Evening Star Newspaper, August 22, 1891, Page 13

' - - * THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, D.C. SATURDAY, AUGUST 22, 1891—SIXTEEN PAGES. STRIPED BASS FISHING It is Good Sport and the Season is Here. HIS HOME IS IN THE LERF. ‘There is the Place to Have Fan With This Salt Water Salmon if the Conditions Are Right—Biack Base and Other Good Fish- ing. Written for The Evening Star. _ STRIPED BASS IS THE SALMON OF salt water. He fights with the ectivity of the tiger. It may be minutes or it may be hours before he succumbs, but only when he is safe in the landing net or securely held by the gaff is it certain that he won't escape. His appearance in the waters along the Atlantic coast have been growing later yearly, but now he is due and can be seen in his old haunts, and this means some good sport for the angler. The striped bass is the embodiment of pisca- torial sport from his powerful, sharply forked tail to his square, huge jaws and voracious mouth. His body is like tie salmon, iong and oval, but more compact and stout. His gigan- tic, bristling fins are admirably adapted to his congenial home in the surf. He has a large, wicked-looking eye, big, silver-colored scales and a darkly striped back and sides. He rans in size anywhere from six inches to five fect, and in weight from one-half to one hundred ands. He is by odds the gamest fish along Er Atinntic coast. WHERE To CAPTURE HIM. ‘The striped bass frequents the const the Year round, but does not appear in the bays, rivers and creeks before the middle of August or remain much later than the 1st of October. Sometimes he can be cangat in the early spring. The methods of angling for him are as numerous as the places he huunts. Along the rocky shore of New England and Long Island and along the sandy beaches of New Jersey chumming and squidding is practiced. In the bays you can still fish or troll, while in the creeks and rivers the fly rod can be cast with certain success. QUEER USES MADE OF BEASTS. Interesting Room in the Natices] Mu- seum, and What It Contaius An HOW EVERY PART OF AN ANIMAL 18 UTIRIZED— ‘USES OF BAIR AND FEATHERS—PisHES exe AND SCALES—WMAT IS MADE OF Cow moRY— WHAT BOXES ARE GOOD FOR—TEETR a#D THEIR USES—LEATHERS OF MANY RIXDS. Written for the Evening Star. E BIG ROOM AT THE NATIONAL Museum is entirely devoted to a display of the uses to which animal products areput by man. It is one of the most interesting and complete exhibits in the great building. One finds in ita comprehensive picture of human civilization, for the advancement and per- petuation of which the ‘-beaste that petish” are required to forfeit their lives and their ear- casses. There is no part of the inferior brute which man has not discovered a method of utilizing profitably. Take the reindeer, for sample, which furnishes the Eskimo with clothing, habi- tation, boat, food, fuel and light The human race draws upon all creation for ite dress. For this purpose it takes the furs of some beaate, the woven hair of others, the feathers of birds, the skins and scales of fishes and even the armor- plates of the tortoise. The flesh beneath itside coveriny man uses for { the fats sarving for oll tallow act; te blade der and intestines are employed in a variety of familiar ways; the blood is turned to account in refining sugar, a9 a substitute for ink and as a material for doorknobsand buttons; the bones afford a substitate for ivory as well as fertiliz~ ing material, while even the excrement of some auimals is most valuable for fuel. ARRANGEMENT OF THE EXHIBIT. Taking the subjects to be illustrated in nata- ral order the exhibit described shows first the hair of the sheep, the goat, the horse and the igs. The uses of these are dit in a Fie cd pass enous Mitel, with ctpece maw factured from them. There are horsehair cloth, brushes, violin bows and hair curled for stuffing p by twisting into ro wetting it and allowing it to dry. ducts of woven wool appear likewise, and hog’s bristles in the shape of brushes of all sorta. Similarly badger's baiz, made into shaving brushes of the. finest quality: squirrels’ tail ” brushes, and for “camels hair’ for artists also brushes of sable and of the hair inside the ear of the ox; brushes of bear's hair and of skunk’s hair, too. There are military ‘The methods most in vogue, however, are chumming and still fishing. A suitable outfit for bass fishing consists of a stout two-joint rod. One of which, made of bamboo, can’ be pur- chased for $7; a reel holding 200 yards, cost- ing #4. The line should be twelve-thread. An expenditure of #3 more will buy a lot of 4.0 rout hooks and a landing net, a number of sinkers and wire T swivels. ibis completes the outtit for everything except surf fishing. To be equipped for surf angling it is necessary to have a twenty-one-thread line, with three-inch hooks, = landing gaff, some stout woolen cloths or oilers anda stand with » socket in which to rest the butt of the rod. Toenumerste the striped bass resorts would mean to name the bays. creeks, rivers and streams and waters throughout’ the United States, for the bass isto be found in nearly every spot that offers rocky beds or salt wate: ‘The principal places, however, are near the Kew England coast, Long Island, the New Jer. sey coast, Long Island sound aud down the A‘lantic coast. The best places for fiy fishing are up the rivers where the small brooks usu- ally empty. A red ibis or white miller are the best tlies. Cast them gently, so they will sink a few inches below the surface of the water. If the tide is dood, for that is the best condition for ail kinds of base fishing, you will have great sport landing the two and three-pound t run into the rivers. BAIT FIsaiNo, In the creeks and under the banks you can fish in the same way, but it is better to stick to the bait. Attach to one end of the wire Ta heavy sinker and to the other end the line. After fastening the leader and hooks to the horizontal projection of the wire T you are ready to fish. Shedder crabs, squids, red and white worms are equally good as bait. The bait should be well put on the hooks, striped bass pounce upon it with the of a blue fish and is apt to tear it off witho: looking clumsy. The chumming is precisely | like that for blue fish. A lot of meuhaden ic ebopped up and thrown overboard, making an oily slack, which drifts to leeward and attracts the bass in the neighborhood. A slice of flesh from the back of the menbaden is baited on the hook and the line baited by the hook and the bait is thrown overboard to drift with the tide. ‘This method of fishing is by all means the most laborious. CASTING IN THR LERP. ‘The acme of bass fishing is found in the Lerf. ‘Numerous fishing clubs dot these islands from Cape Cod to Point Judith on the Jersey coast, where this is the only sport. Along the Jersey | coast the angler casts from the beach, elsewhere the fisherman stands on a strong uarrow iron wharf which jats a hundred feet or more into | the breakera. The most favorable conditions | sre an overcast sky snd a brisk wind from the | eastward. The sea then is dotted with white caps and the breakers come rolitng shoreward | with large waite crests and crash upon the beach and among the rocks with the booming end rambling ct artillery. A_heavy undertow tears the shell fish from the bottom—tien a dainty feast is his dream. ‘The monarch of the surf is in vironment. Leaping from the for food he defies with his strength and agility the angry waters as the screaming gulls over- bead do the gule. At Montauk Point on the extreme end of Long isiand, where some of the best fishing can be bad, the angler stands on one of the small iron stands that jut into the water and is ciad in oilskius. Behind him rises the precipitous bluffs and beneath and before bim is the sur!. An attendant throws broadcast upon the water @ handful of chopped menhaden from a pail id then fastens some menhaden tiesh on the hook. The Intter swings his rod back- 4 then throws it forward with a rapid The bait tlies forward and settles upon the water a hundred feet or more distant. It settles to the bottom and remains there a few minutes. It ix reeled in and sent out again ‘ring out over the water. Hardly has it touched | it itlsas the bass « e reel ‘The line is almost ot wl captive makes ancther ‘Then it remains motionie as the fish sinks to the bottom. It is | 8 our beiore it ean be reeled in near €nongh to permit the attendant to gaff him. He is carried up to the sh id is found to ‘weigh 2 good twenty-five pounds. OTueR rieu. Weak fishing still continues poor along the Atlantic coast, though several good catches are Bow and then reported. The Meeca of good fishing just now is off Barnegat. Messes of from 30 to 100 caught there daily. ‘There seems to bea surfeit of blue fish also there. They are running im jarge schools along the Jersey coast and np the sound. Sea bass end fluke are another zou catch along the coast. MOMES OF BLACK Bass. ‘The bisck bass season opens on the Ist of September. The best places in the east for Freak plumes made out of the tails of horses, yaks and civets, and. finally, there is s piece of seine deer felt in which the coftin of the Arctic hero, De Long, was packed. uses RDS’ FEATHERS, In another set of glass cases feathets and their uses are exhibited. There are feathers for stuffing parposes, such as those of the goose, the turkey and the chicken. Others, obtained from the ostrich and thousands of ‘ies of tropical birds, are for adornment. Robes of ieathers are shown, all sorts of feather fans and feathers utilized in a kind of painting—an art in which the brilliant plumes are Jaid on in- stead of pigments, producing effects of the most dazzling briliancy. Beautiful also isa bouquet of feather flowers, the delicate plumage exquix itely imitating the blooms of the garden in form and tinting. The employment of the quills of feathers as a substitute for whalebone in corsets is likewise illustrated, as well as the use of the feathers themselves in the waking of sh flies. FISHES’ SKIN AND SCALES. The uses shown foe the scales and skins of fishes are particularly interesting. Savages wear the hide of the gurfish for a breast plate, end as such it serves most admirably, inasmuch as it will turn any knife or spear. A bullet will pierce it, but you cannot chop through it with a hatchet at/a blow. Supplementary to this is worn a helmet made from the skin of the porcupine fish, which is covered with for- midable spines. This, when fastened upon the head, serves most effectively to butt with. The Eskimo make traveling boots and whole suits of clothing cut of salmon skin. Shark skin is employed asa substitute for sand- paper as well as for # durable leather te cove! various articles under the name of “ : Falskine serve for polishing. made into artificial flowers and the outer coat- | ing of them, dissoived in acid, is utilized for making Roman pearls, to which a lining of this curious substance gives their beauty. INSIDE OF BEASTR. It is curious how many methods have been found of rendering useful the viscera of various animals. The intestines of the sheep furnish the article which is known commercially as “‘cat- gut.” Tobacco pouches are made from the Dladders of fishes. The “snelis” to which fish- ing books are attached are the intestines of im- mature silk worms long drawn out. By the Eskimo the intestines of the seal and the walrus are split and the strips sewn ther for waterproof clothing, without which the un- tutored dweiler of the Arctic never thinks of go- ing out in his frail boat Bladders, of course, are used for drum and banjo heads. WHAT IS MADE OF COWMORM. Few people realize that a cow's horn is good for anything ia particular, and yet it is a pre- cious ornament which in skilled hands is sus- ceptible of being transformed into objects of the greatest beauty. First the core is taken out of itand sent to the glue factory, after which the horn itself is sawed into three pieces. These pieces are boiled in oil, which makes the material so soft that it can be rolled out into « sheet like putty. The sheet thus prepared is stemped, colored and put through s variety of processes until it comes out presently in the shape of a most exquisite comb or object in very elaborately carved tortoise sheil. it seems positively marvelous that so unlovely a thing as a cow's horn can be transformed by e magic of man’s genius into products so beautiful. The method of manufacture is illus- trated at the museum by a special exhibit, which woman would find well worth going to see. Bowls, cups and other receptacles,most elegant and ornamental, so thin as to be trans- lucent, are made in like manner from the same substance, as well as from the horns of other animals. ‘Likewise cane and umbrella heads, ves, forks, spoons, pipestems, &c. A real eat horn spoon” is shown made by Indians om the horn of a Rocky mountain goat. itis a ladle with a bowl big enough to hold a quart of soup. Hoofs go naturally with horns, and a display of theta is made in the shape of jewel y, caster rollers for furniture, glue and Prussian ine. WHAT BONES ARE GuoD For. After the horus come naturally the bones. Beef bones are extensively employed as « sub- stitute for ivory in a hundred brands of manu- facture. Poker chips are made from the shin of the cow, for example. Teeth have an ous variety of uses. The tuske of the phant and the walrus are valuable for ivory, | and sperm whales’ teeth are utilized to some | exter for billiard balls and ornaments. Alligators’ teeiu furnish much ornamental Eskimo uses sharks’ teeth fas- siicl When the savage Indian boy kills a wildcat he strings ite’ teeth around his neck. Later on, perhaps, he finds larger game in men, and their tecth go to make him a necklace. ‘In one of the glass | cases at the museum there is sucha necklace | made of forty-eight human incisors ‘aud rej |resenting six human lives. Similarly, ‘the society woman today wears a carved pig's them are the Susquehanna, between Starrucco and Williamsport, and the Delaware, between the Bashkill and’ tie Water Gap. Greenwood lake wili always be considered an Oswego bass Resort. Where one of the Inst is caught, a dozen of the clumsier coarse fish fall victims to the angier. bh caught there nds. The Thousaud m promises to be the for those who bave the time and mozey i Usck bess. This resort has always held ite rep- Utation as a fishing resort.even in off years,and from the present outiook some good fish stories will come from there. — BE HAD TO WEAE A SHEET. Misadventure of Mr. H. A. Christy, fog Man of Buffaic. Chicago Tribune Indianapo:is Spectal When the Peoria and Western train pulled into the station this morning A.M. Stimson, general agent of the Big Four at Lafayette, | and H. A. Christy, « Buffalo traveling man, dis- covered that their trousers had been stolen while they were ina Wagner sleeper. Super- intendent Palmerton, who was on board, found ‘& pair of greasy overalls for Mr. Stimson, mach tov smail for bis 250 pounds avoirdupois. Mir. Christ ped Pe was wrapped ina sheet and together driven in a close carriage to the Mr. Stimson borrowed a pair of train, prowrdns vine sexes Sid It is reported that the Ha: shi Touisant L Overture was among tbe vewsle tock fo tie hurricane of Martinique, ond that some officers and crew were drowned, how many is not stated der. is the place to catch the | tooth’ for a brooch with a gold pin | fastened to it. in of the | Blaus cases is a collection of necklaces made of } claws of various animals—amor them one | composed of the end finger joints, bearing the | nails of four human beings Also are shown | fishing lines, nets, needies, watch chainy, canes, cigar cases, whips and brushes, all of whale- bone. Objects of real tortoise ‘shell, too, are exhibited. Until comparatively recently, strange to say, only the back shell of the tortoise was regarded as of value, but now the under shell is more highly prised, oducts wtat is called “amber shell”in the market = LEATHERS OF MANY KIXDS. ‘The show of leathers is particularly interest- ling. It includes every sortgcnown to be used in the world. First came the fish leather, next the reptile leathers, such as are obtained from snakes and lizsrds; next the leathers from sea | mammals, like the porpoise and the whale, and of leathers from ditt | finally the many kinds fer~ ent land mammals, from the dog to the rhi- | noceros. Some of the samples displayed are rather gruesome. For to, make an acellent leather, resembling p in. These are certainly very | come and eve, donbtlees, valued at a high ESE | Another pair of boots even more ‘are | of boa constrictor skin, and a pair of shoes is _ taade of rattlesnake leather. Among the troduce for shoe soles ‘OILS OF MANY EIXDS. | rhes 3 ofl ep abel, f ; Oib from the nose of the pilot smells like the mins Roares GLUE AND ISTNGLASS. It should not be forgotton to mention the ‘usefulness of fishskins for making glue. The Process is illustrated first by the skins them- selves as theyare obtaited from as they appear after being boiled and subjected to pressure. Finally the glue thus extracted is shown in a bottle of beautiful white crys the residne serving for fertilizer. From tl “sounds” or ewimming bladders of the fishes is made the isinglass of commerce. —— A MILE UNDER GROUND, Ovesrvations Made by Scientists in a Deep Well at Wheeling. Before the section on geology and geography of the American Association for the Advance- ‘ment of Science Mr. William Hallock read an interesting paper, entitled “A Preliminary Re- port of Observations at the Deep Well, Wheel- ing, W. Va.” ‘The question as to the conditions which exist in the interior of the earth, said Mr. Hallock, has always attracted much attention. The most important factor in the solution of this riddle is the determination or estimation of the temperatures there existing. The British asso- ciation has for years seized every opportunity to obtain date as to the rate at which the tem- Perature increases as the earth crust is pene- ‘rated. The most recent and reliable con- tributions on this subject are by Mr. E. Dunker of y, and were obtained from a 4,170-foot well at Sperenverg not tar from Berlin, and a 5,740-foot well at Schlada- bach near Leipzig. ‘These wells are both full of water, the circulation of which vitiates re- sults or renders elaborate apparatus indispen- sable, and the thermometers must be protected from the pressure. ‘The Wheeling deep well, sunk by the Wheel- ing Development Company and by them geu- erously dedicated to sclonce, is 4,500 feet deop, 4% inches diameter and dry; cased only 0 1,570 feet. The strata there are nearly in situ, Undistorted and dipping only 50 feet to the mile. More satisfactory geological conditions can scarcely be imagined. Being dry, ordinary United States signal service maximum thermometers were used and precaution needed to be taken to no Prevent circulation of the air. The thermome- ters were lowered and raised and depths measured by « steel wire. Results: These observations when plotted show a slow inerense for the upper half of the uncased por- tion, about 1° Falirenheit for 80 to 90 tcct, whereas the lower part rhows a more rapid increase, about 1° Fahrenheit for 60 feet, the whole series giving a well defined and rez- war curve, with a deflection nt 2.9%) to 9,000 feet, where xn oil sand occurs. Practically all the ‘rest of the uncased well is in shale. The increase in the rate at which the temperature rises as the bottom is approached ean only be temporary or we should have an inconceivable or improbable state of temperature at com- paratively slight depths. ‘The two distinct scries of observations com- bined in table I nowhere disagree more than 0° .3 Fabrenheit, and hence are very reliable and accurate. “Table II gives comparison of the results at the three great welis. ‘TABLE 11, _ fa} fl a/b | & Nameotwellant | 52) 2 | EF | §E oe te ees a} |e | 135.5 pals. . Wheeine Devetoy- ment Company. ‘Top and wreatest depths Inasmuch as the bottom of the well is sume 3,700 feet below sew level. it seemed worth while to attempt barometer readings in it. instruments used proved ill-adavied to the and the results were unsatisfactory. Samples of air were taken at the bottom, but could not be analyzed in time for use. A series of observations in acoal mine near the well gave asa very p temperature of the top invariable stratum 51.3 Fabrenheit. From the mesn annual tem- ature of Marietta and Steubenville it might fee Bhan 2 oe 4 illing is temporarily stopped, but we ho} to go.5,800 or 6.000 fect. MY: Anton Keyman of the Development Company has generously guaranteed half the expenses,and we are waiting foralucky man to furnish’ the other £3,000, and enable the Wheeling well to be lifted from the second to the first place among the deep wells of the world. The gratitude of the scientific world is due to the Wheeling Development Company, who or- dered and paid for the well, to. s. Kinsey, who drilled it, and to Prot. I. C. White, who discovered it and induced its owners to dedicate it to science. — NEW PUBLICATIONS. THE PEOPLE'S HORSE, CATTLE, SHEEP AND SWINE bOCTON: With descriptions of Dis- eases, and exact doses of Medicine for each. Edited by WILLIAM H. CLAnkR Iilustrated. New York: M.. Richardso ONE WOMAN'S WAY. A Novel. By Eoxuyp PENDLETON, author of “A Conventionar Buie- wig,” “A Virginia Inheritance,” etc. New York: D. Appieton & Cv. RUSSIAN TRAITS AND TERRORS: A Faithful Picture of the Kussia of Today. By E. 8. Laxix. With an Ode by Algernon Charles Swiauurue. Boston: Benj. K. Tucker. THE GREAT ARTISTS: David Cox and Peter Wint By GILbgu? R. Revouave. New ¥ Gharles Beribuer's Sons. Waslungton: Bobert EDUCATION AND HEREDITY. A Study in Soci- vlogs. By J. M. Govax. New York: Cuaries Scribner's Sons. Washington: Robert Beall. OLD-FASHIONED ROSES. By Jauns Watrcous RILEY. Indianapolis: ‘The Boweu-Merrlli Co. Washington: Wun Ballantyne & Sons. THE PRINCIPLES OF AGRICULTURE FOR COMMON SCHOOLS. By L. 0. WINSLOW, A.M. ‘New York: American Book Co. OUR PRESIDENT: From the Atlantic to the Pa- cific. 1991. Kansas City: Mudson-Klunberiy Pubitshing Co. PLANE AND SOLID GEOMETRY. By Sara T. ‘STEWART. New York: American ALBANY STARKS REVENGE. A Novel. By Ricwamp 8. MavRIce, uutnor of “Oat of the Way," ete. St. Paul: The Price-Meuthi Co. LL OF THE RAILROADS OF THR TES, Fe Snowing (uelr $ tbs, Cost, ‘Frame. Earnings, Expenses and Dividend; thetr lols, Ditecturs, OMicers, etc. By MENuY V. Poon. New York: H. V.'& H. W. Poor. Washington: Robert Beall. snes sek Gas ‘News Notes From London. The British government has notified Sir Julian Pauncefote, the British minister at Washington, as the result of along correspond- ence with Lloyds, to bring under the notice of the Washington government the question of ‘the improper packing of cotton cargoes for England. In the Weekly Press several well-known Koute writers eulogize James Russell Lowell's | the i their pleasure that he has Elite annecctive. Pint Necton af tier who was: by Thomas has also appointed Prof. Norton as his literary execu a rs SP etccabasee Mme. ‘make a concert tour of the OPS es ear teter gna an D'Oylev NEW YORK NOTES. What is Going on in the Busy Metropolis. DIFFERENT WAYS OF RUNNING & MAMMOTH BUS- INESS—THE EASY MAN AND THE NERVOUS HUSTLER—PLAYING LANDLORD FOR & DAT— ‘THE TOUGH ELEMENT AT PLEASURE RESORTS. ‘Special Correspondence of The Eventng Star. New Yor, August 20, 1891. Thad an opportunity today to eee the differ- ‘ent way in which men of the same general type conduct the same kind of business. I spent much of the morning talking with two of the leading merchants of the city, men whe are at tho head of great establishments which have from 1,200 to 1,500 clerks on the pay rolls, and 1 could not but contrast their meth- ods. Both are eminently successfnl men, and in both cases you could not help admiring their dispatch of business. The difference, after all, was temperamental. One came in s little late, with an easy, breezy manner, and chatted on s miscellaneous range of topics, in s rich flow of anecdote and shrewd business common sense, for nearly an hour. He had no mail to open and nubod; seemed to have any business with him; in fact, one might have thought that he had very little influence with that administration. I believe two people came up to the lattice work of his Private office during the hour, and both he ‘waved aside good-naturedly and settled back to an unfinished anecdote. Finally some one came that he really wanted to see, and as our conversation had far exceeded the time limits that wero reasonable he bronght the talk to an end and waved the newcomer in for his innings. Iexpressed my astonishment at his neglige. “Well,” said he, with a smile, “there is a great deal goes on in this shop that I don't know anything about. I havea general system, but after all I believe that a merchant is like a oet—he is born so. I come to many decisions ‘an instinct. Ican't explain and I haven't any well-defined idea myself perhaps, but I was born and bronght up in this business and 80 was my father before me, and I suppose it's in the blood.” IX STRIKING CONTRAST. A fow moments afterward I was ushered into the presence of a wiry, nervous, irritable mer- chant, who reminded me of Meredith's descrip- tion of an old maid in “Lucille,” “all steel and tenuity.” He, too, is a wonderfully successful merchant, one of the most famous in America, but he had that worn, hunted, worried look which — accompanies’ overwork, nervous rostration und premature old age. erhaps his fretful look came from having to entertain what apparently was & group of country cousins, who were taking up the most valuable time of his day asking about his relatives by their first names, and showing & great interest in his domestic concerns. In his routine, of course, one could ob- serve the iron system which 1s necessary to all these colossal business enterprises, and yet there was a hurried, flur: ried way about him that was in marked con- trast to the nonchalance of his neighbor ani rival. And yet it may be that he will last longer and outshine the man who has an equi- poise of temperament which makes him seem ike an idier, while he has his hand on the helm of oné of New York's most complicated and important stores, A LANDLORD FOR A DAY. Last week I spoke of the raptures of being “‘a king for « day.” I have just heard a story, which is old enough to be new, touching on much the same subject. I don’t think it has aver “gone the rounds of the press,” cer- tainly not in our day, and, so perlaps it is worth repeating. Many Fears ago two youngsters were starting a hotel on Broadway. ‘They enconnteréd the usual obstacles of lack of acquaintance and reputation, and their enter- prise was rather languishing. ‘Thie threw a good deal of compulsory leisure on their hands and one day, ina desperate mood, they thought they would ‘drop the cares of trade and goa fishing. So they askeda leading dry goods man, who kept a large store just ite, if he would run their hotel foro time and let them have an outing. The mer- int said he would if they would introduce him to the employes of the hotel ax one who had just bonght the concern. ‘This they agreed to do, and every one was called up to the office and told that ‘their neighbor, the dry goods man, had bought the hotel and would hence- forth be their proprictor, and that they must take their orders from him. The partners then went fishing. A OREAT ORGIE. The merchant was a notorious wag in a de- mure way. and he at once began to use the temporary sovereignty which he had thus ac- quired in a very peculiar fashion. He de- munded to know what liquor there was in the bar and the cellars, an ing there was a ood §=— Btock «on = hand he gave or- jers that in honor of his purchase there should @ free invitation given to all employes of the hotel «nd their friends and neighbors, and anybody who hap- pened to be around, to come iu and drink as much as they wanted to. The employes, high and low, began to open the bottles, and the news was quickly carried across the strce: to famous gambling resort, which was Promptly emptied of its patrons. who preferred such an unlimited orgie even to the delights of bucking the tiger. It took but a very short time to finish up all the liquor in the place. ‘This done the new proprietor satd that to still further celebrate the change in ownershi everybody was welcome to help himself to unything he conld find to cat in the house. This precipitated a second on- slaught, ard the larder was soon wiped as clean as the’ bar ‘and cellar bad been., As a last step the “genial” new proprietor invited everybody who cared to do so to go to bed in the house, either with or without taking off his boots, and the bed rooms were soon filled with his guests, and then, to ineure the safety of his friends thus given the freedom of the house, the doors ayd windows were securely fastened. THE NEXT MoRyING. When the true owners returned from their fishing early the next morning they found everything bolted and barred and were cbliged finally to break their way through a window in order to get in at all, and once in, a scene of devastation met their eyes which ‘was simply appalling. Gradually the fucta came out and there was a ther violent scene in the office. The two men and their jocoze neighbor didn’t speak as they by for woeks after this, but presently they became very good friends, for this wild jest was just what the house needed. It flew ull town and made the hotel famous far ‘The story was told and retold and it lost nothing in the telling, and erless bumpers were drunk and suppers red to the mewory of such an original and 6 immediate prosperity which ithas since enjoyed more and more, until it has now become one of the best hotel properties in the city. METROPOLITAN NOTES. What are we going to do with our great pleas- tre gardens? As the city grows they are be- coming more and more rowdyish and unsafe. A great multitude gathered Saturday night at one of these gardens, and three days after @ dead Lody was found in the lot adjacent. This is the third corpse that has been discovered in the sage place within the year. It is a pretty grim retord for a pleasre resort. The place in question bas a bad name anyway, but. the spirit of violence marks other places where multitudes congregate. Th “tough” seems to be abroad, and the “‘inest” is several lengths behind him when wanted. In spite of the pleasant things said to our world s'fair commission abroad, there is an un- dercurrent of hostility that curnot be ignored. Thave seen a letter today from a gentleman who has just made a canvass of Paria, in which he writes that there isan intense fecling of ani- mosity among the large merchants there and throughout France. This is the more to be wondered at because French industries were not so badly hit by the tariff as some, and then, again, France prides herself on being a ‘otection country and is at this moment: ting very aggressively Against the rest of Europe. ‘The splendid performance of the Teutonic has been the town talk in this seaport since her ar- — ey morning. It is REAL ESTATE GoOssIP. ‘What te Accomplished by Small Savings. ‘THE LARGE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT 1s INVESTED TN ARAL ESTATE AND LOCAL ENTERPRISES—A NEW DISTRICT BUILDING AXD ITs PROFOSED LOCATION—OTHRR MATTERS OF INTEREST. MIDSUMMER DULLNESS IN THE real estate market is giving place to the activity of the fall sewson. At loast business is becoming somewhat brisker, although there is by mo means that rush which causesa truly live real estate man to say that he is busy. In small properties dealers say that there is con- siderable being done just at present, and they are confident that when the mountains and the seashore restore to their homes the substantial Citizens who are thore contributing to the bank aocounts of the hotel keepcre some large deals will mature. Of course, it ie natural for dealers to talk s great deal of large purchasers, yet after all they will admit that it is the small investor who gives backbone to the market and forms the basis of the prosperity of the city. ‘There is no fact that is more significant in the recent growth of the city than the large pro- Portion of houses of moderate cost thst have been erectéd. These are the houses of people ‘of small means, and as they are very largely owned by the ‘occupants it is evident that economy and thrift fe a characteristic of the citizens of the Disttict. Not onlyarealarge pro- portion of the residents property owners in the sense that they own their homes, but they are owners of real estate in addition. "The areas of land that have been subdivided into lots and fr sold off-are an evidence of the existence here of | 3° & goodly number of investora in property. Ths anles of suburban. property have been made to residents, and the list of taxpayers contains & very fair percentage of the entire population. To people ‘email means the investment in real estate means s saving of money, and as habits of economy prevail eo the prosperity of a town ivan ‘There is anothor striking illustration of the financial resources of the city in the large num- der of stock concerns that have been organized with a capital contributed almost entirely from local sources. A-well posted business man said ‘the other day that during the past three years no less than nine millions of dollars have been invested in the stock of the various banks, trust companies, insurance companies, railroad com- panies and other enterprises that bave been started to meet the demands of the growing business interests of the city. This is an enor- mous sum of money, and when the investments in real estate are taken into consideration the grand total gives an ides of the wealth of the city which is rather impressive. A NEW DISTRICT BUILDING. Now that the city is to have at last a building for the post office thut will be worthy of the name, it is natural that there should be a strong desire that the offices of the city government should be located in quarters adapted to the transaction of public business. ‘Ihe vigorous utterances, of Commissioner Douglaye on this subject, as reported a few days ago in Tu Stan, were generally com- mented upon in’ real estate circles. ‘There is no difference of opinion on the point of the necessity for a building, centrally located, where all the offices can be accommodated. The location suggested on Pennsylvania ave- nue between 7th and 9th streets is favored by some, while others consider that s site nearer ‘oposed new post office building wou! better aubserve the interests of the public. At any rate, generally speaking, a site somewhere along Pennsylvania avenue would seem to meet with general approval. The erection of two such buildings as the proposed city post office and the District building would certainly greatly improve the avenue, both architect- Twally and in a business way. A NOTABLE HOUSE. ‘The residence which Mr. L. Z. Leiter is building just north of Dupont Circle is going tobe one of the notable houses in the city. ‘The walls are just rising above the foundatidn, and the progress of the work is watched with curious interest by those who walk aud drive past the site. The house will have a frontage of about 100 feet on New Hampshire avenue, and the main entrance will be marked by an immense porte cochere, resembling very much in its yn and size the one at the White House e entire house will be of the same as proportions, and while this fact would give the building’ s prominence among the fine residences of the city, yet the materi used will add the further feature of entire novelty. The walke will be built mainly of white enameled bfick and the trimmings will be white marble. The sumptaousness of the effect will be enhanced by the simplicity of the design, which follows the plain lines of the colonial style of architecture. ‘There will be no attempt to impress by mere ornamentation or by a lavish display of architectural conceits. The building by fie inass and. ite s pruceful pro- portions will GA tts own story of simple ele- gance. es, CIVILITIES TO THE FRENCH. Imposing Naval Heview Of Spithead—The Queen Present. The French fleet, in taking a position be- tween the two lines of British war ships off Spit- head yesterday morning, preparatory to the naval review, maneuvered badly and were swung broadside on the current. The sea, it should be added, was very rough at the time the French fleet was required to take up its position. At noon the skies cleared brightly. At2 p.m. when the signal to dress ship was given all the British war vessels suddenly broke out their bunting, flying masses of bright flags of all shapes and many colors. The French fleet also drewed ship in due course of time and the three lines of fine war ships riding to the neat sea, which kept them .tugging at the anchors, appeared remarkably powerful and vicious. ‘The queen embarked upon the royal yacht Alberta at East Cowes, her majesty’s ship In- vineible, the guard ship in Southampton waters, firing a salute, and the crew maning the yards as het majesty stepped on board. Outside the harbor the Alberta ran along- side the royal yacht Victoria and Albert, a handsome vessel of 2,470 tons, and the queen was transferred to that larger and safer vessel. ‘The Vietoria and Albert, accompanied by the royal yachte Alberta and’ Osborue, by a num- ber of private steam yachts and by several steamers loaded with pleasure seekers, started for Spithead in order to review the French and Britieh fleeta. 80 soon as the Victoria and Albert, flying the — standard, entered the lines of war ships H. M. $. Camporeown, tho British flag ship, signalled to man the yards, and with wou- derful rapidity the blue jackets swarmed all over the war ships and then remained standing on the yards, their arms extended along the back ropes, like so many men turned to atone. When the Victoria and Albert entered the line of ironclads royal salutes were fired from the British ships, and as the royal yacht ap- proached the French squadron the vessels com- it also thundered out royal aalutes until, owing to the murkiness of the air, the two fleets were enveloped in clouds of gunpowder smoke, and from a distance on t havereadily im- agined that the iron monsters were exchanging shota in real deadly earnest. Slowly, steadily, a dainty thing of peace amid so much show of rude warfare, the royal yacht steamed fast the French war ships, the crews of the latter greeting her presence with hearty cheers, which were responded to by the Briti farsand re-echoed by the excursionistg After passing down one of the lines of British and French war vessels the Victoria and Albert returned up the other and similar line of nel e Marengo. ‘I 'renc! contuander-in-chief, Admiral Ger AUCTION SALES. FUTUKE DAYS. ATIMER & SLOAK, Auctioneers, [409.6 ot. a 10] ee titre IN “Ss x Po ITH ‘TRUST! Be ee RARs 5 escort 1s BRANDS. | EARS ERE Solio, 16.000 FINE CIGARS; aulddis LOT CHAWENG TO! ae. [THOMAS DOWLING & SON, Auctionsers. 'HOMAS DOWLING & SON, Avéts, ([ HOMAS DOWLING & SON, Auctioneers. PEARS ARTO OCR IS, SF On. jus! in- Y Teast oh Property. A Ve reauired hep the Droperty i the ferme nre not compited Sith tn ten dan Besey da y will be resuld et riuk and comt ot THOMAS DOWLING & Soy, NAuctioneets. WALTER B. WILLIAMS & G0. Auctionsers. CONSTABLE SALE OFA OF GnotEiN Es. eee EL POR Bs Ow F3P oe! TER SCAI on” a EN O'CLOCK AM... F'shall t northwest, iG. REFRIGI TWENTY-FIFTH, at sell, at store No. 1238 ‘SWell-agsorted stock of Groce- » Soaps, Candies, Spices, Jesls warns anda weneral assortment o found in a first-class crocery store. “ DANIEL, McLAUGHLIN, Constable. ATIMER & SLOAN, Auctioneers. TRUSTEE'S SALF OF HOUSE! By virtue of a certain deed of trust ‘in Liber No. 1508, folio 400, et seq. the laud records of {he District of Coluzbia. wif at public auction, wi salesrooms of Latiner & Si Tatu" "survet nortitwest, os MOMD RN AOS Cat ‘TWENTY-FOURIH, 1: |, CommMenci at TEN O'CLOCK A. M., the folio Mlescribed the opal decd ott nastrenaas is guaran, Ate Manes, Marble Clock, 4 Oak Chairs. ALSO Bay Horse ana Harness, ‘Terma cssh. dé anls-ate CHAS. 5. FRASER, Trastes. RATCLIFFE, DARE & 00., Aucrioners, 20 Pa. ave. aw. MOST COMPLETE FINEST SALES AND T CENTRAL Loca’ % [AL ATTENTION PAID TO z STUCKS AN Mt GOODS: AND. LIsERARY PROPER _ BN fURE AND GENEKAL MERCHANDISE, TRUSTEE, ASSIGNEE, GOVERNMENT AND ‘COU! A SEVAUATE BUILDING, 990 © STREET NORTH- Vint ne PnbSee Oe: 13 EDUCATIONAL bth - opens mathematics, Lath Uages. freyine woke na Pe asCosch weadi Sim "Mies CLAUDIA SPURT. eit. Te COLUMBIAN UN: VERSITY. Schoo! : Acus P; HONOGRAPRY ax Bestxsss Suen te oy DSi ytaye Arithmetic, ‘Spelling, Telegraph. ‘Typewtiting sed 2020-3. ALL SOTER HACE Pur Fons raw and part perfectiy. colors, china ahd olf painting. ‘Satundas and te the wonderful provress of students. Portraits Seorder from $10 t0 3/000 The teacher. IMOGENE BOBINSON MO. Chas had 12 inedais and studied 13 years with the most celebrated artiste in Enrope. ,000 worth of etings on exhibit for sale. National Academy of Fine Arta, 804 at EseRoN TRetrrcre, ry and K sts. Lath st. bet. 1 Select Classical and Mathematical Slee for Youne Men gd ove. qoxukTa ‘YEkat varius Weems. the Duuding has been thor- ‘and renovated, ttuportant siditigns Lave been taade, a piay roo has been provided fortee teen spared in protestite fortne weak oa Sn aert y apared in peorcoatite ferns weak ee aneae Darticubars, Citas. B. YOU year. For Principal. ‘COMMERCIAL COLLEG Wer Oe Hin P. 0. This colloce was ewtablished it, 18s and has been ; | constantiy edvancina Until at prevent it ie ope Sof tie best commercial instit hy | r Washine: than 150 pupils were enrolled inst year. Baca Mere and cu mas ball. on the coruer of 4th and Septet ate wits froin “and alter Septem: DEVOTED T0 THE SALE OF HORSES, CARRIAGES, WAGONS AND HARNESS, STOR- 1 departs ard Uj MEMS CATAL 10k Ok ASVENTORY SADE. 1438 ¥ ®t. roma wi - ‘So, chs, Mises Baris, boarding snd day schoo! for 920 BENNGTEVASDE AVE SW. ung ladies and Little children Feopen Septem Where you will wet po ‘ana bers. ute tion for all your business, mutch oF little. auss-0t WAS ReTos, CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC, SSS SS | Wa aTON, CONSENT Year. EDUCATIONAL. Sorat hc. "Free advan: a SS OUT OF WASMINGION, S? JOHN'S COLLEGE. ANNAPOLIS, ND. D * 10.d Session coussneaces 18th September, Excellent Preparatory S-licol attached fur orn Eto 16. LION OF CANDIDATES FO) THE NAVAL ACADEMY. => SOR ‘Addzeus the President, THOMAS FELL,LL. D..PH.D, a HAGERSTOWN SEMINARY COMPRISES REE 1d Art Conservatory. A Hisitr'Collere and Sina ead a x Schoo! for witis. wend for catalonue, “Roe, Ce eet Sb. Brendants agtetowee Sal re as ai ee PHE FREDERICK FEMALE SCMINARY WILL ogame Freya emai, September 16, no, Walia aie its x n- Frederick. Wa. Jy8-st OCKVILLE ACADEMY, ROCKVILLE, MD. Reopens seerenvun it 2 haute tron Wask re, For cata JNA, Principat. auty-im? "Terns mot PINCKNEY Mago: 307 2.82. 3.5, FRESH Lessons, pao D aresaive system. twety lessons, #10: le. mentary class, twelve lessons, $1.7 130 veiLLE* V. PRUD'ROMME. No#¥oob issrirer, WASHINGTON, D. c. ‘A Select snd Limited Boarding and Day School for ‘Young Ladies and Litue Girls. ca ‘Tenth seston begins WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20. Address the principals, Mr. and Mrs. WM. D. ©. LEGE. Gonducted by the Brvtliess of the Christian Schoo! Situated upon the sope of oue of the Picvuresa Bils overlooking Eulicort City Howard’ county. Sd: Seats are‘recotved as buasdgre sr ing Soeieta ‘Bor lars address BRODER DENNIS, OW. ‘Twellth year begins September <8. ss ic extra. ol Chiculars address SISTER SUPERIOR “autism EMSRS thi vntisrry scuoor ‘opens SEP. rs m TEMBER 16._ For ink thor ma" CHAPMAN MAUTIN. M.A [YX BALL, } BOARDING AND Day ut Forest Gieu, Md.. will ‘aul-1m EWISTON HOME SCHOOL FOR GIRLS, ‘Lynnwood. Rockingham county, Va., ‘MISS ELEANOR C. WHEAT, Principal. SIXTH SESSION OPENS SEPTEMBER 9, 1801. This school is situated immediately ou the Shenan- Valley raiiroad, th the most healthful part of the ‘of Virginia.” It ts, recom LLABD'S (OFFICIER D ACADEMIN, and PREPARATORY UNIVERSITY Ouiy st hie SCHOOL OF LAN. at SOs. IAN BUSINESS COLLEGE, . comer of Th Fogspen, IX 33 THE SPENCE! ™ Bank of the and ats. nw. —. “8 tectural Drawing and Civil shen ior the schoinstic Sear of "W102 on beytezsber 1, ay" sceuivns.” “Applications recerved af ai ‘BENNY C. SPENCES fy22__ Mra SAMA A BPEROEIE Voss Pees ACADEMY OF THE HOLY CROSS, For Youn edt and Late Gist, Will reopen Sept 1d Lal guooae (Col tmBiA coLtEGE oF commence, Gis La. ave., opposite city pest oties. * cAtmuier semaious’ Devitt Sune 2 hates redaced. vabey ed da parents | Writing, Citculary oy aptlietion tes OMG AYP Vision ot thetrdauraver scuncation < Specafertestion | 2 —___©-K- URNEM. A.M... Prin oral aud iphyaicel traiuiay of JE SCHEEL, TEACHER OF PIANO, RGAN rs pecialty. Terme: ‘Board’ v ‘a8 well as those wishing to be qualied as per- tuition Latin, French and instra n oF teach ES Lethe. w, music, £480. For circulars: ie the pruncipsl or ap1d-s& wm’ vo 309: Decker, ‘Btationer, 1) SS ews city. |p 188 AMY C LEAVITT OF BOSTON, EW ENGLAND CONSERVATORY, FOUNDED BY Dk. CARL FAELTE: i. Director, ‘MUSIC—Instruction in Piano, Organ, Voice, Violin, , Harmony, &c. Class Tuition, 20 lessons, €10 to $30. Private lessons given. Recitals, Lectures, and Orchestral Practice FREE to all pupils. ELOCUTION—Oratory, Dramatic and Lyric Action, Fine Arts, Lancuages, Literature, Piano and Oran Tuning. ‘A comfortable HOME for Lady Students, Calendar froe. FALL TERM BEGINS SEPTEMBER 10, 1801. FRANK W. HALE, General Manager, Franklin Square, Boston, Mars. aul-s7t APLEWOOD INSTIT CONCORDVILLE, ECON P\ ber year. One of the best schools to intrse with enerky aus dues of lite: Boyy under 13 yeare Si5y. Jelveode"' J. SROuTtADUE Vales AM. Prin. KOOKEVILLE ACADEM ‘PREV: x B ‘West Point, the coun i ie ut ersity SWARFIELD, Brookeville, Montyoinery county, Md. a pROUPEST HILL OVERLOOKING TEE EEE HOBPECT WILL, OVERLOOKING THE BEAU- P ‘alley: tee, fruit slinde, Yet ag Gi ba ad 19, sing wi le ‘une: Apply to HENSON SIMPSON, Nortu Fors, Loudoun county, Va. dyz3-theea,tulan ‘PISCOPAL FEM INSTT 5 Rs ie en igTITUTS, WINCHES: rhest «rade, thorvwuchly equipped with specaliscs ets. sil depagtunenia. Catalovue sent: a. wae: SMITE. 127 M st PLANO AND WARMONY, _Lessons during the suiumer. : (CNL BERVICE | EXAMINATIONS SUCCESS fal preparation, full information. ‘cont Siteat:cn. "Sper! styntion to these wisecnetee jose whose early Ueation bas ion tor cullexe, Went Fount. Anngpatm ahd’ aif exauunations Type: SW. FLUNN. A.M. Ivy Inatitute, 1870, 8. W. cor. bth and K sts. aw. Tae sentrrz scxoor oF LANGUAGES 723 14th ot. ow. Open all summer. Lower summer rates. Preparing for collere a specialty. pase Kew, ist Resmi ae, i eebaLorscivirsemniceimermoteaND ‘inDewe L207 10th ._ Pups pee. er: cio OUT OF WASHINGTON, PRACTICAL EDUCATION TUITIO} Tek net seal SE De BE. aLVORD, c. B, a oe aull-tr $150 Ze ere < SAME coe: PUplis at Oldest! Largest! Cheapest! Best! The Evening Star Is the O_pEsT and most firmly established newspaper pub- lished in the District of Co- lumbia, having won the high position it holds in the confi- dence of the people of Wash- ington by forty years of faith- ful and unswerving devotion to their interests, without regard to any other influence or con- sideration whatsoever. THE STAR is the Larcrst Paper published in Washing- ton, with a general equipment and printing facilities three-fold greater and better than those of any other Washington paper; and, having the full Day Re- ports of both the New York Associated Press and the United Press, supplemented by an une- qualed service of Exclusive Spe- cial Dispatches from all promi- nent points in America and Eu- Tope, it prints more and fresher Telegraphic News than any other Washington paper can possibly supply, furnishing at the same time a greater amount and better quality of Local, Domestic and General Intelli- gence, and a larger quantity and higher grade of Original and Selected Literary Miscel- lany than any paper in the Dis- trict. Being delivered at the homes of regular subscribers for the trifling sum of ten cents per week, THE STAR is much the CHEAPEST paper published in the District, as well as the Best. THE STAR'S circulation in the City of Washington is more than three times larger than that ofany other newspaper, and the number of its readers more than five times as many. As an advertising medium it there- fore stands without a competi- tor, whether either EXTENT or Quvatiry of circulation is cons sidered. That the intelligent public thoroughly understands these facts and acts upon them is conclusively shown by the steady and rapid growth of the paper’s business both in circula- tion and advertising patronage. Note This Point. THE STAR gives the exact figures of its circulation every week, and cheerfully opens ita books and press and delivery Tooms to any person having in- terest in the correctness of its statements, so that its patrons know precisely how much and what kind of publicity they are THE STAR is the only paper in Washington that thus takes