Evening Star Newspaper, February 2, 1895, Page 17

THE EVENING STAR. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1895-TWENTY PAGES, SOCIAL DIPLOMATS ——_+ —— The Hospitality Extended at the Various Legations. —__.>-_-—_—_. SOME CENTERS OF SOCIETY LIFE Handsome Homes Occupied by a + Number of Diplomats. od AND RECEPTIONS ERS eer epee Written « The Evening Star. HE GREAT BALL of the Chinese min- ister last Satur- day night was th 1 fi entertainment of this kind given at the legation of the flowery ‘i I dom for several years. It fs natu that unusual inter should have been felt n the event for another cause-—name ly, the presence of Mrs. Yang Yu, who beamed upon her guests with a hospitable smile. She, as well as Mrs. Hoo and Mrs. Hsu h, was attire in a gorgeous costume of rain hues, and was painted I a fan or a ptgoda This last bit of description may be ven- ture without indiscretion, inasmuch as fashion obliges Chinese Tadies of high de- gree to paint. Haif a dozen years ago the predecessor ef th» present Chinese minister gave ball that was attended by all Washington. Those who got no invitations Invited them- selves. As quickly as supper was ar- pounced, there was a wild rush for the tables. Then followed an appalling seram- ble for tood and champagne tal fashion‘ ot sechiding women is 8 that the lacti Asiatic lega- tions wer not seen in public until within the lust few years. The Japanese made the first departure in this direction, and they have been fol- lowed by the Coreans. The ladies of the Rwusehor! of the last Chinese minister were frequently seen on the street, hot bling about on their tiny feet in the neigh- borhood of Dupont Circle. ‘That little park opposite the man- sion of Senator Stewart, then occupied the legation, served as an exercise gro} for a Chinese baby daughter of the min ter, and there this wee bit of oriental hu- manity held informal receptions every fine afteraoon. Last winter for the first time the wife of the diplomatic representative from China went out In society. She appears with her husband nearly everywhere, shak- ing hands amiably with every one. The ew house, where the hall was given last aturday night, is far out Lith street. It is spacious, being two houses thrown into one. From a flagstaff on the roof floats the Imperial yellow flag, with the device of @ dragon on it. Here dwells the largest diploma family in this city, including fourteen secretaries, attaches and trans- lators. At the British Embassy. A good deal of entertaining is done by the more important legations. In this re- spect the British em- bassy assumes now, and has usually taken, the principal part. Oniy the other day Sir Julian Pauncefote received frem Queen Victoria a very gorgeous ser- vice of solid silver, which includeé among other things, twelve dozen plates, providing for the largest possible din- ner. This set was Sir Julian Paanee- ysed for the first je. time at a repast given @ fortnight back in honor of the «iplo- atic corps. All of the members of Mr. leveland’s cabinet were invited. Sir Ju- lian is a simple and unostentatious man very hospitable. He entertains most han¢ somely, and at his dinners there is u: a sprinkling of young people, of whom he is fond. The Eritish ambassador gives two or three balls every on—one of them al- ways on the queen's birthday, in ¥ A at the embassy is in all essential re- n at the house of a spects like a ball giv is very rich man. There an Ment ot diplomats, ‘hoffe the government, and people in society at large. During ‘the season Sir Julian's young daughte! one of whom made her debut a few months ago, give one or two dan for young people. The embassy has a kitchen like that of a hotel, and the lowance made to Sir Julian by the government for entertaining is extremely Hberal. Old Washingtonians remember when the British legation was located in the lars brownstone house next door to the Arling- ton Hotel, on Lafayette square. Here it was that Bulwer, brother of the famous novelist, who negotiated the Clayton-Bul- wer treaty, ved while he was minist His secretary was Owen Meredith, the Lord Lytton. In the library of this house the greater part of “Lucile” was written. Entertaining at the legation in those days was iavish, as it was afterward dur- ing the regime of Lord Lyons, who was famous for his dinners. But tn the time of Lord Lyons the legatiog occupied the Por- ter house on H street, close by the Metro- politan Club. This house, which is of brick pain brown and of gloomy 2p- pearance, was built by Admiral Porter and now belongs to his estate. When the frit- ish government built the house now o¢ pled by its embassy !t was In the midst of a waste of vacant lots. But since then has grown to such an extent that the city y is now in a fashionable cen- the emb: ter. Sir Edward Thornton, who was minister for Great Britain during such a long pe- riod, was extremely popular, entertaining freely and in a democratic way. A self- made man, fond of America and Yankee a part of resident L ‘ackville, who su was a very different sort of He was a man of great retire- manner and disposition, but he berally. Four Embassie The Porter house, on H street, already described, is now the home of the French embassy. For some years back and until very recently this has been a bachelor legation. M. Roustan was a bachelor, and only a few months ago did M. Patenotre, the present ambassa- dor, take to himself a bride—Miss Elver- son, daughter of the rich Philadelphia pub- Isher. Until the mis- ion from France had neen ral to the nk of an embassy that country main- tained no consider- able establishment here. M. Patenotre is a handsome and dis- tingulshed-looking M. Patenotre. = man of about forty- five years, Like his predecessor, Roustan, he came here from Algier: Igiers is one of the most important of French missions, owing to the large interests of France in northern Africa, At the same time it in- volves a great deal of very difficult work, owing to the rascally character of the Al- gerlan xovernment. Plerre Loti, not long ago elected a member of the French Acad- emy, has dedicated to Patenotre his book entitled “Into Moroc Patenotre’s por- trait appears as the frontispiece. Germany's first ambassador to the United States Is Baron von Saurma. His offi- celal establishment ts a handsome house on M achusetts avenue between I4th and 18th streets. It is of brick and belongs to the German government. The baron gives Washing him, individual ment of entertained a ball or two every year, and always cel- ebrates the birthday of Emperor William. He has one daugh- ter, who fs a favorite in ‘society. To the balls all official and social Washington is invited. There is no special exclusiveness about the legations in society. The pre- decessor of Baron von Saurma_ was Count — Arco-Valley. He was a bachelor and famous as a giver of dinners, at which his sister did the honors. He was fond of music and himself sang very Baron Fava. well. Fourth and last of the embassies located here is that of Italy. It occupies a house on Connecticut avenue. The ambassador, Baron Fava, gives little dinners occasion- ally, but he does no entertaining in ‘al way. ther Di omatic Homes. Congress has authorized an exchange of ambas: lors between the United States and Russia, but up to date no advantage has been taken of the permission, The sull represented in Washington minister, Prince Cantacuzune. The tion occupies a brown stone front hou the corner of 19th and I streets. The prim does not entertain this winter aed he n a gen- by a is in mourning for the late time of his predecessor, De Struve legation was at the corner of Conz avenue and K street, a house now 0 pied by Mrs. Washington McLean, w! was built by ex-Gov. A. R. Shepherd some years ago, and has a beautiful bail room. ‘The De Struves entertaimed very lav- ishly At one time they ve a ball every week. In fact, they offered to Washington ety the most masnilicent spectacle of jentertaining that it had eve |The host and hostess under of making people enfe feath of Mme. De St her husband's term as minister States. It was during the De Struve regime that Alexander Greger, secretary of the Russian legation, made such . The inher: itor ef one of the fortunes of Eurepe, he was ambitious to give, and suc- ceeded in giving, more entertainments than anybody else. He was a or chas the end of to the t and vice president of a hunting club. Th s after the hunts and the prizes con- 1 upon the winners were all paid for him. He had a droshky and two Rus n stallions, which he drove on alter 1 padded Russian coachman, in a tyown. His sor is who is very popular in $0 the author of “A Voice for ‘The most important of the non-Europaan legations at Washington is that of Mexico. It has always entertained almost without r TO eXp Washingtoma not yet at ball of Senor nacona during the Hayes administra- tion, when the whole outside of the house on K sireet was il- luminated with little gas jets, so arranged as to represent the designs of the flags of the United Stat and Mexico. Zamaco- na was succesded by the present minister, Mr. Romero, who was the first occupant of The Brazilia Minister. gove! on I street 1 lath and loth, and who ente shtfully at dinner conti winter, and frequently gives large ball: Next in importance is the legation of Rrazil, which occupies a fine house at the corner of Connecticut avenue and N street. This house was built the late Justice Stanley Matthews. It is a handsome structure of brick. The Brazilian mini De Mendon-s a good many r parties and re- ceptions during the season. The Argentine Re- public a the new legation built by the Mexican house Massachusetts avenue, which was bullt by _ Stilson Hutchins. ‘The min- The Argentine ister, Dr. Zeballos, Minister. gives many dinners. ‘The Corean legation is on Iowa circle. The are very jolly, agreeable and they give a reception once a ‘There are thirty-one embassies and tions in this city. Coreans CLATTERBY CRAWLS. MR. A Tirade Agninst His Wife's. House- piss ai How Té Ended. From the New York Sun. After the usual periodical blast against the wild extravagance with which Mrs. Clatterby manages the household affairs, | the burning of two bundles of wood where one would do, and so en, Mr. Clatterby winds up with: d just like to have the r ning of this | house for about one week. I'd show y | what could be done. There's end of little things that we might economize o: and every little helvs. Now, we're getting an extra quart of mill: a day. That's only Scents a day, but that's $25 a year, enough to buy shoes for all the children, and stockings, too. Why, gracious! the lots of things we might cut eff and never miss em at all.” “Well, Jona: said Mrs. Clatterby, pore yeu try it and see what you You take the money this week and you run the house. If you think you can run this house en what vou give me, and buy clothes for the children and pay the laun- dry and the gas and the forty other things that you don’t know anything about, why you're mightily mistaken. But you take the mceney and you try it, just one week, and you'll— Then Mr. Clatterby went off to smoke his cigar, and said no mere; he crawled, as usual. From Puck. Lemon. ‘The boss wanted proof that I was a walking delegate.” Seltzer. What proof did he ask?” Lemon.—“‘He wanted to see me walk.” oe ae Life. Teacher--We will now look at the picture of a very wonderful animai, the— Ichthyomullicustorpedicusshrimpicus, KINDS OF WEATHER The Recent Cold Wave, Which Was a Record Breaker. oe HOW T0 MANUFACTURE CLOUDS The Lowest Natural and Artificial Temperatures. ect eee FREAKS OF JACK FROST Written for ‘The Evening Star. HAVE SOME kinds ef weather in United States that are unknown abroad,” said Prof. H. A. Hazen recent- ly. “Take the recent cold wave, for ex- ample. It was a record breaker, you know, carrying the rigors of wiater to a lower latitude than has been known for sixty years at least. ‘ed $4,000,000 worth of damage. At Pens the oranges froze hard on the trees. The thermometer at ‘Tampa fell to 18 degrees above zero—3 dé below the lowest point ever noted. At Orange E on ponds. it 1s! “ rk ice two inches thick formed A cold wave of equal severity, , struck the flowery peninsula in » but temperatures were not recorded th reliable aceuracy. “Cold waves do not oceug in Europe; the are unknown in that part of the world. We may justly pride ourselves upon them as an American institution. It is the san way with blizzards. Who ever k of blizzard in Europe? The thing does not over there. In England some ver inary notions prevail as to Dliz zards. When a Yankee finds himself out in a blizzard his customary resort is to take off every stitch of his clothing, Yeu never heard of that, eh? Well, the state- t is made by many British authe : have succeeded in tracing it as far pack as Abercrombie, the eminent meteoroloxis who gives it his unquestioning indor: ment. can “This quaint myth is based on the idea that a storm of this character produces a demoralizing effect upon the mind of the Person exposed to its fury. causing him to Where or how it originated nobody shed his garments when he necds them most. I myself have been on th » blizzard, but I felt no s s that described. And no wonder, inasmuch as the air was filled, not with snowflakes, but with actual needies ot ice, which stung most painfully wherever they struck the flesh. These ice needle: are a phenomenor peculiar to blizzards but the latter have another eccentr yet more remarkable. The wind seems ¢ Yow all ways at once, and, whateve rection you may pursue, it is alw; your face. Such a thing as a re is not known in the eastern part United States; it belongs to the ¥ so-called blizzard that struck nd buried the metropolis under feet of snow in March, 18s, w true article, but merely a great As to Cold Waves. “Cold waves are very strange phenomena. Nobody knows with certainty where they come from or how they are formed. They are formed somewhere inland in the far northwest, in the latitude of greatest cold, which, as you know, is a good way south of the north pole. At the north pole it is probably comparatively warm, and that extremity of the earth’s axis is perhaps surrounded by an open and unfrozen sea. As for the typical cold wave, my belief is that it is composed of air drawn down from the higher and more frigid regions of the atmosphere. Ascend to un le of thirty miles above the earth's you might find a raretie a tem- perature of 100 degrees below zero, or even much lower. “The body of cold formed by rush of this frigid air from above veral not the orm. the down- starts on a journey eastward across the conti- nent, traveling at the speed of a fi way train, say, thirt an hour. As it proc Obviously the cold air would be grad warmed during the U1 the were replenished with ¢ My notion is that while the way transit fresh cold is continually draw to it from above, where there is alway unlimited supply of air at an e: perature. Finally the wa r the ocean. In Some ma mountains seem to ize of cold waves to a the cold air was bank gheny pas: that r and its passage t! impe account it is very diffi- cult to predict cold waves for the region | about Washington. “T have spoken the higher layers of the a of the extreme nosphere. very k temperature of outer space i: course—perhaps as low as 300 degrees he- lew zero, Fahrenheit. If it were not for the atmosphere, which serves as a blanket for the earth, we should be exposed te this fearful cold, and not all the fires that could be kept burning would save us from ing frozen stiff at short notice. The lowest natural temperature ever recorded was taken in a balloon at altitude of ten miles. It was 104 degrees below zero. The balloon was the Aerophile, which ascenled from Paris, under the guidance of Gu: Hermite. Extremes of Temperature. “The lowest temperature ever recorded on the earth was taken at Werchojansk, ave in the interior cf Siberia, January 15, 1885. It wes % degrees and a fraction below zero. Werchojansk is in the latitude of the pole of cold. There the earth is frozen to a depth of about 100 feet, and in the vw h thaws. The 1 is 124 degre Algeria, July ure on record in est season it nev temperature record fraction, taken in ‘The lowest tempera’ United St Tcbacco Garden, explorer, has pi range of tempe the tes is G4 degrees below zero, at N. D. Greely, the arctic obably experienced a wider ature than any cther living man. He recorded 65 degrees below zero at Fort Conger, in Lady Franklin bay. On another occasion, in the Maricopa ¢ t of Arizona, his thermemeter in the ran up to lit above. A lucifer match dropped upon the burning sands of the Sahara will catch fire. It is very difficult even with the finest thermometers to get accurate records of extreme temperatures, and on that ac- count such observations, in general, are to be regarded as only approximately cor- rect. “When the heavens are covered with clouds there {s little or no danger of kill- ing frosts, because the blanket of vapor hanging overhead prevents the heat from radiating from the earth, and thus serves to keep the plants warm. It ts when the sky is clear that radiation takes place rapidly, and then, if the thermometer falls, it 1s time for the farmer to look out. Quite commonly, nowadays, truck farmers make use of artificial clouds to protect the grow- ing vegetables. If a night promises to be clear and cold, they place in various parts of the field heaps of dampened straw or chips, tc which they set fire. This makes a great smoke, which spreads over the field and serves the-same purpose as real clouds, If there is a breeze, a line of straw is laid on the windward side of the field. In the same way the vineyardists of France fre- quently save their grapes. The enlightened agriculturist has a simple instrument call- ed a ‘psychrometer,’ consisting of two ther- mometers, which costs him only $2. By means of this, together with a printed table furnished for the purpose, he ascertains the ‘dew-point.’. The dew-point is the tem- erature at which dew forms. The observa- tion is made at 9 o'clock on the evening when frost threatens. If the temperature is 44 degrees and the dew-point 24 degrees, there is every chance of frost, and it is time to arrange for making artificial clouds. Snowing Indoors. “Probably you never saw a snow storm in a room—at all events, not unless a window nad been left open to admit snow from without. Nor I either, in fact. Nevertheless, there is apparently authentic record of such a phenomenon, said to have occurred in St. Petersburg. It was at a great ball, and the temperature of the salon had gone up to 9 degrees or over. Several ladies fainted In consequence, and a rush was made to open the windows. There was no storm outside, but, as quick- ly as this was done, snow began to fall inside the room, the moisture of the air being condensed suddenly by the extreme cold from without. That is the story, but for my own part I find it hard to believe. I have heard accounts of impromptu snow storms in laundries, a door being opened into a room full of steam, but I have never been able to verify the phenomenon. ‘There are not a few scientific men who contend that the earth is steadily growing colder. For my own part, I do not be- lieve that there has been any perceptible change in this respect within historic times. Grapes in Etrope and other prod- ucts of the soil everywhere ripen just as early now as they ‘dfd centuries ago. It is alleged that Laplanders have emigrated to North America because they found the climate of their native country getting too cold for them, and so have sought refuge in northern Dakota. If they have done so, it was very foolish, because North Dakota is colder than Lapland by many degrees. It is also asserted that the early _Norse- men found Greenland a country covered with verdure and called ft on that account by its present name, though now it Is co’ ered with ice. As a matter of fact, hov in July and August of every year large warts of Greenland look very green indeed from the sea. “It is alleged by other authorities that our climate is much milder than it used to be and that we do not have such rigorous winters as formerly. I do not credit that notion ple, in looking back many ct the winters that were exceptionali sev rather than those which represented the average. Great Glaciers. ful handiwork called Some “Jack Frost’s most wonde is found in the great rivers of ic ‘The most stupendous of all the glaciers. glaciers of the world is that named after Humboldt, which flows into Smith Sound nd, forming a formidable tion toward the pole, It is a frozen stream sixty miles wide. Seen from off the coast, its face rises abruptly to a height of about sv feet, its depth be- surface of the water being un- 3 this face it is continually g gigantic icebergs. tafter the raboldt ¥ come $ a mighty river of to Uncle Sam. [t is the Muir Alaska, close by Mount St. E ft as thirty-five miles Joug by si to t mile wide, its surfi ying an area of 359) square miles. ‘The am fs forced throveh a narrow tains into the Muir alte t forning. a verti wail at the zo feet high, water is 700 feet xtends to the very ul height of the wall, hedding gigantic ice- he wall is nearly two front has an extraordin- ying from deep blue al- from West Greer barrier to nav jacier,1 should e belonging glacier of froz and tb, ‘Thus deep, bettem. colorat nest to bl Absolute the zero t point has never degrees below of the Fahrenheit thermometer. 'T Where there is no heat whatever been reached, aud very likely nev ill be. Prof. Dewar has succeeded in transforming spheric air into a solid at a temperature of S46degrees below zero. He hopes to liquefy | hydrogen at $9) deg. below. The boiling point of that element is HS below zero. | Carbonic acid &: ssumes the condition of | snow at the comparatively high tempera- ture of 112 degrees below zero. RENE BACHE. _ ICO’S STONES. NEW M jines Tuga Found, To- h Opnis und Emeralds. Ms Fine wether Wi om the New York Si New Mexico has ward in the last syear or | duction of precioug stones. the output the territory all the Union, Thg pri yield in this line is One stone taken’ frém a now owned in New (York, Another turquoise m a within the last ars is in the Jirilta mountains, ny a long jump for- o in the pro- In the value of probably leads 1 New Mexican of turquoises. Tift y mine, valued at which has two or three in south- $4,000, been ope ¥ Druggists Who Sell Ripams Talules. Ripans Tabules, recommended and prescribed by the leading phy-= sicians of the country for dyspepsia and constipation, can be bought of the following Washington druggists at 5o0c. box: Acker & Kenner, 1420 Pa. ave. nw. Bachrach, Samuel B., 300 1 n.w. I & Bro., Zoo F how. Barrett, Henry E Bates, John E Beall, Herbert Becker, Charles, Belle Benn Tent nd Hon.w, Batts, Byng’ Byrne, M Harry T., Pharmacy, thhew ‘7. 900 Md. M Mass. ave. new. MLW, av. SW. ©. th & Md Key, Horace Coblenz, Joe D. tae. DW Conner,” Albert S. ave., Ist now., and 100 4th nw. Conway, William A. «101 & 1963 7th now. DOL 11th n.w. 13th & G nw. ) Sth se, and Sid ison Pharnaey Co, DeMoll & Helusen, 4 Capitol. Dobyns & Kimpton, 201 Pa, ave, , 1007 TT an. r. 14 & Vt. av. nw, Dornan, ©. Down w, John’ W ave. now, Mt, Walter 30 Pa. ave, Roger W., 1253 9th now. & Darr r nd FY se, Easterday Edmonds Eichhor: + Else 1017 M on. Sth nt 2808 Lith naw. ney, cor, 35th & ry W112 11th se, 7 7th nw. Anacostia, htwood av. nw. 12th & Fla! ay.nie, Gilman, Z. D., 627 Pa. ave. n.w. Green, Edward, 946 Va. ave. 8.w. Takoma Park, 3077 M_ n.tw, 14th & Park, Mt. cor. 5th & WH nw. soda wat SS F nw Herbst, Hickling, Hines, James T. Ttobert pu & Scherer, « gs. Jolin W., 11 Johnson & Ballinger, Johnston, Hi aS Morgan nw, Johnston, Thomis . Brookland. Judd, Theodore A. 'T), 524 7th s.w. Keim, Charles F., 3818 14th mw Kell, “Thomas. C1816 N. 1. av Kelly, M on.w. 800 12th nw. cor. 15th and T n.vw. 1., 500 9th cor. 7th and Fis . 1251 6th n. 200" 6th. s.e. 1700 Pa. av we Edgar, cor. P and 22d n.w. cor. Pa. ave. and 2d8.e, i345 14th nw. ldie D., 1213 414. s.w. , Edward M., cor. 14th and TL. nw. MeComas, Perc MeDonald, MeGlue bert L. nn T., 700 rank L., Edward P., co M. Preston, 1900 Pa. ave. n.w, 11th and F nw. 20th amt M now. ne Mullan, w. N. Cap. and L. Murray, OLD s.w. 5 Ton Arthur, S83 14th now. and 438 7th new. O'Donnell’s Pharmactes, 311 7th s.w. and cor, $d and Pa. ave. se. Cte tae Daniel 0. C., jr., cor. Ist and nw. ave. 8.c. 1227 D nw. M.." 1000 Bn WE, Capi William Henr: lps, kad, zer, Frank, Pitzer, Hugh, 254 11th Powell & Nichols, 1901 1 ales “A, Charles ice & Qui Pride, Arn ng & Elliott, 1608 14th nw. OL HT naw. cor, Mass. ave. and 6th and H. and 9th t. Adolph J., cor. & Stevens, ave. nw. %, Thomas K., 88S 7th mw. + William 1, 10010 c. ave. and Edward J., 701 4% s.w. ith, Harry T., cor. No J. ave. Charles W., 1101 6th s.r. on, George M:, 1367 32d now. Samuel T., 505 Pa. ave. n.w. Talbott, Edward H., cor. 10th and R. 1 ‘lor, Benjamin B., 1430 7th nw. mpson, William S., 703 15th nw. Thorn & Underwood, 100 F s.w. Fred’k A.. jr. 475 Pa. ave. 101 Mass. ave. ne. 1000 20th nw. hn cor. 2d and E nw. 1101 3d s.e. D.. cor. Usth and G ne. Samuel F., 1346 F nw. and E., 1101 Pa. ave. s.e. hrly, Thomas McA., 237 H me. is, Henry W., 654 H ne. Haines, "21 Monroe, Anacostia. iteside & Walton, 1921 Pa. ave. n.We A. Ervin, 811 Vt. ave. and E nw. James F., Ware, 1900 ms, B.S. & Co Williams, William Woodford, J Wooldridge, Geor Yarnold, Edwin, 1322 stern New Me Jabout eighty from Las Cru s owned by a firm of manufacturing and wholesale jewelers. | be Only one man is empl in the mine, == — =—= and this lone worker ships $3,000 worth of MAN'S STATURE. turquoises In the rough ev+ry month. ‘Tur- cesentet \in this mine had been throwing aside a Deteriorating Physically. great many of the turquoises which he | From the London Daily News. considered off color. They were pale and | Prof. Donath of Buda Pest has been ex- full or pellien’ ates eek) Cand spechs, i Senin he statistics ey European armies ped a few pounds of these stones, and they | Man race appears to be improving in a were cut and polished and sent’ to Paris, | physical sense or deteriorating. The con- They caught the fashionable fancy,brought | clusion he arrives at is that men are de- Dele ond oe a pune bi per nes cidedly deteriorating. Statistics from Rus- | pecta Wee gecranipediseardeae “S| sia he has been unable to obtain, but his Adjoining this mine is another ecnelusion is supported in almost every owned by & New Mexican company. cther case by those frcm the ether coun- to} nine 7 shippe w York one lot of tur | weighing i the maw Milk and fire opals e been found in | 1 nough avere rich deposit of these stones. »w them to be | # all that golden region, and until the United States Supreme Court decides the case the finder of that opal iead will be none the regicn looks amazingly promising, and that if mine owners do not keep a sharp look- out—if the day ever comes when they can work their mines—they may throw away undreamed-of treasure. An emerald or two, of good size and fine quality, have been found in New Mexico, just enough to warrant the expectation of finding more if anybody were to look for them, which nobody has done. The ter- ritory also produces many fine beryls and any quantity of the finest garnets in the world. But it is as a turquoise producer that the territory stands pre-eminent. ———- -+e- SUCCESSFUL MIND CURE. won Real Snake and What He Did. Atlanta Constitution. There is a very long. ravenous s ‘The Inebriate § From th ake at police headquarters, It escaped from a Decatur street dime museum some weeks ago, and hibernated for a while in the house of a Russian Jew, where it was cap- tured alive by a patroknan, who had heard the hcarse screams of the horrified Hebrew. The snake was confined in a large crack- er box with a glass tdp. It had been fat- tened on rats and ‘micé since its incarcera- tion, and its size is scarcely less than a man’s thigh. For a while last night the box containing the serpent was placed in- side the railing whence luckless inebriates are led before being conducted to a cell. It was rather early’in the evening for mature jags, but it was possibly due to the virile quality of his beverage that caused a well-dressed young man to tack across the asphalt like a schooner in a squall and anchor in the shelterirg arms of a man in blue and brass. He was patrolled to the station house. While inside of the railing he caught sight of‘the box containing the snake. He examined ‘the box critically, tapped on the glass toj} with his seal ring, and stooped far ovér té‘assure himself that the writhing serpént was real. “Srake—d—n big snake, boa c’nstrictor. Hic—hello, snakey, old boy, *m dead onto yer curves. Hic—where'd ye git him—hello, snakey, old boy. A number of the policemen gathered about the young man and the box. They looked on blankly amazed, giving the in- toxicant to understand that the snake was beyond their power of vision. The young fellow took off his hat, scratched his head, and staggered to the other side of the room. “Hic—'s’all right—’m jes’ funnin’, ’S’d—n good joke. 'S’all right—ain’t no snake there hic—jes’ funnin’—you all funnin’, an’ I'm er funnin’, an’ de whole d—n crowd funnin’, ‘S'all right. I ain't drunk—Jes’ funnin’.” ++ At 2:30 num From the Detroit Free Press. Mrs. Green —“A woman has to marry a man to find him out.” Mr. G.—Then she finds him out a good deal, doesn’t she? ~~ a from the Carlsbad Sprudel Salt. Partly because of its cleansing, purifying action tries den managed. upon the blood, and because strengthening, stimulating action upon the liver, kidneys, back to a healthy, natural condition in a natural way. where military service is compulsory. -Hungarian army the num- In the Austr hee Se eh all ber of men rejected as pot coming up to y | suspen Miner the regulation standard of height bas in- ft} k ity say that it in turqu creased during the last ten ars by no j and that undoubtedis other mi less than 76 per cent. The standard has could be opened ther 1 would prove | cen lowered in Germany, £0 that a com- j parison cannot fair be made, yet in spite arious parts of the 3 but not | ef this, in the same period, the number cf until two months ago in paying quantities. | men rejected as too short b risen from 7 | Then there was discovered in the Cochitl | +5 16 per cent. Taking a period of sixteen gold camp, near Boon ars, the increase of men below the per height in France has been from 6 to taken out and dressed to s 3 : rcerguning w them to be | y2 per cent, and in Italy, within ten years, of very fine quality. But the wet blanket | the seme increase has been from 7 per cent of an) unsettled ‘Spanish’ srant les over! te no less than’ 23 per cent. Switzerland alone is an exception to the rule is nec Donath, it Ssary Prof. richer. ; He s x F taken no steps to find out whether, with ros prema iaewtiie Cho charac tern ol the great, Increase of the armed forces of diamond deposits say that the Cochiti | jurope. there has not been a growing ten- to let men cff if it can possibly be to add,_| takes the figures as he finds them, and has i | | | al i 3Catarrh 3 fs annoying and offensive. Nearly $ crery one suffers from tt in greater or less degree, but It can be cured, speqiily ® and effectually, by Foster’s German sArmy and Navy: Catarrh Cure. Used in numerous cases with unvarsing success. Is also a positive remedy for Cold in the HeaG, Hay Fever and all infamma- tion of the nasal passages. 50 CENTS AT DRUG ‘ORES. Foster Medicine Co., Baltimore, Md. 2412-8, 9990500990500 $5 & $6.00 POdDS POOOPSESO SHO G ODODE 99099990000 00-4006 0906000600064. shoes $2.50 During our closing out sale. They're a lot of Grey Bros’. best make—ITand- turned Ladies’ Shoes—Fine French Kid and ee - Color for Foot Ball Kickers, From Tid-Dits. ‘The young man had iust gone out of the shop when the assistant who had attended to him called up the shop-walke! op “Did you hear that young fellow?” he asked, nodding toward the door where tha customer had gone out. “No; what was the matter with him?’ “He wanted a pair of knickerbockers to y foot ball in. “Didn't he get them?” “He did not.” “Why not? We've got plenty. “Yes, but he wanted auaneeciored one: “Well, we've got them. “No, we haven't. I showed then to him, and he turned up his nose and said that wasn’t his flesh color. them black and blue. He said he wanted CLEAR EYES, clear skin, a of its solvent, stomach and bowels, It brings them Habitual constipation, bilfousness, loss of appe- tite, defective nutrition, dyspepsia—every one of these bas a time-tried remedy in the Carlsbad Sprudel Salt. It 1s the actual water of the Sprudel Spring, solidified and put into powder form on the spot. stomgchie diseases use Sprudel Water, and add a small dose of the Carls- bad Sprudel Salt to a tumblerful of the water whenever a laxative action is desired. For chronic catarrh of the stomach and other the imported Carlsbad Do not be imposed upon by unscrupulous dealers, who will sell you a mixture of Setdlitz Powder or Glauber Salt as ‘Improved Carlsbad Salt’’ tificial Carlsbad Sait,’ other names, or “Ar. or under ‘German Sal: Insist upon the genuine article, which must have the signature of “EISNER & MENDELSON CO., Sole Agents, new York,”’ on every bottle. clear head, a clear system—come Foxed Patent Leather—genuine $5 and $6 values. Bargains equally big for overyhody. We're going out of business and are closing out the stock at the prices it'll bring quicl Tucker’ 'S, 1923 Pa. Ave. {1-28 Pure Palm Oil Soap: A whole window full—Pure palm ofl and soda are the ingredients—more benelicial est. to the skin than castile soap. Joe, cake Ogram’s, pa $3,000 Diamond Necklace, $2,200. seeesese — Here’s_an dies 1 Most Mag- * nficent Diamond Necklace, of 36 gems, ee* full 40-karat, cannot be duplicated * under $3,000, $2,200. Expert Watch and Jewel Repairing. Jacob Bros., 1229 Pa. Ave. N. W. f1-3m0 Extensive Reductions In Fur Garments. These prices onght to show our determt- nation to close out this year’s fur stock. Read: 8 Imported Opera Cloak. 0 45 Imp. Cloth Golf Cape.........0 24-in. Pulled Coney Capes, vais? Cape, reituced to. oF ae Black’ Coney Coat... 8. Stinemetz.é, aoe Pa. Ave. 3031-200 Greatest Values In Clothing Ever offered {2 this cits are found tn] —— our store. Everytl must go—at —— APPRAISERS VALUATION © cost or worth is not consid ATION, 2 $14.75. VALU LENS Lot 3764, W ATPIEAISERS VALE Lot 6896. Leng Bi: with capes. Were $12.50. APPRAISER'S VALUATION, APPRAISEIES VALL Lots 2485, 2105, 9435, 9042, ae $18.75, $17.50, $16.25, $16.75 APPRAISER’S VALUATION, Lots 2323, 240 and 5626, $20.50, $20.50, $30.50, yee APPRAISER’S VALUATION, Lot 7914. Were ‘APPRAISERS VALUATION, $13.00 $12.50 Boys’ Long Pants Suits. Lets 3672, 3608, 3685. W APPRAISER’S VaLUALiON” —_— $1.50 207. = son, re 6130. Were 0. 1, $1¢ . APPRAISER'S VALUATION, $2.00 Boys’ Short Pants Suits. Lots al 3471, 3315. Were $4.50, $3.50, $4.50. $ APPRAISER’S VALUATION, 1.50 Children’s Storm Coats. suns ¥ $1.00 SS) VALUATION Children’s Reefers. Lots 67, 69, that were $4.75 and $3.75. APPRAISER'S VALUATION 85. $2.00 ee Trousers. is $10. $3.00 $2.50 ALUATION, 100 pairs Children’s Short Pants... Victor E. Adler’ Ss, 927, 929 7th St. Strictly One Price. fel-tt HOME SUPPERS +Of the most delicious —— quickly prepared with the Chafing -————+ Grand line at present, and a book or more recipes free with each $1.75 and up. Brass Kettles —— -—In more shapes than carried by any -—— other hous: so our customers say, Very, showy styles as low as $1.50, and beaus ties at $2.50, $2.75 and up. Wilmarth & Edmonston, Crockery, &c., 1205 Pa. AVY, 11-28 = sort z BE “Lucky for you” see That we've reduced our fale Row 355565 PRESS ahead of ur | eeeeee a cold Hebruary sa March are i 246 © prophesied. Consult our prices before : ** 9 buying elsewhere, j WILLETT & RUOFF, 205 Pa. Ave. {