Evening Star Newspaper, October 12, 1889, Page 11

THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, bi D. C.. SATURDAY. OCTOBER 12, 1889-TWELVE PAGES. CITY AND DISTRICT. > Every one who wants to hire help or find a situation, buy or sell real estate, let or hire houses or rooms, find work or workers, borrow or lend money, or offer or find bargains of any kind, should use and consult the second and third pages of Tue Stam. They constitute a BAKING ANS POWDER Absolutely Pure. REAL ESTATE GOSSIP. i DRAWING TO A CLOSE. The Growing Population Passing the | The Base Ball Season—Yesterday’s Asso- City Bounds. ciation Game—The Record. THE FESTIVITIES OF THE PAST WEEK AXD ITS| There was but one professional champion- EFFECT ON THE REAL ESTATE MARKET—THE | ship game of ball played yesterday, that being EXTENSION OF STREET-CAR LINES INTO THE | at Columbus, where the Athletics were downed SUBURBS—OTHER MATTERS OF INTEREST. by the score of 7 to 4. This lost third place to “Wizhest tert” Grape Cream of Tartar Baking Pow- 7 ms Al Ammonia, Lime, op of any kind Strengch, Tu: C HE YCLERIFS, 1406 N. ¥.ave. 50 Brand New Safety Bicycles for rent at 0c. per hour—$10 per month. ee to teach you to ride the Paycho 2 y for @1. Onl: tng ty VE SELL SAFETIES wol im city Mee . NEW >. Me “ie ¢ RELIGIOUS eS a ENGRAVING From the Painting by EDWIN LONG, RB. A, “DIANA OR CHRIST?” has Just reached us from a interpretation has given the the Holy if not THE BE SR?" MOST IMPORTANT r London. of this subject, by bis years jon is const = very Ls tors of this Clase of 5 We invite a general iaspection of this Engraving. et, SIR FREDERICK LEIGHTON’S “CAPTIVITY OF ANDROMACHE.” MEISONNIER’S LATES “PIQUET,” fished yy Boalard. with a “remarque” etched by MEI- SN SE Many other new ETCHINGS, ENGRAVINGS PUNTINGS. the boat apd Handsomest PICT: FRAMES, ROGERS GROUPS, &e. JAMES S. EARLE & SONS, my25-eo No. 816 Chestnut st., Philadelphia artiat whi study iu the east and ESTABLISHED 100 YEARS. Fe CL eng 15 INTERNATIONAL AWARDS. PEARS’ SOAP # The Purest, Most Economical and best [| «owing of ALL SOAPS. false. service I am very much opposed to that secrecy, silence and darkness with which the commissioners wish to be surrounded. This very charge of Mr. Edgerton has methods, Mr, questions that had been used and were obso- lete. Then wh; questions that have been used! u tions a second time? This is the only examina- tion in which I have known secrecy perfect daily history and directory of the minor needs and activities of this community, and each new advertisement therein is as well worth reading as any other department of the paper. REFORM WHICH NEEDS REFORM. Wherein, Mr. Flynn Thinks, Present Civil Service Methods are Defective. To the Editor of Ta Evesixo Stan: The letter of Mr. Edgerton has cansed the people to think and talk about the civil service. Thus far it has done good. I doubt that the letter contains sufficient truth to remove it tirely from the kind “manufactured.” I am said to have paid $25 for the questions and to have given them in the handwriting of Mr. Campbell to Miss Blank. These statements are While Iam entirely favorable to civil weight only because of the secret Lyman says they were maintain any secrecy about Why use ques- be main- tained about questions already used that they may be reuse At the time of the examina- tion I am told that the examiners will search about the desks for the smallest bits of papers en fearing that questions will be copied and away. The contestantis allowe written examination, but he is not allowed to have complained to me about their marks, and, unless their memory failed, the gentlemen of the commission marked the pepers incorrectly. A difficulty of this kind could be avoided by @ person examined to take a cory, of his papers after they have been marked. I be- lieve that one out of three of the objections OF ALL DSUIGISTS, UT SEWARE OF NOTATIONS MH | against the commission would not be advanced “Grand National Award of 16,500 francs, INA-EAROCHE AN INVIGORATING TONIO, CONTAINING PERUVIAN BARK, IRON, xp PURE CATALAN WINE For the PREVENTION and CURE of Malaria, Indigestion, Fever & Aue, Loss of appetite, Pocrness of Blood, Neuralgia, &c. 22 Rue Drouot, Paris. =. FOUGERA & (10., Acents for the U. &. 20 NORTH WILLIAM ST., N. ¥. “4 THE SCIENCE OF LIFE A Scientific and Standard Popular Medical Treatise | after passin onthe Errors of Youth,Premature Decline, Nervous | ¢ Blood. abont the examination paj ante, all the abuses take p! if they had a more business-like and American- like publicity about questions already used and rs of the contest- I would amend the law so that I would render impossible tobe made ninety-nine ob- jections out of every hundred that are made. The law should state as one motive forthe es- tablishment of the system the desire of the | government to place a premium on education as supplemental to the immense sums of money expended on public education. In this country money is given to education; but no encouragement is given to the student, Excepting personal pleasure, what is a person to gain from advanced studies? Instead of establiakin a college, let some man leave his money that ths interest may be given in prizes. In the meantime, let the Govern- ment announce its intention to hold the public offices as some incentive to Lose J America to attend to his studies with more diligence. The names of all persons who have passed the ex- amination with their percentages should be published. Frequently the objection is heard that a person unable nation in the first ceived an appointment or a promotio The publication of the percentages would dis- prove this statement. A newspaper or other great notoriety of any particular case should be considered a suflicient reason to have the written examination reasonably subject to the inspection of any reputable citizen. Tho names of the four Ie sent to a depart- nt should be publishéd in some well-estab- lished local newspaper. So far as I can learn e after the examination. If I have been correctly informed, men of political influence make positive promises to secure positions for individuals immediately the examination, while hundreds even from the same state and with better per- and Physical Debility, Impurities of the centages are ignored. This is wrong and it would not be were it ‘not for the secrecy. I am told that when EXHAUSTED VITALITY =-UNTOLD:MISERIES Resnlting from Folly, Vice, Irnorance, Excesses or Overtaxation, Enervating ‘and unitting the victim for Work, Business, the Married or Social Relation. Avoid Unsk liful pretendera. Possess this great Fars, Ht contains $09 pages, roval svo. | Beautiful inding. embossed, fall gilt.’ Price only $1.00 by mail, postpaid, concealed in plain ‘wrapper. ospectus Free, if you apply no Wm. Parker, M. <D JEWELLED ™ SAY on NERVOUS and CAL DEBILITY.Dr. Parkerand acorps Assistant Physicians may be consulted, conf- tially. by muil or in person, at the office of EABODY MEDICAL INSTITUTE, 4 Bulfine! Boston, Maxs., to whom all for books of letters for advice 1 t Iins- ‘The re- I corte _mayd-s.tu,th H. A, Szxresos, THE WINE AND LIQUOR MERCHANT, can now be found at his MAGNIFICENT NEW STORES, 1200 and 1202 Penna. ave., cor. ting visitors during tl will be glad to hear that I have de- @ the 20 per cent reduction until Oc- CALIFORNIA WINES. xtra v. ALSO THE FOLLOWING MESIIC WHISKIES. “Lim Demijonm 8 or f Bottiea very tow (In Demijohns or - Bottles, very iow, Per Bottle. Per Bottle, e300 82 40 : 2 Green—pints, Kuemmel- -Berii Cherry Cortial Cherry Bou Lasplerry sarup Beltzer Wat country may leave their onlers ext, which will be promptly attended ta Assvrted cases a specialty. H. A. SELIGSON, THE WINE AND LIQUOR MERCHANT, set-wks-tr Jissz Joxns & Co. ANUPACTURERS CONPECTIONE KS FID XES. ‘The most beautitul Line in the Usts aptates 615 Commerce st, Write ior descspuive a failure. would nota department be slow to return them without a #1 vice now works every successful contestant is atthe merey of the powers. If the examina- tion Depers and the appointment reasonal with their percentages were published, if the four names sent to a department were pub- case, well, sub 34, sq. 916; $—. Moore, interst in pts. 10 and 12, aq. 406; A. M. McLachlen et al. heimer, lot 13. sq. 1053; to W. 473; 23,300. RB. lots 133 and 135, sq. 5, Montello; $50. Lowndes et al. to Caroline RK. Nash sub 21, Widow's Mite; 2,700. J. H. Walter to H. H. T. A trustee. to J. F. Waggaman, sub 36, 31,053.12, Stepney Forrest to H. 8. se adepartment receives names, the names are submitted for acceptance or rejection to po- itical representatives of the same section of he country. This is where the civil service is If the four names were published cient reason? As the civil ser- rs were itt ly subject to inspectio: names lished, every contestant could look up his own 8. W. Fixx, ———— Transfers of Real Estate. | Deeds in fee have been filed as follows: H. F. Davis to J. M. Green, pt. 18, sq. 247; 8—. — should be | 4 FE. Birtwell to W. E. Wright et al., subs, 73 sq. 743; @—. W.E. Wright to D. Birt- E. M. Jones to G. E. 1250. to S. and G. Oppen- $1,876. H. Eberbach H. Coombs. trustee in trust, sub 43, sq. Hagner et al., to W. G. Olive James Heath, lots 1°2 and 3, sq. 1077; @—. Lambert to J. B. Francis, lot 24. sec. 2, Berry farm; 2--. W. A. Kimmel to T. R. lot 149, 150 and 151, sq. 67: and H.'s addition to West Washington; 2700. c Homiller to H. 'W. Offutt, pt. 67, B. 1, Witmer to Elizabeth M. Payne, lots 16 and 17, 8q. 1035; $—. N. Cornwell to’A. Fisher, pt. 5. sq. 701; $-. Ann J, AtLee to W. C. Van Hoy, sub’ 27, sq. 368; $3,600. E. G. Davis, a Alice L. Nairn to Margaret M. Childs, pt. 15, res. D; 25.600, Hannah A. Foster to Sarah K. Foster, west one-half sub 6, sq. 163; #—; west two-thirds 6, sq. 227; 11, sq. 44; 8—. Richard Smith et al. to Thos. Geary, lots 17, block 5, and 6 to 8, block 10, Naylor farm; ‘ummings, Mary Robinson to lots 9 to 18. sq. 1039; g—. saune, Mo. do. | Sopie Tazior et al. to same, do. T. B. Harrison to it. 8, 12; C. A. Elliot, trustee, to'R L Walker, in trust, pts. 1 and 14, sq. 488; @— st cr do. A. Littlefield, Octoper Excursion To Niagara Fatts.—An autumnal trip that is being looked forward to with marked interest is the personally-con- ducted special excursion to Niagara Falls over the Penn: ‘ia railroad on Tuesday, October 15, 183! he train will leave Washington at 7:10 a.m.. Baltimore 8:20 a.m., stopping at prin- cipal stations on the Northern Central railroad, while all necessary arrangements will be made for those who reside on the main line and branches of the Pennsylvania railroad and who intend participating in the excursion to join the special train at the principal junction points. Tickets will be good to return until October 24, inclusive, and a stop off will be per- mitted at Watkins Glen in either direction. Half-rate tickets will be issued to children be- tween the ages of tive and twelve years. On the date named train will leave Washington at 7:10 a.m, Excursion rate, 10. © ————»——_— THE COURTS. Equrrr Covat—. Cox, Yesterday—Bohrer agt. Otterback; sales, &c., confirmed. Carroll agt. O'Neil; reference to auditor, Green agt. Snow; leave to file answer denied and reference to John Cruikshank to take testimony, t Bradstreet; order of September 19 rescii defendant granted. Pouce Court—Judge Miller. Yesterday—Pat Harris, 1y; bonds or 90 days. Oliver Dorsey, disorderly conduct; @5 = = kag oe bag rremng vagranecy; onds or ys. James Ri, disorderly Wilf M. Mullen, conduct; $5 or 15 days. violating hack law: do, Edward Johnsen, orderl; conduc! He obstructing travel; Lula Raffin, disorderly conduct; $5 or 15 days. Ellis ier, do.; do. Edward Shea, vugraucy; bonds or 60 days. aca Sestctatc October Pleasures. From the Boston Cunrier, Soon to the woods the maid will go ‘The tinted autumn leaves to guther. Of course accompanied by her beau— Ob! love is sweet in autumn weather. How many loves are there confessed! How much of and Tee ante seleay os are pi to see his own | Several times persons | The Knights Templar have given a slight check to the real estate market during the past week, Brass bands and badges have received more attention than loans and lots. If some thrifty dealer has drawn to one side a knightly visitor and displayed to his gaze the richness of his property list he is probably a rare excep- tion. For the most part but little business has been transacted amid the distractions of the past week. The fact that such a large number of intelligent visitors were ‘doing the town” rather relieved the real estate men from the necessity of making an effortin a business way. The city speaks for itself in such an attractive, al- luring manner that human speech, however skill- ful, seems out of place. There is no necessity for boomers in # place that booms itself and Wash- ington does that in a very effective manner. There is no doubt that some proportion of the visitors will look forward to the time when they can come and tive in Washington. The lovely weather contributed to the picture which this city presents to the visitor from the average unkempt city ov town of this country and em- phasized the contrast, The visitors liked the streets, they admired the architecture, public and private, and they were delighted with the open-handed hospitality which greeted them. ey saw with what ease and comfort a large crowd could be accommodated here, and those who are not influenced by local interests recognized the fact that this city was the best place to hold the great exposition of 1892. Itwas evident from conversation with the visitors generally that Washington is the first choice of some and the second choice of a large number. Those who favor Chicago firstfavor Washington second, and the same is true of the advooates of the selectionof New York city. However this question may be determined one thing is cer- tain, that the thousands of visitors from all parts of the country who have been here dur- ing the past week have carried away with them pleasant impressions of the city. SUBURBAN GROWTH. The work of laying the tracks of the Ecking- ton electric railroad out 4th street east to the entrance of the grounds of the new Catholic university was completed. Cars have been run over the newly finished portion of the | road, but the roadway is not quite ready for regular travel. In a short time acar can be | taken at New York avenue and 7th street di- rectly to the gate of the university grounds, | An entrance to the grounds of the Soldiers’ Home is near by, so that this beautiful park of | the city is now made easily accessible to the largo | majority who do not own carriages and cannot afford to hire them. Facilities for reaching the northern suburbs of the city are multiply- ing. A street car line now extends out the 7th- street road to Brightwood, while Tenleytown will be soon be joined to the city by an electric street railway. As the means of rapid com- muui¢ation are provided, improvements fol- low. The District authorities have completed the opening up of 4th street east and Ist street west. Michigan avenue, following the southern boundary of the Soldiers’ Home grounds, is | now open for the new reservoir back of Howard | university to the intersection of Lincoln avenue with the Bunker Hill road. ckington and Brookland are growing into suburban settlements, On the 7th street road ” | the large tract of land known as Petworth is | now being graded and ‘streets conforming in width and direction with the city streets are | being laid out. ‘There is a probability that at | the coming session of Congress some action will be taken looking to the extension of all the city streets, Itis believed that this will add to the impetus of the suburban movement which has become such a marked feature of the city’s growth. THE DEMAND FOR HOUSES. The renting season, which 1s just about over, has proved to be a very successful one, There has been a large demand for houses and the renting lists of the real estate dealers presenta rather emaciated eypeaeanee There are, of | course, a number of houses which are still for rent, but it is seldom that everything is taken. ‘The rents obtained have been fully as high as Jast year, and dealers found no difficulty in ob- taining the prices asked. In view of the fact that more houses were erected last year than for several previous years, it may be concluded that the city is increasing in population. Build- ing ia still in progress in all sections of the city ikely to continue as long as the weather permits. SOME NEW HOUSES. Mr. John A. Norris, through Mr. C. V. Trott, builder, has taken outa permit to erect two brick dwellings, at 1601 and 1603 Riggs place, at a cost of $10,400. Mr. Trott is also building two three-story and basement dwellings on 13th street. ‘The buildings will have pressed brick fronts with mansard roofs, ESET, HELD FOR WIFE MURDER. The Result of the Inquest Held Yester- day in the Cross Case. Yestefay afternoon, after Tue Stan's report closed, at the inquest held over the remains of Hattie Cross several witnesses were examined, but none of them were able to identify the dead woman’s husband as the man seon run- ning from her. There was not a single witness who saw the shot fired, but Geo. Maier of Ana- costia heard a colored man and womap quarrel- ing. He heard the man say: ‘I told you not to follow me, and if you keep following me much | longer I'll be d—ifIdon’t kill you!” Maier would kill his wife tonight.” He did not recog- nize the people nor did he hear the shot fired. Several boys were called as witnesses, Two of them claimed to have found the weapon on the sidewalk. One of them said the weapon was seven feet from where the woman was lying and the other said it was 18 feet. One of them asked the man what was the matter, and he r plied: “My God! Look what the woman has done. She has shot herself.” Policeman Henry detailed the circumstances of the arrest and Dr, E. M. Schaeffer testified to the result of the autopsy as published in yesterday's Star. The jury were satisfied from the proof that the case was one that needed a further judicial investigation, and in their verdict found that Hattie Cross’ death was the result of » pistol- shot wound inflicted by her husband, Wm. D, Cross. The prisoner was already in jail. Mr. C, Maurice Smith, counsel for Cross, was present at the inquest, —.___. SAMSON LIVES AGAIN. He is In London and His Arm is Like a Lady’s Waist. From the Pall Mall Gazette. There are many Delilahs, but only one Sam- son, and he is performing at the Royal .aqua- rium in London at present, where his feats of strength are certainly of an original and mar- velous character, The spectator, as he watches, feels that it is better to be friend!y with such a man, for with & blow of his fist he Lreaks an iron chain that will bear a pressure of 8,000 pounds. With his two hands grasping a short chain of 2,300 pounds ascertained pressure he makes a mo- mentary effort and pulls the chain to bits,and in what seems the most wonderful feat, namely, fastening two tight iron chain bracelets or armlets around his biceps—the tator may view the process from beginning to end. One hears the strong man take a long breath, sees the muscles of his arm growing bigger and big- ger, the cords of his neck aliing with the sustained effort, his face cri ing, and then in the silence those nearest the stage can hear a curious little sundering snap, It is the dou- ble chain armlet that has broken and which the next second falls to the floor. When Samson's fist clinched ready to strike the measurement of his upper arm round biceps and triceps is 193g inches, which, we may causually remark, is considered a tolerable waist for a young lady. ———oo__—__—_—. No Sale There That Day. From the Detroit Free Press. He rang the door bell of ahouse in 2duvenue and then satdown, In 6 minute he rose up and rang again. Then he waited a spell and “Are fering to the house down?” “No, pas Hey homey “Have you the ‘Lives of Plutarch?” PR i per decoys dactipetch eran “Ab—ah! I see, madam. I guess I'd better went home and told his wife that “some nigger | | the Athletics. The race in the association now stands as fol- Ce Won. Lost. Pra. pone. Play. oant ron. re Brooklyn. 9 43 «#138 6 6 679 St. “ mT 8 4 61 136-4 84 «6.552 58 129 «81550 61 131 7 «9 1634 7% 185 4 5 437 753 BL O1Sk #1895, -26 109 «13884 5 6 1% Chicago stands proudly to the front in one particular. It is the only league club that es- caped a shut-out. Pas spring a watch company offered a prize of a gold watch valued at #250 to the player in the National league who succeeded in making the best percentage in len bases during the season. Mr. Young, president of the league, finds that Fogarty of the Philadelphia club bas secured the prize. FASHION’S PRETTY FANCIES. A New Suare in long cloaks is called the Hamlet, Tar Ant Gown of white calls for dog collar, girdle and cuffs of gold passementerie. Tur Most Perrect imitations of autumn’s choicest fruits have become a part of the daintiest hats and bonnets. Eayprtax Tza-Gowns over like silk petti- coats upon the delicately tinted ground work of which are found erratic Indian figures in the most brilliant tints, are worn, Some Or tHe New Waars are shaped like capes in the back and barely reach to the waist, but they are long enough in front to touch the edge of the dress, Yettow, Gorpgx-Huzp ayy Warm, will be much used asatrimming. If you can strike just the right tone you will find it, though you may be the blondest of blondes, a most becom- ing color. Is Tue Way of furs, beaver and astrakhan are Prominent in favor. Fur capes or flat tippets are more fashionable than, boas, though the latter will be worn by many who fancy them. Opp Bits or Emprorenrres that look as if they might have been stolen from the altar cloth of some Greek temple or from the ward- robe of an eastern princess, rare old laces and, indeed, every fabric that carries by tee ite richly- woven surface and holds in its silken threads a history, are now in great demand, Veronese Rep Pivuse will be very much used this season for opera cloaks, a point of economy being gained when one cannot afford several white wraps for the winter's campaign. Deep turn-over collars of blue fox, Russian suble or brown bear are features that add much to the becomingness of these garments, Tue Laces are nearly all of the Velasquez order this year—that is, arranged in distinct points—and some of the Calais and Lyons makes are effective looking without being ex- pensive. The patterns are of the Irish point order, and ers very effective when applied as waistbands and skirt trimmings. A beauti- ful novelty in Chantilly laces, of a depth suf- ficient to reach from the chin to the hem, has the pattern wrought in subdued colored silk instead of black. This is a decided novelty and an excellent one, Tue FassionxaBie Coxoxs will be old rose, calf’s liver, an exquisite soft shade of brownish garnet, a new blue a trifle grayer than the cadet blue, bronze, olive, myrtle green, golden brown, silver gray and pale blue. The com- binations of these shades are daring but pret- tier than ever. Bronze and brown, old rose and olive, old rose and black, and olive and blue are favorite minglings, but all the familiar combinations, old gold and black and green and black, are as fashionable as ever, Amone THz Jackets ure many with straight fronts rolled back to show some portion of the lining anda little of the vest. They come in many colors. The light browns are trimmed with gold braid. ¢ Sometimes the entire vest is of heavy, braid. The more striking ones are grass green, lined with white and braided in black or a corresponding shade of green. Another, a white cloth jacket embroidered in gold filigree. to be worn when driving, is par- ticularly fetching. The military jackets have no vests. They are looped down the front, fit perfectly over the hips and are braided in straight and slanting lines, ———$§coo__—___ Novelties in Jewelry. From the Jewelers’ Weekly, And still the ery is “colored pearls.” Brooches of twisted wire now come with pearl clusters in the center, The gold knob as an umbrella handle is again making ite appearance, Open roses in dull gold comprise an attractive line in queen chain pendants, There is every appearance of a revival of the time-worn double shaw! pin, Semicircles of white enamel daisies with dia- mond centers are worn as sc arf-pins, Glove buttoners composed of long gold whips with twisted lashes are much in vogue. Brooches of orange blossoms with small stones in the petals make excellent ornaments. One of the most stylish fobs for ladies is a tiny engraved seal rimmed with small gems. Many filigree gold hairpin tops bearing pre- cious stone ornamentation are being worn. Another hairpin bas a smali sea shell en- amoled in many colors and set with a single pearl. Moonstone figures with raised diamond orna- mentations comprise a popular line of brooches, Square nugget-finished cuff buttons are set with a ruby at each end and a diamond in the center. : An innovation in thimbles has come to light. It is a rose in gold hollowed out in the center tor the finger. The newest ladies’ sleeve buttons are of pol- ished gold, oval in form, with ragged edges and turquoise centers, Paris is the birth-place of a new ring box, composed exclusively of porcelain with a min- iuture painting on top. Quite effective is a Ince-pin composed of two horseshoes overlapping one of white and the other of pe pearls. An elaborate arrangement for the corsage consisis of rows of large and small stones set closely on an oval background of pale blue enamel. Accurately simulated lilies of the valley in enamel, with the white bells lying in a long green leaf, are among a batch of new hairpig tops, ‘Two perfectly counterfeited strawberries in garnets, hanging at right angles from a narrow band of gold, constitute a charming brooch de- sign, An ariiatic and rich brooch is formed in imi- tation of a hat of the Gainsborough type, the side that is turned up being studded with dia- monds, Anotable addition to gents’ cuff buttons is one with a polished gold surface containing two slanting lines of diamonds with a ruby resting between, A popular fad at present is a bracelet com- of square patches of varie; d gold fastened to one another by tiny gold pins and with jeweled centers, A superbly-finished brooch to which atten- tion is directed is a dragon fy, the wings of which are of black enamel streaked with gold, The body is composed of an oval opal, while « fiery ruby shines from the head, 10. Her New Bonnet. From Louiss Alcott’s Life and Letters, My bonnet has nearly been the death of me; for, thinking some angel might make it possi- bie for me to go t® the mountains, I felt a wish for a tidy hat, after wearing an old one till it fell to tatters from my brow. Mra, P. a bit of gray silk, and I built on that; but when I went tor it she let me down with a crash, say- ing she wanted the silk herself, and kindly offered me Htannel petticoat instead. T was in woe for a spell—having 81 in the world, and scorning debt, even for that of life—a bon- HE PRINCE In His Old Age He is Much Worried Over Germany’s Future, London Letterin New York Times. Prince Bismarck is, in appearance, now a fee- ble old gentleman. Measured by that of some of his great contemporaries, his is not so very advanced an'age. He will not be seventy-five until next April fool’s day,which means that he is nearly fifteen yeare younger than Count von Moltke, who is still hale and vigorous, Bis- marck, too, is six years younger than Glad- stone, seven younger than Cardinal Manning, five younger than Leo XIII, and ten years younger than Prince Gortchakoff was when he died. But he is not robust at all, and I believe that he frets a great deal over the fear that he may not last much longer. lis face is waxen and flabby and his hands are those of a very old man—yellow and swollen in the joints and marked with un- naturally big blue veins, He is once more be- coming very fat abdominally and Dr. Schwen- inger is at his wits’ end to keep this flesh down this time, for Bismarck is ‘no longer able to walk much. To please his physician he tries from time to time, but his legs hurt him too much to make this form of exercise possible. All this tends to depress him, aud the further fact that his family have not been a long-lived race serves to deepen his conviction that his days are numbered. his gloom, which has colored his mind for years, but now increases almost by months, turns, of course, upon his forebodings for Ger- many’s future. All that lay withina man of his aristocratic—I had almost said mediwval—limi- tutions to do, he has done to avert the catas- trophe which he fears may come after his death. Especially he has trained his son Her- vert in all the inner mysteries and traditions of the German foreign office, and secured to him a8 well as he could the succession to the chan- cellorship. Herbert is not a great man, but he is intelligent and plodding, and has so thor- hly imbibed the spirit of his illustrious father's policy that he fairly exudes it at the pores, So far as can be seen now, there would be no opposition to his succeeding his father, should ¢ latter die unexpectedly, if only for the rea- son that nobody else knows anything about the inside workings of the German foreign office. But there are no signs that he would exert any marked personal influence upon the kaiser anf his court, and there are in the court many covert, and some few avowed, enemies of the Bismarck ‘‘dynasty” idea. How the young kaiser himself stands on this question is not known, but it is evident enough that those closest to him are least in sympathy with the Bismarckian circle, and this is what the old chancellor fears above all else, —~ eee. IN A CAB WITH EDISON. Observations and Impressions of the Great Electrician. From the Pall Mall Gazette, “Come along,” said Col, Gouraud to our representative at the Mansion house yesterday afternoon. “Come along and get into the cab with him, He is going all the way to Ar- lington street, and you can have him to your- self.” ‘The cab, a four-wheeler, was standing out- side the private entrance to the Mansion house. and Mr. Edison was standing in the hallway with his hat on and a cigar in hismouth, Mrs, Edison and her sister and Mrs, Gouraud got intoone cab. Mr, Edison and the Pall Mall Gazette representative got into the other. “Queer climate, this,” said Edison, as much by ig 4 of beginning conversation as anything; “but I suppose the Londoners are so accus- tomed to it they don't care; they look upon it as a regular thing.” /h, we do have fine weather sometimes.” “Well, it’s so very seldom that when it comes you tell the whole world about it. Ill give you credit for one thing,” said the electrician as he bowled along. Queen Victoria street, “you have the finest roadways in the world, but then you have had a thousand years to make them. That reminds me of the story of the American millionaire and the gardener at Oxford, The American said he would like to get a fine lawn, such as he saw in Oxford, at ‘is own home, and he gave the gardener a five- pound note to teil him how it was done. The gardener took the money and then said: ‘It =—- to be mowed every day for 900 years, sir)” “Riding alongside this great genius,” contin- ues our representative, ‘I could not but be struck with the modest, unassuming affability of his manner. Not a particle of swagger, not a hint at the power that exists behind those wonderfully keen gray eyes.” “He isn’t a bit like an American,” said two or three gentlemen to me, “at least, not like the received idea of what an American ia, He has none of the bounce and self-assertiveness, and at the same time he is smartness itself, and nothing escapes those eyes.” These are = aoe of Lord Brassey and Mr. James 8. ‘orbes, “Look at those shops,” said Mr. Edison, as we passed along, peering through the rain- spattered windows of the growler, “all lighted ith gas. Fearfully unhealthy and badly ven- tilated. I tell you, sir, electric lighting has got to come in England as everywhere else. Berlin is alm all lighted with electri ro Dearer than gas? Yes, when it is done in a small way. Londoners have to thank Cham- berlain for not having electrici But there is a new act now and electric lighting has re- ceived the impetus it required. Gas will al- ways be the basis from which cost of lighting will be reckoned; a man who is going to light his building asks himself firet how much will it cost him to light with gas and then how much by electricity. Well, if it should cost 50 per cent more he will go in for gas, but if it is only 5 or 10 per cent more he will use elec- tricity, because of the manifest advantages, Heat from the electric light? Yes, bnt very little. It takea fourteen electric lights to pro- duce the heat of one gas burner. And look at the difference in the illumination.” “By the way, I'm not a bit surprised.” he went on, changing his subject without any ef- fort, as though simply reproducing the cnrrent of his thoughts, “that so many German and Frenchchildren have to wear spectacles. Why, look, they will spend a thousand dollars to fur- nish a big room in the most luxurious and an- tique fashion, and then will use two paltry lit- tle candles to look at it with. It’s enough to ruin any one’s eyes, The funniest thing in Paris is the announcement in some of the ho- tels, ‘fhis floor lighted by gas.’ The other floors are not lighted at all, and you have to find your own candles,” As we were passing along the Thames. em- bankment Edison was loud in its praise and of the fine buildings which have been and are be- ing erected upon it, Then again his thoughis took a strange turn and he referred to the poor of London. “I suppose it would be impossible to over- state the degree of their wretchedne: said, ‘and yet the same thin very large cities. Iwas taken by a friend to see some of the worst dens of infamy in Paris, but there are just the same in New York. And they exist in places where you would never look for them. “What alot of clubs you have in London,” went on, as I drew his attention to the Na- nal Liberal and then to the Constitutional ; “bachelors in this country live half the time in clubs, don’t they?” ‘Well, they pass a good deal of their time in them, anyway.” “Hello, this is Trafalgar square, isn’t it? Ah, that’s where the riots were.” And then noticing that the fountains were playing, his eyes —— and he said: “ : “pe nig ive away; it’s no use trying to fool one is fine weather or hot,” He was much pleased when I pointed out to hm the house in house. I fancy he did not know it be- fore and he took itas a great compliment. Again I was forcibly struck by the simplicity of the man’s mind. “TI don’t care much for the English cab,” he said; “‘I like the Freuch ones best. The two- wheeled do you call them? I don’t like at all.” GEO. WHITE, ‘The Ladies’ Taflor, exhibits this week Elerant Goota, selected m PARIS and LONDON. The Parisian TRIM+ MINGS AND GOODS for EVENING WEAR are cle: ant in the extreme—some real gems. The Clothe for Costumes, Costs, Ulsiers are vory select, while the Cloths for RIDING HABITS are the best. While my Atting and workmanship are the very best my prices are reasonable. sis I make Cloth Costumes from $30 upward, with loth and ail; also make up Ladies’ Gwn Materiala The price for making is from $10 and upward. Goods and Trimmings will also be sold by the yard. Compare my prices with those of otherhouses. The house will De open to all Call and examine. GEO. wHITR, 1210 F. sr. ADIES. IF YOU WISH A PERFECT Pi L¥us Bieoves, rs lowe: e's Glove Short Lintue;pateat apnisedfot price t rat piled for: sale at LANSBUKGH O'S and at GEO. the Ladies’ Tailor, 1110 F st. a. Pictures, Studies, LADIES AND REN aT A2R Bch a Tops, Games, Sermp Ant, Pa : Japanese Ne ios WONDER Stare? 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We are showing shies and Gene tie armputaet ti Kinde clesiedond all the new designs, Turcomans, Chenilles, Irish Dyed without being © Ladies’ kvening Points, Swiss, Nottinghams, Silks, etc. SB specialty, Thirty-five years’ experience, Our line of Covers 4s unsurpassed in variety and ez- | “OTE WO0L GAMMENTE Saba UF OR RIESE, treme low prices on all classes of materials. Apel odious alk! In Curtains we mention the following specials: «FISCHER, Aline of Red Silk Turcoman Portieres, full width and | _ #14 ‘S0CG st aw. length, with wide dado, worth $9.50. Special value 96.75 a pair, Aline of Silk Tureoman in new art shades, extra wide Chenille Dado, worth $10.50. Special Price 87.50 a pair. A Very Handsome Chenille Portiere in two new art shades, $10.50 a pair; worth much more. 8 NEVER BE ; 2-yard wide Rug Pattern Portiers worth $20 a pair. Dr. BROTHERS is the ol inw Ladies’ Physician im the cit confidently consult Dr. BRUTHERS, G00 Farticular attention paid to all diseases ladies, married or single. Forty years’ we:24-1mn* eae pared beto: ama sepe re me and made the Oldest Established Expert Specialist in this cf aud will puarantee a cure in all cases of private diveanc®: of men and furnish mediciue, or boc ; consulte- tion advice free at any hour of .. Sub scribed and sworn to betore me by Dr. BROTH SAMUEL C. MILLS, w Notary Public in and for District of Columbia, this 3d day of July, 1885. iTORED BY _ seld-Lim® BY USING A BOTTLE M or two of Dr. BROT HEKS' Invigorating Co rial ul cure “sil y od oe a y and loss. nerve power. ris system, Maicor female. S00 Batam. ME. DE FOREST, LONG ESTABLI® IM rilishie Ladies Phiyeicnss can te eaeteea aa ether residence, 901 T st. uw. Ofice hours from Ladies au22-Sm° MEDICAL, &c, Dees OF SECKET.—DR OO | DD) nerly weaistant physician to. Prof. | Part fin ‘ho Mio I o CONTRADICTED THAT ldest-oatablished advertioe Special Price 815 a pair. 25 pair of Turcoman Portieres worth 82.25 for $1.95 pair, IN LACE CURTAINS we are showing acomplete line of all kinds. A few of the best values only are mentioned. 4etyles of Nottingham Lace Curtains worth 1.25 for @1 a pair. 26 pair Nottingham Lace Curtains, 4 YARDS LONG, s & pair. New designs in Silk Curtains, special value, for 85 8 pair. Special Value Swiss Curtains $5 a pair. Extra Good Value Irish Point Curtains, 868 pair. Imitation China Silk Drapery, new patterns, only 124. a yard. Madras, at all prices, in Cream and colors, NEW CURTAIN POLES with Fancy Hammered Brass Ends; worth 50c. ; for 25c. each. NOTE PRICES OF COVERS CAREFULLY, fe you cam st aw, peculiar expenence. ANHOOD to p. an. ; wil Plush Mats, 15e. each. Dens! ‘CH POWDERS ARE 3-4 Plush Covers, 39. each. Apo ntthdard Remedy for all blood diseases, ca * “65. * $1 s 82.50 * $3.25 * PRINTERS. NS & WALLACE, ‘3-4 Cheuille Covers, 68c. BOOK AND JOB PRINT: “a. “700. 1108-1116 © st. a. ¥., south ri COMMER: LEGAL An OF ESS! NTING OF aEP ano sce FINE WoRK A SPECI ALTY. eT TEERACTICAL BOOK A D JOB PRINTERS pa AND BOOKMIRDEY Spun Silk Covers, 95c. each. = * 6-4 French Velour Covers, $5 each, We have also 8-4, 8-10 and 12-4 Velour Covers. Piano Covers in Flannel, Chenille, Velour, &c. UPRIGHT PIANO COVERS in Flannel, Hand-em- broidered Plush and a host of other materials. Hand Embroidared Plush Upright Piano Covers from $3 upward. LAMBREQUINS in Felt and Plush, from the cheap- est to the finest. FANCY SCARFS and TIDIES. We are showing an extensive assortment, including @ line of Hand Em- broidered Turkish Mats and Scarfs in handsome de- signa. ‘Silk Striped Scarfs, 45c. each. Imitation China Silk Scarfs, 25e each. Stamped Linens of all descriptions at very low prices, Extra size Butcher Linen Splashers, 18c. Fringed Momie Linen Splashers, 35c. 54-inch Scarfs, Hemstitched ail round, only 50c. each. 72-inch Momie Scarf, fringed all round, 50c. each. And Elegant Values in better goods. BASKETS. We are showing s large assortment of all kinds of Baskets at very reasonable fru: Small Baskets for all usage, 13c., 15c., 18c., 20c., 25e., Bue +40c., 45c., 50c, &, Rush and Faucy Willow Waste Baskets, an elegant line, for 50c. For 75c, we have a large assortment of Extra-size Rush and Fancy Willow Waste Baskets. A large line of Work Baskets, Baby Baskets and all other kinds at low prices, WORSTEDS AND ART MATERIALS, U NPRECEDENTED Arrracrioy: OVER A MILLION DISTRIBUTER LOUISIANA STATE LOTTERY COMPANY, Incorporated by the Legislature for Educational and Choritable purposes, and its franchise made partof the present State Constitution in 1879 byam overwhelming popular vote, Its MAMMOTH DRAWINGS take place Apnually “(June December), and its SINGLE NUMBEK DRAWINGS take an. of the other teu months of the year, and are all drawm iu public at the Academy of Music, New Orleans, La. FAMED FOR TW ¥ YEARS POR INTEGRITE OF ITS DRAWINGS AND PROMPT PaY- MENT OF PRIZES, Attested as follows: "We do hereby ceriify that ree wuperviae the arrange ments Fe the monthly and Semi-Annual Drawings® The Lowisiana Suite Lottery Company, and om manage and control the Jruwinon themnelven, and the same are conducted with honesty, Jarrnees, and gvod Faith toward al! partics, and we authorize the Pany to use this certificate. with Fuc-similes oF owt natures attached, tn iis advertisements." Sf Commissioners, Notwithstanding the considerable raise on Yarns we are able to quote the eame prices on Worsteds owing | _ We, fhe undersigned Ranks and Bankers, wilt pay to our impor tation orders being given lous before the | BTI%4 dranen ine The Lowaiann State Letters whch eivanootn Weolan ‘may be presented a! our counters. You will find ours the best piace for purchasi R. M. WALMSLEY, Pres. Louisiana National Bank, your Worsteds and other materizia MS) PiEkRE LANAUX, Pres, State National Bask, — = A. BALDWIN, Pres. New Orleans Neuonal Bau IMPORTED ZEPHYRS, 5c. a lap. CAKL KOS, Pres. Union National Bank. IMPORTED GERMANTOW: 17e. a hank of 2 ozs. IMPORTED SAXONY, 1ée. * hank of 2 ozs. IMPORTED GERMAN KNITTING YARN, 30c. « hank of 4 ozs, IMPORTED SPANISH YARN, 19c. a hank of 2 GRAND MONTHLY DRAWING AT THE ACADEMY OF MUSIC, NEW ORLEANS TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1888 CAPITAL PRIZE, €300,000. 10, Gates 82; Teale G2, Twenties ge LIST OF PRIZES ozs, Best Embroidery Silks, new art shades, 7c. a dozen Spools, ‘Wash Etching Silks, new art 300, @ dozen shades, 2 — Rope Silks, new art shades, 45c. a dozen eins. Heavy Rope Silk, new art shades, 450. a dozen ekeins, Filo Floss, new art shades, 45c. a dozen skeins, Filoselle, new art shades, 20c. @ dozen skeins, Knitting Silk, vew art shades, 35c. a spool. Airaseno and Chenille, new art shades, 14c. 8 doz, Kibbosene, new art shades, 19c. a doz. Tinsel, new art shades, Se. a ball. Rope Linen, new art shades, 45c. a doz. Bargarren Thread, art shades, 45c, a doz. A FULL LINE OF ALL KINDS OF CORDS AND UPHOLSTERY FRINGES. A Rew Worsted Fringe, pretty design, 25c. = yard. An all Chenille Fringe, new design, 35c.a yard and upwards. Ring Towel Racks, 50c. each. ‘Half Bing Towel Racks, something new, 50c, esch. BAUM's T. B. Towszz & Sox cll