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THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, - f * D.C., FRIDAY, JANUARY 4. 1889, CONCERNING “SOCIETY.” The Commotion Raised by the Publica- tion of the Exclusive List. ‘From the Philadelphia Telegraph. Something in the nature of what it is scarce- ly an exaggeration of language to call a tre- mendous excitement, has been created in a neighboring city of New York by the publica- tion of the names of some 600 persons, as con- stituting the “society” of that enlightened and highly cultivated place. New York city is esti- mated to have a population of at least a million and a half, and certainly it looks like drawing a pretty fine line to declare that there isn’t any “society” in such an aggregation of humanity outside of some 600 persons. All the same, though. the publication of the names of the 600 has raised a tremendous commotion among the 1.499.400 of their fellows who object, and very naturally we may say, to be rated as out- side barbarians—or about the same as an Athenian Eupatriad of the time of Socrates was accustomed to rate whoever was not of his clan. ‘The difference in the two situations, however, is that the Athenian had something in himself upon which he prided himself; whereas, as near as we can make out, the claims of the 600 New Yorkers to superiority over the 1,499,400 resides solely in the fact that they have had enormous wealth in their families for at Jeast two generations, and are in the habit of expending considerable of their wealth every year in gorgeous entertainments. Re Now, obviously, a detinition of “society” that is framed on such conditions as these is not only unsatisfactory in itself, and in its applic: tion to American conditions, but it would vastly amuse an i hommes could one be resur- rected for the purpose of passing an opinion the News York situation. The truth of the matter is, that in New York city there is no “society” in the sense that an Athenian of the great period of Athens would have used the word, or one analogous to it, or in which the word is now used in London and other Euro- pean cities, or wherever, since the world be- social’ leaders have exercised theirsway ase of other qualifications than their wealth. In saying this we are, of course, not at all denying the proposition’ that wealth is the beginning of culture—that is to say, before what can properly be described as culture really begins, there must be an accumulation of wealth, and wealth must purchase for some- body the leisure which is necessary for intel- lectual development and for the promotion of the refining arts. As a matter of fact, however, in New York and in every large city there ‘are very many coteries, each one of which might be described in the restricted sense of the term—as it is use@. for example, in the New York paper which publishes the 600 names—as the “soci- ety” of the place. It all depends on the point of view. For example, there are many persons who have no notion of’ “society” except in a restricted sense, that is not related to elaborate entertainments and various social ceremonials of more or less importance. Then again. there are personas who associate together on account of hterary, artistic, and similar sympathy— and so we might go down through a conside! able list. And these several coteries to a cer- tain extent and necessarily overlap each other. Ontside of those who employ their days and nights on subjecta relating to fine clothes ud balls and routs, “society,” neither in New York nor in any other civilized place, espe- cially concerns itself with the pecuniary re- resources of its members. except, indeed, so far as some Pecuniary resources are necessary in order that a man or woman shall present the outward semblance of a gentleman or a lady. nd we are confident that, as the years go on in this cbuntry, the kind ‘of social distine- tion that is implied in the publication of a list of 600 names in a city of a_ million anda half inhabitants will be less and less prized, and that wealth will be even less than it is now re- garded as a social criteriou—and now it is very much less such a criterion than many persons imagine. During the last twenty-five years enormous fortunes have been made very rapid- ly. and quite asa matter of course there has been something in the nature of a social clash between the new comers and those who have been wealthy for two or three generations. But. however much wealth may be concentrat- ed in a few hands, all the indications are that this is in the future to be a country of average wealth for the average man, who shall be—and in the proper and not invidious sense of the term—a person of average culture im asense that the average man in no other country is or is likely to be. As it is now, in New York city and in this city an in every city, it is the man of culture who has no difficulty about his social relations, unless, indeed. he should be foolish enough to insist with himself that he cannot be happy unless he is admitted to intimate rela- tions with this or that particular set, the mem- bers of which, quite possibly, may not care particularly about associating with him, on the most intimate terms. But, under nearly every conceivable circumstance, the educated man may, if he will, participate freely in all that society in its restricted sense has to offer; whereas the applicant for social consideration who has nothing but his wealth to offer asa reason why he should be considered, would have the door slammed in his face. ar ren dale Plot to Rob and Murder a Family. FATHER AND DAUGHTER, AIDED RY TWO FOX HOUNDS, SUCCESSFULLY RESIST. James Sistrunk and John and Sam Green, three negro desperadoes, attempted on Tue: day night to rob and murder the fami E. Birt, a large planter in Barnwell county, S.C. After robbing the smoke-house and store-room of a large quantity of provisions. Sistrand gained admittance to the bed-room of Miss Lenora Birt, se ars of 2 attempted to assault could stitle her scres her father, and while he was com ceeded in defending herself. The quickly knocked down by Sistrunk ered, and was again 1 sonar 1 fa r and daughter clung to th ¥ the three fell down the forced by two lar: 1 daughter were He recov- id low. But ned nj set upon the negro and in a few min- utes had torn and rated his legs from the hips di he was slowly making his es- own, but u Miss Birt struck hit with a piece of nd this ended the fight. The negro dend jailed. He had severely bit- ten both the young lady and her father. Mistrunk confessed that he and his aceom- plices had plotted to murder Mr. Birt’s family after the robbery. then fire the house. and in the confusion to rob the honse of Carson Cook, who lived near by and was said to have picuty of money in his possession, soe Tales Told by a Doctor. PRACTICE IN THE WEST OF ENGLAND IN THE OLD TIMES. In the old times the medical man was the friend of the family to such an extreme de- gree that when a new member was added the doctor was expected to spend many hours with the rejoicing father and his friends way writer on “Medical Practice in the West of England” in Chambers’ Journal. Pipes, Deer. and a bowl of punch helped to swell the general cheerfulness. A lady told me that the medical man who was in attendance at the time of her birth received from her father three guineas, half a loin of veal. and a hogshead of cider. I was once of- fered a pair of old silver sugar-tongs by way of a fee. ‘The poor have a naked directness about thei: remarks which would astonish sensitive people. A foolise nurse once bent over the bed of a very nervous Woman and said to me in an awe- struck voice: “Do you think she will recover, * MEDICAL ir Going up some very narrow stairs to see a young mau who was seriously ill, his mother Temarked to me: ‘These stairs are very awk- ward, bad for getting a c down. comfort the reader to know that the patient was too dull of perception to be hurt by the unpleasant suggestion. Cautions are given in works on nursing against talking in whispers before the patient, or in an undertone just outside his door. But imagme the training and tact of a London (not west-country) purse who said to the gentleman in her charge: “When the chan come, would you like your face washe every morn- ing. sir? Some gentlemen do—they say it is so refreshing.” In anticipation, I suppose, Bat it was « delicate attention to the lifeless form. cer — A Syndicate in Clothes. Cable Correspondence New York World. A lot of young clerks in four large importing houses have formed a singular syndicate to dress well at small expense. Each member pays a nominal entrance fee and small annual subscription. A fashionable tailor supplies various suits of clothes on the credit of the as- sociation. A meeting is held and groups of members aout the same height and build bid for first, second and third choice. The highest bidder has the right to wear the new suit for three months, when he passes it on to the next highest bidder, who wears it for six months, after which it goes to the lowest bidder, who is entitled to strut about in the syndicate ments as long as they will last him. If chooses to return them to the association wearing them a few months a placed to his credit, and the suit of by contract at five shillings more than pays expenses. d FOREIGN NEWS AND GOSSIP. Mr. Pendleton, the American minister to Germany, who has been absent from Berlin for some time on account of his health, has re- turned to his post. Great anxiety is felt in Germany regarding Prince Bismarck’s health. The chancellor has received 5,000 oo expressing sym- pathy. He has been ordered to remain in strict repose and not to go to Berlin. On Christmas day the duke of Mecklenburg received a plum pudding weighing over 200 ands from his friend Baron Henry de ‘orms, His grace is still alive, which may be explained bythe fact that he Gd not eat quite all of the pudding. Severe earthquake shocks were felt yester- day in Koghend and Kastakas, Russia. Meny persons were killed and a number of buildings were destroyed. Ex-Queen Natalie, of Servia, will spend the Russian Christmas with the imperial family. The Irish land commission has issued a re- = on the recent increase of judicial rents. ‘he commissioners hold that the increase is justified by the rise in the prices of produce in d, and they explain that the land act pre- cludes consideration of the yield of the various products of the country. Gen. Grenfell left Suakim for Cairo to-day. The total capital of the joint stock enter- prises registered in London during the past —_ is £400,000,000, against £163,000,000 in 1887. In the Dublin county court yesterday Judge Kelly confirmed all the sentences imposed upon the persons evicted from the Vandeleur es- tates who previously had been found guilty of resisting the sheriff and attacking the police. Judge kelly denounced the government for its laxity and’ moderation in dealing with rebel- lion, and said the prisoners each deserved to be imprisoned for five years, The drought in South Australia has been broken by copious rains, Besides the seven vacant seats in the cham- ber of deputies of France, elections to fill sev- eral vacant seats in the senate will be held this month, The Servian skuptschina was closed yester- day. In his speech closing the session, King Milan traced the constitutional life of Servia. He declared that she was the foremost state to loyally fulfill the duties assumed under the Berlin treaty. During the last ten years the government had =e itself to converting the former patriarchal Servia into a modern civilized state. The new constitution, the kin; declared, would be the foundation of real an settled constitutional life. By an explosion in the Oller colliery. in As- turias. Spain, yesterday, twenty-seven persons were killed. The Berlin Kreuz Zvitung, referri to the bestowal of the order of the Black Eagle upon Herr von Puttkamer, says it is an act that sig- nifies Emperor William’s satisfaction with Putt- kamer’s course in the “disgraceful intrigne” which led to his dismissal by the late Emperor Frederick. a Our Hasty Dealing with China. Senator Dawes in the Forum. But whatever course the Chinese government may take this chapter in the history of our diplomacy and legislation [the Chinese restric- tion act} cannot fail to meet the condemnation of calmer and more unprejudiced times. The descent from the high plane of national tradi- tion and policy to this low level has been rapid and easy und the recovery may be slow and ditticult, but if it does not come the republic is sure to suffer irreparable detriment. Once Well Known in Washington. From the New York Star. An aristocratic-looking man, about fifty years of a boarded an accommodation train yes- terday at Montrose. on the Hudson River rail- road. Aside froma simple nod of recognition from the conductor. no notice whatever was taken of him by the passengers. Yet at one time he was known from one end of the coun- try to the other. He was Frederick W. Seward, ason of the late Hon. Wm. H. Se ‘d, Secre- tary of State, under Lincoln, Frederick W 3 Assistant Secretary of State under Under the black silk cap that Mr. Seward always wears on the trains. are the marks which tell of his bravery on the day of the assassination of President Lincoln, when he was attacked in his father’s house by Lewis Payne Powell. Mr. Seward lives a very retired life at his Montrose residence. eee Dr. McCosh o: n Novel Writing. Dr. McCosh in the Ledger. Of late years our best novels have been writ- ten by ladies. I rather think that this will continue. Women have intuitive perceptions of character keener, more subtle and tender than men have. They can set before us men, women, andchildren with sentiments, manners, and dress more picturesque than we of the coarser sex can. Our novels are now being written with a pur- pose. not merely to give usa picture, but to promote a cause. It looks as it in the near tutu battle of religion and irreligion will be fought in fictic The war to a large ex- tent will be one of Amazons, and with Ama- zous. The weapons of war fare will not be represented by swords and gans. but by bod- kins and darning needles, scissors and breast- pins. ovels will have to be met by novels. Oxtord has had its novel, and other univer- sities must have the same. Princeton will have to produce a counier irritant to Joun ard, preacher, and defend Chas. » (Who has been attacked) and rigid Calvinism. Harvard will have to regain the literary repu- tation which it had an aj 0. and als one of the ladies of its annex to put life into— not Unitarianism, which is dead and laid out ent burial. but into the agnosticism of 4g men. Yale must stand by the old sainst Harvard, but will vivify the scenes by gymnastics in order to retain the championship. ‘The end will be that our novel readers of w women, and still weaker men, will not know what to believe. For myself, I should like to have some mem- bers of the school structed Christianity in a formal manne: that case it could be examined coolly. It is so incongruous that [ believe it could be pulled down, as a castle of cards, by a junior in theology. a far more important organi tion has been adopted. The new religion is presented to us by a gifted lady, with all sort: of tine arts and attractions, which it would b most w lant to attack. He who would assail the fair ti will be loaded with reproach, as my countryman, John Knox, been for ges. for resisting the fascinations of Mary, queen of Scots, when, under foreign influence, she was undermining the foundation of Prot- estantism. en Ee ae A Huge Ash Receiver. From the New York Evening Sun. Persons who have observed the new con- struction of engines have repeatedly asked the question: “What is the object of the long projecting fronts?” Those same projecting fronts are what haschanged railroad travel from a thing of misery to one of joy by doing away with dust and cinders from the stack. By a device between the fire-box and the smoke- stack all the dust and cinders are forced into the long projecting front, instead of through the mouth of the stack, to be blown back into the car windows. The big front is in reality the engine’s ash barrel, and it has to be emptied at regular intervals, An engine which makes athrough run. say 175 miles per day, has her spark-arrester cleaned out at the conclusion of a round trip, when close on to a barrel of dirt and cinders is removed. All engines of recent build are equipped with the big fronts, and those which were built since their advent are being remodelled by all first-class roads, Too high an estimate cannot be placed on the de- vice, and yet there are scores of persons who are daily enjoying its benefits who do not really know where the time-honored sparks and cinders have disappeared to. A Story of General Bragg. From America, Here isis aspecimen of humanity that should be brought to Barnum's notice. It is suid that @ well-known citizen, proverbially litigious, who has sued everybody, now winds up by suing himself in the capacity as administrator. You, perhaps, remember that, when still a lieutenant, General Bragg was guilty of a simi- lar absurdity. The temporary absence of ranking officers gave g acommand. He made a requisition on the commissary (him- self). The order was disobeyed, repeated, and again ignored, whereupon he directed his own arrest for insobordination as commissary. This preposterous eding drew from General rant the rebuke: ‘Having wrangled with a officer in the army, you now seek to pick @ quarrel with yourself.” This same Bragg it was who uttered the memorable words of Cleveland: “We love him for the enemies he has made.” Ss J. Fy killed -xpounding their recon- | In} CRUEL LADIES. Bullfinches, Goldfinches, Robins, and Kingfishers for Bonnets. From the Leeds Mercury. “Sir,” said Dr. Johnson, “let us take a walk down Fleet street;” and I have been takmg a walk, if not down Fleet street, at all events down some of our Leeds streets. I am not al- together devoid of that feminine weakness which develops itself in looking in shop-win- dows—especially milliners’ windows—and I am sorry to say that I have returned from my pe- regrinations feeling thoroughly horrified and disgusted. Crammed in all the windows, dis- played on nine out of every ten hats and bon- nets one sees, are the deformed and disguised bodies of poor little birds of every available kind. In one window I saw hundreds of bullfinches, goldfinches, robins, chaf- finches, owls, 'plovers, kingfishers, and I know not what other English birds, twisted out ofall semblance to anything human or di- vine. their heads flattened, their wings dis- torted, their whole bodies a tort et a travers, so as to convert them into suitably shaped “*trim- mings” for hats and bonnets, In another window were numberless humming birds, paro- uets and mysterious “birds” compounded of the fragments of other tropical creatures, I never saw such a display. I never felt such genuine and unmitigated disgust for the irra- tional monster called Fashion as when I saw these innocent winged creatures slaughtered by thousands for the temporary caprice of a season and the mode of a moment. [am be- ginning to think that in this matter of wearin irds women are apparently not to be deterred by any scruples of humanity from decking themselves with poor little corpses, many of them those of mother birds caught at a season when the plumage is brighter and the owner tamer. No thought of the nestlings. left to die in the agony of slow starvation, disturbs the complacency of the woman who wears birds in her bonnet and thinks them becoming. But it may be that what others think of her is scarcely consistent with her thoughts of herself. have heard that there is some idea of forming bird _ protecting association, and that some of the highest names in the land are expected to appear in its list of members, But any such move- ment ought to appeal to the feclings of all women, of whatever rank or station. A step would be gained if a_sort of social ostracism could be de against all those who coutinue to wear birds. notwithstanding all they have been told of the cruelties perpetrated in pro- curing them, Let the members of such an as- sociation bind themselves never to wear birds, or permit their children to do so, with the ex- ception, say, of such birds as are killed for the table. or the feathers of the ostrich, which are obtained without cruelty. Many bonnets and | hats are trimmed with the white or softly | tinted feathers of the igeon. and I will admit | their use ean be defended; but I cannot believe | that any one can seriously excuse the killing ‘of rare and beautiful birds simply to | use their plumage for our personal adornment. | Tam told by an ornithologist of my acquaint ance that many of the most beautiful of our English and foreign birds are rapidly be- coming extinct, and that this will soon be com- pletely the ease no one can doubt who observes that an Englishman, if he sees a rare bird, kills it if he can, and an Englishwoman, if Madame Quelquechose decrees that she is to wear a jeweled humming birds, adorns herself with them at once, and contributes as far as she can e extinction. In Paris, I hear, | the decoration of walls and’ mantelpicces bas | quite “gone out of fashion.” Valuable potters is banished in favor of stuffed birds with brilliant plumage, which are hung on the walis or perched among groups of rare still alive. Yhis fancy will entail a much destruction of bird life as their indis- criminate slaughter for tac purposes of the milliners, pa ee A “Dunno” Man. Opie P. Read in America. A passul uv us was settin’ in Parker's sto’, over whar the Caney creek road crosses the bayou, an’ the boys ‘lowed that it was goin’ ter bea putty dull Chrismus. fur we didn’t see nothin’ comin’ our way. Wall, we sot thar chawin’ our terbacker an’ lendin’ out lies at a all rate uv intrust. when the wust lookin’ p 1 ever seed come a-limpin’ in. He nodded at fust one an’ then tuther, an’ then sot down without sayin a word. “Podner,” said Parker, as he retched over an’ sorter poked the fire. "Which way?” “Dunno,” the tramp replied. Which way did you come frum?” Dunno.” “You ain't right bright, air you, podner?” “Dunno.” you know?” ‘Dunno. ‘Wall, now here.” said Parker, hittin’ a stick nin’ wood so bard that it’ spit a shower 8, “we don’t hanker airter these dunuo olks. Ever’ time one comes through the neighborhood suthin’ turns up missin’; so ef it’s jest the same to you w'y we'd like to see the last uv you putty quick.” Yas,” Mose Simmons jined in, sorter wal- lopin’ his terbacker round fram fust one jaw to the other, “it's a bad idee to have sich dunno chaps round, specially in the Chrismus times so don't you think ‘it’s time you was pullin out?” “Dunno.” Parker he then got up an’ tuck him by the ear an’ shoved him out. Then we all sot down ter wallopin’ our terbacker ergin—we was most too lazy to chaw outright—an’ putty soon who should come sauterin’ in but Joe Piper. The boys all groaned, fur Joe is a chrome beggar and the laziest man in the world, Lr ear Chrismas times, an m beg fur g’ints uv mi ilan’ sich, fur he gest wouldn't work, What are you on the skirmish fur now, Joe, meat or meal?” Parker axed, uther one,” he replied, n we boys laughed tilithe terbacker juice nter our mouths, 0 fellers.” said he, got a little meat ‘an meal, but I'll tell you whut I wush you'd do: wash you'd sorter Hing in an’ raise mea few dollars; my chillun is about naked au’ my little gal ain't got no shoes. It ain't iness on my part this time, fellers, far you know that [ain't been able to work sense that saw-log fell on me, I'm afeerd the little gal will have pneumony, for we kaint keep her in the house. Say, Parker, 've done good deal uv tradin’ with you in my time, so now set the ball to rollin’ by lettin’ me have a few things. We had to langh. “Here,” said Patsey Buck “we'll make you the finest present you ever seed,” an’ then he tuck up a ole woolen shirt that the tramp had left. It was rolled up ina sort uy bundle an’ was the wust lookin’ piece of goods I ever seed. Joe he got mad. “Oh,” said Parker, “you've got to take it.” Joe—Dinged ef I do. [ain't round pickin’ up ole shirts. Parker—Wull, we'll see that you pick up this one. Buck—Take it, ur we'll bang you agin that black ook out thar, Jov—Fellers I didn’t think you'd treat me | thiser way: | Parker—But yon thi Kk so now. We air not | only goin’ to make you take it, but we're goin’ | to make you putiton. Buck, git that rope over thar, an’ we'll tie him, He seed that they was in earn down est, an’ to keep trouble Joe he tuck holt uy the shirt. roll it,” said Buck. He hesitated a minit an’ then unrolled it on the counter. Then he uttered a cry an’ snatched a roll uv bills, the boys gathered around him, but he whipped out an old pistol an’ told ’em to stand back, an’ they stood. He smiled. he did, stepped to one side an’ counted ten 220 bill: Here,” cried Parker, “this money belongs to that crazy tramp. Let's hunt him. Come on, all hands.” We went out an’ hadn't gone fur till we found him layin’ side the road. Parker lifted him up an’ says: ac bint you leave some money back yon- ler? The feller he looked at Parker and said: Dunno,” then he dropped back dead. Joe walloped his terbacker from fust one jaw to the other an’ said suthin’ about shoes. Queer Regulations on Danish Railways. From the Rehoboth Sunday Herald. Every one who has traveled in Denmark has noticed the enormous number of guard houses along the railroads, and the fact that women usually signal the trains. As a measure of economy man and wife are employed by the state, the former as track-walker and the latter as guard. The rules specify the relationship to exist between these two classes of employes, and rules are made to be obeyed. When it hap- pens that either dies the survivor has just six weeks in which to pothenggeemed ge jeglect to do so is disobedience, punished with dis- missal, The employment of brother, sister, or servant to fill the vacancy is not allowed. The guard or track-walker must marry in six weeks or leave, A case of the kind occurred recently near the old town of Ribe, on the Ger fron- tier. The stricken widower petitioned the gov- ernment to allow him an extra week or two, al- leging that his work of walking all day along ee give binned for a wife, uest Was refuse {e'iteclf an infraction of Hd less wido nal only i aye of race ek TR eet inet Notice end of the he had a new wife flagging | bonnet covered with the heads and wings of | | was his habit to go about the neighborhood, | THE PHONOGRAPH IN MEDICINE. An Eastern Physician Comments on the Many Uses to Which it May be Put. From the Medical Record. Although some ten years have elapsed since Mr. Thomas A. Edison startled the world by in- venting a machine that stored up soundand re- produced it at will, it is only within the past few months that this wonderful invention has been brought to such degree of perfection as makes it of practical ulility to the public at large. Some time has passed since I began to investigate the practicability of this machine. so as to give to the medical world a better and more certain means of teaching, recording, reproducing and demonstrating the physical signs or sounds of the normal as well as the diseased condition of the heart and lungs, At this early stage of my experiments I must say thatI predictagreat future for it and the opening of a new field for investigation in phy- sical diagnosis and teaching. a very extraordinary fact that. while the deepest tone that our cars are capable of recog- nizing is one containing sixteen vibrations a second, the phonograph will record ten vibra- tions or less. and can then raise the pitch until we hear a reproduction from them. — Similarly, vibrations above the ear can be recorded on the phonograph and then reproduced by lowering the pitch until we actually hear the record oi these inaudible pulsations. From what observations I have already practically made I am sotistied that the phonograph has a great future, and has opened Up an entire new tield of investigation in that line. The method which [ opted in making these experimental physical examinations by the phonograph was carried out in the follow- ing manner: ‘he phonograph was placed on a suitable table before me; a tube in the shape of the deaf conversation tube was then attached to the recording cylinder of the phonograph; the other end was placed on thet part of the chest which was to be explored; then the phonograph was set in motion betore placing the tube in contact with the chest. In orde record upon the wax cylinder that part of the chest which was intended to be examined it was found necessary, either before or dire: ter examining any part, to re tomical name that part of the ch was done by speaking mto the phonog as to pie, in reproduciug. to distinguish those physical sounds found in one part from the other. supraclavicular region I speak into the pho- nograph while in motion, before placing the tube on the chest: ‘Nupraclavicwiar region.” By so doing these words were directly regis- tered, I now plece the tube on that part of the chest and examine slowly and thoroughly, In this way I continued to explore the entire heart and lungs. It will be fonnd advan- tageous to ailow the cylinder to make a num- ber of revolutions betore removing the tube to another part, in order that more than one re- spiratory heart-sound might be registere’, This isalso to be carried oat on examining the heart-sounds. When [ had finished with my examina ; returi i back the reproducer, so as to repeat ich was registered during the examine- 1ph was now set in motion; hoseope was applied to my ears from the phonograph. All the sounds eard in their varied pitch and tone as ame along with perfect clearness, nd sentences that I had spoken into it for the purpose of recording the landmarks were all reproduced, With some ext! apply the use of the phonogroph in such a manner as to throw the physical sounds, which ad been previously registered npon one of these wax into the auditormm, and thereby teach directly a larger class, It is further possible to construct a physical sign abinet which has all tered cylinders representing the different diseases of the lungs and he: When one wishes to study any of the sounds of the heart or lungs he can pick ont of his eabinet the cylinder which has reg- istered upon it such physical sounds, Various other uses for which the phonograph is now fully ripe might be mentioned, but 1 am not ready to give memoranda of these. The Danger of Leprosy. From the St. Louis Globe-Demoerat. The introduction of leprosy into the United States must be stopped and the terrible dis- ease stamped out at once or it will be the most unmanageable of all epidemics that ever visited our land. There is no longer any que its being communicable. The lepers hi: vaded British Columbia and had such free ac- men is infected, The antagonism to Chinese immigration will be more widespread than ever, and will be based on someth besides ce prejudice, It would be far better to. stop jarantining against yellow fever and small- pox, for while the latter kill more quickly, lop- rosy devours its victims with a living deat | When will our authorities get aroused to ap- | preciate the danger that is coming upon us? ~ sos Prince Albert as a Candidate. From Temple Bar, In February, 1847, the duke of Northumber- land, chancellor of the University, died, and it at once occurred to the master of trinity that Prince Albert should be requested to accept the ‘ant oftice. The prince at once replied that if it were the general desire of the uni- versity he would certainly consent to be put in nomination. It appears, too, that Pri Sedgewick had made the same suggestion in- lependently. 1 uc he ele tion d for the oth of February. It was, however, soon ap- t that the prince was not to be allowed to a “walk-over.” Lord Powis was he put forth by the Johnians and the church party, and met with very str support. For it must be remembered the prince was at this time ouly twenty-six years of nd the general public were una quainted his very high inments; apped by the unpopu- er, Who Was acensed of a ss act of toadyism at the outset. I was an undergraduate at the time and well rememb: | the various incidents of the election, and how | one morning when we woke we found all t) | walls covered with posters in the largest poss ble letters—Vote for Albert and Four Su Children!” Lalso re from the galleries in the senate house—--Vote for Powis, Prince Albert's a Calvanist.”_ &e. The cnd of it all was the prince was elected by a majority of 116 and installed chancellor in the following July. the queen herself being present on the occasion. + - A Diver’s Close Call. THE AIR PIPE SHUT OFF WILE ME IS AT THE KOTTOM OF THE DELAWARE A Philadelphia special to. th | American says: John Walter, a Delaws | diver, had a thrilling escape from death afternoon while pairing the bottom of a sunken vessel in river near Chestnut-street bridge. Putting on his diving suit he Ly went to the bottom of ver.taking with him acanvas pateh 3 feet square, All went well for about half an hour, when charge of the life line disco thing was wrong. An alarm the three men on the boat ¢ The rope © entangled about the man’s feet. » to the surface feet first. In his diving suit he weighed over four hundred pounds, aud the three men were an- able to pull him out of the water. ‘The shonted for help, but before it arrived Walter had gone to the botton head first. e suffocating man was once more pulled up, but the men’s united efforts could not get him on the scow, and for the second time he went down. The cries of the men, who were n d at the sight of the man dying before r eyes, at last brought 2 number of hands with moreover, he was handi. ve | larity of his prope river ed that som, was given, up the di Walter was hauled upon the iS The helmet was quickly unscrewed and the suit cut off. Walter's face had turned black. end was horribly swollen. Whisky was poured down his throat, and he was vigorously rubbed. After the expiration of fifteen minutes he opencd his eyes and spoke. He was at once put to bed on the vessel and cared for, Walter can tell but le about his terrible experience. He says that he was nailing the canvas patch over the holes in the vessel's bot- tom when he became aware that his supply of air was shut off, and some water entered his helmet. He wes then about 75 feet from the airpumps on the scow. but started to walk to- wards it, and got about half way when he be- came unconscion: —eeo— ——___ Coat Suirxenrs rrom CumnerLanp.—The oe oes from the mines of the Cumberland coal region for the seven days ended Saturday, December 31, were 81,427 tons. and the total shipments for the year were 3,615,609 tons, an increase of 238,078 tons as compared with the year 1887. The fat pore to the Baltimore and Ohio railroad and local points were, for the seven days, 61,240 tons, and for the year, 2,564.36 tons, a decrease of 93.238 tons as com” d with last year. The shipments to the ennsylvania railroad for the seven days were 20,187 tons, and for the year 1888 were 762,007 tons, an of ,901 tons as compared with the year 1887. There were no ae to the Chesapeake and Ohio canal, and for the ar 1888 were 289,237 tons, an increase of 3/07 fons as compared with the yoar 1s, Strawberries at $11 a quart have appeared in New York, chest rate andible to the | to register or | For eximple, if I intend to examine the | ie a Tho | experimenting I was able to | cess to the Indians that the whole race of red | that | all to my mind the shouts | Baltimore Jenly the man in | TO TRAC ¥ ONE TO MAKE ir ‘yon Portratt :p 15 lesson; Bo knowl rawiow hecessary; call, exscive speciinens REYNOLDS Mor Suiliiut, cor. ts and E ste: Clases daily. Tuil.cn by mail a spec Call ur send for pamphlet. ‘Typecwrtay taacht free of charge, Head schuol Acme Phoaugr-phy. 921 F ¥. Jad-lwe SS An HARE, otepar OTA) AM of the Royal Aradems of = to accept engace: jouses and to receive pupils for the jm "For lermeand particul ty to Mr, EDWARD rlermeand particulars spply to Mr. El PROOF, 025 Penha. uve. or £0 Miss AMY HARE, 1504 st References: Mrs. Coyle, 1231 K st. and Mrs. 1514 Hi st. rivate forte, viclin RS 1, STORY STEP F wall children, For terms, &., address 239 Sth st. ne ST JOHNS COLLE WO Echt departments sof study. Preparatory school attached NOGISEN TO ANDIDAT resident, ‘ “See THOMAS PELL, A.M Iss SCHMITT" y Class, 401 rihwestern |. DONCH WILL Ki Isat his residence, s of students. achusetts and No address Miss ( Prof. Paris, LARROQUE Private ‘tutor in Fr 16th st. now. TON CONSE Buildir | Piano, Orzan, Voi | advantages. 0.5. BULLARI NON SLMINAKi | 1100-1104—1116 M_ STREET AND 11: BOARDING AND DAY SCHOOL LADIES AND LITTLE Thorough instruction in all bran AML, of Sorbonne YOMMENT PARLE A PARIS LA BONNE SO D With the best modern methods, school bit heated hy steam and Lav 2 ht and tresh air, For turther inform: jou apply wcipal, Mrs. PLIZABETH J. SOMERS.d1 “A CADEMY OF THE HOLY CROSS, 1 ZA chu Thorouch ainsi with di Yeeb! Organ, Harp, Guitar Banjo. ecial attention ‘given ‘to. harmony thorourh bass classes; also to vocal. ar @{PENCERIAD Iss Saud D sts. nw. Established 1864. Co hous halls avd claw corpsof instructors Hiling responsible busin Day and might sessions, len und wor 1 ractical a: Eng 1224 13th st. nw. ITY.—THE CORC( Jetober 1. The el formal ” ‘Trigonometry, & to HL. HODGRID Calculus, tr of Mathe: bens Enocertox, Oratory. Fegan LASS or PRIVATE i of the above stucies Acrine. ¥ one or more free. MAR- | ington, D. | se BERLITZ SCHOOL OF LANGUAGES. — Terms begin now. % 14th at. now. F Q au29-6m THOS. W BUSINESS EDUC. Penmanship, Com 10n ; Life Schol: A 18S. W a. SIDWELL, Prin : TION — BOOK-KEEPING al Branches, Type- writing #25; rapid progress. Es- COMMERCIAL SCHC ard Busi ped. Th applicat PRANCIS G. AMC. E, Princiy eel A HARVARD ck PUPILS. singly or im small ci TNAM, A.M. mo Fst.iw t0F. SHE ACADEMY NOW for the reception of pupils MONDAYS, W arcu- Du DAYS und SATURDAYS. Call or send +» 100d F st. nw LADIES’ GOOI [Mie M, J. Paso 20 F st. now. (Mra, Harrison's) FINE FRENCH HAL GOODS, Als min SHELL, AMBER AND DULL NPS. SHAMPOOTN aid Bangs Shineled. TIER HAS Jad-Im* FROM NEW ING ON Dk ke the patrovace CA New fork, would n ladies M ders, Brat Napkins, ba Studies for i id Paint. J.JAY GOULD, 4 FLUOUS HAIR DEST: pro: TON BRAN made xt ° Aitinge required, sot ‘with Lord & Taylor, New York, St. Louis, Buttouholes muds, ILY DRESS SHIFLDS AE THE BEST. } Adtisactured by the Brooklyn Shield Cc,. Brook Y. Sold by all leading dry-kouds houses in the U RENCH DYEING. SCOURING ASH MENT, New York nL every dese Dresses, ANT cued and ning Dresses ‘Goods ~WOUL GAL NUS, MADE UP OR KIPPED dyed a woud mouraing black. sl4 GENTLEMEN’S GOODS G. T. Kees, TAILOR cc9-4m 414 9TH STREET, 201, | “a, g™ W. COR: * YOR!) Coousa Br G } TRAINS . 8. Bussewas, BANKER AND BROKER, . 1405 F at. Onters executed on all the Exchanges, Stocks, Bonds, Grsi Provisions and Petrolerm. )will be | PRIVATE WIRES TO NEW YORK AND CHICAGO. Interest allowed on deposits, 414-3m SON, JNO. W. MACARTNFY, aaber N.}. Stock Ex, CORSON & MACARTNEY, GLOVER BUILDING, 1419 F ST. N. Ww, Bankers and Dealer in Goverument Bonds, Deposits. F | Loans. Collections, j and all securities listed rk, Viiladelphia, Bos | A specti Bonds and si! Local ey bone Sivck dealt ii, American Bell Telephone Stock bought and sold y18 HOUSEFURNISHINGS Ta: P. Haxsox Hiss MANUFACTURING COMPANY, WALL PAPERS. Vestinent securities. Dist: aiiroad, Gas, Lusurance snd FRESCO PAINTING, Furniture, Upholstery Goods and Curtains, S15 Loti st. now Charles st ali -3m Baltimore House, A full Hine of GAS COOKING STOVES Op hand and for sain NNSYLVANTA ROUTE, TO THE NOWTH, Wist, AND SOUTHWEST. BLE VKACK. SPUENDID SCENERY MAGN st EQUIPMENT, T DECEMBER TRRS. SHINGTON FEOM STATION, AND bb SUREETS, AS FOULS A COLNER LOWS ILROAD. tor But. 0, 9-00, 11-00, ana | 2:00, 4-10, 10000, and 1120 pan. On 2:00 11 40 ate. 2:00, 4:10, 10-00, and d ixpress of Pullmas Parlor Kept Suuday, aud 3-40 p. aud the East, 11-00, 00.510, 10:00, aud V1 v 11-40, am 1 10-00, “and | 20 a.m. and 4:40 p.m. daily, | 9-00 aan.. and 4:49 Suilidays, 9:00 a a, 0 pp.ta 's Crock Line, 7, AND ED KSBURG RAIL AAR ALEXANDRIA AND WASHING LOS < B35, T:25,8 45, 10:57. For Alexandria, 4 212-04 LOOK 10 lay’ ton, 6 7a m. daily, Sanina for Wank 107 am fice, northeast cor- jaavenue, and at the © left for the checking of nation from hotels and reaidences. 3. Kk. WOOD, {417} Gen. Pas, Avent » OHIO RAILROAD. Schedule in t Dec. Uth, 1888, Leave Washington from station corner of New Jersey ageane and C at Northwest 3 stibuled limited ex- imati and St Louis, express, daily, 3 and led limited ex- Span 104m. 6:40, ¥ Static een Washington and Balti- 00, 6:40. 8:2 ms nod, Dpan.’ Sundays, 8:30 a.m. 11:30 p.m, leave "Bi | : | 0-00 aud 11 p. 40"aud 8 212 Tand $3 lays. 8-0 pan. Leave. An am, im, “‘Sund SSvam. 4-10 pm — For Stitious. he Metropolitan Branch, 16:35, n. for. nd prucipal stations ouly ” $10-60 1 Church train leaves Washington on Sunday at 1-15 jpitte, Storpiug at all stations on Metropolitan Per Frederick, 110:10 aa, 14:35, 15:30 p.m. Sun- > pam. Havesstown, 10:10am. and ‘arson the Sleeping Car on te m0). 6 00 y “Daily. §su called for and: chee eect November i8th st Tenn. Mail Daily fe nsville, Charlottesville, Ly between Alex 1. IRRR, saud "New o New Orleans, for Warrenton, Char- nus Sew Orieana w York to Att era ux and Shreveport. Pullman ‘lumbia and Augusta. Solid lata. Does not counect for vints Sundays, xcept Sunday, for Manassas, jale stations, sytess Daily for Warrenton, tteaville, Louisvill uusville. han Sleep Laouisville: ab Southern Express Dai for Lynch- + Kaletch, Asheville harlotte, — then, Auctsta, AUlants, Montgomery, New Or Teags and Calitornia. Pullman Vestibule Sleepcr eabs Via Atlanta and Mout Siceper Washington to Augusta, itwrton and Ohio division leave Wash- ington 9.00 A.M. Daliy except Sunday Daily ound Hill 1 ‘AM Re » Kound Hill 6-05 A.M. Daily and | punday, arriving “Washington ‘Through trains trom the South via Charlotte, Dan- ville i Lyuchbarg arrive Washi 70 and 7:35 P-M.; via East Tentewmee, Brictol burg at 11:13 A. and Ms ry ts, leeping cl i ne furnished, aud’ bureage checked st office, 1500 Pease *) lvania avenue. and at Passe: sy iver ta Railroad, 6th aud Bets" JAS. L. TAL LOR, ao General Passen wer Agent, POTOMAC RIV Me™ VERNON: arr. vaso a STEAMER W. W. CORCORAN Leaves Tth-street wharf deity (except swmay) for Vernon and kiver Landings ss tar dows at10 o'clock am. Keturning, reaci about 3:30 p.m. ER BOATS. Mt. ‘Glymont, ‘ies’ Washington 1. 1. BLAKE, Captain, H. D. Bue IMPORTER AND TAILOR, Has the parartin t inform you that his NEW GOODS "Sie WARE Personally fits all garments made in his establishment. 1111 PENNSYLVANIA AVE. mhi7 OK POTOMAC RIVER LANDINGS. NEW ThON STEAMER “W AKEPTE: Leaves 7th-xtreet whurt on MONDAIS, TI and SATURDAS at 7 a.m. Returning FEIDAYS und SUNDAYS p.m, touching at Lendings as far as Nomini Creek, St. Clement and Loonsrdtown, Sd. Connects with Band OR, Shepherds. Seo schedule, JOHN B. PADGETT, ©. W. KIDLEY. Manaser. Washington, D.C. BOOKS AND STATIONERY. 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