Evening Star Newspaper, February 15, 1890, Page 11

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WHAT A RAY OF LIGHT TELLS, How the Sun fs Brought Into the Scien- tist’s Laboratory and Analyzed. ‘THE SPECTROSCOPE AND ITS APPLICATION TO SOLAR PHYSICS—PROF, SFARLE’S FRIDAY LECTURE AT THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY—THE MYSTERY OF DANK LINES IN THE SOLAR SPECTRUM. “Almost every one knows what is meant by the prismatic colors,” said Prof. Searle in his lecture on astronomy at the Catholic university Yesterday afternoon, ‘and those who do not know have nevertheless ween them in every rainbow. If we pass a beam of light through a prism it undergoes a remarkable change, both incolor and form. If the beam is circular in form we will find that after it has been pro- jected through the prism upon a screen it ap- pears as a band eight or ten times as long as it is wide, and its color, originally white, now varies throush its whole length by a gradual shading from a deep red to a dark violet, pass- i s through the colors orange. yel- low, green, biue and dark blue or indigo, ‘This band is called the spectram; if made by sun- light the solar specirum. ' In our experi- ment no part of the ray of light wil be in the jace where our beam of light would have struck the screen if we had not passed it through the prism. The rays have all been bent away from the edge of the prism; if we hold the prism edge down they will be bent upward; if the edge is held up they will be bent downward. Some of the rays are vent more than others, and it is this waich causes the elongation of eparation of the colors. This bending is called retraction. A ray of light of any color when passing from one medium to another, as from air to glass or glass to air, is bent or refracted more or less in passing from one to the other, uuless it strikes perpendicu- larly on the surface separating the two. When it passes from the to the dense medium, as from air to giass, it. is bent toward the per- pendicular; when it passes {from the dense to the rare, away. WAVES AND VIBRATIONS OF LIGHT. “The objective or physical difference between two rays of light in different parts of the spec- trum is precisely the same as that between two musical notes in different parts of the scale, and consists ina different rate of vibration. Musical vibrations vary from 24,000 to 38,000 in 4 second, but the vibrations of light are much more numerous, so much more that their num- ber seems incredible. The vibrations of red light are at the rate of 455 trillions in a second; of violet at the rate of 677 trillions, The aver- age wave le is about one forty-seven thousandth of an inch, that of the red greater, of tue violet but light travels 186,000 miles in a second; multiplying the two numbers to- rwe got the number of waves of light must enter the eye masecond, It we make an instantaneous exposure with a photo- graphic camera, say of one-hundredth of a second, in that brief time a ray of light 2,000 miles long siips into the lens and acts on the plate with 6 trillions of vibrations. That ought vo be enough to do something; so instantane- ous photography is not so wouderful after all.” THE SPECTROSCOPE. . Prof. Searle then proceeded to describe the mechanism of the spectroscop? and the princi ples upon which it is constructed, It in short, an instrument composed of a prism and lenses so arranged as to separate a beam of light which may be directed through it into its constituent rays, showing each color separately. When the slit at the end of the spectroscope is made very narrow, as it must be for good ob- servations, ® great number of dark lines are seen crossing tho spectrum, all parallel to each other and each one corresponding to some par- lar shade or wave iength of color. These spe- jal wave lengths of color are, as it were, blotted out. What has blotted them out? That was fora lonz time a mys! You will not see these lines in the spectrum of the lime light. ug matter how narrow you make the slit; but you will see them in the sun and in all objects illuminated by the sun. THE MYSTERY OF THE DARK LINES, It was not till the year 1859 that the answer was given to this question. Kirchkoff discov- ered in that year that if the lightof burning odium were allowed to fall on the slit instead of the light of the sun. a bright line was seea m the place of the dark line “D” in the solar spectrum; but if the sun's light were passed through this vapor of burning sodium the dark line looked darker than ever; and, fur- ther, that if the galt of sodium or common salt, which contains sodium. were burned in front of the lime light the spectrum of the lime light, which of itself has no dark line, will show the dark line “DD” immediately. The same phenomena were found to occur with other substances when in the state of gas or vapor: and from the researches which have been made upon them the following laws hav. been obtained, which are the foundation of all spectrum analysis: 1. Incandescent solids and liquids give con- tinuous spectra, without lines of any kind. IL. Incandescent gases and vapors give, un- der ordinary conditions, spectra consisting of isolated bright lines, SIL. Gases and vapors through which light is transmitted absorb trom that light just the ame rays they would themselves emit if lum- inous. If an incandescent gas is put in front of a bright solid or liquid substance, so that we see ‘hat snbstapes through the gas, what will be thé result? The gas is giving. according to the secuuu os the above laws, a spectrum of bright lines. But by the third, it is absorbing the light of the continuous spectrum given by the >ubsiance behind it precisely in the places of those lines. One effect, then, might be ex- pected to extinguish the other, but ordinarily such is not the case. This depends upon the relative inten: of the two lights, e rule is found to be that the gas does not absorb precisely the light which it gives out, but a certain and pretty large proportion of the light behind it, which is usually much brighter than its own, ‘The result is that ordinarily we sce a dark line i the spectrum, GASES AROUND THE SUN. Now we are in position to understand what these dark lines in the solar spectrum are. There must be a gas between aud the brii- fiant surface of the sun which is absorbing the ight which that surface gi ‘That surface may be itself gaseous in one sense; that is, not entirely reduced to the liquid or solid state, in either of which it would remain of itself in its condensed condition without external force, whereas if a gas it would expand were the pressure removed; but whether it be #o or not is immaterial, for a gas reduced by great press- ure to the appearance of a liquid or solid gives 4 continuous spectrum like a real liquid or solid, This surface then gives a continuous spectrum, special lines of which are absorbed by the gus, more truly such, above it, which is at a lower temperature and pressure, and thus we have the dark lines. In order to find out what these dark lines represent all we have to do is to let the light of the sun cover half of the ulit in the spectro- scope and into the other half send the light of some incandescent vapor, which may be ob- tained by volatilizing the metal the spectrum of which is desired in the great heat of the electric are. By this means we obtain two spectra side by side. We now see that certain dark lines in the solar spectrum correspond exactly in position with the bright lines which this vapor give thus we have discovered one of the elements o which this gas about the sun's surface is com- posed. By means of c graduated sealer flected into the telescope which the observer is using, the lines of the solar spectrum have all been determined as to their wave lengths, so that we have a table anda map by which we can readily IDENTIFY THE LINES with those produced by any terrestrial sub- stance. Of the solar lines which have been thus identified irou is the most conspicuous. There is, however, a substance which secs to play a wore active part than iron in the sun, picte tena wencen ope eka ‘Lue lecturer then went on vs i of the experiments in abecining the pee met ‘hie was done very successfully in the eclipse of August, 1965, and the lines of hydrogen gas were found to be very conspicuous in the prominences, while the corona showed a faint continuous spectrum with two or three bright lines. ‘The latter indicated an incandescent solid or liqaid matter such as meteoric dust would be, to- gether with an incandescent gas. But obser- vations with another instrument, the polari- scope, indicated that pat of the light was re- flected and uot original with the corona, com- ing from this same meteoric matter, The lec- turer then stated that, by # very interesting process, — —— the prominences can be observed with the spectrosco) time. This process was first successfully em- ployed by . Jannsen after the eclipse of 1868. At the close he aunounced that he would now leave for atime the physical constitution of the sun and in the next lecture would con- sider the movements of the planets, passing from the new to the old astronomy. corhenecant Robert Garrett of Baltimore and two friends suzered st Pert Meenes est defeated tile home team at 8 Augustine, sinierday by & score of 11 to 6. ‘The game was the end _ orp" end of the seventh CAPITOL GLEANINGS, Nominations Confirmed — Committee Meetings—Notes. The Senate in secret session has confirmed the following nominations: Chas. Emory Smith, minister to Russa; J. Fenner Lee of Maryland, secretary of legation at Rio de Janeiro; Geo. W. Irwin, marshal for Montana, A number of census supervisors and army officers (pro- moted) and the following postmasters: Iowa: R. F. Sparks, Jeffereon; W. R, Shriver, Winter- set; L, B. Thornburg, Perry; H. H. Saunders, Black Hawk. Kentucky: 8 M. Anderson, Nicholasville, Michigan: A.A. Dorrance, Cold- water, Missouri: J, B, Campbell, Lee’s Sum- mit; H. W. Koch, Palmyra; Ambrose Dunham, Mound City. New Hampshire: G. W. Weston, Exeter. Tennessee: J. Cc Humboldt; A. J. Frazier, Greenville, Wisconsin: James Driver, Darlington. TARIFF HEARING. R, M. Atwater of Philadelphia argued before the ways and means committee yesterday in favor of the retention of the present duty of 45 per cent ad valorem on glass entering into the manufacture of chemical compounds, Ei Kipper of Pittafield, Mass.. also appeared before the committee. He asked that legisla- tion be enacted enabling alcohol uxed in the siastoctare of celluloid to be admitted free of uty. RATIONAL ROSTER OF G.A.R. Senator Evarts yesterday introduced a bill authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to purchase five thousand copies of the historical book of reference known as the national roster of the Grand Army of the Republic, for which the bill Sppro riates $50,000. The purpose of this pure! tes 3 for the distribation by Sena- tors and Representatives of one copy to each county library in the United States, so that it may be accessible to all who wish to read it. ‘The bill provides that the roster shall contain not less than 400.000 names of ex-Union soldiers, sailors and marines and the book must be approved by the Secretary of the In- terior, THE NEEDS OF WEST POINT. Col. John M. Wilson, the superintendent of the military academy, West Point, and Capt. C. W. Williams, quartermaster at that post, were before the subcommittee on the military academy of the House committee on military affairs today. They spoke of the needs of West Point and asked for a liberal appropria- tion for the support of the academy. SECRETARY WINDOM ON THE SILVER QUESTION. Chairman Conger of the House committee on coinage, weights and measures has received a letter from Secretary Windom in reply to the resolution adopted by the committee request- ing him to address the committee on the silver question. The Secretary signified his willing- ness to do so and, if agreeable to the commit- tee. will submit his views on the question on Wednesday next, INTERNATIONAL COPYRIGHT BILL. The House judiciary committee has unanimously decided to report to the House for action an international copy- right bill to be prepared by Representa- tive Adams of Illinois upon the basis of the provisions of the Breckinridge bill. The change will consist of a rearrangement of the sections together with some unimportant amendments, The discussion in the committee developed somo Ga tog epee wo the measure, but had not proceeded far enough to show defi- nitely the extent or grounds of the adverse sentiment when it was terminated by the unanimous agreementto report the bill with a reservation of the right of members of the committee to move to amend or to vote against the biil in the House. THE DZFICIENCT BILL. The subcommittee on deficiencies of the House appropriation committee has begun work on the urgent deficiency bill and expect to have it ready to report to the House next week. ATTORNEYS’ FEES VOTED TO PRESIDENT HARRISON. A bill passed the Senate yesterday appropri- ating $2,500 to pay attorneys’ fees due Porter, Harrison & Fishback, The firm was one of the leading ones in Indiana during ite existence and there is an interesting story in connection with the bill. Toward the close of the war Gen. Hovey, now governor of Indiana, then in command of the department, convened a mili- tary commission to try certain members of the Knights of the Golden Circle. A number of years afterward Lambden P. Milligan, one of the persons convicted by the commission, bought suit in the United States court against Gen. Hovey and the members of the commission for damages, The case was prosecuted for the plaintiff by the late Vice President Hendricks, and by direction of the Secretary of War and the judge advocate general the firm of Porter, Harrison & Fishbeck was retained to defend the members of the commission, Mr. Harri- son, now President Harrison, did most of the work in the case forthe defense and the bill passed today is to remunerate the members of the firm for its services at that time. PENSION BILLS PASSED. ‘Two pension bills of importance passed the Senate yesterday. The first repeals the s tions of the Revised Statutes which require that the claim for pension by a state militia- man, for disability incurred while temporarily on duty, must be filed before July 4, 1874. The other provides that oaths required in pen sion or bounty cases may be taken before any ofticer authorized to administer oaths for ggen- eral purposes, OVER TWENTY MILLION DOLLARS PENSION DE- FICIENCY. The largest item in the urgency deficiency bill now being prepared by the House commit- tee on appropriations will be about €21,500,000 on account of pensions, This large deficiency, however, does not indicate such*a great in- crease in expenditures for pensions as would weem to be apparent ou the face of the state- ment, the expenditures for the year ending July 1 next being, with this deficiency appro- priation included, about $97,000,000 against $95,000,000 last year, After the appropriation for pensions for the present tiscul year, had been made on the basis of the regular ap- propriation for the previous yeur it was found necessary to make a deficiency appropriation of about €8,000,000 for the previous vear. Sub- sequently it was found that even with this de- ficiency appropriation the expenditures would exceed. ths appropriation, aud the commis- sioner of pensions, waiting until after the pres- ent fiscal year had begun, drew on the appro- priation for the fiscal year now runuing for al- most #7.000,000 to pay pension claims accruing during the previous year. the effect being really to lessen the appropriation for the pr ent fivcal year byan amount approximating 7,000,000, COAST DEFENSES, The Senate committee on coast defenses had before it yesterday Gen. Miles, commander of the division of the Pacific, and Gen. Benet, chief of ordnance, who Lp their views upon some matters in connection with the subject of coast defenses. Gen. Miles said that the ports of Puget Sound, the mouth of the Columbia river, San Francisco and San Diego ought to be protected. He said that the recommenda- tions of the board of fortifications and other defenses, if carried out, would be sufficient, One of the recommendations of the board was that a gun factory should be established on the Pacific coast. Gen. Benet gave the committee figures on the cost of transporiation to the Pacific coust by land and water rontes, and said the establishment of a gun foundry there would be @ matter of economy in case the board’s recommendations ure adopted. The committee will hearGen. Miles further nex Friday. TO PURCHASE TOWNSEND'S LIBRARY. Senator Evarts yesterday introduced a bill appropriating @30,000 for the purchase by the librarian of Congress of Townsend's library of national, state aud individual records, com- prising a collection of historical records con- cerning the origin, progress and consequences of the late war, ADMISSION TO SOLDIERS’ HOMES. Representative Milliken today introduced a bill providing that when a United States soldier epplies for admission to any soldiers’ home he shall be admitted at least one week, and if in the meantime the commanding officer shall find that he has not sufficient room for said soldier, or that the soldier be not entitled to admission there, he shall furnish the soldier with trans- portation beck to his home if he has any. ‘NOTES. ‘The Senate in secret session yesterday after- noon debated for » time the British extradition treaty without coming to a vote on any of its provi Representative has been confined to his bed since with an attack of the grip. His condition is not considered dan- gerous, ‘The river and harbor commuttee of the House is of the General Fiver and harbor bil LO The ary, im the case of jnited States A aon os cone of plete eo Memphis district, of not . THE NEWS OF NEW YORK. Men and Matters on Manhattan Island. MR. DOUGLASS GREEN AND HIS SURPRISING MAR- RIAGR—THE PORT BONER AND HIS WORK—THE COMING OF WAGNER'S “‘CYCLUS"—HOW A HORROR ‘Was AVERTED. Correspondence of Tar Evexre Star. New Yorx, February 14. OTH Commodore Bateman and Mr. Coon are deeply mortified at the scandaicus runaway and bigamous marriage of their partner, Douglas Green. But they believe, while not disposed to condone his offense, that the man is crazy. He has acted strangely for some time, and, as you donbtless have learned, was to have been confined in a lunatic asylum in a few days had he not escaped. Possibly the knowledge of that fact hastened hisexit. The firm must suffer from the scandal, though Green's inter- est was much less than people generally sup- posed, His name led the firm, but he was by no means the leading partner. I need not tell Washington readers that the house has become one of the strongest in the street. Itcan affordan episode of this sort, perhaj neq bs it must endure a good deal of ridicule. And another graduate of Washington has got into deep and rather muddy water dur- ing the week—Mr. Jordan, whose banking Operations have turned out so unfortunately. AN ESTHETIC 8T, VALENTINE’S, We have been some of us observing St. Val- entine’s day in a gallant and esthetic fashion by attending the ‘ladies’ day” reception at the Aldine club, This is the new social club which has lately been started under the shadow of De Vince's princely printing establishment in La- fayette place. It is the fourth club of the same general class that has sprung up within a short time, counting as predecessors in the same ficld the Authors’, the Grolier and the Fellowcraft, showing that this Philistine town is rapidly developing a pretty taste for the elegancies of a refined Bohemia, It is a =e nificunt fact, too, that the University club perhaps the most popuiar_and prosperous club in the city, At the Aldine the special attraction just now is & collection of original drawings and manu- scripts which the book and ine publish- ing houses have been accumulating, the ex- hibit being helped out from private collec- tions, Those of your readers who have wan- dered throngh the Century suites of office and editorial rooms will understand what a charm- ing galiery of black and white work that m: zine has furnished, One of the interesting items from the same source in the field of manuscript is the original of Boner's striking poem on Pov's cottage at Fordham, which has attracted more attention than any piece of poetry which has appeared for years, I am told that Mr. Boner, whose literary fortunes have taken him from a case in the government printing office to a desk in the dictionary de- pees nt of the Century company, 18 soon to ave another poem in the magazine. A FIFTH AVENUE PANIC, ‘We came within an ave of having a first-class “horror” on 5th avenue on Wednesday. It was only a few months ago that a hospital on the saine avenue was found to be on fire and the inmates were saved trom a frightful death only by good fortune. And this weck it was an orphan asylum, stuffed full of small children, Many of your readers will remember the build- ing, the old-fashioned, roomy. ugly structure adjacent to the cathedral and directly Ooppo- site the Vanderbilt houses. The building cost the city a spiendid art gallery, as it was one of the whims of W. H. Vanderbilt to buy the ground and erect upon it a museum in which to place his pictures and then donate the whole to the city. But the asylum authorities wouldn't sell and the rich man got mad and wouldn't play. It waa a mercy that the children were all marshaled with such coolness and led out of the smoking corridors into the safe street. And architectur- ally, in addition to other reasons, it is a mat- ter for congratulation that the fire did not spread to tne stately St. Patrick's cathedral, Ruined abbeys and cathedrals are well enough among the effete monarchies. but in young America we prefer upon the whole to have our temples in good working shape, New York in particular needs all the means of grace there are, Yet, as I have explained, we are not such a dreadtul act. The Charity Organization so- ciety, for example, held a most encouraging meeting during the week and that very ener- getic citizen, Anthony Comstock, is after the gamblers with a particularly sharp stick, THE HALKETT-STOKES WEDDING. The social event of this week has been the murriage on Tuesday of Miss Stokes to Baron Hugh Colin Gustave George Halkett. The baron, besides his names, has a comfortable fortune, and the bride's $13,000,000 in addition will euable the young couple to set up honse- keeping in a modest way. The wedding was an unusually brilliant pageant, and 1,600 guests Were invited to witness it. The Church of the Heavenly Kest was transformed into a bower with tall palms, acacias, Easter lilies and dwarf flowering peach. — White-robed choir boys chanted the Lohengrin wedding song, two tiny maidens in pink tulle opened the gates of flowers that led to the chancel, and the four bridesmaids were rosy visions in’ pink gowns, with pink silk mulle veils. The guests at the breaktast had an opportunity of secing the new Stokes house, opened for the first time to Visitors, and of admiring the varied and inter- sting Deauties of its French, Moorish, Flemish, Florentine and Pompeiian rooms, Last week all other festivities were eclipsed by the more than Solomonian glories of the Bradley Martins dinner and ball at Delmon- ico’s, “This entertainment gives some idea of the extravagant pace set by the lavish leaders of society here and rivals the old Roman fetes in its magnificence. Delmonico’s, already el gantly decorated for the season, was tran: formed. The entire walls were tapestried in pale blue satin, with the panels painted in dainty floral designs, and gold and crystal sconces were put in, each one a mass of violets and lilies of the valley. At 9 o'clock three hundred guests sat down to a luxurious dinner, which was quickly and comfortably served. The table decorations were entirely of American Beauty roses, and before the ball the big chan- delicr was swung down and the roses with which it was loaded and those from the table were quickly divided ito great bouquets tied with wide ribbons, and each lady received one from her hostess. Mrs. Martin ‘herself was in Oriental magnificence, wearing as many as she conveniently could of her famous diamonds, a tiara, a number of necklaces and bracelets and a stomacher which outlines the neck and covers the eutire front of her corsage. But it must be owned that even diamonds, rubies and sap- hires, when worn as a garment rather than a lecoratiou, are a little suggestive of a stage queen. THE “CYCLUS” CLOSE UPON Us, In ten days tne great Wagner “Cyclus” will begin at the Metropolitan Opera house. We have had « few trial flights already, attended with much success, and on the 26th instant the series will commence with Rienzi and go through the whole Wagner list to the Goetter- dammerung. The only exception is Parsifal, which canuot be given outside of Bayreuth, The company "at the Metropolitan is as competent as can be gathered for love and money in the wide worfl, but it has suffered from the “grip” and the tenor, Vogl. has been extremely ill and up to within a few days quite unable to do justice to his roles or to his repaenen He is said to be about well again, however, and is doing much better work certainly, The house is soid for the whole series and it will be a memorable episode in our musical history. Henry R, Evtior, os be NOT FIT FOR A STABLE. That is What Two Congressmen Say About the City Post Utfice. Daring the debate on the rules yesterday Mr, Lawler proposed an amendment limiting speeches to ten minutes, and, in support of the Proposition, pointed out the necessity for legis- lation, especially in Washington, “If themem- bers of Congress,” he said, ‘would only go and look at the condition of the police headquarters of this city and the post office they will find them a crying shame to the capital of a great nation. It has been truly said, and it is true, that the condition of things at the Post office here is so bad that it is not fit fore livory sta- ble. I say from my own knowledge thatit is not @ fit place for men to be compelled to fet ate waz cep ae get ion ugh Congress dispose of this flood of oratory and ou aoe speeches to ten minutes, of these matters ton large ottent, depend ape the ene a large exten’ nd uy) Let us cut down this food of oratory and if gentlemen want to send speeches to con- stituencies I imagine there will be no ojection to allowing them to have leave to print nee the Congressional Record or in ‘pamplist form for STAR: WASHINGTON, D.C., SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 15, 1890-TWELVE PAGES: BRUCE TALKS OF HIS OFFICE. He Also Has Something to Say About District Affairs. AT PRESENT HE 18 BEING DISTRESSED BY HUNGRY HORDES OF OFFICE SEEKERS—SOME OF THEIR METHODS—THE NEW RECORDER HAS FRESH PRO- JECTS IN VIEW—FIRE-PROOF BUILDING WANTED, ALK about suffering from the impor- tunities of office seekers,” said Re- corder of Deeds Bruce to aStan writer yesterday, ‘‘why, I never knew how distressing the holder of a high official position might find them until within the last few days, since I have under- taken my new duties, Apparently an impres- sion has gone abroad that it is my intention to make a clean sweep in the recorder’s office, which seems to be supposed to employ 150 as sistants. Of course, as a matter of fact, I have only about twenty-five pérsons under me in all, and I have not the slightest notion of depriv- ing faithful and experienced employes of their situations, These facts I have tried to make understood, but still the applicants arrive by scores, imploring and demanding the clerk- ships under my control. Most of them are women, and,as a rule. they cry. It is veri painful to a man to see feminine tears she and I su oo I have lost about ten pounds weight within a fortnight from that cause alone, Not only in my office down town but at my residence in the evenings I am besieged. If I have to go through not more than ‘ HALF A DOZEN PAINFUL SCENES in any one day I consider that I am in luck. Some of these experiences, however, harden my heart rather than soften it. For instance— and this is a case typical—a woman came tome yesterday and began to weep copiously, saying that she was a widow with one child and that she would starve if I did not give her a certain situation that she wanted. ““But, madam,’ I said, ‘the place you ask me to make vacant for you is at present occupied by a widow with four children, If I turned her out she and her little ones would starve, and, as I tell you, she has four to provide for, while you inform me that you have only one. Surely you would not have me do this?’ “Well,” she sobbed, ‘boo-hoo, boo-hoo, I think she has had the situation long enough al- ready and that it is high time she was asked to step out,’ THE MALE OFFICE SREKER. “That is a good specimen of the sort of ap- peals I receive, and you may well understand that Iam often disgusted as well as annoyed. The men who want clerkships are apt to send their wives in to see me on their behalf, with a supply of tears ready, while they themselves wait out on the sidewalk. In the business of office seeking the woman's chosen weapon seems to be the lachrymal gland; but oe canta of the opposite sex use quite another method, Almost invariably a man secking a department situation at your hands will try to impresa you with his political importance, Unless he is provided for there is no further hope for the party he would have you believe. He has devoted himself for a lifetime and sac- rificed himself for years and years in behalf of the party, and if he fails in securing this place he is after he really don’t see how he can go on serving the party, So you are at once made to realize his value, as estimated by himself, and to tremble at ths thought of losing him, Such is the plea of the male office seeker.” “Do you find any trouble, Mr. Bruce, in get- ting the hang of your new official duties?” “NONE WORTH MENTIONING, You see, I brought in with me, as my deputy, aman who had served before in that very office for eighteen years, up to the time of his dis- missal at the beginning of the Cleveland ad- mistration. During that administration the place of deputy in the recorder's office re- mained unfilled, but 1 have lost no time in supplying it, for the reason that I consider deputy to be really very necessary. It is not proper that persons coming in to do business should be compelled to wait, maybe for hours, for me to return, in case I have been called out on business. I was going to tell you the chief reason why I have been so persecuted by office seekers is that my office does not come under rvice law. My subordinates are not of the government; they are hired by me and I pay them ont of my own private funds. It is in my power, therefore, to dis- charge whom I please and to employ whom I lease todo the work required. And thus it Bagpens that personal solicitation has been brought to bear upon me to such anextent, I could, if Io desired, greatly reduce the staff of clerks, forcing those who remain to do double labor. But I fancy that no recorder would venture to do a thing like that, “THE NEWSPAPERS WOULD BE AFTER HIM in a fraction of a jiffy with the sharpest kind of asharp stick. A public office hers in Washing- ton is under a glare of publicity more powerful than any electric light. In truth, however, my intention is to increase the force of the of- tice considerably, instead of reducing it. There have been & good many suggestions to the effect that the recorder’s office be placed under a regular salary system, instead of permitting the head of it to receive his emolument in the shape of fees and to hire his own help, 80 to spexk, But in my opinion it would be a greai mistake to make such a change. for one rea- son because the office would at once cease to be self-sustaining.” “Yours isa grave responsibility to intrust a man with,” “Lhe government must trust some people or the affairs of state could not move along. ‘There are very few people who are aware that the register of the treasury—an oftice I formerly occupied—gives no bonds whatever; and yet such is the fact. I should say that it was, in a lmanner, an oversight of Congress. Originally the register was merely, a8 one might say, tho book keeper of the government, and there was no reason then why a bond should be required of him, But subsequently Congress gave into his keeping the registered and coupon bonds, Of course the registered bonds would not be negotiable, but the coupons are LIKE SO MUCH CURRENCY. “However, as I said, the government must trust some people. When Treasurer Huston wants to get money out of the vaults he does not go to them himself, but sends to the three men who hold respectively the three combina- tious which together open the money maga- ziue,, These men could steal fabulous sums by collusien, but the government has contidence m them.” “For what purpose, Mr. Bruce, is it your in- tention to increase the number of clerks in your office?” “I'll tell you. We have in the office a vaat number of records, ee | back for a century or more, which are literally falling to pieces, 60 that within a very short time, unless something were done, they would be altogether lost. Now, I propose to introduce # force of copying clerks to reproduce these old papers on the rec- ord. It will bean immense job, but it ought to be done, and I propose to put it through at my own expense—for. of course, I shall have to Ray these clerks out of my own pocket, hether or not I shall some day ask Congress for arcimbursement Iam in doubt. Another thing I am very anxious to have provided for— indeed the necessity for it is great and urgent— isa fire-proof building to accommodate the records, Suppose that the RECORDER'S OFFICE SHOULD BURN UP, And there is not the slightest reason why it shouldn't do so tonight—all the records which establish titles to the property of the District would be destroyed. And, when you consider that these records are the only final testimony and proof of the validity of titles, you can see what a misfortune that would be. “In such an event the only thing practicable would be to get from the title insurance companies their copies of the records, which they keep up to date from day to day with absolute accurac and have those copies declared legal as or! nals by the national legislature. It goes wi out saying that the titie insurance companies would be ee ee to perform such a service, which would advertise them hugely. ‘This dis- aster might thus be repaired, but such would not be the case with tie wills of the District, which are all filed away on the floor above my office, in the office of the register of wills. No copies of those are in existence, nor, if they were burned, would there be auy way of repro- ducing them, » Could there be a greater ab- surdity then than to subject these invaluable papers to such @ hazard. should no time in erecting an absolutely fire- proof structure to provide room for the records and wills, and I shall do what Ican to secure an 3} for such aa possib! —-_-_—_. Virginia Sells C. & OU. Stock. Virginia has sold her 8,800 shares of Chesa- peake and Ohio stock at an average of a little over 2434. This is considered a good price. ‘The stock was down to 223; this week. Yester- day it was quoted at 24; It is said that the sale was made two or three weeks ago, but it was Just given out. il “‘Choicest, Purest, Best.” Blooker’s Cocoa OCOROonegeneeene Instantaneous—With Boiling Water or Milk. Seesesesenssesees® = BLOOKER’S (dutch) Cocoa, is manu- factured in Amsterdam, Holland, and The imported into = in large uantities constantly increasing, not Royal a because ’tis the favorite cocoa 7 of Royalty and regularly drank by Favorite. the Rinseras of Austria before pe eeeeessenesessesed daily morning ride, but also because the American public are quick to discern a good thing. “The best is the cheapest” they say,and BLooxer’s dutc! Cocoa reveals itself to be far ahead of all others, both imported and domestic, in the essential qualities of—nutritive power, flavor and economy. A one pound package, costing $1, will make 150 curs of most delic- ious beverage. Try it. “Urs Duron sh grocers: roewiste, oor se. New Tome MONEY TO LOAN. HOTEL TT ONEY TO LOAN IN LAR AND SMALL ETROPOLITAN HOTEL, sia Mi at Lawes. Kates on tee fatate Seeunty: | Mf : A tew sums of & NUICHINE. BtLil 200, Broadway and Prince Street, f15-1w, 0 YOU WANT MONEY?—@10 TO #100 TO LOAN Der bow ‘taterect oe Peraiture Pinson vies Wagons, Household Goods or other persom principal and interest payable im weekly Payments; no removal ot wouds frou Fe city.” Box 9X, Star office fE INViSTMEN EAL ESTAT is] NEW YORK. Under new management, on the EUROPEAN PLAN, ‘The house will be thoroughly renovated, recarpeted, Fepainted and put in complete order, RESTAURANT equal to any in the city. NDS ROOMS 81 A DAY AND UPWARD. ¥ . Payabl erly. In if $1,000. Five percent, Payable quartcriy. Insume of @ SILDRETH & ALLEN. D. M. Hildreth, F. 3. Allen, —— Of West End Hotel, Long Branch. Of Astor House. 1) THOS, E. WAGGAMAN, Walter E. Hildreth. {5-wheet ONEY TO LOAN IN SUMS FROM $500 UPWARD, AT 5 AND 6 PER CENT, ON BEAL ESTATE 1N THIS DISTRICT. R. O. HOLTZMAN. EBBITT HOUSE, = WASHINGTON, D.C 7 Y eT X.¥-SOENTRAL TO forts hotels, theaters and car lines. Home com strangers Visiting the city. Fi Firet. 110_ Comer 10th and F sis nw. | Sas S7to@l0 week. Loo, HATA Soh Mocs EY TO io eo a ‘RED | = — a — = = = in = worsnk. | WINTER RESORTS. 0. ENNIS, ATLANTIC CITA, NJ. 1.000, d of Michixen ave; oped all the year, all TIRE, VeLences: “La JUSEPH H. BORTOX, Proprietor PPHE CHALPONTE, ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. Bou the be ‘ch, North Carolina ave, bobat $300, 82,000, © € Esiate; no delay; rates low. E. A McIN Ca.w.,opp. n rimity chure WEEE MONEY TO LOAN IN SMALL OR Large Amounts on Real Estate; prompt attention and qitiek replies toa; spy lication ol tea Ccean view. MSTLDT & BRADLEY, F at. Dalt water baths in the house, Elevator, the J Oth mstant, Op per ceut, CHAKLES W. HANDY, OF at. nlw. LARGE AND SMALL SUMS JME Gu approved real estate security at > aid 6 per cent, charges moderate. ¥ Tf. LELPOLD, Jald-imB.W. cor, ith and Fete nw. ¥ TO LOAN AT FIVE PEK CENT ON AP- ed Meal Kstate Security. Lange aincuntes TYLEK & KUTHLKPOK! 1504 F st. aw. 2, MONEY TO LOAN a ALL Tits ud no de fond time to ry oo a ” ‘DEEBLI WINTER RESORT FOK BEALTM AND PLEASURE, DRIEST CLIMATE IN THE UNITED STATES, SReoMipoints of greataltitude in cue Mocky, gy A Meal tewperature: Winter * 50 dogs. “The place to recover trou the effect OF La GRIPPR. HIGHLAND PAKK HOTEL. FIRSI-CLASS IN EVERY KESPECT, Pure Sp Water. Perfect MS TO LOAN IN SUMS 70 SUIT FROM 3 approved real extate security. 00 war Oe TT WANSER & CO, ja3-2mn “16 F at. bow. JV ONEY TO LOAN AT LOWEST RATES ‘proved heat betate Becurity. Lareramn Specialy. Also, as Agents of the P-cow _B. P. CHATFIELD, Proprietor. WPPHE LEHMAN, ATLANTIC CITY, N.J., OCkAM end of Penuxylvau heated by Lut waver. O, 14-tu.to,s,3m&)uleotm fe 203044 spines, 2S miles south of Jacksonville, On the St. Jobm's River, MAGNOLIA HOTEL said and COTTAGES. One of the most elegant Hotels south of New York, ‘All modern appolutineuts, Capscity €00.. steam Yacht, sail aud row bunts: cirivuue aud saddle horess ore! United 5 dusurauc> Co. Uf Piladelphia, 4a situs to suit, to plan, with or without to 5 : 0 be repaid on’ imsialiment iufe insurance. dn) awe years, F.M. SMIiH & 5 GREY To Loan Ger cent, on 0. BANK i. a6 ike Arliny $100 000.4 cCoustautly on band to Loan on ikea Retate at ut and Lo delay, by, ral music. “The Spnug Water is ube vaso M_ M. PARKER, 1418 Fst, CHULES'S ‘Goopwe won} TOLOAN ON KEAL ESTATE AI LOWEST Manger rates of interest ; a.so ou uther 3G. HENSLY _a1i-3m ae DMoXEY To LOAN IN stais To scit estate security in Waslunyton city, No delay 7 J.B CULLINANE. & CO. GUY F st now, GSE Te OAs 0s, STOCKS, BONDS, GOOD Commercial Paper aud other securitivs’ No yer ane WAL, He DEMPSEY, x4 New Lork ave, ONEY TO LOAN IN Ne To SULT FOMT x pward,on Approved iteal kstaic Security. OO a EER PUADSBI 100s Fat ure ‘The Land of the Lily and the Boss, HAMILTON HOTEL, Open from December until May, For Circulars, etc., address WALTER AIKEN, Proprietor, Hamilton, Bermada. Uoul Jauuary 1 address at Franklin Fella, ME Lit-sk win yEW WINTER RESORT, THE PRINCESS an VINGINIA BEACH, ial Secoud Semson, the Atlantic Occan, 15 miles east of Norfolk. Ace by sortotk aud \inciuia Beech Kalrusd, whic *X6-am A) cry DOWMENT, LIFE AND JONTINE PoLicies | J Be Wetehtet hisheet cash prices. 6 hewotiuted ‘UpOU Saiue Bt rensunable terms. Apply lo MH AC tk BON, 1307 F st u.w. _nol-Gu* On ONEY T > MoGrApireved lical Estate Security, in Districtat > dines ot evel Motel Columbia, ib wuy suis desired, at lowest rates of lab rr terest, ‘daius. J. FIsHik & 0O., Se rid lszd Fst. nw, ADEN. Manawer. ONEY TO LOAN moe NLU Mad, Dd, OF EN MO tus 19 sult at lowest rates on approvedreal eptate eecurty. FITCH, FOX & bhow ou laos Penns) ivalia ay ume, —. TO LOAN ON KEAL ESTATE OR FIRST- i pre poened mapa aa re urity’ ie good. Sg MO CTGREEN, 303 7th at. mw MOY 20 LOAN ON KEAL ESTATE AT LOW- est Rates. WASH'N DANENHOWE p24 Successor toDANENHOWEK & DON. 1115 Fat. COUNTRY REAL ESTATE. uu wallery, ‘bot and cold Delis, Re a Aire. J. L BRYANT, HE ELKTON, OCLAN END A 5 Luautc City, N. ‘Open all the year. Steam heat, _$a60-Lin, Jy Im bs bs, Bea Wate elect M. EDELED, Mau'er. KENTUCKY AV NNHUCKST, ATLANTICCIIN, Michwan avenue Lear the ocean OW UPEN steam bes evectric Beas and other modern Luprovementa; ay iutroduced. JAMES HOOD. jeavedm (pe LURAY CAVARAS ARE OPEN THE YEAR round, and visitors can always Dud wood quarters I TE | atthe idotel Laurance. Kates 2 re | tact da0-lan JOS. FAEKINNON, Proprietor. RARE CHANCE, AT A GREAT SACRIFICE. _ aes z eS IN CHALLES __ LADIES’ GOODs. OLD HARKISON He THE OLOpN BEAD. HAREISOS LIVED. Thirty wiles frou Tuclunund, adjouuiing the splendid howe of Mra Presideut 0. Tyler, 5 miles trom rail- i stato nr iSite Acu HH AKE WOUD LAND 1,316 ACK! Not one acre m Mas ». A. CONNALLY, ‘S331 Fifth ave., 1004 H. stow, Wasbiugton, D, G, ‘Was sold a few years since for & of low or wet land 0) New York. SPLENDID MANSION, Wo TENANTS) HOUSES; NSS Mee TILDINGS Will sell the bainnce of her ele- Price $10 per acre; 0.000 cash, balance in 3 to6 years Ri cent, oF $12,000 eas for all, oF will divide it as waut SOLL 18" RICH” AND LOCATION HIGH AND For particulars address ALVA HUBPARD, Baltimore, Ma. 115-Lawat ‘ ACKES ON GUN- gant stock of Ball, Dinner. Car- riage and Street Costumes, Wraps, Jackets, Bonnets, &c., at greatly }OK SALE—TRACT O1 duit short distauce from Georgetown, for aiiovor* ‘DEEBLE, DAVIE & Cu. reduced prices. Best fitter in at- 115-30 3 q ey AT COLLEGE PARK.—WILL ulld You s Comforcatle House aud secent sigs 5. wonthly installments, JUHN O, Auautic Busldiug, fi FX EXCHANGE SEVERAL GOOD FARMS FOR ood renting Washington city property. Seud | } ‘Scrap Pictures, et price’ location nd full description to P. H. Riko 10c.; Oc. Munie ut ve. therette Nut baster Hagerstown, | Garda, &c. "5. JAY GOULD, 421 Othe 131° POR SALE-STOKE HOUSE, WITH DWELLI “g COORDION SKIRTS AND CARES, Dol Botitvesianee ts Maia st horkville Beets A ‘Simon's Plattiug Establiaument. 722 E° for grocery’; coufectionery,, millinery, hardware | ot, Baitiwore, dd. Branch office piaudard & oreneral store, COUKr D. LUCKETT, 939 F.115-3" | 05 F et. tw. ‘Lempie), Washington, tt ih ha ae | a a TEATS, ENE NRT 30.) Acres ou B. and U. railway, 9 miles from city, VAT NE Mol adjoming on the north Charlton Heychts, wuere lute Riding aud Lveuing Gowns « spectalty. are all cold and large improvements are bet dul 7-4whs* ‘Patios, 1623 Tet awe bly adapted ior subdivision ow be secured in whole or in tiow rates | F)BONTS! FRONTS! Fonte $04 Sc tm Aart cubeezeunugel tor goedeiy | BPM Swaye an der yin Teaidence. . £0. T1s-be 637 F st. nw. MLE. M. 3. PRAXDL {OR SALE—2—15% ACRES IN THE DISTRICT, ON 2327 ot ow. Cire, Bersionn Bint itenbune the reform schiool ; Importer of will subdivide beautuully; fine spring of water ou Fine Freuch Hair Goods, preuises; this place offers an attractive future either nly-du" As un investment or speculation ; ber acre €60U. hist acd good ac: SEALSKIN GARMENTS DIED AND 411—5 Acres near Laurel; place well proved: Bue bund BAL WARMERS cO., | 19, inte Newest Burien, Rev cont Gormmente ms shee Ste Fat ue | Horm 1410 bun at nw, between 8nd 0 FR SALE NEAR CHE NEW BRIDGE — ‘JPIBST CLASS MODISTE, 60411TH BT. Opposite: ob House. adit ad r D Hiding Tats sna regu reewe. Street Costumes ST. ROSE'S INDUSTEIAL 80H: Of the sisters of x division into lots; will be sold cheap, has excellent and the river. Apply ‘to GEO. W. LINKING, cor. 10th and f12-2w R SALE—13 RES FRONTING ON BOCK- Ville road at Bethesda: price €4U0 per scre; lies favorably for subdivision, having CHARGE and Zist es WHITING, DULANY BITING, | on T1i-6t THENCE DYEING, SCOUTING AND DRY CLEAR- 5J)0Ok SALE—FORTY ACRES FOUR MILES FKOM F ING ERTALLISH MENT, re ¥ ‘ave. city: 6-rocm ouse; excellent sade snd. water. | First-class Ladies, and work of every pe gape oe) 2 $150 per ere” r Cnovacre ASD CAKOLINE ‘LEKCH, formerly with A. Lots 2 ut. each, 5 Lots, exc riese, Paris. contein 18.000 2 8150 cach. | Sranctas tee vost ctn | AUSF aD DE VaR ees EE out e200 per 20 Actes; new 6-room house: At 3 T AND DIE 'G BT. out. | $200 down: bal, $25 per mouth. $60,000 ‘and Gents’ Garments of ali kinds Dyed without being ripped. Ladies’ Ey Pg le LL-WOOL GARMENTS, MADE UP OR RIPPED, Aaya ttt nicuratuy bunch lt 906 G st. nw, Highland station 4 seers Apt, enka os eae 617 F ot. '~HOU! ry