Evening Star Newspaper, May 10, 1890, Page 13

THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, D.C.. SATURDAY. * CITY AND DISTRICT. = Send a copy of Tue WEEKLY Star to your absent friend or relative. It costs only one Gollar a year, and is worth double that amount to every reade LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE. four Law in the District. Editor of Te EVESING STAR. Now that eight hours for a day's labor is being discussed and demanded by the laboring in every d hamlet in the civilized world it seems but proper that this question ald be considered in this District, the capi- of the United States, and that the District d upon to answer ry upon corporation -borers ten hours as a day's work in the face £ an act of Congress which fixes the hours of Jat QL ks at eight hours, The 2 commissioner of that they impos len only work 3 employed by ment required to work two are United States laborers, f the District have not a word to any laborers shail be emploved ch they shall be paid. They are ¥ required to pay one-half the cost of ing the Instrict government, and there ponsibility ends. The District laborers i States laborers as those » labore r department of the gov- ernment. This is proven by the “Bine Book,” in which the D: government officials ap- pear as United States otficera. There are over » hundred and thirty of these officials. whose . salaries and nativity are given just the as those in the other departments of the ument. This proves that they, as well as ul the corporation laborers, are employed by the United States, and that they are all entitled to the benefit of the eight-hour law, But if this Were not so, there is an old unrepealed corpo- ration law, as binding to-day as the day it was t settles this matter, This is the act of January 12, 1866, which reads as follows: “It shall be the duty of the commissioners of improvements to allow current rates for labor @ day for each able-bodied man employed on oration work and the current rates a di ewch horse, cart and driver when so d,and eight hours shail be computed a ‘x 6 Webb's Digest, p. 235.) ‘The old corporation eight-hour re not only violated by our District au- But another law, which fixes the pay tw Be gover Lorers at $2 per day, is also violated. The of March 27, 1867, reads as’ follows: e pay of the laborers of this corporation ll be not less the rts not less thau = of this resolution, st, p. 459.) either of these laws has been repesled per day, and for horses (See Webb's will the Commissioners please state when, where and by whom? If not repealed, then, ae urts as well as by the prov 1c act of Feb- ruary 21. 1871,” and the act of i875, are they not # y ever were, at least with- that part of the District included within the bouuds of the old corporation of Washing- tou JHC. AProtest ‘ eful Huckster. To the Editorof Tae Evesixe Stan Will any one who has known the city of Wash ngton for five years or more tell me ler the residents are any lese annoyed by t cries than they were before the law of years ago went into force restricting —or tending to—the privileges and importuuities hucksters? If there is any improvement, what must it have been once on atime? Take y of my own experience as a sample of » tortures & house-dweller is obliged to sub- mitto. Yeste I counted the cries of one strawberry vender as he went the length of our block, and isashort one. He cried twelve times in the distance and four “strawberries” to a ery, making forty-eight yells in a voice that could be heard a quarter of a mile. He was only one of nine strawberry hucksters wh the t same distance in the day unt of noise. Innumerable Vociferous, pursued the sa f “shad” men, “um- yawlers, not to men- tion “deviled crabs” and hand organs. Now what remedy is there for all this? Two sum- mers ago more than one policeman assured me { they arrested these howlers it only re- thority into Tidi- sed on their own bond, never effectually silenced, and that, as a consequence, a policeman did not like to make an arrest ouly to be turned into ridicule, Who can blame them? Yet it isasin anda me that we must endure it. I doubt if there ny portion of the city where there is not a sick person or more than one within the reach of any one of these shrillcries, I speak most ¢ on this point. I used to wonder at readiness of people to rope off whole squares for comparatively slight illnesses. it seeming to my unaccustomed eyes very selfish to inconvenience so many householders uni there was danger of death. But I can and stand it better now. enough to suifer painfully from th noises, even if not in danger of immediate dis- miuteo, Aw LyvaLip. —_—>_—_ A Cable Car Suggestion. To the Faitorof Tar EveNtxe Stan Pernut me, through the columns of your pa- per, tourge upon Mr. Hurt, the president of th le road on 7th street, the vital import- ance of having a man constantly on the plat- form of the front car of each train to prevent accidents to children and others whose hearing t may be impaired. The man in the grip is stationed too far back in persons crossing the street im- yin front of the cars and bis mind is ch occupied in attending to the grip to m to do anything 1 » Besides, his view is obstructed by the heads of persons in front of him and often by persons a the car and on the platform. It hout saving that the running of cars a crowded street at a speed of eight miles an hour without any one on the satin front wall lead te many and serious dents, Pukcavtioy. passe es The Bill is Pigeon-holed. To the Editor of the EVENIvo STAR form a long-suffering and much- lie what is the condition of the bill to regulate the fees, &c., of the recorder of loc wees deeds for the District? When the $40,000 rob- bery of the citizens was exposed there were some very stroug expressions of surprise and niignation made by members of the Senate District committee and a bill was at once intro- duced and referred to that committte to cor- but I have not seen an: tion yet. AsSenator Ingalls, chair- on the bill as mau of the committee, said in the Senate the other day that “the government of this Dis- trict is am absolute despotism,” and as this is oue of the many bad results of this “despot- ism,” I had hoped that he would push the bill nd give us relief at this one point if no other. that since the bill was introduced n has been appointed to the office, yit cannot be that the committee nk it i8 any less a crime for the public to be ed for the benefit of a republican than for of a democrat, I make no com- the present official, but against pl n the law which permits the abuse. A Repvsicay, —— rge of Cruelty to Animals. T t Tux EVESIN@ Stax Key would kindly look after the pou rsaidsand see the cruel treat- of their finds he would be doing actfor some of the citizens, A ree was taken by them last Friday, with no shoes on, from acommons, where he was . with the eyes of the owner's family yupou him, The poundmaster’s aid a rope and fairly dragged the animal e end of the city to the pound, r brought him home he was an so lame that it was an exertion to step. A.W.G. kb ——_ Spare the Birds, rot Tue Evesise Sr, Mt Pleasant I have been greatly pained for the past few weeks by reason of what seemed to be a wanton destruction of beautiful birds which made the air melodious these beautiful mornings with their matin songs hong a large variety, viz., robins, blue birds, odpeckers and others, there has been « ng bird, but I failed to hear bis song this ug. though not the report of the shotgun. hunting as well ag mostmen, butisn't it that these. birds, even if shot for food, be killed in the westing season? SPRINGTIME, a A Timely Suggestion. To the Editor of Tue EVENING STan: It would be well for you in the interests of the District to call the attention of Senator In- galls to the fact that his bill reorganizing the ottice of recorder of deeds hasn't been heard from to any particular extent recently, and our citizens continue under tribute to an imported recorder to the extent of €15,000 or $20,000a year. A Taxrarxa, A STRANGE PEOPLE. A Community Which i Happy, Though Behind the Times. AN INTERESTING PAPER BEFORE THE ANTHRO- POLOGICAL SOCIETY ON THE AMISH—RELIGIOUS COLONIES IN PENNSYLVANIA AND WEST VIR- GINIA WHO FOLLOW PRIMITIVE CUSTOMS, At the meeting of the Anthropological Society Friday night Mr. George E. Curtis of the geo- logical survey gave an interesting talk on the Amish. In Lancaster, Somerset and Green counties, Pennsylvania, in Preston county, W.Va., he said, and in some other localities there are to be found colonies of a religious sect called the Amish (or sometimes Omish.) The Amish are a branch of the Mennunites, Wherever found they are characterized pre- eminently by honesty, integrity, and morality. Unlike the great churches of the Reformation, the corner stone of their religion is not faith, but works, is not creed and belief, but con- sistent living and unimpeachable conduct. In order to maintain the purity of their principles they have largely isolated themselves from the social, commercial, and political life of the peo ple around them. ‘Thus they have preserved un- changed for 180 years the habit toms, and even the tress o and undoubtedly remain the most primitive community of ali who sought the shores of the new world in the last century. They desire to be let alone,and are suspicious of strangers. The Mennonite beiie at the first great duty of life is for each man to mind his own busi- ness, and he both practices this himself and eXpects the same courtesy from his neighbors, The modern reporter who spreads betore the gaping world the sucred details of family hfe would find no occupation and no encourage- ment ia an Amish community. IN PRIMITIVE PLENTY. With spinning wheels for flax and woo! and a hand loom for weaving cloth, they manufacture a large part of their clothing andother fabrics needed in the household. Plainness and sim- plicity of dress is a matter of priucip emphasized by the le varied produc der of their sect. The sof their farm likewise supply nearly ail the necessaries of life and only a tew luxuries, iike tea and coffee, are purchased. Thus they are independent’ of the outside vorid, and were it entirely blotte would pursue the peacetul tenor of with but the sma t of disarrange- Theories of political ntions of iabor and capit rusts nave for them no. sig science es of the new them no concern, When in pay one another's debts; th port and care for t ave ho criminals; they they avoid court: oath, but simply chareh edifice ship in their,own hou Fr own put ake no p: and do ; they erec t ov Sunda Mint by lot trom “their own rnuml 4 com- munion servic« levrated twice a gear, the elements consisting of lamb's broth and it is fenerally preceded by { g. Family 18 admimis- and then by pouring. THEIR IDEAS OF T” \DE. So far as possible their ade 1s by barter. They never sell land exceys in rare cases and only with the consent of all the members of the family. It is not permitted to marry out- side of their own people. All strife and war- fare of every kind is considered unchristian and they will have nothing to do with war. y have been r uties have b in which we h All forms of displa: roval and the preservation of their own h is included i logue of practices that savor and even the simplest quently neglected. Ti In this country their princ spected and their miiit mitigated in all the wars been engaged, garded with d ot church records : eir namility is thoroug! going and consistent. Jacob Amen was the leader in the separation of the Amish from the older Mennonites. Amen inved in Alsace and held very stringent views in regard to the purity of the church, He observed strictly the ban end maintained that when a transgressor was expeled from the church no member tn good » uld eat a com- 1 with him n though he be of the In holding aud practicing this use of a division in the chureb, which took place in 1693 and exists to this day, but is gradually fading out, Man Amish ministers today do not even know th points of difference or the causes of the sep: ration, hey have no distinctive literature aud no formulated statements of their belief mon me and creed. Amen was ulso very strict in ob- serving feet washing and m the wearing of plain apparel. He held that wearing buttons Was a worldly custoin, hence all the Amish to this day use simply hooks and eyes, and were consequently named hattler (hookers). He held it wrong to shave the beard, aud hence all the male members of the Amish church wear a beard on the face, but shave the upper lip. From this circumstance they were called bartler (beard men). FACE TO FACE WITH THE REFORMATION. The Menonites suffered for centuries the most intense persecutions, and with the incom- ing of the Retormation the stake and the faggot were for them only c! 1 into new hands, At the h in the early part of the eighte fires of persecution sent a chill of horror th called forth a memorable protest burgomasters of erdam, Driven from their homes and aided by their wealthy breti- renin Holland the Menonites aud the Amish sought an asylum in the new world. their de 8 of today we stand face to face with the Refurmati Their whole hteratyre smacks of the fire, and beside a record Ike theirs the sufferings of the Pi Pu tans sink into insigniticance, mu book still used by the Armish was written in the six- teenth century and trom it they sing of Felix Mantz, who was drowned in Zurich in 1526, and of Sattler, who was burned to death in 1527. But in the loud clamor for worldly recognition the Mennonite has had no voice and has pur- sued his silent and uncomplaining way through the centuries, believing that the glory of this world is but the mammon of unrighteousness, sa or adel 2 Transfers of Real Estate. Deeds in fee have been filed as follows: R. Walker to G. B. Wilson, sub 85, sq. 712; $625, W. McNeir to R. J. McLean, subs 3 and 4, sq. T. B. Dennis to A. B. Dennis, lot 9, @—. Jesse Shreeve to F. D. Gregory, subs 24 and 27, sq. 834; €—-. Josephine Mobley to G. Haas, part sub 11, aq. 755; €3,500. N. Wilson et al.to J. Ledyard Hodge, lot 2, Trinidad; $2. ©. Robinson to halt acre near Mamilton road; $60, eckell to J. T. Lipscomb, part 144, W.; $800. A. C. Bradéy et 620, and part 39, sq. 502; ‘. + McDowell to Margaret White, part2,sq. 211; $—. 0. McPherson to Caroline V. Brown, sub 80, § 753, $2,800. W. E. H. Merrett to E. F. Davis, sub 49, sq. 618; $1,400. Virginia Innis to John H. Buscher, sub 22, sq. 90; @—-. John Jay Knox to Jane Winston, part 7, sq. 642; $200, J. W. Green to Martha J. D. Saunders. part 29, sq. 195; $2,800. J. W. Butcher to M. Bailey, n! 2g 27, sq. 411; @—. D. O'Callaghan et al. to J. D. Croissant, part 2, sq. 916, and lot 6, sq. 93 €1,970. dis of the Calvinists in Switzerland. the nth century dtiercer than ever vagh all Gerr Mary A. F. Cherry to Elizabeth Sloz cum, w. 3¢ 8, block 6, Meridian Hill; $1,822 P. A. Buckingham to M. P. Knight, sub 103, sq. 861; #3,750. A. Hyde to W. R. Deeble, part 9, Old Georgetown; $250. 1. H. Warner to 8. Oppenheimer et'al:, sub 12, sq. 743; €1,200. L. Beyer, jr., to Mary L. Johnson, lots 28 to 31 and part 27, West Washington; $—. H. J. Weber et al., to same, same property; $—. G. Russell to Joseph Kluh, lot 16, K.'s ‘sub Long Meadows; $575. Mary D. Bradley et al., to G. F, Willams, in trast, subs 341 and 342, sq. 674; 22,100. Kathorina Smith to T. A. Rover, sub 30, sq. 676; $—. S. I. Abert to A. C. Barney, sub 40, sq. 182; 2—. Maria L. Duncan to W. Maywe, sub 123, ‘sq. $493.75. E. C. Brooks to W. C. Duvall, pt. 10, 8q. 340; $—. Resolution of Board of Trade Directors. At a meeting of the board of directors of the Washington Board of Trade last evening the following resolution was adopted: Resolved, That the action of the Senate com- mittee on appropriations, increasing the amount of the appropriations for various pub- lic objects relathig to the District of Columbia, merits and receives th ‘eciatior =< * @ appre mu of the eee The Blind Orator Breaks Down, Judge William H. West, the “Blind Man Elo- quent” of Ohio, who nominated Mr. Blaine at the Chicago convention of 1884, broke down Wednesday night and for the first time inseventy years his tongue was tied. He appeared before 8 crowded house to address the Western Theo- logical Seminary students and was given an thusiastio welcome. After an off-hand gcknowledgement ot this compliment he & mpi begin e| d address, but found that he could net Penember @ word of it. Being entirely blind he could not consult the manuscript, and his son read the address, while J West sat by, the picture of de- spair, , cus- | stors, | that was | € chosen | REAL ESTATE GOSSIP. The Sale of High-Priced Residence Property in the Last Few Days. ACRES OF LAND IN THE SUBURBS SUBDIVIDED INTO CITY LOTS—THE EFFECT ON VALUES SOMETIMES OF A SALE OF PROPERTY—OTHER MATTERS OF INTEREST. One of the notable events of the week in the real estate market,was the sale of the property in Farragut square owned by Secretary Tracy. The fire-blackened walls of the house are still standing, but owing to the condition of the Tuins the present building will be removed and an entirely new structure erected on the site by the purchaser, Capt, Tyler. In the sale the property was regarded as vacant ground and on that basis the price paid was nearly §7 per square foot, which is considered to be a good figure for residence property. The lot has a frontage of 45 feet and adepth of 100, with afew feet off in the rear corner of the er large sale of residence property in vicinity was that of the vacant lotat | the southeast corner of 16th and I streets, For this property 65,000 in cash was puid. It has a frontage of 75 feet on léth and 100 feet on I street, with b: ED SERVICE CLUB HOUSE. Plans are being prepared by Mr. Harvey L. Page for the club house which the United Serv- ice Club propose to erect at the seutheast cor- ner of Connecticut avenue andI street. The lot is 50 by 123 teet, and it is the intention to have the new building occupy the entire lot. It will be built of brick and stoue and will bea handsome addition to the many fine specimens of architecture which already adorn that lo- cality, SUBURBAN SUBDIVISIONS, The work on two large subdivisions of land on the Tenleytown road is now in progress, Streets are being laid out in the Kengla prop- erty and a good deal of grading 1s being done. A syndicate now controls the property and it is the intention not only to open streets but to put in a system of sewerage and water sup- ply, lay sidewalks and to some extent pave the streets with asphalt, Oak View, the former residence of ex-President Cleveland, being subdivided, The streets will be con- tinuations of those in Cleveland Heights, which adjoins it on the cast. It is stated that the owners of this property intend to make a handsome subdivision, Mr. Newlands, one of the owners, will oceupy the residence which wili be in the center cf one of the squares in the new subdivisions and will have wbout an acre of ground about it. On the opposite side of the Tenleytown road there is a tract of iand of 11 acres lying between the _anb- divisions ‘uniaw and Fairview Heights. It.is the property of Mr, Johu W. ‘Thompson, | Mr. Hermann Viele, the civil | , is now engaged in making the fora subdivision ‘Ihe city streets 18 also will be laid out in this subdivision. as is the case now with all the subdivisious of land within | the bounds of the District. Mr, Viele has also begun the surveys for the subdivision of tract of 30 acres owned by Maj. Geo, A, Armes, It lies on the Tenleytown road, just south of the Grant road, and it will’ be known as Armsleigh Heights, A portion of the grounds about Edge- wood, the residence of 3 Kaie Chase Sprague, is bemg subd It is a tract of land containing 17 ac and ex- tends from Lincoln aveune to the Eckington electric road, A large subdivision containing several hundred acres and owned by Mr. B. H. Warner is being made at Knowles station on the Metropolitan Branch of the Baltimore and Ohio road, This will be an addition to the number of settlements which have sprung up which now form almost a continuous line of flourishing towns and villages from the city to ckville and beyond. The increase in the divisions along the Waskiugton Branch of the & ore and Ohiv road is cue of the noticeable features of the real estaie market, From the city to Hyattsville and beyond. nearly the entre distance to Laurel, there is a constant suc on of subdivisions which have the promixe of future settlements. More in- terest is being manifested in suburban prop- erty along this line of railroad than ever be- fore. A number of new subdivisions have been placed on the market and those inter- ested in the property are actively bringing the advantages of Luis section asa place gf resi- dence to the attention of the public. number of new sub- PECULIAR REAL ESTATE OPERATIONS, An aggravating but common experience to an owner of property is the effect which a sale of his property sometimes has upon its market value. He may have been vainly attempting for months to secure a purchaser. He has ad- vertised it liberally and even offered it at are- duced figure. Finally, after a prolonged ef- fort, he succeeds in persuading some one to buy itand the transfer is made, perhaps, with vat hesitation on the part of the purchaser, No sooner is it known that the property is sold than a cloud of would-be purchasers arises aud seem to fairly swarm avout the astonished owner ly acquired property, He receives offers which are several thousand dollars in ce of the price paid, and if he accepts w owner is at once approached with ad- loffers, It sometimes happens that a iece of property in the course of a few weeks is in this way sold several times, each sale showing wn increase in price over the previous sale. Anotable instance of this kind is just now causing considerable talk in real estate circles, A piece of property that had been on the market some time was finally sold ata figure less than was asked when it was first placed on the market. Within ashort time atter the sale was announced the property was again sold at an advance. The preseut owners’ who, however, have made a perinanent invest- ment, have received several offers for the prop- erty.’ ‘The total advance over the amount of the first sale during the few weeks that have ensued is about €15,000, Wiy the property should be regarded as having increased in value to that extent is a couundrum which real estate operators don't pretend to answer, ‘They only know that such cases frequently oc- cur, ‘This tendency is sometimes utilized or an attempt is made to utilize it by a nominal HOW THE ROMANS WROTE. Articles of Stationery Among the Coun- trymen of Casar. THE DIFFICULTIES OF BOOK MAKING—PAPYRTUS ROLLS AND WAXEN TABLETS—ANGIENT WRIT INGS RESTORED—AN INTERESTING PAPER READ BY PROF. MONTAGUE. The paper read by Prof. A. P. Montague be- fore the Athropologicai Society on “Writing materials and books among the ancient Romans” proved most interesting. Prof. Mon- tague divided his subject into four heads, and gave an interesting little talk oneach. The headings were: 1st. The material used as paper. 2d. The ink. 3d. The pen or pencil. 4th, Books, The materials used in place of paper were the thin rind of the Egyptian papy- rus, parchment made of skins and wooden tab- lets covered with wax. PAPYRUS LEAVES, Papyrus leaves were in the most common use, especially in the writing of books, The papyrus plant or tree found in swamps in many tropical countries, and especially in the valley of the Nile, grows to the height of ten or twelve feet, We learn that different pieces of the rind, hav- ing been wetted in the water of the Nile,which, according to eminent authorities. has’ a glu- tinous property, were joined together; a layer of these pieces was placed flat on a board and ® cross layer put over it; these were pressed together and atferward exposed to the sun to be dried. These individual sheets were from eight to fourteen mches high and from three to twelve inches wide. At one time the ancients wrote upon these sheets and then pasted them together at the sides in regular order; but in Phiny’s time roils of sheets pasted together ready for the writer were sold, LONG Books. In writing books an author could continue this pasting process until he made a book stretching, when laid out, at least fifty yards, and there are papyri rolls preserved which are actually of this length. Roman authors, how- ever, usually divided their works into several roils, as a iarge book of tho times would have extended ninety yards, Callimachus, the poet and librarian of 250 B, C., said “a large book, a large nuisance.” When the writing was finished and the sheets had been pasted, a Stitch was fastened to the last sheet and all the sheets were rolled into what was iermeda yolumen, This roll madeacylinder. ‘Yo the ends of the stick were added knobs, which were highly ornamented. ‘The titls of the book was written in red cclor on a pizce of Papyrus or parchment, which Yas attached to the voluamen, It was the custom then to steep the roll in cedar oil and to place it in a parchment case stained purple or yellow. The portrait of the author was often placed on the first page of the book. Long before the time of Herodotus, B.C. 454, as we Jearn from that aathor himself, the ptian papyrus was known to the commer- cial world, “that papyrus was widely used im westera part 91 ¢is known not only Y references in Latin anthors but from the yrollsof papyri were found ut and that paintings of them were discovered at Pompeii. Prof. Gow. states that a few fragments of Homer, Thucydides, Eurip- ides and Sallust are extant on broken papyrus leaves or sheets, PARCHMENT PATER. Parchment is said by xome writers to have been invented by Eumenes II, B.C. 263, being of Pergamus, a city of Mysia, but this is clearly an error, as more than two centuries before Herodotus alluled to skins in use be- fore bis time. Eumcenes was led, it is related, to use and improve skins as paper’ by the fact that Ptolemy, Epiphanes, King of Egypt, fear- ing that Pergamus would rival Alexandria as the book rof the world, had forbidden the export of papyrus, Parchment came into along this roud during the past few years, and | use for books among the Romans about 90, A D.,and gradually took the place of papyrus, The parchment, after being r d smooth by rubbing with pumice, was flattened with and it was capable of being mads so thin that the whole of the fliad, written on this ma- thin a walnut sheil, persons of weak sigh er than waxen tablets, but the rapid flow of thought is checked by the constant necessity of dipping the pen in ink.” ¢ PASTING SHEETS TOGETHER, Parchment sheets were pasted together and rolled in the same manner as those made from the papyrus plant, Parchment possessed cer- tain advantages over papyrus in that it was thicker and writing could be placed on both sides; it was more durable and the same piece could be used several times. This fact gavo rise to the singular custom of erasing or wash- ing out the writing on parchment and of using it as new material, Several remarkable facts are given by Dr. Gow in connection with this custom, The monks of the middle ages, in their desire to write the lives of the saints, washed and scraped old parchments which had fallen into their hands, Traces of original writing were long afterward discerned under and — between their Ines, and by the use of certain chemical preparations these tirst writings were brought out so that they were capable of being deciphered. In 1816 Niebuhr came upon a manuscript _at Verona which contained certain writings of Jerome. Detecting marks of an older writing he went to work and soon re- stored the ancient manuscript, which proved to be the famous legal trea of Gains, called the Institutes, which had long been considered lost, and had been for many years known only through references of other authors. Many other incidents of recovered writings by this means have been recorded, Parchment leaves were often bound together and sewed at the back into a binding in the modern way, WAX TABLETS, Tablets in Rome were pieces of wood, gen- erally beech or fir, covered with wax. The outer sides of these tablets were of wood, only the inner sides being covered with wax. The two pieces of wood were fastened at the back with wires as hinges and could be opened or shut like our books, These waxen tablets were used for almost any purpose when great length was not desired. Their chief use was in corre- spondence. When the writer had completed a letter he bound the tablets together with a strong thread, which he tied in a flat knot,epon sale, which has the appearance of areal sale, ‘There is another singular phase about reai estate transactions which is often manifested at auction sales of real estate, It is a common experience to the purchaser on such occasions to be offered at the close of the sale a liberal advance on the price which he has just paid. ‘This is especially the cese when the purchaser has the reputation of being a successful real estate operator. MRS, WHARTON'S RESIDENCE, Aresidence is bemg built tor Mrs, Francis Wharton on the west side of Connecticut ave- nue between Rand 8 streets. The front will be built of brick and stone, and the design, as pre- pared by Mr. Harvey L. Page, architect, is an attractive one. It will be an English basement house, and the hails and stairways will be finished im oak, ‘The interior arrangement is convenient and the house, while not large, will be very handsomely finished, NEAR WASHINGTON HEIGHTS, Mr. 8. S, Shedd has sold his country place on Woodley road to Mr. Waggaman. The prop- erty overlooks Washington Heights and is on this side of Rock creek. It adjoins on the east a subdivision of land which is now being ma by Mr. Waggaman and it will be madea tof that subdivision. ‘The house, which is a large, handsome villa, is to be removed to another location, and a street will be opened up through the center of the property from Woodley road. ‘The entire subdivision, which will extend from Mr, Lawrence Sands’ property to Rock creek wil contain eight or ten acres. ‘The Shedd property was purchased for $35,000, One of the rumors during the past week in connection with property in that vicinity was to the effect that a syndicate had purchased the Phelps Er ay at the head of Connecticut This land belongs to William Walter avenue, Phelps, and while it is for sale it is not gener- ally Veiteved that the sale has yet been ef- fecte, IN PLACE OF COSMOPOLITAN BALL, Mr. C. Heurich is about to erect a large building at the southeast corner of 8th and E streets northwest. The old building known as Cosmopolitan Hall has been removed and also a portion of the adjoining building, which was formerly known as Abner’s, The new build- ing will contain a large hall, Admiral ©. R. P. Rodgers has concluded to sell his fine residence on I street by Farragut square. ‘The property is being offered for sale by Messrs. Hill & Johnston, The Baltimore’s Reception, ‘The first day’s welcome of the monumental city to the cruiser Baltimore took place yester- day. Receptions were held at the city hall and on board the ship in the morning and after- neon, A banquet was given at the Hotel Ren- nert at night. Today there will be a street parade of the naval brigade escorted by the veteran corps of the fifth regiment. This after- noon there will be a reception to the officers at Sire Parks Fisher's and tonight they will go to Ford’s Opera House, which ho placed wax and then stamped this with the device on his signet ring. When let- ters were written by secretaries—the usual way -—this was the only signature, Waxen tablets were also used in writing wills and other legal documents, and also for many other uses, Waxen tablets were used in Europe in the middie ages; the oldest of these medimval tab- lets of which we know belongs to the year 1301, A.D., aud is now in the Florentine mu- seum, THE INK, The first mention of ink among the Romans ismade by Plautus in his play called “The Ghost,” where he has an ironical reference to the attempt to make ivory white with ink, An eminent scholar of Cambridge informs us that the ink used in writing on papyras was made of lamp black, and gum and that for parchment of gum and oak galls. Pliny writes of the mak- ing of ink in his times as follows: “It is made of soot in various ways with burned resin and pitch, For this purpose they have built furnaces that do not permit the escape of smoke.” He also states that a kind of ink was made by boiling and straining the dregs of wine. There can be no question as to the excellence of the ink used among ancient nations when we remember that the colors and brightness of Egyptian ink remain. to this day, as is attested by certain specimens of their papyri, and when we recall the fact that at Herculaneum was found an inkstand containing ink which had become as thick as oil, but which could be used at the time of discovery. The black matter emitted by the cuttlefish was some- times used as ink. Ancient Romans had in ad- dition to black ink a red ink, made of red lead, which was used in writing the titles and begin- nings of books. Ink made of red ochre was also used for these purposes, Roman emperors end their near relatives wrote their signatures with an expensive red ink, which the law for- bade the others to use. If the emperor was underage his guardian wrote with green ink, ‘The Romans aiso had an invisible or sym) thetic ink, which could only be brought out by heat or by the application of some chemical Eres said that lovers might use milk as their ink; that this would be in- visible until brought out py the sprinkling of coal dust. Pliny says that the milky sap of certain plants may be used in the same way, the specimens found at Pom| know the shape and appearance o! inkstand. T! red. Inshape they are round or and have covers to keep out dust, THE PEN OR PENCIL. The pen which the Romans used with papyri or parchment was of the same general form as our old-fashioned quill pen. The best reeds TOO MUCH FOR NEWARK. The Washingtons Do Some Lively Work With the Bat. ONE INNING THAT WAS WORTH THE PRICE OF AD- MISSION—OTHER GAMES PLAYED YESTERDAY— THE STANDING OF THE CLUBS IN THE ATLANTIC ASSOCIATION. OOD stick work was what earned the game for the home team yes- terday. If it. had not been for the fifth in- ning, when five runs were piled up, the hi torian of yesterday game would have a dif ferent tale to tell. In the second tnuing the Senators earned one run by a hit over the left field fence, It is doubtful if that ball has come back yet, it went so very high and so very far, Mr. Whistler hit tha ball and the hard way that he struck it with his wooden stick and the rapid manner in which he made the circuit of the bases were such as to provoke much enthusi- asm from the audience. That was the begin- ning of the run getting, but -the end was not yet by any means. ‘ihe Jersey boys, when they took a turn at the bat, had two men sent to first on four called bails, Then came a passed ball and two safe base hits, This put two runs to their credit and the people in the stands began to lose a little of their confidence. In the third, however, Bader made one of those safe little singles, for which he is earning a name for himself. ‘Iwo errors and a wild pitch aan to bring him home and the score was tie A WONDERFUL INNING. Two goose eggs make up the story of the fourth, but oh, that fifth! How the twelve hundred or more people in the different stands did enjoy that fifth inning! The way that luck- less sphere was smashed around the field was @ caution to young base ball players from New Jersey to lot them know that the young men from the capital were loose and there was dan- ger in trying to stop that ball, Maloney started the fun by sending the ball cut toward 17th street, and he had gone half round the bases before he was headed off. Bader followed with another two bagger, Jordan with a single and then Capt. Gleason brought them all home by a hard drive to the corner of the field. Whist- ler went out on strikes, O'Brien was thrown out, but Bird and Hill each made safe hits, Hill went out at third and the inuing was over. It was a good one while it lasted, Washington scored again in the sixth and Newark in the j eighth, but the game was won and the crowd went home very well satisfied. Maloney and Riddle filled the points yesterday for the home team and D. Sullivanand Dutty for the visitors. The following are the details of the game: Earned rans—Washington, 6; Newark, 2. Two-base bits—Bider, Gleason, Kiddie ‘and Maloney. ‘Three-base hits—Mar Home tler. Double — plays. rmott, run—Wh Field and Duffy. First base on bails—O Ma- lonev, 2, off Sullivan, 5 rifice hits—Hill, Maloney, Johnson, Carl, Duffy and Bader, Stolen bases—Bader (2), Bird, “Hill (2), and Riddle, Struck out—By sullivan, 5; by Ma- jioney, 1, Passed balls—Riddle (2). —Suliivan, Time of game—l hour and nutes, Umpire—Valentine, p 25 mii uns by innings. Washington......0 1106100 0-8 ; Newark . 92001001 0-4 OTHER GAMES, Jersey City was too much for Hartford yesterday and won on the home grounds by a score of 7 to 3. Jeraoy City made 16 hits and 5 errors to Hartford's 7 hits and 3 errors, Fitzgerald and Dowd and O'Connell and Moore were the batteries. Up to the last half of the ninth inning yester- day New Haven had Worce-ter down by 4 score of4to3. In that inning. however, Worcester scored twice and won, Score. to 4. Hits, 7 to 6. Errors, 3 to 7. Batteries, Burns and Wilson and Horner and Hofford. Only two hits were made after the second inning off Staib, Baltimore’s new pitcher, who was tried yesterday against Wilmington, Seore—Buitimore, 12; Wilmington, 6, Hits, 13 .to 7. Errors, 1 to 5. Latteries, Staib and Townsend and J. Galligan and Black. Natioual League.—At Philadelphina—Phila- deiphia, 6; Brooklyn, 1. At Cineinnati— cinnati. 10; Pittsburg, 5. At New York—New York, 16; Boston, 3. Brotherhood Games.—At New York—New York, 2; Boston, 4. At Philadelphia—Brooklyn, 7; Philadelphia, 5. American Association.—At Syracnse—Syra- cuse, 4; Rochester, 7, At Brookiyn—Brooklyn, 2; Athletics, 4. SACRIFICE BITS. That hit of Whistler's was the first that has gone over the left field fence this season, It was a beauty. Valentine's umpiring was very good except once or twice, when he gave the home team a little too much of the benefit of the doubt. Bader, as usual, covered center in a manner that is as good as the best of them. Only one error for the Senators yesterday and 11 hard hits. That's the way to win games, One couldn't ask for two prettier stops than the captain made at short yesterday. Bader, Gleason and Maloney between them made six good hits or as many as the nine men from the banks of the Passaic made altogether. Schoeneck, New Haven’s 240-pound first base- man, has made 22 hits in 12 games, He must be a good one. Wilmington has secured Coogan, the ex-New- ark right fielder, who led the Central League in batting two years ago. ‘The Hartford Courant says that Wilmington is now in good shape, and that the Atlantic As- sociation 18 the most evenly balanced organiza- tion in the country. THE ATLANTIC SCHEDULE. The following is the standing of the teams in the Atlantic Association: Club. { Won, - 9 Lost. | Perc. Washington. New Haven. RAM wx Basen & 8 2 | as Miss Audenried’s Rings. In the Criminal Court, Chief Justice Bing- bam, the trial of Henry H, Tucker alias W. S. Scott, charged with obtaining three rings and $6.50 from Miss Helena Audenried by false retenses (he engaged her to sing in an opera roupe), was Continued after Tue Srar’s report closed yesterday afternoon. Detective Block testified to the arrest of Tucker and to conver- sations with the prisoner, in which he admitted writing the advertisements for women to sing in opera. Tucker went with witness and re- covered three of Miss Audenried’s rings—one from a colored woman in the Division. Tucker took the stand and stated that he was 4 printer, but bad been in the amusement busi- ness. He admitted inserting the advertisement for girls for an opera company and to meeting Miss Audenried. He claimed that he told her of the disadvantages she would have to encoun- ter, when she told him that she knew what to expect, having been with the Carleton troupe. He admitted getting the rings and money from her, but said it was as security for costumes. He mot her at the depot and gave her the card marked “P.O.R.R., Theatrical,” with directions to go to the Maltby House, Baltimore, where he would mevt her. That evening he went to that house, but failed to find her, and left her @ note stating that the engagement could not be carried out, but that he would and get her another . He kept the jew. two or three weeks, expecting to return it, but did not see her till he was arrested, After he had been cross-examined the trial went over till Monday. — A Thief Foiled. Yesterday afternoon while Mr. D, L. Gitt was sitting in his office, No. 1221 F street, he noticed a young man susp’ watching a buggy and saw him take a coat from the vehi- oe ees Mr. seg derpoe 2 after it en. PI 1@ coat escaped. Mr, Newton, the owner, had his buggy stolen from the front of the National Hotel week, THE COURTS. rrr Count—Judge Hagner, Yesterday Hopkins et al agt, Grimshaw et al.; submitted. eer Tated States Morris; hear- Yesterday- ing in General Term in first instance ordered. Burrell agt. |; answer allowed to benunc CS Sautter agt. Miller et al; pro con- granted against non-residents, * Equrrr Count—Judge Coz. Yesterday—Eastwood agt. Gilmore; report confirmed. Biebert agt. Sei Ererae des Somme sont defendant ordered. Waters agt. Waters, order appointing A. & Taylor guardian ad auditor's re- Joliet, the MAY 10, 1890-SIXTEEN PAGES. OLD GOLD AND SILVER. The Curious Business of Buying Pre- | cious Metals Second Hand. HOW THE SILVER AND GOLD ARE MELTED Dows—— A SERIOUS QUESTION OF CAEATS—WORK OF THE ASSAY OFFICE—WEIGET OF $100,000 GoLD—1T DOESN'T PAT TO STEAL SILVER. HERE ARE three of the biggest | rooms full of gold and silver in the 7 world in the Treasury building, at the corner of 15th street and Penn- sylvania avenue. One compart- ment, 100 feet long, 60 feet wide and 12 feet cs is @ solid mass of bright, unused silver doliars, Another vault, somewhat less in size, is filled with gold coins and silver dollars mixed. Each of these great strong rooms con- tains €85.000,000, Besides, there is a third vault, which at present holds $150,000,000—part silver and part greenbacks. With all this change in pocket the Treasury | feels so rich that it does not care to purchase any moreprecious metal, So, if you have any old gold and silver that you want to dispose of you cannot sell it to the government at Wash- ington, but must send it to some assay office, | such as the one in Philadelphia, However, | the assay office will not buy it unless it amounts to at least €100 worth, and the chances are that you will not have as mach as that to get rid of ina lump. Accordingly, you will be obliged to go to one of the dealers, found in every city, who make a Lusi buying second-hand silver and gol very curious trade, and a member of the craft wbo keeps a shop on Peunsylvania avenue told a Stam writer yesterday some funuy things about it, MFLTING THE METAL. “I buy anything that Las gold or silver in it,” he said. “Allis fish that comes to my net— | watches and chains, rings and brooches, cuff | and collar buttons, spoons, forks, baby mugs | aud what not, To begin with I melt the things | up in little three-sided pots of a kind of earth- enware that is strengthened by an admixture of sand so that they will not be broken by the heat. Iset the pots in among the red- coals and the metal soon becomes fused. Gold, sotreated, doesn’t look yellow, but gra like lead, Ornaments of ‘gold, fresh made always a sort of lead-color—they must be pol- ished and treated with acid to make them pretty, Likewise it is with silver, which re- sembles chalk in appearance ‘a polshing | process is applied. Such ast ctof hea But, as Twas about to say, when the me articles are melted, 1 let the Jump cool in th potand then take it ou: for the purpose of | testing its value, which I am able todo by a| very simple process, Let us suppose that an | old’ gold watch case and chain are being | treated. Iruban edge of the lump to-which they have been reduced on this smooth ly oil-stone just as Inow rub the edi . provides thing, wh like a key-ring with several Little spikes strung upon it. EACH SPIKE IS TIPPED WITH GOLD of acertain number of caraia, Spike No. 1 is | 20 carats, spike No. 2 is 18 carats, spike No. 3/ is 16 carats and so on down to 4 carats My | guess is that this wate at | I wish to kuow positively. So alongside of the | yellow streak on the oil stone I rub a second yellow streak with the spike thut is tipped with guaranteed If-carat gold. Then I puta drop of water from this bottle on the oil stone, so | as tocover the two little streaks, and add to | the water adrop of sulphuric acid from this | other bottle, In a moment the streak made by the watch case turns green and be to fade, while the 16-carat streak of the spike re- | mains yellow longer, In other words, the 16- curat gold resists the action of the acid Setter | than the gold of my watch case and is there- fore evidently purer, Obviously my watch case is not as good us 16 carat. Therefore I try again with a fresh streak from the watch case and a streak from the 14-carat spike only to find, as you observe, that the wateb-case streak fades first under the same test. I make a third trial with a streak from the watch case and a streak from the 12-carat spike, and this time the two turn green and fade precisely together, Accordingly, I know absoluteiy that my case is 12-carat gold, no more and no i the streak it made had faded a little sooner than the 14-carat and a little later than the 12- carat, I should have known that the case was 13-carat, and so with all the other odd numbers, say that 24 parts make a whole one—but it is not made up for commercial use above 20 carats, which means 20 parts of gold and 4 of baser metal, and we cannot apply this sort of test successfully above 20 carats. A $20 gold piece is 20 carats precisely im quality.” A QUESTION OF CARATS, “after you have ascertained that the lump of gold is so many carats, how do you reckon its value?” “At4centsacarat per pennyweight. That sounds difficult to understand, but it is reail very simple, Suppose the lump weighs 10 nny Weights and is ascertained to be 20 carats, multiply the number of carats by the number of pennyweights, which in this case gives 200; 80 I pay 200 times 4 cents, or $8, for the lum! Then I send the lump by express to the Phila- delphia assay office and they send me a check in return for its value. But, as I suid, I cannot sell them less than $100 worth at a time, and so I forward a lotof thestuff together. It isa good investment, for the assay office pays me about 10 per cent more for the gold than I bought it for. There is no risk and the money is quickly turned over.” “How is it about silver?” “The government don’t buy silver; but chunks of metal sent to the assay office ure re- turned in the shape of pure silver bars, which are always saleabie in the market, Uncle Sam charges 2 per cent for the work. The reason for the rule about $100 worth of gold is the government doesn’t want to redeem old watches and rings for everyone who cares to bring his worn-out jewelry.” “Suppose one were able to get into the Treas- ury vaults aud carry away $100,000 in gold “ How would you doit? On your back, eh? Why, you dou’t appear to have much notion as to how much gold weighs, Calculate it for yourself. A $20 gold pie weighs an ounce; therefore one pound of gold is worth $120 and €100,000 would weigh 833 pounds avoirdupois. Kather too big a lift to et away with surreptitiously all by yourself, I fancy. As for silver, it don’t pay to steal it at il, One hundred pounds of silver dollars— about as mach as you could carry—are worth only €900. Eighteen thousand such dollars would turn the scales at a short ton.” NEW PUBLICATIONS. WAR PATH AND BIVOUAC. 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WE REVISE THE WESTMINSTER FOTN ESSION OF FAITIit New Yors: ean Washington: Bren- tano’ FRI AND HOW tM ed =. - a ~4 jousekeepers. by Mrs. FF a Poo Now ‘York: Fowler & Wells. MAN ANTIPODES, By Mrs. R. 4 Foon Dovowass. New York: G. P. Putuam's Sons. Washington: W. H. Morrison. THE SONATA. By Tost, translated. by Bes}. Boston: Ben}. k. Tucker. — STORIES. . R. SULLIVAN. pe ington: Brentano's. Count Lro R Tucker. | the rotunda below. 7 Pure gold is 24 carats: exactly—as you might | THE MAN OF THE DOME, A View of the World From a Migh Perch in the Capitol. As often as visitors clim> the tortuous case to the dome of the Capitol a voice them friendly greeting when they are at @ particularly steep angle of the stairs out half way up. Many a young couple have beon startled by this . as they look up to the whispering gallery above and over at the pigmies on the door of y look at the biank walls about them and the dark above and below, and conc it as another of the remarkable Capitol echoes un- T greeting reaches them. aud through inthe wall they eee the old man whe aves in th . ituilt man, with ruddy 1 nd be the stranger way—a student of high perch in day at the sta tunda from H House, look: Looking out at th wend che | bird’s- view of the o aud * Vinon is broad Mis philosophy i « y the looker on he lew head some quaict expanse of his vision and asa stowed away in his capa mouth after month for ten years « he has sat there in hw tower of obs and gathered in m8, eler, b pee m all globe, passes before him Iik he knows much that the wid 1 eght what st opened their ugs about them- to know om not be expect such short acquaintan He giv to many quaini » stranger to try fu out and to make many notes the talk ae ended) Bat th lame as too much of a philosopher to be much of a talker, and with — the nue ho cute a ” he wants it to tants of the He does not ncte an the dome, & year around. opened he as there. ne ali the doors bebind him i down and hands bis heys i the watch tor the night. THE WATCHMAN OF THR por. He is the watchman of the dome, whose duty | it is to see that no vandalism befalis the buiid- | ing nor harm comes to v it his sudden Appearance is wom: interraps tion to affectionate y who hope it Winding stairs of | climb, his presence is also insurance of eafety from injury or rudeness. a phiosopher he never secs anythi it is not necessary to see, and never that he sees, He is uot an ordinary policeman who goes his inquisitive rounds. He used to be ou the Capitol force years ago, and atter he was retired from the force he was given @ fodgment in the dome, His castle in the air ig the archway to the first gallery of the rotunda, above the frieze work, wiiet | He has the cracks stopped to windaway, nd on a shelf in cue corner he keeps the pooks which he gets from the Natioual Lis brary. Sitting there he can look over the top of his books and command a view of the staire case, and his books are his companions on dud days, The lite inthe dome has had a strong influence upon his acute mind, and he tone of the most interesting ch at the Capitol aracters of the many ———cee- DEATH OF CATACAZY. An Old Washington Scandal Revived by the Occurrence, M. Catacazy, who died of paralysis in Paria Wednesday, survived the affair that made hie name most known ascore of years. Through the influence of his father, who was Kussian minister to Greece, M. Catacazy was, in 184%, sent to Washington as second secretary of the Prussian legation under Count Bodisco. short time the death of M. inthe promotion of young age of twenty-four, to the post of charge d'affaires. Ina odisco resulted , at the responsibie inn merica wear, very His b ties won the admiration of the ernment and the diplomatic bod Wit and powers of repartee gaincd him « hov€ quali gore His reauy of friends and admire | notice Catacazy attra | Daniel Webster, who t | young Russian « wasin a fair way tot ning his firstlaureis at W that a very beautiful w neighboring village protection, She was t | nobleman, as accomplist« ful. Royal blood flow | she was a great ¢ a Fitz-James of James the Second of sland and Arabel'a Churchill, Needless to say, despite her beauty and accomplishments, M. Catucazy never ine troduced her to Wasiington society, In 1554 Catacazy was transferred to other | duties and had ti wrtune to attract by bis political writings the hakoff, then V 1 in the face of | the honor and integ | koff induced Count to wend Cate acazy to Vienna, and it is from that period that the intimate connection between him and the great Kussian minister Lexan to establish itself, After successfully ng the post of secretary of legation at Lirbon and Dresden M. Cataeazy was at length attached to Pri Gortschas Koff's cabinet, where he was emp ferent special political errands. moment his political fortune war wade, was an ardent s; during the rebellic some ability, “It perience and su Among those who-e 1 by his lively wit wae reat liking to the © success whick, a. While wine ston it was knowa n was living at the nsburg under hie cot au Itahan she was beautie er veine, too, for r of the Stuarts, ded from , Gortechae Xesselrode From that He upattuzer with the north He was also a writer of ister to Washingt M. Catacazy presente tember 24, 1 The ot + wonderfal y and the magnificence of her it b short t ofticial c: the ean gan to be Bladensbarg under t charge dailaires, iif. Geu, Grant was Presid Sexe retary of Stat msi at Catie cazy should be p. introduction of ins » won wives and daugh life. A diplor ister’s recali by th found in the fact tl nam when the wit et tn « tiou bad ' he ew correspouue ev uM charge was forward Emperor Alex ted the Ru foreign office to ask © ernment He published « pam, brogho, which wax « imperial gove Of hus dis:ninsal service. He war to which post ke bb n became one of the « and lived quict'y watt 4 French metropuiis. tran-ierred. of the Paris Figar we tu aud about the sor Both Meld for the Roxy Kons, colored, w Grand Jary. arraigned in the ALIN Novel. HENRY GRETIVLE. [Town | ce Court rhoou on a charge dco eos ry ister, Roloc] "New Yoru: | gre “ alicged sae be a API ae dthe house of Mra, Hanach Redgrave an IN GOD'S COUNTRY. A Novel. By D. Hones. | red yc tye, pe ‘American Novel Series, S carried off a gold wateb and chain, agold ring Gettora Go. epee | and other artic He waived au examination Writs ‘Steet. [American MORT roi Bories, ROT] New Tork, Weitord co gr ‘THE TWENTY MILLION RANSOM. A Story of the Fature, New York: “The Journalist.” PRINCE LUCIFER. By W. Puszce. New Fee ea erank Coe” ———— eee _______ Miss Bessio Snider, dauy Cong resstuna Snider. It was charged that be found the rin, in a boarding house Where it had been lost pow | that instead of returning it to hie employcr or giving notice that he hed found it ate tempted to dispose of it. Mr. Shillington argued that such su act was not larceny, but the court held otherwise end required the de- fendant to give 300 boude .o await the action of the grand Jucp.