Evening Star Newspaper, February 12, 1887, Page 2

CITY AND DISTRICT. THE LAST OF THE BUFFALO, pecimens Seer ed by the Smithsonian Hunting Party. ONLY TWO HUNDRED BUFFALO SAID TO BR LEFT VEN THK BONES DISAPPEARING FROM THE FLAINS— TROPHIES OF TUE CHASE SECURED BY MR. HORN- ApaY. On the M in a big wooden Duilding ad) wl Museum building are stretched out the furry 3 of two dozen room are boxes and were are bleached Bison saulls, pt the trophies brou: Hornaday, taxiden Tthat F n to secure §| Mr. Hornaday, who has Of Selence in Attic in th ad nus Ope wttor went Male + Wolves, badge as, two months 0% mens of pines, sage coe ONLY TWO RCNDRED LEFT. Only a few years ago were so that trains on the trans< rail These are fam T. Taist who vut- Prof, Baird 6 moUK 3 of India, made M nd With a bul ng within beside speck 4S, poreu- numerous roads bad often to stop while large herds crossed the tracks. Now, Mr. Hornaday fj ‘bundred tn the ¢ of about one hune lowstone Park and from the hunter's ri Dunted he thinks ‘tls Duffaio lett, but they Or the following iF annual “ri Taiiroads has been done scores) for sport, men Talo for their liides, erds, used mals, but ese traces of the bulfa Ang rapidly removed. The bones and shipped Lo the etifes to be asfertilzers. ‘There are Jett ia the panb Drought trom \ wanted {Or t is, eleven comprise et: Old cows, Dee Fou three months Old cuit. ‘THE BUPPALO CALE. od bi » slaugiter mail nthe Yele law who killed | but- buffalo 10% pecimens ¥, Some Of aseum, bulls, six cows, two yearlings and’ one ‘The calf which was secured on Mr. Hornaday’s visit to Moutana last Spring, and was here alive, but soon died tr Dy eating damp clove: mounted. aud now sia the tuxidermists’ work roou Building. Last spring Mr. i hree or four buffalo, but ‘hey w thelr coats, and t 3 Yor the taxidermist’s purposes, try the’ ol brought @ colic contracted animal has been in trout of id armory ¥ shot also | Drought with ii buffalo Tevons, bes! Fone skttily, picked up oD the prairie. A sufficient nu ie meus to give a fair representation of the buffa: from the naturalists’ Sta Yor exhibition in the Nati Femainder will be kept, to exc Institutions. ont, Will bi A CHANCE TO SKETC One huge skin Mr. Hornaday etal pride. It is that of a hug feet eight inches high. Mr. iiornaday ¢: Yo the bull on horseback and brougut hin Fhe bull turned to charge, but a him, so that he tumbled to the ¢ Pegelined his feet and stood ea Skewenss of th opportunity tein, ot be neglected. Sob considerable materi! te taxidermist before be g: shot. ————_+e-___ 1H. ts to 1 that prepared inuseum, and the 2 with other with spe. ave a to bay. red S Work us a numal lis death The Barthoidi Fountain. ANEW CGGESTED. ‘Fo the Editor of Tue Evextne Stan. It was stated, at the tlme of the secon d visit to ‘Washington of the artist Bartholdl, the creator of ‘the magnificent statue of “Liberty Lighting the World,” erected on Bedlow’s Island, in New York harbor, that he expressed great dissatistaction and disappotntiment at the out-of-the-way location chosen for his bronze fountain, now located in the Botanical Gardens, in this eiiy. This feeling on ‘he part of the artist was a natural one, and 1s shared by many persons of taste and judgment Who have noticed and Obscure and {-iated location of the foun Ais present position {t is rarely m ‘the very smali sdonally visit the gardens. It 1s at ac distance from any public highwa 3m summer by surrounding suru ents or visitors to the capital have ev ‘Phe work is a mast a tar su; merit to most of the Tks 0! are given such pro:ainence in our ¥. ‘eizeles and other public pi My motive in calling for rearFanging the ital, instance, of Rawlins und of the Peace More suitable locations; that Unis ue er Bartholdi be taken out of the wilderne 2 has been c 2 -0f-a ~ Shr y. In may be doubted if one in a thousand of the resi- commented upon the ntain, In ced except DF proportion of the people w 9 occa mucealed deed It Teen it perior in en S parks, tention to this matter is Jor eermanging the oan oboe art eee eed | month ia the erection by the National Safe De- he removal of the statue | Posit company of a fire-proof building on the monument to Lew and ation of to which igned and set up at some point | ‘Where It will Le 4 pleasure and benenit to the | pub!ic—say in one of the larger of the tiangular on Pennsylvania 31 streets. No finer locatioy could be selected than the tri Dy the Avenue, 13th and E <1 National the ‘This part ‘of business and travel das Park 1s much in need of impr Plenty of room in it for the tounta there be exhibited a 4 prope licitous oni iety in ieating « foun city im the iidst of the tide and tan in a travel, where its | lated by the most | tts in the way of | Wants of man and e. Possibly some @ther jocation than the one suggested might be even more appropriate, but that is certainly a wood one. RAS. ee ‘The Tramway Question. ‘To the Editor of Tux Evexin Stan: In reference tothe pending bill before the United States Senate to incorporate the W. ston Cabie | Railroad company, of the District of Columbia, I | jerable | THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, D. C., SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1887—DOUBLE SHEET. REAL ESTATE GOSSIP, of the Latest Phases of the Spec- ulative Movement, Some A FINE PRIVAT! TO BE ERECTED—THE SAFE DEPOSIT COMPANY'S NEW BULLDING—OTHKE OF INTEREST. age of the bill by the Honse authorizing n of a bridge across the Eastern branch sad of Peunsylvania avenue has given newed impulse to the activity in real estate in tuat locality, and sales during the past week have been unusually numerous. A great deal of the land has been bought up in large blocks, and there tsno doubt that the present speculative activity il give place before long to the era of improve- ments. Speculation 18 still active in Meridian Hill anda larze number of sales have recently been mde. For tie land in this subdivision ad- joining boundary rather high figures have al- ready Veen reached. But in Columbia Heights and the University Park, which Hes to the east, as much as $1.25 per foot is asked for lots. This is high Water mark in prices for suburban property. rama Heights property, when it 1s placed especially that portion on Massa- chusetts avenue just beyond Boundary, will prob- ¥ start at $1.50 or so a foot, so that it may result before long that property in the city can be nt for less than property beyond the Bound- other phase of the present interest tn subur- yperty 1s the erection of hotels convenient 3 and the provision that ts being made for homes, The hotel that 1s being erected Forest Glen, on the Metropolitan road, Is nearly text, and It ts expected that it will be ready opened early in the summer. The work on tue Lotel on the ‘Tenleytown road, near the Pres- ldent’s house, 1s also going on, and it is probable that it will be ready Unis summer for the reception of guests. A com) as already stated in Tag STA, proposes to erect a hotel atthe Little Falls, but the work has not yet been begun. ‘There 13 considerable activity in the little colonies that have been formed of Washington people along the Metropolitan branch of the B. and O. railroad, At Takoma Park @ new addition of land has been adied and subdivided, and many of the purchasers: of lots have announced their intention to build. At Garrett Park, near Knowles station, the sso- ciation Of Washington people who purchased this land are now having roads made, and are making other improvements. They propose to erect a res- idence for their superintendent, and they say that a number of their members have decided to erect homes there for their own use. ‘A HANDSOME RESIDENCE. ‘Mrs. H. M. Hutchinson tutends to build a fine residegce on the vacant ground adjoining her Present residence, which is on the north side of Massachusetts avenue, between 16th and 17th Streets. ‘The house will be a iarge and roomy double structure, with a frontage of forty-eight. feet anda halt, Even with this ample front, there Wili be lawns on both sides of the house, thus allowing inthe elzhty feet of the depth of the house ample factlities for admitting Ught and air. ‘The plans aS prepared by the architect, Mr. W. Bruce Gras, show a pleasing design in the F gotule style of architecture. “The material used wil | be brick, with Seneca stone employed with good effect. ‘The three stories, with the high-pitched Toot, Will be Supported on’ a basement of Toc faced stone. ‘The main entrance will be in the center, and on one side in the second. story wi!l be an oridle Window of stone supported on a corbel fourteen feet in length. A balcony in the third story finishes this feature. On the other side will bea tower forming a circular bay Window. The | prinetpal cornice Will be of stone, and where tt encircies tue bay window it Will be enriched with handsome stone mosaic. tis a ‘The high covered with slate. “and the st and finials will be tinfshed copper. The rock faced stone which ts intro- duced with good effect gives an element of grace and strength which is So much admired in ar liectur, and While ornamentation Is not disre- rded it iS made subordinate ‘to other features contributes to substantial building. ‘The open vestibule ten feet Wide, surmounted by a handsome serles of arches supported by columns and carved capitals. The interior will be very handsomely fintshed and so itched entranee is tarough ‘The large entrance ball will ¥ a carved oak arch and. solid oak coluuis trom the central hall, Where the stair case Islocated. Opening irom this hail 1s the dining room, thus aifording a continuous suite from the | front door. A stmilar arrangement is made of the urge Saloon pariors ou the east. side of the house, Which are connecting rooms and open into a large conservatory. There 1s also an entrance from the diniug room to the conservatory. The wood work ou the first floor will be oak, and on the second floor ash. The halls and dining room Will have panelled Walls and open Umber celling, and Wil give very rieh effects. On the second for is a gallery Overlooking the stair case hall | Shere wusicians can be placed on occasions when ties are given. All the interior partition walls will be brick and th incues and the work throughout will be substan- Ual and wandsome. ‘A. NEW SUBURBAN SUBDIVISION. “Whitney Close,” a new subdivision of suburban land recently placed on the market, is on the east side of 7th street road, adjoining the Soldiers’ Home grounds, and Nes on the north and south side of Whitney avenue, which is the entrance to the grounds. A syndicate has purchased three of the blocks Into Which the forty-three acres 1s di- Vided and also the front lots in two additional blocks. The price paid $20,000. ‘This land was purchased by Mr. BAW. Warder in October last. SIX NEW HOUSES. ‘Mr. Chas. E. Foster is about to make extensive | tmprovements on his lots on the southwest corner jof 19th and R streets northwest, recently pur- | chased by him. He will erect six three-story and | basement brick dwellings, to be built with press brick and Georgia marble and mansard root of Ule. These dwellings will be erected from plans | made by Mr. N. T. Haller, the architect. The cost | of this improvement will be $42,000. : ‘THE SAFE DEPOSIT CO.’S NEW BUILDING. A fine business improvement 1s to be begun next present site of thelr business place—the north- | €ast corner of 15th street and New York avenue. ‘The property of the company comprises a frontag: Of sixty-five feet on New York avenue and one hundred and thirty fect on 15th street. Owing to | the peculiar shape of the lot every foot can be | utilize: It isthe pu to erect here a fire. wiing five or six stories high. The archi- ‘H. Windrim, of Philadelphia, who of the Girard estate, has only gom- eted tie pretizninaries of his design, Which Lave eeu approved by the directors. Col. Robert I. Fleming tas been selected to supertntend the con- struction of the buliding. Wille tue work of eree- on is in progress, the offices and vaults of the yon the’ first floor will be enclosed or “logged In,” and the business will goon as usual. ‘The catire’frst floor of the uew Dullding will be occupied by the company and the upper floors will be used for office purposes. The construc- Uon will be entirely fire-proof, stone, brick and iron being the materials used. The main entrance to the company’s office Will be as now, in the cor- ner, alid (le entrance to the upper fidors ou New | York avenue. There will be a bay window projec- Uon On the 15th street front and a roundea tower i projection will ornament the corner. The build- ing isto be constructed in the best manner, and | whtie there 13 no definite amount fixed for the | building to cost, a preliminary estimate places the | cust at $150,000 and it will probably be more. REAL ESTATE NOTES. ‘The amount of real estate notes that are held in iis city and elsewhere on property located here am induced by the coumnunication sigued “Sub. | Must be very great. The lst of trusts placed on ‘sseriber” to send yo and very serio Uttle question as tot means of transit w what I bellev ve Vantages Hence the gene ‘Will, I think, be acabie railroad cow] considered and bs sulci: r forth by the sp tent 13th tree Some uther considerations nc Woned I would venture wishes of pr should cert. asingle buna ide property-owner on 1 Borthwest, between G and T streets, absolutely’ opposed to the proposed’ o! along this street. Any bill gra: the main There ean be | § mproyed. pres 3 t b street ag So valuable a franchise and so record as given in the dally court record as a rule im number the deeds placed on record and y exceed them in number, It ts apparent w sales are cash sales, and in fact as arule are sald to preter only a part cash ent, because they would ratuer have their ney at Interest, Then it is said that it ts very Uo negotiate such notes, and in fact they are ‘fn turned over in part payment of property. ‘The banks of course dg oot cash the notes, but with this exception they are considered poper. A Very stnall cash payment on transac- | Uons is now taken, the balance being In the notes the purchaser Secured on the property. The | rie of one-third cash ts very frequenuiy departed trom, owing mainly to the large amount of money that is available for investment thus not making | the cash very destrable. This condition of affairs y favorabie for speculation as a good deal of perty can be controlled with a comparatively i amount of money. rdon reports that his total transactions an HIM this week have exceeded those of rating over $50,000. ‘ue tine residence to be erected by ex-Sena- jerson upon the $30,000 site purchased by rgare!eccntemplation. Nearly $25,000 } that v } ons last or He affecting bo ad private int -Tesis as this | iu cish Wag paid yesterday, through E. B. Town- One tn question sLould certaluiy be rst well con | send, tora bulnttng sit between Cailfornia and sidered by the District Con who are | Coiuinbla avenues, by a resident of a Western city, we trustees and guardians ple, and | who contemplates a residence here. through whom the ue people, a as Weil us due cousideratt Dest be secured. ‘Tue p: ‘Rheir consideration, a@ majority of tbe ¢iti TWdestroying tue nar: Yor tracks. Assuming that the ca’ eventually replace hor ‘the routes now occ! oughrare ha fore Congress, a ors, and it will certain, Yo get rapid transit 01 ‘Chao to grant the privii tramways are not needed for pub and are unanimously opposed b owners most concerned. Finally, any compa franchise’ shoul: ‘W the pubic Mead Of these Low ¢ eilies of Europe—as Lou Paris, ete._—where tram ays lave c Fal use, stich @ rat Obstruction to ¥enic be driven across tt at a withoul mience. Such a requtre:uent is more pa needed in the city Of Wasuington, with It aephaluum pavements. if (ie ifiends o ore power m ain lines ‘opposed LOS will an Ways, of ty gene. no est DUggY can t inconve. reicularly ts smooth the bhi on the Whole, it has many goud features) de- aire it to become a'law, why not have it well con- More Cars Needed. ss 1 beuleve are | To the Editor of Tax EVENING Stan: e District, ‘Fy using then | proposed traction ratlroad, and as I am one of ‘There is at present a great deal of talk about the Uncie Sam's servants, and am obliged to arrive at | a departinent at 9 o'clock (sharp) in the morning, ¥ | may not be an uninterested party, but my experi- ence this winter makes me long for more roads, quicker transit, more seats, or at least standing | room in the morning, and also in the evening. 1 | ve on 14th street, aud when hurrying to oftice in | the morning with a hastily swallowed breakfast, I y | s Ury to Jump on acar. Alt winter Ihave agin and again been repulsed, and waived off, the | diver show ” Yesterday, af five o'clock In the evening, I stood | in tue rain dn ¥ street, trying Uo get a car for per- | haps fifteen minutes’ or haif an hour. Car after car passed, and the cry “nezt” continued. At iast Lralved my umbrella, put the hard cash up that I | Bad Laken out vo buy tickets, and muttering “trac- oR cars” walked home fully resolved that heace- Turth I would walk until the cars could consider the wants of the public, I Was told a few days ago by a stockholder of a rival road Ubat the stockuolders of the other rouds were Lo gtve the “traction bill” a tremendous bat- Ue in the Senate. 1 only hope our law makers Sidered by the Coumuissioners and then cxclude by | have held on to the straps as long and as often as amendment 12th and ch stre Other interest than tast of & CIrizEN aN PRovemry — Lay @ Pontoon Bridge. To the Editor of Tax Evexrxe Stan As the question has been asked how shall we get to arlington with the grand procession on May ‘30th, 1 Would recommend that the government Go just as they did in such cases during the war— a poutoun bridge tron G street to Analostan lu keeping ower ‘arrangements military. EDC. '$ nortuwest, | I have. in any Olver railroad and no Owner. AN INDIGNANT CITIzEX. How to Head Off the Caterpillars, To the Editor of the EvEsixe Stax. Our trees, especially the elms and maples, are covered with caterpillar cocoons. Each one con- tains about two hundred eggs, and unless removed and destroyed each egg wiil produce a caterpiliar, Now is the time to remove them. Ina few days. they ‘will be concealed by the buds, and before the authorities can atte undred thousand trees tho worms Will, be. a hemes imen Remove the cocoons und there will be no ‘February 21, 1887. | seen going down the avenue at a lively rate draw- he outside walls eighteen | FROM PRESIDENT TO SENATE. How Mevwsages and Nominations are Sent to the Capitol. ASSISTANT SECRETARY PRUDEN'S DAILY DRIVE DOWN PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE—CARE TAKEN TO PRESERVE SECRECY—HOW NOMINATIONS ARE DELIVERED TO THE SENATE. Nearly every afternoon between two and three | o'clock a good looking pair of clipped bays may be ing a comfortable looking carriage containing & single occupant, holding tight one or more mam- moth envelopes. ‘The destination is the Capitol, and the starting point was the front portico of the White House. ‘The occupant is Mr.O. L. Pruden, sometimes called “Sergeant” Pruden, because of bis antipathy to the title of major. He is the as- sistant secretary to the President, a position he has held since General Grant became President. He ts on his way to the Capitol with a “message from the President in writing.” ‘The horses and carriage in question form the office turn-out, be- longing to the White House. Upon the change of administration there was a good deal of retrench- ment in the matter of government horses and car- rages, but this team was necessarily retained. THE WHITE HOUSE HORSES. ‘The horses are well matched, and while not flyers in the professional meaning of the term are good enough travelers to make the trip from the White House to the capitol in a very few minutes. Any one, Who ison the avenue often at, this time of day, can not have failed to notice this turn out and become accustomed to seeing it on account of the regularity of its appearance. ‘The team does not go dashing up the avenue ike. a fire, engine, but as little time as possible 1s lost in order that, the Senate may not adjourn between the time of leaving the White House and reaching the capitol. ‘The most unfrequented side of thestreetis chosen in order to make good time. ‘The horses are_gen- erally driven down the west side of 15th street and along the south side of the avenue. ‘The object of the errand is generally to convey nom!- nations made by the President to the senate, al- though occasionally there 1s a versely written veto contained in the big official envel ‘The interest of the public centers in learning what the nominations are. They are immediately announced upon receipt by ‘the Senate, through the mews. papers, and then attract no more pubile attention until it is leafned how they have been treated by the Senate in executive session, when they once more become objects of general interest DECIDING ON APPOINTMENTS. ‘The mere act of sending in nominations fs a sim- ple matter in itseif, but it often happens that a good deal of time elapses and a good deal of red tape is unwound between the time the nomina- tion ts decided upon and the nominee finally re- celves his commission. Even deciding upon the appointinent ts a mattor of considerable thought and consideration, although the President occa sionally makes up his mind very suddenly and sends in the nomination without more ado. Usually, however, the Ming of a vacancy 1s @ latter Of frequent and serious conferences be- tween the President and the officer ot the cabinet, to whose department the office in question be- longs. Qualifications of applicants, the influence back of them, the probable political effect of thelr selection for the place are all weighed in the bal- ance beforehand. The weighing fs generally done atthe cabinet meetings, and it sometimes hap- Rens that other cabinet officers than the one tly concerned take a hand in making the les balance. After a decision 1s reached and the man selected for the position, the cabinet oft cer directly responsible returns to his department and directs that a nomination be made out for the man selected. ‘This 1s done upou a regular printed form. which is sent to the White House usually the next day to receive THE PRESIDENT’S SIGNATURE. Sometimes the nomination is simply written at the White House. Every day nearly a number of these forms are received at the White House, and When signed constitute the day’s nominations. ‘They are guarded with the most zealous care from the gaze of strangers or of inquisitive newspaper reporters until they shall have been delivered into the hands of the Senate and then all secresy 13 re- moved. Even after the nominations have left the White House not a particle of information of their character can be obtained at the up town end of the line until the telegram “nomfnations deliv ered” Is received. This care 1s necessary because of the danger of the Senate's adjourning before the secretary has had time to reace the Senate chamber, which would prevent the nominations from being delivered until the next day. A prem~ ature announcement might prove an unintentioual slight to the Senate, which would b2 considered a breach of official etiquette, Early in the afternoon | the day’s nominations are collected, and manifold copies of the names and respectives offices are made for the convenience of the reporters at the Capitol. ‘These coptes are given out as soon as the nominations are delivered, und simulianeously al- most the news is sent ali over the country. DELIVERING NOMINATIONS TO THE SENATE. ‘Mr. Pruden upon reaching the Capitol makes his way to the main entrance of the Senate floor, where Mr. Bassett, who is continually on the lock out for hum, takes him in charge. Mr. VS announcement to the President of the Senate of the arrival of a mes: from the President, immediately suspends the business in hand. Mr. Pruden, who has taken a iew steps down the main aisle, says: “I am directed by the President of the United States to present a message in writing.” The enve- lope is carried to the President's desk, the cere- mony 1s over, and business 1s resumed, Nothing | is heard of the nominations unui the Senate has acted upon them, which may be days or weeks. Notification 1s then sent to the department to which each belongs, whether tt has been rejected or confirmed. If a nominee 1s confirmed, a com- | mission 1s made out at the department in the regu- Jar course of business, and in the same way 1s sent to the White House. When 1t has received the President's Signature the appotntment 1s completo and the new official dates his term of office trom this date on his commission, ‘The commission 13 again returned to the department to which {t be- longs and delivered or mailed to the proper perso WhO upon its receipt takes the oath of office an entitied to enter upon the discharge of his new duties. FOUR COMETS. Celestial Visitors Now Attracting the Attention of Astronomers, Astronomers who devote themselves to the study of comets are now enjoying unusual advantages, as there are four comets in the sky. One of these, and the only one visible to the naked eye, the Thome comet, is so far south as to be below our horizon. Observations of it have been made in Australia, where the tail extended upwards from | the horizon about thirty degrees, the nucleus being below the horizon and invistbie, Acconiing to an ephemeris computed at the | Harvard observatory by Mr. Chandler, the south- | ern comet ought to become visible in’ these lati. | tudes within a very few days. ‘Taking as a basis the elements of the great comet of 1880, with which this one appears to be strongly identified, both as to physical appearances and behavior, Mr. Chandier finds perihelion to have occurred about the middle of January. The comet las, therefore, passed around the sun, and 1s now on its retreat out into space. At present it is about 100,000,000 miles trom the sun and about 75,000,000 trom the earth, and {receding trom both, Its brightness 4s, therefore, diminishing, and 18 now only about one-fifth or so of what it was about two weeks ago. Mr. Chandler says that it will no doubt be | visible to the naked eye here, and should be looked for somewhat low down in the southwest directi; after twilight... About the last of February it will Ot set until about 10:30 p.m. At the naval observatory such as have been received of the southern comet state that it is moving south. Prof. Frisby sald toa Stak re- | porter that if the bulletia received at the observa. tory was correct’ Mr. Chandler was wrong | in his calculations, as comet was | moving — and would not appea: above our horizon. ‘There was, he said, a possibility that im transmission by telegraph an error had been made in the report, and that the comet was mov- ing towards our sky. ‘The other comets now bel observed have been Studied by Prot. Frisby ant Mr. Wilson at the observatory. ‘These are all telescopic comets, or comets not visible to the unaided eye. ‘One 1s the Brooks comet, which can be seen all night long; another is the’ Finley comet and the other thé Barnard comet. an effort has been made to identity the Barnard comet with Vico's comet of 1844. Mr. Wilson, however, Who has carefully ‘studied the sub. fect, 18 Of opinion that they are not iden. tical ‘The Finley comet has a period, ag "ascertained ” by computation, of 67-10 years, and Vico'’s comet had a period of about 5% Years. ‘The theory has been Advanced that the comets are identical, and that the orbit has been modified by the ‘turactive power of Jupiter or some other huge planet. sedtiniio, urate ‘The New Aqueduct ‘TWO PLANS PROPOSED FOR A BRIDGE OF IRON OR STREL. ‘The letter of the chief of engineers submit ‘to Congress the report of the board of engineers appointed to consider a project for the reconstruc- tion of the Aqueduct bridge submitted also speci Heations of two plans: on Sng or whieh the bridge wilt be built. ‘The first 1s ‘briefly deseribed us follows: be 14 feet; (2) about 127 linear feet of trestle over the north abutment, resting: masonry same; draw-span over the river, resting plers and abutments, thie spans feet each ; the draw Will be pivoted on the southern abutment extending over a portion of the southern approach; (4) the southern approach to be of earth, the present causeway to be ruised by filling, f 3 H a ; i z 4 H f ry i 8 i i 3 E ite Be FIFTEEN THOUSAND A YEAR. How a Man by Careful Management Maintains His Family on That Sum. EXPENSES INCREASING WITH ONE'S INCOME—HOW ONE'S DESIRES GROW—BEGINNING MARRIED LIFE ON A SMALL INCOMB—THE MONTHLY ACCOUNT OF A PROSPERIOUS MAN. “It must cost him at least $25,000 a year to live, ‘and then of course he has other expenses, as for instance a trip to Europe occasionally. He has no Gifficulty in disposing Of his income you see.” But Tae Sak reporter didn’t see: It was evi- dently, however, perfectly clear to the successful business man who had uttered the remark in the course of g discussion upon the affairs of a wealthy man whose probable income had been called in question, “‘[ think that 1s a good deal of money for a man ‘to spend’ repeated the reporter not yet convinced. ‘Now then,’ he went on shifting the debate, ‘how much does it cost you to live if itisa fair ques- ton?” “How much do you suppose?” was the’ rather evasive response. “Well,” sald the reporter looking him over care- fully, as if taking an inventory on the spot of the probable cost of. hug maintenance, “you are well iressed_ and look as if you had enough to eat. 1 Suppose that you give, Your family an equally fair share, and upon this supposition I should say that it costs you between six and seven thousand dol- lars to Keep from one year’s end to another.” He laughed a little over this conclusion, and then said, rather gravely, “You must double those figures if you want to come near my annual ex- Penditures for living.” “poudle the figures,” exclaimed the reporter with considerable astonishment. “How in the World do you manage to spend so much money?” “That is exacy What you said, or rather intl. mated. when we were talking over “—'s affairs,” ras tile smiling reply. There is nothing remark- able to me in that income now, although some Years ago I would have regarded it as a fortune in itselt. ‘When I went into business I lived ona great deal less money than that.” ‘THE QUESTION OF HAPPINESS. “Yes; I suppose you were happler then than you are now,” interrupted the reporter, “Why do you suppose that?” he inquired, “Because that 1s what all rich men say In books, aswell as iv real life. They say that they were never happler in their lives than when they had a hard struggle to get along, and all the money and honor and grandeur of tue latter years has never been the source of such real happiness as they en- Joyed in the days of their early struggles with ad- versity.” “Yes, yes,” he said, laughing, “I talk that way myself some times. But ie all look back upon the ast through a softened, hazy atmosphere, and sides, itis a good thing to talk that way, be- cause yurages others Who have to climb’ up. But as far as expenses are concerned, those natur- ally expand with one’s means, becatise our desires, increase in the direct ratio of our ablilty to gratity them. When my wife and I began we kept no ser- vant. She did the bulk of the work and I belped ut man fashion on the odds and ends. Then after a while we kept one servant. Well, we el- joyed lite in both conditions. But as the means increased and, I may add, the family, my wife lett more to the’ servants, “and so of course we em- ployed more. Then we dressed better, we enter- Vained our friends more frequently, we rode in- Stead of walking, and as you seein a thousand and one ways our expenses increased. We moved {uto a large house, we kept our carriage, the chil- dren had liberal Wardrobes, and so on through the scale, But we do not live extravagantly. I would never consent, to that. We live, as fashionable people say, quietly. We are not tn! the swiun. ” My ouse 1s large and modern and is worth with the stable probably $60,000. Town that and have fur- nished it aiter the prevaliing mode, Dut as a home not merely to be looked at and admtred. We live Plainly, but well, and have the tungs that are necessary to our comfort without stinting.” THE YEARLY ACCOUNT. “Now would you mind telling me,” said the in- terested listener, “in particular, how you manage to spend twelve or fifteen thousand dollars a year? You have described in a general way how you live, now can't you give me the ligures?” “You want me to give you a leaf from my tam- fly account book, Is tilat the idea?” he asked, good humoredly. “Vhat is about the size of it,” sald the reporter, ‘with becoming modesty. “That is a rather difticuit thing to do, exactly,” was the reply, “butI guess I can give you approx. imate figures Which wiil your purpose. I Suppose that You Waut to show poor men how they can manage toget along on a small Income.” Spouse, 3 peoplé in this town tand Low aman could go about to spend that much money in one year. It’s for the benefit of the people who haven't a3 yet at- tained that degree in wealth that I am gesting this Informatfon—w Kind of guide book foF thé ture.” “Weil, then, let us begin with the servants,” he Went oh. “I’keep seven servants, as follows: A housekeeper, cook, chambermaid, nurse, laundress, man for thé house and coachman. Their wages amount to about $150 per month. Then the ex- Penses of the stables, where there are four horses and the necessary carriages, reach $75 per month, | ‘The cost of maintaining the table, fuel tor une house, &¢., falls within $300 per month, and, as I have said before, 1 live plainly. Then during the four or five months of the winter season 1 enter- tain quite a good deal. We have receptions on a lmited scalé and other social affairs, which cost, I shouid say, about $200 per month. ‘Then we go to the theater, occasionally attend concerts and other entertainments of this character, and as my family are not in the habit of s{tting on each other's laps this item reaches to some $100 per month. ‘Then, of cotirse, we have charitable ob- Jects to contribute to, our church expenses and other things of like cHlaracter, which may be put down at $125 per mouth. Myself and family co form to the generally prevailing custom of wear- ing clothes, and that adds another item to the account of Some $150 per month.” CAREFUL LIVING ON $15,000 A YEAR. “Now I have given you,” he added after a pause, “the main items of my yearly account for living expenses, and as you may learn by a slight com- | putation, there is not much of amargin left of $15,000 to meet the contingencies which are al- Ways Hable to arise. As, for instance, the ex- penses of sickness, traveling, entertaining visitors, and all the extra’ demands whieh spring up, gen erally When a man least wants them.” You see living fn this Way a man can by careful manage- ment manage to eke out an existence on $15,000 a rear.” eESuppose the management 1s not caretul2” in. quired the reporter, determined to arjn bitoselt against any and all Contingencies, “Then,” was the reply, “the yearly bill against yourselt is largely Increased, and_you can spend @ ‘sum of Inoney Without scarcely realizing it. ‘This latter is extravagance. But i don’t call the way I live extravagance, because I pay for the things I have, and if I ‘don’t want to spend so much money, f can cut down, Ican have tewer servants, keep a smaller stable, and in other ways, ‘without making lite raiseruble, reduce the scale of living. In fact, I coud go back to the mode of life When my income was Very much less without any great discomfort, and perhaps have less worry and bother.” a ‘Transfers of Real Estate, Deeds in fee have been filed as follows: W. D. Davis to Marcella M. Richardson, lot, 10, Ddlock 25, Columbia Heights; $2,635.94. James MeLain to same, lot 3, block 25, do.; $1,688.72. John Sherman to Clara C. Farrar, lot 10, biock 23, do. ; $1,542.50. C. W. Glick to Annie D. Dubant, lot E, sq. 514; $2,100. Mary E. W. Cole to John teeta s and 6, block 19, Effingham; ¢—. | Jonn A. Cole to Mary'E. W. Cole, same property; $—. Margaret Barry to Michael Bargy, sub 16, sq. 970; ¢—, and W. part 10, sq. $43; $—. ’Angeitue S. Lawyer to Mary E. Duling, pt. 10, sq. 941; $1,000. Mary C. Carr to J. H. C. Wilson to C. Newell, lot 1, bloc Meridian Hill; $2,625. John Savery to Elizabeth Marll, lots 28 and 31, sq. 1026; §1,000. Susan Clark to James’ Mitchell,” part 4, $q. 120; $4,200. Ella’ B. Carr to Figra Root, Tot 15, | $4. 26, Columbia Heights; $2,635.93. Margaret. Monaghan to V. W. Power et al.,” lot Hy Sq. 623; $2,730. W. E. Andrews to Emory E.Hoge, sub lots 45, 61 and 52, sq. 748; $248.60. N.C. Towle to James Connor, Ww. 3 lot 5, Sq. 733; $1,924. Mary A. Graham to 8. Bieber et all, lots 8 and 9 und’ pt 7 sq. 809; $—. G.T. MeGlue, jr., et al. toa. NeGlue, st, pts 17, 84. 196, and PERT 84 107; $A. F. Barker to Maria E. Gray, sub 49, ag. 383; $6,000. A. G. Hall to J. H. Gheén etal, is 16 and 17, Sq. 454; $175. Harriotte J. Jett to . Wedb, pts of Barbadoes and Scotland, 35%, acres and 23% acres; $20,000. J. J. Albright to A, L. Swartwout,lot 1,bik 9,LeDroit park; $22,000. W.B, Webb to A.C. Clark,’ sub lot 37," sq. 669: $1,060. E. Meade to Elizabeth M. Power, 1009, bie. 11, Meridian hill: $1,330. D. W. Broadhead to H. Borden, 101.19, Vil 10, do.; $1,509. H.C. Bor den to H. Mf. Baker, sane property; $1,875. H. M. Baker to Orleans V. McCarty, same property; $1,250, &c. J... Miller to Genevieve I’. Yager, lot 3 $1,100. Ellen Fealey to Bernard’'wa- sub 27, |. 334; $3,500. Charlotte A. Fur- nold to W. W. Brown, lots 14 to 17, 33 and Lanier Helghts; $22,233.90. “T. J. Fisiier et al. to V. Blanchard, part 9, 84.517; $2,200. J. A. Pres- cott to E. Barnes, sub lot 36, block 7, ‘7. & Bos sub Mt, Pleasant; $850. N. W. Burchell to E. $. Kim- Dall Jot & block 19, Meridian Hill; $2,325." Same w ie F. Pumphirey, lot 4, do.; $2325, ‘The Tramways Should Comply With Their Charter Requirements, ‘To the Editor of the Eventne Stan: + Gen. Boynton’s remarks on the street car: tion, in his letter to the Cincianat! Commercial. Gazette, and given local publicity in your issue of ‘Thursday, are to the point, and Congress should ‘take action on the general's resolutions at Whether or not we fave new roads, the pabings: mands that existing lines be fitted’ out with mod- ern equip ‘Section % of the act of May, 1862, incorporating ashi ‘and own’ Rail = Hera tae coplicttly Hast net elas res Cm Be'provided for the comfort and convenience ;” now, while the avenue cars ibly come within the meat on the 14th street line are shall ori Of the act,those WASHINGTON Letter From the Architect. vit. Dear John:—You may have observed that those saintly people who have the reputation of being “an the World but not of tt,” are apt to be distin- guished by 2 selfish care for their own souls, and a sublime indifference to the temporal welfare of their fellow men. The essential qualities of the plumbing which you say must be “in the house but not of It,” should be the reverse of this:—un- conditional devotion to the immediate well-being of the household, to the common wants of those whom it aims to serve. No question of its own attractive appearance, of taste, style, or even of econony should be allowed to stand in the way of this constant service. Undoubtedly the most sat- istactory arrangement would be to have THE PLUMBING and all its belongings “of the house, but not In {t;” that Is to Say, So closely connected with the house as to be entirely conventint and yet be partly o- wholly detached. But this, in a city honse, would involve disadvantages’ more serious and dimicult toovercome than ‘those that are incidental to keeping it strictly within the walls of the main Duliding. When city houses attempt to spread thelr wings or extend their arms they thrust them before their own eyes or into the eyes of their neighbors. It 1s needless for me to advise so astute a politi- clan as yourself on the subject of managing a skeleton Closet. Every public man in these degen- erate days 1s supposed to have one or more of these time-honored Institutions on his hands; so 1 will merely remark that the ordinary plumbing in a moaern dwelling house should be treated sub- stantially as if 1t were the most dangerous and disreputable skeleton that ever established Itself in the boson of a “frst family.” It must be sur- rounded Dy such sufeguans ‘that its existence need never be discovered by any outward signs. Not that its existence should be ignored; a well- equipped bath-room, ‘full of artistic, ind sci. entifle plumbing, 1s something to be proud of, and to introduce to your friends as one of your most cherished and highly respectable possessions; but it should be as sharply controlled as if your lite and honor depended upon_conceal- ing the fact that there was ever a single plumbing pipe in the house. You must be safe, not only trom serious dangers which are almost impossible of detection, but from annoyances that are not dangerous ab ull,—merely unpleasant and offen- sive. Chief among these ure the nolses incidgnt to water pipes, particularly what 1s known 6 the flushing of Water closets. “It seems unaccount— able that among all the inventions, the innumerable patenis brought forth every year, each one of which is absolutely perfect and proves all its predecessors worthless, there 1s not one per- fect water closet that can be thoroughiy flushed without a rushing and a gurgling of waters, equal tothe cataract of Lodore or a Wyoming ge Wash bowls and bath tubs are suficlently qui and but for the unreasonable rush and roar of the closets It would only be ne that the enclos- ing wails should be thoroughly deafened in order to prevent all anuoyance trom this cause; not the vertical walls alone, but the floors and cellings, You must not suppose, because you hear the noise of the bath room ih an adjoining chamber, Uhat.the sound comes straight unrough the par uUon Wall, aud by no other route. It inay go up through the thin plastering overhead or down through thefoor, and make itself manifest lke moke OF a false rumor, allover the house. The ceilings, Walls and floors inust all be as thick, solid ind non-resonant as you can make them’in the space at your disposal, It will cost something, of course, but the Increased expense will be less than the difference of cost between good, plain Hxtures apd the ornamental styles Which you will perhaps be persuaded to buy, but which are no ‘better than the plain ones, The door fs the weak point in the defense It must be as Unick as the other doors, and of the sume tlickness all over; not simply a narrow frame filled in with several pafrs of fanciful panels, having scarcely more substance than the back of aviolin and a3 resonant asa drum head. ‘There ought to be two doors with a small lobby between. thein large enough for a person to pass through the tirst’ door and shut it before opening the sec- ond. You will say that Uuls is an absurd” amount of trouble to take, but I doubt whether you can in auy other way keep your plumbing “in the house Dut not of it.” ‘his relates oniy to keeping It quiet, noise being the least serious offense of which plumbing is Habie to be guilty. The worst dangers are those most difficult to detect. Even the per- ceptibie odors that result trom imperfectly con- structed and imperfectly ventilated fixtures are reckoned less dangerous Uhan Ulose gases that can be detected only by the most deicate and dificult tests. Suil, it you can guard perfectly against the annoyance of the former you will be reasonably safe trot the pestilentlal mlasma that iketh in darkness and deaieth destruction at monday Now ‘there are two things to be considered in protecting yourself against these Insidious ioe: ‘The first and most essenilal Is to keep them in the cells Where they belong—that Is, in the various pipes alid attachments of the plulubing fixtures; the other 18.46 make sure that you send tuem out Of the bath Tom Without delay if by any chance they escape trom their lawful Imprisonment. ‘The first of these things requires for Its accotaplish- ment three conditions: Perfect workmanship 1n the plumbing, which you can only secure by a combination of first-class skIil and first-class hon V3 atpie Ventliatiou of the Water-closet on the side of the trap, (If you do not know what that means, ask a plumber, who will probably tell you itis unnecessary; but don’t you believe him, Tor it is absolutely mposstble to have clean plumb- ing without 1); aud, thirdly, it requires direct, full-sized ventilation Of ail Waste pipes and traps Jain aware that the last mentioned requirement 4s hotly disputed by one school of experts, and as stoutly maintained by another. At present Ivope With the free traders as regards the abundant cir- culation of air in plumbing pipes. ‘The other point under consideration, getting rid of Such vagrant gases as inay escape by toul means and for foul purposes Into the room In which we most of the plumbing in a compact city house ought to stand, and preventing their offensive in- trusion into the other rooms of the house, requires that the wails of the bath room should be not merely impervious to sound, the means for accom Usbing which 1 hav ribed, but that they should be as near s possible. A common plastered partition is exceedingly porous, so is & dry brick Wall. ,Wooden wainscots are Tull of cracks, a8 Weil as" Wooden floors, ‘This _penetra- DIlity and absorbent quality must be overcome. ‘Yo thls end some kinds of Dutlding paper are use- ful. A coat of asphaitum would be etfective, and a thorough application of ofl and lead, tuat is, of good pulut, 1s practically air Ugit. ‘The diticuity i5 to maintain tie unbroken surface, but having secured these impervious walls itis oniy neces. sary to provide winple breathing tubes opening into the outer air, and that the iobby between the two entrance doors lave Its own tudependent ven. tlation. This agaiui you will say 18 a great bother; Dut surely it suo greater than tt would bet place the bath-room off at the end of a long corrl- Gor in an outside wing, Which you would doir you could, It you carry Out this ‘general treatment your plumbing will be virtually as fur away us if it were across’ the street _or in another building, and can have no tore hartntul Intuence upon the ‘st Of the house thun if Jv Were actually removed. Now, if you wish for any more suggestions on the Subject ask for them. THE FIRE PLACES come next. Tam not aware that any one has ever given a sclentific reason for the extraordinary fascination Which ahiving fre has for all other living things, from moths to men. Apparently the nearer We gel to the source—any source however feeble aud transitory, of light and heat—the more nearly are we to being periectly content with our situation, From tnis point of view te biazing fire onthe hearth of the back-woods cabin repre- sents a higher degree of development and civill- zation than the thost elaborately and elegantly furnished apartment, the warmth for which is drawn from hidden’ sources. Leaving theortes aside, Iam persuaded that the best condition ior adwelling house, as regard its healthfuiness, 13 secured When the air it contains 1s as nearly as possible Uke the ouLof-door alr in its normal state in pleasant weather, and that this condition is best secured and maintiined when the Walls of a house are built as the Walls of a civilized house Ought to be, but seidom are, non-conducting of heat and tmolsture, and when the arificlal wartnth required 1s Obtained directly trom open res. ‘An vithout doubt this would commonly be constd- ered excessively Inconvenient and expensive; but if you have time and money to devote to your own comfort and well-being I doubt if you can spend them to better advantige. Stl, {t You prefer to adopt the middie course, and if Mrs. John objects to managing a large servants’ Dourding-house, 1 shall advise you to put in some heating apparatus, Steamn Doller, hot water heater, furnace, thing else,—we will decide what when the time comes,—that shall diffuse a mild degree of warmth through the entire house, enough to make it com- fortable in cool weather dnd to protect. the water pipes at the coldest. Then supplement tits with ‘Open fires in ali thé rooms in Which they would ever be used, A fire cannot burn, whether of wood orcoal, without venillating the room toa reasonable extent, aid the other heating arrangements must be contrived to serve the suine end by causing a constant change Of the atmosphere in the house. whatever this heating arrangement may be, hot air furnace, steam Tadiators, or latrobe stove, un- Jess it 18 supplied pith all te fresh alr it is capa bie of warming, i¢ will prove a savor of death unto death rather than a means of health and comfort. ‘The man Who introduced the scheme of the damp, stagnant, unciean, atmosphere from the cellar or basement and passing it over Ted hot iron plates to the inhabited rooms above, Should have been given & prewlum for inventing a first-class aboutuation. ‘ihe double-back-getion stoves and heaters that warn the air wnich serves ‘the respiratory and perspirato cupants of 8 room on @ lower floor, and then litts fifo the upper chambers to serve’ the same pur- poses over again, belong to the same family, some- What more elegarft in ap ce, perhaps, but no less pernicious in effect, Of course this Verted use 18 not the fault of the furnace or of stove; It is due to the ignorance of who dic the manner of It & nd Pare th i E E ti | ARCHITECTURE, | be full of them unless you insist upon a new de- Parture in the mode of building the walls and floors, I very much doubt whether there is a dwelling house In the city of Washington which 18 hot built, so far as its fitness for combustion 1s concerned, In Very wearily the same way that houses were DUllU When questions of safety and healthfulness were scarcely considered at all. Houses upon which money is spent by the ton, silver standards, have stil the hollow wooden artitions, thin wooden joists, and fine Wooden ath, ail contrived in the most ingenious Way to enstire swift and uncontrollable combustion If fire once iinds its way inside the inflammable Ques inv which they are skilifully arranged. Suppose the jointed arm of a wall bracket for gas 1s" carelessly turned too near ‘one of these Wooden partitions till the thin strip Of wood behind the plastering fs ignited; if you have had any experience you will not need to be told, and if you have not you can easily imagine, how the light blaze will fly upwands between thé studs, gaining spead and strength as it rises, even asa mountain torrent ts swollen in its downward course, til 1t sweeps all before it. You rush to the floor above, only to flod that the fire is there be- fore you, and if you tear a hole in the Wall you simpiy fan the flame to greater activity. If Its lively course could be conined to the particular pair of studs between which it started, the chase would not be quite so hopeless. But at every Door there are lateral fues that have been walting pa- Uently ever since the house was Dullt and getting themselves as dry as Under for this very opportu- nity. It will also apprar that the chips and sa ings left tn these hidden cavities by the builders had a mission, tempting morsels for the voracious fire-flend. ‘Now, can you not see that if these walls, tons dnd floors were all solid, fre in any part of the house would be comparatively harmless pro- vided it were discovered before the walls and root began to fall in, Moreover, it 18 of little conse- quence in most cases whether the materials of which they are composed are combustible or not. Certainly fire proof material ts to be preferred, but AU 1s not Indispensable to safety; the main potat 1s Uhat there shall be no hidden’ cavities communt- cating with each other. Theoretically it is enough that the cavities in the Wooden Walls shall be cut up by transverse divisions into separate cells; there is too much room for negligence and im- perfect work for this to be reltabie in practice. So, unless hollow bricks or Liles are used for butlding the walls. there {Sno absolute safety Dut in solidity ; that is the one thing needful. This seems a very simple thing to say, yet it 1s the beginning and énd of safe building a3 regards fire. ‘To de scribe the various possible methods of building: Such Walls so as to make them non-conducting of heat and dampness, and in order to secure best construction In Tespect to economy, vis- ibie design and other matters of detail, would make Uuis letter too long, 80, by way of récapitu- lation, L will only remark Uhaia fraction of the expense that is frequently applied for superficial and Worse than worthless ‘stow, will make the essential structure Oi your nouse safe and in- offensive as to its plumbing and drainage, Whole- some and cheerful as to its atmosphere, and 80 free from Mre-traps that you need not live In con- stant fear lest the works of “bigotry and virtue” Wich you wilt put into it, and the other furnish ings anid decorations which may be of far greater value than the house itself, should vanish like the baseless fabric of a dream, through the careless ess of a servantar Ube ighorance of a child. EC. GagpNER, The following note requires no explanation: “My Dear Architect: 1 have Just sold my lot on the corner Of Oregon avenue and J street tor $1,000 more than Tgave for It aud, unless I can find another desirable northeast corner, think I shall explore the suburbs. I suppose that will quake no difference with the plans as far as you have gone with them. Yours, Joun.” —————+ee LOVE’S SPRING OPENING. Novelties which Cupid has to Offer for St. Valentine’s Day. THE MODERN LABOR SAVING DEVICES FOR THE BENE- FIT OF LOVE-SICK SWAINS—ODD AND PRETTY DE- SIGNS FOR VALENTINE'S DAY—WHAT A DEALER SAYS—EXPENSINE TOKENS OF AFFECTION. ‘The modern messenger of love appears at the lower basement door on the 14th of February, in a well-worn suit of gray with brass buttons. He hasn't any wings. Ifhe had he could not fly, be- cause the big bag on his back full of valentines would hold him down. Since the days of Sam Weller, the habit of writ- ing one’s own valentines has nearly passed away. ‘Mbdern improvements have come tothe assistance of Infelicitous writers. Yet oceastonally some fond lover inspired with a fine frenzy, burns the midnight gas, and dips his pen in amorous ink, and writes on antique paper with a gold pen: 's Jove, my love— I-Erer—.” ‘Then he goes out early the next morning and buys a. stiken banner with bright flowers, “hand painted,” and sends it by a special messenger. After thathe never attempts to Improve on mod- €rn improvements, ‘The sending of comic valentines 1s confined now to children aimost exclusively—generally to bad children. But the custom ot Sending love tokens, on St. Valentine's day 1s as popular as ever, and the idea that Love begins his spring opening on that day with an entirely new and complete stock of hearts on hand—all wituout a faw—still pre- Valls: and iC is even Intimated thata little hooked nosed God of Love does a thriving business on & side street in second-hand hearts, which he has rubbed up before the fire until they are warm and look as good as new. A little cupld in red tights and a diack cloak Over his shoulders which are constantly shrugged up to lus ears; and pointed- -d shoes, with little bells it the ends; a poluted ul little “potted” black eyes, 1UIs said ad— s to rejuvenate old hearts by the exercise of the black art at midnight betore St. Valentine's. NOVELTIES IN THE VALENTINE LINE. ‘The valentine trade, meanwhile, still thrives, One of the happlest ideas in that way this year 1s a handsome plaque, with a leaf, which, when opened uncovers a lookingglass, in which the re- ciplent will see her own face and knows at once that she is its valentine. this year are very much prettier and in better taste than usual. ‘One seres represent a realistic little boy and girl, the one under a broad brimmea hat, with his Hutle trousers held up by one home- made suspender; the other with her head bid in | the depths of a wide sun-bonnet, and her ragged petticoats just down to her little bare knees.On each card they are in a different attitude, indica tive of dispondency, confidence or bliss—"just like old folks.” On one, the little matden fs in a swing, and hes been coquétting with her young lord, wis has turned away with despair on his face.” The Verse underneath says: “Do not be discouraged, friend, If to-day’ ‘Thy sweet heart should send ‘Tey acains and thou shall find ry aain, That at nat she's changed her mind.” Some make more ardent and serious declarations of love, and speak in such unmistakable poetry 23 ‘would send consternation to the heart of the Elder Weller. Some are novel and slightly facetious, One of the latest 1s a little sheet fron bread pan, probably six inches long, with four brown bULs In ft anda linen napkin over them. On the napkin 1s written in red ieters: “You take the bun.” Another 15a little bag of gold eagles, on which 1s written: “Three good things may you Health wealtivand happiuesa™ A xafentine called the “American Opera Com, any,” conalsts of a sponge monkey pl the Cass viol, surrounded by-an orchestra, of “ttle bristiing white mice, with muste before them. All are standing on a heavy giltsedged card. ‘A little china dish with a Irfed egg on the bottom is another novel design. Big painted placques and moucholr cases are very plentitul, and many of them are pretty, but they'are not as expensive as in former years, THE COST OF SUCH TOKENS. A dealer told Tus Stak man that his stock ranged in price from 25 cents to $6. The cheapest were quite handsome, and the $6 plaques sold last ‘ear for $10. YGittle boys and girls cut out of cloth and pasted on pretty cards are very popular as valentines. Few verses are sent. Ind more expensive way, 1t 4s getting to be quite the thing to send presentg of Jewelry on St. Valentine's day. SEs HOW IT MAY BE DONE. An Old Telegrapher Suggests an Ex- planation of “Mind Reading.” To the Editor of Twe Evexnvo Stax: Permit a suggestion from an army signal officer and an ex-telegrapher, on the Bishop transference or muscle reading exhibitions,” seem to so much interest the Washington press and the correspondents, It is a well known fact that any two expert tele- graphers can communicate with each other with- ‘Out any persons in their presence belng able to detect the fact. AS has been demonstrated in the workings of the signal service codes, which have adopted the Morse characters, the sig- nals, representing the difterent letters of the alphabet may be read, not only by i sight, but by sound aswell as by F ft i : LA a a h é i : i 8 ef oe BF | LIFE IN NEW YORK. Theatrical Management — The Vice Haunts of a Great City—The Outcome of the "Longshoremen’s Strike. Special Correspondence of Tur Evexrxe Srar. ew Youk, February 10, 1887. Again are the newspapers filled with paragraphs about Henry E. Abbey. The fortune made by in- troducing Sarah Bernhanit to the American pub- Ue and lost in the first operatic season at the Met- Topolitan opera house, has been regained in his tour with Patt, A Wall street speculator has no more ups and downs than a theatrical manager Ja New York. Strakosch made and lost fortunes, and Is said to have retired fabulously rich, Bate- man, Gran, Maretzek, Palmer, Jarrett, and others living and dead, who made $100,000 or more ina Season, to be lost at the next venture, stand in marked contrast. Strakosch seems to be the one exception to the general rule, He isthe Jay Gould, Hhile the others are the Jacob Littles, John Thompsons, Jim Keenes and Rufus Hatches of theatrical speculations, rich today and poor to morrow. ‘Their forvunes slip through their Mng- ers like seeds." Marvellous stories are told of tne As a rule the valentines | receipts at Patti's performances, and Abbey 18 Sgain called the Napoleon of managers, and cred- Ned with a fortune which may be lost next year. There are men in the managerial line, however, Who pile up fortenes siowly and surely, yet so un gbtrusively that they are entirely overlooked, They resemble the old-fashioned brokers of Wali Street, who take their comumissions and are never seduced into speculations. I met one of these men to-day. ie is _broad-shouldered and A handsome, well-waxed moustache adorns is florid face. His hair is parted in the mniddie. Barring a ‘profugon of diamonds he dresses in exquisite taste. © His cravats are the pink of pertection. No genticiaan ever wore a inore glos«y hat. Ail tis outward display ts backed by natural geniality and generosity of character. known him’ to telephone. for his. private carriage and drive over the city from midnight to Gaylight to serve a friend, He is known On every block in the elty by rich and poor. While I Was talking with him a militouaire sought his oncerning a real estate investment and & committee of longshoremen called upou him, and offered to handle tree of charge all the coal Tequired in his theaters during the strike, 1 am writing of HARRY MINER. No freater contrast to Lester Wallack in per Sonal appearance and business tact could be found. Wailack has lost a fortune in catering to ‘the tastes of the upper ten tn amusements, and Miner has made @ rortune in pleasing the “lower twenty” down town. I doubt whether Miner him self knows how rich he ts He must be worth between $2,000,000 and $3,000,000. He owns five theaters—three in New York, one in Brooklyn and one in Newark, N. J. He not only owns the build- ings, but he owns the ground on which they are built. He 1s now erecting two more opera houses— one in Troy and anotiier in Brooklyn, He has three or four theatrical combinations on the road. none of which has ever lost money. Wealth has poured {nto his pockets in a never-ceasing stream for the last twelve ears. It has been tucked away in Teal estate purchases, all of which have doubled in value. “He recently paid $132,000 for a house in Madison avenue. His income wust exceed $300,000 year. His two theaters in the Bowery alone netted him last season $87,000. Add to tuts $28,000 from his Fighth avenue theater, $7,000 from his Brookiyn Cheater and $30,000 from’ bis traveling companies, and you have tle sum of $280,000. This sear the income from the, Newark pera house is tobe added. It will probably ex- ceed $46,000. ‘Miner 1s forty-three years old. He was born in This city, and he graduated at ‘the Mechanics In- stitute ih 1857. He studied medicine, and began ‘4 prosperous career by estabitshing drug stores in Populous districts, Of a restiess disposition he | drifted into the ocean of amusements, and quickly sold out his pharmacies. He was the first to re- | turn to cheap prices after the war, and he was also the frst to reap the harvest that fol- lowed. His People’s theater in the Bower’ is one of the handsomest In the city. The lobbies are Spacious and finely furnished, and the best Seat in the house can be bought for seventy-five cents, All the reigning stars appear, Henry Irving, | Lawrence Barrett, Mrs, Langtry, Sarah Bernhardt, Mary Anderson and others are no strangers in his | theaters He 1s simply coining mon nizing in a business Way the fact that the war 18 over and that specie payment has been resumed. Heemploys enough workmen and artists to fill ‘two regiments, Miner is usually the first New York manager to recognize the clalins of the suffering and the op- pressed. | He led off im beneiits for the yellow fever and the Charleston sufferers, and he has al- ready given a night's receipts to the striking ‘long- Shoremen. He ts president of the Actor's Fund as Soclation, and {t was under his management that it took a benefit unrivaled in the history of the American stage. President Cleveland, Gov. Htll and Mayor Grace occupied private boxes, and we het receipts exceeded $15,000. With his ¥ast popu- larity, Miner might become a most Successful poll Uclan, All efforts to draw him into the field of politics, however, have falied. He owns a large farm over in New Jersey, where he retires when Jaded by the toils of fe. and he bas a beautiful Summer residence on the Sound. abbey is meteoric and attracts much attention, Miner is a fixed star, with a shady effulgence. Both are great managers; yet how many have heard of Abbey and Low few have heard of Miner! ‘Abbey be the Napoleon of m: ‘Miner may truly be termed the Turenue ‘theatrical profession. DIME MUSEUMS AND SHOOTING GALLERIES are having a neck and neck race on the Bowery. ‘There are two or three of each kind onevers block. ‘The galleries occupy small stores. Inside there 1s @ counter running across the width of the room, | ‘The alr, spring or cartridge rides are on these, and there the marksman stands and bangs away. The targets are vet in te large colored posters that announ: ming of burlesque troupes. Glancing over his sights @ man sees a pair of shapely legs encased in tights, a swelling Dust and a pretty face. There is no ine ducement to fire at such an attractive object with deadly intent, and Ican't imagine why such tar | gets are used” if the target inen would setup nthony Comstock, a pluinber, a’ dude, or some- Uning of that kind, thelr busine“s would certainly | increase. Why patronize these galleries? A man | may drop in occasionally, but at a cent a shot the | profits trom that source cannot be very great. say that they are supported by the apar- chists, who use them to periect_ thelr rifle and pis tol practice, but Ican hardly believe that, as an. | archiste are averse to paying out even s cent it ‘they can help it. Besides the practice of fring at @ pretty woman, however revolutionary that might seem, would not be of much value when confronted "by an angry policeman with a big clu ‘The truth is that many of these are only masks for opium joints. The jolntis in the rear, back of the 's, and there the devotees of the drug gather to “hit the pipe.” ‘The police are not likely to venture across the bullet-swept ‘area, £0 that the business is comparatively safe. INVOLUNTARY SUICIDE. ‘The {dea of the coal-handlers and “longshoremen im striking was to so incommode the public that the employers should be forced to surrender by the pressure of public opinion. The blow, as Usual, reeotis upon te heads of the men who deal At. If 4s the poor, not the rich, who suffer by the scarcity of coal. "The rich filed their cellars last fall, and they can laugh at a coal famine. If they should happen to run short they could leave the city until the trouble was over. The poor must stay here and suifer—and suffer greatly this bitter cold weather. Coal has advanced from 10 cents to 17 cents basket, and It means that many fami. lies will have to get along with half their usual allowance. Many factories have shut down be- cattse there was ho coal to run thelr engines, and thus thousands of working people have ‘been thrown out of empioyment, How all this 1s Uo help the cause of the strikers is hard to uni poe The dealers make Up fora short supply by charging higher prices, The laboring inen ‘lose their wages ont pay more for their fuel that many 5 i j i ct ‘Tenement house visitors report wo. men pass thelr time in bed in order to save fuel, CONGRESSIONAL LUNCHES. How, When and Where Members Be gale Themselves at the Capitol. OYSTERS IN FAVOR WITH MANY STATESMEN—IR REEDS BREAD ASD MILK DIET—HR. HOLMAN'S SIMPLE LUNCH—REPRRSENTATIVES WHO LUNCH LUXURIANTLY. ‘There ts seldom a quorum tn the House between half past one and half past two o'clock in the day. During those hours the members are tn the House restaurant, taking lunch. There aye a few very good feeders in the House. As a rule, how. ever, they lunch very simply. One of the most generous ts Mr, Mitchell, of Connecticut. He has atable always reserved for him. He never eats lunch alone, aud never allows any one else to pay the Dill. Any time before he has lunched four chairs may be seen turned with their backs up against a big round table in a manner that pro- claims “No trespassing.” He always brings three guests with him, and his checks are never for less than $4 or $5, His favorite guests are Gov. Curtin and Doorkeeper Donaldson. His favorite dishes are turkey, tenderloin steak and venison, There are only a few members who lunch #. abundantly. Hitt, 5. 8. Cox, Miller, Scott, Phelpa, Bingham, Felton and Belmont are u dest feeders, next fo Mr. Mitchell, Mr, is particularly fond of game. Mr.8.$.Cox eats snipe or quail, With a bottle of wine, In strong contrast to these is Mr, Holman, Bis lunch costs him twenty-five cents a day and does not take up tnuch of his time. Be seldom varies his order. He takes a seat at the frst table be sees vacant, and with that characteristic wave of his hand, With one long Auger extended, says: “give me an oyster stew.” It fs aways an oyster CONGRESSIONA;. BANKERING POR OYSTERS. Mr. Scott, with ail bis epicurean taste, 1s exceed- ingly fond of oysteys, and they always form a part Of his Dill of fare, He says facetiously of himself that there tsa shell ‘on his back, ‘This taste for oysters ts very prevalent mem- bers. A great majority of them take bl Valves in some form or other. Members who are particularly ‘economical také the soup, which is fiven cents and they range trom that to Oy cents for Lynn Hawens raw, or extra broiled on toast. The members whose inch checks amount toas much as fifty cents ire the exception. ‘This 4s an exceedingly economical House. Mr. Hol man’s twenty-five cent stew fs quite extravagant alongside of some of his colleagu es, Even Mr, Hiscock, the Senator-elect, takes nothing but “half-and balf,” with bread—that 1s, half cream and half milk. Messrs, Reed, of Maine, and Bland it one better taking Just the plain bowi of read and milk. ‘4 BREAD AND MILE DIET. With Mr. Reed 1" 13 a matter of taste more than of economy, Hes2ehs above all things, next to chastising the democratic party, to enjoy eating bis bread and milk. He looks Uke a great big, happy fat_ boy wich iis bowl in front of him, he will stop between the spoonfuls to make some witty remark to any one Who dares tochaf him, ‘He will go from his mid milk diet and attack his litical opponents in the House in a manner that eads them to believe that nothing but vinegar and gall couid tempt ls palate. Judge Reagan always walks up the counter end in alWays Ww: ter eats half a dozen Taw 0% mr ‘the carkey shucks them. | Mr. Morrison takes oysters in almost any ‘style, but more frequently raw. 4 HOME-MADE LONCHEON. Mr. Randall never goes into the restauramt, Each day at the vame hour the messenger brings to the appropriations committee room a little bas- ket such as School girls often carry, and at | Ing home-made lanch 18 spread ona Uttie desk before the great Pennsyl who reads his letters and eats at the same ‘He ts very Jar and attentive to both. the Speaker always has lunch sent to his pre Yate room from the restaurant, Mr. Tucker, Upugh from the Old Dominion, never drinks liquor with his lunch, He generally takes raw oysters or tea with bread, Gen. Weaver takes raw oysters and beer. "Mr. Springer seldom takes more than # bot by recog- | tie of mild beer for his lunch. Mr. Barbour is a real oyster eater, Cox of North Carolina never lunches at the restaurant. Mr. Wellborn ts fond of oyster ple. Blount is abother lover of oysters, and.so 1s Hateh of Missourl, Mr. Townsbend is fond of game and imported ginger ale for lunch, ‘Cou TEA. AS a rule the intoxicating liquor sold in the res taurant 1s not drunk by members, Very few are in the habit of taking “cold tea.” Strangers at ‘the Capitol and the thi Unat ts always hangi1 about Congress cre chiefly the ones that ‘aval themselves of any violation of the internal revenue law Ulat may be perpetrated at the Cay iL AS a rule a member's lunch 1s conducive of dys Pepsia. Not that his selection of food is not Wise, but because he has to eat a8 if a tralm were Sruiea him. It is not seldom that a member 1s caught with an oyster half Way down his throat by a panting ‘Who comes to announce thas ‘here is a ruil call and. ame is next. soe Reported for Tax Evexrwa Stam FARM TALK IN VIRGINGA. Condemnation of State Legislation fer Agricultural Secieties—A Model Vire ginia Farm—The Fence Question, etc. The February meeting of the Woodlawn Farm ers’ club was heid%t John Ballinger’s, on the Sth instant, Presiden: Pierson in the chair, and Wm, Gillingham secretary. When the minutes of last meeting Were read a member expressed the opin | ton in reference ts the club's condemnation of the | proposed appropriation by the state legislature | for agricultural vocteties, that 1t was not strong | enough; but It was suggested that the matter | Would be acted on at the coming convention im Alexandria, when a good chance would be had for further denunciations on the subject. A report from the committee in reference to holding a farmers’ convention was recel Stating that arrangements had been made to hol one at Lanuon's cpera house, Alexandria, Va, on February 8, qt 1¢a.m. A number of Tarmers in different sections had been selected to repare essays oF Various subjects connected with farming for preseptation at the meeting. Teport was approved and the committee continued to carry out t ‘which included arrange- ments for refreshments.” far injurious to stock as to cause death? Also whether bots ever killed horses? In Doth cases a diversity of opinion existed. The critical report was readin which the com mitiee admitted thelr inability to find criticise as their host was proverbial for the: and neatness of all his ‘The stock on Head or catty Gicy sucep and’ pen of foe ead Of cat and a pen’ condition. ‘There was a good si fig implements without a superabu discarded tools ‘All well housed and in good for immediate usc. H i ‘They noticed vhat his place fenced, and asked him if it paid. In said, as his place was already would prefer to keep them é i Ee soiling system in good fencing, he would use wire, of wire called Buckthorn, With short barbs, which Wi as to be readily sven by the was the best bo had thought the best way to fence Was Lo put { on & good l i ta é ra i Suillce for one wire. A Buuuber approved of a. manent pasture, Leeping the ‘ot the rest at e ‘The question was then animals which is the most prontabie, i and that pneumonia and. severe colds are time to acoumplian fesulser= Aner sone diverdy ingly pen Ragged children swarm the | of opinions had been expressed, Major Hine streets picking up bits of coal and wood. Before | that in feeding he endeavored to first ascertain the long it Will be necessary to start coal kitchens, or | capacity of tue atamal for digesting food, and then cases of freezing to death will be common, gave it all it could digest. ‘This accorded with Amos J. CUMaINos axp BLaxeLY Hau. | fos: or ‘the ‘views and coincided with = = those of F. D_ Curis, of New York, One of tbe most }~ MEIGS’ CHIMNEY. -xperienced stock feeders of this country. Major = netics lhe stated further thas after Bearing aa arucie A Long Pending Controversy Over the | read club two months ago, wherein it was " Fecommended to feed whole wheat, to sheep, Bay Window Question Still Unde | Diluieditand as much gretinel vite aie ae, cided. sult. C, Lukens’ ‘Was to feed all he could in- — duce them to eat dve times a day. Col Ludlow yesterday received another letter!” Since last mecting this club has lost by death from Gen. M. C. Meigs, regarding the chimney | another of its honored members—the late Benja- which Gen. Meigs bullt in the bay window of the | 18 Barvon—whdwas always much interested 1m | i of the case. June 30ih, 1885, Gen. Meigs wrote a letter to the District Commissioners re- questing an amendment of the building regula- ‘tions so that he might be permitted to erect a im the bay window of which an open fre- tas ‘The club udjourned to mect at V. Baker's, March ‘Sth. | Critical couunittee—D, P. Smith, Isaac Spow. den and Charles Gibbs. © Demaud for a Fiat Rail ‘To the Editor of Tim Evaxme Stan: If the legislation for better street railway facili» ties in Washington, now pending before Congress, includes or 1s amended to include in its provisions ‘a change of the réad-bed, and especialig the rails, ‘why can we not Lave the solid, flat i ; i f i g 59%