Evening Star Newspaper, January 2, 1894, Page 4

4 THE EVENING STAR, TUESDAY, JANUARY 2, 1894—-TWELVE PAGES. THE EVENING STAR. HINGTON,. WAS TUESDAY. a -January 2, 1894. dailies. As Advertising Mediam it has no co: Detitor. C7Ie order to avoid delays, on ac- count of personal absence, letters to THE STAR should not be addressed to any individual connected with the of- fice. but simply to THE STAR, or to the Editorial or Business Department, according to tenor or purpose. The electricians, those who have pro- gressed so far in their studies as to have attained to some degree of mastery of the mysterious force, promise remarkabie achievements for the future—it may be that some of them will go into the record of 1804. These predictions, together with others respecting advances to be made in other departments of effort and knowledge, Ihave been gathered together from weil- known authorities by McClure’s Maga- zine. The electric motor is, according to these prophets, to displace the steam en- gine; life is to be prolonged by the use of electricity as a therapeutic agent; men are to be able to see through a wire the optical images impressed on a transmitter a thousand miles away; even the register- ing of unwritten, unspoken thought by elec- tricity is not deemed entirely beyond the range of scientific possibility. The electric age has just opened. The telegraph, incan- descent lights, the telephone, the electric railway, are but the products of the kinder- garten stage of the science. Then with electricity as a great central industrial agency, social changes are to be brought about. Science will win from the earth an abundance, the necessity for much labor, for the hard, grinding toil that keeps men near the condition of brutes will cease, and an improvement in men’s moral! and intel- lectual state will follow. Perhaps elec- tricity will bring the millenium, but even the most enthusiastic prophecies do not fix the date Tor the begining of that happy pe- riod in 1894. The working classes may not, however, take much stock in the prom- ise of easier lives. It has been their com- plaint that they have never had their full share of the benefits of labor-saving ma- chinery in a proportionate reduction of hours of labor. To meet this, however, one writer on the marvels of the future suggests that the tyranny of corporations and trusts is to be broken by electricity. The independence of the workingman will be restored, because he will be given the forces needed for his work in his own home. Great promises are made likewise of advances in the sciences of psychology and chemistry, in religious thought; in fact, in about everything which concerns the welfare of mankind. According to these Promises the achievements of the nine- teenth century will serve as but a faint indication of what the twentieth century will bring forth. —__r+-__. It cost a young man $1.45 to coast with his bicycle on Eutaw street, Baltimore. ‘This was the first case made under the new ordinance prohibiting coasting within the city liraits of Baltimore. Coasting is a term applied to that kind of riding wherein the wheelman takes his feet from the pedals, Props them up on the foot-rests and lets the wheel move by force of gravity down Pill. If there is much of a grade the wheel will attain a high speed. It is generally believed that it ts less easily controlled by the rider when his feet are off the pedals. There are several regulations in this city regarding the use of wheels, some of which the wheel- men themselves believe unnecessary, There is no specific regulation against coasting, although one or two serious accidents have resulted from its practice. The use of the wheel in Washington streets has come to be regarded as a necessity, as much as the use of other vehicles. It 1s, however, good policy for riders to make the use of wheels as little of an annoyance and as little dan- serous to pedestrians as possible. Coasting is a pastime which always inspires the pedestrian with a sense of danger, and that it is actually dangerous has been shown. One favorite place for coasting is the Capito! grounds, with its steep and winding road- ways. There it is especially dangerous. it would be a good thing if the wheelmen themselves, without the necessity of official interference, would give up the practice. ———~+-—____ “ The life of Sir Samuel Baker, which closed Saturday, was a busy and useful one. ‘rhe honors conferred upon him by his own and other governments only inadequately rep- resent the services he rendered to his age. He extended geographical knowledge as much, if not more, than any other man of the century. Wherever he went he opened the way for the advance of Christianity. He accomplished much towards the sup- pression of the African slave trade. Wit! all this and all his contributions to scientitic knowledge, he found time to make some Gelightful additions to the popular Mtera- ture of the day. So his death may be re- garded as a deplorable loss, not to his coun- try alone, but to the whole world. ———— +s Governor O’Ferrall of Virginia touched upon many topics in his inaugural address yesterday, but he was especially interesting to the people of the District of Columbia when he discussed oysters. Local sympa- thy will be entirely with the governor in all he does that promises to mzke the oyster crop plentiful and of satisfying quality. Oyster culture is an art worthy even of gubernatorial encouragement, and if Col. O’Ferrall succeeds in making two oysters grow to fat maturity where heretofore but one shriveled bivalve eked out a miserable existence he may hope to achieve great- ness such as comes to but few Virginians who were unfortunate enough to have been born outside of the Lee family. ——_-+e—____. There is a remarkable unanimity in the local sentiment favoring the re-appointment of Mr. Ross as Commissioner of the District. He has been tried and not found wanting. The community appreciates the additional value which experience gives to the public services of an able, clear-headed and tactful official, who is respected by and popular with all citizens, of whatever Politics, occu- Pation or section of residence, and there is @ general disposition on the part of the city to say, so far as the popular voice counts in the matter at all, that one good term de- serves another. ——__+ ee ____. People to whom the idea of physical mar- tyrdom is distasteful are glad that the hands shaken by so many at the White House yesterday will have a whole year to Fecover in. ——__++.— Some of this country’s “swear-offs” for 1894 will be historical. ——~+eo____. Without making very much fuss about it, the people of England's greatest manufac- turing center—Manchester—have completely changéd topographical conditions between the place of their a and the western ocean by the construction of a waterway which makes Manchester one of Great Bri- tain’s biggest seaports. The canal was opened for traffic yesterday, and although tremendous influ » move® by the rail- roads, will doubtless continue to annoy, there is almost certainty as to the canal’s speedily taking rank as a financial success. Heretofore it has cost more than $3.25 to ransport a ton of cotton from the docks of Liverpogl to Manchester by rail, but the canal company will find profit in $1.75 per ton—a difference which will surely be ap- Dreciated by those to whom keen competi- tion makes every penny of expenditure an object. The British engineer prides himself upon the construction of the canal through country that offered many formidable and countless minor obstacies, but the engineer is only a subordinate figure in the enormous undertaking. The citizen is supreme, and the citizen, as a municipal force, especially so. The inauguration of such an enterprise in many lands—and in this land certainly— would have been attended by an effort to secure assistance from the general govern- ment, but the people of Manchester put up their own money in such sums as compelled success. The example thus set should not be lost. It should attract American atten- tion, and is especially commended to the men of Chicago. That city would, within a few years, be incomparably great if it had direct fluid communication with the Atlan- tie, either to the east or south. The work necessary to make the connecting water- ways navigable for ships of twenty-six fect draught, as is the Manchester canal, would be something stupendous, but that the money invested would return many-fold can hardly be doubted. Small vessels can now reach Chicago through the St. Lawrence and the Canadian canals, but the limited opportunities for ocean commerce thus af- forded give no indication of what mighty commerce would result were there such a system of canals as the grain trade of the northwest needs and cries for. ——_+ «+ The weather bureau under the direction of Secretary Morton proposes to reach out into new fields, for the purpose of obtain- ing facts connected with climatology, which may add to our knowledge of the sanitary conditions of the country, and perhaps afford valuable data for the use of those engaged in fighting ard suppressing dis- ease. It is Secretary Morton's intention also to gather information which may be useful in determining where irrigation might be employed to advantage, and to what extent irrigation is needed to eke out the water supply of partly arid regions. In all these works the Secretary and the weather bureau will have the cordial approval of the people. ——__ +++ _-__ The court of appeals in Holland has de- cided that kissing is no offence and has ac- quitted a young man against whom the charge was brought. We call this a free country and yet in Baltimore some time ago young people were arrested and fined for kissing in the public parks. Is Holland more liberal than Baltimore It would seem so. ——— ++ +e -__ Doubt has arisen as to whether the mon- keys in Central Park should be called “gorillas,” “apes” or “chimpanzees.” As none of these names are calculated to of- fend national sensibilities, the discussion will hardly develop anything exciting. Did Bandmaster Fanciulli have Liliuo- Kalani in mind when he called, upon his musicians to enliven the White House New Year reception with the strains of “God Save the Queen"? ———++s—____ It 1s much more frank and commendable in Editor Stead to remain in this country and express himself freely than it would be to merely go home and write a book of “impressions.” ———_~+e—____ All the preparations that have been made to secure prompt action on the Wilson bill afford substantial ground for the hope that it will not meet with the fate that often befalls the telegram marked “Rush.” —_—ro-—___. The advanced notices of the announced Olney-Bissell-Quincey resignation proces- sion are explicit as to the line of march, but neglectful as to dates. ee See Ward McAllister says that nobody makes New Year calls now. Mr. McAllister should have seen the White House yesterday. ——_+ + __ As a collector of indictments Mr. McKane is accumulating a varied and interesting assortment of judicial bric-a-brac. ———_ + > There was less of a disposition to shake Tammany by the hand yesterday than to Sive the tiger's tall an extra twist. ——~ +s ___ Mrs. Lease is not displaying the disposi- tion to let somebody else do her fighting for her that Liliuokalani did. —__ > +> ____ If Mr. McKane failed to turn over a new leaf it was certainly not for the lack of suggestion. ——$~<+-¢- 2 Mr. Cleveland’s duck hunt is over, but the tiger hunt in New York continues. ——_+ eo SHOOTING STARS. A Mother's Prophecy. “When Johnny starts to use his voice He never will desist; I guess he'll be a Congressman, Or else a pugilist.” Her Reasoning. “John,” exclaimed the nervous woman, “do you think there is a burglar in the house?” “Certainly not. Why, I haven't heard a sound all night.” “That's just what alarms me. Any bure- lar who wasn’t foolish would keep perfectly quiet so as not to excit® our suspicions. Indged, John, I do so wish you would get up and look through the house!” What It Was. “Yes,” said the sentimental man who had returned to his native village, “there is the dear old landmark.” “Is it that pump ye're talkin’ about?” inquired one of the residents. “Yes.” “Humph! That ain’t what I'd call a land mark. That's a water mark.” “I often make the wit go wound—” "Twas chappie-boy who spoke, “By saying something ovah which The othah fellows joke.” Puzzling. “What's the matter with you?” asked the Proprietor of the men’s furnishing store. “Man in front says he wants some ho- siery that is suitable to the season,” re- plied the clerk. “Well?” “I don’t know whether to go by the cal- endar or the thermometer.” One Good Feature. “There is one good thing about this weather,” remarked Mr. Sinnickle. “What's that?” “The man who swore off smoking on New Year day will not have the trouble of dig- ging his pipe out of a snow drift.” To all these resolutions he Will have to add one more; To quit nis writing “’ys” Instead of “94.” ——_+o+_____. A Lesson From Takoma Park. From the Baltimore American. The destructive fire that swept over ‘Ta- koma Park, in the District of Columbia, affords another illustration of the utter folly of building up a rural village and leaving it without either fire apparatus or a water supply. Had not the wind been favorable the entire village would now be in ruins. Takoma Park is a new and beau- tiful village. It has been existence but a short time, and the severe lesson it has learned should not be forgotten. It will be rebuilt, but when this is done a good water supply should be provided for, and a capable fire department should be or- ganized and well equipped. soe An Overdose of Poetry. From the Chicago Herald. The good women who were shocked by Mr. Stead’s figurative language are expos- ing themselves to reproach of unreason, Mr. Stead is a picturesque architect in language. They took him Hterally when he spoke met- aphorically. They were terrified by a trope. ———_~+ ++ A Cold Blooded Suggestion. From the Omaha Bee. In some parts of China a tax is imposed on all women entering the bonds of matri- mony. This ought to be suggested to Chair- man Wilson's committee in its hunt for sources of governmental revenue. Lacking. From the Chicago Dispatch, Only one thing is lacking in the Hawaiian muddle—George Francis Train, i MD DALE ON NG’S ( / HO PALA JANUARY CLEARING SAL Of Ladies’, Misses’ and Children’s CLOAKS, Nothing Reserved, CLOAKS, Every Cloak Reduced. Read This List: Fur Trimmed Coats. $10 Ladies’ and Misses’ All-wool Jack- ets, with Worth collar and cape, Marten, seal or Astrachan fur trim- med around cape, collar and down front, full 34 inches long, _tallor made, excellent quality $10, At Qa Children’s Coats. $8 Misses’ and Chil- dren's Coats, sizes 4 to 16 years, in all colors, plain and fur trimmed, with Worth collars and cuffs, full capes, Gretchen and Newm: : Ket backs, cloths. Regular _ 3.68 Seal Plush Capes. $15.00 Ladies’ and Misses” Seal Plush Capes, Worth collar and cape, seal fur trimmed, elegant satin lined, full length, Reefer Coats. $9 Ladies’ and Misses’ All-wool Cloth Jackets, Worth collar and capes, ' full 34 inches long, tailor nade, Regular A 50 at Oo Seal Plush Sacques. $25 Ladies’ Plush Sacques, full 40 Inches long, quilted satin lined, elegant all-wool value, extra quality. At value, $9. cloth, tailor made. Reg- Ladies’ $5 Coats. All-weol Cloth Jackets, full length, tailor made, Rotch collars. Regular Black Hare Capes. $7.50 BLACK HARE QO Skirt Coats. $10.00 Ladies’ and Misses’ All-wool Melton inches Jong, with Worth collar and cape, seal fur trimmed, umbrella $5 Ladies’ and Misses’ value, $5.50. At $ 2 a 9) 8 ar Skirt Jackets, full 36 back, excellent quality 55.48 Braided Skirt Coats. $15.00 Ladies’ and Misses’ Skirt Jackets, Worth collar and cape, trimmed with fur and ular value, $10. At braid around waist, col- lar and cape, umbrella skirt, backs of all wool Kersey cloth, satin lin- ed, tailor made. Regu- Seal Plush Capes. length. Regular value, $18 «LADIES SEAL TLUSH CAPES, -vith Worth collar and cape, triremed with Marten $18, At Sf i a) 0 Skirt Jackets. $12.00 Ladies’ and Misses’ All-wool Skirt lined. Regular cape, seal for trimmed, cloth, Worth collar and Jackets, Ker- fur, quilted laing, fall Jackets, satin sey beaver At value, $12. 91.98 Clearing Sale of Millinery. Ladies’ & [lisses Hats, in all shapes, all colors, regular values, 75¢., $1, $1.50 and $1.75 at 10C. Ladies’, Misses’ and Children's Flats, best qual- ity American felt, in all shapes, all col- ors, regular value $1.00, at....... vases -O8C ‘Trimmed Hats and Bonnets that were $3.00 and $4.00 at......ccseeeeeeeee $1.98 ‘Trimmed Hats and Bonnets that were $4.50, $5.00 and $5.50, at. ‘Trimmed Hats that were $6.00, $7.00 $2.50 Three Specials in MERING UNDERWEAR. Heavy-weight Merino Vests, French necks, pearl buttons, ribbed bottoms. Regular price, Ge. Special...seeeeseeseceseresees DOES Ribbed Vests, crocheted necks, linen drawing tape, pearl buttons. Regular price, 50c. Spe- Pants to mateh, Children’s Vests and Pants, all sizes, in 2-3 wool, French necks, pearl buttons, ribbed bottom, Regular prices, according to size. +-19¢., 22e., Be., BW8e., Ble. It will pay you to attend NG'S Clearing Sale of Infants’ Cloaks.|1¢ Infants’ Long Cream Cashmere Coats, embroidered cape, high sleeves, regular value Infants’ Long Coats, with fine embroidered capes, Married bottom silk ribbon strings, regular A few left of those Handsome Coats, with capes and tunics, trimmed with Russian seal fur, regular prices $7.00, $8.00, $9.00 and $10.00, at. lynx and Two Specials in Tapper. One lot of Calico Wrappers, Watteau back, full front, with ruffles over shoulder, full sleeves, Regular $1.25. Special. . One lot of Flanelette Wrappers, in stylish de signs, stripes and checks, some with revere and ruffles, full sleeves. Regular price, $2.25. Speclal.eeccecsecseee DUe4Q Credit. Two Specials in Corsets. One lot of Black “Sonnette" Corsets, full boned, silk flossing, finished with lace. All sizes. Regular price, $1.00, Spectal........... ZOC* Odds and ends in all popular makes, broken sizes, slightly soiled. Regular prices, 50, 5c. and $1.00. Special.......s+ss00¢ 35¢. this Clearing Sale. PALAGE, 810-812-814 7th St.N.W. TheCr wds Were Here UNDERWEAR SALE, - $4.98) We'll ==—=—| TEAS, GOFF GROCERIES. JOWNS TORS, 729 7th Street N. W., J At opening time this morning, and such eagerness to buy we've rarely seen excelled. This is the first day PIERCE’S FOURTH JANUARY MUSLIN And like the other “opening”? days it's to be an important one. We haven't room for many prices, 80 we give simply a list of “LEAD- ERS" for the few “Opening” days. Let it be remembered that these are prices which could not be quoted at any other time. Leaders in Drawers. No. 1 Drawers, made of good muslin, yoke band and three tucks. + B ets. 2 Drawers, with four deep tucks and rutile of neat embroidery....35 ets. 3 Drawers, with deep embroidered ruffle and == four fine cluster tucks bier cts. 4 Drawers, with deep embroidered ruf- fle, two clusters fine tucks, deep eth eee 50 ets. Fine Nainsook, Cambric, Batiste Drawers, tr SPECIAL PRICE LIST FOR THIS WEEK: “Lilly” Best Pat. Flour - - - $4.75 Barrel. “Electric Light,” Best Family- $4.00 Barrel. Sugar-Cured Shoulders ---- oc. Pound. Sugar-Cured Hams ------ 1c. Pound. Lard- - - - - -- - - ----8c. Pound. Best Mixed Tea - - - - - - soc. Pound. Best Javaand Mocha Coffee,mixed - 30c. Lb. Wilbur’s Cocoa --- - - - - - 20¢. Can Leaders in Gowns. No. - 1 Good Mustin, tucked yoke, cambrie rafile around sleeves and neck, pearl buttons ts. 2 Tucked yoke, tw neck and sleeves Quished with em- ruffle. 7 ets. B Yoke, composed of alternate deep and cluster tucks, neck and sleeves fae EE Neon Choice Creamery Butter - - - 30c. Pound ecp ¥ ‘. insertin es Srtroldry a cite tm Fresh Eggs - ---.... 2sc. Dozen. tucks, nec and sleeves: rimme * With embroidered ruitie......85 ets. Potatoes, choice Burbanks =~ 75C. Bushel. 5 Very fine muslin, yoke or fine tucks and two insertings, rolling collar of deep. embroidery. ..98 cts. We have all the latest style gowns, in Cambrie, Lawn, Batiste and Silk, trimmed in the richest laces, ribbons and embroidery, at $1, $1.10, $1.20, 50, $1. Read Our New Price List. FISH. Mackerel, 3 for 2c. Labrador Herring. Smoked Herring cox of 100) Codtish (boneless) 6 for 2e. Sirups, Molasses, Vinegar, per gallon. . White Wine Vinegar, per ‘Sirup. T gallow, Golden ~~, per gallon. Molasses, per gallon. uc Molasses. Mustard, $1.89, $2, 30 up to $18.50. 33, Leaders in Skirts. No. 1 Good Muslin Siirt, deep embroidered ruffie, tucked, made and fin well aa those at $2. 2 Muslin, deep embroidered tucks above ruffle. 8 Very Good Skirt, broidered ruffle. 4 Extra wide ruffle, with tucks and embroidery Maple ‘Sirap, qt. eaoscaieecee Mis, Ula" Gov't Java Ce SHOE BLACKING. Best Mocha Coffee. Levering’s Arbnckle's Johuston’s Per box, nak COCOA AND CHOCOLATE. 200, wii c ‘ E st 2 Corded Bana, embroidery down front. 2 Cambric, square neck, tri fine feather edge and embroidered Eurmetine, Lrameline, Rising Potist Jewel Polish, 6 for ratiie 7 ets. Pine mises, in square and Vo shapes, $1, $1.10, $1.25, $1.45, $2, $2.25, &: . Leadersin CorsetCovers'| 2two styles, high and square neck, od Canned Meats and ss Sardines, sill, oil, 6 for 2 wqpres - i . Bie. og neat Sardine lange, 3 tor Be cubrotdery and drawn work.25 ets, = B cambric, Vo neck, trimmed with Fotted Tong wide embroidery. 20 cts. Potted 1 4.8ix styles in ct igh, square with Ince and Powdered Sugar MEATS. for Mackerel, 3 for lhe Brook Trout, 3 for ihe. | | | Sagar-cured Shoulder. am. crs, Skirts and Corset Covers. . DIERCEE “Where Quality’s First: Profits Second.” 8th St. & Pa. Ave., Tarket Space. Kunionl’s oz. ¥, Johoston's Gor. ¥) 1 FLOUR. Electric Light. Nay i Mine: Ball Blue. EXTRACTS, Small Lemon, 6 for Be is kare Teton. 3 for Ze, S Stauth Vanilla, © for iBe...Be. 's Large Vanilla,’ for Bien sioe. atract Ginger, 3 for 2e.,1ve. Eggs, eaicholwe ‘coantey). tter.. Boxes | | it You Are We have something important to say to you— about the farnisting of your house, Per- haps my ree—bat that makes po dif- ference CREDIT isn't searce—and your credit is good here for all the furniture and car- peta you need. CEREALS. os 3 for 2he J. i. Oats, 6 for 2 Loose Oats (rolled), tijohn Food . 6 fe | | | ators, 3 for Ze ‘Cauned Siring Beans, 8 for Be Books Free Oar excellent selection of standard books nrg free to our ‘trade. D yon make your purchase Whrary cards, a Oe siven ost a great number o books and all poy a albums within the Furnish Your House Or any part of it and you can pay us a little at a time—once a week or once a month. ‘There ts a price marked in plain ficures on every piece of furniture in our howse—five big dontile floors full—and that price is there to stay whether you pay cash or buy On Vermicellf, 3 Sago, 3 for 25 Tapioca, 3 for 2 GELATINE AND J ELLY. Chatmer's Gelatine...... American Gelatine, 3 for 23e (xx"a Gelatine. er i last month History of the Bitte, Museum of Wonders, We have no notes for you to sign, and there's no interest to pay.—You will find Pickles, Dressing, Sauces. Parlor and Bed Room Furniture bere at | + Ke Bicklos, 4% pint bottle all prices—clear up to $200 a suite. We ee -3 make and lay every yard of carpet absolutely Salad. Dress free of cost—don't even charge for the waste in matching figures, We keep stoves, too— heating and cooking. 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