Evening Star Newspaper, August 29, 1891, Page 13

THE BATHING BEACH. Where the Boys Enjoy Themselves | in the Water. A MERRY CROWD A7 SUNSET. A Star Reporter's Visit to the New Beach—No Breakers, but Plenty of Fun—A Policeman | for Protection Instead of Arrest— Where the | Festive Mosquitoes Get in Their Work. = MAY BE THE RELATION. ship between cleanliness and godliness— as set forth in certain advertisements of later days—it is beyond question good thing for ce where they can wash. Bath tubs are luxuries in some quarters & city’s poor to have some pl and water iss scarce commo:tity 1m others. Bathing, therefore, is for them largely a pas- time, nota duty, and the result is dirt, and, succeeding dirt, disease. Washington has apparently ignored these facts for a long time, but the day has come at | last when the folks without bath tubs, and those | ‘who don't believe in bath-tub bathing, can keep themselves in such condition of bedy and frame of mind that the advertised relationship set forth above may be counted as a posmbili But beyond all morai and economic views of the matter there isa very large and import- ‘ant class in the world that must swim. This class is always large and necessarily important, for it is the future world—the boys. If there is one thing above all others thas a bo; a plunge into a cool pool of water, about the water, hurried crawling back into moist clothes and a home-going that is full of the pleasure of fear that cannot be analyzed. Swimming is to a boy what terrapin isto a grown-up gourmand, or a new bonnet toa woman. It is one of the goals of life. EN crnizs. Bat one of the greatest drawbacks to boy life in @ large city ts the imaccessibility of cool pools and the danger of other sorts of swimming than that which is afforded by brooks and mill ponds ¢ boy who is fond of nd may pity go forth to him who is not—there ean be no grea tion than the lack of a swimming pla In the country the market is overstocked with | them, but in town they areata premium. To be sure, it adds to the pleasure sometimes to walk five miles in the hot sun for half an hour's refreshing dive and paddle, but time counts as woll as warm weather, and there are dinners to be missed and scoldings or even worse to get, and a boy, besides, does not want to walk any WASHINGTON FALLS IN LINE. Bo itis that both for the good of the town and the pleasure of the boys it has come to be regarded as necessary in all large cities now- adays toestablish bathing places within easy access of everybody and sufficiently guarded from general observation to prevent the use of them from becoming a public nuisance. Wash- ington has heretofore this dit has only been after the ex- ample has been set by nearly every other city worthy the name in the country that the capi- tal bas followed suit and established » bathing beach for the public use. ‘THE KEW BEACH is located on the eastern edge of the great tidal reservoir that forms a part of the flats im- provement system. The place is just west of the Washington monument and well screened from the view of passers on the roads of the grounds by good-sized bank and some cur- taining willows. The water is clear and cool and unpoliuted. It rises and falls with each tide and is far less muddy than the water of the river proper, which is stirred up into a saf- fron bue by every rain that falls in the moun- A Goon stant. There has been a good deal of talk from time to time about the necessity of a well-regulated bathing beach in this city, but it was only last winter that Congress was prevailed upon to set aside the large and munificent sum of £300 for the purpose of establishing sueh an institution. ‘This sum ts about one-tenth what it should have been, for 1% has been found that bathing beaches are not as cheap as sugar and that they must be made well to ve of any value. Unt the start that has been made here this year will be of in- caleniable value hereafter as the Leach in added te and improved aud as the public gets to be educated to the idea of free aud general buth- ang. ‘THE PROJECTOR. ‘The credit of the establishment should be given without reserve to one public-spirited citizen, whe has given not only his time and energy, but his means as well. to the project. For some years past Mr. W. X. Stevens of this hus Leen in the babit of utilizing the sbel- tered portions of the new ri front by the monument for bathing purposes, being an ex- cellent swimmer and enjoying the sport with a Zest thas seems a retained part of his boyhvod. At last he built himseif a small house near the ‘exige of the tidal reservoir, among the trees, and there he and his boys’ and his neighbors and their boys went in swimming. WORKING BARD FOR IT. ‘That was the start of the bathing beach. As time went on and the daily papers were filled With accounts of accidental drownings of boys taking surreptitious swims or of youngsters taken before the police magistrate charged With violations of the city ordinances on ac- count of their desire to keep cool and clean the idea became stronger and stronger wit! this man’s mind that what the city needed was 2 place where boys of all ages and colors, boys in their teens and boys iu their forties might go wewimming without danger of drowning or fear of arrest. He set about cresting a public sentiment to this effect, and he bent his per- sonal efforts to the end of obtaining an ap; Pristion that might suffice to start the project. lis success, though not as financially great as it might have beex, could not be more com- plete in the way of convincing the town that it Was running a grave risk in not giving the rising generation a chance to drink to the fall that cup of pleasure that is often muddy and sometimes fatal. The beach has been running now about a fortnig ght aud it is yet uncompleted. It was thought, however, that as yo was drawing to a close it was uselem to wait until it should be entirely spent before opening the privileges of free bathing to the public, and so the boys have been allowed to use it as they Pleased, though they have not the facilities of ressing rooms or of the proper guardian- ow THEgrAcH. Stan reporter stood on the bank of the Teservoir last night and watched the antics of the bathers. Thesun had just set and was throwing blood-red lines acrons the still water, broken bere and there by a black head as its | owner dettrously paddled his way out into the deeper part of the busin. The mosquitoes were beginning to come from the willows and thrust their anatomics into other people's affairs. fF Was quiet, save for the shouts of the that gurgied up mingled with the sound of splashing water. Through the monument grounds there streamed several lines of boys, tame going. others coming, the former with their hair wet and dangling little bundles of damp cloth by strings, the latter with their eyes full of eager expectancy and their faces covered with the day's dust. Ou the banks of the basin stood and sat half a hundred specta- tors. Some were grown and they watched the ‘antics of the boys in the water with « wistful Jonging that sccmed to tug at their buttons and bid them take one plunge for the suke of old times. But there were others who were boyw of the present, whose mothers would not let them swim, and whose consciences would not let them risk detection. ‘ME MUDDER WoN'T LET ME. Perba si is nota temptation toa boy sitting on the side of @ pool wherein bis companions are disporting themselves, watching every Movenent with the eve of a connoiseur, and with & mental action strong within of « talent for «summing equal to that of any other lad in the world! fei The bathers are all provided with cov ‘Phe garueut may be slight, it may be x unt wothing, % may even rival the custom of ing. © depriva- | igh | 7 HE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON. D.C. SATURDAY, AUGUST 29, 1891— ‘a ballet dancer, or it may lack color contrast, but it is there, nevertheless, and so the public receive. Perhaps the best and most wholesome bather« have been watched with interest on | several occasions by large parties of ladies aud their escorts, seeming to ta comedian. ALL KINDS OF BATHING SUITS. of the beach to requir snits, such as are used at the seashore, as soon will_ be in about two more weeks. There can- not be any possible objections made to the pub- | icity of the bathing. As it is, some of the gar- acter. Old trousers sufficiently abbreviated permit the free action of the legs, underwear ‘an unmentionabie sort treated in the same manner, regular bathing trunks and even arti- cles approaching in cut and appearance the traditional swaddling clothes of infancy, all be seen on close scrutiny at any time on day but Sunaay at the free wash tub back of the monument. THE HOURS FOR BATHING. ‘There are no regular hours for bathing on the beach, though the greatest crowd comes at about 6 o’elock. The boys come straggling along all day, — — in the morning _ cool plunge for awakening purposes, others during the middle of the day Tlie Ge oun hottest and then others in the evening when there is nothing else to do and there are no {cares or time demands to interfere. Hun- dreds nse the beach each day, about the same | crowd a# nsual, but with constant additions ns the news of the existence of the place becomes known among the hoodiums and waifs of the ad the well-to-do youngsters as well. | Among the regular patrons of the place is Mr. | Stevens, who takes his early morning plunge with the zest of a boy. ‘THE BATH HOUSES. One hundred bath houses have been erected ou the banks of the reservoir, which have been filled in to the edge of the beach with soil taken from the site for the W: and Georgiiows: poouk isere:? Thaeb Geastana are simple in their architecture and are built with « view to economy rather than taste. They in two rows, each contaiting fifty eom- par Tows are separated by about a hundred yards, and when all is ready at the beach one of them will be devoted to the use of white bathers and the other to the swimmers of a darker com- plexion. At present, owing to the uncompleted state of things, the houses are not in use at all, but the boys are compelled to undress and don their swimming garments in the shade of the willows back of the houses. It keeps a police- man busy ail the time instructing them as to this point and preventing them from complet- ing the transformation right on the beach. ‘Two officers have been detailed from the city's police force to guard the property around the beach and to preserve order among the bathers. Private Loftus of the first precinct goes on duty at 7 o'clock in the morning and strives with the boys during the day until 7 in the evening, when he in relieved by Private Cotter of the seventh precinct. The latter stays on duty all night and goes off again in the morning at 7. This is necessary just at present, owing to the unfinished state eh bee week: THE “cpp” ON HAND. It was Mr. Cotter who stood in the light of the setting sun last evening and told Tux Stan reporter how the boys came and went, how they behaved, as if they realized the extent of their privileges, and bow they swam like little fiends until it was too dark to see. The boys were coming out of the water and going in on alisides. They shivered when they emerged and senttled for their clot! ling to their co1 panions for help as they tiptoed around trying to find towels or shoes or collar buttons. Some of them had no towels, and the way they slid into their garments was marvelous. rs liad no shoes, and they were soon dressed aud off toward home, whistling to get the blood back into circulation.’ Then there were those who did not need collar buttons, because they did not wear collars, and they were happier still, for they had even less bother after they emerged from the water. It was a task for a man with a handred eyes to keep the boys from crawling over the tops of the doors of the bath houses. They wanted to get over jus because the policeman did not want them to get there. He was a man who might have set a pace for Job, he was 0 pa- tient. He overlooked many’ things that he knew were done to tease him, and be made great big bluffs at being very "mad when the boys insisted on dressing on the beach, while he was struggling with the corners of his mouth. AT THE LOCKER The apparatus at the beach is simple enough, just a lot of sand strewn over a space about a undred yards in length, and two little wharves built of planks in the form of steps that go down to the water on each side, leaving a runway a foot wide at the top, ending ina long springboard of oak. ‘There is one of these in front of each of the rows of bath houses, reached by stops leading down from the center | house. Much reliance is placed upon the strength of these springboards, which are of | selected stuff, with their bases set ten feet into the structures and in every way trust- worthy. It is wid that they could hold a weight of 500 pounds at the very cud, but it is not probable that any boy will resort to | the beach with that much flesh on him, and the boards are not likely to be tested. —. ‘WATCH DE FLIP FLOP. ‘The little fellows stand out on the extreme edge and do all sorts of antics. They devise innumerable ways of getting wet, not seeming to be satisfied with » straight, simple plunge. They drop off ht. they fall aff sidewars, ¥ turn somersaults and some of them, ticulariy a tall youth with m white wait, Rave achieved the arf of making twe turns before they strike the surface. act ts watched weanre tenets ceosntaes « jor se the acme of the swimming art. - ‘TUE LITTLE oWns, The younger ones remain pretty close to the shore around a eand seow that is half stranded on the beach, the proverty of the contractor. They scramble ou this and use it asa sort of house of cE and 2a off 7 have foot Taces op terminating te id the ttle boys paddle around. Dy. fie sides in perfect safety. There is a need for something in tee way of a font anchored midway between the wharves about fifty fevt out, where the swimmers can rest in their antics. This will j Provably be put inas soon as there is a fund mind is saved a shock that it otherwise might sign about the whole enterprise fe that the | as much pleasare in the antics of the youngsters as the average theatrical audience does in the capers of the It is the intention of those who are in charge Il bathers to wear full as the entire work has been completed, which | | ments used are of a decidedly make-shift ehar- | ments, twenty-five on a side. The two | for the of improving the beach, along with several other fecilities that can now be seen are quite necessary. SDOUE JONES AND HIS LIFE PRESERVER. So far there has not been the least accident. One or two small boys sitting on the wharves watching the fan have tumbled of into the water, but they have been qtickly hauled out and set on shore again by the swimmers. The nearest approach to @ tragedy occurred on ‘Tuesday evening, when. after all of the other bathers had gone. a small colored boy, perhaps | ten years old, arrived to take abath. Hecouid nd go he brought along a life pre- of those intricate affairs that river sts are notified will be found under | the seats or in other impossible places. ‘This | one was all right, except that it had no straps at the shoulders to keep it in place and it was built for a much Jarger individual than Jim- | me Jones, which was the name of the young- ster who tried to nse it. He was warned by Mr. Cotter that he had better stay around the end of the wharf and the officer kept an eye to hie welfare. The Iad paddled along very well for a time, but when he floated out beyond bis depth he. lost control of his arms and legs, and they begen to fip avou in such a way that the life preserver slid down from his waist toward his ankles. He was ina sad predicament, and he yelled us lustily as his choking mouth would allow. ‘the policeman heard Lim at once and shoved hima punk from the end of the wharf, but the Jad was too badly handicapped with his fovigeur to get hold of it. ‘He was giving au excellent imitation of a boy going under head first when the policeman realized that Jimmy must be hauled out at any cost, so he doffed ‘his cout and laid aside his hat, and then, just as the young man was about to sink for the necoud time, he jumped in aud in a few minutes James was shivering and cry- ing on shore, while the lite preserver floated off toward the outlet of the reservoir. All night Jong the policersan sat in the cool air aud shiv- ered, wondering between the onrushes of te es why folks should be so rever- sibl ‘THE HEALTHY MOSQUITOES. ‘These mosquitoes form a large and healthy part of the population of the riverfront. ‘They come not only in swarms, but in armies. They are large, well-developed animals, with the longest of probes and tue sharpest of appetites. ‘They form a sort of inscet Mafia and they their signals and calls und when a particularly rotund specimen of humarity heaves in sight, sueh as the reporter who visited the beach, they come forth in an array that re- minds oue of the stories told of the Kkoman phalanx. A man enguged in conversation on the beach has little oF no diguity of repose. He cannot depend upon quict torce to empha- size his remarks. He must abandon ail his Delsartiau methods and protect himself. He talks to the accompaniment of waving arms and resounding slaps and he blinks ay mosqui- | toes heave in sight right in front of his eyes, | looking like buzzards. Conversation, nay, even lite, is a bore on the bathing beach ater dark, but yet Mr. Cotter survives. ‘ihe re- porter asked him how he managed and he brought forth his armor. Itconsisted of a pair of wristlets and another of white gloves. “The officer drew these out of his pocket with a curious smile and remarked: A USE FOR MAJ. WALKER'S WHITE GLOVES. “There's one use that I have been able to put Maj. Walker's white gloves to. I used the once while the order about them was on and then Ikept them for emergencies. I ¢hould call this one, an:t so I draw these on and put a drop or two of peunyroyal on each of them so that the bloody beasts are frightencd.off. ‘they do not know what to make of so much splendor. 1 tried the plan of rigging up a screen over the door of one of the bath houses and then shut- ting myself inside when 1 wauted to get my breath without chewing the fiends like so mucl oatmeal, put they are tousmart for me and they get in somehow. I don't know how they mau- age it, but they get there and the sercen isnuts for them. ‘The mosquitoes do not appenr on the beach until the shades of evening are well drawn and then they come with a rush that can be heard for some distance. They seem to wait fora signal und then all advance together. UNPOLLUTED WATER. It has been suid by some that the water of the basin is polluted by that of a sewer that empties into it, but this is not so, for the 17th-street sewer goesstraight into the river, some hun- dred yards to the north. There is little gut running up from the reservoir toward the north that many think is the sewer, but this is but @ sort of hurbo: for the sund boats and scows that have been in use on the flats. ‘The water of the reservoir is clear and good at all times, much more so than that of the river. ‘4 Goop BorTox. There is » good coating of gravelly sand on the beach for about two-thirds of the way, the lower part being uniinished. It is expected | that the contractor will have everything done | by another fortnight, and then the houses will be opencd and the regular system begun. There will have to be two keepers, one for each set of houses, who will attend to’ the wants of the boys and see that their clothes are locked from reach. . ‘There will be no keys issued, but when a boy wants to go in batluig he will ap- ply to the keeper for a house and the door will be opencd and a check given to him with a number on it corresponding to that on the door. When he comes out of the water he will hunt up the keeper and show his check asa uaruntee that he bas wright to go into house numbered so-and-so. A pulonT FUTURE. The beach is yet erude and unartistic, but it is a good place for swinuring and there is no anger from shore holes, where boys ure so apt to lose their lives. ‘The houses are few aud small, but they will serve leus for a future plant that will bea credit to the city and a boon to the poor. Every boy who takes his plunge should go into the water thanking Mr. Stevens for his work, for without it there would be no beach today. He not only secured the appropriation for it, but gave is services as superintendent of construction free, and is now working every day to periect the arrange- ments as fur as possible. Ibis a case of public spirit that is werthy of emulation. a NEW PUBLICATIONS. ppineott Co. THE FREAKS OF LADY FORTUNE. By May CROMMELIN, wuthor of “Godlin Gold.” ete, etc. New York: Jou W. Lovell Co. Washington: Brentano's. FIRST LESSONS IN AIITHM Including the Fundamental Rules. By ANDREW J. 1 ALM, LID. New York: Ameri Discourses by E. Heredity frum Goa." See. o: Churies H. Kerr & Co. eae One Way to Sell Cigars. From the Indianapolis Sontnel. A South Iljinois street draggist man worked anovel cigar-selling scheme a few weeks ago in the following fashion: He found a stray nickel on the floor of itis store one morning and resolved to post this notice on the window of his store: +A sum of money found on Tuesday fast io this establishment. The owner wiil’ receive same within upon describing tue money.” ‘The scheme Worked ikea chara, Hundreds of citizens came in daily tor over a week, while the notice was left on the window, describing their losees and bewailieg their misfortune. Invariably every applicant for the lost mone; Dought a cigar. Some were satistied with cent straight whiffs, but the great majority anxious to impress ‘the drag’ man favorably | toward their cluims, invested in two far u quarter. So great was the rush that the for- tunate druggist had to order a fresh consign- tment of choice brauds. None of the applicante ever applied for the nickel. All the claims ran up ito the hundreds of dollars, one man stat- ing he missed his bank book with @1,500. a Every Man a Magnet. ‘That the human frame is an excellent magnet is well known by practical experience to every watchmaker and mender, says a jeweler in the St. Louis Globe-Democrat. A man will carry a watch for years and be proud of its accuracy, then he will fall mck, the watch wili lie on the mantel or on the dresser and will develop great inaccuracy and upreliability. No exphination is forthcoming except the one that the absence of magnetism uprets the time anvouncer, and the best proof of this ix that wheu the man gets around ugain and carries his watch it soou gets all right ugain. Notwo men appear to have the sume magnetism iu their frames, and it is seldom that two individuals can use the same watch sutisfactorily. He Carried Lots of “Bait” From the Indianapolis Journal Young Mr. Fitte—What in the world did you mean by sending an express wagon to meet me when Ienme home from my fishing trip. How many carloads of fish do you expect 4 KNIGHT OF THE ROAD. |.A Washington Correspondent Tells of His Experiences as a Tramp. A BRGGAR ON 14TH STREET AND THE REMINIC- CENCES HE AWAKENED—A& WELL-BORN FoR- RIGNER WHO HAS SYMPATHY VOR TRAMPS—WHY HE EITHER REFUSES THEIR REQUESTS OR GIVES GENRROUSLY—ONE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN IM- mrcnaNta. ‘spins GIVE ME A QUARTER, GEN- tlemen, to pay for a night's lodging. I am a beggar, but I was not always one, I assure you? The scone is located in Washington. One of the most notable hotels has a couple of hand- some offices on Newspaper Row, on its ground floor. One of the correspondents is of German birth. Heand a brother correspondent were standing on the pavement,conyersing upon cur- Tentevents, discussing topics of the day andin- duiging in reminiscences, A trawp came along and addressed them as quoted above. ‘The American-born man said: “I've no money for you, and I think you might better earn your living, as I do.” The other said nothing. The tramp passed on. “That. {alow looks like an honest ‘ease,’” said one of the correspondents. “That was what I thought,” replied the other. “Let's call him back.” They did so. One of them whistled to him; the strauger turned around and responded to the beckoning hand. The Amerienn {elt in hin pocket and found only two quarter-dollar pieces and asked huis frieud to give the poor fellow a dime, suying: “I’ve nothing smaller than a quarter of adollarand that is too much to give to a tramp,” “T have a dime,” said bis companion, os he handed it over to the poor beggar. oats mut tered thunks as be accepted the benefaction and departed. “Do you know what I gave thet fellow?” in- quired'the donor after the unfortunate had passed away into the darkness of the gatherin; gloom. “[gave him half a dollar. I woul be unable to sleep if I had only given him a dime tonight. T never give any of these solic- itantsless than that. It you give one of them a dime you make a beggar of him. He ean get nothing but a drink forudime. If he is worthy, he ought to have enough to get a stimulant aud also cnough to geta bed and a breakfast. A dime merely buys him a drink. If he wants a bed"he must beg trom two or three others, and then he isa beggar. If he bas fifty cents he can get his drink and also yet a bed in wich toslecp. Every one of these fellows who come around nightly 3s worthy or he is unworthy. It worthy, give him enough; if unworthy, tell him to go te the devil. ‘That iv the way we should do.” “Well, well, you are a philosopher,” replied his companion. “What enabled you to reach such a ligh state of realism on this tramp ques- tion?” RE WAS ONCE A TRAMP HIMSELF. “I was a tramp once myself,” was the otart- ling reply. “{ wns a member of the staff of oue of the leading generals in my own country in Europe. I was well born, had wealthy rela- tives and had high prospects in the military profession, but I took a notion to go to Amer- jea--that wonderland, concerning which all Enropean ebildren read in the old eountry— and I lett everything behind me to go that El Dorado. I soon found that gold was notto be picked up in the streets of New York and that the precious metal was not to be guthered in the sand hills surrounding that wonderful me- tropolis. I Lad money, but it soon disappeared while 1 was ine hospital suffering from a lin- gering fever. I was cured, but when I was able to go forth Thad no money left. I would not write to my friends and tell them that my eelf- choseu sphere was barren and sterile plain and that was pauperized. So I walked out of New York with ouly three pennies in my pocket.” ON THE ROAD. “When did you have this experiemce:* “I¢ was in after the celebrated panic. At that time the American tramp was a nov- elty. ‘That panic developed the genus and the species. Prior to that year the professional tramp was unknown. The bulldogs were kept in readiness for the unfortunate. There was no such thing known as the professional geu- tleman of the road. I was one of the unem- ployed who started to walk from town to town sécking employment. All that J wanted was work, and, as I was well dressed, clean, gentle- manly and sincere, I was reecived as a gentle- man wherever I went. Quite a number of farmers informed me that although they had no work they knew of others who might possi- biy have employment for me, and thcy invited me to their tables, fed me and bitehed up their teams to carry me. to their friends iu order to help me along. ME WAS ALWAYS CLEAY. “How did you manage to keep clean on your journey’ “I had spent all of my money, but I still had my clothes. I left my several suits o7 clothes with » German lady in New York, but I carried my little pack of clean shirts, collars and cuffs ith me. I had a bath wherever I stopped,and occasionally borrowed a razor from a farmer in order to shave myuelf. I was traveling in Con- nectieut, and the countrymen seemed to wd- mire my predilections toward cleanliness. I had a shave almost every day. Everybody treated me with almost neighborly cousidera- tion. In fact, I never met with 80 many good- hearted, disinterested, charitable people in all iy life. Thad been rgured in ease and com- fort.and I might almost say in luxury, and it is possible that my gentlemanly bearing had something to do with my good fortune, but I think that all the credit ix due to the innate wense of kindliness in the hearts and homes of the New England farmers.” ATEN Days’ TOUR. “Well, how long did you skirmish for em- ployment?’ was only a knight of the road for about ten days. Ireached New Haven in my pil- grimage and found employment in a rubber factory, which is still a prosperous institution. I was employed in the heating room, where the thermometer averages about 200 degrees. I worked Lke a slave and was mighty glud, Ican tell you, when I received my salury of '@9 at the end of the first week. ‘That was the first money I ever earned by actual Jabor with these hands—these uands which now know noheavier labor than the handling of a peneil or a pen. 1 continued at my work, and the foreman came to mo one day and said: ‘Have alwoys been a working man?” tknow what made him ask me the question, but I answered him truth- and told him that it was the first manual labor that I had ever done. The next day he took me into his office aud puta pen in my hands, Me gave me the duty of keeping an account of the work of tue wen, Well, having been trained to military duty, that was picnic for me. I gave him a better account of the men—a regular military roster—than he had ever sven before. He made me bis bookkeeper. He advanced me, and before { hud been there three months { was curning €40 per week. ‘Think of that for luck.’ His companion laughed and nded: “Lat was not luck at ail. There were other men theroin that heating room who worked harder than you did and accomplished more. ‘They had more muscle and wore experience in the ‘business. That first advancement was a compliment to your brains, and not to your hands. ‘the foreman saw that you were an educated gentleman. You could not disguise the fact even if you bad wanted to do so, and you didn’t want to. There was no luck in it whatever. I¢ was simply the old story of the Pied of the fittest. You naturally came to fog ‘That may be so,” laughed the foreigner, in his merry way, “but I always have © prided my- seif on the work which 1 did as I tered my bands and made my body perspire in that heat- ing room. I wus mighty glad to get the job, I can asoure you, and I was mighty proud of my ability to support myself im this country without sending whining letters homo asking for money. My folks would have sent me funds, but they would also have sent mea saying ‘I told you so,’ and that was something ! wanted to avoid.” ‘How long did you remain there in the rub- ber fectory?” * “Mow mngionayts succrsp. “I stayed until I had some money ahead, for I saved every penny until I bad a bavk account. ‘There is where our immigrants get way ahead of your natural born citizens. We spend noth- ing foolishly, while your boys live from baud to mouth and are always in borrowing con- dition. We have no father, mother, brother or — relatives near at 0. and saying ‘Gutibey are driving pative-born citizens out is not true. The native-born (mara and makes himeclf foreign-born Shor siete or ris ed ear iat laughs at the Pt iH remain r, while the *Dutchy’ or the de- vided ‘Norsky’ spends his latter days in a foreign land in comfort, if not in affluence.” “But you were not a tramp long enough to have such sympathy for that passing stranger?” ENOUGH FOR BED AND BREAKFAST. “On the contrary, a born and bred gentleman don’t need to be a tramp longer than a single day in order to impress the experience upon his brain forever. My brief experience was enongh, I met with a number of bright young men. who were, like myself, looking for employ- ment, and their troubles made me forget my own. I gave my three pennies to a poor fellow in Bridgeport, Conn., who was almost cougl ing his head off, in order tonid in getting al bit of cough syrup. He had to beg of others in orders to accumulate sugicient money to buy his little bottle: and I shall never forget his hag- gardcountenance. Whenever these tramps come down lith street asking for money I alwa: look them over and usually find’ them un- worthy of aid. But whenever I find one who seems to be in necd=I give him a half dollar, or sometimes a whole dollar. ‘The way to help @ desorving man is to help him. To give one of them a dime, as you proposed to do, is merely like giving thera three pennies, for they must beg from others until they become regu- Jar professional beggars. What is a dime toa man who needs a supper and also a bed? It is mere pittance thrown to Lazarus, That half dollar which I gave that poor fellow will give him o stimulant, such as he probably need and get him @ broaklast after he lias had & good bed and « refreshing sleep. Me may go to work tomorrow in a heating room, or he may go on to Baltimore and get work there. It no difference to me.” ‘Well, I never give these fellows more than a dime.” “And every dime you give is either thrown away or else It is an’ incentive to beggity. find that we foreign-born citizens not only have to save our monuy and get rich before your native-born citizens do, but we haye also to spend some of our time in educating you and teaching you lessons in practical charity, as well as in other things of svcial importance When I talk to an educated representative of a specialty, like yourself, I fecl as though I were becoming a modern Gaialiel, and that the average American citizen wore sitting at my feet and learning wisdom of me.” — 00 AND MB. BOWSER. Methods Pursued by the Amiable Lord and Master of the House, From the New York World, Mr. Bowser isn't the Icast bit particular about his shirts aud collars and much things: no husband ever is. Every morning as regu- larly as clockwork when 7:30 o'clock comes Mrs. Bowser, who has been up for half an hour, looks in to find him ou the broad of his back with his hands locked under his neck and the bed clothes wrapped around him like some giant mummy. ‘Mr. Bowser, do you know what time it is?” —a—m—n |" ‘Come, breakfast will be ready before you are. You wanted to get away a little earlier this morning.” ““Whaz mazher?” “Come—wake right up!" “Lemme ‘louc !” “Mr. Lowser !” He opens iis eyes, turns over a grunt and o growl, and ten minutesafter she hax gone downstairs he carefully wits up in bed. He is all there. ‘Then he kicks the clothes down with his right leg—then with his left—knocks his pillow off on the door and “sorter” falls out after it with a grow] like some old sore-backed bear trying to crawl throngit a rail fence. ‘Ten min- utes later Mrs. Boweer feela the house shake aud hears a voice calling: ‘Mr. Lowser, are you alive or dead!” “What is it, dear? “Don't ‘what-isit-dear’ me! Is this a dime museum, cidcr will or the home of @ hard working, respectable man?” “What is it?” she asks as she arrives on the scene of the fatal disaster. “Look—w—there, Mrs. Bor there!” he hoarsely whis pair of suspenders in bis “You—Isee. You Droke em about a month ago and mended ‘em with a piece of string. ‘Ibey've busted again. Goahend and get on your collar and il fix ‘em. There they are, aud you'd better buy a new pair toda: “Some mighty queer things around this house!" he mutters, as be buttons them on. “Them suspenders was all right when [ went to bed last uight, Next time you want to y circus take @ piece of clothes line. Whore’: front collar button?” “You must have flirted it out when you drew on your shirt. Here it is.” “After this when you go prowling around at nigitt 1 wish you'd ieave my thiugs alone! If you want collar buttons just say so and I'll buy you a cartload !” “Hero's your collar, dear. It is bewutifully clean and white, but he looks at itand growls. Itis one ofadgzen he had made to order, and fits him to perfection, but it # no soouer buttoned than he gives it a hitch and a hunch aud # yank and roars out: “By the great born spoon! but ean I never get a collar to fit me? 1 bad enongh to have to wear au old bag of a shirt, let alone having my throat cut with euch collars.” “But they wore made to measure, you know.” ‘Measure! Measure! Do you suppose there's ashirt maker ou earth who knows enough to measure a man’s neck? The confounded cross- eyed idiot probubly thought I wanted to button em onto wy Mrs, Bowser applios the soothing sirap aud the third collar is allowed to remain. He growls over his necktie, but gets it on after awhile and is then ready to inquire: "| spon the girlin the kitchen is using my tooth brush for a poker, isn't she? I'd just like the public to know how this house is run. It’s no wonder that so many husbands walk off aud are never heard of again.” “There's your tooth brush right in front of —look—a— holds out a your note!" repiies Mrs. Bowser. “Ob! itis! Migbty funny Low it got there allat once! Hair brush isn’t down iu the coal bin, is it?” ‘It's right there in plain sight. No one ever disturbs your things, Mr. Bowser.” “They don't, eh! Didn't nobedy get up in tho nightand throw my shoes out into the yard, I suppose?” «Of course not!” hen where aro they? Ttook them off right here, but they are gone! Such a system of housckeoping! People wonder that strong amen become insane, Lut there is a cause for it, Mrs. Lowser—a cause for it. I sometimes” —— “You took your shoes off down stairs last night. Your feet ached and you sat in your stocking feet.” “And those shoes were not deliberately picked up this morning and carried down there?” “Of course not. Are you read; “suppose so. If not 1 have to goas I am. I can't expect any one to care whether I bave tor not. No wonder I'm taken for years old!” ‘Three times a week after Mr. Bowser is in bed Mrs. Bowser removes tho buttons trom his shirt, places them in a clean one and hangs the shirt over the back of a chair. ‘The other one is tuken away to tho hamper in the clothes 1 Fes and she remarks: “You'll find your cleau shirt right here when you get up.” fee Morning comes and Mr. Bowser gets ont of bed. He ieelx around with bis feet; no shirt. He paws around under the bed: no shirt. “Now, why on earth did that woman go and take my'shirt down stairs?” be growls as he gets upaand goes hunting. ‘By and by he finds the clothes press, thon he fiuds hamper, then he fishes up the shirt and continues: “It’s either got to stop or Ileave! Talkabout stem? Why, that woman, knows no more us houskeeping than a bootjack! There it again—not one single button in my shirt! Mrs. Bowser! Hello! duwn there!” fes—yes! What's the matter, Mr. Bow- wer “Matter! Matter!” he hoarsely w a she arrives ut the top of the stuire—* at me—at thie shirt “Mr. Bowser, do you see that clean shirt on that chair?” shy sternly asks. “Didn't I fx it last night? Ian's every button in place? You ‘are the queerest man i ever heard of! “Ta, eh! Queer because I want shirt but- fons in my shirt. Queer becuse Ican't have patience with your lack of aystem. Queer be- cause I put up with a million times more than any ocher busband in New York. Mrs. Bowser, if you had some men to live with you'd soon fiud out what was what! Perbups I can stand it three or four weeks longer, but !"— But she is gone, and he takes it ont in kicking over a chair and ‘ke everything off the ureau before be is finully dressed and realy to go down to breakfast and inquire why in the name of common sense his knije and fork were ut on the left-hand side of his plate instead of | JPUSCANSON Bus. AUCTION SALES. 'SUMMER_RESORTS. FUPUKE DAY=. ATLANTI JRATCUIFFE, DAUR & CO., Auctencer, IMPORTANT SALE OF WELI-KEPT HOUSEHOLD PANT ORE Stakbk ean ee ENTIRE CONTESTS OF A DWELLING OSM STREET NOMTHUZST, BE- < ROOMS STANDS, SIDEBOAKDS, EXTENSION | TA- Hits, DINING CHALKS, CHINA AND GLASS HALL. FURNITURE, HAY RAND OTHER MAT- BEDDING, CARPETS, MATTING, STOVES. KITCHEN REQUISITES, Be.” Re. TUESDAY MOURNING, SEPILMBER FIRST, NO CLOCK, we will sell with es D Pennsylvania avenue, the encire contents nM sirect northwest, wed too sales rooms for convenience of sale, to which the tention of parties im search of well-kept houseuold furniture is called. ‘Goods now on exhibition. ATCLIPFE, DARE & CO., It Auetionests. 1 Auctioneers, | tls aud D streets northwest. oF SEY Sane: TXe MEM “avat ING ‘irs Divans, Tstwary Table, Boot Cuses and Wri insiot’ Dining Taties, Di Chain Tab's Keauisites, Ouk jattreases, WoW. Spins, IN FIRST-CLASS S108 OF THE Avey peing at cost pelt oF cate intedsed dare P= (#100) wiki Lerequired, ave bot cousplted rty Will De resold at the LUABLE Lor, Ck FRAME HOURE, eT NORTHWEST. recorded in Liter vf the iaud icords oF the ye request of the party pubic auction, tp front the “premises, AY, NE IBS ENTH, Isl. AT HALI-PAST FIVE ©CI I.. lot ®) of Davide's sulxiivision of square i613, ch $100 must be paid u three equal i ts o- rty sold will be taken, All conveyance’ it terminate uot STOCK OF | GROCERIES, OEPER MUL. EM [HON SAFE, MEAT Bk E DIN CRY STORE, 418) MORNING, SEPPEMBE! well at store Ni assortinent of Groceries, Ligors, Wines, attention of the Irade and’ private bed. RATCLIFFE, DARR & CO., Aucts. DAKIC & CO-, Auctioneers, At) Penusy:vaniaave. now, NT BUILDING LOT ON M STREET BE. NORTH CAPITC DFIRST SIRECT NOKTHWEST BY AUCTION, On WEDNESDAY APT SEPTEMBER SECOND. T SIX O'CLOCK," we will sell, un frout of th sen, =f ng back with that nd in a section toa largealiey. the electric car line a 3 ‘A deposit oF Terme to be ¢ vight ts re defaulting pa ang at WATCLIN, TWO-STORY AND BASEMENT HOUSE, LAK PHOS (OPP ETH 4 front of the prewiises SUB LOT 67, SQUARE 825, Frontinz 16 iect on M sirect between 4th and 5th to an alley, improved ‘but brick house, coutaining sx roows 1» of sale: One-third casi; balance in one and two yeits, Witu interest at the tate of O per cent Pet cutabuuaiy, secured by yee of a they rt item raise, the rach? in the risk and cost or the “AU! Conveyancing, recordin, SAS AVE, NEAR : Broad piazar, Terme, #8 to 810. eee BRADY, PL o. Box B07. _—___ ol. JORN M. CLARE. Porter Car iterrieitieg to Pitts MIERIAL, ATLANTIC CITY, N.o. r to Indian. fet Lowarnn thd iitsetee Sean he Sees at ihie ievorite resort,” It in decorated "suit furuiaied Sh moder ‘ Teceives “A gtosta, aid is rapidly be. ne beciquarters fc opie “aba Donvas Car Harriavmry to St. 1mm, « sand at cinmore,” Wives iy fie “eterna Lxvrens at? 40 P. the Week, iUtoSIS GW RENDER LT Tossed WiISDa. Mik, ‘Sowa ATLA’ E AND POTOMAC RATLROAD. . dawuas, Lon bester and Niagara Palle ‘eace)t Saba, 8 100.% Canande irae afd Kocbestor dally, tor wa wnt NPHE LINWOOD, ATLANTIC Clty, ork ave, nea? the Lew _OPPENMEINER, Prop. _ dork, Vad an daily, HE OHALFONTE, — ATLANTIC CITY, N. J. Fayress with Dining the Beach, with unsurjasmad Gow’ sew. me day, ‘water bari in the louse. PUTA ONLY. Bend tor circular. s20-3im, F. ROBERTS & KONS. . pm. daly, Fie MANSION, ANTHO Chia, Nd tn i) FMS LARGEST HOTLL 15 p.m. evore dar. nt at PHE WELLINGTON OCkAN EXD OF KENTUCKY AVENUL ATLANTIC CITY, N, J. OPEN THROVOHOUT THE YTAR. and 9:00 a.m, 1130 and 450 qhBOr Sunday. Subdaye, 9:0V ams, N KOUTHPEN " 1 FECT AUGUST 2 For Alexandria. 4.2m, Wit). 748, SBURY PARK, Directly on (ue be om open fen rats ince dress THE GOLEMAN HULSE, ALFRED 5. AM SBURY PARK THE GUEED deluchtfully locates Sanitation. cas, win peror table. bope, season, Upen June st tormerly uf Wasuinet: THE SMT, ubsy iva Shere oniers can bm ies uM _ SEA-SIDE_JERSEY COAST. REXTON V1! s.J., NEAR T ocean. “% at LoXGPonrT. &. 3 Directiy op the Yaa see athe. Ua- stk and Washinton obmirackad ocean View ond “tine with Pulisraa Newer Atlanta BAY BIDGE MOTEL, BAY LIDGE, SID. ove June 1:3." Pins ‘ation ou the bay. Convenient both to Washington smi Baltimore. Lest of sait-water Dathing. “Boating and Gene. Steaus launeh makes | Louriy tris irom hovel, Lorimformation and « SUPE te WAL MEZICK, Styerin endent, Bay thee, ‘ jelha. Tabi Hot Sprtie, V.m, Dally tor Warr Ta at Manasaas for Frets thes al 10-9) poy. Danis WASH Now STERNVESTIBULED LIMITED. Laat ES for Aue vk appplaation ; bathins, fine, at-tur dow 7 & Powell, Prop. gna : ries Via ALOR geen joes Apiaceae N Daily, Southern Express ie “SPRINGS AND BATHS. BEDPOuD srninas, ‘ork amd Weshmetom Le, Duliniary,, D OulO DI. BEDFORD, Pa. HOTEL OPEN UNTIL OCTOBER, ‘Write for pamphlet on this erest resort, and the famous te ce, hn es Sylvain ater, wand at yaesctucer stateon, Fetnegivens ratlroad, th 1 ots. Wamu Sa Sams Le TAS COEPSAPRARL ASD GmtO KALLWa Betas in effect May 20, 1501 Seave tue Dele, Ua ant be 20:57 «.ca. for Newport ews, Ull Vout Comfort ant Rorivik daily. Arrive at Wid Hust at OS0p m end Norteia at Go ily, fOr. tations im Vie tue, Cincimbath Laprome icky amd Cucina, BEDFORD SPRINGS MINERAL WATER. L._B. DOTY, Man: SERVIC select ; Ohe square Io to SY per week. A cew dated. Acdregs J. W. ALDELT ley Springs, We Va, SHEXANDOAH ALUM SPRINGS, Va. OS ont Vinwinia, Res cauimle Sleepers aid eutice train mum tuwce, thout chaugre to CMCMbALL, RFFVine wl Te. sn acear to Ciiton Lore, wait aR id dow ‘open to Vinitors. accommodations sood lad tates moderate. Address very ond Coaition ae HANDSOME Trio CHERRY HED IN Me WIT Y Bed ROOM SUUTE ct, PEDESTAL EXT! tk FUAME PARLOR SUIT! PLUSH. LAKGE CHADS Bhs, ELLGANT ZLB, B Ate WerAIND. PORTABLE X TABLES, “DECORATED FUSE HAIR MALTRESB Ia, 5, MATS, BOD’ BRUSSELS BACHSLLS HALL EX 1B & CO, Auctioneers. * WALTER B, WILLIAM! it & SLOAN, Anctioneers, Feat 3409 G's, near U.S. Treasury. RESIDENCE, No. 518 ND OSTREEY NORVHWESI, ES BLIC AUCTION. i On MONDAY, AUGUST THIRTY-PIRST, 1A91, at FIVE O'CLOCK “P.S will ‘front Sf the prennses th of Tote SS amd by 2 Two-story Fouls, bath ce papered und Jor sail tally —beis No. O18 ‘Twenty-secoud street northwest. T 50 casi, the purchaser to assume a trust about Wo yeurs to rau; Daabes, with asy tineto suit, secnred by a cred trust on the propert; ing at purchaser's au,} terms to be compli As "[PHOMAS DOWLING & SON, Auct.oneers, IMPROVED PROPERTY, | NO. 637 LVANIA AVENCE BOUTHEAST, AT SEPTEMBER FIRST, 1891, at ‘in front of the preminen, Wo it bell eB eontine about 20 tees oa yrinproved by a twotuey bese Ssupeuved by a. twostory Yucalty new, with modern improve: sale: One-third cass, taance im equal in- stone, two end three’ years, “With iuterest Frou dat, secured vy ded ot trust oh property. A deposit of 8:00 will be required waen the property is sod. Conveyancuur at tue cost of the purchaser. If the term are not complied with im ten days trom day gf sale tke property wil be reavid at nak ‘and ‘cost of ye deraulting purchaser. THUMAS DOWLING & 80N, ‘Auctioneers, TE a ‘S. ke. “yr rie chats.” ‘This sole presen tor parties roids. Y we invitean inspection. ‘Aud HATCLIFEE, DARE & CO., Aucts. (THOMAS DOWLING & BON, Auctioneers, VERY, VALUABLE, IMPROVED PROPERTY, No. Mohs Aiwa SILLET ROUTRWEST? Me MONDAY, AUGUST THIRTY-PIRST, 1991. ‘i FIVE U'CLOCK, in front of the premises, we lote 47 amt 40 in equate :3b fronting 22 feet 4h ob Ute street, runnimx back to ap alley. ibeas Conga ofa two-story brick dwell " ding. coutainng itcen Cellet. This propertp'is te steels seat ee FAMILY SUPPLIES. fiat erucathyamed hig bottig 7a et bottie Hol. ot SRR om SSUES carers gulv-lm GEO. A. pieanet Ear a Blodern inprovetuenta, Te : One-third cash, balance suit Conveyancing at cust of purchaser. tepeaie a | Vestivule Limited, daily. Soli hy dining cur, run turcagh | without to CiucMmnAtl. Vestibule muvee Tor Lea” ile. | Fuusiaw Carsare wea se at 9 p. Otbeee, vis aud bad van 5 ect jour terurs $16 per s0ut ing for September. For inforuat on « ivanta avenin. W. FLOR, General Lomeugent Asem’. Pe For Chicaro ant Novkwes Pres trait, LL da. | Porc x | wae da For Pitzscurs snd Memphis cto Mewup tm ye LOvEET | OPES UNTIL Didi: bm MOUNDALN for descrip ° Reick. brs Hichiand Lake, Lyeo ius ¢OLB'S MORRELL HOUSE, 1A Kr W. Va. Tho on'y hows "oh Catay Mull White inanagement aul white patronue gil th sy round. Full view of the picts Slenandoan, f FOR NEW FORE AND ADLER ILA w dork, Busta al! day trina, rar and the bh Deweyan Oat. Housr, wat ¥ MitK. 8. LOVETT, Proprictrens, Wil be open from Juyd v tw October Torus, £6 per week. ENECA LAKE, LONG POINT HOTEL, Caren Watkins let). Ni . Sah 'Glusan Teffet Slew. {Wo ieeton without change. Fougskoeyae Brae, MUdC jane Oe aM at Bossi 800, 20:00 and 2am ‘rains see tase tabice, to bes ‘ec aeeye Sem “Patt {funslayonty. itn Cate fievked from hrotwie sad coal fot, Louk CO ok Orueee eit at Meee Yard iol ve ave, and at depot. HALRISON 8. DOWNS, x.¥., om Semeca Lai ARPERS PiEkIY, W. V the Shenandoah, Bh table, excellent rooms, 4, HAS. SCUrA = ~ He BELL, Rroprietor. | diyti “eu Mauacw. ae = Pa a MISCELLANEOUS. POTOMAC RIVER BOATS. ST-CLASS BOARD AND BOOM, $7 PER WLEK, | (TELAMEK KRU AC ios bak Fitcthinrien, ARP AND ROOM.G7 PER WEEK: | 65 Tote oth ec wert on Mondays, Weanenday' aed Mrs. G. B. JOHNKON, Fridays at 7 turning Taendayn, vir aiay® Colonial Beact, "Va. | und Suay’s as tar ~- ardtown ; Fridays © SE, WATKINS. NEW YORK, : Pop. Moe botel for suminer —— — guests: rates. @2 por day. free ‘bus to all tra.us and AND OLD POINT TAKE Monta; nensest hotel to ston. sud-Da LADY OF THE LAKE. Foret] Koutad ‘Pee wiaLows, To Pimey 4 out ech uucrding bute, bait. wor’ attytowy, | TUESDAS, THURSDAY. “SATURDAY ‘and StS ae. sigbreshesines WE | Dal. 3 pm. Lixnted with, electricity retar- HOTEL, RESTAURANT AND ROAD HOUSE | ished ‘titrouxhout. Throuxh « 5 COMPLETE IN EVERY RESPECT For the ACCOMMODATION OF TRANSIENT GUESTS. ‘This house is located four miles morthwost of Wash- “neton end ts reached by Woodley lane via 1th st., Broad branch, Pierce's mili and any of the drives lewd ing north from the city or +by the electric cars out 332 Georgetown, cars leaving every tem minutes, and twenty-five minutes to The Willows, Parties visitinge The Willows enjoy the finest drive afforded anywhere, can havea good supper aud return te the city in due season. JFOR NORFOLK, FORTRESS MONROE, VIE. ‘co cream and other refreshments. Bar stocked with | F nia eat, lished and alt pointe mouth take {the best liquors and beers ‘Last car Jeaves Lhe Willows for Wasbinzton at 11:30 Pm. COLUMBUS KLiKVO0b, aul0-1m 3 W' how tts si Palace ‘tesners WASHES PEs'end NOMBOLK' davty from toot of Rust ats p, ‘Tickets un sale at B. and U. offices, ULV aud 130k Sapor, =e aL