Evening Star Newspaper, May 9, 1891, Page 10

10 ie ae ee LA ZAMACUECA, AS DANCED IN CHILI. CHILP?S REVOLUTION. A Few Oranky Congressmen to Blame for All the Trouble. REBELS GAINING GROUND. Balmaceds May Be Assassinated—Some of the Rensons Why Trade With the United States is Not Greater—How It May Be In- creased. ‘From The Star's Trevetiny Commissioner. Santtaco pe Cumin, April, 1891. WWE, RoreD FoR BETTER NEWS Br this time from the seat of war: but the clouds that overhang unhappy Chili grow darker every dey and the end of the revolution twin—the rebels are gaining ground, though more to serve, his most sanguine friends hardly think he will live to see bis successor inangu- rated. Should be succeed in completely de- feating his foes, which is not likely, he would surely fall by the band of some revengeful sueasxin, and in the event of victory by the opposition hie fate is sealed. It is said that even thé officers of the Chilisn navy, many of | whom the president formerly loaded with favors, have signed «solemn compact never to lay down their arms till they have hung Bal- | im these waters, the traveler's lot is not a happy one. It isa fact that one may ev from Valparaiso to Europe, away around through the Strait of Magellan—a voyage of forty-two | days—for less money than it costs to go up the pear coast of Panama—arun of Sesnty: mM | including numerous stops, and which ougl to be made in hal? that time. In other wor | the monopolists charge in the neighbor! of ten cents per mile for transporting you {from Chili to the United States, either to | California or vin the isthmus to New York; | and only about two centa per mile to Europe. | Not only that, but the English corporation | which controls navigation on the western side of the hemisphere seems to have purposely ar- | ranged its time-tables 30 as to 01 with the New York steamers Nine times out of ten passongers are landed at | Panama a day cr two after the Pacific Mail has left Aspinwall for the north. and are compelled to endure the danger, annoyance and expense of more than a week’ y haunted isthmus—when, at some seasons of the | year, a few hours is quite lon, enough 10 give one his everlasting quietus. Freight and mails are sudject to the same treatment, and it looks | as if the whole thing were a scheme to divert | South American trade from the United States appears no néarer than ever. Que thing is cer- | to Earope. TRADE AGAINST THR UNITED STATES. Thave recently interviewed some merchants on this subject and have gleaned the following facts: Half a century ago Chili received more goods from the United States than from any other country; bat now we come fourth on the list—Great Britain sending by far the —— entity, Germany second and France L. © principal renson of our falling off is from lack of deceut means of communication. Ship- ments from the northern republic are generally made at New York or Boston, although a few articles come from Philadelphia and others from Baltimore. They must either go away down around Cape Horn or be landed at Aspin- wall, transported by rail across the isthmusand at York to Valparaiso via the isthmus Se | president has not once shown his face | bod the Moneds during the last three having sent his family out of the | im strictest retirement. eating | (SEOGKING ATROCETIES OF TEE WAR } Bethe of the atrocities of thie unholy war al- | surpass belief—the shooting of prisoners by both sides, the barbarous slaughter of un-| women and children, and the wanton | of property. makes ° right | in the it state of anarchy Se end imvested bere are blue a4 blue can be! end wish bad “sunk” it almost i i é § onbte mcinhiog. het guiibie Tadividuals yecyt | reader. roperte azo sine anfurtunetely opresd in ee ca containing | a eae ae nowledge case. of the Hew York dailies ‘special correspond- foresaid } f Ly i I i ryt ; i i? ‘of au American father | mother) is a member of the oppo- meane « prominent one— | Chilian congress, w! bass seat there in the abseuce by [ iF Fi i deep im the muddle to be ex-| iy oung man natu- | noir, , in turid | rant and would-be dictator, and | . dat to say about how the country | has been oppressed by “‘one-: ‘& POLITICAL CLIQUE. ‘The sober truth is that « political clique de-| sire to usurp the rights of the executive, and it | is extremely doubtful if such a regime—jadg- | from their actions during the last half year. | Eick neve cans to comput ommenae er Tres and muilions of doliars—would be betier for the | PogHe than the long-established order which | made ( most a American republics. Seay aupates that | Bilpsesede was the tirly A : i F in power,” &e.” | Noboay elected choice of the persistent objec- eda’s cabinet, although he ap- | three different sets of ministers in the | vain effort to please them. Considering that the present incumbent's tern was so nearly over, if these patrivis had really bad the in- tereste of the country ut heart they would have | directed their efforts toward electing a man of their own ideas to succeed him und to amend- | the constitution so as to limit what they | 32> CRAVET CONGRESSMEN MaDR TRE DIFFICULTY. Unfortunately for Chili, this rebellious faction in the legislative chamber possesses tmauch power for ill, and by refusing to pase needed appropriations in their efforts to and coerce the president they brought suffering upon maus le, which led to strikes gad riots und finally to'armed rebellion. made every powible coucession short of rendering his government a farce to Preserve peace, but the furtlier the erauky congrewmen became in¥oived the more pride sad obstinacy prevented retraction—arnd so ings went from bad to worse. Thasa hand- tab lous are directly Fesponsible for the butchery of uany thoumnds of countrymen, murder of women end children, basiness failures all over the land and the suffering for food which has come wpon s large proporuou pulation — wad bad Bulusceda ptly exccuted every man of themt as « traitor ail this troubie might Bave been saved RUINOUS PRICES FOR FooD. At the best of times food is dear in Chili, be~ cause so much of the country is not agrical tural: and now that supplies can no louger be brought in from cbroad, dous that distros prevails. Think of paying @ for asmall chicken, $10 per pound for tough beef, $20 4 can for condensed milk, $50 @ sack for tlour.and $400 for a bialf-grown hog ! ‘There is no wt standard of prices: but ther | nevessitiew range ——— Ea. the Gi people. the figures above ve i i past fort ight. Mik tow evening ago the good citizens of San- tingo were treated 10.0 little scare. From pri- vate dispatches received by the ermweut Qrouble oc some tort wer apy the denlars were not ‘milte prblsc. that b; : t order the tage eorernmen ‘were reqGired 10 quietly ‘But | lowed on the latter, |E n_ goods; gaged in business prices are wo tremen-_ sre more than double that from European ports to the same destination, and it is mud to be bout 30 per cent cheaper to ship goods from New York to Europe and thence to South America than to send them by way of Panama, So very high are steamer rates of transpor- tation from the United States that most goods sent by sailing vessels around the Horn, occupying from four to six months in transit. One great reason why the Chilian merchant prefers to trade with England is because the goods arrive in the same steamer with the bill of lading, and ninety days of grace being al- Jowed om the he has nee to. realize 't before making payment. If from United States the bill comes by steamer in about thirty days, while the gooda require nearly half a year to be wafted by sails; and it often happens that he has to pay for things he has never seen months before their arrival. mow COULD INCREASE ODR TRADE. Another inducement to European trade is Panama. The freight charges | the advantage to the shipper of being sure of a | | return cargo; while with the United States at the present status of commercial relations the JORAEE ove way is pretty sure to be a dead loss. Another unfavorable circumstance is that the heavier merchants in Chili are almost univer- sally Europeans, and they naturally look for whereas, were Yankees en- here, they would use home ticable. ‘The ubiquitous commercial traveler, with his grip-suck, flirta- tious propensities and chronic amile, ie not abroad in South America as at the north; neither is advertising carried to any such ex- articles whenever tent. Many leading United States firms issue | lik notices and price lists s especially for the South American trade, generally printed in the two languages; but by far the better plan would be to advertise as extensively and attractively in the local papers of cities where their wares are little known, as at home where the public is familiar with them. But in spite of all drawbacks Chili received from the United States last year about $2.863,- 287 worth of goods. The Inst official statemeut I saw gave the total annual imports as approxi- 39,341,351 in value and the exports i—the Inter figures, of course, in- eluding guano, saltpeter and precious metals. ia WHAT WE DO SELL cHILT. ‘ The principal articles received from the United States are agricultural implements, ma- ehinery, cotton goods, lumber and parafiine. Our country now does a good business with Chili in the hardware line. though formerly England monopolized it. The screws used in Chili yet come from Great Britain, but all the nails from the United States. Wall paper is another item of considerable export. ‘The cheaper grades come from Germany, alsocom- mon printing paper and coarse stationery; but everything in the “art” line of wall be- sides the novelties and superior grades of sta- tionery, are received from the United States. ‘The duties and high rate of exchange prevent much importation of furniture, though a good many ¢ane-bottomed chairs are received. Keady-made frame work for the wrost expensive chairs and sofas is imported to be up! here, and “knock-down” articles, in trade par- lance—that is, in pieces, to be put together when arrived. Excellent furniture is made in the country, but the cabinet woods, incl mahogany, walnut, oak, cherry, &e., are Pianos come chiefly’from France Germany, and are commonly of the cheaper grades, though what with — transportation charges, dutics and high rate of exchange, they cost more than the best of them. For these reasons there is little sale for fine pianos here, such a2 Chickerings, Steinways, Kaabes, £0. COTTON CLOTH, BU? XOT Wootess. ‘The United States furnishes Chili with most of her cotton cloth, but until Unele Samuel | makes some different arrangement in regard to the tariff on wool he can never compete with Europe in the manufacture of woolen goods. All the drugs, too, come from Europe, except = few pills, plasters, patent medicines and spe- cialties. “Many of the familiar pictures which grace the wails at home are seen here. ‘All the kerosene used in Chili comes from the United States. ‘The coal is mostly dug in the country—notably at Coronel, Lota and Punto Arenas, the latter place being the convict col- ony at the tip-end of the continent: and a little anthracite is imported, from E: The United States furnishes most of the clocks, srti- cles manufactured from India-rubber, refined sugar, lubricating oils, soa ‘ankee notions.” Our silver. in great demaud, and much red to that of aay other country. Chili makes her own fire- Works and uses a great quantity of them; gota all Ler gunpowder, as well as most of munitions of warfare, from Ei A few wagons are sent down from the Ui but uot many tiner vehicles, as there are carriage manuiactories in’ the country. supply most of the materials, however—bi | springs, trimmings, and even the wood used; but as ate mad ood carriages | anywhere in by world. stirrups are also country. ‘& BOMANZA FOR DENTIOTS. Most of the materials used in photography, | inctoding all the plait; Gous fons mae tries | States, Despite heary daties thereon, the poor } hers manage to wi slong | Secugtag Ua pes domes har cabtanease +f | As the natives ure excessively given to having Ef i | tooth from f t } £ i i Hj EE if i I rtames end | ing upon vorcpiated. ware: is | tre ber |1 ioe ee ees beh as ‘the United States. those who use them, are mostly from Chilians bay most of tables from aud lately « clerators have beon intvod quite a a cy vat —f chatacteristic extravagance whote the casas x¥etarely more than two stories There are Edison telephones in ever town and city, and until recently the Brasi electric light was used in Santi: Cy mismanagement the company failed disas- trously and the city went back to gas. only luxurious hibits, but refined taste. Many of the private rosidences are voritable — and are furnished in magnificent sty] ugh has no native marble, there aré few cities in the world where so much of that beautiful material enters into the construction of the houses as in Santiago. On every pleasant afternoon the crowd of elegant equtpages, with liveried coachmen and footmen, to be inet in the Alameda, the Quinta Normal and other fashionable resorts, rivals Central Park or Rotten Row, and the toilets of the Indies at tho opera, the’ races (everywhere but at church, where custom very properly de- mands plain ‘black gowns), are fully equal to anything displayed when the creme de ln crome of Washington, Murray Hill or Belgravia are out on dress parad Fannie B. War. —__ —-+e2 FOLK LORE IN THIS REGION. Some Curious Superstitions Current in Wash- ington and Its Vicinity. THE STORY OF THE “PINCUSHION STONE” —A GOLD MINE NEAR CACAPAN OREEK—TALE OF THE DRUMMER BOY—a GHOST WITH BURNING FIN- GfRs—TOLK LORE ABOUT ANIMALS—WHY THE MOLE 18 BLIND—CUBIOUS SIOX8 AND OMENS. OME LITTLE TIME AGO MR. W. H. Babcock of this city got together a very interesting little collection of folk-lore tales peculiar to Washington and its vicinity, a few of which toay amuse the readers of the Stan. Fifteen miles dowa the Potomac the Piseat- away joins it from the north by = broad, shal- low estuary. Near by ise cluster of wild and steep ravines, branching like the fingers of one’s hand and overgrown with superb forests. From thie spot it is related that the devil once leaped twenty miles to Port Tobaeco over the open country, and fo this day sinners in that region havé teasou to droad his unexpected appearance if they venture to be out Into at night, Crossing the river and going a short distance downward you come to the old Mt. Vernon estate, where at the crossing of two roads there formerly stood an upright land- mark known as the “pincushion stone.” At this stone aman once nrurdered his wife be- cause of a quarrel aboai a pinenshion, and ever Since then she has been nectstomed to lie in wait there for bonighted wayfarers, whom she delights to stick full of pins. At all events she porsued this habit until a skeptical person took fp the stone, arid, to show that he was hot afraid, built it intobisbarn. Scon after the barn tool fire and burned down and a series of misfor- tunes happened to the skeptic and his family which gave the superstition of the _pineushion stone # stronger hold on popular credulity than ever. 4 FABULOUS GOLD wINE. In the neighborhood of Cacapan creck, one of the minor affiuents of the Potomac while the river passes through the Allegheny ridges, is supposed to be a gold mine of fabulous wealth. Onee upon a time some foreign men, who spoke a language that no one could under- stand, found this mine. They worked it at night, and at last went away suddenly, having covered the hole thnt contained the precious metal with a stone and gE ® epell y it, eo that it should not be discovered. For along time nobody could find the spot, but a man out huating came on itin a thicket’ and tried to raise the stone. could not lift itand went for help, but was not able to lead the snbse- whose aid he sought back to the place. discov- r, and quently a man looking for a lost al éred it, but he could not raise it eit ewice was an unadecessful guide. men describe the stone as marked with v. strange letters. It happened that not far there dwelt a negro who made « business of ticing voodoo magic. He determined to tet hia bisok lore agaitet that of the and succeeded not only in finding the but in partly lifting it. But at ‘t moment he was attacked bya of iavisibie ene- mnies, whose blows he felt all over him ashe Set hontiong dram teememnie ashe No one has ever found the magically anchored rock since that day. Three miles above Georgetown the Potomac comes through a rapid known as Littie Falls. Jast below this point » boat load of British soldiers attempted to cross more than a centu: ago. Near the Maryland shore they were upsct and s drummer boy whe way with them was drowned. But his music did not ceace. From that time to the present the rolling of his dram has been heard at intervals bencath the water, and when fishing there hear the sound they make all haste for On one occasion s certain river man, growing tired of the end- less repetition of the tattoo, demanded of the unseen drummer: “Can't you play anything but that?” That = OY ashore alive! Across Chesapeake bay, in Queen Annecounty, Md. there is a story of long ig of 8 ghost which appears by daylight, evidently from «very hot place, demands money from people for his children and burns his finger ends into s fence rail to attest the verity of Atail wo marked by him is said to Tive been produced-in court as documentary evidence. avour axiMazs. There is much interesting folk lore about animals that belong to the neighborhood of Washington. Of the mole it is said that he once had excellent eyes but no tail, 80 thnt the other bessts made fun of him for the deficiency. Meeting some sort of creature, description not stated, he bewailed his tailiess condition and an offer wan made to Lim that ke should give up his eyesight in exchange for a ‘taal. “He ac- cepted, and consequently is blind to this day. Tne bargain would not seem to have been a very good one, because his tail is a very slim one. According to another account, the inole was & young lady whose excessive vanity made her intolerabie. So she wears fine clothes under- ground. but bas no eyes to admire her own sy with. PANORROUS AND MreTeRIOUe CREATCEES. The rock fish or striped bass ie tnwholesome at certain seasons, the cause of which isa bad habit that it has of feeding on the copper mines under the ses. About homes in the District ‘there dwell many sorte of ate eeere feathers if takesany opporvaniny abe eat get to aitads peovie ier can opportu ‘4 get peop! > i bark and bite. Also there isa ing- Jeas little dragon, which bites most Ly. joo ie es bo on & face like an owi, ge! she FE § EL i i dt | ON AND OFF THE STAGE Sa | What Daly Will Do About the Loss of John Drew. REGULAR PAY, BUT NO PLAY. ‘The Popular Actor to Be Shelved for the Season—Dramatists’ Themes—An Engage- ‘ment on Cherry Hill—What » Prima Deana Kate and What She Says She Eats. ‘Written for The Evening Star. New Yore, May 8, 1891. ‘OHN DREW HAS RETIRED FROM AU- gustin Daly's company. That is of no great consequence to the prosperity of the drama, ‘one way or another, for Drew is simply a clever comedian, with « hopelessly ugly face Compen- sated by elegance of manners. Snrely there are hundreds as good ashe. Nevertheless, his desertion of Daly has made more talk among theatrical people and even among outsiders who follow the movements of players generally than any other stage event within « month. All the week it has been discussed on the Rialto as though it were ® very important thing indeed. The reason is that Drew is one of the four members of Daly's company who have been long regarded as fixed in his employ for life. Daly is an odd fish. What with his autocratic rule over his employes and his spirit of antagonism toward other man- agers he is regarded as the biggest crank in the business, even among those who respect his achievements highly. The wonder has been what he was going to do about it. ‘The answer comes today in a decision by the manager that tho actor shall not be taken to England for the summer engagements at Irving’s Lyceum, nor will he be used at all at the home theater next winter. He will be un- der pay daring all that time, however, for his contract with Daly does not expire uatil spring, and his engagement to Chas. Frohman will not begin until the ensuing season. ‘That is Daly's way of taking occasion to assert his carclens- ness of money and his independence of his players. He will pay Drew's salary regularly every wock and compel him to report at the stage door twice daily, but will not permit him to face an audience. DALx'S ODD DISFosITION. An anecdote is told to illustrate the oddity of Augustin Daly's disposition. William M. Laf- fan, now the publisher of the Sun, ata salary of $20,000. year, was the dramatic critic of that journal a few years ago. He was not con- vinced of the entire greatness of Ida Rehan, leading actress of the Daly Company,and being an untrammelied writer, his opinion ap- peared in print. Daly called at. the Sun oftice one day and got audience of Charles A. Nana, who received him with his habitually impressive urbanity. Mr. Dana isa handsome man, as indieated by the most libel- ous of the caricatures in the comic papers, and as partially depicted in the sincere portraits. He is one man of @ million in a singular com- bination of dignity and cordiality. Everyb feels at ease in his presence, but nobody is ap to think of presuming upon any familiarity. “I au gicd to see you, Mr. Daly,” he said. “What can we do for you?" “I have called to ‘couvince you,” said Mr. Daly, with an air of cousiderable confidence, “that you ought to discharge your dramatic critic.” Mr. Dana's manner was unchanged in its good nature, and his yoice did not show the rhtest annoyance as he replied: “Well, Mr. Daly, I will speak to Mr. Laffan about it, and if he thinks he ought to be discharged I will dis- ‘im charge him.’ That ended the interview. ‘TROUBLE AMONG DRAMATISTS. Three little half-hour plays have made some- thing of a literary row this week. The trouble arises, as often happens, from the fact that the Three wuthors need histecy or somebody ales's fiction instead of original themes. Two of the joces aro being played here and the other will bovproduced fs" s’ week or two. Hobert B. Peattic deems himself the writer of “Nance Oldfield,” which Rose Coghlan is using. and which is a dramatization of Charles Heade's “Art.” Mr. Peattic enbmitted his manuscript to Miss last fall, and she subsequently re- turned it to him, and now he belicves firmly that ‘she appropriated his work. Of course whether that is #0 or not he cannot enforce his e Deceuse the thing really belongs in equity, if not in law, to the heirs of Heade. But he made a stir about it and has con- vinced many that Miss Coghlan's course has been alittle devious. The two other manu- scripts show a similar chance coincidence. Giyde. Fiteh and Johu Ernest MeCann both read, in a published letter from Paris, an anec- dote of Frederic Lemaitre, the great French comedian, who tested a novices ability by compelling him to act in an improvised scene, subsoquently showing him how it ought to be done. Fitch dramatized the incident and sold play to Rosina Vokes, who is uring it now town. McCann also worked the material into a pisy and found a purchaser in Robert Mantel), who ia to bring tt out in this city soon, ‘The evidence is perfectly clear that neither Fitch nor MoCann stole from the other, but both took the risk of rivalry by choosing a theme free to everybody. AN ENGAGEMENT ON CHERRY HILL. ‘The passion which worked the desth of Ro- meo and Juliet, lero and Leander and various er figures in poetic history finds queer ex- pre on on Cherry Fil, that famous down town precinct of the metropolis, where the efop-haired citizen flourishes and maidenhood gains a lafge share of its sustenance from the beer ‘A matrimonial engagement was @ nounced last week at Casey’ resort with bo dust on the floor, where the youth of the neig! borhood congregates for ita evening symposi- ums. Some one inquired, after the health of the contracting parties was drank, who was going to support the new household. “Well,” said the prospective groom. “ain't Katie doin’ der Water Queen down ter der dime museum. ye ten © week, and what's wantin’?” The argument was unanswerable, and the health of Katie was again drunk standing. No farther question of the future btiss of the pair ot would have been made had not an individual in the corner who must have been & imist ventured a few opinions. *“fhat's all right about Katie doin’ the Water Queen at ten a week,” anid he; “but spose she gets red? I got tripped up just ke you, young man, when I was married. My girl was solid in a hotel up town. She got for a week and her board. I thought I could live at home and take thres of her foar, but what does she do after the weddin’ bu: get sick. Then she lost her placeand [had to go ont with the froit cart again. Don't you bank: on Katie keepin’ up the ten a week, old pal. She may back on you.” eo. MTgin't ao matter if she does get fired from the theayter,” said another young man. “Didn't know Katie when she was workin’ in the feather and wasnt she gettin’ seven a week then? What's the matter with she stops the queen act?” “Well, now, you fellers make me tired,” put in the youth’ who had captured Katie ‘for a “lt Katie loses her place at der muscum bride. is | she ain't goin’ into. no feather. factory. I wouldn't let my wife do anythin’ low like dat. Naw, can’t act, why, den, we'll go home tar der old woman. She's got the best washin’ business on der hill. All der swell boardin’ What's len douse?” ached fore ‘ “ ‘was a prima donna that just w gat sie ‘great winger in one of the a MCORr well, that's Aliferent. She had a steak Sronels route rad onion sud Vomets ied Yes, snd tice yaa and cheose and crackers, be epee me coma padivatel Repel young: the small "dogs fa. dst up town, The ‘at fall eats ” exclaimed i ! i Ht TRE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, D.C, SATURDAY, MAY 9, 1891-SIXTEEN PAGES. ‘why, I don't know what eating means, That bitd in the cage there exis more than I pe Rane ee eet Th of ry tue anda got eppolinaris water,” mamma. “Not ansther thing,” added the prima donna, Tight of dinoct I shal Be earns towns = 3 Wee. cast te fon Sek Pate ‘The ne id not ‘reed bird, some lettuce ands glass of Oh, dearie,”” exclaimed the mother, afraid of the reed bird.” “I'm determined,” ded the donna. “TI have not had meat now for bt hours and I refuse to suffer any longer. ol fr, this life of the opera stage is a great strain, if only because of the torture one must enduro in starving one’s self. The voice isquch & delicate organ that it is instantiy affected b; the diet. Mamma, will grette. Iam a litile fai ni, inset Wut. palshaly “atehbe “ieee and, in a soft but audible voice, ad- dressed the actress. 3 “The man from the restaurant is here, ma’am, and wishes to know it you will have ono or two quarts of wine with the late supper.” The prima donna finshed and rebuked the maid for intrading on such an errand when company was present, “A fow friends usually drop in after the theater, you know,” she explained to the news- aper youth, “and I have to wine them a little. ‘vu cannot imagine the tantalization of watch- ing them eat, when Ihave to content myself With appolinaris water and hard biscuits.” The article on the subject of the actress’ dict was not written, but that impious young news: that one of the handsomest opera singers in town, who is supposed to live on sunshine and rose leaves, eats xo much that her mother pri- vately declares sho will die in the poor house if she does not soon satisfy herself. Priestess oe Aes NEW LIFE ON THE CANAL. Boatmen Getting Ready for the Revival of Business, you pass ie my ae SCENES AROUND GEORGETOWN—TWo YRARS OF EXTREME HARDSHIP FOR CANAL MEN AND THEIR FAMILIES—THE WORK OF RSLIEF-—APPLICATIONS FOR AID STILL. COMING rx. (TRE BLOWING OF THE FOG HOBN along the Chesapeake and Ohio canal about Georgetown is one evidence of the boliet among the boatmen that the canal will soon once more be in navigable condition. It baa been # long time since the sonnd of the horns has been heard. Since the flood nearly two yea ago the boatmen and their wives and children have not been in the humor to blow horas even for dinner. Theé truth is that some days some of them had no dinner to blow for. Many of them have been redaced to the greatest destitu- tion, The night of May 31 and the morning of Tune 1, two years ago, was the time that the continued downfall of rain caused the streams to swell to such proportions that the canal was flooded and its bauke washed away for miles and miles. Many persons were rendered home- less and left out in the wet weathor to suffer until the good peoplo along the line between here and Cumberland came to their rescue. LAF® ON THE CANAT, BOATS. Many of the men owned their own boate, horses and mules and had their happy families living on the boats, where they could be to- gether all the time. It was not an unusual thing to the children dancing, jumping rope and spenging in other amusements on the decks, while the head of the family, a child or shired man drove the mules along the tow- path. Sometimes ren could be Seen tied on deck to insure them against acci- dental precipitation into the treacherous waters about the locks and waste weirs or at other inte where —_ would possibly be drowned fore they cot be rescued. Living on th boate did not deprive them of all the egaree enjoyed by persons living on the land. Some of them had their little gardens on deck and raised flowers, some kept dogs and birds, while occasionally one would koep & monkey as « sort & show. FOUN a? NIoHY, On simost every one of these slowly moving boats there was at least one musical instra- mont, even if it were only « mouth organ, and when several boats Pit _Rp. together for the night a combination of the inatruments would form a band of music by which the lads and lassie would do the light fantastic. While taken all together the life on the eanal seemed shard one, the canal men no doubt enjoyed themselves as well, if not better, than many folks in the city. Hore and there along the banks oF, the canal were country stores, a sort © ination of candy, grocery and cigar » a8 well as places for the sale of patent medicines and liquid refreshments. The captains of most of these boats were \d-hearted men and seldom refused a tired trian who wanted to ride on a boat. THE OREAT FLOOD. ‘The great flood caused much saffering among thom. In some instances the contents of the boats were washed away, but the boats were left either on the bed ef the canal or near the towpath. The families of many of these hard- working People who had lost nearly all their clothing and bedding were obliged to sleep in the wet boats on straw and hay which they col- lected until they could do better. In this wa many strong and hearty persons became mck and their health was permanently impaired. During the summer and winter months fol- lowing the flood the many families all along the line had to depend entirely upon charity. When the cold weather came diphtheria and monia visited many of these cold places of shelter and death ended the sufferings of quite a number, among them being many children. RAISING FUNDS. 8q far as those within the ifmits of the Dis- trict were concerned a relief committee was organized soon after the damage wis done. Among those foremost in the work were Mr. E. Kurtz Johnson, Mr. Archibald Greenlees and Mr. John 'T. Mitchell. ‘Thousands of dol- lara in cash were contributed, as weil as many loads of food, clothing “and ‘cooking utensils. All who came'were provided with something, either money, food or raiment. Many families were sent to their homes along the line of the canal and in different parts of the country, while othera were given enough to start housekeeping anew and were provided with situations where they could earn enough to support their families. It was uta short time after the appeal for aid was made that donations came in such large quantities that some place had to be found where the people could make their head- quarters. DISTRIBUTING SUPPLIES. Licut. Hollenberger consented to give the committee the use of the police station on High street, and this offer was accepted. Policeman ¥rank Burrows was detailed to take chargo of the receipt and distribution of the articles con- tributed and to him was assigned the duty of selecting the poor and needy who had been rendered homeleus and poverty stricken by the Hood. ‘This oiticer was acquainted with every- body and every place along the canal. For several months he devoted his whole time to the relief work. Every place from the Rock creek outlet toa point above the District line was visited by the officer. who procured the names and the number in each family who were in need. Day after day food and cloth- ing came in ‘by the wholesale and the police station for along time looked like a second- hand clothing store, alt many of the gar- menis received had never been worn and were iy ones. ‘The persons who probably made the 1s contributions were Messrs. Woodward & Loth- Sica Be tater eetie ot sony eke 1 * of bread sind many barrels of biscuits, RELIEF STILL NREDED. Although it has now been nearly two years since the flood applications are still made for 4 BEASTS OF LONG AGO. Strange Creatures That Walked the Earth Before Man's Day. MONSTERS IN THE OCEAN, ‘When Fiying Dragoons Were = Reality—And Really Truly Sea Serpents Inhabited the Oceans—Monsters Being Devoured by Big- wer Monsters Than Themeslves. peas aes eh ee SCYOULDWT IT HAVE BEEN JOLLY to live in the age when the world was inhabited plentifully by real dragons and tea serpents?” said a scientific enthusiast the other day toa writer for Tar Sram. “Of courte, such creatures did exist once upon a time, |as palwontologists have demonstrated by digging up their bones, and so it is |seen that the supposed myths respect | ing them have actually a basis in fact, modi- | fled by tradition. In order to find this world jenjoyable at that epoch, however, we must | have been equipped with the mostimproved of | modern weapons, and prepared with every | possible defease against these and other mon \sters which swarmed over the earth and ran creation before man gained a foothold upon | this subinnary sphere. “Without adequate moans for protection it would have been most severely unpleasant to encounter one of the gigantic winged lizards, bat like of aspect, of the mosozote age, ~hich had a spread of twenty-five fect from tip te tip. They were, presummbly, the originals of the fabled dragons and were formidable enoagh to render it easy for the early human imagina- tion to attribute to thom a breath of fire and varions other unpleasant characteristics. Prob- ably they often far bizger than I have suggeste ich ay skulls of ume species have been found which measure more than foar feet in lengch—the exania alonc, mind you. of this description and of such a aize been found on this continent. A Single specimen, dead. would have covered @ large part of an ucre lot. TRE SEA SERPEXT. “If man had boen trying to secure a livelihood from the ocean during the sme cpoch he wonld have been likely to encounter with unpleasant frequency certain marine reptiles of long and snake-like body which corresponded quite nearly with the sea serpents of modern news- paper One species attained a leugth of eighty feet, with a long tail that was a powerful swimining apparatus, and had a lower jaw so constructed as to admit of opening the mouth toan enormous width, somewhat as in snakes of the present day, which are thus enabled to swallow animals ‘of greater thickness than themselves. Bony plates provided the animal with a defensiver armor. “In that era also there were gigantic newts that measured five fect and more in length, and the skeleton of such a one was mistaken in 1731 by a Swiss physician named Scheuchzer, who published a dissertation on the subject, for the remains of one of the human, beings that perished at the time of the deluge from which Noah and his family are said to have saved themselves. Contemporary with these monster salamanders, the miniature descend- ants of which are found today in springs and streams, were land tortoises that reached the enormous length of twenty feet from the end of the snout to the tip of the tail. and the backs of whose shells were seven feet above the ground as they crawled. Some of the tradi tions of the Hindoos would scem to indicate that these extraordinary animals had survived into the earlier portion of the human period. TRE GREAT Fist LIzanD. “Among the most common of the animals of that period were the great fish lizards, rosemb- ling both lizards and fishes, which had heads like alligators and swimming paddles like those of the turtle. They grew to be 40 feet in length and lived in the seas, though occasionally they came on shore. It is known, from the contents of their petrified droppings, which are plenti- fully found to this day, that they fed upon fish. ‘They dived to great depths in the ocean and Were most rapacious and predatory. They enormous eyos to see with in water and may be set down as among the most formidable of the roptilian tyrants of that age. The plesio- saurs were contemporaries in large numbers of the fish reptiles, inhabiting the seas near land and preying upon the fishes of the shoals. They had fippers, too, were lizatd-like, with shorter tails, and did not usually exceed twenty foot in length. ‘HUGE CREATURES ON LAND. “Now, while the seas of the mesozoic epoch swarmed with these mighty lizards from twenty to eighty fect in length, and the air was ten- ted by dragon-like reptiles with vast expand- ing wings. the land, over those portions of the con- tinents which had then arisen out of the ocean, was inhabited by creatures equally huge and formidable. There was the giant lizard, mega- losaur, which attained the prodigious length of fifty feet and was fierce in proportion to its balk. Itdid not hesitate toattack any of its rivals in that age of reptiles, not even the cetio- saur, which was hardly matched in magnitude and physical strength by the biggest of its con- temporaries on laud or sea, Standing, the ma- jestic cetioxaur was not less thaa ten feet in eight, with a length of fifty-five or sixty fect. But it was a peaceful ani ‘dwell- ing in the marshes and by the river sides and feeding upon _ vegetable food. It could not successfully contend inst the more active and incredibly fero- cions megalosaur, nor with the agile tetape, which, though only forty feet in Lage, ‘was so equipped with hind legs like those of the mod- ern fengeeee, making it the most tremendous jumper that ever existed. and with teeth for iting aa well as sharp claws to scratch its ad- versary’s eyes out with, as to be able to over- come in single combat almost any foe. ‘The largest of these monstrous beasts were vegota- ble feeders and upon them the carniverous rep- tiles preyed. Thus the ela thongh growing to a length of seventy feet, fell easy Victims while browsing on the ‘seaweeds along the coast shallows to the terrible ‘demosaurs, which walked often if not habitually upon their hind legs, louking about them for Vickie and leaping upon the latter with mercilesstecth and 8. LIKE TRUE BIRDS. “Tt is interesting to remark that the skel- ctons of these demosaurs, which walked up on their hind feet like the feathered creatures of today, exhibit many points of likeness to the true birds. In fact, such high authorities as Profs, Huxley and Cope are of the opinion that these strange creatures formed « connecting Mink betmoen reptiles proper and the great wingless birds like the ostrich and the caseo- way. That the bird is simply a modified rep- tile has, of course, long beeu recognized: pluck a chicken and there is scarcely anything in ite structure to distinguish it from a reptile. About the only difference seems to be in the feathers. It is not so very long since fossil remains were discovered of an ancient type of bird, the archwopteryx, which was the con- necting link between the fowl and the reptile, having the feathers of the former the lizard-like tail of the latter. “Oue of the most this wonderfal repti don,’ whichwas herbivorous, living uy the leaves of the trees in the forests where it dwelt. Its height was from 30 to.50 feet, asitstood grect, its habit being to walk upon its hind legs. ‘The foot prints made by is are found today in ancient i making with three- we ing for the ay ve beginning they were Poisonous, depemding for the capture of | Y Upen their constricting powers, ns does | the boa of modern times. THE ANCESTOR OF TAE HoNsR. “During the seme period the ancestor of the horse appeared in the shape of @ small guad- ruped to which the mame of ‘orohippus’ has given. It was not larger than a fox and had fout toes on each foot, each toe being ter- minated by a amall hoof. re wus undoubt- edly an older equine form than this, which had | five toes on each foot, but the erohippas is the earliest type thus far discovered. Later on | the horse became three-toed, and finally it at- | tained its present condition in this respect, the | other toes growing less and less in xize until in the animal today, which literally walks upon its middle toe-nail, the two toes referred to are | ir tm the ahape of little splints of tome oneath the thin. THE ONLY SURVIVORS. “Tt may be said that the epoch of huge ani- | | mals has nearly passed away, though not quite, the elephant and a few other types remaining a6 exceptional survivors. A few thousand Years ago the subre-toothed tiger, the woolly thinoceros, the cave bear, and 9 3 Of the elephiant—ail of them very mnc er | then the species which represent them tocar Were still abroad. The eubre-toothed tiger woe big as the largest lion of the present. with enormous strength and an unequaled dental equipment for carnivorons purposes: the cave Twas nearly twice as big and powerful as the dreaded grizzly, and the mastodon and its ‘ovessor, the mammoth, dwarfed the | cidians of this generation. Both the mam- moth and the woolly rhinoceros were pro- vided with long coats of hair, a* is shown by | their remains found within a century embedded in the frozen earth on the shores of the arctic | circle. To the same period belonged j | THE GIANT sLOTH, | | which attained a length of eighteen feet, of far | Breater size and with bones more massive than the clephant’s, It procured its ts 2 i } rau by uprooting large trees or breaking them | short of above the gre #0 us to get at the | fol: ¢ to accompiah these of strength }the Gnimal sat upon ite huge haanches and mighty wil, grasping the trunk with itn power- | jful acme and deliberately wrenched it away. | Armadillos nine feet in ten ommen in those times, while, by way of contradiction, grown. The history of the world hus shown that the smaller forms of animal life are Letter adapted for perpetuating their existeuce than ‘the monsters, and so the iatier lave steadily given way.” a HOME MATTERS. Seasonable Suggestions and Every-Day Hi to Practical Housekeepers, Tar Orrexen Canrers Ane Sitaxex the longer they wear; the dust cuts the fiber of woven goods. Isprax Meat mixed with lemon juice or good cider vinegar is said to be very soothing to hands roughened by cold or labor. Ast Oxe Wro Has been scalded by steam should be taken to a warm room and the parts drenched by cold water. Gatvaxizep Teon Pams for drinking water should not be used. The zine conting is rend- ily acted upon by the water, forming a poison- ous oxide of zinc. Corks Mar Be Mane Arm axp Waren Tiont by keeping them for five minutes under melted parafiins. ‘They must be kept down with o wire screen. For Snirre Hoansexess take a fresh egg, beat it and thicken with pulverized sugar. Eat freely of it and the hoarseness will soon be greaily relieved. Ir m Best To Soak Aut Oxtoxs for an hour or two in cold water. This removes their greenness, and if baked afterward they are far more delicate. Boiling seems to concentrate the odor of the enion. will be more leaves than flowers. Often plants | do not bloom because, having so much space, their strength is expended in forming roots and leaves Warn Moasses ts Use rx Cooxrxa it is » great improvement to boil and skim it before using. Tho raw, rather unpleasant taste of the Poor, qualities of molasses is much improved ¥ this process. Waex ree Axxur Has Brrx Sevenrry Srrarxep immerse it immediately in hot water, keeping it there for fifteen or twonty minutes. After it has been taken out of the water keep it bandaged with cloths wrung out of bot water. A CaneressCoox Never Lrauss the important art of simmering, but either boils food ata gallop or puts it where it really does not cook atall. The surest way is to use a double kettle; then if the water in the outer vessel is boiling the heat of the inner one will be exactly right. Tax Wurre ov ax Eoo, with « little water and | | sugar. is good for children who are troubled with | anirritable stomack. It is very healing and will prove an excellent remedy for diarrhea, as well as a simple preventive for bowel disorders, Ip Vasexixz on Burrex be applied to the skin immediately after a blow of any kind there will benodiscoloration. But to be effectual it must | be used directly after the acc The bruised feeling may be relieved by witch hazel. Toast Map Ovex THe Fine is never so good bright wood coals. Corn-cob conls are excel- lent. Housekeepers who find themselves in a neighborhood where wood is cheap should re- member there ia nothing moro delicious than steak, fish, birds or chickens broiled over bright wood coals. Wax Bovrxa Sram Canrer buy a quarter of ayard mote than is absolutely required. Let itrun under theroom carpet at the head or foot of the stairs. When yo: show wear on the steps, change it #0 that was on the steps comes on the rise or ip-and- down space between the steps, thus bringing a new spot where the wear comes. It takes twice a3 long to wear out a carpet if this is done, and what applies to the carpet will apply just as well to the erash used for covering. A very little extra expense saves good deal in the long ru: ‘The Reporter's Life Is Not » Happy One. From Puck. Eastern ient—‘‘What are the chances, chief Is théfe going to be another Indian outbreak during the" strata, toed tracks the paces that it made over the mud of thousands of centuries ago. Some similarly gigantic reptiles of the same period séem to have been provided by nature, possibly for defensive purpose, with enormous back fins, made of bony spines, running the length of the ‘BIRDS WITH TEETH. “To Prof. Marsh chiefly is to be attributed the notion of a bird's having isa joke, if tormerty ee realty, There were ever 50 \® Wuex Lance Frowen Pots Ace Uso there | ¥! ae when made before it, except in the case of | 4° Riceaexd = All trains leave abd orrive at Peuney ad on, 7) cin Daly er Osh mes Carotina Drysso Divison to Atinn Don For al) to Ar ta ‘aul Wasitugtom ita vmery and Motale, end ALLAN UR ow an Riewper for AUeuAte vin wetere with Sulina Meeper orimes » cawopt Sut The a Dar tor K Be Wiverton for Larey. Va. <barlothew tiike, srsanies tin avie, Chatter Meni Yulin Siveper Wabhing tou te the lated amd mest Maxertons dace, bait ompresaip Ts * tr Express for Lynching, ‘Phone Charisns an Washington %.. end Poa Lym ‘Nia Last si weecins Was TA, as. 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