Evening Star Newspaper, August 12, 1891, Page 6

CITY ‘AND DISTRICT @®No city in the world is 40 thoroughly cov ered by the cireulation of asingle newspaper sis the city of Washington by that of Tur Evasive Stam. It reaches all readers in the city and vicinity. 2 swvars t its circulation. No other Washington paper has yet done this. WORLD'S PLANS. As Exhibit of Forestry Science—Columbus’ Ship—A Big Meteor. The forestry exhibit is expected to be one of the most instructive at the Chicago world’s fair. This branch of science is rapidly becom- ing a subject of earnest stady in the United States, although knowledge concerning it is perhaps less developed in this country than in | any otber civilized nation. Chief Buchanan has mapped out ® program for a forestry ‘exbibit, with the co-operation of the state com- missioners of the exposition and the national government. It contemplates a division of the exbibit—the government to make that part of tt which will treat of forestry as a science and the states to make the exhibit, which will bave for its object the illustration of existing forestry eonditions. The plan of the exhibit is the work of Dr. B E. Fernow, chief of the forestry division of the Department of Agriculture. show the forestry resources of the country. of forestry develop- | ment, g, all industries relying on | forest productsand the work necessary to forest ment. The government, in order to student of forestry a comprehensive Siam of tie subject, will show all the trees native to the United States—abvut £25 species. This | exbibit will also display raw-wool materials and the difference of structure and quality of woods ywu im different Ts there oa fey collection of fruits aad seeds, planting tools, ‘iiustrations of planting metlod end stahstics of jurest management. ‘TME COLUMRCS Suir. Avery novel feature of the historical exhibit at the exposition will be a fac simile reproduc- ton of the little ship Santa Maria, in which Columbus sailed. Lieut. McCarty Little of | the United States nary has been detailed to go | to supurintend the construction of the | ahip. It will be manned by Spanish sailors in the costume of the time of Columbus, and will | be rigged as Columbus rigged his ship. ‘There wil! be on beard copies of the charts that Co- Tumbus used, and fac similes of bis nauticel | instruments. The crew will be of the same number, and included in it will be an English- man and au Irishman, for it is « well-founded Bistorica! fact that William Harris, an Englieh- man, and Arthur Lake, an Irishman, were both | mousbers of Columbus crew. In fact, the re- juction will be as eauct as possible in every tail. ‘The litle ship will meke ite. frst ap- pearance at the naval review in New York, where it will be saluted by the great cruicers and war ships of modern invention from all of the navies of the world. It will then be pre- sented by the government of Spain to the Pres- ident of the United States, and will be towed through the Iikes to Chicago. It is proposed that the vessel shall be taken to Washington After the exposition and there anchored m the park south of the White House. ‘The proposition of a citizen of Marengo, IIL, show a big meteor at the exposition stag- gered the management for a while. bona | x would be @ great attraction, of id there is no reason ay he should place in the exposition; but how to | legally exhibit it was the question.” The act of Congress granting the exposition its powers provides for the exhibition of the products of “woil, mine and sea,” but no provision was made for a display of the products of other planeta. It was argued, however, that Chicazo, im her big show, could ‘not afford to bar either the sun, moon ‘or stars, pnd consequently the matter was referred to the mines and mining department, it being stated that the meteor was composed principally of iron. ‘A MODEL AMERICAN HOME. ANew Jersey man has applied for space on the grounds tc show a model American home valued st $2,000, to be built by the system of the co-operative building and loan associations THE BARDSLEY INVESTIGATION. Experts Reveal the Contents of His Books to Councils’ Committee. After # somewhat lengthy interval the Bards- ley investigating committee resumed their work in Philadelphia yesterday afternoon and held « lengthy session. Public interest had been aroused to high pitch by the knowledge that the mayor's experts were to be examined and there was a large number present. Much of the matter relating to Bardsley’s loans and money transactions has never been made public, and it was in relation to these matters that Experts Lawrence E. Brown and Taylor Faunce were cailed upon to give their evidence. District Attorney George S. Graham sent s communication to the committee, in which he referred to a statement in one of the news Papers purporting to be an interview witl Bekeet. Counciimen Etting, in which he is quoted as saying that he thought certain ev- idence in Mr. Graham's on should be made public and itimating that it had been suppresse: n his letter District Attorney Graham de- nied that he had suppressed any evidence, and said that he had only requested the committee not to examine the bank officials who are alleged to have Bardsley interest on pub- lic money at the present. This request he now withdrew and informed the committee that he was perfectly willing that everything discov- ered by the experts shoud be made public, with one exception. ‘The exception was the correspondence which had passed between Au- ditor General MeCamm and himself, which, be stated, he did not desire, for obvious reasons, to become public until’ the issue between the city and state came to trial. After the district attorney's communication had been read Mr. Etting arose and devied having made any such statements as had been attributed to him, and the committee then pro- ceeded with the examination of Expert Law- rence E. Brown. He testified that the entire deticiency of Bardsley tothe city and state, after crediting him with $930,000, the amount of the due bills in the Keystone Bank, was $553,835.38. He could not, however,state what share of this amount was due to the city and how much to the state. He was then requested to give an account of all of Bardsley’s loans and payments of public money to individuals, whether the money had been paid back or not. Expert Brown testified that all the checks for these loans had been drawn on Bardsley’s personal account, which had mainly made up of deposits of public money. ‘There was considerable discussion among members of the committee as to the Justice of wimitting this evidence, some stating that they feared injustice might be done to innocent parties Mr. Etting. however, said he wanted to know Just what, and to whom, certain citizens of Philadelphia had borrowed money from John Bardsley after he became city treasurer, adding that be knew that the list of those who did se before his election to thut office was very smal It was finally decided to allow Expert Brown to give a report of all transactions in which Bardsley pai? money over to others, and he be- gan by reading the accounts of those which the experts thought properly came under the head of loans. There were hundreds of these trans- actions averaging in amounts from €25 up to $25,000, the latter amount being the largest mentioned. The greater part of these loans were advances on salaries of clerks and officials of the city aud nearly all were repaid. ‘Ihe largest loan was one of $25,000, made to Wm. M. Singerly on August 18, 1890, on his note, which was paid December 31, 18%. As col- lateral for this loan five hundred shares of the cord Pablishing Company were put up as ug to Burdsiey’s memorandum security, accordi book. The other large transactions were Laughlin & McManus, the bankers and brokers, and were loans advanced on the certificates of the pub- lic building commission. There were quite a number of them, the largest being €23,; and all were repaid. Expert Brown said that by one entry they discovered that John Bardsley had credited r i A : THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON. D.C. WEDNESDAY,: AUGUST 12, 1891.. THAT CHICAGO “LOAN” ASSOCIATION. ‘Mesers. Tollman and Downing Thought to Have Been Dupes. Tollman and Downing, the officers of the “National Capital Savings, Building and Loan Association of North America” of Chicago, who were arrested on Monday, have thrown up their hands and are doing all in their power to aid the government officials in straightening out the concern’s accounts. It seems probable that both men will go free, as evidence so far gathered indicates that they were more duped than guilty. Attorney Linden Evans, who bas been in- vestigating the “association's” methods, has carefully examined the books and has prepared the following statement showing the receipts Tonk venerveds $86,000; paid to I ‘otal recei ,000; paid to local agents, $81,000; Ioans and cash in bank, $13,000; Mortimer's commissions, $19,000: total, $63,000: leaving to be accounted for, $23,000. J. 8. King, superintendent of Bradstree Commercial ‘agency, indignantly denies the story that the agency bad given good reports on Wr Seta eaid Mr. Ki ‘@ have given rey “af Ir. ing, “but they ‘were untavorable, "We hove boss warning the people right along. Many requests for reports have been received and we have al- ways udvised prospective subscribers to the concern's stock to go slow. In apite of Lawyer Evans’ estimate that the sum of only £36,000 has been taken in by the ssscciation, Post Office Inspector Stuart atill adheres to his former statement that the steal- ings will foot up to much over $100,000. About sixty letters, containing drafts, checks and postal notes, were received for the association Yesterday and the money will be turned over to 201 It is understood that « warrant for the arrest of Louis F. Mortimer, the head of the concern, has been sworn out and that his arrest may be expected at any moment. ——_+e-—___ THE ADMINISTRATION IN PERIL. City OMetals of Kansas City, Kans., Nar- rowly Escape Violence. The mayor and council of Kansas City, Kan., barely escaped vengeance on Monday night at ‘The Pacific Mall Steamer City of Panama Detained at La Libertad The superintendent of the Pacific Mail Stenm- ship Company in New York was advisod yester- day by the company's agent at La Libertad, San Salvador, that the City of Panama, which had been detained on account of having politi- cal refugees on board, had sailed from that port direct to San Jove de Guatemala. The agent also stated that the cargo had been discharged at La Libertad and that the commandant at that port had refused to dispatch the vessel. Vice President Houston of the Pacific Mail Steamship Company said yesterday afternoon that he had received a dispatch stating that the company's steamer City of Panama had been seized and detained at La Libortad by the au- thorities of San Salvador because there were political refugees on board. The details are very meager, the dispatch having evidently been “edited with great care by the San Salva- dex oficiales” m. Latona is a ron the City of Panama, He is a political refugee, bound ne Corin to Nicaragua, to San Jose de Guatemala, How this concerns the San Salvadorans ix not stated, but they demanded his surrender at Le inion. Capt. White refused to comply with the order and the commandant of the port refused hith clearance papers. He sailed without them, telegraphing the information to the agent at Panama, who advised him to make the port of Jose de Guatemala direct, fearing the wrath of President Ezeta, who hasan armed force at Acajutla. Capt. White no doubt had towtop at La Libertad to let off passengers. There he was told that his ship would be con- fiscated unless ho gave up the five political Tefugees, whose names are not given. He again refused to deliver up the men, who were under the protection of the American flag, and he was not allowed to proceed on his way. Nothing further has been heard from Capt. White. ‘The matter has been referred to the State Depart- ment at Washington. The San Salvador consul at New York said yesterday that he had received no advices con- cerning the detention of the steamship. He was aware of existing trouble between tho com- any and the authorities, but did not know that it the hands of a crowd of 800 taxpayers. The excitement arose over the proposition af the city council to purchase the plant of the Consolidated Electric Light and Power Company for $340,000. There was much pub- lic indignation over tho proposition, it be- ing believed by many that improper in- ducements bad been offered to the mem- bers of the council to pass the ordinance authorizing the purchase. The indignation culminated Monday night when s mase meeting ofthe taxpayers washeld to protest against the roposed purchase. The meeting was in charge bf Hon Jahn B eect ee ee Several intemperate speeches were rade and finally Mr. Scroggs addressed the crowd from the court house steps. He denounced in bitter language the proposed action of the council. Finally a committee of fifteen was appointed to call at the council chamber and present the protest before the ordinance could be passed. ‘he crowd by its own motion joined the committee and the march to the city hall was taken up. As the march pro- ceeded the excitement grow until the mutter- ings of the crowd became more loud and bitter and finally culminated in shouts of “lynch them” and “hang them.” ‘The crowd had worked itself up to a high pitch of indignation when the city hall was reached. In the meantime the council had been informed of the progress of the mob anda hasty adjournment was taken. The last alderman had barely beat a rapid retreat when the advance guard of the mob rushed into the chamber to be disappointed at finding it empty. The crowd resolved itself into a mass mecting agsin and more speeches were made, te mayor and council being de- nounced as cowards and thieves. Finally the Laughlin & McManus with £1,200 for interest, ‘This item, he said, he could not explain and they thought that it should be investigated. At 6 o'clock Expert Brown had only begun his long statement, but the committee decided toadjourn until next Monday afternoon at 2 plan. The grounds surrounding the home are to constitute an exhibit of model house garden: ing. The important feature of this exhibit is ‘to illustrate how a wage earner can own his own home by paying $10 per mouth with in- terest. ‘The applicant states that there are in this country 5,000 building and loan associations, with a mombership of 1,000,000 and an invested ital in homes of €75, 000,000. dairy test at the exposition, so long under discussion, is now a certainty. Chief Buchanan's plan has been accepted by the ex- ecutive committee of the Columbian Dairy As- sociation. Representatives of seven breeds of cattle have promised to furnish herds for ‘the test, which will Ve the longest in duration and the most thorough and exhaustive so far as cows are concerned that has ever been held. From twenty-five to fifty gilt-edged cows of each of the driry breeds of Devons, Brown- Swiss, Short-horn, Guernseys, Red-polled and Jerseys will contend for the prizes, which will be awarded both to herds and individual cows ‘The tests will be given in the dairy building, where there will be space for fully 500 specta- tors, Rassian Immigrants at Boston. ‘The commissioner of immigration at Boston recently reported to the Treasury Department that the 5. 5. Kansas of the Warren line landed 127 Russian Hebrews at the port of Boston July 23, of which number sixteen were debarred as likely to become public charge. They had been assisted - by the Jewish Relief Society of Hamburg. The majority of these the + commis- sioner says are entirely without means and have no celatives in the states. He said they were im fair health, but, as they have been as- sisted, he decided ‘they are likely to become @ vablie charge and therefore should be returaed. [oa letter to the commissioner in regard to this case Superintendent Owen of the immi- ration bureaa says:{ “In the eases now under consideration the immigrants x to have been driven from their nomes. Their present condition seems to be the result of an incident and of inability to provide the or- dinary necessities | of | life, | You will Therefore accept a bond in the amount of $2,500 for the release and landing of each of the families and a bond of $1,000 in the case of Berry Jucelson, who is alone. The bonds must be of undoubted financial responsibility and provide in each case that the family bonded or eny member of it shall not become a public charge. Cannot Be Weighed After Delivery. Acting Secretary Nettleton has sustained the action of the collector of customs at San Francisco in denying an application for s reweighing of three cases of tobacco entered for consumption after the pay- ment of duties on the weight returned by the United Stages weigher and the delivery of the goods to the importer. Mr. Nettleton o'clock, when itis anticipated interesting de- velopments will occur. +++ _____ FOR THE PRESIDENT’S TABLE. A Get of Cut Glass That Will Cost About ‘86,000. Dorflinger’s glass works, at White Mills, Wayne county, Pa., have justcompletedaset of cut glase for the White House tables. The set was ordered by the government to be ready on September 1. It consists of 520 pieces, consist- ing of everything desirable for the sideboard of a President, froma mammoth center piece and punch bowl to the tiny salt cellars of ex- quisite design. All of the 520 pieces are of the same pattern, and on each is engraved in handsome style the coat-of-arms of the country. The cost of sthe set to the government wili be in the neighbor- hood of £6,000, and glass men who have viewed it agree that for beauty and elegance it is equal to any set of glass ever produced in this coun- try. ‘The works at which the work was exe- cuted are the oldest in America. ——_-e-—____ THE INQUEST ADJOURNED, Death Due Apparently to an Overdose of Chioral. ‘The inquest which was to have been held on the body of J. F. Chick of Boston, who was found dead on Congress Hall porch, Atlantic City, about 1 o'clock yesterday morning, was postponed until today in anticipation of the arrival of some of his relatives. H. Heillmann, @ Philadelphia medical student, who discov- ered Chick shortly after he took the dose of chloral, says he was no doubt in the habit of taking the drug as a sedative, but that on this occasion he had unintentionally taken an overdose. Mrs. Horton, » boarding house keeper on Arctic avenue, says Chick took dinner at her house Monday and spent the afternoon there, and that on going away he appeared much re- freshed. He told her he would return and set- tle up, as the friend who had introduced him toher had taken all his money. He did not seem at all despondent and was apparently in no way anxious to end his life. ‘That Chick had had the position of cashier of the Pacitic National Bank of Boston eleven years ago is evident by the papers found on his person, but it is also evident that since then his career has been downward and that he has been in very reduced circumstances lately. He was about forty-five years of age and of muscular build. ee Results of Yesterday’s Racing. At Morris Park: First race, 3¢ mile—Arab, 1; Terrifier, 2; Strideaway, 3. Time, 1.2734. Sec- ond race, %{ mile—Sir Matthew, 1; Dagonet, 2; Bashford, 3. Time, 113. Third race, 13 seve that the reweighing of merchandise after ithas left the custody of the government is eoutrary to the pri: former raling on that subject. Haplan acd O'Connor's Challenge. Hanlan and O'Connor authorize adouble seull challenge to the world. They will row three miles against any other double for from miles—Riot, 1; Reckon, 2; Peter, 3. Time, iples enunciated in #{ 1-564. Fourth race, % mile—Wyandotte colt, 1; Hyacinthe, 2; Aleade, 3. Time, 1.1434. Fifth race, 3 mile—Sir George, 1; Laurestan, 2; Laurel, 3. Time, 1.13. Sixth race, 83¢ fur- longs—Celia, 1; Ben Kingsbury, 2; Rover, 3. Time, 1.49. At Gloucester, N.. $500 to £5,000 a side, giving or taking expenses | Katie C., 1; Sam D., 2; Panama, 3. Time, 2.43. if the course is in America If any two Austra- Jans will come to this continent they will tee them two single sculling races for 2.500 aide each and will allow $1,600 for ex- ifadouble scull match is made for or more aside. ————+ee. Fire Chiefs Convene. ‘The nineteenth annua! convention of the Na- tHonal Association of Fire Engineers assembled im Springfield, Mass. yesterday, about 300 ebiefs aud assistants being present. At $ o'clock the local department, with the visitors, formed in line, and, after being reviewed by ‘the mayor and city council, marebed through some of the principal streets. Made Collections and Didn't Remit. George P. Fitzmeyer, city agent for the large wholesale tobacco and cigar firm of Le- land Smith & Co. of Toledo, is « defaulter. He took his annual vacation last week, going with bis wife to the G. A R encampment at Detroit. She returned home, leaving him to make, as ehe su) the tour of the w leben, Adayertecagecke reoctvens Weer from mailed in Detroit, saying he would Rever return. This led to an investigation the firm, which developed that he had made co! lections for which he di notaccount. This is 1, i from Band . station at’ 930 and 10:24 0m. All amusements free. — ct. Don't miss the to Colonial and Clifton Y dentate keag m.— Advt. Second race, 434 furlongs—Smuggler, 1; Joe Kelly, 2; Noble Duke. 3. Time, 57%. Third race,’ mile-—Benjamin, 1; Uncertainty, 2; Ketchum, 3. Time, 1.3134." Fourth race, 6}¢ furlongs—Hemet, 1; Wanderer, 2; Addie, 3. ‘Time, 1.2634. Fifth race, 64 Yarlonge—Mabel, ; Octagon, 2; Tipstaft, 3. ‘Time, 1.2034. Sixth race, 4), furlonge—Count, 1; Thorns, 2; Dirigo, Savona First 4 furlongs—Glenoid, At Chicago: race, len 1; Nibit, 2; Miss Bulwark, 3. Time, 53. Sec- ond race, 9 furlongs—Laura Doxey, 1; Ethel, 2: Prince, 3. ‘Time, 2.02. Third race, 4 fur- longs—Milo, 1; Deceit, 2; Fannie S., 3.’ Time, 53. Fourth race, 6 furl Fan | King. 45 Ivanhoe, 2; Lizzie, D., 3. ey 1.19. th race, steeplechase, short course—Evangeline, 1; hos Wiest. stanes oe Omar At Chicago; First race, mi e, 1; Bore, 2; First Lap, 3. Time, 1.43%. Second race, 7 furlongs—Van Buren, 1; Camilla, 2; Alphou: ‘Time, 1263{. Third race, 5 fur- | longe—Addie, 1; Farine, 2; Gorman, 3. | 1.013¢. Fourth race, mile and a sixteenth—Van Buren, 1; Silver Laks Nina Archer, 3. Time, 1.46. Fitth race, 6 furlongs—La Gardere, 1; Mary L., 2: Gudabout, 3. “Time, 1.16. Sixth Hindoo 5 Ora, 2; Neva C., 3. ‘Time, 1.435;. + —__+e-—___ Hon. W. L. Scott's Condition. Asspecial from Erie, Pa.. says: Ex-Congress- man Scott's condition has not improved since yesterday. His rapid loss of strength is viewed with alafm by his physicians, and unless he takes a turn for the better withinafew days First race, 13 miles— |" mob dispersed without doing any damage. ———eo —____ MES. PARKER'S PREDICAMENT. She Exhibits the Divided Skirt and Gets Both Feet Into One Leg of It. From the Utica Observer. The following extract from a letter written by a Utica Indy, who is spending some time at Chautauqua, will doubtiess be read with no little interest by many of the ladies remaining athome. She writes: “Chautauqua has a new fad, and it has taken hold with a grip that isas enthusiastic as it is itm, and as contagious as Chautauqua fads usually are. It used to be said that the young ladies who come here for the summer were the ones who write to come of the newspapers for horoscopes and to others for # cure for freckles. Well, those girls have either all boon married off or have died, for those here this year are swimming on the nigh tide of dress reform, and, under the leadership of Mrs. Frank ‘Stuart Parker of Chicago, propose to revolutionize the world. ‘The first step taken in the matter was by the ‘Womaa’s Club,’ which held a secret conference, presided over by another revolutioniet named Emily Hun m Miller and from which every man was ied. Mrs. Parker took the ‘floor and exhibited an array of dresses, skirts, tights. underclothing, &¢., both on and off her aplen- did figure, in a way that captivated every woman present, and there were a great many of us, Lassure you. All the time she was show- ing her wonderful clothing she was carrying ona harangue against the present mode of dressing that made every corset, every waist- band. every garter and every’ clumsy pet coat in the room ache. As #hé proceeded she wermed up to the subject and became enthusiastic that she got both feet in one “leg of @ divided skirt, and then we all laughed.” ———_+eo ___ Drowned Like Kats in a Trap. The yacht Nellie C., with a pleasure party of four young men and six girls aboard,was caught was of such a serious nature as would cause the detention of n vessel. ————+e+____ FREAKS OF BLIND HORSES, Some Queer Things That the Average Man is Unable to Understand, From the Live Stock Journal. ‘The way in which blind horses can go about without getting into more difficulties than they ordinarily dois very remarkable. They rarely, if ever, hit their heads against = fence or stone wall. They will slide off when they comé near one. It appears from careful ob- servation I have made that it is neither shade nor shelter which warns them of the danger. On an absolutely sunless and windless day their behavior is the same. Their olfactory nerves doubtless become very sensitive, for when driving them they will poke their heads downward in search of water fifty yards be- fore they come toa stream croswing the road- way. Itcannot be an abnormaily developed sense of hearing which leads them to do. thi for they will act alike though the water is @ stagnant pool. Men who have been blind for any great length of time develop somewhat similar instincts to the blind horses. Some one—I find from a fugitive paragraph going the round of papers, aspiring to be of a scientific charactor—says that none of the five senses has anything todo with this singular per- “facial perception. But possibly this perceptive power may have in such conditions as prevail in som- nambulism or in the hypnotic state. Are all such phenomena in man and horse as I have mentioned to be accounted for by the two words “facial perception,” if they mean any- thing? However, speaking of blind horses, why should they cast their coats a% winter comes on and grow long coats at the advance of suinmer, and 60 reverse the order which is the invariable rule in the case of horses possessed of perfect vision? ———+o2+—_____ LELAND STANFORD UNIVERSITY. A Story That It Might Have Been Estab- Ushed in Albany. From the Troy Press. Leland Stanford was born in Watervliet, very near to the present western boundaries of the city of Albany, March 9, 1824. Ho began to practice law at Port Washington, Wis., in 1849. A fire in 1852 destroyed his law library and de- termined him to remove to California, where three brothers had preceded him. Success crowned his efforts there. Indeed, few mon have had the degree of material pros- perity that has crowned Mr. Stanford. Lut his only son, Leland Stanford, jr., died in Italy Just after he had entered his weventeenth year. ‘This child of so many hopes was given regal post-mortem honors. All that the millions of the desolate parents could do to give outward manifestations to their grief was done. For many months both father and mother were heartbroken. ‘Their wealth could do nothing toward softening the blow. Leland Stanford's heart turned to the farm whereon he was born and to the region where his ancestors had lived. ‘The body of his son had been taken from Italy to San Francisco. Mr. Stanford determined to have the body re- moved to the Albany Rural cemetery and to erect there in memory of his dead boy and his buried hopes a magnificent mausoleum. At the same time he had in mind a disposition of his millions that should forever celebrate the name of his ton and that should be useful to the pub- Mr. Stanford began nogotiations with the officers of the Rural Cemetery Association for in a sudden squall last evening on Maumee bay, at Toledo. The girls crowded into the little cabin to escape a wetting. When the squall struck the boat she capsized. Three of the girls were extricated from the cabin, but the remaining three, Lena Sanberg, Ellen Feeley and Clara Bowds, wore drowned. a e Liquorice—Where It Comes From. From the London Times. The British consul at Bussorah, in an inter- esting report on the growth of the liquorice plant on the banks of the Tigris and Euphrates, says that these great rivers, in the part whero the root is found, flow through flat, treeless prairies of uncultivated and nearly uninhab- ited land. For three months of the year hot winds blow and the temperature reaches 104 degrees. For six months the climate is mod- erate and salubrious, and for three months bleak and wintry, the thermometer going down to 20 at night. ‘The liquorice plant is a small shrub, with light foliage, growing to about three feet high, where its root can reuch the water. It grows without any cultivation. No lands are leased for the purpose and no ob- jection is made to its being cultivated. It is found in abundance from Ctesiphon, ten miles from Bagdad, down to Kut-l-Anara, half way between Bussorah and Bagdad. It’ grows on red earth soil, and also on light, almost sandy, soil, where the wood is best, provided it has plenty of water, and the grouud is not more than fifty yards from the actual river or Only one firm works it in Bagdad, and it is well known that the business is a rosperous one. The wood, after being once dug up and cut, grows again better afterward. ‘The timo of collecting is, generally speaking, during the winter, but it is possible all the year round. ‘The root when dug is full of water and must be allowed to dry, a process which takes the best part of » year, especially in hot weather. It is then suwed or cut into small pieces six inches to a foot long. The gvod and sound pieces are kept, and the rotten ones are used for firewood. It is then shipped in native river boats to Bussorah, whence it is shipped in pressed bales to London, and again from there to America, where it is used largely in the manufacture ‘of tobacco. ‘The consul thinks the trade is capable of expansion. ‘The demand in America is great, and shipments are easily disposed of. | Aftor vorting there sill re- mains some useless wood in the Tper cent. From figures sapplied dad firm engaged in the busin the total net cost of a ton of liquorice down in London is about £4. A Large Garden, This, From the Detroit Free Press. Cathay claims the largest garden in the world, as well as the largest in population. It iscalled the “Garden of China,” and has an area around and about Shanghai of 50,000 square mils, or as largo as the states of New York and Pennsylvania combined. It is all meadow land, raised but » few fect above the Bea — the highess ate thoes ae J C being harvested therefrom. Ail i his recovery will be very uncertain. His stom- ach can retain but little nourishment and the bowel trouble continues unabated. All efforts to check the complaint spared for this immense garde: vse ‘the such numbers of biue-bloused men and women [ae Fy nr boas er-grtr meager bes holiday. the purchase of a site for the’ mausoleum and almost simultaneously determined to obtain 350 acres of land, including the farm of his nativity, just west of the boundaries of the city of Albuny, for tige purpose of erecting there the institution that has since, in auother loca- tion, become known to the world as the Leland Stanford, Jr., University. ther arrangement wasconsummated. Re- cently a gentleman intimately acquainted with Sonator Stanford has told the rearon why. ‘The officers of the cemetery association, it is said, knowing Mr. Stanford's great wealth and his greater grief, seemed to be of the opinion that they could get from him a little more for the mausoleum site than a person of ordinary means would be asked. ‘The sum which it is said they endeavored to extort was 75; that is, they asked that amount above the fixed charge for the plot. Mr. Stanford discovered the endeavor. He shook the dust of Albany from his feet and went back to California, where he immodintely entered upon the development of his univer- sity project. in memory of his only son Mr. Stanford has given the siate of California 20,000,000 to be uyed in founding at Palo Alto a university whose curriculum not only includes the usual collegiate studies, but comprisos instruction in telegraphy, typesetting, typewriting, journal- ism, bookkeeping. farming, civil engineering and other practical branches of education. ‘This, the most richly-endowed institution of Jearning in the world, was lost to Albany: ‘New Albany,” as some of its enterprising citi- zonscall it—because,according to this narration, it was thought to be good business policy to overcharge a millionaire $75 for a burial plot. From Le Menestral. ‘The Queen of Belgium isan admirable harpist; the Queen of Italy, to say nothing of her skill asa pianist and singer, is a graceful performer on the mandolin; almost all the English princesses play the piano; Princess Beatrice plays the harmonium in masterly style; the Czar of all the Russias has a predilection for brass instraments and the banjo; Queen Vic- toria and her daughter, Lucy (sic), play the organ excellently; the Prince of Walos isa regu- lar virtuoso on poh eles) Sep be bar is an accom! Pi i$ lute begui the leisure hours of the Duke of Connaught; the violin is the favorite instrument of “& MUCH-MARRIED woman. Jowett City, Conn., in which the bride, though only twenty-four years of age, took unto her- self her fifth husband, a record believed to be unequaled. This lady, born Miss Almira Dearborn, the daughter of an English surgeon in Montreal, was first married when in her six- teenth year to a Mr. Roscampbell, a man nearly seventy yoars old, who died of heart disease within a few days after his marriage, leaving all his property, which was considerable, to his wife. Her wealth attracted many suitors, among whom was James Bee, an adven- turer by profession, who succeeded, however, in marrying her, and, having induced her to settle all she owned on him, converted itinto money and absconded with it. Obtaining a divorce from Pee the lady re- mained a widow some years, when, meeting Richard Harby, a well-known Chicago man, she was once more persuaded by him to change ‘They started on a wedding tour to sity of Mexico, when Harby was killed near St. Louis while attempting to board a moving train. A Dr. Leeworthy happened to be at hand when the accident occurred and rendered valuable assistance to the bereaved wife, and, indeed, so won upon her that fifteen months after she married him. Leeworthy lived a year and by him she had a son, but consumption carrying her husband off ‘she was once more a widow. She resolved then to attempt matrimony no more, and for a couple of years she held Yo this, when 7 sought by Henry Masterville, fascina’ ng Young society man of Jewett City, his plead~ ings and her inclination overcame her resolu- tion, and on last Thursday they were privately married. Though the bride is still young and extremely pretty Masterville ie looked on asa man who has taken his life in bis hands. ——____e-—___ 4 KING AND HIS SQUIRTGUN. Why Alfonso of Spain Has Exchanged = Governess for a Tutor. The decision of the queen rogent of Spain to supplant the governess of little King Alfonso with an able-bodied tutor has a short and curi- ous history. Last winter one of the king's relatives took to him from Vienna a toy squirtgun which he was expected to uso in watering his garden. The squirtgun became at once the king's pet toy, and he did not hesitate to find all sorts of uses for it which were not conducive to the comfort of his little playmates or to the dignity of the women of the court. A few weeks ago at a grand garden party Alfonso half hid himself behind » shrub and shouted at a big general in a light blue and gold uniform. ‘The general approached the shrub, and Alfonso held up a handful of flowers to induce him to come nearer. When close to the shrub the point of the king's Viennese squirtgun suddenly appearcd in the ro and in’a second the fine light blue and gol uniform was spotted and dripping. ‘The gen- gral backed quickly, out of range, and before Alfonso could reload and follow up his victory was safe from further hostilities and under the protecting eye of the queen regent. Alfonso then tried to lure into ambush Mgr. Raffaelle Merry del Val, son of the Spanish ampussador at Vienna, but the young prelate had seen the general's plight and was wary enough to keep several persona between him and his sovereign all the rest of the after- noon. On the following day it was decided at the royal palace that a masculine hand was needed to lie heavy on Alfonso, and the cautious Mgr. Merry del Val was selected to train his majesty. He was to have entered upon his onerous office on August 1. ———_—_+e+______ CREMATED THEIR Joss. A Chinese Family Burns an Idol fer Bring- ing Bad Luck. Froin the San Francisco Chronicle. ‘The corner of Jackson and Dupont streets witnessed as heathenish « scene recently as any four corners of Chinatown ever presented. It was about 10:30 o'clock in the forenoon and the narrow thoroughfares were crowded, but the crowd made no difference to the Mongols who gathered there to perform their heathenish rites. First a bonfire was built in the middle of the street, then a big wooden idol fully three fect tall was carried out and placed in the cen- ter of the flames. Twenty-four bowls of rice were laid out in a circle about the fire; six bowls of fatcame next, and then four roasted chickens. A crowd of Chinese gathered with unoovered heads. First one salaamed to the idol, then another, thon all together. A tomtom was Sounded until those in the distance thought = boiler factory iad started up near by. The big idol grinned and grinned and grinned, aud did nothing but grin, albeit the flames wefe fast consuming his godly person. And as the idol grinned the heathen. worshtp- ers grinned, until it became a grinning match all around. “Him bad luckee,” said Tim Chum, who was asked to explain the queer performance. It seems that the family of Bod Ding Lee was consuming an old patron idol of the family because he brought ill-fortune on the house. Last week Bod Chee was locked up asa vagrant, and on Wednesday Bod Dung fell ill and died. So on Friday the patron idol was burned alive. ——_—_+o A GEORGIA SLEEP WALKER, Strange Story. of an Old Man’s Nocturnal Ramblings, From the Atlanta Constitution. ‘A Sylvania man, who was not aware of the fact that ho was addicted to walking in his sleep, began to miss his clothes on awakening in the morning. Four suits disappeared mys- terfously, when he was constrained to offer a reward of #25 for the detection of the thief. Ono night his eldest son resolved to capture the thief and secure the reward. So he kept watch secretly in his father's room. That night he was surprised to see his father arise, dress himself with closed eyes and walk out of the door. About a mile from the house was a mill pond, where all the men and boys of the neighbor- hood were accustomed to goin bathing. And thither the old man wended his way, followed by his devoted son. The moon was shining bright, and on reaching the pond the son saw him take off his clothes and stuff them up an old hollow cypress log as far as they would go. ‘Then he plunged in, swam around several times and then came out. His son thought, of course, that jumping into it ‘Then it was fanny to see him hunting where /he he went back to the h a. about the occurrence the ni the water would awaken him, but when he up tohim he found that he was stil if for fs clothes. He had forgotten entirel had put them, and so, after a fruitless search, jouse, donned his robe de nuit and went to be: ‘The next morning the old man knew nothing ight previous, but convinced by his son he cheerfully paid the reward. Grafting Teeth, From the Philadelphia Record. Much has been written of late about skin- grafting, anda Reading physician has even succeeded in transplanting # mustache to the upper lip of a woman. But there are several local dentists who have met with remarkable success in grafting teeth. The process is known as implanting, and should not be con- founded with either trgnsplazting or replant- ing, both of ‘which bave boen done for peers In implanting a tooth the gum may have en- tirely healod over: in fact a tooth may be im- planted years after ite pi or has been Te. moved. " With the aid of cocaine the operation is not attended with any great amount of pain. The gum is thoroughly saturated with cocaine andan incision is made exposing the | ages Asocket is then drilled into the me anda tooth, after having been tnd Uighliy’ bound feito plese, ate an iy. bound in its Souk permet all seeeetesoteny See ae nature of natural tooth. epee ‘The Most Powerfal Worker. Although ut Twenty-four She Weds Her Fifth Husband. Amarriago was colebrated a day or two agoat Highest of all in Leavening Power.—Latest U. S. Gov't Report. Reval ABSOLUTELY PURE Baki Powder AUCTION SALES. BICYCLES. ‘We will sell by publie auction in front of the prem- 51 12 OF . Bib oree 9. a Mant Hege SQUARE, (Paysite) st. and run- Fronting 20 feet each on 35th ing back toan alley. ‘These lots commer those seeking homes, they hi which few lots in. G Ow} nt such ‘The eet. Terms: One-tourth cash ; balan three years, with notes bering tnterest att 6 per cent per annum from day of sale, interest seni-aunually, and eeeured by deed of trust Premises sold, ‘or ail cash, at the option vurchasers, A deposit ae a rise Paseo le, otherw! ‘with im fitteen days from day of 3 Tiht is reserved to resell the property at 1! cost of the defauiting purchaser. All com ecost. the and and recor: ‘at purchaser's Descriptive plats and additional information canbe plats mal informal had at The office of the auctioneers, #20 Pa. ave. n.w. RATCLIFFE, DARK & CO., au3-d&de Auctioneers. TOMORROW. EEKS & CO., Au a WwW ‘GST Loutiiane ave,, Opposite City Bost Offtos. LY SALE OF HOUSEHOLD EF- COMPRISING, SEVERAL FINE LeATubt seat GHAluS TURES, CIGAL IGS. c 150 BOXES CIGARS, LOT CLOTHING, SHO! UND.LRWEAR, - GViRALLS, &e.. Ike. LO’ 8 AND STEP LADDEKS. WITHIN OUR SALES KOOMS AUGUST THIRTEENIH, AT TEN O'CLOCK A.M. aul2-it ATIMER p SLOAN, Auctioncers. POSITIVE SALE OF NEW AND SECOND-HAND CARKIAGES. CLOTH LAP ROBES, DUSIERS. HEETS, RUSSET AND BLACK’ LEATHER BOUT TEN SETS. OF HALNESS AND SING TORAG: HER CHANG: ON. SDAY, AUGUST THIRTEENTH, 1801, TEN OF LOCK A. M.. at sale rooms, 1851 and 1.W., we will nell above guods, to which We aitenfon of the ‘trade and private buyers. ‘al. SPECIAL SALE O¥ FIV ROC! On THURSDAY TEENTH, 1591, at E. KERY. MORNING. AUGUST | THIR- LEVE: CK, within our sella larze cousicmincnt of to which the speciai attention of 2 ‘THOMAS DOWLING & SON, Aucts. )OSCANSON BROS. Auer joneers, and D sts. aw. PEREMPTORY SALE OF TWO-STORY FRAME COVIAGE, 10 VE REMOVED WITHIN FIVE » DANS, . Agee I THIRTEENTH, 1891, Ses, Wo will sell at public au der one Two-story Fraine Cottage, situated ou the cor- her of T street’ aud Lincolu svenue, recenty cOn- deinned for the purpose of widening 1 sirest. ‘Terms cash, By order of aus-st ' the Distri-t Commissioners. NCANSON B a PESCaNON BROs., FOUR VERY DESIRABLE BUILDING Lor: “PROSPECT BILL," MlcGLAUGHLIN'S DIVISION, ADJOT SUBDIVISION OF CON. Ou THURSDAY, AU TKTEENTH, 1891, HALE-PAST FIVE O'CLOCK P.M.. in front of fe Will sell ut public auction LOTS 70, rach frontinz 30 tect op T street, near mors x one 4 of about 1s5 feet. Terms easy and made known at time of sale. if DUNCANSON BROS., aus-d&ds Auctioneers, #th and D streets. FUTURE DaYs. LATIMER & SLOAN, Auctioneers, aw. SPECIAL SALE OF CIGARS, TOBACCO, &e. On FRIDAY, AUGUST FOURTEENTH, inl, TEN O'CLOCK A.M, within Our sales roots, 1400 G ‘Feducing stock We will sell, fora local 14,090 Cizers, good brands. IW Ibs. Pin Tobacco. 110 ibs. Smoking Tobacco. 9,000 Cixareices, &c., &e. nig cash." Deaicts invited. metitis” MERTINANS'Stoay, auctioneers. ALCLIFFE, DAKR & CU., AUCTIONEER! R aa $20 PA. AVE. Sa. AUCTION, SALE, OF THREE FRAME HOUSES, NOs, 1232, 1734 AND 1225 TWELFTE 8TEEE NORTHWES! ‘BE REMOVED. FFE, DARR & CO., Aucts. '$ SALE OF VALUABLE IMPROVED UNIMPROVED PRUPERIY IN SQUARE FRONYING ON E STREET SOUTHEAST AND THIBY REET SOUTHEAST, AT AUCLION, By virtue of a decree of the Supreme Court of the Disirict of Coin in the cause Juia BE. Dorman and hi al.. No. 13 ndvs. Bright, e t 2, L will sell at pubi premises, On OL the, MONDAY, AUGUST ‘SEVEN. PEENTH, 1891, at FIVE O'CLOCK P.M., lots 17, Ayand 20. in square 1045. Lot 17 has of on 1 ‘depth of about 8 L trout of So feet wins part of the city rd cash ; balance in two equal install- jears, with interest at 6 per payable seini-an- be Bee decd of sold. All conveyancing to be at the cost of purchaser. If the terms of sale are not compiied with in ten days froin day of sale the property Will be resoud at the risk and cost of defaulting pur hater iter five days’ notice in The Evenina Star, posit on each iot required at tine of saie. HOSEA B. MOULTON, ‘Trustes. THOMAS DOWLING & SON, Auctionsers. FAMILY SUPPLIES. BEST CEAMERY BUTTER... 1 bottle Monw-unade Bact Wii Quart bottie Pure Vid Port, Wine Guedici Quart bottle Pure Swect Catawba Wine, 1 bot 1 bottie Freneh Brat 1 fol.and Gin. 5 bottles (gts, ) Vineu 2 ibs. Best Crean Cheese. Big bottie Malt Whisiy. Suiall bottle Hock Wine, Gisret or Catawba. aull-Im GEO. A. O'HARE, 1337 7th st. nw., nearO. 10 TOT. H.W. CO. AND YOU WILL & ‘Fruits, Vegetables, * Coffees. Allat the iowest ry and ALKER ‘fnd all kinds of Earl; . ctfuiiy, T. H.W it & U0. 946, 943 and 050 Louisiana ave, Borreu: Borres: Borrzez Fancy Creamery Butter 25c. 5 Jare Crosse & Blackwell's Assorted Jams 950. ¥. A. POOLE, THE CASH GROCER, fel2-6m ‘O44 Louisiana ave. 2. ___ MEDICAL, &@. D* LEON, 404 C ST., BET. 4 AND 6TH STS. N.W., ‘The well-known ladies’ physician, can be consulted daily from 10to1and5to9, Prompt treatment. H4¥E You Beex ‘BEEN WAITING FOR ONE THE LADIES’ PEAT CRE i cca atoms ARIFIH. STREET “BETWEEN, RAND a | gl mom ee: STREETS, WES! WASHINGTON,ON WEDNES- DAY AFTERNOON, AUGUST TWELFTH, aul, ALIMITED NUMBER IX STOCE. GORMULLY & JEFFERY MPO. co., ZB. GRAVES. Manager. {Uy25)_1325 14th #t. a.w. ‘NEN RAPID SAFETY BICYCLES_MATERIALS, | loose or broten #Poten tus on, Scesticn tires S01. cor. Gthand Man. ave. PALMER Prop. jim" ‘YOU Want To see THE NEW CAPITAL DART. HIGHESTGRADE HOME PRODUCT. WITH CUSH- We the best assorted lint of towa. rs FRANCE NSS NEW STORE, 1321 F ST. N.W. at st. xe “oman Shp terete. MITH WHEEL MPG. Co. ([# tao COLouBIA SaretY BicYOLE Has arrived. Te beauty and puts all others to sleep, (Call and eee i, G50. 8 ATWATER & 00., 1424-26 Penn. ave. ———— RAILROADS. 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For Williatrayort: Renovo sud Elmira, at 10:50 a.m. a For Will except Suds FORPHILA! IIA, NEW YORK AND THE EAST, 7 11:00 aan. 2210, 3:15, + ay iamneport, daily, 4:20 p.m. DELP: 200 Pe 10-00 and 11°35 p-. am, 22:1, 210, "3 day, 9:00," 11-00 ). 10:00 amd 115 PB a Xprees nan Parior Cars, Meith Diuine Car, to New York, 40 a.m. daily, sunday. jew York . Limited Express with Dini: ‘Car from Baltimore. 4:00 pt. day. rer FO PHILADELPHIA ONLY. Fast Express, 8:10 4.10. weck days and 3-45; ‘ Qa.m. week dare p.m. daily, Limited ore, 5-00, 6:35. 7:20, 8:1 10:90, 11:00 and 1 3: 2, ), 4:30, 4:36, 5: “ cont I 4:30, 0:40, 6:14," 740, 0 ; mee * am. and 4:30 p.m. daily. tome a ao . Fd Seemed Bitte oe WASHINGTON SOUTHERN RAILWAY. IN EFFECT AUGU: ‘For Alexandria. 825, $5, 10-45 2 25, 3:05, : Ga Su < : “S.02 200, 2:43, ocommmsedation . $ee%ticheond and Sas. m. daily. 0:07 08; jan sea jand 10:50 oe jeniue, and at the x8 cau be left for the chect Toldestnation from uotela ed fence 2 Ree™oxv, AND QaNviLEE RAILROAD CO. ee Station, Washunston, D. . Daily, “except Sunday, for Manassas, 8:30 8 ‘Front Royal and 2 11:10 «m.—Daily for Sanassas, Warrenton, Cul- per. Chatlottesvilie, Lynchburg, Danville, . Kaleich, Salsbury and stations We North Carolina Division ; Chariotte and sta:ions Sout! Carolina Division, and siations Avante and Charictte Division to 4, where connection is made in Union Station for all principal pots south and south . New York and Ws grate ners Er ia os meer utwemery and Mobile and Pull be a TS Arrives at Atlanta 4 p.m followite day, ia Dam following day, mediate connections ‘with fast trains for New Orleame _ 5 * ee iar te Tas ae kine ee Baten ons Xo et na New Or: ieee. 1 p, m.—Datly, Express for Lynchburg, , Ka ‘stations ‘orth Carolina Dit ‘sta tiuns dot Division to Augusta, and stations Bection istuadein Union Station forall ponte Sata or hd Southwest. Through coaches New York to At- Sleeper. New York and Washington wilie, balisbury, + Puliman Buffet to Knoxville via Lyncubune, Dan BS vision. TeAINS ON WASHINGTON VISION leave W: ‘6:38 am. irom Chariottesville 8: at 7:30 p.ta, aud 1020 3.2m. ‘and rE 3 age re ee aul AMES L. TAYLOR, Gen. Pasa Agent. JHESAPEAKE AND OHIO RAILWAY. i For Cutcano and ‘Northwest, Vesti Primarily whet an advertiser secks is PUBLICITY for such announcements as he wishes to make. And the wider the Publicity the better, other things being equal. He might just as weil put the money he pays for advertising into an old stook- ing and bury it tn the back yard as to print his inducements where they will not de seen by the particular people whose sttention he aims to attract. What be should use, therefore, is THE NEWSPA- PER THAT IS READ BY THE LARGEST NUMBER OF PERSONS LIKELY TO WANT WHAT BE HAS TO OFFER. Mere EXTENT of circulation does not always insure the kind of publicity required by the advertiser. It is the QUALITY of oir. culation that telis,as well as its extent. ‘That, indeed, is the vital factor in the Problem the advertiser has to solve. Sen- sational and scandalous cess-pool jour- nals, that are chiefly circulated in the slums of a city, and read by the riff-raff of the town, may and often do have a very considerable circulation, as the number of Copies printed and handled indicate, but they are merely glanced at to see whether the new scandal is worse than the old one, @nd then tossed into the gutters, where ‘they belong. They are consequently worth Rothing to the man or woman whose aim is to reach reputable and responsible peo- ple who will probably become customers {f sufficient inducements are held out. What is needed in such @ case is anen- terprising, bright, alert, clean-cut, care- fully edited FAMILY newspaper,—one that cansafely be put in any hands, whose contents tell the whole worid’s news story Of today, not of last week or yesterday) and which is eagerly and profitably read from beginning to end every day by every member of the household, from its dual head down to the help in the basement, and especially by the ladies and children ofthe family, Such a journal is THE EVENING STAR. It bas both EXTENT and QUALITY of circulation within the field it occupies in “Greater degree than any other paper in the world. In these respects it is abso- lutely without @ rival, anywhere, end there is no paper in Washington worth talking about in comparison with it. In Verification of this claim, LOOK AT THE FIGURES: For the six months ending with the 30th Of June last THE STAR'S average datiy circulation was 34,064. For e populs- tion of 250,000 this aggregate is eome- thing phenomenal, even where the city of publication is surrounded by prosperous ‘and populous villages and thickly settled sgricultural districts, as most places of that size are. In this respect, however, Washington difters from other cities. She is practically isolated, having few outly- ing towns subordinate to her or identified ‘With her interests. The circulation of THE STAR 1s, consequently, almost en- tirely a HOM CIRCULATION, with « jarger percentage of the whole output regularly delivered by carriers at the res- idence of permanent subscribers within the city where printed than any other Paper that can be named, no matter in ‘What city or country the same may be printed. This is demonstrated by the fol- lowing daily average UNPARALLELED SHOWING: Served by carriers in thecity, - - 23,377 Miscellaneous sales, over coun- ter, by news stands, newe-boys, ee, - - - - = + + o272 By mail to outlying pointa, - - - 1,415 Total - - - = - - 34,066 ‘There is no mistake or Misstatement: bout these figures. They are substan- tiated under the solemn obligations of an oath, and they may be further veriffed by an examination of the books of the office and inspection of ite press and delivery Fooms on the part of any person having interest in the correctness of the exhibit. Few newspapers are willing to submit to so trying an ordeal. But THE STAR does tt cheerfully. It has nothing tocon- eal, and no motive for exaggeration. The truth is good enough for it. FAIR DEALING 1s ite business motto. As THE STAR in- sists on its right to know how many pounds of ink it gets when !t buys a barrel of that article,and how many pounds of paper it pays for in one of the immense Tolls delivered at its press rooms, so it is ‘willing that its advertising patrons shall know exactly HOW MUCH and WHAT KIND of publicity they are getting when they put an announcement in its columsis. It claims to be THE one Washington pe- per that is taken by the ‘amily, for the family, and read by the family, and es- pectally by all the people in the city who ‘want things and are able to payor them, and it is willing to have tts claims sub- Jected to the most exhsustive and conciu- sive tests that can be devised. In other ‘words, and in short, THE STAR COVERS THE WHOLE FIELD. ITS FAMILY CIR- CULATION IN WASHINGTON IS THREB TIMES AS LARGE 48 THAT OF ‘ANY OTHER PAPER, AND THE NUMBER OF 178 READERS IN THE CITY 18 FIVE ‘TIMES GREATER THAN THAT OF ANY OTHER PAPER. ‘These are the qualities that constitute “Values in Advertising” |