Evening Star Newspaper, May 11, 1889, Page 6

6 THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON ‘SUCCESSFUL IN TRADE. — cennllaapinai BUSINESS MEN OF PROMINENCE, ——>_—_ Who They Are and How They Have Prospered. —o___ Washington may not be able to boast of any Macys or Wanamakers, but she has a right to claim a good word for her scores of energetic merchants who make up. in their sum total, for the smaller scope of their enterprises. They keep just as fine stock, sell them at just as high and as low prices, make just as many friends, and show just as much spirit and vim in many other ways as though their stores were as large as the Paris exposition, or their trade as extensive in its scope as that of the proverbial cross-roads store, that keeps anything froma needle toa haystack to lose it in, a tin whistle to a sewing machine. Hence, Washingtonians should have no cause for sighing and wishing that there were more tlephantine places of bargain and trade in this city, for they have here just as many and just as successful real business men, in the true sense of the word, as any other city in the country, with due regard for the relative sizes of the localities. The general influx of capital from outside cities has affected the rank and file of the business men, the merchants, as much as any other class, and during the past five years a surpris- ing spirit of advancement has been developed, buildings being erected, stocks enlarged, prices going down. and altogether even more liberal ideas carried into execution. The advance in this line is even greater than in other cities, and the trade of Washington is to-day in a flourishing condition. Tux Stan this week resents a number of samples, each one a firm Srenssion even more success than has come to it. which bas been the result of a far-sighted licy in the way of extensive advertising. here is not one of the following-mentioned gentlemen but who has no hesitation in pro- claiming that their good fortune has a substan- tial part of its basis in the liberality with which they have spread their trade notices in the col- umns of this r. and thus before the entire population of e District. MR. GEO. J. JOHNSON. The continuation of a business is the best in- dication of its welfare, and in no instance does this rule hold good to a greater extent than in the case of Mr. Geo. J. Johnson, who has been identified with the dry goods trade of Wash- ington for nearly half acentury. He was born in Westmoreland county . Va., April 20, 1825, being, therefore, sixty-four years of age. Not- withstanding this good figure he is as active as a young man. fully alive to every detail of his business, on hand every morning, working a full day as regularly as the light comes and goes, and with those traits he could not possibly have avoided success in such a field unless he delib- erately refused to ad- vertise and sell his goods. Hecame to this city in November, 1841, and clerked in the store of the late B. W. Reed for five years. In "46 he and his brother , opened a store in the ola first ward of the city, dit ensing dry and notions to an ever-increasing cus- Ten years rolled along. bringing con- stant increase in business until Mr. Johnson invested his capital by buying out the store of Johnson & Sutton, on 7th street, near C street. Shortly after he formed a partnership with J. W. Colley, and moved his establishment to Market space. between 7th and Sth streets, next door to his present place of business, Various changes have occurred since then, but Mr. Johnson is still at the helm under the firm name of Johnson & Luttrell, the junior part- ner being his nephew. FRANK M. LEWIS. Few of Washington's young business men have made such rapid strides toward success as Mr. Frank M. Lewis, the well-known jew- eler and silversmith, of 1215 Pennsylvania ave- nue. Mr. Lewis is the son and successor of Mr. Samuel Lewis, who es- tablished the business in the year 1840. The house is one of the old- est in the city and has been noted for a long time for its sterling sil- ver goods, fine jewelry. afd ‘specialties Mr. Lewis is a practical jew- eler and silversmith, and most of his goods he manufactures him- { self. About a year ago Mr. Lewis remodeled FRANK M. LEWIS. his establishment, adding to his well-selected stock a line of fine stationery, and in connec- tion therewith is executing fine engraving, stamping, and illuminated work. The success of this establishment for many years, its stand- ing among the old residents. the elegance of ite appointments and taste of its proprietor. bespeak the confidence of the community and its continued success. He is a liberal adver- tiser in Tue Stax, and Mr. Lewis attributes his success ina great measure to that. He was born and raised in Washington, and as a boy ttended school at Emerson institute. He has large circle of friends, who rejoice in the success which has attended his enterprise. W. H. HOUGHTON, One of the bright, pushing young business men of the city is W. H. Houghton. He is the head of the tirm of W. H. Houghton & Co., y furniture, carpets and interior decorations, 1218 F street. A few years ago his business was accommodated in two rooms, a few doors below his present place of business. Now he occupies a great build- ing. eight stories high, which is entirely de- voted to his business. Mr. Houghton is famil- iar with the needs of thiscity, having learned the A, B, C of the busi- ness here. He was W. H. HOUGETON. born in Cleveland, Ohio, and when a young boy came to this city and entered the house of W. B. Moses. He became thoroughly familiar with the details of the trade. and when he started in business for himself his practical knowledge, backed bf habits of industry and an indom- itable energy, insured the success which has marked his career. Mr. Houghton makes a specialty of furnishing houses throughout, and his well-known taste has made this department of his business very popular. His efforts in this line are not confined to the Washington market. He realized that the time has come when the Washington houses can compete with any in this country. He furnishes houses in all parts of the country. and he has even had orders from Italy. Since the presidency of Mr. Hayes to the present time his services have been in demand in the White House and he has the assurance that he has given satisfaction. He has been told by traveling men and others that his show window is the finest in the United States. The rich and varied contents of the show window only gives samples of the goods displayed on the floors and described from time to time by Mr. Houghton in his well-written advertisements in Tue Stan. EDWARD P. MERTZ. A unique vehicle has recently appeared on the city streets. The body of the wagon isa large mortar similar to those used by drug- gists in compoundin; medicine. In front an detached from the mor- tor isthe seat for the driver. The entire ve- hicle "is handsomely painted white, picked out with gold. It bears the name of Edward P. its novelty, illustrates a faculty possessed by Mertz, namely, of ii x nomena! success which has marked his career. Starting in business for himself after a and faithful apprenticeship, he at once deve! methods which have demonstrated that he had studied with care the demands of the lic. He was the pioneer of low prices in and his telling advertisements in Tux Stax created widespread attention. He, how- ever, appealed not alone to the pockets of the public, but he aimed to supply their wants, A timely, seasonable stock of goods at fair prices has been the principle on which he has con- dueted his establishment. Although only started two years ago, his business has reached such proportions that he is considering plans for increasing the accommodations of his store room. Besides dealing in all kinds of dr and druggists’ notions, he has made a special! of putting up Levens ova and recently he has established a large laboratory which he has placed in charge of a competent corps of chemists. Here he manufactures chemicals and pharmaceutical preparations. His busi- ness is now one of the largest in the city. It is a remarkable record for a young man. Mr. Mertz was born in this city, and when a boy entered a drug store in the humblest capacity. Forten years he was a clerk in the employ of Mr. J. R. Major. He became familiar with the business in all its branches and then, always on the alert for an opening to something better, he thought that he saw a chance of establish- ing a business in this city. The result of his experience for the past two years has demon- strated the correctness of his judgment. DOUBLE COMBINATION STORE. The name of Kaufman is a watchword on Capitol Hill, and that of the Double Combina- tion store has grown fo be as familiar as that of its proprietor. Mr.Abra- ham Kaufman is almost, if not quite, a Washing- tonian, having been born in Baltimore thir- ty-seven years ago, and moving to this city with his parents when he was eleven years old. He re- ceived a common school education and at the age of thirteen years was employed as a store boy in aclothing house, then standing on the present site of the Central Na- tional bank. Three years later he emigrated to Iowa. where he re- mained three years, Returning to Washington he was employed in the clothing house 3 Kaufman until 1877, when the spirit of independent enterprise that lay inherent in him sprang, up nd he made a yven- ture for himself. With a — of #200 he opened the original combination store on 11th street southeast, and by luck and pluck drew to himself such signs of inevitable success that after a year and a half he was compelled to secure quarters twice as large as he first oc- eupied to accommodate his ever increasing trade. This second establishment was on the site of the present stores, 1241 11th street, which now occupy a space of 40 feet by 100, with four floors. He employes over fifty p le in order to serve the trade that upholds his ouse, which comes from every section of the Districtand county and the neighboring regions of Maryland. Lhe Double Combination store, which is the name that has clung to the enter- rise. is the original remnant house, and has Baitt up ite large trade mainly on that founda- tion, all of its remnants coming direct from the mills. The proprietor is a firm believer in the necessity of informing the public of what he has for sale, and he has found the columns of ‘Tur Srar the best channel for conveying that information, F. 8. WILLIAMS AND Co. One of the most prominent retail drug stores in the city is that of F. 8. Williams & Co., lo- cated at the corner of F and 9th streets, in the Masonic Temple building, the store being well known to the people of Washington as the “Temple drug store.” Mr. John W. Williams, the senior member of the firm, is from the state of Maryland, where 4 he resided until May, 1886. He is devoted to the business, giving a special and general su- pervision to all the business transactions of the firm. Mr. F. 8. Williams, the junior member of the firm, served his pharmaceutical apprenticeship in a leading drug house in Baltimore, Mary- land, commencing in the year 1879; he after- ward graduated from the Maryland college of pharmacy and acquired such proficiency as to fully equip him with all the skill and learning the demands of the pro- fession and the safety of the public require ina compounder of medi- cines. Mr. Williams came to Washington in the early part of 1884 and, after clerking for two years, in partner-, ship with his father (the senior member of the ~ firm) purchased the drag store which had been so long established in the premises now occupied by them. By hard work, close appli- cation, and continual effort to supply the de- mands of an exacting public, the business has own beyond expectation and the firm now as a very large trade. Mr. F. 8. Williams is always at the store, personally superintending the several departments of their stock and sales. Their prescription business is large and in- creasing rapidly, and they employ cnly those whose qualifications meet the requirements of the law and the rules of the profession. They make ita standing rule to use none but the urest drugs and chemicals. This firm manu- factures largely those household remedies a proved for their medicinal effects, and fin ready market for all such articles; they also keep in stock all the standard patent medicines, and since they deal solely with the manufac- turers they are enabled to sell these at the low- est possible prices. The public is kept thorough- ly informed on the condition of the immense stock, Taz Star being the medium through which the information is imparted. BEHREND AND SON. If the great wave of revolution which swept over continental Europe in 1848 had never com- menced its work of destruction—if there had been no wave—then the probabilities are that B. J. Behrend & Son would not have been run- ning a gigantic dry goods store in this city at this time. The early history of the senior part- ner would be most interesting were it pub- lished, but in this sketch his buginess intellect and interests are all that can be discussed. In a little town in Pennsylvania the young Hano- verian secured an engagement as a clerk, com- mencing his labors without stipulation as to recompense, and desirous only of being paid what he was worth. His employers were fair- minded and they F. 8. WILLIAMS. ness, which was a gen- eral one, grew to large dimensions, and then, as there was eee greater to look forwar to in that vicinity, young Behrend came south and was soon set- tled in this city. His first store was on the east side of 7th street, between G and H streets, and was opened in 1958. It was a whole- sale house, dealing in “notions” and fancy goods. Business speed- arther was a necessity, so Mr. Behrend invited N. Gothelf, a relative, to join with him, and tke firm became Gothelf & ‘hrend, Prosperity was more marked than before, and two years later—in 1860—they moved across 7th street to No. 818, the present location. For sixteen years the firm was under the same name, and then Mr. Gothelf retired and went home to Germany to spend the re- mainder of his days. From that time up to 1882 Mr. Behrend carried on the business alone, but finding that it was assuming dimensions almost undreamed of he took his son—Alfred Behrend—into partnership, and the firm be- came B. J. Behrend & Sor It is the proud and qindisputed boast of this house that it is the largest wholesale and retail establishment in the city devoted to the a dry goods and “notions” business, and equally to its credit is the fact that for nearly thirty years they have remained on one spot, growing out and upward, but all the time roote: i one location— No. $18 7th street. Albert Behrend was born in this city in 1860. He received his thorough business education in the public schools, and was interested in his father’s business from an early age. He was admitted as a partner shortly after attaining his majority. He at- tends to the buying for ‘MR. B. J. BEHREND. ily improved and a ros perous firm. Liberal 4 = has always ie progress of (canopy * Son, and with tl icacit ALBERT BEHREND. which alway means pa have invested their money where it would them « hun- dred fold—in the columns of Tae Stan, J. C, HUTCHINSON, Among Washington's new-comers in trade is Mr. J. C. Hutchinson, who carries on a very active business in the millinery line at 907 Pennsylvania avenue. He is a com; young man, but, having served a long ap- prenticeship under tutelage, he is now an excellent a of deserved success. He was born in in 1858, and is Kemer eg about thirty-one years of age. Almost en- tire life, up to the time when he came here, fortunately for both sides, was spent in New York, we othe 8 prwicth years.he was in the employ of one of the largest im; in the country. His duties in this connection kept geod traveling ‘al ve back and thoroughly acquainted with every point of view in the business. In the fall of 1884 he learned that Mr. Willian, who had conducted a milli- nery on the Avenue for a number of * years, was very anxious to retire to private life, being in ill health, tired out by constant affairs, and 3. C. HUTCHINSON. _ application to his Possbilides of ths feld, bought out his the ilities of the field, bought ou entire establishment. He how regards himself as being permanently settled here, and ex- resses great satisfaction with the trade that . Willian sold to him and that he has at- tracted himself, the latter portion being of considerable im) e. deed, so fully have his expectations been realized that he intends, during the coming year, to make ex- tensive alterations in his store that will accom- modate the increase of his trade. He will tear down an old stairway in the front, enlarge his windows, widen his store, and occupy the sec- ond floor of the building. Mr. Hutchinson imports the finest stock that is obtainable in any part of the world. and has a magnificent array of such dainties on his shelves and coun- ters continually as cannot fail to cause, first, ad- miration, then debate, and finally purchase, He always sets forth the advantages to be de- rived by the public in the advertising columns of Tue Star. JARVIS BUTLER. Some three years ago the firm of Sanders & Stayman, the piano and organ dealers of Balti- more, decided to establish a branch in this city. In looking about for a proper person to place in charge they could find no one more com- tent than Mr. Jarvis jutler, who had been in their = for some years. ir. But- ler was not only a com- gests young man, but e was a trained and accomplished musician, When he was but eleven ears of age he began is career as church or- ee and two years ter his services were JARVIS BUTLER. —_ secured by one of the large Episcopal churches in Baltimore. He was organist of Brown Memorial Presbyterian church for five years, Since his residence in this city Mr. Butler has given a number of organ recitals. He is the organist at the Cal- vary Baptist church and the 8th street syna- gogue, and his proficiency in handling the in- strument is due to the mastery of the princi- les of music. His knowledge of music enables im to judge accurately of the tone of an in- strument, and this faculty has been of great service to him in business. Since he opened a store here he has founda business that was very satisfactory in every respect. He carrics a large stock of pianos and organs, which bear the names of the following makers: Decker Bros., Weber, Fischer and Estey. Mr. Butler is in great demand in all parts of the country to give organ recitals, and at one time he trav- eled quite extensively playing in different cities, but the requirements of a growing busi- ness have compelled him to confine his profes- sional work to this immediate vicinity, Mr. Butler recognizes the value of advertising, as the columns of Tue Star show. OPPENHEIMER AND BRO. Washington womankind knows all about the sewing machine business conducted by 8. Op- penheimer & Bro., but there was a time, not so long past, when it was conducted on a much smaller scale. It was established in 1875 by Simon Oppenheimer, a native of this city, un- der circumstances that were decidedly adverse, His first store was a small affair, but even its limited dimensions q of 16 by 30 feet were too capacious so he sub-let half his room and yet the place was@® almost too efor Aa, his limited capital. s1mon opreNHeIMER. “Strict attention to business” was his first motto, and “Advertise in Tuz Star” was the second. Business could not fail to come to such a man, and he soon took possession of the whole store. In 1887 the quarters were over- crowded and then the firm moved down to its resent location, having purchased the valua- le site and erected a fine building at an outlay of $35,000. Every floor in the building is now devoted to the busi- ness, and it is only a question of a little time when the premises will have to be enlarged. They are the sole agents for the popular light- running new Home sewing machine. It is so simple that a child can e and operate it, and its work is remarkable. They keep eight delivery wagons busy all the year around, and the territory assigned to them covers the Dis- trict of Columbia, Alexandria, and parts of Prince George's and Montgomery counties, A complete repair shop is one of the specialties of the firm. Duplicate parts for sewing ma- chines and other machinery are made, and all kinds of sewing machines can there be put in thorough iy sa This branch of the business is managed the senior member of the firm, Simon Oppenheimer. Gustave Oppenheimer associated himself with his brother in 1876. He was born in Wash- ington, and was educated in the public schools. He has charge of the inside work, including the art embroidery business and home dec- orations, grown to large proportions under his skillful management. The second and third floors of the building are used for this branch, On the third floor there is an art school, where inting of all kinds is ught. The firm is now fitting up a room for china and royal Vorcester —_—painting. The firm gives employ- ment to thirty-five per- sons, and is always on G. OPPENHEIMER. the lookout for good energetic help. From the very outset the Op- nheimers have believed in liberal advertising. They are thorough converts to the solidly- founded and well-established belief that Tue Srar reaches the greatest number of the peo- ple that it wants for customers. ————+e0e______ 62> Tue Evesine Star is everywhere recog nized and admitted to be, in every quality, the leading and favorite newspaper of the National Capital, alike in the counting-room, the work- shop, and the family circle. Pretty much everybody in the District reads it regularly. It is therefore much the best advertising medium in the city; and, in proportion to circulation, its advertising rates are also much the cheapest. —_—>—__ Mark Twain’s Mistake. To the Editor of Taz Evexrne Star: Is it not passing strange, the manner in which 4 writer thoroughly informed upon his subject, will now and then perpetrate a lapse of the pen 80 palpable as to be almost astonishing? I know of no book more compactly filled with in- formation upon an interesting subject than Mark Twain's “Life on the Mississippi yet on page 192 of said book, he says thi straightway some genius from the Atlantic coast introduced the plan of towing a dozen steamer cargoes down to New Orleans at the tail of a vulgar little tug boat, and behold in twinkling of an eye, as it were, the associa- tion and the noble science of piloting, were of the dead and pathetic - landsman F to offer a correction to A NEW YORKER’S NOTES. Springtime Gossip as Jotted Down for Star Readers. ERECTING MONUMENTS TO DEAD FOLKS’ MEM- ORIES—SHOWMAN BARNUM PAYS FOR HIS OWN MONUMENT—GOV. HILL LEARNING TO RIDE A HORSE—AMATEUR CIRCUS—POLITICAL GOssIP. Correspondence of Tar Evexrxe Stan. New York, May 10. There is hardly one reminder left of our great centennial celebration. The pretty arch at Washington Square still stands, and is to be permanently reproduced in marble if the com- mittee appointed can raise enough money to finish the work. It is getting more difficult every year to collect funds by subscription for the erection of any public edifice or statue which is not an absolute necessity to the peo- Ple’s life or the people's business, It will be remembered how tiresome a job it was to get together enough money to build the pedestal for the Bartholdi statue on Lib- erty Island. The Grant monument fund, which started with a boom, has settled down into a state of inertia, and it will take agal- vanic shock to start it going again. Other funds are partly collected, but hang at a cer- tain point beyond which it seems impossible to go. The trouble with us is nowadays that we are altogether too free with our monuments to dead men. We don’t learn the lesson that experience should have taught us, but go on, determined to stick up monuments to dead people, run ourselves into debt, worry over the money collections, bore our friends for subscriptions until they hate us, and finally wind up in disgust by wishing that the dead man had never been born. When a man of ever so little prominence dies it is perd in the first flush of regret to feel that his dee and good qualities should be commemorated in enduring marble, and when there are so many friends who think the same way it is easy to believe that the erection of a monument to his memory will cost little labor in the collection of the necessary fund. But it is astonishing and shocking to observe how very soon this first flush of regret passes away, how remark- ably brief is the memory of the good deeds and eee of the late lamented. A journalist ied a few weeks ago. He was one of the “funny men” of the profession, and thousands of readers had laughed at his quaint jokes, and had wondered what sort of man their author was, The deceased's personality was of the sweetest and noblest, and when he was laid away there were lots of his friends who fairly ached to show the esteem in which they held him by collecting a memorial fund to present to his family. The idea took among all the working newspaper men, and a meeting that was held was fully attended. and many gene- rous promises were made. The next meeting, somehow or other,was quite sparsely attended, and at the third meeting there was scarcely a dozen. The fourth meeting numbered only six persons. One man threw himself into the breach and constituted himself a committee, with full power. He thought there was still a chance to interest the thousands of readers who had laughed at the dead man’s wit in the scheme to ad the dead man’s family. So the committee of one went to work, drafted a letter of appeal (it was a rambling, awkward, incohe- rent sort of a letter, but the committee did the best it knew sed eet had it copied and sent to the wealthy subscribers to the funny papers, As yet the responses have not been indicative of success, pe it is doubtful if the memorial fand to the dead journalist will ever be col- lected, And Ihear they are having the same sort of time in collecting money to build a monument to New York's late postmaster, Henry G. Pearson. The only way to make sure that a monument will be erected to your memory after death is to buy and pay for the monument during your life. That is the notion of Phineas T. Barnum, the great showman, and it isa good notion. Barnum’s statue is made of bronze in the high- est style of the art. It was modeled in Flor- ence, Italy, and cast in Munich, and before it was landed at the steamship dock in this city it had cost $25,000. P.T. Barnum can rest con- tent in his grave when he departs this life with the happy knowledge that his monument will be erected; that it is a monument nobody need be ashamed of, and that it depicts him just as he wanted to be depicted, sitting in a cushioned chair with a memorandum book in his left hand and a pencil in his right. At present the mox- ument lies carefully packed away in a storage warehouse, only awaiting the time when some American community sliall claim the honor of furnishing a site for the effigy of this famous American citizen. Governor Hill, of New York, is preparing for the next centennial, ‘The governor, although he comes from the fertile farming districts of the state, never learned to ride on horseback, and his horsemanship on the day of the centen- nial military parade here was a matter of much wonder to the public, and no little anxiety to two orderlies who walked alongside his horse and watched for fear he would fall off. The governor has since made up his mind that it is part of a statesman’s duties to learn the science and art of horsemanship, so he has se- lected the quietest equestrian school he could find in Hoboken, N. J., where he is taking fre- quent lessons. He has kept the matter very quiet, and with pretty good success, When- ever he appears for his lesson the other pupils are compelled to leave the building so that no eye but the instructor's will be on the governor when he ambles about the ring. It was through one of these pupils, who was once a clerk in the capitol at Albany, that I learned Governor Hul's close-guarded secret, * Speaking of Gov. Hill, the county democracy are awaiting his action concerning a certain bill now before the state legislature with much interest. The bill provides that the boards of police and park commissioners in New York city shall be made up of members of both the leading political parties, instead of being ap- jointed according to the will of the mayor. his bill has already passed both houses of the legislature, and if Gov. Hill does not veto it of course Mayor Grant will give Tammany all the democratic fat there is to be given, and the County Democracy will be left without even any of the lean, _ It is openly threatened by the leaders of, the County Democracy that if the governor fails to veto the bill the County De- mocracy will remain away from the next dem- ocratic state convention, and in case David B. Hill is nominated for any office, from President down, the founties will work against him tooth and nail. This may be all talk, as the expres- sion goes, but it is the kind of talk that is fre- quently heard about the haunts of the county wing of the New York city democrats, #*% Meantime the Tammany crowd isn’t exactly satisfied with the mayor it clected last fall. It is somewhat surprising to them that Mayor Grant is running city affairs for the interest of the people instead of Tammany hall. They patronizingly handed him a nice state all fixed up with appointments as they wanted them made, and the young mayor, after hearing them very decorously and with apparent respect for their superior wisdom, straightway smashed the slate into a thousand pieces and appointed whomsoever he pleased. He appointed an ex- cise commission with only one straight Tam- many man in it, he kept a fire commission with- out any Tammany man at all in it, and he put @ manat the head of the health board who wasn’t even on the poll-books of the Tammany organization as a voter. The Tammany men aren't saying much out loud yet, but they are waiting with grim faces to find out whom the mayor will select for corporation counsel and for the vacancies on the police, park, charities, and dock commissions, ‘es oe In case such wealthy young New York swells as Howard N. Potter, Fred. Beach, Wm. R. Travers, Louis Rutherford, Robbie Hargous and the Cottonet boys should happen to lose their fortunes and be thrown upon the world to hustle for themselves, they will be able to at once step into | persons of emolument which will keep the wolf a respectable distance from the door. It has always been thought of these young gentlemen that they weren't capable of any greater exertion than walking from Del- monico’s to the. Brunswick and back again, or taking part in a mild german or so, but their qualities have been misjudged. They proved it last week, Friday night, by doing some mar- yelous feats of athletic skill in the first per- formance of the amateur circus which I wrote ‘Tue Stak about last fall. If Bobbie Hargous ever slips up on fortune, he can draw a very decent salary as a clown; Barnum would em- loy Fred. h and Will Travers as horse- bad riders; *‘Chawley” and “Rawlay” Cottonet can command high salaries as high kickers, and Louie Rutherford needs only a little prac- tice to become the champion cannon-ball juggler of the world. The circus was ven at the residence of Millionaire James M. Waterbury, up in West- — county, and it was the show on Waterbury country seat and back again in = and or gr of ne iew ——- the most prominent families in Gotham. The “deah boys” talk of giving an amateur Wild West show next autumn. H. A. 8. soe BUFFALO BILL’S FATHER. A Frontiersman Whom the Indians Looked on as an Evil Spirit. From the Denver News. An old-time resident of Denver a day or two since related an incident of the original “Buf- falo Bill” Cody, father of the present famous showman, which has never been in print and is worthy of a place in the News. Old man Cody was a prominent figure on the plains in an early day, being the owner of an extensive trading post on the Arkansas in the vicinity of old Fort Larned. Late in the ‘50s he received information that the Indians pro- posed to clean out his ranch, which was an extensive adobe building surrounded by a le. He did not pay much attention to ‘it, but the same news continued to reach him, and was at last confirmed by the arrival of a large band of Cheyenne and and Kiowas, who camped on the opposite side of a deep arroya from the tradi across which the military authorities erected a bridge for the passage of supply trains. The savages pretended to be very friendly, and wanted to trade, swappii furs and skins for ammunition, but their real object was to burn the post and carry away Cody's scalp as a trophy —a fact of which the old frontiersman was well informed through the spies whom he had arhong them. The place was well armed, but not sufficiently ed to resist the attack of so formidable a band of red skins and Old Bill cast about to see what he could do to pro- tect himself. In the stock yard of the fort was an old howitzer, which had been abandoned by some of the plains military expeditions, and this he carried up tothe top of the and aoe it so that it would sweep the bridge. He ‘id plenty of powder, but no other ammunition fit to load it with, and so he charged the gun with old mule shoes, nails, bits of iron, and similar truck. The cannon loaded, he awaited develop- ments, Early one morning he observed an unusual movement in the camp of his pre- tended friends, and soon fully armed, with war Nery on, the savages made a dash toward the ‘ort. Cody was at his howitzer, match in hand. The painted devils crowded the long but nar- row bridge, and justas the foremost reached the nearest bank he discharged his gun at clear range of the bridge. There was a wild howl of cieppeaeea rage,a vision of dead Indians tumbling in the arroya, of legs and arms and heads lying around loose without claimants, and fleeing and frightened savages cxcaping from the fatal bridge. Cody's single shot saved his post, and he was always thereafter left in peaceful possession of his ranch. Just what struck them onthe bridge the Indians never knew, and the survivors of the fatal wae always entertained the firm belief that “Buffalo Bill” was in league with the wilt wai) and, as such, a person to whom it was safe to give a wide berth. geen TS Reading for the Young, From the Evening Wisconsin. Following is a partial list of books good for reading with children, from a kindergarten standpoint. It was prepared bya kindergarten teacher of experience: “Seven Little Sisters,” “Each and All” and “Ten Little Bo; by Miss Andrews. “Little Folks in Feathers and Furs,” “Queer Pets at Marcy's” and “Little People of Asia,” by Olive Thorn Miller. “Two Little Grey Girls,” and “Three Little ” ‘History of a Mouthful of ‘airy Tales,” by Jean Mace. “Fairyland of Science,” “Life and Her Chil- dren” and ‘Winners in Life's Race,” by Ara- bella Buckley. “Madam How and Lady Why” and “Water Babies,” by Chas. Kingsley. “Childhood of the World,” by Clodd. “Easy Star Lessons,” by Proctor. “Among the Stars,” by Giberne. “Overhead.” “Stories from Homer,” by Church. “Adventures of Ulysses,” and ‘Tales from Shakespeare,” by Charles Lamb. «Home Studies in Nature,” by Treat, “Hooker's Child-book of Nature,” three vol- umes. “Ethics of the Dust,” by John Ruskin. “‘Wonderbook ” and ‘‘Tanglewood Tales,” by Nathaniel Hawthorne, “Story of a Short Life,” ‘Dandelion Clocks,” and ‘Mary's Meadow,” by Mrs. Ewing. “Little Lord Fauntleroy,” by Mra. Barnett. “Hans Brinker. “Robinson Crusoe.” “Swiss Family Robinson.” on an eel boven a “Story of the Nations,” eight volum 5 P. Putnam's Sons. sist “The Boy With an Idea,” “Young Mechanic,” “Boy Engineer,” by G. P. Putnam's Sons. “Chivalric Days,” * “A Child’s Garden of Verse,” by Robert Louis Stevenson. “The Golden Age. NaS Oem The Diamond Spark. From Table Talk. Tiny diamond sparks are being used effect- ively by way of simple ornamentation. They are set in silver, and a single row worn about the throat looks like a continuous line of light. A season's debutante wore at a late dinner dance acostume of tulle, from its peculiar lustrous, silvery quality called “moon tulle.” A fine strand of diamond sparks encircled her slender white throat; three or four of the same be- jeweled silver threads were twisted about her arms; the several small wrought-silver combs that caught her dark coils of hair were likewise bediamoned, and wee gems sent their irides- cent gleams from the tips of Mer dainty satin shoes. Debutantes are not supposed to borrow their brilliancy from gems; but so delicately were these sparkles added that they seemed quite in keeping with the wearer’s youth and freshness, —————+o+_____ Oscillation of High Structures. From the Manufacturer. The oscillation of high structures in storm winds is a much observed fact, and has proba- bly been the cause of many failures in high chimneys by coliapse or permanent set out of plumb by excessive pressure from the rocking motion set up in gales of wind. Tall church steeples built of stone are known to haye a nerve-disturbing motion with persons who have a curiosity to venture high up in them during high winds. Chimneys partake of this motion ina degree proportionate to the stability of their design, and in the proportion of diameter to height. Observations of the movement of a chimney near Marseilles, France, 115 feet in height and only 4 feet outside diameter at the top, showed a maximun! oscillation of 20 inches during a severe gale. Another chimney near Vienna, Austria; 164 feet high, of ae ris pe tions, having a 634 feet flue, was found to os- cilate 6}¢ inches during the severest storms, The Word “Rather.” From American Notes and Queries. Robert Browning says apropos of the phrase “I would rather:” “As regards my objection to the slovenly ‘I had’ for ‘I'd’ instead of the proper ‘I would,’ I shall not venture to supplement what Landor has magisterially spoken on the subject. An adverb adds to and does not, by its omission, alter into nonsense the verb it qualifies. ‘I would rather speak than be silent, a criti- cise than learn,’ are forms structurally regular. ae * * © speak, had criticise?’ ” Proposals in Boston. From the New York Weekly. 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