Evening Star Newspaper, December 5, 1888, Page 6

TF THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON. D.C ae WORDS MAKE LANGUAGES. Wut You Can’t Learn a Language by Memorizing its Dictionary. “attended most of the Coquelin-Hading performances recently,” said a well-known teacher of languages to a Star reporter yester- day. “and I studied the audiences almost as much as I did the artists. I was struck with the very few people indeed who seemed able to foliow the speakers readily and appreciate fully all the fine points of the dialogue. I saw quite a number of persons in the audiences whom I know very well and whom I have al- ways regarded as excellent French scholars. Many of them have the reputation among their friends of being great linguists, speaking French, German, Italian, &c., a8 fluently as they do English. A number of them, ladies and gentlemen, lived abroad for years and cer- tainly had every opportunity to become expert y WL team may. bheecvitions ducing: the lormances, I venture to say that not one in twenty of these reported masters of French thoroughly understood the lines of the plays and tally appreciated the nice shades of mean- ing which the artists sought to conv The audiences were nearly altogether com people who knew some French. shown by the fact that they seemed able to ther the drift of the dialogue, and now and then displayed appreciation of the nicer points, Probably a ma, y of those who attended went believing themselves thorough masters of French, and were sadly crestfallen when they found themselves frequently at a loss. “All this proves,” the professor continued, slowly relighting his pipe, which he had al- Iowed to go out while speaking, “that to learn another language as well as you know your na- tive tongue isn’t the easy job the authors of ‘ten- day mastery’ methods would have ug believe. In fact, my experience has been, that it is the rarest thing in the world for a man or a woman to learn thoroughly and completely to and to understand any language but his own native tongue, unless where the study of language is made the business of life, or wheré foreign lan; es are absorbed almost uncon- sciously by long residence in the country in which they are spoken.” “Well, professor,” Tue Srar reporter re- marked. “that's rather discouraging for people who want to pick up a language or two for use when they take a little run over to Europe. But why should it be so very difficult to master a foreign language if aman has a clear head and a fair memory?” “THAT'S IT, THAT'S JUST 1,” the professor cried, as if the reporter had given him the opening he had been longing for. “A clear head has really very little to do with it, and I might almost say the same of the memory. In fact, you don’t learn a lenguage: you al sorb it, you inhale it. It must be taken in, as it were, through the pores of the skin and the lungs. as well as through the eyes and ears. Most people make the big mistake of sup) that language is an exact mathematical : e: that when you have learned the conjugation of the verbs, the declension of substantives, adjectives and arti- eles, and have acquired a vocabulary of four or five thousand words, you have mastered a janguage. What foolishness! As well say that, having gathered together so many brick, so much mortar and lumber, and so many shin- gles, sash, doors and blinds, a maa has built a house. You see, even the best dictionaries don’t give you the true value of words. Nothing but acquaintance with written and spoken language can do that. Then no language (except Volapuk) is scientifically constructed and logical. The genius, the soul of a language, resides in its idioms, and you have not mastered a language. not even if you know perfectly every word in its dictionary and every rule of its. grammar, until you have absorbed that soul. “And let me tell you, @oung man,” the speaker concluded. becoming almost invisible in the cloud of smoke he had impatiently puffed out asa sort of relief to his ——— which had been nota little worked as he discoursed on his favorite theme, ‘ it is not a pastime for rainy days in vacation. Try it and see if it is.” The reporter was satisfied to take the pro- fessor’s word for it. D GOSSIP. For the first time in ten days, Emperor Wil- liam drove out yesterday, thus setting at rest in a great measure the disquieting rumors re- garding the seriousness of his aural complaint which have been circulated in Europe of late. ‘The court circular says the emperor's health is thoroughly satisfactory. The population of Germany, according to the last census, is 46,355,704. The convention of the Hungarian reform eburch has voted to establish celibacy for the clergy. The commission appointed to consider the revision of the constitution of Servia will con- fer with King Milan on the 6th instant. the skuptschina has appr oved of the constitu tion as revised the Christies cabinet will re- sign and will be replaced by a coalition minis- try. ‘The most monotonons ci buildings is Paris, the houses there being almost all alike. An stionpe is now being made to vary this by building houses of the style of the Renaissance and Louis XI. and hope is expressed that the example will be followed generally. The report that the French government had addressed a communication to the vatican ad- vising the pope to come to France in the event of a war is officially denied. The French government is disturbed over the Panama canal question, but it is believed it will not change its decision refusing a guar- antee. Premier Floquet and M. Peytral, min- ister of finance, had a conference yesterday with Count de Lesseps and the directors of the Credit Foncier. The Paris free-thinkers are beginning to ex- press their objections to the cross which sur- mounts the dome of the Pantheon. Eleven municipal councillors proposed a few weeks ago that it should be pulled down as soon as possible. One member objected that that would be too expensive. and another suggested that the two arms should be cut off and the | single staff used for a flagstaff, as was done by the communists in 1871. This proposition was adopted. It is said the Floquet government in France has resolved to allow Gen. Boulanger all the rope he wants, in the confident belief that he will speedily hang himself. Jn the house of lords last night Lord Ash- bourne moved the second reading of the bill Providing for an extension of the land pur- chase act. Earl Spencer introduced an amend- ment and made a speech. in which heattacked the salient features of the bill. His amend- ment was defeated. Among late orders issued by the German em- peror is one prohibiting officers in Berlin and — eat garrison towns. under walty of ive i when off duty. The custom has been growing among officers to throw aside their military garb upon every possible occasion. This docs not meet Emperor William's aim, his object being to glorify military functions. The socialist members of the German reich- stag propose to offer « resolution to abolish the duties on wheat and flour. The police of Rome are endeavoring to put a to the wholesale manufacture of false anti- quities and works of art. Fourteen dealers and manufacturers were recently arrested. An al- most incredible amonnt of ingenuity has been displayed in this industry. The Vossiche Zeitung says that ex-Empress Frederick took with her to England six im- mense crammed with precious articles left by Emperor Frederick. The Prince of Wales will receive the emperor’s chronometer, and Queen Victoria the desk used by him from the beginning of his illness, Socialism has begun to penetrate even the veteran soldiers’ associations in Germany. Un- easy under the indications of discontent among veterans, the emperor has directed that no soldiers’ associations, old or new, be authorized unless the statutes of such associations contain an article affirming devotion to the emperor. Such associations mast also exclude from, dis- cussion at their meetings litical and re- ligious questions. xe — too. Leading a Fast Life. From the Jewelers’ Weekly. “My sould and body!” said old Mrs. Ever- green, as she looked intently at the indicator in the car, just as the conductor rang up two fares. “Ideclare if ‘taint 2 o'clock, an’ it warn't mor’n a minit afte I ag on that it struck 1! These here cit; do ki ble fast.” ty peop! live terri- Svicrpr ix a Rargoap Orrice.—Monda; Mr. T. S. Warren, private secretary of J. ane the Norfolk and Western rail- road, while talking with «friend in the office drew a pistol and shot himself through the from which he died in a few minutes, He was a brother of Dr. Warren, of Paris, afterward Warren Bey in the zervice of the Khedive of Egypt. "/ ———eeo— Walter —— er ge for the fusion in New Bedford, Mass, was beries = 278 qo by a piarality over ; After | vs’ arrest. from using civilieu dress | A PRINCE’S BRIDE. Miss Woodville, of Baltimore, to Wed Prince Von Pless. From the Baltimore American. The announcement by cable in the Ameri- can of the engagement of Prince Pless, of the German embassy at Paris, to a Bal- timore lady, was somewhat of a surprise to her friends and relatives in this city. The young lady in question is Miss Bessie Wood- le, who, although a Baltimorean, has been living in France for a number of years, Miss Woodville’s relatives all knew of the attention paid her by the German prince, but they hardly believed it would result in an engagement. The young lady at present is living with her mother at Bairritz, France, and Prince Pless has been in the habit of going down to her maison several times a month and dining with Mrs. Woodville and her daughter. The prince has been at- tentive to Miss Woodville for several years, but his mother objected to the match, as her son was a second son, and was not very wealthy, and on that account the friends of Miss Woodville did not expect to hear of an engagement. Prince Pless’ brother, however, is not well, and has been confined in a private asylum for the last few years. The prince is a tall, rather fine-looking man, over forty years of age. Miss Woodville has sent his photographs to several of her rel- atives here. Miss Woodville has lived abroad over twelve years. She the most beautiful of Baltimore's fam- ous beauties, and when she went to Paris she created quite a furore, and much was written and said about her beauty. Her father was the late R. Caton Woodville, a noted artist, who married Miss Mary Buck- ler, —— of the late Dr. John Buckler, one of the leading physicians of this city. Fora time the Woodrilles lived on St. Paul street, near Saratoga, and then moved to Dr. Buckler’s family _ residence, Rp site the St. James hotel. Mr. and Woodville are divorced, and Mrs. Woodville has lived abroad ever since. Mr. Woodville married again. She was a German woman of title. . Woodville died some years ago. Miss Woodville has a brother, Dr. Henry Woodville, who lives with his family in Mexico. Miss Woodville is well re- membered here, although she has not lived in Baltimore for some years. She has many relatives residing in ‘the city, and, naturally, the news of her engagement to the Prince has caused much talk among them. was one of Queen and Empress. TOUCHING DEVOTION OF ENGLAND'S SOVEREIGN TO HER DAUGHTER. Edmund Yates in New York Tribune. Those who see them together say that noth- ing is more touching than the absolute unsel- fishness of the devotion of the queen to the Empress Frederick. The queen's one thought from morning to night is to minister to her daughter's comfort and to endeavor to dimin- ish her grief. The smallest wish of the em- press is attended to and carried out with the most affectionate assiduity. The empress is looking very worn and tired and sleeps badly. but the rest and quiet of Windsor, which she enjoys thoroughly and which she and her daughters never weary of expatiating on, are already beginning to have a good effect on her health and spirits. A TOUCHING VISIT OF CONDOLENCE. There was something very touching in the visit of the queen and the Empress Frederick to Stafford house on Tuesday. The rain was falling in torrents as they alighted from the close carriage which bronght them from Pad- ington. The empress wore a heavy coi crape. which Prussian etiquette prescribes. Lady Chucechill, aiso a widow, carried a large cross of white flowers which the queen had prepared with her own hands. Lord Tarbat received them at the door. They at once fol- lowed him upstairs to the room where the duchess was lying, and the queen placed the cross beside the body of the dead friend. The recollection of the last visit she paid to Stafford Honse in the company of her husband caused the empress to burst into tears. Both she and the queen remained for some time in the green library, where the queen spoke many words of womanly sympathy to Lord and Lady Stafford, Lord and Lady Tarbat, Lord Ronald Gower and Lady Alexandra Leveson Gower, who were there, and expressed strong hope that the duke of Sutherland would dhickly return to England. ROYAL ECONOMY. There is no attempt to disguise the object of the economical reforms in the royal household. It has become clear that no parliament will sanction grants to the grandchildren of the meen, excepting only the children of the rince of Wales. So her majesty considers it her imperative duty to save as much money as possible in order that all her descendants may e adequately provided for by herself, It is ite certain that the duke of Connaught and Princess Beatrice wili be the queen’s principal heirs. Her majesty has three other families to look after—namely, those of the late duke of Albany, of Princess Christian, and of the late Princess Alice. oo ee The Sugar Trust Prosecution. GEN. PRYOR OPENS THE PROCEEDINGS IN BEHALF OF THE PEOPLE OF NEW YORK. Gen. Roger A. Pryor, for the people of the state of New York, yesterday opened the sugar trust prosecution before Judge Barrett, in the special term of the supreme court in New York city. The particular trust under consideration yesterday was the North River Sugar Re- fining company. In his opening address Gen, Pryor said that a violation by « person of the law called for the forfeiture of his liberty, or, a his life, and the violation of the law 'y a corporation required the forfeiture of its charter. A trust he defined as a combination of merchants or other persons for the purpose of enhancing the value of any goods to the detriment of the gemeral p A right to exclade competition is injurious to the public, he continued, and that was well exemplified by the old saying that competition was the life of trade. Ex-Chief Justice Daly opened for the defense, taking the ground that combinations to promote commerce were lawful, and had been recognized as such by English law since the time of James I. The object of the sugar combination was to promote economy. protect the refineries against unlawful combination of workmen, and give all refineries the benefit of the appliances of any one refinery. - coe Getting Up a Corner in Nails. A PITTSBURG FIRM BUYS MOST OF THE STOCK NOW ON HAND AND PRICES MAY GO UP. Thomas G. Boyle & Co., the iron brokers in Pittsburg, Monday purchased twenty thousand kegs of nails, The purchase was made at Wheeling, Bellaire, and other towns in that vicinity. The large part of the order is for parties in the south, but a part of it will also go west. A little overaweck ago the same firm bought $5,000 kegs of nails. This, with the purchase ‘made Monday, comprises the big part of the nails in stock at the present time, and virtually gives the firm complete control of the nail market. It may result in an advance in prices, It does not, however, seem probable that this state of affaira will continue long. A large amber of nail mills are now idle, and when the demand increases it seems probably that some of the mills at least will start up, eee — A Dubious Reputation. From Judge. “I hope your husband is not so indolent as he used to be,” said the minister to an old col- ored woman. “Deed he ain't sah,” replied Aunt Chloe. “That's excellent news, my good woman,” ‘aid the pious man, Sapa ~ talkin’, sah,” she replied. “My man, he’s a hustler idin’ fur hi vt ‘round Thanksgivin’ ila scape eee coe The Female Labor Difficulty. Freon Time, She—‘The banks are so opposed to givi itions of trust to women, Mr. Jones,” ei The Monster—“It is,shameful.” She—*You believe in i banks, then?” Waitigiemez a The Monster—“I do. The women are born tellers.” ———_+oo—___ Arrempt to Roz Pam. Daty.—A remar! bold attempt to play the “Dadger gamete, made in New York Monday, the intende tim being Phil Daly, sr., the well-known Lang Branch sporting man. In reply toa letter he visited a flat at No. 406 4th avenue, and was left alone by the young woman who’ received him. The folding doors suddenly opened and two masked men ordered him to hold up his hands. Instead of obeying he rushed for one of his assailants, who shot him in the bead, and then both escaped. Mr. Daly was not seriously hurt. Three people were arrested, but the masked men have not been apprehended. 8 A negro woman who lived near Lexington, Ga, locked her Wee children ap ix and went visiting. On her covered that the had Fire yesterday destroyed the and 44 Chartres street, Orleans, by James ig & Co. wholesle tion ssa, GSE” THE FUTURE OF FRANCE. A GIFTED MONARCH. Its Population Almost Stationary and | King Oscar II of Sweden and Norway Its Debt the Largest in Existence. From the New York Times. The first volume of the French census of 1886 is a Poet, an Orator and a Musician. From the New York World. A correspondent writing from Stockholm has just been issued by the government, and gives an interesting description of King Oscar reveals interesting figures bearing on the in-| II, of Sweden and Norway. Being the third crease and changes of the population | son, says the writer, he probably never dreamed of the country. The very small ratio} that he one day would wear the crown of of gain, which is all that France has been | Sweden and Norway. In the year 1872, how- able to show for the whole century, remains | ever, he succeeded his eldest brother, the be- substantially unchanged. How small this is | lovedCharlesXV. The second brother, Gustaf, may be gathered from the fact that in thirty- seven years the increase in the number of na- tive-born Frenchmen has been less than 1.500,- 000. The number of births per year appears to be actually diminishing, even with a slo inereasing population. fa 1887, for example, the returns showed 899,333 births, which is the smallest number recorded in any year of the century except 1871. Going back to 1832, when the population was less than it is now by 2,000.- 000, the births were nevertheless more numer- ous than those of last year by 76,667. ‘The ille- gitimate births amount to 8 per nt of the whole, and are increasing year by iv. For the first time the attempt'was made by the last census to determine the number of children in each family. Taking the avera; of the returns secured, it appears that the number of living children per family in France is 2.07, which is believed to bea lower aver- age than can be found anywhere else in the world. It thas appears that a diminishing fecundity is the great cause of the almost sta- tionary condition of the population of France. It is not that the number of marriages is les- sening: the returns show that it is slowly in- creasing. But in spite of this the births and the average per family ard, ually falling off. Varions causes are assigned by the French sociologists to account for these facts. The trouble is laid by some at the door of the law of inheritance as established by the civil code. This, as is well known, calls for the equal division of property among children. It is maintained that this works against the nat- ural desire to keep property undivided in the family for successive generations —especially in the case of landed property—and that the result isa prudential check on the population, since a man will wish to have but a single heir to whom he may transmit his possessions in- tact. Others, with undoubted justice, lay a partof the blame upon the forced military service which all marriageble young men have to undergo. This often brings on a distas for marriage, and, in any case, tends to retar: marriage; and it is well settled that late mar~ riages are less fruitful than early ones, An int fluence of the same sort arises from the over- crowding of the country, and from the compe- tition in all trades and professions which re- alts. This makes it necessary for many men who marry to struggle longer before acquiri a position and income justifying marriage, an: this means, — delayed unions and smaller numbers of children. Some French griters frankly admit that their race is losing vigor. They point to the weak- ening which comes from alcoholism, from the excessive use of tobacco, and from the preval- ence of diseases due to licentiousness, and say that here is cause enough to account for diminished fecundity and for the low vitality of the children that do come into the world. Yet, on the other hand, a high degree of fertility is observable in the French colonists in Algiers, and accordingly it is argued that the trouble i: largely one of overcrowding. Hence it is seriously maintained that a good reason for the persis oe of France in the colonial policy upon which she has so vigorously entered is to be found in the fact that the room and op- portunities of colonial life will cause a great increase in the French race, France shows the same tendency of popu- lation to mass itself in cities that is at work throughout the civilized world. In 1846 the | cities had but 24 per cent of the entire popu- lation; in 1886 their proportion had increased to 36percent, This movement was greatly quickened by the vast schemes of public works hin which the country entered in 1878. Few of those who were drawn away from the farms by the employment thus offered them have gone back, even after the special opportunities for earning a living were gone. It is not, perhaps, strange that the French economists are disturbed at the condition and Prospects of the population, With the greatest lebt in the world to stagger under, the nation would have a more assured future before it if a ushing and prolific population stood ready to ift at the common burdens. Yet, in other as- pects of the case. a stationary population bas its advantages. The months do not gain so fast on the food supply, the evils of poverty are not apt to be so great nor competition so desperate; emigration of desirable elements of the popu- lation is not so much to be dreaded nor deportation of the undesirable classes so urgent. England, for example, might view with com- plucency what many French statesmen regard as a great evil. —~—--—-s00. Churchill Makes Another Dash. HE NEARLY CAUSES THE GOVERNMENT'S DEFEAT ON THE SOUDAN QUESTION. Lord Randolph Churchill mede another of his unexpected onslanghts on the government in the house of commons last night on the Egyptian question and again nearly caused a defeat of the ministry. Churchill moved to adjourn the debate in order to discuss the send- ing of troops to Suakim. He said he believed the government was going against the advice of high military authorities. Within a few days a battle would be fought between British and Egyptian troops and Arab tribes. For what end were a mere handful of British sole diers exposed to the risk of an encounter with the Soudanese? They were a totally inade- quate force, and the presence of 4,000 utterly unreliable Egyptians did not remove the dan- ger. He implored the house to prevent re- newed slaughter in the Soudan. Mr. Stanhope, secretary for war, said that Lord Randolph spoke without knowledge, The black battalions at Suakim were most unjustly styled unreliable.” The English troops who were going to Egypt were, in the opin- ion of the military authorities there, ad- equate for the purpose. Lord Randolph's motion was defeated by a vote of 231 to 189. The conservatives, who are very indignant at Churchill's action, were for a time alarmed about the result of a vote, as they were clearly in a minority when the motion was sprung on them. They succeeded, however, in prolong- ing the debate until their whips hal rallied the conservative members, Why Didn’t He Bet Bonnets. From the Detroit Free Press. “Dr. Dusenberry, where do all thege h tome from? The door-bell’s just been fakle all day, and the hall’s so full of hat-b 2 one can hardly walk.” 7a “They're good, new hats, Marias);J won them on the (hie) ‘lection,” # “Oh, you idiot!” “Come, my dear (hic) don't say that, To bet and win isn’t a symptom of Chic ) idiocy.” “Of course it isn't. But why didn’t you bet bonnets? There’s where your idiocy comes in. Thaven’t got a bonnet fit to go out i “That's so, Maria, Next presidential ‘lection I'll bet nothing but (hic) bonnets. Its the only way to even things up.” rth: ‘see Taking Time by the Forelock. From the Cincinnati Commercial Gazette, “I say, gents,” remarked a seedy man toa party, “I ain’t no bum, I don’t want no rtm, I don’t want nothin’ to eat and I don’trwant bed.” “Well,” said one of the getitldmen, “what is it you want?” “I want,” said the man, “money enough to buy a snow shovel.” The money was contributed by the “gents,” and the seedy man was seen twenty minutes later buying ‘‘snow shovels” in a schooner house at 5th and Vine. —see. JACKSONVILLE’s TROUBLES NEARLY Oven,— | tions or anonymous schemes.” There was one new case of yellow fever and no deaths at Jacksonville yesterday. The board of trade yesterday woes @ resolution that after the dom instant all enter the city during the daytime. Gerow sul ently issued a Omer yrs de- claring that all persons on andafter the 15th of ember may lawfully enter the city. The t yellow-feyer patient was dismissed, and the epidemic declared ended at Gainesville yesterday. tla. Testimony as To THE Leaaue’s Evrecrive- | Gter Tue Besr. ness.—After the sensational testimony of the informer O'Connor before the Parnell commis- sion yesterday,Canon Griffin wascalled as a wit- ness. He described the disturbed condition of Castle Island in 1881 and 1882, and said he be- lieved that many persons were coerced. On cross-examination witness stated that there had already been dead for many years. On neve Aging ae et forty-three old, and was not then very Miler. ‘The mother used $0 say about her ‘0 remaining sons, the polite, considerate ‘ince and the aaee King Charles: aa everythin rer to gain valarity; Charles does all he ped ie lose it, an aatmar seems to succeed.” Judging from the interest shown of late in Oscar II, both at home and abroad, it would seem that the king had at last obtained what the prince so long Prope in vain. Now, at the age of nearly’ ,and after a reign of sixteen vears, he become rather Rppuler, especi: in Sweden, though less so in Norway, and is widely praised throughout Europe as an accomplished gentleman, a cultivated student and an able orator. i Everybody who has ever heard the king k Compliments his voice. style and matter. lis “speech from the throne” resembles in no respect similar efforts in other European capi- tals, When, arrayed in snow-white ermine, a red and gold mantle over his shoulders, a golden crown on his head and a sceptre, glist- ening with jewels, in his hand, Oscar ei before both houses of the legislature to deliver his address, his magnificent voice fills, without an effort. the large throne hall, and his hearers hang delighted upon his words. I have not had the pleasure of being present on one of those occasions, but I am assured that the king is no ordinary orator. King Oscar is more than a gifted er. He is also a poet, as was his brother who pre- ceded him on the throne, When, in 1882, he and his queen celebrated their silver wedding, it was remarked that his majesty had also been faithful to the Muses for twenty-five years. For it was in 1857 that the Swedish academy awarded its annual prize for poetry to a collec- tion of verse which, when the sealed envelope containing the author's name was broken, was found to have come from a royal pen. Amon; tical productions are translatio1 | His o octhe’s “Tasso” and Herder’s “Cid.” The ‘best-known of all his poems is a collection of manly and euphonious songs about the Swedish navy. They have gone through four Swedish editions, two German and one Danish. All the poems of “Oscar Frederic” —his name in literature—have been published in Germany as well as in Sweden. King Oscar is further- more a musician. His talents in this depart- ment of art were recently very highly praised by the renowned German critic, Hanslick, who visited this city a few months ago. The rapid growth of the Swedish academy of music is in a large measure due to his ory, when crown rince, He was then president of the academy for several A new railroad company called the Orange county railroad has been incorporated, which will operate with the Lehigh and Hudson and give the Jersey central the Lehigh navigation and the Reading a short and direct line from the Pennsylvania anthracite coal fields to the Poughkeepsie bridge, and will constitute a great feeder for the New England states. Alfred-Nims, proprietor of the New Jersey Spirit, official organ of the saloon-keepers of Newark, was found dead yesterday in the office of Veterinary Surgeon Humphreys, in Newark. The cause of his death was exposure and dissi- pation. At Reading, Pa., the Keystone rolling mill shut down yesterday for a month, throwing 125 men out of employment. Seifert’s rolling mill at Naomi will resume on Monday next after four wet lockout. Pasr Aw Precevext: OVER TWO MILLIONS DISTRIBUTED. LOUISIANA STATE LOTTERY COMPANY. In ted by the Legislature in 1868 for Edu- cational and Charitable purposes, and ite franchise made a part of the present State Constitution in 1879, by an overwheliniug popular vote. face Sent Aoaiaally (Suse cat Doma aed mi-Annually, June. et m), ND SINGLE NUMBER DRAWINGS take pies on each of the other ten months in a and are i drawn in public, at the Academy Music, New ‘leans, La. “We do her that we supervise the arrange- ments forall the monthty and xemeaenat Drawings ve Lowwsiana State Lottery Company, and in person ‘manage and control the Drawings themselves. — Te the same are conducted with honesty, fairness. and in good faith toward eh oaped and we authorize the Cum- Bam to wae this ecrtfiate. with fac-miilee QF ou? Sa- natures attached, in its advertisements.” STL We, the undersigned Banks and Bankers. will pay all prizes drawn in ‘the Louisianna State ‘Lotteries which- ‘may be presented at our counters, R. M. WALMSLEY, Pres, Louisiana National Bank. PIERRE LANAUX, Pres. State National Bank, A. BALDWIN, Pres, New Orleans National Bank. CARL KOHN, Pres. Union National Bank. MAMMOTH DRAWING AT THE ACADEMY OF MUSIC, NEW ORLEANS, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1888, CAPITAL PRIZE, $600,000. sty Dollars: Halves #2 85; Twenticths, g2; LIST OF PRIZES. RIZE OF $600,000 RIZE OF 200,000 tn = = 3 100,000 OF 100.000 or 30,000 iS OF 50,000 8 OF 50.000 a8 583 RIZES OF 80, RIZES OF 80,000 500 PRIZES OF 100,000 100,000 80,000 40,000 THREE NUMBER TERMINALS. 99 Prizes of 800 are. 79,200 99 Prizes of 400 are. 39,600 TWO NUMBER TERMINALS. 900 Prizes of 8200 are. 900 Prizes of 200 are. 0,005, 3,146 Prizes, amounting to... %2" For Crum Rares, or an desired, write legibly stating your resi@—imce, with Stat Number. More sured by your enclosing an Envelope bearing your full Ire a Send POSTAL NOTES, Express Money Orders, of Rew dork Exchange in ordinary letter, Gurrency” by Express (at our expense) ‘M. A. DAUPHIN, ‘New Orleans, La. Addreas Registered Letters to NEW ORLEANS NATIONAL BANK, New Orleans, La, st —— REMEMBER that the presence of Generals Beaure- gard and Early, who are in charge of the drawings, is @ guarantee of absolute fairness and integrity, that the chances are all equal, and that no one can possibly di- vine what number will draw a prize. “REMEMBER also, that the it of prizes is GUARANTEED BY FOUR NATIONAL BANES of New Orleans, and the tickets are signed by the President of an Institution whose chartered rights are recognized in the highest Courts; tI beware of all imita- nlé-wksSw Buy STATE GUITARS ARE THE BEST. reons be allowed to | Bay State Guitars are the lowest priced. Mayor | Bay State Guitars satisfy all, ‘Bay State Guitars sell as fastas they can be manufac- tured. ‘Send for prices and description to J.C. HAYNES & CO., _0et31-3mo 23 Court st.. Boston, Mass, THE CONCORD HARNESS, LUTZ & BRO, 497 Penn. ave., adjoining National Hotel, were a thousand exemplary who Bellved that the Tongue ietey Genin) a ns ee eee cept uy it malice and pion. fore it began the ‘work (rey Bare pn ES of agitation land was greatly over-rented, ‘Tue Oxty Five-Mastep CenTensoarp.—’ schooner Governor Ames, of Somerset Mae the largest and only five-masted centerboard Inunched at Waldbors', Mos Saturday.” at dimensions a? reyes P, FAMILY SUPPLIES. SDN. Charles st, Baltimore, Ma, LADIES’ GOODS. ___- Orders taken, and St gearentesd. Also, A special selection in SHELL, — AND DULL ‘T ORNAMEN’ SHA! ING. "air Drewed aud Bane Shingle" auS1-4me EO. WHIT = R. ING COATS, WRAPS made by men tailors. Sere es Soe cess = R282" “1110 F st. JAY GOULD, @21 OTH EVERYTHING IN ray Pi Fane: ‘Tree its, Scrap y eu Fe, Jan. Scrolls, Napkins, Geran Favors, ‘Plush Boxes, Brackets, Wall Im leather), Christinas ities, Fancy Goods, "WONDERS FUR chith TMAS. ocl3-2m Waar Is Tuar Scere, Sxcuer SOMETHING ‘That has caused everybody to sound the praises of BRIDAL VEIL FLOUR? ‘Try it and see, and you will use no other. Forsale by the following well-known grocers. JOHN H. MAGRUDER, 1417 New York ave. CHAS. L KELLOGG, Maso Temple, 9th st. GEO E. KFNNEDY & 1208 F st. W.E. ABBOTT, 1721 Pennsylvania ave. BR. A. WALKER, 1600 7th st. E. M. BURCHARD & BRO., Penn. ave. and 4% st. G. W. & H.W. OF FUTT. Georgetown. jald-wis Cuorce BUTTER, PER LB., 250. ‘Home-made Pure Grape Wine, 5c. per bottle. At O'HARE’S Grocery, GENTLEMEN'S _GOODS. Mos RIDING HABITS EVENING AND RECEPTION COSTUMES ‘MISS J. BOGGESS 1446 Q ST. N. W. n24-skw4t* 1 a Millinery Establishment, 1229 net ishment, 12 Pa.ave. Tallormade Gowns, Riding Habits, Evening and Street Costumes, etc., made at short notice. Per fect it and work, one fitting required. Am selling my Millinery at half of cost. lg-Im* Sear Saw Guanwexrs, REDYED and ALTF! FINE FURS OF MUFFS. BO. RED. VERY DESCRIPTI: AS, ke. E TO O} 2 RK. SKINS DRESSED, MOCNTED eng LIS The Misses CUNNINGHAM, 923 F st. n.w., second floor, and _8e22-3m 1310 8th st, n.w., bet. N and Osts., 'UPERFLUOUS HAIR DESTROYED, LEAVING NO sekaineat ysician, Tem years’ practice ia every prom! Le Z “ity. treatment for ladi. ny ets Mae oye ie ee ea Paired, : . Be M. EVAN! uae 1201 Pennaylvania ave.. Davie Building. ILY DRESS SHI ARE THE . MANU- ‘tured by the Brooklyn shi Co., Brooklyn, N- Leriisico nsec Staten? ee couttebt FRESE. DYEING. SCOURING Amp DRY CLEAN- ING ES’ LISHMENT, 1 New TABI ‘ork First-class Ladies’ and Gents’ work of every descrip: ening Dresses ANTON tion, Plush. Velvet and AND CAROLINE LERCH, formerly with A. Fischer and Maison Yriese, Puris, a 1-1 NION FISCHER'S DRY EANING ESTAB- LISHMENT AND DYE WO! Gost. nw. lies’ and Gents’ Garments of all Dyed without bel Fipped. Ladies’ Evening Dresses aa in fre pecialty,, Thi experience. Prices moderate.” Goods for and delivered. LL-WOOL GARMEN’ MADE UP OR RIPPED ASjed'Pgood’nouraing black : A. FISCHER, sl4 906 G st. nw. ee BOOKS AND STATION: ERY. BUSENELUS P PORTABLE COPYING BOOKS. Use eguilar Oftice Inks. No press required. ni 418 9th ot. nw. For Tx Hounars, Our Holiday Stock is now and is very complete in everything in the Book and 4 line, ks in sets. ‘Thustrated Books, Albuns. Writing Desks. Globes, ete. Booklets, an immense variety. WM. BALLANTYNE & SON, F POS Teh at, Lap Tablets. Christinas Cards and 815,m,w,s-3m NVITATIONS AND ORDERS OF DANCE, I McQUEEN & W. CE, Print TT08 to 1116 attest nw. respectfully invite ettention ves line of of Wedding | Invita Ball Tickets and Invitation ‘Cards, which they pared to show. The assortment is 80 com- \prises so Many novelties that they feel all tastes, oct? Coox:xa By Gus . A full line of GAS COOKING STOVES On band and for sale. mb31 WASHINGTON GASLIGHT COMPANY. Caneers: Canpers:: Canrerts::: Weare daily ving our Fall supply of BIGELOW, LOWELL & HARTFORD WILTON CARPETS, BODY BRUSSELS, MOQUETS, VELVETS, TAPESTRIES, THREE-PLYS, INGRAINS, and ART SQUARES, RUGS, MATS, CURTAINS, and DRAPINGS in great variety. An inspection of our stock is solicited, se25-3m HOOE, BRO. & CO., 1328 F st. PIANOS AND ORGANS. IANOS FOR HOLIDAY PRESENTS. We have a splendid stock of UPRIGHT, BABY GRAND ana SQUARE PIANOS, by the following lead- ing makers: DECKER BROS. BER, FISCHER Cuses of Rosewood, Ebony. Oak, Walnu operate prices. Sold ou moui pay: e 2. SANDERS & STAYMAN, 934 F st. a. w, STEY ORGANS FOR HOLIDAY PRESENTS. Beautiful Just received. Handsome 9- y terms, Call and ex- & STAYMAN, ‘934 F st. n. w. am ‘ocl-3m HE PIANO AND ORGAN QUESTION, Catulownes, priofs, terms “and other information disired by’ those contempiatine the ‘purchase of a NO oran URGAN cheerfully” given ‘upon applica- tion, SENDERS & STRYMAS oci-sin O34 Fat. n. w. EO. W. MORGAN ON KRAKAUER PIANOS: THE ‘i quality remarkably, ; the touch excel- lent, I recommend them with confidence. G. H. KUHN, General it. jo8 and Burdett Organs, 407 10th st. 8e15-6m PERB IN TONE: tin ALLET & DAVIS’ PIAN yorkinanshiy Perfect in w Pi styles: low in ice. Fine stock tory to the Holi SUSE bib atieee de SUMNER Ree eee “New Artistic ey nished in desicns of bane HIGHEST DECORATIVE ART. SECOND-HAND PIANOS. A_ fing Prominent makes at all \ myl WOOD AND COAL We Wut Devs Due Brs AT THE FOLLOW : yeh THR FOR PRICES FOR CASH: RED ASI FURNACE: Ex COAT aud 3240 pounds ag a io. 12 7 RR. ¥ Dela and RE eee Ket ne. cam A Coat: Coxe: Woon: JOHNSON BROTHERS, Wharves and Rail yards, 12th & Water sts, Southwest. 1982 Fst nw. * 1515 7th st. nw. Bdand K stn w. 1740 Pa ave. uw. 1112 9th st. n.w. 413 10th at. n. w. made our business a success, Coax. Coat. tons best quality White Ash Furnace Coal st 94.98 per ton. ions best quality White Ash Chestnut Coal st per Delivered in quantities to suit. ? JOHN MILLER, 606 Pa. ave. n.w.; a eS 4 ‘Telephone No. 64. 220-1 . DENTISTRY. G. T. Kees. td TAILOR oc0-4m 414 9TH STREET, H. D. Bax. . * IMPORTER AND TAILOR, the honor to inform you that his NEW GOODS Bir BANK personally fits all ta made in his ¥ be armen: * 1111 PENNSYLY, *, mhi7 Washinston, D.C. RAILROADS. IEDMONT AIR LINE bedule in effect November 1 8 8:30 A: M—East Tenn. Mail Dally for’ Warten ville, Gi Lynchburg, Rock tween Lymchb lie and ‘and Danville, Greensboro, hale Charlotte, Colum! Birn Aiken, Augusta, Atlan ings ham, Mont New Orleaus, Texas and California. Pullinan Sleeper New York to Moutgomery in_connec: lene and’ Mann Basis Shc te pica, sand ) ondoir Sleepers ior, Birmity Vicksburg. an Sl boro to Ceiumbia ana waguste., Solid trasnp Washing. jum! E ev 4 ton to Atlanta, “Does not connect for C. & 0. ruute poimts Sundays. 2:30 P. M.—Daily, except Sunday, for Manassas, Strasbare and interilediate stati cua. ress Daily for Warrent a Cincimath gpmery, man Sleeper Washington to Augus without change. ‘Trains on. Washington and Ohio division leave Wash- 9:00 A. M. Daily excey PM : arrive Round Hill 1 Returning leave Round Hill 6: trains from the South via Charlotte, Dan- d Lynchburg arrive in Washington 7:00 AM. 7:30 P.M.; via Bast Tennessee, Bristol and Lynch. at Guin saute and Charteris ct Sas eae and Ohio route’ and Charlo at 9:40 PM, Strasburg Local at 9:47 A. M. Ti F and information tion and ‘necked at office, 1300 Penn- sylvania avenue, and at Passe: tation, Wve Failrosd, Gth and Beta, ncinnati, daily except Satur: Itoona to Chi- cago. Western’ Express, at 7:40 pan. daily, with Sleeping Gore s Washlugeon to Chicas and sttLous, Sleepers for Louisville and yo Pacific Ex- 10:00 p.m. daily, for Pittsburg and the vest, wih throws Sleepor 10 Pittsburg. and Pitts: burg'to % BALTIMORE AND POTOMAC RAILROAD. e, Cana it, and Rochester, daily; f nowt 00 p.m. every day. Por Brooklyn, N. Y.. all through trains connect at Jer- sey City with boats of Brooklyn Annes, aff direct transfer Fulton street, avoiding dont k City. oO 00, 9:00, 11:00, and 11-40 8:10, 10. and 11-20 p.m. 11:40 a. 00 4:10, 806 & days, and 3-45 pu ‘ars, Y: a % J J daily, with Dining Car. a 20, 8:00, 9:00, 9:40, 9:50, 05, 2:00, 3:45, 4:10, . 5 ay of a 00, 7:40, 8:10 10-00, and 20 and 9:00 am., 12:05 and 4:40 except Sunday. Sundays, 9-00 a m, :10 pam. ALEXANDRIA AND FREDEP!CKSBURG RAIL- WAY, AND ALEXANDRIA AND WASHINGTON RAILROAD. For Alexandriz, 6:00, 6:35, 10:57 a, m; 13:04 4 5:55, 64 > 16:05, aud 1 ¥ af 6-00, 9:45, 10:57'8, 1», and 10:05 p. ta. Accommodat: co, 9-00) ma week days. For Kichmond and the South, 6-00, and 6:05 p,m. daily, except 8: Jexandria O15 0:57 a, m. daily, Trains leave Al $200, 9:10, p.m. formation at the office, northeast cor tand Penusylvaniaavenue, and at the iers can be left for the checking of wation frum hotels and residences. &. WOOD, {a3} Gen. Pas, Agent. ALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD. Schedule in eifect Nov. 18th, 1888, we Washington from ou us, express, daily, 3 11,10p.m, For Pittsburz and Cleveland. vestibuled limited ex- ily, m1. daily. res, 9:05 p.m, bal Mie S43 ana TS 945. and 11:35 2 Dm. For Annapolis, 6:40 and 8:30a.m., 12:10 and 4:35 Pm. On Sundays, 8:30am, 4:35'pam. Leave An- polis 6-40, ‘am, 1 4:10, pam. “Sundays, 8:37, 4°10 p.m, For st Peete eret ers 30am 1:13, 3:23, 4: the Metropolitan Branch, 16:: pan, for, principal statiobs ouly? S530 pans internediate points, 19:00 a 4:40, 111-20 pan. we ior Boy's sud’ sntersicdiste ststions, 17-00 p.m. 200 pa. ei train leaves Washington on Sunday. at 1:15 pam. stopping at all stations on M: tan or Finders ck, 10:10am, 14:35, 15:30 p.m. San “Por lawetiown, #10-10am. and t5:30 p.m. frye Cisciunedl and Be Laue dee Bate. inne ious e BS pa; from Pittsburg "8:45 aa. 7m, Rae 5:10, E 2:00, 4: 10, 5:00, 6:30, 8:1 PHILADELPHIA DIVISION. For Phiedelphia and Witmington, daily, 8.108, m. E 11:30 Buffet Cars: SOc. aoa s-20 in. tralus. ‘Sleeping Garou the 36 pan. opes: at Wan *6:30am. t3.oe ante Sopa bibeme 250 shoe Mee ey Tisame 2 56 853 Ma ‘G19 end 1351 ee oon dences on left at CHAS. 0. ‘Gen. Wi cupweers Bre a #3 a In presenting THE EVENING STAR in its new dress and improved form, attention is called to its Peculiar merits as a news and family paper, a@ Well as to the extraordinary advantages it afiords to advertisers, aligh professional authority—which in this im stance only expresses public sentiment—has de clared that “THERE IS NO BETTER EVENING NEWSPAPER IN THE UNITED STATES” thas ‘THE Stax But even more than this may be justly claimed for it. In all that relates to the compos on of a first-class journal, devoted to news, bude ness, family and local affuirs, tt takes rank with the very best in the world, and in the special qual ities named it is not surpassed by any. With alert, intelligent and I:aprtial special correspond- ents at all centers of interest, by the free use of the telegraph, and with the superior mechanical facilities with which its office is equipped, it covers the whole feld of news, and is able to presente reflex of the entire civilized world each day up the very moment of going to press. In these re Spects THE STak is absolutely without « rival, and fearlessly challenges comparison, within range of the territory it occupies. In {ts treatment of public affairs it is impartial and aims to be fair and just to all taithsand inters ests, and it is absolutely independent, in the high> est and broadest sense of the term. In the pubiie cation of news it records facts without bias of color, and in the expression of editorial opinion 18 {s as steady and firm in advocating and promoting only what it believes to be right, as it is persistent in condemning and opposing what it believes to be Wrong. It is, in brief, wholly untrammoled by any other interest or consideration than that of serving the public, and securing as far as possible the wel- fare of the family circle, and of society as a whole, With these general objects in view, what Tar Stan specially concerns liself with, and that to Which it gives its best efforts, may be briefly de. scribed as THE INTERESTS OF WASHINGTON AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. To these the paper has been unswervingly devoted since its present management assumed its direction, nd this policy will characterize the future career of the paper as prominent as it has marked itp past history. 48 AN ADVERTISING MEDIUM. The EVENING STAR claims to be, and cancom lusively establish that it 18, the best local advertion tng medium inthe world! NO OTHES PAPER PRINTED CIRCULATES SO MANY COPIES IN THE CITY OF ITS PUBLICATION, IN PROPORTION TO POPULATION. It ig hardly too much to say that it is read by the mem- bers of every family in the District of Columbia, It is peculiarly the favorite of the home circle, and 1s no less esteemed in the counting room and the Work shop. It follows, therefore, that as an agent Of publicity within the National Capital and con- Tiguous territory it bas no rival An announces ‘ment in its columns practically meets ali eyes, ind, in proportion to the service it gives, its advertising Fates rank with the lowest in the country. Being low, they are rigidly adhered to. There only re mains to be added on this head, as an indication of thé esteem in which the paper is held bythe business public, which best understands ite owm interests in this respect, that, both in the number of subscribers and of new advertisements printedy each year in the history of the paper shows a large increase over its predecessor. For example, during the frst nine months of the present year the average daily circulation of the paper has been 26,651 copies, and the whole number of new advertisements printed 39,698, against an average daily circulation of 25,427 copies and 38,594 new advertisements dur ing the corresponding period in 1887. In short, THE STAR has never taken a backward step, and its conductors are determined that it never shall ‘ake one. TRE WEEKLY s7TaB Js especially commended to that portion of the reading public yho desire to be keptadvised of affairs at the seat of government, and are so situ ated as not to need or care for a dally paper. Itis in every respect a first-class family journal Its news is carefully collected, and may be depended Upon to be fresh andautheutic. Its scientific, lite Fary, household and agricultural department are edited with the view of meeting the wants and tastes of an intelligent and reading public, and Of affording assistance to the student and those Im pursuit of general information. Some of the most ‘noted and learned men and women of the country are contributors to its columns. Its ample tele. graphic arrangements and full corps of special correspondents enable it to lay before its readers every week all important happenings, foreign and domestic, and espectally such political, social, an@ current events as are worthy of note, in the states of Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, North Care lina, and those adjacent thereto. ‘The low price at which it is published, ONLY ONE DOLLAR A YEAR, brings it within the reach of all None are so pow® ‘that they cannot afford to take it, and none so rie ‘that they can afford to do without it. SEND FOR A PREMIUM LIST. As an extra inducement to pew subscribers to ‘Tus WERELY Gran, list of valuable, usstul a:é ‘Ornamental articles has been prepared, s copy of ‘Which will be mailed to any address on applica. tion. Especially is this list worthy the attentions