post of third sergeant re- Mhains to be filled in each company. ‘THE HEALTH OF SCHOOL GIRLS. ‘Miss Dame, the assistant principal of the school, speaking to a Stak reporter of the pysical culture of girls, said that she had quietly investigated in number of cases the habits of the girls as to tnetr meals, notlag what Uney ate for breakfast, ii Uhey took any breakfast at all, and what they ‘brought to school with them for lunch. Miss Dame, who is a graduate of Boston university, isa meuber of the Associition Of Colieglate Aluianae, which 1s making an effort to promove the paysical as well ‘as the general education of gris. “The association during the first years of its ex- sstence,” sald Miss Dame, “investizated and tabu- lated ih statistical forin tacts in relation to the health of coliege-bred women. ‘The results were published by the Massachusetts bureau or statis. Uics 1n 1885, and showed conclusively Wat the ma- Jority of college graduates were tn as good health at the end Of ‘Une course as at the begining, tius breaking down the oft-used argument that college training 1s oo severe a strain puysically tor girls. Since 1885 the association has been invesugating ‘the health Of girls in preparatory schools, with a | view U0 many of we evils surrounding girls in thelr pret mary work, (uch. as improper | Tood, insufficient sleep, Ugit and heavy clotuing, | lack of exercise, ete,,) and so sending them 09 coi lege with a better pliysical equipment at the out- room for ‘retorm here, and te women Who know from experience what demands college upon health and strength are surely the best fled to inaugurate a movement Which alms to better the physical condition of our DIET AND SCHOOL LIFE. ‘Miss Dame recently presented a paper to the as- sociation on “The Relation of Diet to School Life,” ‘which gave the results of some of her observations at the High school. Referring to a statement b3 Dr. Poulepilt of London: when chiidren are ‘but day scholars they share the family the watchful maternal eye sees that they sufficiency and variety,” Miss Dame’ “Cahapply i BR ee i | i ! i i i e i B t i I ] E i HI Sea it i} a ie i ite privates consist of auswer | THE MARYLAND DIREC | | | | too often, under the erroneous idea that it 18 a food as Well 48 a stimulant. Though coffee, in the medical World, is still debatable land, neariy Physiclans are agreed that tt should not be used ut Y hervous people; aud with the prevalence uf hervous and dyspeptic tendencies among. Au can women, every effort ought to be put forth to Keop the Auherican gir! trom coffee as weil ax froi find coffee is much more come my forty girls, about one-half of them using it babicualiy, Std ieee fell It right to advise ail who drink it ‘simply for {is stimulating effect—who do no discontinue it, or to substitute milk or cocoa. 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