Evening Star Newspaper, April 11, 1891, Page 11

‘THE EVENING STAR: “HUNKEY DOREYS.” Spending the easton With a Club of Veteran Engineers. DIAMONDS IN THE ROUGH. The Origin of “Hankey Dorey"—Why Cars Are Not Heated by steam—President Depew Criticised—A Tale of the Great Strike of "77— Bravery or Foothardiness. JY YoU Ever MADE THE ACOUAINT- ance of a““Hunkey Dorey?” Have youever Passed an evening at the domicile of the “Hunkey Doreys?” If not spread out your net of inquiry, and if successful in gathering in a “Hunkey” and subsequent introduction to his companions you can enjoy an evening of unique and edifying entertainment in the shape of story telling that will repay you two fold for your troub! Bat tirst to tell you who s “Hunkey Dorey” fs and the origin of this strange if not eupho- rious title. A reporter of Tux Star through = chance acquaintance was admitted within the secret portals and is therefore enabled to enter upon a full description. The “Hunkeys” is social club organized a few years. ago. Is com- posed strictly of railroad engineers with s of over fifteen years at the throttle, em- d upon railroads entering Washington and t be total abstainers. Thev are for the most part grizzled veterans, whose active years of service are nearer twenty-five than fifteen. Their families reside in neighboring cities and towns, and the stay of perhaps five or six hours between trips in this city no doubt led to the formation of the club. Tho member- ship is limited to twenty-five, and an engineer must be a veteran before he can become a member. This strictness is a mystery, but iy insisted upon so as to keep out a class now it all,” as an old timer put it. WaT “HUNKEY DOREY” MEANS. The definition of “Hunkey Dorey” is hardly traceable, but is evidently of slangish origin and sprang up asa consequence of the mixture of the English end German languages. The writer first heard the expression, if expression it can be called, in an interior town of Penn- sylvania and it came from a Pennsylvania Dutchman, who defined itas “very fine” or est class.” The members of the club evi- dently know the literal translation, although ng to admit it, and consider themselves as gilt-cdged and of the vory best in their busi- ness; bence the name. _It is needless to say that the organization ia looked upon with a Jealous eye by the younger generation of throttle pullers, and’to be enrolled as a “Hunkey” almost equals the joy they expe- rienced when they were first assigned to the personal control of the iron steed. At their room. which overlooks a prominent strect and is connected by a dumb-waiter with ® fine but reasonably priced restaurant, the “Hunkeys” gather between trips, discuss ques- tions of interest in the railroad world, play cards, smoke and enjoy themselves almost as they see fit. THE “HUNKEYS” IN THEIR CLUB ROOM. When Tue Stan reporter entered the den of the “‘Hunkey Doreys,” which was comfortably, but not elaborately furnished, about a dozen knight of the throttle were present. The re- porter’s entrance was hardly noticed as his mentor’s presence was all the voucher neces- sary. Around a table in the center of the om were gathered a quartet of highly ex- cited but picturesque ‘old fellows playing a game of cards. ‘The daily work of thece men with its responsib and nerve-taxing du- ties naturally led the reporter to infer from their excited manner that poker was the game in hand, as excitement is second nature to them, but it was the simple ladies’ game, casino. How they would chuckle and crow as big casino was captured ora sweep made. Their enjoyment would have made a profes- sional gumester turn @ pea-green color with envy. Over at the window a group was running over the railroad gossip of the day and reciting tales of adventure on the road. "A word from the reporter turned the drift of the conver- sation toward the disastrous tunnel accident in New York recently and the subsequent indict- ment of the Hon. Chauncey M. Depew and his fellow directors for manslaughter. It will be recalled that the victims of the wreck were Foasted to death through the upsetting of the stoves in the wrecked cars. The asecrtion of Mr. Depew that steam heating for railroad cars had been tried and proved a failure was com-| batted by an intelligent looking, white haired member of the group in a most vigorous man- ner. His argument was so entirely new and seemed so plausible that his words are quoted im full. Turning to the reporter the veteran said: “In the first place no names.” He was assured on this point and continued: WHY STEAM 18 NOT USED FoR MEATING cans. “There is one little word in connection with steam heat for cars that covers the whole ques- tion. That is, ‘expense.’ A thing not gener- ally known to the public is the fact that engi- neers and firemen are paid a bonus for coal saved during a trip and at the end of each month this amounts to tween Washington and Baltimore a tender full of coal will suitice by holding the steam gauge at about ninety-eight pounds. Now Will ninety-eight pounds of steam be suilicient? Certainly not, but by sboveling in coal regardleasly, three times that amount of steam could be raised, which would heat the cars comfortably. At this rate about three times the amount of coal would be neces- sary as is now used or to put it more plainly where I use two tons of coal now in forty miles #ix tons would be needed. You know how much coul a corporation like the New York Central and Pennsyivania uses annually. Multiply it by three and in the amount in dollars and cents you will get the solution of why steam heat is not Popular among railroad directors. I speak from experience and can substantiate my as- sertivus.” THROWN FORTY FEET AND UXHTRT. The old engineer's remarks were received with a unanimity of indorsement by all around him and the talk again switched off into other subjects. The reporter again strolled toward the card table. but quickly retraced his steps as « peal of laughter from the group at the win- dow told him the talc had drifted into some- thing of a humorous complexion. The re- porter quickly learned that the eccentric, fanny and exciting experiences of inebriated indivi: Uats wae under discussion and as circumstances developed a feast of original anecdote was un- folded. An engineer whom they called Charley had just concludded telling bow he had struck ad thrown a drunken fellow fully forty feet to @ corn field; his experience of horrors and yemorse at killing a human being and then bis amusing amazement when the stricken man had gathered himself together and walked o7 as if Ucing struck by locomotive was an every-day vccurence. After the laughter had subsided at the telling of this experience, a little fat fellow, whose ro- tund figure told of his fondness for good liv- ing, chimed in: ROLLED UNDER THE caRa. “Twas standing in the doorway of a saloon alongside the railroad track one day some Years past asa freight was slowly passing,.when atroublesome, aimost paralyzed drunken fellow was thrown out the other entrance to the saloon. Ashe reached the pavement he stum- bied, fell and rolled close up to the rails. Be- fore Icould reach him he turned over to get ap, but turned the wrong way and rolled completely under the moving cara. In bis drunken stupor he lay still, and as the hind = of the tirst bor and the forward truck of Ye aext car over bim safely he rolled oct aniarmed The ‘train was moving slowly of course, but the benke rigging would have torn « sober man almost to pieces. My thanks for puiling him to bis feet, out of danger, was a Shalieuge to Sight, which ‘goes to show tat it's ways best to let a drunken we hiseeote” man fight it out “¥ill, teil the boys your experience with the strikers up at Altoona,” ealled out one of the ap. There ‘was rank Fowets thataitaicy wasn's uneress Cranes ok wled a “Yes, a couple of drunken fools,” grizzicd old veteran deviguated as TWO DRUNKEN STRIKERS. “You fellows easily recall the strike of 77," Bill continued, with a knowing wink. “Weil, there were hot times going on up at Pittsburg. A train load of Philadelphia troops had just pulled into the station on their way to the scene. No engineer could be found to take the train further on its way. All the officials of the road excepting John Riley, superintendent of transportation, who was afterward elected to Congress, bad been run out of town by the en- raged strikers. Mr. Riley bad worked his up from office boy and was born and bred the town. He was s plain, every-day man, bat foarieas to the core, and was wn and re- pected by all the men. He came among ‘end cutreated first one and then the other us to take the train out. But all in vain. ‘All right then,” he said; ‘I don't know the road very well, but I'll pull her open myself. Those soldiers must get to Pittsburg. “A murmur of adiniration went through the crowd and my better nature asserted itself and Imade a dash for the engine. Then I had to take it from my own flesh and blood and the biood-curdling threats that were hurled at me made my heart buat pretty lively, but I had taken the step and knew it would be cowardly to back out. THEY UNCOUPLE THE CARS. “Finding they couldn't persuade me to come down off the engine they adopted other tactics. Whenever I would start my engine ahead one of the strikers would jump out from between the cars with a coupling pin in his hand and scoot down the track toa place of safety with a dozen soldiers in pursuit and I'd discover that only half the train was behind me. This trick was repented until the commander of the mili- tia lost bis temper entirely. In the last car of the train was a company of ‘regulars,’ who en- | Joyed the fun immensely. ‘The commander | went to the captain of the regulars, explained | the situation and demanded his assistance. ‘Then matters took a definite shape. The strik- ers knew the regulars meant business when they came out of their cur on a run, and as the captain called out, ‘Shoot the next man that uncouples the train,’ they all fell back in dis- may. “Por the last time the train was coupled to- Fitter and 1, was given the signal to go aliead. Pulling the throttle open I turved my atten- tion from the rear to the front of the train and, as we began to gather headway, out stag- gered two drunken strikers from behind a car standing on aside track. Clusping hands those two reckless foois deliberately stretched them- selves out on the track in frout of my engine, not fifty feetaway. I blew my whistle tu ously; the crowd of onlooking strikers cheered, and I'll be confounded if I didn't have to stop iy train again, but not until I had aimost_run on top of the two outstretched strikers. There they lay, as unconcerned as if they were re- clining upon a comfortable lounge. But their bravado went for naught, for the regulars ed them up off the track, pitched them into the baggage car and the nest morning found them in Pittsburg. A SOUVENIR OF THE OCCASION. “I don't know whether I did right or not in going back on the boys that time, but I couldn't help it, and that is the reason I'm down in this section of the country. Superintendent Riley couldn't thank me enough for sticking to him, and this handsome 1$-carat ticker came from him as a souvenir of the occasion. As for the two drunken men that lay down in front of my engine, some people might call that bravery, bué I cail it foolhardiness.” As the narrator finished his story most of the “Hunkey Doreys” made preparations to leave the room, as they informed the reporter th they went out on their runs at about midnight, for Baltimore, Philadelphia, Pittsburg, Wheel- ingand Richmond. The reporter was invited to call in again at any time. and that the invita- tion will be accepted is a foregone conclusion. ge MODERN CHESS PRINCIPLES. German Experts on Steinitz’s School—Ta Tasch the Manto Dethrone the Champion. From the Frankfurter Zeitung. Mr. Steinitz is the father of the modern or so-called new school of chess. The old school turns attention mainly to the adversary’s king and concentrates the largest part of its forces to this side, while the new school selects the side of the queen for its main operations and leaves behind for the protection of their own king only such troops as are urgently required. The former way leads quicker to a final issue, either one way or the other, because it givesan opportunity to proceed early on in the game with attacks and counter demonstrations, and this method of play is, therefore, mostly adopt- ed by aggressive players. The modern school resembles the slow development of pieces first shown by Anderssen and generally brings about a strong center. Moreover, this kind of de- velopment bears great pressnre upon the op- ponent’s queen's flank, and by means of this pressure advantages in position are to be d which neutralize any operations on the King’s wing which might have been brought into execntion by the opponent. The modern school maintains that a proper movement of the pieces on the queen's side, combined with a proper balance of forces, must lead to a won game. ‘The principles of Steinitz are generally ac- knowledged to be correct, but practice has shown that itis very difficult indeed to pl: strictly in accordance with these theories in match or tournament. The theory requir calmness, attention, caution, presence of mind, a defense worked out in all its detail culations of all the possibilities likely to occur, and all these qualities are so essential as to make it almost impossible for average players to succeed in practical play by adopting the theories advanced by Steinitz. It is worthy of note tha ‘initz has found most adherents in Germany. This ht find | au explanation in the fact that Germans as a rule are very fond of treating everything in a scientific way. Many of the most talented young chess players, as Harmonist, the brothers Lasker of Berlin, Mieses and’ Her- | mann yon Gottschall of Leipzic, Wes and Englisch of Vienna, and, last but not least, | Dr. Tarrasch and Kurt von Bardeleben, are the most enthusiastic admirers of Steinitz’s modern sebool. Among the most prominent adherents of the old school must be named Emil Schallopp of Berlin, F. Riemann and Louis Paulsen. As it is well known, the Germans are the greatest theorists, and the Deutsche Hand- buch, edited first ‘by an ofticer of the German army, Herr von Bilgur, and continued by Heide- brand und der Lasa, & former Prussiam am- bassador to the court of Denmark. is an en- cyelopedia of chess. It is the bible of chess for countries of the globe. Hundreds of open- ings and th fully and analyzed in this work. get an idea of the indus! tience aud perseverance whic to publish such a book, it need only be stated that after white and black have made two moves each in a game of chess there arr 400 variations of play, and after each additivasl move the number of combinations of play are almost in- finite. ‘The game of chess is at present mostly culti- vated by the Ge races, Germans, Eng- lishmen, Austrians and Dutchmen. It is rather peculiar that 4 nation like France has not Drought forward even one solitary really great expert within the last century, probably be- cause of the fickle character of the Frenchmen, who don't care to bring patience and persever- ance to bear upon the study of a pastime. Whatever the reasons may be the fact remains that France cannot claim a native first-class master of chess. The Parisian Rosenthal, al- though a naturalized Frenchman, is a native of Poland. When finally discussing the question to whose lot it will fail to mberit the championship of the world so successfully held by Swinitz there can be no doubt that Dr. siegbert Tarrasch will be destined for Culssw's throne. Dr. Tarrasch is only twenty-four years old and in two inter- national tournaments already has won first prize. ‘The main features of is game are great calmness, security and circumspection, with which be combines a very thorough theoretical knowledge which he knows how to use with utmost security for all possibilities of position ina practical game. He will undoubtedly be the next man to challenge Steinitz for the championship of the world. It is more than doubtful whether he will sueceed in conquering the invincible, but his grand successes at his age Justify the best hopes. We others, though, who owe to chess so many happy hours of men- tai exercise and recreation, will unite in the wish that the royal game may live, grow and extend on the earth until some day'the Creator will announce checkmate to the last human ds of variations are treated In order to being. Evogs Sosemxmxiae. ———+e+ — ‘The Costly Orchid Fad. From Longiman's Mavazine. ‘Orchids are spreading all over the world in these days, and we may expect to hear of other instances where a species has taken root in alien climes like R. coccinea in Brazil. I can- not cite a parailcl at present, but Mr. Sander informs me that there is a growing demand for these plants in realms that have their own native orchids. Among customers who write tohim directly are magnates of China and Siam, an Indian and a Japanese rajab. Orders are received—not unimportant or infrequent— from merchants at Calcutta, Singapore, Hong Kong, Itio de Janciro_and smaller’ places, of course. It is vastly droll to hear that some of these 4 it ex- THE SOCIALIST CRAZE. Its Talking Power May Be Increas- ing, but Not Its Voting Power. OTHER PEOPLE’S MONEY. ‘Why the Expenditures of the Governmentin All Its Branches Are Extravagant—The ‘Next Congress Will Be Economical, Accord- ing to Mr. Holman. ‘Written for The Evening Star. HERE IS A CLASS OF WILD DREAMERS headed by Edward Bedlamy (don't omit that significant “d” from the name) who fancy that the happiness of mankind would be as- sured if all men and women were slaves of a central government which would hire them, tax them, pay their wages, select their trades, direct their work, cut their clothes, locate their homes, plan thelr houses and decide when and whom they could marry and how many chil- dren they might have. ‘These theorists spell government with a big “G" and rogard it asa rich and indulgent but much neglected grand- mother, quite able and willing to pamper all the children in the family and stuff them with sugar plumhs if they will only climb into her bountiful lap. They think of government asan entity quite separate from the people and in no way dependent on them—asa juicy orange to be squeezed, a fat goose to be plucked. a vast fountain to be forever drank from without at all diminishing its flow. Ido not think that government officials in Washington generally or very numerously hold this lunatic view of human affairs, but some of them do, and more than one Reprosentative swept in on the November blizzard will give them a mouthpiece in Congress next winte INCREASING IN WIND, NOT VOTING POWER. One morning this very week I talked with an ex-cabinet minister on this subject. Probably I ought not more definitely to identify him, but he said, in substance: “Ido not fear any ‘revolution’ of any sort. Socialism 1s increasing its wind power, but not its voting power. The government will not in- crease its functions materially during our life- time. The government is always an extrava- gant manager. The German railroads, owned nd run by government, are the most expen- sive and the worst in the world. The English telegraph system, owned and managed by gov- ernment, carries messages at about three times the cost of our messages Ly the Western Union, and yet it imposesa deficit on the British treas- ury of five or six million dollars every year.” “Our government does better carrying the .” ventured to say. “Not very much,” persisted the cabinet min- ister. “In the first place, government doesn't carry the mails, and never has carried them a foot. It hirca ‘private corporations to carry them. All it does is to distribute letters, and it does this so expensively as to lose four or five millions a year.” I asked him if he had heard of a syndicate of rich men in New York who had offered the gov- ernment a bonus to be allowed to carry and distribute the mail as well as it is now done. “No, I haven't,” he said; “but I shouldn't wonder it private managers could do it ata profit. But it wouldn't do at all. The people would never tolerate a private corporation in charge of their letters, with ull that that implies. Think, however, of the state of things that would exist with an army of half a million men running the railroads and telegraphs of the land! Ail paid by the government and all constantly demanding of a compliant Congress more pay and less work and a bigger army! They would interest themselves to muke their locomotives as inefticient as possible, so as to need more of them. ‘They would take off the air brakes the first thing and brake the trains by hand, insisting that the hand method would jo better work.’ ” EXPENSES OF LEGISLATION. Tcalled on Congressman Holman and asked him about the expenses of legislation. Both the House and Senate are extrava- gant.” he said, “in a good many ways, The purse strings will be held tighter than usual next session. mate that at least €150,- 000,000 car be and will be saved by the next Congress as compared with this. The Forty- third Congress hud spent about 184,000,000 session, but when the Forty-fourth Congress got hold of the reins wo eaved $29,000,000 t first session and $34,000,000 the second session. | Perhaps it is an incident without special signifi- cance that I was chairman of the appropria- tions committee during that Congress, but such is the fact. During the Fiity-second Con- gress we ought to save at least twice as much, and I am sure that we will do it.” “If you are chairman of appropriations again?” I queried. ‘0, 1 predict without reserve. The con- tingency you speak of is highly improbable. I'm not i the line of succession ‘But Morrison was not in the line of succes- sion,” I suggested, “in that same Forty-fourth Congress. Cox and Wood were the legitimate heirs to the chairmanship of the ways and means committee, yet Morrison got it.” HoW KERR CUT THE GORDIAN KNOT. said Mr. Holman, “but thet was very exceptional. Kerr was tremendously worri over the quarrel of Cox and Wood. One nigit | I was waked at 2 o'clock bya violent ringing at my door bell. The messenger brought a note summoning me to the bedside of Spenker Kerr. I burried over there, for I thought he was go- ing to die. He was a very sick man aud had lain in an unconscious or delirious condition during the evening. When I arrived he was lucid. He said he had concluded to cut the Gordian knot by ignoring both Cox and Wood and appointing Morrison. It solved: the difti- culty. i,” I said, ‘most of the predestined chairmen of committees of the Fifty-second Congress are southerners, while a majority of all the democratic members are from the north. So there will have to be a new shuflle and deal after Springer is made Speaker, and the trump marked ‘appropriations’ will fall to you. He laughed and thanked me, but remarked that 1 had better not bank on POINTS FROM A REPUBLICAN SENATOR. ‘Two days later I met a republican Senator in his committee room, still lingering in the de- serted chamber, and asked him some questions. ‘Don’t mention my name,” he said, “for it is unpopular to be an economist, but I'll give you some points. ‘he whole mischief,” he went on, “arises from the influence of spending other ‘peopie's money. Techlessness as a matter of course. There is not a bureau of the govern- ment that might not be run for half what it now. Itisn’t in average human nature to be frugal with time or paper or furniture or transportation, which somebody else pays for, especially if that somebody else is the mysterious Rouentity known as the “government, “Look at this,” said the Senator, taking up the published reports of the Senate and House fora number of years and rapidly running down the colum: “It takes twenty time to clean aud and that does not clude the intinite ‘repairs. A jeweler is paid $300 a year under contract just to wind up the few clocks here and keep them going: yet run down these ‘ou will see. “to repairing clock, £5; ing clock, $5," &c., toa large amount. In De- cember last alone thirty-eight Senate clocks— all there are, I believe—were ‘repaired’ for €141! “You will’ notice, further, that the congres- sional towels are washed and ironed by one or two men, and with grent impartiality. In Oc- tober, 1887, seventy-cight dozen towels were washed at 50 cents a dozen, or $39, and im No- vember 106 dozen, or #53, ‘while Congress was not in session at all, and there were probably not four Congressmen in Washington. It was the same in every month. Why on earth did the half a dozen watchmen on deck want 1,272 fresh towels each month? CAR TICKETS AND 10. “In those same two months, when Congress was entirely absent, 960 streetcar tickets were bought for the Senate and paid for out of the treasury. “Those two months of jonal ab- senteeism were quite as hard on the ice man. It got so cool that the jonquils froze in the jumns and nse which an intelligent coolie could gather Ker them in any quantity withiu a few furlongs of their godown. But for the most part they demand foreigners. He Likes Pi. From the Daily Continent. “We call the new boy who is distributing type ‘Circumstances’,” said the compositor. ‘Why is that? “Because he alters cases.” An Inflationist._ From the New York Herald. “Do you believe in inflating the currency?” “Well, I believe in blowing im all the cur- Ican get, if that's what you call infla- = rk; but, ail the same, in October the Senate Kook 25,475 pounds of ‘best Kennebec ice,’ and in November, 25,780 pounds of it! Where did it goto? Whoateit? But during the summer of 1889, when C was_not here, about twice as much was take: 259 pounds in August, at €182.91!) ‘And Yet us not f that this was for the absent Senate alone! . WASHINGTON, D.C, SATURDAY, APRIL 11, 1891—SIXTEEN PAGES. months when Cor wasaway. I do not find it. It ought tu run somewhat as follows: ‘ barbering 400 members of both houses. United States to the Capitol barber, debtor. 1887, March 4 to November 80. To one comprehen- sive shave of Uncle 8am, $5,000.’”” I saw at this point that the late Sen- ator was getting cynical and I. went down the elevator to call on Mr. Edward Clark, the architect of the Capitol. Ho has charge of the grounds and parks and I had heard of his being sorely beret by “‘infloo- ence” for the humble in is in- it is gene understood it force ease twico as large as it would have to be if he could exercise his untrammeled preference in his selections. A SENATOR'S COOK. “Yes,” said Architect Clark, “I have to stand a siege every winter, but that’s because Con- gressmen themselves are so hard pressed. Sometimes funny things happen. One March 41 got a note from Senator Howe, chairman of the committee which had my office in charge. He said he had a good cook and wanted me to give hima place in the force building the green house till the next full, when be would take him again. He reminded’ me that hic had before asked no favors of mo; he thought, as matters stood, he was entitled to that much, and he expected me to appoint Joseph. I took the hint and appoint joseph, but as the green house was not yet begun, I sent him with a dozen other left-overs to dig @ ditch through part of the grounds. “The xt morning Senator Howe called at my office id asked me to go with him down to view the site of the green house. We started slong the walk and passed near where the left- overs were pretending to dig. We involun- tarily paused to look at them. One was dig- ging in @ gingerly way and lifting up his xpade about once a minute. Another was fixing his suspender. Another was taking a sup. Others were watching the sparrows and others con- ing in a spirited manner. “‘Lookat tiem !’heexclaimed. ‘What makes you have such loafers around you?’ “ ‘Congressmen and people of influence insist onit,’ I said, ‘nd I can't.help it very well.” “Soe here, Clark!” he suid carnestly, ‘yon must refuse to give work to such shirks’ You must put your foot down! It’s a swindle. I wouldn't care what Congressmen said. I'd let them go to Tophet!" “I carelessly drew his letter out of my side- pocket and held it before him as I said, ‘Sena- tor, excuse me: I believe you are a trifle near- sighted—but that secoud man yonder, the one who is lighting bis pipe in his cap—that's Jo- soph. ‘He seemed a trifle troubled for a moment, and then he handed back the letter with # laugh and merely said, ‘O, yes, Clark; I now see how itis.’ And that was the last of that.” W. A. Crorrur. —_——_ THE AMERICAN BONAPARTES. Recalled to Memory. From the Philadeiphia Press. Prince Napoleon, who died only the other day, was the son of Jerome, the youngest brother of Napoleon the Great. This fact brings nearer to us that great series of events beginning with “a whiff of grape shot” and ending with Waterloo. His dexth, moreover, has a peculiarly vivid interest for Americans, because it recalls the story of the first love of his father, Jerome, for a young American girl, Betsy Patterson of Baltimore. It is sad tale of romance, imperial ambi- tion and diplomacy. Napoleon had already won undying fame in Italy when his young brother, Jerome, was but twelve years of age. He soon entered the French navy, for it was his great brother's ambition to ‘make of hima fighter on the seas fit to cope with Nelson, It was an English frigate that de- xtroyed this plan by driving the French frigate bearing Jerome into American waters. At Baltimore Jerome fell madly in love with and = married — Elizubeth, the beantiful daughter of William Patterson, a rich merchant and an Irishman by birth, Elizabeth, or Betsy as she was called, had a consuming ambition and when friends opposed the marriage she said: “I would rather be the wife of the brother of Napoleon for one hour than the wife of any other man for life.” Napoleon was highly displeased with this match, because he wlready saw himself on the throne and wished his brothers to marry only “blue blood Jerome and his wife only learned of the establishment of the empire when about to sail from New York to beg the forgivenes: of the first consul. ‘They learned at the same time that both Jerome and his brother Lucien were debarred from the line of succession for marrying against Napoleon's wishes. Nevertheless the young couple, still hoping forgivenoss end advancement, sailed for Lisbon in 1803. ‘There Jerome was arrested and taken to France, after a tearful adieu and protestations of everlasting fidelity to his wife, who was not allowed to land. She sent a message to the emperor, which tickled him iminensely. “Teli ‘the emperor,” she said, Bonaparte demauds her rights as a member of the imperial faraily.” She proceeded to England, where a boy was soon Lorn to her and christened Jerome Napo- leon Bonaparte. Jerome, the futher, pro- ceeded to Paris, little thinking that be would never see Betsy again, suve us a stranger, and with another wife upon his arm. Napoleon positively refused to recognize the marriage, but promised Betsy an annual pen- sion of £12,000 providing sho wouid return to America and renounce the name of Bonaparte, which conditions the accepted. Many times in Jater years she returned to Europe aud figured as the center of sensations in foreign courts, winning the homage not only of her husband's mother and other members of the family, but aiso from the Duke of Wellington, Mine. de Stacl, Byron and even the gouty old Louis XVII, who tried to have her appear at court, but as she still received a pension from the exiled emperor she decline Her husband, Jerome, thus separated from her, was compelled by his brother to marry Catharine, the daughter of the King of War- temberg. Soon after he was made King of Westphalia, He then sent to America for hild, “Bo” —an abbreviatian of Bona- parte. She refused to give him up, and in re- ply to the offer of her husband of a ducal crown, with an income of $40,000 a year, she sent back the seornfal message: Westphalia is too small for two queens; besides, I already re- ceive 12,000 a year from the emperor. and I Would rather be protected by the wings of the engie than be dependent on the bill of a goose.” Sho ever afterward spoke with contempt of her husband, although “lo” frequently visited his father's family in Europe, where he was treated as a sonand a brother, his half-sister, Princess Mathilde, being especially fond of him. Afterward “Bo” married a Baltimore lady, causing hs mother, Madame Betsy, great anger by doing so. His cousin, Emperor Napo- leon IIL, invited him to France, where he was legitimized und received as @ member of the fainily. His half-brother, the son of Jerome by Cuthurine, quarréled with the emperor, and there was at one time a strong intention to make “Bo” the heir presumptive, but ulti- mately “Bo” was declared ineligible. He de- clined a duchy, refusing the condition attached of surrendering the name of Bonaparte. On the death of King Jerome in 1860 his American wife, Betsy Patterson, contested his will. She was, however, refused a share of bis property. ‘The letters show a great contempt for her native land. She wrote to her father from Florence in 1829 as follow: “A pareut cannot make eax, and you found that you couid not make sow's eur of a silk purse. “It was impossible to bend my talents and my ambition to the ob- acure destiny of a Baltimore housekeeper, and it wus absurd to attempt it after 1 had married the brother of an emperor. Ilad not the mean- ness of spirit to descend from such an elevation to the deplorable condition of being the wife of an American. “L often tried to reason into the courage necessary to- commit suicide when I conten a long life to be passed in trad- ing town, where everything was disgusting to my tastes, and where everything cont strongly with my. w “I never could have degraded myself silk purse of a sow's WHAT CHILDREN CAN DO, Nimble Little Fingers Fashion Out Figures From Visiting Cards, A DANCING GROUP OF GIRLS—AND IF YOU HAVE ‘THE ARTISTIC RYE BABY WILL SEE THE OnASS AT ‘THEIR FERT AND ADMIRE THEIR MANT-COLORED Gowns. From the New York Herald. ISITING CARDS FROM time immemorial, says I’ Mlustration, have been put to many strange Zand amusing uses. We Fee all know how to fashion out of the stiff and A chilly pasteboard nim- A ple and cheery clowns and puppets. In this '@ article, however, I shall show how we, old or young people as the case may be, can fashion the card or any stiff paper into Sisters of Charity and without forgetting their little scholars. Any of our little ones ean reproduce these lustrations if thoy will only carefully study the “cute” and pationtly and with precision follow the instructions I am about to give. The necessary materials are within the reach of all— namely, several visiting cards, some stiff white paper, a black pencil, a pencil with one end red and the other blue and a pair of scissors. Now, children, are youreads? We commence, and if we are only nimble and exact with our fingers we can people a little world of our own, where no bug-a-boos are admitted, with pretty pasteboard le who will bow and scrape, and, above ET Gings, do nothing that we ‘ae not want them todo. But to work. HOW To Do IT. Bend a visiting card in two, taking it length- wise; trace upon transparent paper half of the model represented in our first drawing, then reproduce it on one of tho halves of the Fi. 1, doubled card. The crease in the card should then become identical with the dotted lines in the middle of our figure No. 1. Once that the contour of this half-figure has been traced cut your card following this contour outline, then unfold the card and you will have a figure identical with the cut, and yery little remains to be done in transformi the card into a Sister of Charity. Rebend the card once more, following the middle or median line. Bring for- ward the two arms, follow- ing the dotted lines of the model, then form the cap by making two long oblique folds. Of course you may vary the shape according to Your own ideas or accord- ing to the customary hat FIa. 2. wear of the dear Sister of Charity you may have in mind, but remember, it must come very far forward to cover the absence of the face, because I am afraid it must be confessed right here,children, you cannot make faces out of visiting cards. at is, 1 cannot. Perhaps you may succeed, however, where I have failed; try, at any rate. Color dark blue, then, the skirt with vour pen- cil and also the flowing sleeves that the sister wears, then leave the front of the skirt quite white to represent the apron, which our dear ter alwa 8, 80 spotless and white; de- n the rosary and a hanging bunch of ke; and if you want to perfect the figure, as I ho and trust you will, you can place in her han: little wax taper to represent a candle or a little pices of bended paper to represent a mass 4 SISTER OF ST. VINCENT DE PATL. So arranged our sister will look just like fig- ure No. 2, and, confess now, does she not re- semble the Sister of St. Vincent de Paul, whose cece co cccors ene: ria. 3. costume is well known and popular in all parts of the world. wherever the Holy Evangel hae penetrated? With the model of figure No. 3 you can fashion a sister somewhat different from our first essay. The form of the mobcap, you seo, is quite dif- ferent, but it is not dif- ficult to make at all. ‘This veriation and how to make it is illustrated by figure No. 4. Stretch- ing the two sides of the bent card slightly toone side enables our two sis- ters to stand x) quite straightand firmly when we place them on the table. A ria. 4. And_now we will pro- ceed to fashion alittle scholar of the sisters. You will observe with some astonishment that model No. 5 shows our little girl with four but be not alarmed! When we bend back card upon which the demi-contour of the model (5) is traced we will take care to cut off two of her legs, loaving one on either side. If you ad- vance the right arm, place somewhat behind bs rie. 7. the half sister and the half girl as in- dicated in ire No. 7. Cut then with one stroke of the scissor the eight thicknesses of the paper, following this contour, and on unfolding the rheet you will obtain figure No. 8, in which you will recognize four sisters and four little girls, just like those we have made before. Then ‘color each of the personages, Fie. & taking the greatest care not to tear, as the fig- ures, especially at the junction of the hands, are very fragile: then unfold each «ister and each little girl just ax you have done previously with the isolated figures of each of them, ampu- tate the unnecessary legs and you will have “your eircle round,” which, perhaps, canuot dince very well but atall’events they can stand splendidly. Place them upon a piece of CIRCLE ROUND. teboard, with r gummed to it, or Father over it, and you will, have the. merry figures dancing upon the green eward of a well- kept lawn. At least it will seem so if you have any imagination at all. SOUTH AMERICA, What Further Explorations in That Coun- try May Develop. From Goldth waite's Geographical Maxazine. There are portions of South America which are unknown and inaccessible, but explorers of unquestionable ability and veracity have let in floods of light upon regions which the public isprone to believo have never been trodden by any save the —_ savage Indian. —Sticler’s. «= maps — of —South America show at # glance what is known, and what unknown. The continuous lines of rivers, for example, are plotted from the mathemati- cal observations of competent travelers. ‘The dotted liries indicate suppositional courses, The accuraey of these maps is astonishing. In a distance of 1,000 miles on the upper Amazon there exist only about dozen trifling errors, such as a little town placed on the wrong side ofariver, a secondary channel mistaken for ‘the main channel around an island and # river emptying into the Amazonat the middle of a big bend instead of at its end. The town bad once stood where once represented on the map, but being burned had been rebuilt across the river; and as the river is subject to rapid changes, owing to the erosion of its banks, it is possible that the other errors would, upon investiga- tion, prove correct according’ to the latest ob- servations available at the date of publication of the map. A few suggestions will chow where and how the love of exploration and ad- venture may be gratified with protit to the ex- plorer and to the world. Eastern, western and southern Peru are well known. So is western, middie and the more important portions of eastern Ecuador; all of Bolivia, except the ex- treme northern part; ail of Colombia, except the southeastern portion; all of Venezuela, ex- cept the southwestern and southeastern cor- ners; the whole of british and French Guiana; all of Brazil, except that portion north of the Amazon between the Kio. Negro and the Kio Para, While there are many extensive. areas in the other portions of these countries which are only indit- ferently known, the information at hand con- cerning them ‘is sufficient to render possible very accurate reasoning regarding the means of ‘developing their resources, ‘Their general physical aspects are comprehended; we kuow their natural products, the number and ex- tent of their navigable rivers, the ordinary facilities for communication, the character of their inhabitants and the presence or absence of organized government. South- ern Colombia and northern Ecuador, how- ever, offer a rare field for intelligent explora- tion. Although a mule road has been im use between Popayan gnd Quito for over 200 years, our knowleuge of ‘this region is most obscure. It bay lain out of the route of ordinary travel- ers; landlocked, it hus preserved its secrets of open passes, of mineral riches, and ro- mantic lands¢apes, unbroken to the pre: entday. It is destined to assume importa as the encroaching liuks in that system of railroads which will eventually make the dream of a pan-American railroad a fact shall have left only this space to be traversed. A knowledge of its topography and resources would be of the utmost value. It is a jour- ney which could be mude ina single summer. The route lies by way of Panama, and Buen- aventura on the western coast of Colombia; thence by rail toward the mountains, and across the western range to Cali, in the valley ot the Rio Cauca. Muie trains’ ar: constantly ing back and forth from Cat: to Popayan, which latter town is near the head of the Cauca vailey, in the extreme south of Colombia. It is the capital of the great state of Cauca, bas long been a city of no little commercial consequence, and boasts of a cathedral and such other public buildings as are inseparable from # South American town of 20,000 inhabitants. ‘From the Boston Herald. Half of the American women, or perhaps all of them, who spend their money and energies in obtaining « presentation to royalty—at the point of the bayonet, so to speuk, have ~at Queen of England’ and breathed the same atmosphere for about two and one-half sec- onds as that pudgy but virtuous monarch. ‘This is come to relate to one’s relatives at home, perhaps. ‘The cost of a presentation, as every one knows, ranges from hundreds to thousands of doliars. but, of course, g ES i E i dl i : i i A NERVOUS DISEASE. Startling Theory of an Expert About What ts Called “Grip.” From the New York World. Asa rule I do not believe in giving medical Matters to the press, but in this case, involving as it doce the interest and welfare of the com- munity at large, Ido not hesitate to give the desired information; im fact, I consider it m; duty to do so. The disease which was so epidemic in the east- ern cities last winter and has so much increased the death rate in Chicago and Pittsburg in par- ticular this year is not what is described and known as “influenza” or “la grippe,” but ix a disease of the nervous system which affects that part of the human organism primarily and quickly spreads to other organs, particularly the mucous membranes throughout the body. T have observed the peculiarities of this hitherto unknown affection for over five years and have noted its widespread geographical distribution in this country, having received answers to inquiries made as to its presence simultaneously from the most eastern part of Maine; from Brownsville, Texas; from Tampa, Fl., and from Seattle, Wash. The first publication of the peculiarities of this malady was made by me throngh an inter- View published April 1, 1889. Not knowing the causation and character of that disease, it called it “it,” and still fer this mnisleading names “gripe” and I then read a paper before the Ameri Medical Association at Newport, on June 1859, giving all the symptoms, peculiarities and vagaries of the disease, as well as the «pecitic treatment which still is not surpassed by any other at the present time. Surgical r August paper published in the same january, 1890, gives the symp compared with the diffe it might be, and frequently has be taken. In that paper I again reiterat ‘ific action of “benzoate of soda” in’ al Another journal in joms of “It” diseases for Viating promptly all the symptoms better than any other drag that has ever been adminis- tered. The symptoms as outlined in the article in porter and its va- the Medical and garies are: That ‘ 3 phoid fever, pneumont vated dyspepsia, spinal tion of the brain, mea (such a hives, e.), nervous prostratio ular 4 = tism’ anda number of other aillictions too on. , easily recognized by the fact that ‘no matter what the other symptoms | may be the symptoms I have described namely, low pulse rate, high temperature be- tween 2and 3 a.m., a lightly coated but moist tongue. absence of thirst and more or less pro- fuse perspiration called forth by the slightest mental or physical exertiou—are present. Fur- thermore, the specific remedy above mentioned —that ia, benzoate of soda i, if the cause of the symptoms, prompt the temperature and relieve ‘the ja other diseases are the cause of the benzoate of soda, altho will have no effect what: oc The disease is not self-l that is, the pa- tient does not get well if let alone or erroneously treated, but the disease becomes chronic may last for years. “It” closely state of the system commonly Tia, for waut of erudition on the part of the physician or from prejudice or through super- stition of the laity, imasmuch as the symptoms e chilliness, al ‘nating with flashes of beat, nervousness, loss of appetite, indefinite pais, generally described as he . but often in the limbs and back, loss of dullness of intellect, and, what is more characteristic tha: anything else, almost complete loss of ambi- tion. Ihave frequently seen cases in which this chronic form of “it” has produced insanity, temporary or permanent, also paralysis, mus- cular weakness of cither the upper or lower limbs, and finally death from heart failure. Post mortem examinations shown thet in the more chronic cases all the organs which are of vital importance the mucous membranes throughout the body, the liver and spleen, the pancreas, the brain and the heart are affected and diseased except the kidueys, and it is this fact which prompted Dr. Glasgow of St. Louis, as well as myself, to loy the benzoate of soda and other diuretics, together with heart stimulants, in the form of alcohol, whether it be brandy, whisky or any other remedy of th 5 this disease, and the results, which are truly marvelous to behold. “As to the causation of the disease careful investigation at the pathological laboratory of the University of Pennsylvania, the lsboraiory of the Army Medical Museum in Washington, my own private laboratory, as well as other Inboratories, has failed absolutely to discover and demonstrate beyond doubt any s; ecific germ or micro-organism which might be looked Upon as the cause or even the indirect incentive The alleged discovery of the bacillus by a Chicago. physician in view of the above state- ments of facts is evidently an error of judg- Like yellow fever, we are compelled to look upon “it” as a disease due to u chemical poison produced without the body aud antro- duced into the system by the air inhaled or the food and water taken in; but what produces this poison, which, no doubt, is a ptomaine, is | as yet unknown. ‘This, however, is an indubitable fact borne out by the experience of many excellent and reputable physicians all over the country that “benzoate of soda,” given in ten-grain ‘doses every two hours, alcohol in one-hulf ounc doses every four hours and absolute rest wil cure without further medication a case of “it’ in its acute form, in from forty-eight hours to three days. An addition of such diuretics as bucha and sweet spirits of niter, together with alcohol in one-half ounce doses three or four tiuies a day, will speedily bring about a recover: h chronic cases. Inasmuch as the heart is weak- ened by the effect of the poison upon the nerve centers all drugs having a tendency to depress the Leart’s action should be vided, larly thore new remedies, such as antipy antifebrine, phenacetine and other like deriva. tives of curl tar distillation, the physiological action of which we as yet but half understand. | in like manner should other well-known anti- pyretcs, and particularly quinine, not be given, as they invariably decrease the comfort of the patient, lower the temperatuce but very little aud prolong the duration of the attack. Can Seren, M.D. 02 —____— A Society Novel. From the North American Review But who, then, in America is to write tho novei of society? The men who in this country write for a subsistence—and they seem to be the only men who can write well—bave no time, even if they wished, to study it. As for the men who see most of it, we have not the slightest desire to undervalue them. They are able, apparently, to accomplish many things, from hunting ‘elephants to administer- ing railways. But somehow they do not write novels. It may be that they scarcely appre- ciate their opportunities. Whatever may be the cause of this unexpected phenomenon, the in- ference is that, if the women of American so- ciety are to be worthily portrayed at all. the; will have to do it theanselves. There is only ad- vantage to be looked for on the part of art and of, morelity if they shall emay the task. We si have ‘novels more in- cisive and heart-searching than they have in England, and at the same time more healthful and more beautiful, when to the self-watchfulness of feminine training nd « woman's instinctive horror of wire. It is 1-500th of an inch in diameter—finer ‘than the bair on your head, a greatdeal. Ordi- nary fine wire is drawn through steel plates, but that wouldn't do for this work, because if the bole wore away ever so little it would make the wire ‘and that would spoil the job. Instead it is ees aeeeiel in a diamond, to which there is of couree This paper was published in the Medical and | e it! 11 THE “MODEL HUSBAND” CONTEST, Ite Affecting Sequel. had-Gr Galahad! Mr. G.-G. (meekly )—My le Mre. @ Love that the propre Sorts” are going to follow the Am ample, and offer @ prize of £20 to the wit Makes out the best case for ber hasband a+ ® just as well, perhaps, that you should know that I've made up my sand to enter you! A. (gratified) —My dear! Cornelia’ 'd no idea you had such . GG. Nonsense! The drawing2eom carpet is a perfect dixgrace, and, ax you can't yvide the 1: Well, if you're ware it wor be troubling you too mu: Mrs. G.-G idn't dainty and neat in 11 blush, t want ae t # nto our happy b hota p uy chevalier a t little ke ily take We with a joint and equal sway, to which jes and friction are alike unknown: by ate and indulgent to my » (You need not stare at | idiotic fashion ! F that px him wise and teuder which has news: yet been dena rh nd daily serutey of many years has discovered’ What are you shaking like that for vered no ritale weakness: no taint or flaw ¢ tating trick of «pecch or tha knite Verant have I told yo: | of that pape “His © the Put it down sparkling but eve itual Ts our modest meals veritable | feasts ney and fowsofsoul * * * Well, | Galabad? |_ Mr. G.-G.—Nothing. my dear; nothing. It | strack n tritle flowery, that last not speak at gathering strong loving arms and pr upet. my for he not a monarch so that I « that brow doubly crow latin Only, my hk mber having upo: ne e. that 1 de that p Then make it now as accurate as I can t without fervor nd —At the Monar Twenty q dy Just now, 14 mean to pouch that mM wit down, drizzle what I tell you;do you hear | Mra. M. timidly )— But. | would that be quite | 1 didnt mean that please Tm ence I pers and write out Mon fair TU write Mr. M.-J.—You'd better, that's all ready? I must screw myself up un a | fore I by n. He screws.) Now, then. (s over her and dictates ity of a perfect genticman be unites, the kundly charity of a true Christian.” (Why the seval ivn't you learn to write amitly, eh: Lat oral ta teven lavish im all bi stern foe to every kind bit, 1 must have “every kind of exe jong dream of blissful eo: 1 contends with the iti (Haven't y ) “Such he conceals fi consideration I should be ever sure te loving seif- tall that has ous m0 a porate” — atool if Ddidn't)— “while I { finding in him « patient and sympathetic batene= to all my trifling worne and difticulues. Two fs in dificult: little fool—can't you even spel time falling on his knees at my f turou aed, his ac manly » “Ob, that 1 we of euch a ng Wome | heipma indeed to be env ought to do the trick. If Idon't that!—~(Observing that Mrs. M.- are convulsed.) What the dooce are you ¢ gling at now? JIA wasn't gigglin } Monarch, Mr. M.J.—Only what? Mrs. M.-J.—Only crying! The Nequel. “The judges appointed by the spirited pro pric "All ‘Sorts’ to decide the "Motel Husband Contest’—which was established lines similar to one recently maugurated one of our New York contempo imucd ther award. Two ries have now mpetitors have Jeent in certificates whi ve | equally deserving of the prize, viz, Mrs, Cor | nelia Galahud-Green, Greemair V , and Mrs. Griselda Monarch-Jones, Aspen The of £00 1 between thexe a, with their r | we beg to tender our condi [Extract from Daily Payr hence.] — - THe ‘TIN THIS COUNTRY, A Tribute to the Surpassing Skill of Ameri- can Embalmers, Georve Awrustus Sa! How much she | dear brother departed? going on just now to de between a great English n | man died at Constantinople surgeon practicing who carried out th p the Loudon Sunday Tine. it cost to eml There vd an the city of the t of the English in embalm| de ceased, and who charged for his services a sum which the great Britiel not high. We all know from our Hi | the ancient Egyptians had a fixed sc w transforming corpses into mummies but in modern Europe the mummificntion tariff has been recently a very capricious on Notso in the United States. There, when you are dead, you can be mummified w to your pecuniary means. ‘The Ameri next to the Italians, the most expert embalm: ers in the world, and the art owes its ast ing development in the states to the great war of secession, when immense numbers of the bodies of officers and even of soldiers slain im the war were forwarded to Washington and Philadelphia for embalmment prior to the inter- ment of the remains in family graves. ‘There way a mummifying «pocialist at Wasb- ington in JS64, whose process consisted in the injection ‘into the corpse of two successive liquids, hich, coming in combination, formed solid. The secret of the composition of these liquids he kept more carefully than Dr. Koch hhee Kept that of hismach-debated irmph. The result ‘specialist's process appeared to Tae ge the major,” he would sy. “Only came to m: office the day before yesterday by freight trai I've mede him eo hard thet’ you could ring ® latch key on him. Nothing todo now but to ronge him up a bit and fix his mustache with some pomade Hongroise.”” Poor humanity! What fantastic tricks they do play with our shufiied-off mortal coil, to be sure, I would rather not be embalmed either by the hard or the soft process. 1 prefer ore mation. ‘The March of Improvement. ‘From Puck. Stranger—“‘Is the queen in?” Sentinel (at Palace)—“Wotd’ wominal ‘ae —' Btranger—“Got « bere—want show it to her. HA, ‘Winter bottom's Patent Throne and——