Evening Star Newspaper, November 30, 1889, Page 11

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Sold only jw beit-pund tins by grocers, labeled thus: JAMES EPPS & CO., Homm@opathic Chemists, ees ate Leadon, Lugiend, | ing is complete as far as the lower course ‘and is provided with a principal and three } with a few brief. | information enong! IN THE NIGHT SCHOOLS. tion by Gas Light. Scenes in the Buildings Where the Schools Have Been Organized—How the Work is Done—Queer Char- acters Among the Pupils. ——— OTHING is more char- jacteriatic of the Ameri- can civilization than the ease with which a man or @ woman can in these times obtain an edueation, The open- ing of free night Beem echools in the great cities of the country have a broader meaning fluence upon the destinies of the nation than one might at first suppose. It means the ex- | tending of the means of knowledge to all men, womenand children who want to learn, who are willing to work for knowledge, and whose condition excludes them from the privileges of | the ordinary public schools, Ot course the results will not be immediate or universal. ‘The free night school is no longer an experi- ment, for it bas been in operation now long enough to prove that it can be conducted easily, economically and beneficially, and the opening of the schools im this city last week was not entry into a new territory but the revival of a system started two years ago. The organization is exceed- in ty simple, consisting of classes of three grades, with an advanced course. Each build- ‘oes, tea ‘The schools are located us follows: White—Frauklin building, Henry, Jefferson, Wallach and Curtis, Colored--Stevens, Gar- nett, Joho F. Cook, Lincoln and Randall build- ings and the Mott and Hillsdale schools, The advanced course is located in the Franklia building and is for pupils who bave already gone over the studies of the three lower courses, either in the night schools in former times or in any other way. Based on the theory that all who come want to learn all they can there is no system of examination or discipline in the schools, All that was necessary for en- trance was for the applicant to present himself at a building in which a night school is located and go through the simple procesy of enrull- it. ® } COMING TO THE NIGHT SCHOOL, Fortunately there have thus far been ample accommodations for all the white applicants, but in the colored schools hundreds were turned away from the buildings on the first two nights, After giving their names, addresses and occupations, and the names of parents or guar- dians, which comprises the enrollment process. tue pupils went to the rooms set apart for their studious labors, The first night the principal of the building stood at acentral point near the entrance into the field of knowledge, and, pointed questions, elicited to enable him to divide the sheep from the goats, as it were. There were agreat many gouts, applying the term with all due bit aap to those who made their appearance for the first time, aud these were sent to the lowest of the three grades. These grades differ somewhat from the grades of a day school. The difference is in the extent to | which the studies are pursued rather than in | the nature of the studies themselves—that is, reading. writing, urithmetic, language, United States history and geography are taught to a degree in each room, the difference of grade being in the difference of degree. | Old and Young Seeking an Educa- and a more powerful in- |- upon those pupils who were more in need of a little education than to expend a portion in Rape | for a few an advanced course. It @ fect that last year there were fully 30 per cent of those in attendance at the colored night schools who could neither read nor write when they entered. There was an attendance of 671 at the colored night schools during the first week, divided as follows: Garnet, 102; Lincoln, 128; Randall. 111; Stevens, 183; John F. Cook. 147. In addition to the large number enrolled at the Stevens night school more than one hundred appli- cants were refused admission on account of want of accommodation, IN THE BEWING SCHOOL, The teachers for the night schools are drawn from the ranks of the day schools, and are thus well qualified to teach the old idea how to shoot from their experiences in directing the aim of young marksmen. It is easier, they eay, to teach the older pupils to read or write than the very small pupils of tender years, In the case of the little ones a teacher must first find some mouns of attracting and holding the attention of careless, thoughtless, formless minds unaccus- toned to any restraint or discipline. On the other hand the older pupils are «ll attention, eager to understand and to learn, and the only difficulty which the teacher encounters is in penetrating the walls of ignorance, aided materially by help from the other side, given by the pupil THE MANUAL TRAINING IDEA has been engrafted upon the night school sys- tem for white pupils, comprising instruction for girls and women in sewing and cooking. These schools are centrally located and are run en- with the ordinary studies. There are no re- strictions, of course, upon a girl who attends the cooking or sewing class from taking the book course as ¥ that the hours for instruction are likely to con- flict, In the colored schools nothing has been done in the manual line, for the same reasons of economy which deterred the superintendent from organizing the advanced c! In the white schools this advanced course is practi. cally a minimized edition of the ordinary | eighth grade, with a few lessons in bookkee ing aud mechanical drawing added, Tht is | as far as the course can go until there is an in- crease in the appropriation for the pay of teachers, which now amounts to but $5,000 for A COOKING CLASS. There is the same strenuous earnestness in the manual training rooms that character- izes the other school rooms, only a little inten- sified, if possible, The greatest energy and i dustry prevail. Rovust young women, with thir sleeves rolled up to their elbows, baring their plump white arms, plunge heroically into seas of dough, pummel it, roll it, pound it un- j til it is as tough as possible, and then their | faces flush as they open the door of the red-hot stove and shove the lumps of softness inside, By and by they wililearn to make cake and other fancy articles of food, but just at present they are kept down to the more prosaic sorts of cookery, the rudiments, such as the washing of pots and pans, the measuring of materials, the kneadingof plain dough. In the sewing schools a dozen bright faces bend earnestly over bits of white cloth, through which their shining needles flash back and forth in an un- productive journey—fruitless in so faras tan- gible results go, but profitable in the training imparted. Gradually the bit of white cloth will be formed into garments, plain but ser- vieeable, some instruction will be given in the art of cutting, and so the process of evolution will progress. The pupils in these schools of cooking and sewing look rather more in place than the ordi- nary pupils, Their skirts and bonnets seem in perfect harmony with the pots and pans and needle and thread that form the appurtenances of the rooms. A majority of them belong to that class of girl women who have gone to school until they have been compelied to go to work, aud have never had the inclination or the opportunity to learn how to cook or to ° A HALL IN THE FRANKLIN BUILDING. Some queer candidates presented themselves at the head of the steps in the Franklin build- ing. There were a good many small boys, learning trades or serving as office boys dui the day; comparatively well dressed clerk: bevy of shop girls whose mouths seemed better fitted to say “cash” than “five times five are twenty-five;” more elderly females, with sad eyes anda resolute look that meant business; middle aged men, who seemed to be a trifle ashamed of their tardy arrival in the ring. A couple of corpulent, affluent appearing He- brews of foreign birth, whose knowledge of English sadly needed attention, presented themselves and were without hesitation turned into the fold. They were as eager as any of the others and as io aid to learn. Their pock- ets bulged with tablets of paper and pencils and they were otherwise well armed in prepara- tion for the struggle with ignorance, IN THE SCHOOL ROOM. A peep into one of these night school rooms reveals a picture that is somewhat at variance with one’s old ideas of the surroundings of pedagogy. Instead of Pupils of uniform ages the classes are composed of all sorts and condi- | tions of men, women and children, A youngster of fifteen and a man with a beard that has be- side by side and nudge each seniors. It is somewhat of a revelation to see a matronly looking woman, whose countenance is furrowed with the lines of care and worry, | arise to inform the teacher that two and two make five, that “cat” signifies a sly feline ani- mal that is always getting into the cream pot, or that New Jersey is a nation with a monarchial form of government, located on the line of the Pennsylvania railroad. and bounded by Liberty ' | | enlightening the world and a faint vision of the | | exposition of "92 It is rather odd, and the demolition of a person's preconceived notions as to the atmosphere of e school room te oon | pleted when a grave gentleman with a clerkly | appearance volunteers the statement that per- | centage is the diet ef the average annual report | and the means of computing the frequency of | promotions. IN TRE COLORED SCHOOLS, Perhaps the most earnest work, however, is done in the colored schools, which are, as has be&n said, filled to overflowing. It is here that fs | | the visitor realizes more forcibly the benefits of this system. The number absolutely ignorant 1s here in the white schools there are but a are unable to either read or write. Jn ored schools there are four gradings in each building, the principals taking a hand at texch- | ing. There is no high class or advanced | asin the white schools, for the reason course, that Superintendent Cook has wisely deemed it more just to spend us much as possible of the limited sum st his disposal—about $2.300— wield a needle. There are many girls who have a natural disinclination against dabbling in batter or handling dough or pricking their fingers with sharp points, just as there are others who have decided tendencies in those directions, and it is the former class, who have hitherto neglected their chances in this line, who are to be most benefited by these classes. INCLOSE THE DISTRICT JAIL. Reasons Why Warden Crocker Thinks It Should Have a Wall Around It. Warden Crocker in his annual report, speak- ing of the necessity for inclosing the District jail and some of the surrounding grounds by a wall, as mentioned in yesterday's Star, says of that prison, which stands in a field without a fence or other inclosure about it: “It is located beyond the settled population of the city and the protection which the pres- ence of a police force might afford, in one of the most isolated portions within the city lim- its, where it is exposed to the intrusions of vicious and evil-disposed persons who prowl around the premises, especially at night, for evil purposes, They can approach with im- punity to the very walls, doors and windows of the institution, where they CAN COMMUNICATE WITH PRISONERS, especially the women and persons held as wit- nesses, whose windows are in the outer wall of the building. Nothing is safe upon the prem- ises that they can get away with or contamin- ate. A wall is not only necessary for the more complete protection of the building and prop- erty and the greater security of the prisoners, but also to provide a suitable yard for giving the inmates an opportunity to exercise in the open air, The present arrangements afford no such opportunity. “At present the institution is necessarily self- reliant and depends for security entirely upon the strength of the building and the efticiency of the officers in charge. Such a dependence cannot be relied upon at all times. In the meantime (awaiting the construction of a wall) another guard in addition to the present force should be provided to do outside duty at night around the jail and premises, “It is rare indeed that a jail or prison can be found in any section of the country that is not provided with some protection.” IN GOOD SANITARY CONDITION, The warden reports the jail to be in good sanitary condition, but urges the removal of the present smallpox hospital, which is located dangerously near the jail,and ite reconstruction | another locality, The total number of prisoners confined in jail during the year was 2,260. The highest {number in jail on any day was 234, and the | lowest 173, the average being 208. ‘There were | committed during the year 2,049 prisoners, 2,040 discharged, 211 in jail at the Sagteatng | Of the year, and 220 at the close. There we | 122 convicts sent to Albany. One colored male | Was executed for murder. Of those committed to jail 899 were white males, 21 white fe 1,378 colored males and 231 colored females; 1,992 were native born and 57 foreigners, The German raw sugar manufacturers Pro- pose to found a joint stock sugar bank, The German newspapers reflect the jealously felt by the colomal party in | belief that Henry M. gar is working in the | interests of Great Britain, There ia talk of en- listing the services of Emin Pasha in the inter- "The Berlia Ber! states that | Brazilian inland telegraph lines are colle | ble for internstional purposes until further that the chief of the Jesuits has resolved to recall all Jesuite from Brazil ome state of public feeling in that owing tuserte that the mission tively sontined to the condition of the Satbots vel church at Malte, tirely independent of those branches dealing | to prevent her | well, except | ina more suitable and less unsightly form in | consequence of a | FROM FOREIGN COURTS. Some of the Ladies of the Diplo- matic Circle. * A Change in the Office of Dean—The Baroness de Fava, Who Will be the Social Head of the Corps—The Japan- ese Minister’s Wife. ——.—___ The Department of State bas been informed officially that the government of Hayti will appoint Mr. Annibal Price its plenipotentiary to reside near tbe republican court at Wash- ington. The new envoy has had a somewhat varied experience in the ups and downe of official life. Having beon minister of finance and an exile he returns to power on the rising tide of the recent tidal wave of revolution and will do the diplomatic honors of the Iatest regime in control of the affairs of the black republic. This determination on the part of the new gov- ernment will lead to the displacement of Mr. Stephen Preston, and will give to the corps dip- lomatique a new dean. Mr. Preston presented bis credentials to President Grant in Pebruary, 1878. Since that time he bas been a member of the diplomatic circle resident near the govern- ment at Washington. The exceedingly inter- esting family of the Haytian minister has fig- ured prominently in Washington socie Madame Preston is a native of Kingston, Ja. maica. In her maiden days she was a great belle among the types of Antillean beauty which gathered at that colonial capital. As Madame Preston she was greatly admired in the government circles at Porte-au-Prince, and during her long residence at Washington she has been a general favorite. In the family of the retiring envoy and dean are also three daughters, who are beautiful, ac- complished and very popular. Miss Marie ©. Preston is a peculiarly charming young lady of retiring disposition, but a great favorite. Mise Rose Antonette is a petite brunette, with large Masses Of black curls covering a head of Grecian cast. Miss Louise Emilie isa stately young lady, tall and willowy, with a peculiarly winning vivacity of manner. Without disparagement of the coming envoy it can be said that it will be difficult for the president of Hayti to find a minister who will | surpass the present diplomatic representative of the republic in courtliness of bearing and skill in affairs, And at no time has there been a family in the diplomatic corps possessing more varied and striking types of feminine loveliness. The recall of Minister Preston on account of the recent revolutionary upheaval in the poli- tice of the Haytian republic, the overthrow of the government and the substitution of a new regime will place Baron de Fava at the head | of le corps diplomatic as its doyen. Thia dignified representative of the ancient Neapoli- tan nobility presented his credentials us the representative of Italy's king in 1881, just one month after Chester A. Arthur, the Tar- | | BARONESS DE FAVA. quin superbus of American Presidents, suc- ceeded to the bloody mantle of Garfield. The Baroness de Fava, who will be the first lady of the diplomatic corps, is descended from a Lombard family of eminence in war, diplomacy, politics and science. andin ber maiden days she was celebrated throughout that picturesque region as a great beauty. Her father, a physician of eminence, was zealously interested in the political move- ments which led, through the genius of Cayour and his cotemporaries, to the over- throw of the temporal power of the supreme pontiff, the unification of Italy and the elevation of Emmanuel to the throne of the Italian kingdom, with its capital amid the monuments and ruins of the eternal city. The baroness was also gifted with a voice of phenomenal purity and compass, and in her school days de- veloped such marked genius that she continued her musical training and for some time was seriously considering the advice of her in- structors, who wished her to make her career on the operatic stage. Family influence and considerations, however, dissuaded her from this course. Subsequently she married the Baron de Fava at Trieste. The baroness pre- serves her youthful beauty and vivacity. ing her husband's career as diplomatic resident at many courts the baroness has adorned the aristocratic circles of the governments of the old world and at Washington. Her son, Prof. Francis Fava, who resides in Washington, is an engineer and architect of repute in the old world and is a professor at the Columbian uni- versity in that branch of scientific instruction. The Baron and Baroness de Fava have always mingled prominently in the offic society of the American capital, The baron is tall and slender, with a distinguished bearing. The baroness is a brunette of peculiarly classts features and grace of manner. They will fill the post of precedence under the rules of the corps with great distinction, Victor MES. RIYO MUTSU. The government of the imperial archipelago over which the mikado rules, since the estab- lishment of permanent diplomatic relations with the authorities at Washington, has been represented by statesmen and diplomats who have been prominent in the progressive move- ments in Taper. Mr. and Mrs. Kuki were among the most popular members of the diplo- matic corps. In the present envoy, Mr, Munemitsu Mutsu. the empire is again well represented and the relations of the two coun- tries stand upon a footing of the greatest cordiality. Minister Mutsu presented his cre- dentiais to President Cleveland in the mid- summer of 1888, The last season of the demo- cratic administration witnessed the debut of Mr. and Mrs. Mutsu in the world of official | society at the American capital. Mra. Mutsu oon wou her way to the favor of the executive nd cabinet circles and was much admired by the polite society of Washington. Mrs. Muteu is a representative of the aristo- cratic classes of her native land. The women of Japan are of small stature and aga rule very beautiful, being a modified type of the Mon- golian physiognomy. They are exceedingly neat in dress and coiffure. beers under the old regime a maiden, wife or weould be dis- tinguished by the style of her coiffure. The women are pay fe thoroughly trained in nong the better classes the: are educated in literature, music, fancy vod and other feminine sccomplishments. The graces of manner and convershtion and ness generally are a national characte: An establishes manners governs social intercourse, which are hag von the schools, The women, unlike their tic sisters, have more or less freedom of social life, and am their favorite recreations are tea drinking and ossiping parties, | j | 1 e Her native city is Milan | yar- | _— OVEMBER 30. 1889—TWELVE PAGES a mixture of and powdered iron. In 1! Riga meted papetotiehgett ahpeed press and court, this custom and that of mar- se ecien shasing Sate eyebrows was abol- ed, Mrs. Mutsn is a native of Tokio, the mikado's capital Her name, Reijo, means dragon, the embiem of good fortune. It is customary to employ the name of the Plants or flowers for women. Mrs. Mutsu's family be- long to the Hatamato or Samurai, or lower Damio class, which incindes the military lit- erati, The higher classes are the Ruge or Kioto = lo nobility. The Samurai cor- ni ations, Mr. the nt of the weste: . and Sc = = ried in 1871. irs, Mutsu were mar- Their beautiful daugh- ter, Saiya (Constancy) Mutsu, is about fifteen years of age and is receiving the highest feminine education in one of the fashionable schools of Washington. They also have two sons, The minister and his wife are refined and cultivated, They both believe in foreign i and are in the front rank of the reform circles of Japan. Mrs. Mutsu has abandoned ber picturesque native costumes and coiffure, Her western dresses selected with great taste. At the diplomatic receptions at the ex- ecutive mansion, when the ladies of the diplo- matic corps and of fashionable circles vie with each other in the elegance of their toilettes, Mrs. Muteu is always robed in all the richness and taste of an adept in western ideas of femi- niae toilettes, The Japanese ‘tion is one of the features of Washington social life during the fashion- able season. Mrs, Mutsu’s draw: ne rooms are always thronged with the elite of the capital and the annual ball isan event of the season. The two ladies of the Corean legation made their debut in official and diplomatic circles | during the closing season of the Cleveland ad- ministration, When they arrived in Washing- ton they were subjected to the restraints of feminine discipline in Chusan, the land of the | midnight sun, but very soon asserted them- selves sufficiently to attend with their lords at the fashionable drawing rooms and receptions. The reception at the Corean legation toward the close of the season was one of the finest entertainments of the kind given —< the season. The wives of the principal officials | assisted in receiving and acquitted themselves | |with great ease and composure. The ladies were placed in the hands of instructresses in the various branches of the household arts and accomplishments. ‘The piano and the sewing machine were their chief delight. They have shown great apti- tude in the acquisition of the English language. After official and general society had their curiosity well appeased quite a social issue Sprung up respecting the marital status of the feminine members of the Corean legation. Under the Corean customs the ladies were what might be termed the active wives of the ofticials, It is a common practice in Corea for friends to betroth and even marry their off- spring to each other in infancy. Although in after years the wife of such a marriage is recognized, unless she wins in favor she is consigned to a life of indifference and drudgery while ber lord marries the woman of his own maturerchoice. The woman of such a union is recognized as the second wife and usually enjoys all the pleasures of matrimony. When the head of the house sets out on a | fourer to distant parts of the kingdom he | heaves the first wife at home to look after the | household duties and encumbrances and takes the second wife with him as a companion. The Corean ladies who have attracted so much attention by their cunning ways and pictur- esque and somewhat grotesque costumes are not concubines, as rumor has circulated, but wives in the fullest acceptance of the duality of nuptial blessedness beslowed upon the male gende- by ancient usage and edicts of Chusan. The Corean diplomatic representatives occupy a fine residence in a fashionable portion | of western ways, Dr. Allen, the foreign seere- tary who has had the legation in charge since | the advent of Prince Pak and suite in January, | 1888, has gone to Corea on important business, Jeaving the chargé and his secretary to run matters in their own way. The principal officials have acquired a ready supply of Eu- glish verbal combinations which renders their colloquial efforts in the vernacular of the American capital quite intelligible, THE CHINESE LEGATION, The Chinese government, after the example of Japan and Corea, have permitted the wives of the new minister and his secretary of lega- | tion to accompany their lords into the coun- | tries of the ‘outside barbarians,” Mrs. Tsui | Kwo Yin, the wife of the minister, is an unusu- | ally attractive representative of Mongolian beauty. She was a provincial belle of ancient family, dating back into a period of antiquity when the civilized world of today was in the rudest stages of primitive man. "The wife of | the minister is attended by Mra. Geong She as | lady of honor. Mr. Waug’ Hung Ting, the new | secretary, is ‘accompanied by his better half from the “Celestial” kingdom. Mrs. Waug Hung Ting is very attractive. ‘The Indies of | Peking will make a sensation in their rich feminine renditions of the silken upholstery of the plenipotentiary and his gorgeous suite. The Asiatic customs of feminine seclusion and depression, oppression or repression domi- nates the legation of Keang Su. Whether the spirit of woman's rights ana feminine independ- ence will permeate the boudoirs of Mrs. Minister ‘Tsui Kwo Yin and Lady Geong She and Mrs, cretary Wang Hung Ting is one of the un- solved problems of the social circles of the cap- ital. The ladies take their airings in closed carriages and have appeared beyond the por- tals of the legation, but have not yet ventured abroad to enjoy the freedom of American femi- ninity. BRK ————+e0e___ The Capitol Ready for Congress. Asa general thing it is safe to say that the Capitol is in a decidedly cleanly condition, The employes whose business it is to make the place look like new have labored hard and the results are gratifying. On the Senate side there has been a good deal of refitting, and as aconsequence some of the committee rooms have improved mm appearance to such an extent that those who have been accustomed to make their headquarters therein will fail for a time to recognize the apartments. The members of the committee on manutactures have never | regarded their room as worthy their presence and Mr. Riddieberger used to indulge in pretty vehement language as to its condition and loca- tion. Its out-of-the-way location has not been changed, but the interior of the room has, Its dinginess has given way before a vigorous attack in which painters, upholsterers and elec- | tric liga experts combined their forces, mar- | shaled by Mr. C. 8. Draper of the sergeant-at- | arms’ office. “New carpets and rugs, a gas log in piece of the old stove, a gilded steam radiator and a gorgeously framed mirror are among the uew features, The rooms of the committees on fish and fisheries and military and militia on the Senate side have also been improved to a very consid- orable extent. For the first time since the grand house cleaning the hall of the House of Representa- tives was thrown open to the public yesterday. Everything is as neat.as a new pin, and the only thing unnatural about it was its silence. Members-elect who had never been in it be- | fore were busily engaged im trying various seats which they thought they would like to have, but which they probably will not get, DISTRICT GOVERNMENT: RT. auditor, has e +Commis- AUDITOR PETTY's REPO! Mr. J. T. Petty, the District sent his ann report to th e city and have become quite expert in| “There,” says a conscientious sales- man addressing a customer who is particular about the purity of every- thing she buys for household consumption, “There is cocoa and nothing else,” meantime handing her a package of Blooker’s dutch Cocoa. “If that can be said of any other article in the market which goes by the name of cocoa, I have not seen it.” Well done, Mr. Salesman, you have benefited your customer and done credit to your employer. One thing more you might have said, namely: Although Blooker’s cocoa costs $1 per pound it is no dearer than the adulterated article because it is concentrated, pure and strong. A pound makes 150 cups. Sold by leading grocers, it A. Sxxrosox, THE WINE AND LIQUOR MERCHANT, Has taken possession of his MAGNIFICENT NEW STORES AND WINE VAULTS, 2200 and 1202 Penna. ave, cor, 12th st uw, Usarvatczp Tam perfectly satisfied with the immense sales mate since the inaucuration of the 20 per cent removal sale, | end bave made more m: y then 1 would bave douse with higher prices. I shall, therefore, coptinue te sllow the same reduction hereatter. Estimates cheer | fully given to parGes about to purchase supplies for the coming season. Orders by mail promptiy at tended to. PLEASE COMPARE MY PRICES WITH THOSE OF OTHERS. CALIFORNIA WINES. Claret, extra quality. ew: . ugge lice Mus atel Optetent est CONTAINS no CHEMICALS!or ADULTERATIONS. Paris Exposition, 188, {3 Gtpnd Prines 40 CENTS—a POUND—40 CENTS. Ask your Grocer for MENIER CHOCOLATE. (Yellow Wrapper). FOR SALE EVERYWHERE. bagiie, Bute, Y dozen. oo VIRGINIA AND OLHER ges & | WLdks. Viewinia Claret... BRANCH HOUSE, Nortou'e ‘Virgitila’ Seedling dozen. - 400 Genus . 3 UNION SQUARE, NEW YORK. hag eheweloes 150 (ardeliciin wi” 5 ice” alia ae greet catawe cat guatityy 90 pr F r Pil RIT URE. 22 WINES AND COKDIALS. “ 400 EE B. J. HORNER & CO, 'e uu Genuine Bey Kou, vid genuine Bay Kuni, very 9 1, 63 AND 65 WEST 23D STREET St. Croix Kum. very ol Old Medturd Kum (excelieut cooking. Old Boland Gin. REW YORE me LARGEST EXHIBIT OF ARTISTIC FURNITURE TX AMERICA. very old Scotch Whisky, very,very lil Irish Wiushy, old irtab Whinsy, very old. Irish Whisky, vers. German Howrwen ALSO THE FOLLOWING DO- MES1IC WHiskKics Trimble Pure Kye... Mouticeslo Pure live Pertection Pure Kye. auuwville Pure Lye Masti TEN SHOW ROOMS FILLED WITH THE LATEST PRODUCTIONS OF THE FURNITURE AND UP- HOLSTERY ART FROM TRE RECOGNIZED MANUFACTURING CENTERS OF THE WORLD. Grand Exhibition of IMPORTED NOVELTIES | \ hus oF In Demiy Botties, very low, suitable for HOLIDAY and WEDDING PRESENTS, | Si‘qievti by omame: | Couse Brandy, Martel... -emaliasrlesmminn ncaa aaa! tation, at | osusc Brandy, Heuness) &Co.. (Tn Demijohns or specially attractive prices. -Otard Dupuy & Uv......( Bottles, very low, Visitors to New York are cordially invited to call = Doz. Per Doa, and examine our stock and prices. The central loca. | Pitters— Wild Chern TF 4 tion of our establishment (adjoining Eden Musee) | Augosturs 12 #00 nuakes it eusy of access trom all parts of the city, ; ot tee os scl¥- Stam, wes (Chartreuse—} ¢.0w e500 ~ a0 Goons, PRICES ALWA Ss. A xp Lowesr Absinthe ‘ Curacun— fied oF White Beuedi ictine— juris, 1" Cherry Conia} DEUGGISTS UNDEK MASONIC TEMPLE, Corner yth aud F CALL,EXAMINE OCR GUUDS PRESCKIPIL Cherry Bunn any berry beltzer Water— Per Doz. DY—~diu bottles only). nae, srt ui ‘Abe best Lnpie bairacts ay bulk... Allcock’s Porous Plasters... 5 00 ; s00 Ayer's Sarsaparilis “ Sure Cherry Pectoral $00 Ayer's Hair Vigor. 4-3 Ayers Cathars 10 u0 H. A. SELIGSON, und the Best)........... Eres. New Orleaut Wilbor's Cod Liver Oil AKL KUN, Pres, Union National Baus. ee THE WINE AND LIQUOR MERCHANT, by 25 1200 and 1202 Penna, ave. nw, *9 | ocl6-wke-tr 50 jaenaeeets — ; et ap. 20! Pasr Au Parrcenests: Cantera Late Liver ti pag OVEK TWO MILLIONS DISTRIBUTER lianas’ le el Pils, 3 eas ge "80 | LOUISIANA STATE LOTTERY ComMPANy 2» | ee Piilltas’ Com sirup Hybopuoephiiion. a 4 | Bert of the present Stace Coustitutionay 1D79 by an Hontetter’s Bitters 69 1. by | S¥eFwhelming poy Hood's Sarsaparill oy a ee Its GRAND EX AUKDINARY DRAWINGS take Horetord’s Acid Fuusphates, sinall 3 Place Semi-Avnuaily uve wud December), and its | Horstord’s Acid Phospustes. lance 69 = - 100 GRAND SINGLE NUMBLR DEAWINGS take pine | Bot’s Malt (lurraut 38 35 | m each of the other ten months of the year, aud ace Hor's Malt (Bisuer's) ay $9 | siiarawn in public wt the “Academy of Music, New Lunpbrey’s Specific. 2 | Urieaus, Huuyadi Water, per Bot 23 3 We do herehy certily that we auperni Hanson's Coru Salve, Bog BB | wrens For ail the mon oud. ver vott! Bs ~ Milk Food. 3x ou P, Der emit iz zu Poud's Extisct, per vottie. $4 by pio ‘s Cough >.rup. 4 = Natures attached, in Una Parker's 35 33] c ee 90 oy by 19 4 —= # 8 # 48 & 18] witli 8 8) - me > 25 | We, the wen ed Ranks and Rankers. will pey al ig 20 | prizes drawn in ‘Tac Lousmiana State Loteerdes a i> 29 | may be presented a! our ensnters, 8 2 79 8 Wiliams’ Phosphatic | best, (fresh) in pint bottles 400 | a Water’of Amiuoula, Full ‘sore ~ MAMMOTH DRAWING DAP. rT Rose Tooth, bo AT THE ACADEMY OF MUSIC, NEW ORLEANS Wilkaius' Quinine and Kusa ‘onic Mandolive is unequaled us a besutifier of thecom. | TUESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1888 Jexion: an indi je requisite ‘Ladies’ HS Poilet: it rendors the skin white, smooth aud soft, and CAPITAL PRIZE, #690,000. ea ae ree nate ae iL PSF | 100,000 Tickets at $40: Halve Keueiipalgin, an infallible external remedy for Neu- | $20: Eisiithe, €5; Twentiots, ¢ ralgiu, Headache and Toothache. It never tails togivo LIST OF PRIZES. imunediate relief an the most obstiuate cases, Give it 3 PRIZE OF €600,000 is, see ee ULNINE, 2 PKR OF ZU0,UUU js, Py opel TPKIZE OF I9u,000 i= }ipeen Loree Ques 2 Fak OF Bu/0U0 i 00 Seraiu Capsules ZEMIZES OF 26 fare toe 10 PRIZES OF pg 25 PhiZes OF Fry ele poo 3C0 PRIZES OF 100 5-grain Capsules. oes oe 100 fains Quittiue. Foweiy @ Weiwiitanas Bey mt BLOKE, under APPROXIMATION s1tLZis, 200 Prizes of €1,000 ary U0 Prizes of Bou Q0U Pras of 400 are. TWO NUMBEK TERMINALS, 1,998 Prizes vi 82U0 are. AGENTS WANTED. $M For Cucy Kates, ot any further informegon Gesined, write legibly to the Baung your resid: Lic, with dtate, Count Dumber. diore rajsa return uu) Geuvery wall boas sured by your inciusiug aL kuvelope bearing your sual IMPORTANT. ‘Isa preparation of the drug by which {ts injuriou | effects are removed, while the valuable medicinal properties are retained It possesses all the sedative, Address M.A DAUPHTS, Pi New Urieans, La ordinary letter, containing Mouey Under E FERRETT, Agent, RN Amy 8 Richange, Doon or Postal Note. myte 372 Pear! st., New York. —_— Address Registered Letters containing Currency ta SEW OKLEANS NATIONAL BANK, New Orleans, La person suffering from any blood, hronic disease should Jet a day pase without getting end read. | Duliar is a swindle, ing this interesting book, which will be given away or mailed free. The gentlemen connected with this com- pany are well-known business men of this city. Agents wanted everywhere. Address