Evening Star Newspaper, December 26, 1891, Page 6

6 REAL ESTATE GOSSIP. ‘Large Tracts of Land Reserved for Parks and Universities. ‘THE APPRAISED VALUE OF ROCK CREEK PARK COM- PARED WITH OTUER LARGE REAL ESTATE PUR- CHASES—A FINE HOUSE TO DE ERECTED DY un. BOARDMAN—PRICES PAID FOR SOME CHOICE RESIDENCE SITES. IS NOT OFTEN THAT THE RIGHT OF eminent domain is exercised to the extent Proposed in the case of the Rock Creek Park. If the report of the commission of appraisers is confirmed by the Supreme Court of the Dis trict and receives the approval of the Presi- dent the title to about 1,990 acres of land will pass from individualstothe government. This body of land, great in extent and rich in nat- ural beauty, is to be reserved perpetually as # public park and pleasure ground. Following the line of Rock Creek from the Klingle road to the bounds of the District, an area of land will be acquired that is nearly one-third of the area of the land comprised within the limits of the city. For this land the commission has awarded the sum of $1,345,000, which is an average price per acre of 636. Regarded merely as a real estate transaction it will be the largest that has ever taken place since the first deal in the local history of Washington, when the government went halves with the property owners for the land comprising the site of the future city in consideration of the capital city being located here. A million and three hun- dred and forty-five thousand dollars is a good deal of money to pay for real estate in one lump, but, large a# this amount is, the di- mensions are not such as to throw all previous transactions quite in the shade. Washington real estate, especially in the suburbs, has of late years increased enormously in value and the prospects of the future are such as to lead shrewd capitalists to buy it up in large or small quantities whenever they can get hold of it, The purchase of the lund for the Kock Creek Park finds a fitting parallel in the purcbases made by the Chevy Chase Land Improvement Com- pany. In the spring of 189, not quite two years ago and about a year before Congress gave the necessary authority for the acquiring of the land of the Kock Creek Park, a series of purchases were made by individuals subse- quently organized as a company along the line of Counecticut avenue extended. Between 650 and 700 acres of land weze purchased almost as rapidly as the titles could be examined and were transferred to the new owners, who paid for this land the large sum of $893,000, an average of nearly $1,200 per acre. ‘The strip laud thus acquired on each side of Connec- tieut avenue extended from Woodley Park to the District line was not quite equal in the num- ber of acresto the Rock Creek Park purchase, On the u floor there will be seven rooms, bath, dc! Servants’ rooms will be im the attie’ The house will have all the conventences of « city house, including steam ‘heating. T. Schneider is the architect. CARROLL INSTITUTE BUILDING SOLD. The property of the Carroll Institute, on F street between 5th and 6th strects, has been purchased by syndicate represented by James F. Hood. The lot has a frontage of 34 feet and a depth of 100 feet and the price paid was $30,000, which is a little over $8 per square foot. It is the intention of the new owners to remodel the building and adapt it for offi purposes. A building for the use of the Cai roll Institute will be erected in another local- ity. ————— DID NOT EXCHANGE GIFTS. Both Were Too Sharp and Did Not Meet Their Promises. Thomas Maxwell of Austin, Tex., and Miss Belle Taylor of Green Bay, Wis., did not ex- change Christmas presents this year, but they came very near doing it. Some time ago Mr. Maxwell, who owns large cattle ranch in Texas, came across a copy of @ Chicago paper which contained an adver- tisement to the effect that ‘a young, handsome brunette, twenty years of age, of lively dispo- sition, wished to correspond with a wealthy gentleman, with » view to matrimony.” Ho Wrote afew tender thoughts to the “young, handsome brunette,” who proved to bo Miss Belle Taylor, of Green Bay, Wis., and they e: changeu photographs. ‘Chey were to meet and be married at Chicago yesterday. Miss Taylor landed in Chicago Thursday morning. Where they met 1s not known, but at noon the big policeman who guards the ladies’ waiting room atthe Milwaukee and St. Paul depot observed & woman of uncertain age sitting ail by herself in a corner. She was weeping bysterically. ‘She confided tothe officer tuat she had been the victim of gross deception. “Look at that tintype.” she sobbed. “How eid would you take that man to be?” “That man’s about thirty years old, I should say," replied the attendant, 2 ‘Thirty! He's a good deal moce like sixty. He's uothing but a wretched old fraud. I'm out my fare trom Green Bay to Chicago, Can't 1 have him arrested for obtaining money under false pretenses?”, Over the genilemen’s waiting room of the Chicago and Alton, in the same depot, a Weather-beaten man of fifty was saying to another policeman: “Io think that an old woman like that should fool me! Sent me the photograph of her youngest sister an’ bad the audacity to lie me out until I called her bluff. “The cards were stacked on me this time, but what'll thoy say down in Texas?” At 7:30 o'clock Miss Taylor and her trousseau were on the way back to Green but the ave rice paid per acre was a good deal more. the character of the land_in the two tracts amply accounts for this difference, as, however beautiful to the eye for park pu: poses the Rock creek country is, it is notso avail able for residence purposes as that which lies along Connecticut avenue extended. In both eases, however, the scale of prices w creased by the circumstance that the lan: acquired not so much beeause euch individual owner wanted to sell, but for the reason that the purchasers desired the land and was will- ing to pay something additional as a cumpen- sation to owners for parting with that which in some cases they preferred to keep. THE MARYLAND PURCHASE. In addition to the land acquired within the bounds of the District the capitalists of the Chevy Chase Company went beyond in Mary- land and bought about 1,000 acres, so that Con- necticut avenue has been extended two miles through their property from the District line. ‘The entire purchase comprised about 1, 700acres within 230 acres of the entire acre ig + proposed to be included within the Rock Crees Park, and the average price per acre paid fo the whole was about $76. ‘The land in Kock Creek Park will cost $1,345,000, while the holdings of the Chevy Chase Company rep- resent an expenditure of $1.315,000. As far as the amount invested in land is concerned, the Rock Creek Park purchase, big as it is, does not stand forth as prominently as might be supposed. There are other large and valuable {ings of suburban property— perhaps, how- ever, none that represents such an extensive Original investment as the one mentioned—but if an estimate could be made of the money that ‘has been invested in suburban property within the past four or five years the total would reach an aggregate that would surprise even those who Lave been actively identified with this movement. PARKS AND UNIVERSITY PROPERTIES. ‘There is a feature about the development of the suburbs that has a higbly important bear- img upon the future of property values. ‘The creation of public parks and the acquiring of large tracts of land for the location of great universities has the effect of diminishing the area of land available for residences and nat- urally enhancing the value of that which re- mains. The proposed Kock Creek Park with its 1,960 acres joins the Zoological Park with its 166 acres, thus forming a continuous body of land vm cach side of Kock creek from the Woodley road to. the District line, a total of Cres. site, comprising 100 acres, the Episcopal Cathedral site, which will contain twenty-seven acres, aud the grounds of the Catholic University, sixt; five acres. In addition the new naval obse tory property has some seventy-two acres o: ground. A HANDSOME RESIDENCE TO BE ERECTED. Some time in the early spring the erection Of a fine residence will be begun, to cost in the neighborhood of $100,000. It will be located a spacious site at the northwest corner of 18th and P sireets, just opposite the little ehureh, which occupies a triangular square, and has a frontage on Massachusetts avenue and Dupont Circle. This ground was recently archased from Mr. John ‘fT. Arms by Mr. Wm. | J poardman, a wealihy resident of Cieveland, Obio. Mir. Boardman is now retired from ac- tive business and imtends to make his future home in this city. He has been looking around for some time for a suitable location, and his choice finally feil upon this lot. In addition to its admirabie location the dimensions ure such that the owner will be able to erect there ® cummodious and elegant home. This he in- tends todo. The lot has a frontage of 80 feet oa P strcet and 132 fect ou sth street aud contains 10,632 square feet. The price paid ‘Was £50,000, ‘which is nearly $5 per square foot. This may be regarded as a pretty large sum to pay for a single building site, and it undoubt- Saly im, bat a0 prices go ia this city it te notes extraordinary price. “A short distance to the west may be secn the walls of the large and residence which is being erected by Mr. L. Z Leiter. For this building site. which Contains 17,700 square feet, Mr. Leiter paid the round sum of 109.550, wi nsiderably more than was ever before pa idence site in this city. There will. Loweve be ample lawns about the house, and this is a fashion which is becommg more general here, im spite of the increase im the vaiues of land. Some of the recent residences which illustrate this tendency are those of Mra. Chandler at the corner of itth aud K streets, Mr. Alexander Bell and Mr. Charles J. Bell, on Con- Recticut avenue just south of Dupont Circle, end Miss Grace D. Litehtield, on Massachusetts avenue adjoining the Kiaine house. MIG PRICED BUILDING Lors. ‘The large sums paid for building sites are, of course, coniined to cheice locations. It is not often that $30,000 is named as the considera- tion for the transfer of a piece of ground that is used as the location of one residence, but this amount bas been paid, and some times even larger sums. The price of the Leiter Property bas been given. ‘Then a little over a ag 2 nter paid Sesiant for the ground at tho coukent oe: of Scott Circle and 16th street containing 15,361 square feet, which is at the rate of $7 Per foot. The United Service Club paid $10 per foot for the lot at the southeast vorner of Con- necticut avenue and Istreet where a club house Leen erected. Tke lot, however, is only has GOxI21 feet. Mrs. Cha: the ground where the nm while Robert J. C. ler gave 26K 000 for | nce ix located 000 for the | streets. The paid by Capt. AC. Tyler Lis residence now staude, vat Square between Counecticut avenue and 17th street. The Messrs. Kell between $40,000 and 2: where they have built Litebtie!d gave £30,000 for her residence Only @ fow months ago Mg. W. ¢. Whittemor purchased «lot at the corner of New Hampshire avenue and Q street for wich be paid EDWARD WATHEXS’ HOUSE. Among the improvements aiong the Tenles- town aud Rockville road the new house which Mr. Edward Watkins will soon build at Bethesda fare $30,320. | that of an old friend of the family. Bay. At 90 o'clock Mr. Maxwell, with a photograph in his hand, on which he cast many a stony glare, was on his way to Texas. —____<oe__— MR. CHAMBERLAIN THE LEADER, He Will Succeed to Lord Hartington’s Posi- tion in the Commons, The position of Lord Hartington asthe leader of the dissidents will remain unaltered on his going into the house of lords. The London Papers teem with speculations as to whether Mr. Joseph Chamberlain or Sir Henry James will become the virtual head of the party. The question, however, was settled long ago, during the iliness from which the late Duke of Devon- shire recovered. Under the concurrence of Lord Salisbury, who was then vainly negotiat- ing for the absorption of Lord Hartington by the conservative party, it was determined that Lord Hartington would retain the nominal and actual leadership, Mr. Chamberlain taking the lead in the house of commons. Sir Henry James declined even to place himself in com- petition witk Mr. Chamberlain. The old liberals are forming a strong wing of the dissidents, who distrust Mr. Chamberlain's tendencies towar: radicalism. ‘The conserva- tives continue to be shy toward a politician with whom they have little in common except unionism. But the tory leaders have t Mr. Chamberlain's willingness and capacity to work in unison with them. Conservative members generally admit his frankness and integrity asa co-worker, while the unionists equally recognize his powers as a debater. His less known qualities as a tactician and his personal courtesy and mental alertness, however, make him the only possible com: mander of the party in the house of commons. Lord Hartington, on assuming the dulgedom, obtains tho garter’ which Mr. Giadstone ob- tamed for the deceased duke, and which is thus inherited in succession, Such an honor is most unusual, but Lord Salisbury, owing the exist ence of his ministry to Lord Hartington, and being unable otherwise to repay his services, is desirous that the new duke shail accept the garter. Mr. Gladstone has written a letter to Lord Hartington expressing regret at the death of his father, the Duke of Devonshire, and re- calling their long period of pol:tical friendship. Anumber of eminent Gladstonians will attend the funeral of the duke, though Mr. Gladstone bimself and Mr. Morley will be unable to be prevent, ——__+e+—______ MARY GOT THE DROP ON HIM. She Didn't Propose to Be a Kejected Lover's Victim. Mary Allen is considered the belle of the country at Clinton, Iowa, and among her ad- mirera was Walter Harmon, who was desper- ately in love with her. His attentions at last became so annoying that the young lady told him that she preferred him to stay away, as be could not conduct himself as a gentleman | should. He continued to come to the house until the girl asked her father to interfere, who at once put astopto the young man’s atten- tions by forbidding him to come on the place. Harmon was of a morose disposition, and when it was reported to Mary that the young man had been seen hanging sround the place after night she took measures for self-protection and armed herself with a revolver, which she could use very handily. During the early part of last week, as Mary was walking to the store in the neighborhood, she was met by Harmon, who stepped to her de and started to walk with her. He began his old talk of his love, and «he told him that she did not want to hear it, but he told her that she inad to, as he was desperate. he drew a pistol and began playing with it. Mary was cool, and drew her revolver from her pocket, concealing it in the folds of her dress. Harmon began to flourish his weapon danger- ously near her face, and she took quick aim and fired, breaking his arm near the wrist, and crip- pling him so that he cannot handle a’ pistol for some time tocome. The young man geta no ¥, and the young lady is the heroine of rr a HOW THE OTHER ALF LIVES. ‘The Next Society Scandal to Ee Ventilated in London, The next society scandal in London will be Lord Howard de Walden's petition for a di- vorce from his wife. The case, however, will be divested of much of the public interest which would otherwise have attended it by the withdrwwal of certain shocking charges, which the wife desired to plead as the grounds for a separation from her husk and. The Esl Russell case operates to restrain the counsel from permitting the scandalous allega- tions to be made in open court supported by insufficient proof. Efforts to have the case heard in camera have been defeated, and the public will now be treated toa revelation of the domestic life of jocrats in which drunken assaults and indpcencies unworthy the lowest rowdy figure largely. ‘The disgraced Mrs. Capt. Osborne, who stole and sold’ jewels of Mrs Hargreaves, is now somewhere in the south of Frauce. But for her being Sir Heury Jaca’ goddaughter she should now have been lying in prigon awaiting trial for perjury and theft. Relatives of the woman nging ® settlement of Jeweler Spink’s m for the £530 he paad for the stolen pearls. se have been restorog to Maj. and Mrs. Har- greaves, who have now returned to Torquay to quietly liouize in society. Englebardt’s posi- tion toward Mra. Hargreaves 1s explained as ‘The stories of his impeeuniosity are denied. ‘The stables over which he lived indicated wealth instead of povurty.. They are modern buildings, fitted up with every luxury of a man devoted to horses. Tie quarters of the grooms iv one of the most notable. house will be | are ideni bachelor chambers. He owns both constructed of wood. the lower portions being | hunters and trotters. His nickname of “Limb” weather boards and the upper parts of shin-| ¢cnveys nothing opprobrious. Every one of gies. It will be about 40x7> feet in size, of | this high-toned set reapond to some dis- Spanish style of architecture, with heavy over- | tine’ as Nipper, Jack, Babs, and hanging eaves and high tilod roct. Towers | 60 oa. and porches, balconies, &c., will add to the =- Ppicturesqueness of the house, which will stand} A Kent ‘paper tells of gpven ears of corn, ‘ona bigh kuoil, affording a’ fine view of the | each weighing « that grew on one stall. surrounding country. On the first floor, ‘A Boise City sixteen years old and six which will be finisied in «ak, there will bea | feet two inches im height, is m@id tobe the tall- ball about twenty feot square, with fireplace | est woman iz Idaho. and old oak staircase, parlor, reception room, } North Dakota has @ barley farm of 250,000 @ dex, © dining room, yeairy and kitchen: ! acres. A f- 3 THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON. D.C. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1891—SIXTEEN PAGES: THE CARRIERS OF OLD. A New Year Address Distributed in George- town One Hundred Years Ago. WHEN WASHINGTON EXISTED ONLY OX A MAP—THE HOPES OF THE EMBRYO CAPITAL. QUAINTLY EX- PRESSED—WHAT CONGRESS WAS EXPECTED TO ‘DO—A QUAINT RELIC OF THE LAST CENTURY. Serpe YEARS DECAY; SO PASSES TIME, And comes the carrier with his rhyme.” For over a century among the English-speak- ing and news-reading people the advent of the new year was ascertain to bring to the doors of the well-to-do citizen the carrier with rhymes similar to this distich as was Christ- mas to bring the myth of Santa Claus to the “stockings that hung by his chimney with care, in hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there.” Of late the custom has largely fallen into disuse and the carrier no longer greets his patron with the information that noble old custom our forefathers had On New Year's to make the CARRIERS glad, And to give that day in a liberal way Enough and to spare for many aday. So the CARRIEKS doubt not it will be again, And dojlars and quarters pour on them like rain. Or to tell them that ba ilar. ® quarter will do, ot wihtat ey wil Gow snd be Hhehtal to you." ‘And then close by the jubilont anticipation part, “Dis r. the 10) good cheer, ‘And watt their batecas v hapey New hee” All this has gone except in small towns where the “printer's devil” stull hngers and delivers the paper to subscribers, and where the winged- heeled newsboy, with his cheery ery, is yet un- known. Tho superb New Year's gitt which ‘Tux Evexrxo Stan offers its readers is the out come of the olden carrier’saddress that recited in rhyme the events of the year. The custom is an English oné, The “tip” is an English institution as css@ntial to the sea- rt isle as king, lords and commons; and when Christmas came and hearts and purses were Alike opened the news carriers came in for part of the largess that had, in still older days, Deon the portion of the minstrels and the waits that sang carols of Christmastide from door to docr. Verses were the common accompaniment of the annual municipal reports, and the verses that Cowper made, year after year, to accompan} the mortuary report of the town clerk are stil extant. ‘The custom came to America, with all other English customs, and a century ago the first carrier's address was issued in’ the District of Columbia. Tux Stan gives ite readers today the text of it, copied from an old, time-stained copy still preserved in this city. ‘The old-fash- ioned type was used, with s’s that looked like f's. It will be noticed, too, that Georgetown is spelled with a hyphen, George-Town. Follo w- ing is the address, foot notes und all: THE NEWS CARRIEWS ADDRESS TO THE SUBSCRIBERS OF THE GEORGE-TOWN WEEELY LEDGER, FOR JANUARY 1, 1792. Kind patrons your NEWSBOY, with heart most sin- cer is you his wish fora HAPPY NEW YEAR; ‘Dis a custom established, I know not how long, ‘Mongst Typos* to open the year with a song, So according to custom, 1 taxe Up mny quill, To shew them I bear you a hearty wood will; ‘Fo bud the old year au eternal ad: Aud as well as I'm abie to welcome the new. ‘Then Old Ninety-Onesink gentle to rest, And for ages to come may thy menr'ry be blest; For rosy cueek'd plenty, with joy in ber train, Aud laughing Hygeia, distinguished thy reign. And may thy successor but turn out to be As healthy, and truittul, end peaceful a: thee: May events without nuuiber his catalogue swell, And the printers Lave someth orth reading, ‘Thus far have I got, with abundance of pain, So dull my invention, #0. my Dr: For the coupiiny of Words 1s ho part of iny trade, ‘And ho soul irom Parnassus came down to my aid. And did you but know what a vast deal of thne Ec took me to hannaner yy thoughts into rhyme, ou woud set a E Eon What you peruse, ‘or believe me, no maid is £0 coy as the muse. In Penn's mighty city my brethren, no doubt, 4 ternibie rout— Are waking at | resen! And a tamoust Asse: Wall be the seat Lure Aud truly they've reason enough for their Joy. i who are fuil of eniptoy). eal, (If those shouid be pi Zor to part with his cash and encotraxe the pr Each member took haif a score papers or jess. But here iso Congress our market to aid, Our produce consume aud encourace our trade; But subscribers like these We have in view, Tuo! UUK present dependence is places upon YOU. Then for YOU be our prayers and wishes confined, YOUK wives te SUBMISSIVE, Jour sveot= May PUI pecjerta succeed, and your riches Mai Hrojects succeed, and your increase, Anz GeorgeTown thrive ia the bosom of ease. May exch BACHELOR take ap OLD MAID by the hand, And no ionger neglect an important command, Bur join with the rest, to repienish the eartu, Aud iiVe io sume hundreds wood custowers birth, Then, let not your HAND grudge « PITTANCE to a To your NEWSBOY—'twill cause him to double his care: ven his MOTION—his SPIRITS will cheer, ore tervently Wisu youa HAPPY NEW YEAR. Enli Aud ers. Tess, t When the carrier of that day gathered in his Spanish half dollars, Engl shillings, pistereens, nine pences and four pence ha’ Pemules trom the subscribers to the Ledger Vashington was only amup and existed but on paver. The farms of Nicholas Young, Wm. Prout, Samuel Biodgett. David Burns, Robt. Peter, Wm. Deakins and J. M. Lingan on Tyler and James creek, Rock creek and Slash fun were beginning to grow houses and the future capital ‘was just peeping above ground usa Score of houses amid the corn and tobacco fields. Not over five copies of the Ledger were distributed on the Washington side of Rock creek and the two great desires of each portion of the community are well told in the rude verses. The men waited for the coming of Congress— “Our et to aid, Our produce cons and encourage our trade,” while the belles waited for the beaux and united cordially in the carrier's wish: “*May each bachelor take an old maid by the hand, And no longer neglect au nuportant conus The oid men, Noble Hurdle and Christian Hines, the last ‘of the old citizens that read the Ledger, passed away some years ugo: but they lived to yee in their own times Tue Evex- txo Stan read by a hundred thousan. people where the Ledger had at most a few hundred readers. epee oe HARVARD'S LIBRARY. It Contains About 290,000 Books—James Russell Lowell's Bequest. The report of the Harvard College librarian always forms one of the most interesting and satisfactory parts of the ennual report of the president upon the condition of the university. ‘The library is perhaps the best managed and most efficient of all the departments at Har- vard. An average addition of about 10,000 volumes and the same number of pamphiets has come to be looked for annually. During the last college year 9,606 volumes were added to the central building as against 13,365 for 1889- 90 and 9,045 for 1883-89. The total number of books there is now! about 292,000, with 150,000 pamphlets. A valuable addition mado to the library in 1890-91 was received from the family of the Inte Professor Gurney. It consists of 1,995 books and 1,600 pamphlets from his well- Known historical collections, « But chief among the additions of Interest, Hot only to Harvard men, but to the genera ublic, is the bequest of the late Jaines Russell Powell, now mado pablic. Mr. Lowell bet queathed to Harvard College his copy of “Webster on Witeheraft,” oz.ce the property of Increase Mather, sometime president of Har- vard College, together with any of his books of which no copies, or only poor copics, were by the college. “Webster on Witch- ough made interesting by its former wner, is by no means the most valuable of the ‘olumes that will come to the college under this clause of Mr. Lowell's will. His collections of modern Spanish and Italian literature wore exceptionally full, and his library contained a most curious and interesting shelf of books on the blick arts. The whole collection may come to Harvard. 1 v ee ‘The Triumph of the Secret Bullot, From the Forum. It isa fact of incalculable importance that the approaching presidential election will be decided for the first time in the history of the country by a secret ballot, thirty-three states now having adopted it. All the-states in which money has heretofore been used most freely for corrupt purposes in such elections will vote in November under the now be no intimidation of it will keop their bad bargain sre beta sonal corraptioniste will be less in the chairmen of i + ‘What Has Been Going On in the Great Me- | What the Dranks and Disorderlies Said in _ tropolis During the Week. OUT OF JOINT WITH THE WEATHER—-TRE SOLI- TUDE OF THE CROWD—A STORY OF EMERSON— ‘TERRORS OF RENT DAY—INDIFFERENCE IX RE- @ARD TO THE WORLD's Fain. Special Correspondence of The Evening Star. New You, December 24, 1891. DON'T KNOW JUST WHAT IS THE matter with Christmas this year, but somehow the times are out of joint. Tho weather is sadly dislocated, to begin with; pos- sibly that is the main trouble. But whatever the reason, there is less of Christmas in the air than wasever known. The shopkeepers, who have croaked all the year, are inconsolable. ‘This pelting rain storm, which the oldest inhab- itant cheerfully admits beats the record, is tho Inst straw. Old Santa Claus himeelf would rather let a family of seven children go giftless than do his shopping in this nor’easter, THE SOLITUDE OF THE CROWD. Thad a curious proof yosterday of the isola- tion of a great city, and of New York perhaps more than of most great cities. About eight years ago two college classmates and good friends belonged to the fraternity of Washing- ton correspondents. ‘Then one of the twain accepted an editorial position on the New York Post. ‘Two years later his classmate followed him to New Yori to fill a position on the Sun. Yesterday as I was walking in Nassau street with one of these friends we met the other. There were mutual exciamations of greeting, quite cordial and joyful, and then it aj that this was the first mecting of the two friends during the six years in which they had been together in New York, though their offices were only three blocks apart and their business the same. Never had they met in public com- panies, or social gatherings, or in the line of their duties, or casually at lunch, or upon the strect.’ And the most singular ‘part of this anecdote is that the tale is not singular. THE TERRORS OF RENT DAY. Last night as I walked up Broadway looking at the Christmas windows a tragic, or at least a painful, episode jarred the note of good cheer. Here and there on tho great business artery of etropolis are relics of a simpler age in shape of old-fashioned plain brick fronts that retain a semi-dwelling character. In these tenements one may procure lodgings and, I dare say, live very comfortably right in the heart of the city’s toil and tumult, provided he Bay his rent. But just there evidently was the ifficulty in the case Ishall speak of. For be- hold, amid the splendid windows and dazzling candy shops and the eager crowd, a forlorn heap of “effects” piled on the curb and slowly but surely getting very wet in the drizzling fog. Obviously thoy belonged to a bachelor, which was some alleviation, and very likely he 'was a poor, worthless scamp who had abused his landlord's patience shamefully be- fore the last Peremptory step was taken; and still it looked very pitiable to see the faded old lounge, and the dingy bed, and the chairs and pictures and books, with gay sonpmakers’ ad- vertisements on the wet back covers, out there im the holiday pageant, mutely ‘admitting failure aud misery, and no one showing the least interest. ‘The owner had gone off, it might be, to raise the wind, or perhaps he w Gead or drunk. No one was on guard, und the effects were not very tempting; probably the police cart or the ashman took them away ly. HER OLORY AND BUSINESS. We have many kinds of drama in this town, and one of the latest varieties might be dubbed the Seven Sutherland Sisters drama. Its success depends very largely on the magnii cent hair of the star. And so, very proper! from a Lusiness point of view, no portunity is neglected to show this gift to advantage. We are in a hairdresser’ ep. from the rising tothe drop of the curtain. First the hair is braided in one splendid queue, then it is al lowed to untwist; next the heroine hides her embarrassment by making a robe of the thick. disheveled tresses. We have back views and front views and side views; it is tossed and kicked and kissed, and at each new arrange- ment the ladies exclaim, “Hasn't she wondertul hair!” and the men admit thatshe has. If Lady Godiva or the Lady of Shallott lived nowadays they could become high lights in the histrionic firmament, provided they threw away their hairpins and learned to pout, grimace and kick. THE CATHEDRAL IX RUIN. From the tonsorial drama to Emerson is a far step, but here isa fresh anocdote of that great man as I get itfrom one who was a near relative. It's a melancholy item, but char- acteristic. We all know that toward the end Emerson's mental faculties, and particularl; his memory, fell into decay. ' Death, as thoug! jealous of such splendid gifts, which must ou! it his dart, struck him there first. It wi at a peculiarly mournful occasion for Emerson, the burial of his lifelong and intimate friend and yoke-fellow in literature, the poct Long- fellow. Emerson was returning from the last rites, in company with his daughter, who was with him not only as another mourning friend, but as an affectionate watcher for her father's safety. As they were walking along, after an interval of silence, Emerson “My daugh- ter, he whose funeral we have attended was a beautiful gentleman. But I cannot remember his name.’ MORE SPUTTER THAN FLASH. New York tries very hard to be or to appear interested in the world’s fair, but the powder in the pyrotechnics is damp and won't corrus- cate. Even Depew sizzles, It is not that we are hostile, but only that we are indifferent— quite as indiffereut as when it was proposed to hold the fair-here. Surely, Chicago can't be angry if we are no more hearty over her show than when we thought it ours. We have had some speech making, therefore, but very little Practical effort in the way of the preparation of exhibits. The papers havedone their part in a friendly spirit, even if some jests andgibes have escaped them, for there isn't half the in- terest felt which they would make out. Still, the state, by noblesse oblige, will be likely to Vote the needed $500,000 appropriation. SPEAKER CRISP's FIRST STEP. You would not be instructed by New York comment on Speaker Crisp's committee scheme. That comment, moreover, is mostly one of wonderment, There's music in the air evidently, but we can't catch the tune. As usual, the city and state cutan ignominious figure in the ists, but nobody notices that or cares about it. The Speaker is credited with having a good understanding with Tammany, and that is enough for the average politician. ‘The citizens gencrally couldn't tell the difference between the ways and means committee and the committee expenditures in the Post Of- fice Department. 4 GooD WORD IX CLOsIxa. As New York has come in for so much dis- praise this time, I might end with a good word. At this seasou the annual appeal for the hos- Feed is made and the response was nev. arty. ‘The association announces that its work covers thirty-three hospitals, carried on atan annual expense of over one million dol- Jars, and this docs not include all of these in- stitations, During the hesgeen associated hos- pital cared for 19,528 bed patients, of whom 14,630 wero free, besides attending to 186,149 free dispensary patients. After deducing the support given’ to the hospitals from endow- ments, paying patients and the city, a deficit of ©555,386.73 has to be met to give this year's statistics by the charitable public, and such amounts as this and larger sume ‘aro raised, and raised cheerfully —o a ext ft, Exazon. Health of the Survivors of the War. From the Forum. While the health of some men has been im- proved by their military service during the en to the preservation of lives that would have been lost had the owners remained exclusively in civil life, the health of the avor- age veteran has been deteriorated by his service; and that he suffers more from illn and hi ex] than othe of his age. This conclusion, r me based as it ig upon an examination of the cen- sus data fora small patt of the country, isa provisional —_ only, and we must wait for more com compilations to give definite and reliable figures. = oT — +2 —_.__ Gcoad Reason for Avoidance. ' From the Chicago Tribune, “There comes Filkins, Let's go around the block.” “What's the matter? Had » quarrel with him?” “Ob, no; we're the best of friends,” Judge Kimball's Court. ‘The usual Christmas homicide and numerous serious assaults did not materialize yesterday, and, although there were many intoxicated Persons on the streets, there was but little dis- order. The police did not attempt to lock up every drunken man seen on the streets, but they cared for those who were helpléss and unable to navigate. Many persons were arrested for being disorderly, and during the twenty-four hours the police made nearly 200 arrests. This morning there’ were about seventy per- sons in the dock of the Poiice Court and those who had to appear bofore Judge Kimball were marched up in procession. John McNamara, one of the victims of rum, admitted his guilt and said he only bad $4. “Judge, your honor, he said, “when E get drunk I'll swear it mal me crary, but if you will let me off this time will take the pledge and not drink again.” The judge said that if the accused took the ledge of his own free will be would remit the Joarena let him off upon payment of ‘what cash capital he had. John paid his money and went off in search of some one to administer the pledge. TEX DAYS TO SOBER UP IN. Patfick Sullivan's drank nearly cost him his life. His spree commenced long before Christ- mag and would probably have lasted until the new year had not Policeman Horton arrested him.” The old man begged hard for his free- dom and said he would try to keep sober in the future. “I took the pledge once for a year,” he said, “and I kept it.” “Why didn't you keep it for good?” the court rt “I only took it for a year,” was the old man’s reply. The judge gave him ten days in default of bonds to get the liquor out of him. “Guilty,” plead Damel Hart when arraigned for disturbing the quiet of E street. Five dol- lars. Samuel Sullivan, # neatly dressed young colored man, was tried on a charge of yagrancy, and he showed by his employer that he was regularly at work, and the court ac- cepted his personal bonds. loseph Cole and Charles Gant, colored men, denied that they were disorderly, although they admitted that they had been drinking the wine when it was red. Gant was thoroughly intoxicated and Cole was trying to take home. ‘They stopped in a saloon on the road and had more drinks, and after that the police arrested them. Cole was fined $5 and Gant was taxed $3 moro. HE DROVE ON THE SIDEWALK. “That's right,” was the reply of Albert Ed- wards, a young colored man who was accused of having driven a horse on the sidewalk. Albert was intoxicated, and he chose the side- walk rather than to drive along the muddy street. He had no fears of law, for he drove in front of the police station. Five dol- lars or fifteen days. “Ihave not been in the habit of drinking and if you let me go this time I'll not drink any more,” plead Halph Dall, a young colored being drunk man who was charged with and auworderly. “You should have thought of that before,” said the judge as he imposed the usual fine. ‘Twasn'teven drunk,” was Michael Ben- net's plea, “because I’ had not taken five drinks all day, and ancther thing, I was not even talking.”* ‘The ofticer made a different statement, and Bennett was taxed €8. Martin Lane, who was charged with him, plead guilty ‘and was fined $5. John Oakes said that he had spent all his money for board and lodging and said he begged for something to eat because he was hungry. ‘Thirty days was his sentence. John Berry plead guilty to a charge of being disorderly aud he paid $5 for his liberty. “It was in the ‘Whitechapel’ district,” said Policeman Redgrave, “that Bud Berry was ar- rested.” Bud isa young colored man and he made such a fair statement that the court took his personal bonds. TWO GIRLS WHO WERE FULL. Laura Day and Dora Harris, young colored women from Howardtown, plead guilty toa chargo of disorderly conduct. Policeman Lynch, who had arrested them, said he wanted to make a statement, which was that the women were intoxicated anu were on the street with a scarcity of garments covering them. Judge Kinball said that the law, unfortu- nately, provided only for a five-dollar fine in the county, and that amount was imposed. Thos. Porter, colored, plead guilty to a charge oi disorderly inthe county and was fined $5. Henry Woodward, Frank Dlackstone, Henry Garnett, Charles Wilson and Abraham Thorn- ton each plead guilty to charges of disorderly conduct and a fine of $5 was imposed in each case. Others came and the j plaints against them an the cases heretofore were. sak pio HOW TO SPOT A NAVAL MAN. judge heard the com- disposed of them as A Wager Won by an ex-Oficer Who Ap- plies the Test. From the New York Herald. “You can always tell a navy man by the way he wears his hat,” said an ex-officer. “There is rakish set to a navy man’s hat or cap that can be attained by nobody but those who have seen service at sea. It may be soslight a pecu- liarity that you wouldn’t notice it at once,but I can distinguish itat a glance. Nobody else can wear his hat just that way.” “Nonsense,” remarked a companion. “I don't believe it. Now, there's a man standing over there at the bar—that dapper-looking little fellow witha pointed beard of picked oakum—he wears his hat just as youdo. [ll bet he never saw the sea, except possibly from ‘Coney Island boat!” ‘The art gallery triolaughed, but the ex-navy officer, who has been out of the service these twenty vears, scrutinized the indicated indi- vidual through his gtasses and, to the surprise of his two companions, offered to goa quart of Pommery that he seen “man-of-war service. “I'll go you,” said both the others ina breath. “Do you know him?” inquired the old navy man, suspiciously. ( Never saw him before,” both declared. “And you?” Not to my knowledge, and yet there is jo, I never saw him, but if he mothing. Ne "ts man-o’-warsman I'll buy a bottle, and if he is you'll buy two.” It was so ugreed, and one of the challengers arose, went over to the bar and tapped the young stranger on the shoulder and addressed im politely. Both came over to the table looking somewhat amused, the emissary say- ing: ‘This is Commodore N—. We have ao bet” t Commodore N— of the old Tennes- see,” interrupted the newcomer, his face sud- denly lighting up. “My father served with you back in 'él, sir. I'm Lieut. C—, just ordered to the Philudelphia!” An explosion followed that was explained over the first bottle, und the old commodore was in the middle of the third and five volumes of naval reminiscences when the place was closed up. SAMSEY HAS HIS REASONS. He Tells Her Why He Must Not Linger Too Late. He stood on tho steps of » happy home in Harlem late last night or early this morning, says the New York Kecorder. He was not alone. Ho was no burglar. He was holding her hand. “Good-bye,” he said, very, very slowly, and so softly that the deck bands on the passing canal boat had not the faintest glimmer of this budding romance. “Truly and truly?” “Yes; well, I suppose I'll have to say it?” “Say whi “Good-bye. “You—you will never forget me?” ‘Rnd we will ost again” “And we “Oh, such is my dream.” “Good-bye.” “Owe hira money!" “Not a cent.” “Not he always hes mousy’? “Always he's bardtusk’ story to tell, per- Pecgrer known him to toll one in all the yoars mewall, why in the world don't you waat to “He hase baby that is always saying bright | was late at ‘shings" Bie Of the Yoreiga merchants im China only AN ARTISTS ANTIQUE How He Transformed Bis Aunt’s Old Piano ’ Ante a Work of Art. From the New York Commercial Advertiser, Among theyoung artists in this city there is one who would have won the heart of Henri Murger and be a bright particular star in the mad Bohemian circle which that man brought about him. For he is. bona fide Bohemian, is this young fellow, a reckless, brilliant, genius-gifted, irresponsible chap, who will surely end, as Murger said of the type which he 0 ably represents, either in the academy or the morgue. About two monthsago a wealthy aunt joined the great majority and, much to the surprise of the artist and his friends, left him nothing but her blessing and a piano. A full-grown white elephant would have been preferable; he could have sold it, while the Piano could not be dis- posed of even at the most absurdly low price. It was of a very old-fashioned make and de- sign, and the time spent in trying to finda purchaser was simply wasted. As there wasn't room for it in the garret, which serves the php artistas a studio and a home, it was carted away to a friend's apartments and a council of war held concerning it. Yesterday the piano turned up in the shop of a swell dealer in antiques. Every space upon it which admits of decoration has been covered with the dantiest of pictures in the style of Wattean and Boucher, and the instrument as it stands might have been played upon by Mme. Ie Pompadour or any of her fair and fragile | contemporaries. | ‘The price for this exquisite work of art is $3,000, and the artist and those of his friends Who assisted him in the scheme are lying low and awaiting developmenta. athe guts legacy fasn't turned out so badly r ——>—_—_ REMINISCENCES OF HAZING How Some Sophomores Were Convinced of Its Ungentlemantiness, From the New York Tribune. “I never read accounts in the newspapers of the pranks of college boys in ‘hazing’ the fresh- men,” said e white-haired, rosy-faced old New Yorker in the parlor of a big athletic club the other night, “but my mind reverts at once toa hazing scrape I got myself into in my salad days. Like all sophomores, I was particularly intolerant of freshmen; much more 0, of course, than the seniors.’ We had been strictly forbidden by the faculty to do any hazing at all, under penalty of expulsion, and so we could not get together more than half a dozen adven- turous souls who were willing to take the risk in order to punish the freshmen properly for daring to live and presuming to come to the college at all. We had to do the thing g quietly. 80 after all the lamps were out we would steal from our rooms, meet in the corridor and then make a descent on some lonely freshman and ‘do him up’ without any unnecessary fuse. “We had operated successfully on two or three men, only one ina night, and were en- Joying the sport thoroughly. "The following night it became the tarn of along, rawboned, quiet, basbful youth from Maine, who had little or nothing to say to any one and whose only care seemed to be tokeep his hands and feet out of sight. We anticip: some rare sport with him, and I remember now the haughty feeling with which I strode into his dark bedchamber at the head of our gang after wo had pried his door open with one good twist of a real burglar’s ‘jimmy.’ “The other meu had generally cowered un- der their bedclothes or arisen trembling in their nightshirts and asked piteously to be let alone. This Maine man jumped out of bed, however, as if glad to meet us. He said not a word, he made uot a sound as _he moved about in the dark, but oh, my! how he did ‘swat’ us! I never before experienced such fiendi strength as that fellow seemed to have. We were not familiar with his room, and it ed to be full of furniture, against which we stumbled and over and under which he knocked us in the darkness with the precision and fore trip hammer. He seemed to have a cat's sight and be knew the room thor- oughly and the way he ‘lammed’ us was so un- expected that we got confused and lost our reckoning in trying to get out of that infernal room again. “I don't believe one of us hit him once. I know that after I had caught a terrific right- hander on the tip of my nose, which sent me backward over an awfully angular coal scuttle, Ikept on my hands and knees and wabbled about ina blind search for the door, with the blood Pouring into my mouth and ‘over my shirt front. He bit us with fists like hams. He threw chairs at us. He kicked us, when we went down, with his bare toes, which seemed as hardas iron. He jumped on our stomachs with heels made tough by running barefoot on his native shingly beaches. He mauled us. He ulled our hair out. He scratched us. He loosened our teeth. He broke our noses. He Joggled our most internal organs. He utterly demoralized us, this whirlwind from Maine, and when at last we all got ont of his horrid den, more alive than dead, and had had time to collect our shattered sensex and make a hasty estimate of our cuts and abrasions, I said: “"The Maine fellow must have gone out, boys, and left a gorilla in his bed instead.” “But just then we heard that vicious fresh- man call out with a mocking laugh, ‘Now, go to bed, little men, and come aguin ‘some ‘other hight when you're rested. ‘his hazin's heaps of fun.’ “But we had decided that the sport was un- manly, anyway, and not thing for young When the Clock Ticks Loudest. From the Chicago Tilbune. After she had kissed him on her return from a visit to her relatives in another city she ask “Well, John, how did you get along without jad the children?” ‘Not very well,” he replied. “The nexttime yougoeway I'll shat up the Louse and go to a ote you don’t like to be alone here?” she queried. “No, I don't,” he returned. “The house is overrun with ruts.” “Rats!” she exclaimed. “Why, there isn't “didn't I hear ‘em? arat in the Didn't I hear ‘em nibbling and scratching away all night? Didn't they keep me awake balf the times Ihadn't more than got to bed the first night when they started in with their scratch, scratch, scratch.” “They were mice, Jobn,” she explained. ‘Sve occasionally had a little trouble with mice.” “Well, it’s mighty strange I've never heard "em before,” he said. ‘And that clock——" “Where is it, John?” she asked, looking about the room. “It’s in the pantry,” ho replied. “The blamed thing nearly ‘drove me crazy. Why, the first night when I settled down for a quiet smoke it acted like a fire alarm. There wasn't ® sound in the house, but the first thing I knew the old thing was ticking with a distinet- ness that pretty nearly had me insane. After ithad forced Teseit on my attention fifty or sixty times and made me so nervous that I could hear noises in all parts of the house I put it in the pantry and shut the door.” “Did that do any good John?” she asked with a slight smile. “A little, but not much,” he returned. “f could stillhear it, I wonder what in thunder is the matter with it. I never heard it make as much noise before. “Perhaps, John,” sho ted quietly, “it is ne in the house at because you were never night before. I've known it todo the same thing when I was alone here at night It never ticks £0 loud as then, the mice neyer scratch so hard as then, there are’ néver’so many unusual "Ge looked at her pretty sharply as she b le looked at her pi ly as yusied herself putting things to rights again, and Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U.S. Gov't Report. LLL Re Baking Powder ABSOLUTELY PURE THE GIRL BACHELOR, How She Secures the Luxury {of an Inde- Home. Boston Letter to New Orleans Times-Demoerat. It is getting to be much the fashion for un- married women now to have homes rather than to live in hotels or boarding houses. Apartments of all kinds and at all prices are | to be found, from the two rooms and bath to | the housekeeping suite, but it develops the | home feeling to have one’s own suite, one’s own furniture and arrangements, Nearly all | the new apartment hotels provide small suites for one or two persons, where steam hbeatand hot water go with coms. The ten- | aut pays for his own gasand providesfor himself (or herself) furniture, service and food. The | expense, of course, varies with the locality. For instance, in one of these hotels located on Cop- ley square, the finest part of the city, a lady has a suite of two rooms and bath, with private hall and two very large closets for trunks, &c., of which the rent is #500 a year. Having her own books, pictures, bric-a-brae, k cases, mirror and’ writing desk, she re- quired only furniture for the bed room and a rug, sofa and chairs for the little salon. Win- dow draperies and portieres were got up out of the pretty and inexpensive ‘scrim’ —at 25cents ® yard—and the entire cost of furnishing was within $100. The hotel had « dining room on the Euro, onwhich morning, id fruit the dainty breakfast is very easily arranged. Her rooms are tasteful and charming, and the en- tire cost of living does not exceed £18 a week, ile such a suite in a hotel on the American lan would not be less than $50 a week. It is ‘ttle wonder that artistsand writers are adopt- ing this mode of life toa considerable degree. Many devices be made which conduce effects at small expense. For instance, Tugs there are certain kinds of carpeting which can be selected and made into a rug, with a border around it, at tho rate of $1 a square yard, which are infinitely prettier than e cheap Tug and infinitely cheaper in price than the really desirable and beautiful ruga. ——+eo—____. WHAT IS A PROCESSION? A Legal Question Which Has Never Been Fully Decided. From the Cincinnati Enquirer. The late Gen. Charles Sargent used to tella good story in which himself and the late A. ‘Minor Griswold, the famous humorist, were the leading figures. On one occasion Sargent and Griswold went over to Covington to take part | in a democratic jollification. In some manner they lost track of the main procession and or- ganized a parade of their own. Sargent was the commander of the procession, which con- sisted only of himself and Griswold. The pair of wags marched up and down the street, and, it is possible, made more noise than was con- sistent with good order. They went through all the evolutions with which they were familiar, Sargent giving the commands. An officious policeman arrested them, and the next morning they had to appear ‘before the judge on the ‘charge of “disorderly ‘con | duct. Mr. Sargent acted as the counsel for the defense. He seemed inspired by the situation, and made a most skilliul argument. “We were a procession. if it pleases your honor,” began the general; “it is true that there were | only two of us, but the law does not say how | many persons it takes to compose a procession. | It can be either two or 2,000, so far as the | statute is concernod. It is essential for every | procession to have a commanding officer, and I | acted in that capacity. I know that your honor will agree that it is also customary to have music on such occasions, and, as there was 10 | band to be had on such short ‘notice, Mr. Gris- | wold furnished it by whistling and si: a | Mr. Sargent made such an ingenuous ‘that | the judge released the two friends on own | recognizance and reserved his decision. His Opinion has never been banded down, and Charley Sargent used to say that it has ‘never yet been decided how many people it takes to & procession. ———.rr-——___ HINTS ABOUT LAMPS, How to Take Care of Them and Have Them Burn Nicely. From the Buffalo Times. To begin with the lamp should be cleansed and the lamp filled up every morning. Once @ week the oil container should be thor oughly emptied out and the dirty oil thrown sway. Next see that the burner is clean. Whenever the lamp burns badly this should be at once looked to, as it is often the cause. If the burn- ers are boiledfor a few minutes oda and waterat regular intervals there will be little difficulty in the burning. Next see that the wicks fitexactly. For this purpose when new wicksare required the lamp burner shouldal- ways be sent. Some people buy their wicks by but this isn most foolish plan, for not Saby shauhd the wack beer aoe eh Les vidth, bat it should also be of the right thickness, so that it will turn up and down easily and be in all re- FOOLISH ANNIE WADELL, ‘Who Leaves » Comfortable Home to Wed a Married Man. Lewis Jernison, one of the most prominent citizens of Lestershire, the fashionable suburb of Binghamton, N. Y., having no children of his own, years ago adopted a bright and pretty little girl mamed Annie Wadell. She became asdear to the Jennison family as if she were their own flesh and blood, She was reared in luxury and grew to be a strikingly handsome and highly accomplished young woman. Some months ago Mr. Jennison began the erection of what will, on completion, be one of the finest residences in @ locality of fine residences. A few weeks ago painters and decorators were puton the work. Among them was @ painter named William D. Lindsey. He was a man of middie age and of not particularly attractive appearance. Miss Jennison fell in love with this man, and when her adopted parents dis- covered the fact and remoustrated with her she openly declared that she would not give bim up aud that she intended to marry bim. Jennison, secing that the girl was determined, and not caring to stand in the way of her hap- Piders, beran making inquiries about Lindsey. je learned that Lindsoy was already married, and that his wife was living as near as Owogo- This Jenvison told his daughter, but she re- fused to believe it, and also refused to go with her adopted father to Owego to see if the charge Were true, saying that it would be show- ing a lack of faith an her lover if she went. Jennison went to Owego and found on the record that William D. Lindsey had been mar- Tied to Josie B. Knapp by the itev. W. H. King of Owego on January 5, 1878. The Rev. Mr. King verified the record. Jennison also learned that the wife apd her twelve-year old daughter were living in Owego. Armed with these indubitable facts, Jenison returned home and confronted his ‘daughter with them. She declared that the man must besome other William D. Lindsey, and her faith in her lover was so unshaken that she went a few days ago quictly with Lindsey to the Kev. Charles McClaufin, in Binghamton, was married, she being of age, and is now liv- ing with Lindsey. —————-re+_____ HOW TO KUN A MODEL JAIL. Statement of Maintaining the Allegheny County Bastile. From the Pittsburz Times, The Allegheny county jail has reputation throughout the country of being conducted on model system as regards economy in the feed- ing of prisoners. A description of the system and the general expenses of the jail was ob- tained today from Deputy Warden Soffel. Each prisoner's support costs the county daily 6.29 cents. Ench receives every day for breakfast @ loaf of bread and a pint of coffee. The bread is contracted for every six months and costs 2%; cents per one and one-balf-pound loaf. A different bill of fare is provided every day for dinner, which is the only other meal, as follows: Monday, meat and potatoes; Tues- day, pork and sauer kraut or beef and cabbage. Weduesday, vegetable soup; Thursday, hash, Friday, hominy and beans; Saturday, pea soup; Sunday the loaf of brea the morning is all the food given, but the coffe is replaced with tea to give variety. Supplies are furnished the jail under con- tract ut the foliowing pwces: Potatoes, 42 cents @ bushel; meat, 5 coats a pound: coffee, 11 cents a pound; beans, $29 busbel; hominy, £3.75 per barrel; peas, £1.15 a bushel. ‘The meat furnished is free from bone and fat apd each prisoner receives threc-fourths of a pound ata ment. Some of the items of aunual cost of running the jail are as follows: Water rent, $1,400; natural gas, €80%; telephone, 684, bread, €2,660.98; meat ayd bacon, €975.42; groceries, $900: cofice and tea, $145... ‘The Average cost per day for fcod, ‘necessa tnd repairs oF each prisoner 1s 5 98 conta, ‘The average per day of «il expenses, includ- ing salaries, natural gas, water rent and im- provements for each vrisquer is 23.56 cents, he av number of prisoners received daily is2.15. The number uf prisoners received from January] to December 31, 18W, was 7,853. The salaries of oficers for the year ount to $10,390. The juil bas nine officers, including the warden and two matrons, There ure 310 cells, two loxpital departments (male and female), one laundry,one kitchen,one Lath room with ten tubs, une barber shop aud four state rooms. ‘The Alicgheny county Jail is separate from the sheriff so@ice and is controlled by a board of inspectors, comprising the com- uion pleas judges, eheriil, commissioners, the con- troller and the mayors of Pittsburg and Alle- gheny. They elect a warden annually, who bas sole control of the prison. —— ooo In Scituate I saw the birthplace of Samuel Woodworth, the author of the poom, “The Old Onken Bucket.” He was born bere January 13, 1785. He early chose to be @ printer, and was prenticed to Benjamin Iussell, editor of the Columbian Sentinel, in Boston. He becamea busy journalist and prolific author. He went to New York city in 1809, amd in 1823 was asso- spects a good fit. to ascertain is if the wick is Yorn out. A lamp should have afresh wick ‘ery month at least. Be careful before fitting a 8 new wick to sce that the latter is perfectly dry. It should be placed for ten or fifteen minutes upon a hot pan before fixing it into the lamp,so as to remove any moisture. Sonk- ing the wicks in vinegar and then drying them thoroughly prevents all chance of smoking, but of smoke there is little fear if the lamp is regu- | larly and properly cleaned and trimmed. Be | careful in trimming the wick not to let any of | the charred part fail into the burner. This is a fruitful source of trouble. } Lamps with metul reservoirs are undoubt- | edly safer than those of glass or china, and the | former, if upsct, can be picked upand replaced , before ‘the oil can escape. Of course the oil | used must be of good quality. There is no} Never turn down a lam; just to glimmer. It is meant to From the Cub Window, OW, why wilt t what 1s then—well, he docsn't stay out so late nights Or now. Ho tries to get home, as he puts it, “be- up fore the clock begins to tick.’ bie A Minors Must Keep Certain Contracts. “They're called dainty crea- ‘From the Chautauquan, ‘tures; ‘There are certain contracts that a minor is a bound to keep and which can be enforced Ee a ST here inst him inst an adult. Certainly i to turn garbage would be a mont unfortunate thing {am mora Oraierandsaad air aspect if young people were to feel that the nw a rea no duties or responsibilities upon them. It would be a sad thing forsociety as well a for sSay: eck > by the Thee —_ races e mm! contracts may wife cats that sort of ding upon minors. Of these the two most a im contracts for necesbaries, ‘You'll see Tl just make her hich technical term of the law is meant Leave her gown outside on the scraper.’ scibiee moot to sustain the chilain a manner oe. suitable to his social station, and second, his Giev tee Naan ‘X child has no right to make purchase for | From the Buffalo Engutrer. himself and have {charged to his parent, Last summer I became acquainted with an unless Evy prev permission to | old fisherman who lives some distance do so or the are necessaries and | lake shore. He is bale and hearty, the child was in actual need of them. A dealer | nearly seventy years of age. and sieges them to the folk te ond et | odd character. ‘The old man that it was done by the father’ Permiaion oF mewn i mpyrames at times and trom | me t fills kettle fall of spring water,” sovail want Seherman, “nod then go out and shove» them to | Iwas to bold the ‘of the dic | Sess woud Sota ose sar Tuadow ot that old bird foranes ‘Sy logs with the water while ft wes het ciated with George P. Mortisin establishing the Mirror, “The Old Oaken Bucket” poem was written in the spring or summer of 1817. Mr. Woodworth was then living in Duane street. He came home to dinner {rom bis office, near the foot of Wall street,cn a warm aay aud took adrink of water, saying that he would rather have a drink from the old well at home. His wife said, “Sam, that's « pretty subject for & poem,” and he wrote it. Ihave read an au- tograph letter written by him in August, 1635, in which he cays that bis secoud son, twenty years of age, was at that time on e three years Voyage to the Pacific ocean as captain's clerk to Cay who discovered the Cannibnl Islands. Mr. Woodworth died December 2, amd was is degcendants im order to consult them re- garding the matter. ‘Tho welland the little old mill aj to be the same as when the poct saw them daily in bis boyhood. I think we ought to preserve the well and perhaps the millstones, which are still in use. ‘Ihe birth- place is visited by an increasing number of the summer dwellers on that part of the shore, sometimes as many as sixty in day. The in 3 which attracts to & poets's birth- is wholesome and suld be encouraged, you said?” “Why, I have said Jobn! John! and other severe things.” (All o Mistake ‘From the Chicago Tribune. Itwas about 130 am.