Evening Star Newspaper, May 14, 1895, Page 13

SS SSS SS SSS SS SSS THE EVENING STAR TUESDAY, MAY 14, 1895-SIXTEEN PAGES. 13 EDUCATIONAL. IN WASHINGTON. GEO. W. LAWRENCE, TEACHER OF SINGING, Shakespeare metiod. VERY LOW TERMS. Piano lessous at special rates. No charge for examina- Sholr singers wanted. Studio, 1008 9th n.w. FRENCH TAUGHT TO BE SPOKEN WELL, READ and understecd; term of 20 or 12 lessons how for beginners and ‘advanced pupils; expert teacher. Mile V. PRUD'HOMME, 307 D new. my13-Im* 4 YOUNG GENTLEMAN. ‘THEE YEARS KESI- dent in Paris, will give lessons ju French egn- ¥ersation at moderate terms. Address N. i. Star office. my11-3e We give prices which attract you and treatment which holds you. Our patrons never go elsewhere. They are too well satistied here. They become our true friends, They, never tire recoumending us. That's why WH 8U SUCCEED. Nothing in Washington equals our SUMMER COURSE. ‘The coolest and most pleasant place. Come around and you will believe it. ‘Take one subject or the entire course. Summer study in dur rooms equais recreation else- where. Send for catalogue. Pull busiuess course, day, oF, night, $25 a year. ‘The typewriting horthand course, $15. IVY INSTITUTE BUSINESS COLLEGE, §.W. ‘cor. 8th aud K sts. n.w., S.W. FLYNN, AM, Principal, 19-3 EDUCA’ You GERMAN LADY WOULD tuke some more scholars in excellent German lessons und good piano; language taught in very short tn be myil-3t* PRIVATE 1 SSES IN LAN: uaze, mathematics and English branches. EVA . HETH, A.M., 604 12th nw. Evening pupils apply Tues. and'Thurs,, 7 to © p.m; best refs, myy-6t" MR. DAVID C. BANGS, 1309 H ST. Nw. Private and class lessoas in elocution and @ramatic action, voice culture, deep breathing, expression, naturalness. my7-Lm* THE PRINCIPAL OF A GIRLS’ SCHOOL WILL take charge of limited number of girls for the summer, going to seashore and mountains; refs. exchanged, Address Et Star ottice. ther red for any college ag all Summer; S years’ experienc: EDWARD C. TOWNSEND AND MISS ADA LOUISE ‘Townsend, teachers of elocution. Apartments No. 20, ‘The Mouat Vernon, cor. vth and New York ave. n.w. apl9-3mo PRIVATE LESSONS — ELEMENTARY OR” AD- ‘vanced studies; especial attention to backward, unWiliing and adult pupils. University graduate. Prof. J., 1406 Hopkins place, aear 2vul and P sts. Ja21-s,mi,tudm* THs BERLITZ SCHOOL OF LANGUAGES, Students Degin any tine. "Open all us may begin any time. Open all year. Also ‘summer Sclvol ‘at Asbury Park, N. = apd-6d COLUMBIA COLLEGE OF COMMERC 407 Seventh street uorthw Cc. K. URNER, AM., C.E., Principal A complete course leads to a ‘paying and perma- nent situation. Moderate tuition and easy terms, Shorthaud Dictation Society—Eutrance fee, $2; montuly dues, $1; dictation three nights a week. wh2-t WOOD'S COMMERCIAL COLLEGE AND SCHOO), of shorthand and typewriting. $11 Eust Cupitot street. Day and evening. Special reductions are now being offered. Send for illustrated catalogue. fezs-tt FRENCU CLASSES FORK LADIES, GENTLEMEN and children; good pronunciation; term of 20 or 40 lessons now; experienced und’ expert teacher. MLLE. V. PRUD'HOMME, 307 D now. £15-3m* MISS WALCH’S CIVIL SERVICE INSTITUTE AND Business College, 1311 11th pow. Pupils red successfully for civil service, departmental and census eatinina Stenography taught, fT-tr 1ONT AVE. N.W., (0 AND HARMONY. \ THE JANKO KEYBOARD. ! OF WASHINGTON. MAPLEWOOD INSTITUTE, CONCORDVILLE, PA. —$108 per A successful school;-one of the best to infuse with energy and wake up boys to the duties of life. Boys under 13 years, $177, J. SHORTLIDGE (Yale), A.M., Prin.” my7-eod: ———_—— = a ‘OUNTRY 11 COUNTRY REAL ESTATE. FOR SALE—ON EASY TERMS—COLONIAL BEACH cottage; 8 rooms; all modern improvements; water hot und cold baths; gas; electric fans; large ‘lot; summer house; stable. myli-st* R. H! EVANS, 1321 F st. FOR SALE—17 ACRES GOOD GARDEN LAND; 5- room house; large barn; high; water; wood; 2 miles from’ station; $1,400. DUCKETT, DENT & CO., 635 F st. myl1-3t WILL SELL FOR $1,000 ON BASY TERMS OR Will exchange for city lot or good lumber —fertile furm of 97% acres in Va.; house and. out- bulldings. ALLEN W. MALLERY & CO., 624 F. mys-~ FOR SALE—BICYCLES. FOR SALE-SEVERAL SECOND-HAND LIGHT Pheumaties; very, cheap; installments if desired. Also, “Libertys,”” $50 to $100; new; free trial. W. D. HADGER, 907 9th st. myl4-tt FOR SALE—LIGHT-WEIGHT VICTOR PNEU- matic bicycle; good as lew; cost $125; will sell to quick buyer $43; tools, eto, 1228 Kerby st., opposite Homeopathic “Hospital, 2d and N Dew. te ¥OR SALE_MODEL 37, COLUMBIA; HARTFORD clincher tires; weight,’ 24 Ibs.; good as new; cost $100 lost yesc; sacrifice for $09 cash; ‘time. . B. M., 1108'E st. n.w, (upstairs). | my13-tt FOR SALE—95 “CAPITALS,” LIGHT-WEIGHT meumatics, $100, Ladies’, $50, $75 and $90; all Tully guaranteed. A few of former years’ make Tediced to $65, with '95 trimmings. Good sec- and overhauled machines from $30 up. H. OWEN MPG. CO., 1423 N.Y. ave. aps0-tt ~ POTOMAC RIVER BOATS. E. S., RANDALL POTOMAC RIVER LINE— Steamer Hurry Handall leaves River View wharf, 7th street, Sunday, ‘fuesduy and ‘Thursday at 7 a.m., landing at all wharves as far down as Mad- dox "creek, ‘including Chapel Point and Colonial Beach, returning ou Moudays, Wednesdays and Bridays, 3 p.m. Passenger accoummodatious first- ¢luss. Kreight received until hour of sailing. ‘Tele- phone 1765. F. A. REED & CO., E. S. RANDALL, Agents, Alex. Proprietor and GEv. 0. CAKFINTER, t Washi THE STEAMER MATTANO LEAVES 71% STKERT Wharf for Mattox creek aud iutervening landings every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at © pu. Keturuing, leaves Mattox creek Mondays, Wed- nesdays aud Fridays ut noon. Passenger and fivight rates the lowest. "Phoue 1/14. (nai-tn G. T. JYNES, Agent. * THE WEEMS SLEAMBU. CUMPANY. Steawer Potomac will leave Siepienson s wharf, foot of ith sireet, every Sunday at 4 p.m. for Baltimore und river laudiogs. Freight ior river landings received oa Saturday. Special rates given ou Buluimore freight. -EPHENSUON & BKU., ~ Agents. ‘Letephoue OFFICE, 910 Penusylvania avenue. mb7. SrEAMEK From wharf, at 7 a.m. On Mondays aud Saturdays. Vor river landings, to Nomini creek, thence to Leonardtown und St. Ciem- eut's bay vid river landings, retucuing ‘Tuesdays N WEDNESDAY, tor river landings we to Viney Voit, St. G Smith creck, Coan and Yeocomlco rivers. lug, leaves Nomini Thursday evening for Wicomico Colouial Beach, Wilkerson’s, Dill’s, Matiias, Stuart's, Seiff's and Liverpool Pt, arriving Briday’ mornings. In effect Dee. 31 ait Gen. Mgr. ‘Munaiger, NORFOLK, Va. ‘The New and Powerful Ion Palace Steamers WASHINGTON AND NORWOLK, SOUTH BOUND. ington daily at 7 p.m. from foot of Tth st. arrive at Fortress Monroe at 6:3 a.m. next day. Arrive at Norfolk at 7 Where railroad connections are nuide for all points south and southwest, and with the Old Dominion Steamers for New Merchants’ and Miners’ Tovidence, Savauuah, Ga., making ab elegant sea trip and Jacksonville, for tourists an? invalids. NORTH BOUND. Leave Leave Fortress Monroe at e at Washington at 6:30 abi. next ¢ ‘Through tickets on sale at 513, 619, 1421 Penn. ay wharf, ‘Telephone No. ay: 707 15th st. r. foot of 7th ‘si 750. , and on board’ steamers at JNO. CALLAHAN, tf Gen, Supt. PRETTY FACE Ups parted with a smile the beautiful pte- is spoiled by decayed teeth and’ an nt breath, The eure end preser- he natural teeth is a specialty Extracting without pain, 50c.; A Goes for naught if every time the rub; ar ture with Mlings, TSe. up; other operitious in ‘propor jon. us, DR. GRAHAM, 307 7th st. FREE DENTAL INFIRMARY, my8-144 107 I st. u.w. Open. daily from 10 to 12 a.m., and 2 to 5 p.in. No charge except for materials used. Extracting free. n2T-tf No Joke Intended In saying that we pull together; we co operate in professional work, each man be- ing confined to the department he under- stands best, and the result is unusual skill, an immense gain in comfort, and reduced ex- peuse. Our pull doesn’t burt your nerves or your purse-strings. Painless extracting, 50c. Fillings, 75c. up. Best teeth, $3. Crowns, bridges, etc., at corresponding prices; estimates gratis. U. S. DENTAL ASSN., my4 CORNER 7TH AND D N.W. RAILROADS. BALTIMORE AND OHI0 RAILROAD. Schedule in effect May 12, 1895. Leave Washington from station corner of New Jersey avenue and C st. For Chicago and N Vestibuled Limited trains 11.30 a.m., 8.20 Pp. For Cincirnaui, St. Louis and Indianapolis, Vesti- buled Limited 3:45 p.m., express 12.01 night. For Pittsburg and Cleveland, eapress daily, 11.30 and 9.10 p.m. For Lexington and Staunton, 11.30 For Winchester and way stations, 25.30_ p.m. For Luray, Natural Bridge, Romuoke, Knoxville, Chattanooga, Memphis and New Orleans, 11.20 Pam. daily; ‘sleeping cars through. For Luray, 3.45 p.m. daily. For Kaltimore, week days, x4.55, 5.00, 6.35, 7.00, 7.10, 25, 8.30, x9.30, 10,00, X11.30 éa, 00, 3.2% 12.10, 312.30, 35.10, 6.30, 'x8.00, x: For’ Apnapoiis, 7.10 30 a. Pm. Sundays, 3.30 a.m., 4.31 p.m. For Frederick, 9.00, 19.30, a11.30 a.m., b1.15, 04.30 p.m. For Hagerstown, 11.30 a.m. and 25.30 p.m. For Boyd aud way points, *9.40 p.m. For Gaithersburg and way points, 96.00, 28.00 95.85," °7.05,' *9.40, nor , 23.00, 24.3 For Washington Junction and way points, b9.00, 49.30 a.m., b1.15 p.m. Express trains stopping at principal stations oniy, 30, 25.30 p.m. ROYAL BLUE LINE FOR’ NEW YORK AND PHILADELPHIA. All trains illuminated with Pintsch light For Philadeiphia, New York, Boston and the East, week days (4.55 Dining ‘Car), (7.00 Dining Car), 8.00 (10.00 a.m. Dining Car), 11.30. (12. Dining Car), 3.00 (.05 Dining Car), 8.00 p.m. 12.01 night, Sleeping Car, open at 10.00 o'clock). 3 (4.55 Dining Car), (7.00 Dining Car), (9.00 a.m. Dining Car), 12.30 Dining Car), 3.00, (6.05 ing Car), 8.00 (12.01 night). Sleeping Car open for passengers, 10.00 P Buffet Purlor Cx For Atlantic 12.30 p.m. Sund aixcept Su Bazzage galled for ‘und checked from hotels and restdences by Union ‘Transfer Co. on orders left at ticket offices, 619 Pennsylvania’ avenue n.w., New York avenue and 15th street and at depot. R. B. CAMPBELL, CHAS. 0. SCULL, Gen. Manager. Gen. Pass. Agt. my13 day trains. 10.00 and 11.30 a.m., SOUTHERN RAILWAY. (Piedniont Air Line.) Schedule i effect April 21, 1895. All trains arrtve and leave at Pennsylvania Passenger Station. 8:90 A.M.—Daily—Locai for Danville. Connects at Manassas for Strasburg, dzily, except Sunday, and at Lynchburg with the Norfolk and m, daily. 11:15 A.M.—Daily—The UNITED ‘ES FAST MAIL carries Pullman Buffet Sleepers New York end Washington to Jacksouvtile, uciting at Char- lotte with Pullman Sieeper for Augusta; also Pull- mun Sleeper New York to Mentgomery, with cou- nection for New Orleans; connects at Atlanta with Pullman Sleeper for Birmingham, Ala.; Memphis, Tenn., and Karsas City. P.M.—Locul for Strasburg, daily, except Sun- —Daily—Local for Charlottesville. .—Daily—WASHINGTUN AND SOUTH. SN VESTIBULED LIMIT composed of Pullman Vestivuied Sleepers aud Dining Cacs, Pull- man Sleepers New York to Chattanooga, via Salis- bury, Asheville and Knoxville, free Observation Cars’ between Uld Fort aud Hot Springs, S. Pullman Sleeper New York to Memphis via Bi minghauw, New York to New Orleaus via Atlanta and “Montgomery, and New York to Tampa, via Charlotte, “Columbia and JacksouviNe. Day Coach Washing.ou to Jacksonville. Parlor Car Columbia to Augusta. Dining Car from Greeusboro’ to Mout- gomery S$ ON WASHINGTON VISION Jeave Washington P.M. daiiy, except Sunday, aud xs only, tor Round Hill, and 6:33 P.M. daily f don.’ Returning, arrive ut Washidgton and 3:00 P.M. C ¢ at Washing- A.M., 2:10 1M. aad 3:30 P.M. daily. Divisiog, ytd AM. duily, except Sunday, ping Car reservation aud information vllices, 511 and 1300 Pennsylvania a} bue, aud at Vennsylvania Railroad Vassenger 3 W. A. 1 . Gen gent. myo _L. S. BROWN. Gen. Agt. Pass, Dept. PENNSYLVANIA RALLRUAD. STATION CORNER OF SIXTH AND B STREETS. IN EFFECT AVRIL 21, 1895. 10:30 A.M. PENSSYLVANLA “LIMIED.—Pullman Sleeping, Dining, swokiug and Uvservation Cars Harrisburg to Chicago, Cincinuati, indianapo:is, St. Louis, Clevelaud aud ‘Loiedy. ' Buiet , Parior Car to Harrisburg. 10:30 A.M. Kasi LINE.—Pullman Buffet Parlor Car to Harrisburg. “Varlor and Dining Cars, Har- risburg te Pittsburg. 3:40 Val. CHiCAGU AND ST. LOUIS EXPRESS. Pulluan Butlet Purlor Car to Murrisburg. Sieep- ing aud Ding Curs, Harrisburg to St. Louis, Cuncinnatt, Louisville and Cuicage. 7:10 P.M. WESTERN EXPKESS.—Puliman Sleep- ing Car to Cuicugo and Hurrisvurg to Cleveland. Dining Car to Cuivago. Tv FM. SOUTHWsSTERN EXPRESS.—Pullman Sleeping aud Dining Cars to St. Louis and dicey: ing Car Harrisburg vy Jincinnati. 10:40 P.M, PACIFIC EXiitkss.—Pullman Sleeping Car to Pittsburg. 7:50 A.M. for une, Canandaigua, Rochester and Niagara Falls daily, except Sunday. 10:30 A.M. for Kumira and Reuoyo, daily, except , Sunday. For Williamsport daily, 3:40 P.M. 7:10 P.al. for Williamsport, Kocuester, Buitaio and Magura Pulls daily, except Saturday, with Sleep- ing Car Washington to Suspension’ Bridge via Buftalo. 40:40 P.M. for Erie, Canandaigua, Rochester, Buf- falo and Niagara Falls daily, Sleeping Cur Wash- jugton to Elinira, FOR PHILADELPHIA, —_ YORK AND THE 4:00 P.M. “CONGRESSIONAL LIMITED,” all Par- lor Cars, with Dining Car from Baltimore for New York daily, for Philadelphia week-days. Regular at 7:05 (Dining Car), 7:20, 9:00, 10:00 patos car), ape Be wv (Dining Car) A.M., 5 Ho, » a a 11:35 day,’ 7:05 (Wining 9: Cat} AM, 12 , 4:20, 11:35 P.M. Bor Vhiladeiphia only, eee M. week-days. Express, 2:01 and 5:40 P. day. For Bostou, without change, 7: and 3:15 P.M. duily. For Baltimore, 6:25, 7: Fe 10:30, 11: and 11: A.M., 12: Limited), 4:20, 4:30, 1. For Pcpe’s Creek Line, 7:20 A.M. and 4:35 P.M. daily, except Sunday. For Anuapolis, » 9:00 and 11:50 A.M., and 4:20 PAM. (daily, ‘except Sunday. Sundays, (3:00 A.M. Joust, Line. Express for sonville acd Tampa, 4:30 A. Kichmond und Atlant mond caly, 1 ichmond, Ja . daily. Bich: 30, 0:35, 7:45, 8:40, 9:45, 10: 5@,” 1:40, 3:20, 4:25, 5:00, 5:37, P.M. On Sunday at 345, 6:15, 8:02 and 10:10 M. ve Alexandria for Washington, 6:05, 6:13, 7:05, 10, AM.,'1 3: -M., 2:15, 5:30, 7:00, 7:20, 9:10 252, Ticket office. northeast corner of 13th street Pennsylvania avenue, and at the station, 6th and B streets, where orders can be left for the check- ing of baggage to destination from hotels and res- Meat J. R. WOOD, S$. M.-PREVCST, neral Manager. General Passenger Agent. ap20 CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO RAILWAY. Schedule in effect March 4, 1995, Trains leave daily from Union Station (B. and 6th and B sts. z ‘Whrough the grandest scenery In America, with the haudsomest und most complete solid train sery- A ‘st from Washington P.M. DAILY.—‘Cincinnatt and St, Touts. speciii’ solid Vesubuted, newly Eqnipped, Elee- tre-lighted, Steam-beated’ ‘Train. Puliman's Gest Sleeping cars Washington to Cincinnati, Indianapo- fis “tind ‘St. Louls without change, Dining Car from Washington, Arrive Cincinnati, 8:00 a.m.; is, 11:40 a.m., and Chicago, 5:30 p.m. oe es wats 6:56 p.m. St. Lout: 1:10 ‘The famous “F. F. ¥. Lim- ed." ibuled train, with dining car St Pulima pers for Cincinaatl, Lexington and {uisville, without change. Pullman Sleeper Wash- ington to Virginia Hot Spring: change, Week days. Observation car from Hinton, Arrive: Cincinnati, 5:50 p.m.; Lexington, 6:00 p.m.; Loui ville, 9:35 p.m.; Indianapolis, 11: ‘Chicago, p.m, Louis, 6:56 a.m.; connects in :30'a.m., and St. toe! points. Union Depot for_ull 7A. 10: ggENCERE SUNDAY —For Old Point fort aud Norfolk. Only rail line. et OAL. DAILY.—Express for Gordonsville, Charlottesville, Waynesboro’, Staunton and princi: pal Virginia points, daily; for RicLwond, daily, ex- cept Sunday. Pullman focations and tickets at company’s of- fices, 613 and 1421 Pennsylvania aver H. W. FULLER, mht General Passenger Agent. EAM CARPET CLEANING wee or mer machine in banishing from. eat. We Work | pars'tvery tence oe dust and diet ising the nap 2 and giving them quite a Miracles — |.new Sppearance. Tnsured against fire. “Phone 1435 ,brinas wagon, i Successor to the Rice Steam IR. Thorp, Carpet Cl. Co., 488 Me. ave. my13-8¢ BOSTON ELECTRIC CARPET RENOVATOR—CaR- pets cleaned in the best manner without tearing; ore postal. THOMAS PEARSALL, Jr., myS-6t 919 La. ‘ave. AMMONIATED STEAM ‘Works—Carpets cleaned Mattresses made to orde Works, 1708 and 1710 B n.w. Te mb2-tf MN COMMISSIONERS OF DEEDS. COMMISSIONER OF DEEDS AND NOTAE He for ail states and territories a SPECLALTY R. H. EVANS, Otfice (basement), ys in office, office hours. CHARLES S. BUNDY, COMMISSIONER OF DEEDS Of all the States and Territozies, 317 4%4 st. ow. (new Equity building). ai7-tf JOHN E. BEALL, JOHN E. MITCHELL, Commissioners of Deeds for every state and terri: t Notary Public, United States Commissioner. Oifice, 1321 F st. (first floor). CARPET | CLEANING in oO the best manner. ff 20 Pa. av PIANOS AND ORGANS. A Great Bargain. Handsome San Domingo Mahogany Upright Piano; fitted with the famous LOCK PRACTICE PEDAL} entirely separate and distinct from the soft pedal. Your children can practice and bung on the piano as much is they please without disturising you or vithout injuring the Instrument. Adds at les years’ durability to the piano. We have but a few of these celebrated pianos left. ‘They are listed at $400. As a special induce tomorrow you can take $275, on terms of $10 down and $8 toonth!y. dealtrs need apply. F. G. SMITH, 1235 Pa. ave. Pianos and Organs At special reduction prices. The best for the money ever offered in this city. is Slightly used Pianos at nominal prices for cash and at reasonable prices on short time or in- stallments. ‘To save expense of advertising we name only a few of the many we have on hand: 5-octave Upright Piano, for a little girl. GY,-oetave Upright Piano, or sinal! rooms. 7 lsoctave Upright Piano, ebony finish. 7 1-3-octave Upright Plano, ebony finish. 7 1-8-octave Upright Piano, cherry finish Handsome Square Pianos... .$75, $100, $125, $ Every instrument worth’ nearly double mone New Pianos and Organs without regard to cost. We must get rid of our heavy stock befure summer to make room for contemplated improvements in and to our premises. Come buy now. You can invest your cash to better ad- vantage than ever b after. If you have the mouey this is the gre portunity of your life. JOHN F. iS & CO. mh25-3m,28d CIAL OFFERS IN PIANOS FOR THIS WEEK: ‘One Stetnway square, good as new, worth $700, will sell for $240; terms, $8 cash and $5 per month. ‘One New England Upright, slightly used, $105; terms, $8 cash and $8 per month. ‘One’ Chicago cottage organ, reduced from $110 te $76; terms, $5 cash and $3 per month. Upright planos for rent trom $3 up. , Hauling, storage, tuning, repairing shipping and pa 4 x say aan WoucH 924 7th it and rexu : LE OF MUSIC, 1209 G st. KNABE 1anos. SLIGHTLY USED UPRIGHT AND GRAND PIANOS OF .OUR OWN MAKE; ALSO _SECOND- HAND UPRIGHT AN! ARE’ PIANOS OF DIF- F MAKES AT PRICES AND TERMS PIANOS FOR RENT. ‘Tuning and Iepairing by experienced workmen. Wm. Knabe & Co., 1422 Penn. Ave. N. W. Telephone call No. 17: ap29-tt OASH BARGAINS IN UPRIGHT AND SQUARB pianos—Emerson upright, $150; fine toned &-pedal upright, $185; mahozany case 3-pedal upright, $190; Knabe ‘square, $75; celebrated Baltimore make square, $60; good sjuare in perfect order, 25. Tuning and’ repairing by experts. G.-L. WILD'S BROS. & CO., 709 7th st. n.w. ap19-1m' Compare ‘Phe best “‘snap bargain sacrifice” offer that is made you with our REGULAR STOCK and FACTORY PRICES, then be guided by com- mon sense. It's worth dollars to you to see D.G. Pfeiffer & Co., 417 uth St. N.W. Stietf Piano Agency. OCEAN TRAVEL | 6 ‘S195° » —for a i3-day tour through Europe, embracing all points of interest. The lowest-priced first-class tour. of this year. W. P. VAN WICKLE (ticket agent for all steamship lines), 1225 Pa. ave.m13-Sd Netherlands Line New York to Rotterdam via Boulogne Sa» % hours from Paris or London. - 18, at I p.m. From Spaarndam, Saturday, May Veendam, ’ Saturday, May 25, at 1 p.m. First cabin, $55 to $70; second cabin, $38," For information apply to Gen. Pass. Age 39 Broad- way, New York city, or to 1 Pa. ave. und E. F. DROOP, 9: RANE, PARRIS & CO., Ebbitt bide. i Anchor Line UNITED STATES MAIL STEAMSHIPS, W YORK EVERY URDAY FOR OW VIA LONDONDERRY, Rates for Saloon Passa By S. 8. CITY OF ROME, $60 and upward. OTHER STEAMERS, Cabin, $45 and upward. Excursion tickets at reduced rat Second Cabin, $25 and $30. Steerage, $16. DRAFTS at’ LOWESY CURRENT RAT! For further information apply HENDER Bi Bowling Green, N.¥., ave. n.w., or EDW. F. Washington. my3-3m or GW. Mi DROOP, 925 Pi STORAGE. Fur Garments and Rugs Kept in the ordinary manner elther In your house or on storage wiih your furrier, sub- Ject to the hea ¢ and dust of our long summers, are unavoidably injured in color and texture. Cold Storage preserves both color and texture from these, and the latter from moth and buifalo bugs as well, STORAGE WAREHOUSE, American Security & Trust Co., 1140 15th st. now. advanced on goods stored with us. We seli all kinds of goods at public auction. Goods received for storage or sale at auy time. JOSEPH BROS. & CO., Auctioneers, La. ave. “ARMY AND NAVY STORAGE ROOMS, 1407 G ST. ‘Separate apartments. Dry, light ‘and clean, Charges reusonable. Best ocation tm the city. SENATE STORAGE WA ISE—4-STORY IRON- frout building; separate rooms; rates, $1 ie fond’ per mouth; advauces on storage. D, M. Loa & CO., Auctioneers, 225 Pa. ave. o.w. ‘Tel. 1083, ATTORNEYS. FERCY METZGER, Attorney and Counsellor at Law And Notary Public, Has removed his office ‘to the Gunton building, Room No. 11 478 Loulsiana ave. n.w. Practices before all the court CAMPBELL CARRINGTO! ‘Attorney-at-Law, Webster Law building, 505 D st. n.w., Washing- ton, D. C. a22 AF From the New York Commerc He had a brown beard with bare spots in it, as though his whiskers had drifted. He was a thin young man with a triple ex- pansion mouth, and he showed a feeble old woman into a seat in the corner of a rail- road station waiting room up in the state, and when the ticket window opened for business the thin young man was the first customer. “I see you've got up a notice that chil- dren under seven years old ride for half he said to the ticket agent. ‘hat’s right.” “I suppose nobody kin git ‘em, can they “Hey?” “Fact is,” sald the thin young man, pok- ing his head in the ticket window and lowering his voice to a sepulchral whisper, “I'm takin’ my grandmother down to Port Jervis.” “Call the old woman a child, do you?” inquired the ticket agent, ironically. “Well, mebbe not exactly that,” said the other, with a nervous glance at his vener- able relative, “but she’s been in her second childhood goin’ on three years, and I reck- oned fer sure—" ‘There was a resounding whack on the thin young man’s most exposed surface and a shrill voice screamed: “It’s a lie! I kin bile pertaters and do housework fer nine people, and there isn’t no second childhood around here, unless it’s you, you pore, skinnary, awkward cuss! You don’t git any half fare fer me!” And he didn’t. ——_—_—_-+e+ Satisfactory Test. From the Chicago Record. “Do you think, sir,” said the girl's mother, “that you have the patience and Ise but real children forbearance to be a kind-hearted hus- band?” “Madam,” replied the young man, in earnest tones, “I can put a 14% stand-up coliar on a No. 15 shirt without saying a single strong word.” And she consented to the match at once. see Sylvester Cox, John Lubahn, Albert Laem- menringer and Blas Rococomich were killed by an explosion of gas in the mines of the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company at Sopris, Saturday. THEY'VE GONE WEST|THE SEALING CLAIMS) BRAZIL'S Persons Who Are: Well Known in the East, 164 GROWING UP WITH THE COUNTRY People Who Have Met Success in Their New Home. JOTTINGS OF INTEREST Special Correspondence of The Evening Star. TACOMA, Wash., May 6, 1895. Western Washington enjoys the presence of an unusually large number of persons well known in the east either on their own account or through their relatives. They came out during the general movement a few years ago and have since evinced no Gisposition to return to their eastern homes. Prominent among the notables of Tacoma is Mrs. Hugh Wallace, daughter of Chief Justice Fuller. Mrs.Wallace is well known in social circles. Mr. Wallace is a capitalist and a democratic national committeeman, and has been in Tacoma about three years. Capt. Herbert. F. Beecher, a son of the Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, lives at Port Townsend, but frequently visits Tacoma. Mr. Beecher is pilot on the United States revenue cutter Grant. He was formerly on the Wolcott. Rev. C. R. Thoburn, son of Bishop Tho- burn of India, is chancellor of Puget Sound University, Tacoma. He lives on Vason Is- land, across the bay from the city. The university officers are in the midst of a. big building enterprise. Mr. Thoburn has about recovered from a long and tedious illness. Samuei Collyer, secretary of the Tacoma chamber of commerce, is the son of the Rev. Robert Collyer of New York, pastor of the Unitarian Church of the Messiah. Mr. Collyer, jr., was cashier of the Merchants’ National Bank for five years, and has been closely identified with the progress of Ta- coma during the past seven years. Albert K. Hiscock, son of ex-Senator His- cock of New York, is secretary of the Ta- coma Warehouse and Elevator Company. __Ex-Gov. Rice of Minnesota has three sons in western Washington. Stuart Rice is re- ceiver of the Washington National Bank, Will Rice is in the coal business in Tacoma and Edmund Rice is secretary of the state capital building commission at.Olympia. Samuel Wilkinson, son of Samuel Wilkin- son, secretary of the Northern Pacific rall- way company for many years, is a large property owner in Tacoma. He has 100 feet in one stretch on Pacific avenue, the leading business street of the city. He also has money invested in various enterprises in and about Tacoma. ‘There is a tinge of the romantic in con- nection with the marriage of John A. Parker, a well-known attorney of this city, to Miss Burnett of St. Louis. A few years ago Judge Burnett and his daughter came to the coast in company with Vice Presi- dent Stevenson, and during their stay in the “city of destiny’ Mr. Parker and Miss Burnett became acquatated. This ripened into friendship, courtship and marriage, and now Mr. and Mrs, Parker are num- bered among the well-known residents of the city. Mention must be made of C. P. Ferry, otherwise known as the “Duke of Tacoma,” who spends much of his time in the east and in Europe, gathering up curios for the Ferry Museum of Tacoma. This is his life work. Mr. Ferry is of Huguenot descent and is related to the Ferrys of France. His uncle, E. P. Ferry, was the first governor of the state of Washington. “‘The duke” owns 320 acres of land within the city lim- its of Tacoma. Theo. Hosmer, president of the Tacoma Gas Company, marrie@ a sister of C. B. Wright of Philadelphia. On a side street in Olympia there iives a well-preserved man of advancéd years—Dr. Newell, -ex-governor of New Jersey, ex- United States Senatof and ex-governor of the territory of Washington. Dr. Newell enjoys the distinction of having made the first experiments that led to the develop- ment of the present life-saving service of the Atlantic coast. Dr. C. P. Culver, for years the private secretary of Alex. H. Stevens of Georgia, and who for many years lived in Washing- ten city, is a resident of Tacoma. Mrs. George Browne, wife of a prominent capitalist, is a niece of Receiver Thomas F. Oakes of the Northern Pacific Railroad Company. George W. Delamater, who ran against Pattison for the governorship of Pennsyl- vania and was defeated some time ago, is practicing law in Tacoma. Dr. S. B. Conover, ex-United States Sena- tor from Flerida, is the quarantine officer at Port Townsend. Dr. Conover was for- merly connected with the state agricul- tural college at Pullman, Wash. Mrs. W. 0. Chapman of Tacoma is a daughter of United States Senator John H. Mitchell of Oregon, and sister of the Miss Mitchell who married a French duke in Washington. Philip Vanderbilt Caesar, a cousin of George W. Vanderbilt, is president of the Metropolitan Savings Bank, Tacoma. George Vanderbilt is interested in the bank and owns several hundred thousand dol- lars’ worth of the best property in Tacoma. Caesar and Vanderbilt together practically own the Tacoma theater. B. 8. Grosscup, a brother of Judge Gross- ee of Chicago, is practicing law in this city. Rey. Dean Richmond Babbitt, rector of Trinity Church, nephew of Dean Rich- mond of Buffalo, and an intimate personal friend of Presjdent Cleveland, recently at- tracted considerable attention by preaching a series of sermons on municipal reform. Dr. William Jefferis, rector of the Church of the Holy Communion, formerly of Phila- delphia, was erroneously identified in press dispatches to eastern papers a few weeks ago with a man named Jefferys, who was the leader of a new religious sect that is looking momentarily for the second coming of Christ. Leslie Cullom, nephew of United States Senator Cullom, -is special United States treasury agent for this district. Leroy A. Palmer, nephew of Senator Palmer of Illinois, resides in Tacoma. Gen, L. P. Bradley, a retired army offi- cer, formerly . colonel of the thirteenth United States infantry, makes his home in Tacoma. At the time of his retirement Col. Bradley was in command of the dis- trict of New Mexico. ——_ A HISTORICAL MYTH. ‘whe Story of Gen. Jackson’s Cotton- Bule Breastworks a Pleasing Fiction. From the Boston Herald. There are few of the school boys of sev- eral generations preceding the present who do not remember being taught that Gen. Jackson won the battle of New Orleans by throwing up a breastwork of cotton bales and meeting the British assault behind them. A dramatic account of this was in all the school histories and several others, and the novelty of the affair appealed vividly to the imagination. The cold facts of later Eistory prove this all to have been fiction. Henry Adams, in his history of Madison's administration, describes the battle of New Orleans and mentions no such feature. McMaster, In his latest volume, refers to the story in a note only to say that there were two or three cotton bales used in one place, and they were either set on fire or knocked out at once. Jackson's line of breastworks was of earth irregularly thrown up and of varying neight along its length. The trained sharp- shooters of the west did great work as marksmen behind it, and so galled ‘the heavily laden British troops that they had no alternative but to be shot or retreat before the American line. ‘The school book story used to be that the Americans lost six killed and seven wounded. McMaster places the figures of killed and wounded at seventy. The Brit- ish, it seems, were not all repulsed accord- ing to the popular story. The right line of the American troops was driven in, and the British left advanced a mile in the rear of Jackson on the way to New Orleans, He was really flanked by this success, put the terrific slaughter he inflicted upon the British in the center, involving the death of the first and second generals in command, completely dispirited them, and induced the return of that wing of their army that was on the way to the city. A Oommission to Assemble Here to Nego- tiate a Treaty. A Misapprehension as to the British Sealing Regulations for This Sea- son Cleared Up. An arrangement has been effected be- tween the United States and Great Britain by which October next is set as the time for the assembling at Washington of a commission to negotiate a treaty as to claims of sealing on account of Bering sea seizures. Delegates will come from Canada to meet the authorities here. A Misapprehension. The report coming from Victoria that the British government has vacated the sealing regulations because of the non- payment by the United States of the $425,- 000 claimed for seizures is said to be due to misapprehension. In view of the fact that the commission will meet in October to consider these seizures there would be, it is stated, no present ground of complaint for non-payment. Moreover, it is learned that the report from Victoria, B. C., 1s based on a misunderstanding of the word “sealing,” which does not apply to the seal animals, but to the locks or seals by which implements used in sealing are lovk- ed up during the clcsed season. . The New British Regulations. From authoritative sources the substan- tial features of the text of the new British regulations have been secured. Last year a rule was made that sealers could go to Japan or other proximate territory, where a British consul or other officer would seal up the ammunition, guns, &c., used in sealing. Vessels haying their arms thus sealed up were allowed to remain in Bering sea dur- ng the closed season. They were not sub- ject to search and seizure, as the seal on their arms was a guarantee that they were not capturing fur-bearing snimals. But the British admiralty has found that this rule is impracticable. In one case a ship- mester concealed arms, and used them in the closed season, although he had another set of arms sealed up 8 a gudrantee aginst inspection. In another case ap- paratus used for life saving was seized urder the impression that {t was used for killing seals. Owing to these objections the British authorities have determined to abclish this one rule, but not all of them, and notice to that effect has been given. ‘The effect of this is to make it unnecessary for the British vessels to go to Japan or isewhere and have their arms sealed up uring the closed season. Not Permitted to Poach, It is said, however, that this will not per- mit British ships to poach during the closed season. The law against this is on the British statute books, in the same words as adopted by the Paris court of arbitration. The abolition of the rule will not, it is said, permit the violation of the law against the use of arms, etc., in the closed season. British naval vessels will patrol the sea as usual, and the list of these patrol ships is daily expected. 5 —_—_—__-2-—___ IMPURE AIR AND INEBRIETY. Some Rather Remarkable Cases Cited by a Physician, Dr. T. D. Crothers, in Popular Health Magazine. Bed air and bad ventilation always leave the system debilitated and favor auto-in- toxications, and the formation of com- pounds in the blood and tissues that are distinctly poisonous. Alcohol used at this time may bring to the system germs and soil for the culture and growth of still more poisonous states. In ail events it brings increased weakness and degenera- tion with diminished power of resistance. Inebriates from crowded tenements and basement residences are always more de- generate. Inebriates from homes of wealth, in wealthy sections of cities, where pos- sible bad ventilation exists, are equally ex- hausted and worn out. Both of these classes make rapid recoveries in well-venti- lated rooms, and seem to have been suffer- ing largely from poisoned air. Clerks, business men, and persons who have ill-ventilated offices, whare they spend many hours each day, are far more inclin- ed to use spirits than others in better sur- roundings. A case was reported to m2 by an eminent New York physician, of a merchant who tried to abstain from all use of spirits at home, without success. He worked steadi- ly in his office and lived in a rich house up town, where, apparently, every condition of healthy living was present. After sev- eral ineffectual efforts to give up all use ‘| of spirits, he went out camping in the White mountain region. In a few days all taste for spirits left him, and for the first time in twenty vears he became a total ab- stainer. On return to the city he drank again and could not stop. The next season he moved out In the country, and all taste for spirits left him. Finally, he gave up his city resi- dence, and lives out in the country, coming to the city for a few hours at a time, and has become a total abstainer. not having any taste or desire for spirits. It seems most rational to suppose that poiséned air and defective ventilation were the exciting causes of the drink craze in this case. No other condition of surroundings and living could expj2in his ability to stop drinking in the country and not in the city. Another incident, well verified, seemed to bring out the sume fact: A delicate, nerv- ous child of s'x years, supposed to be in- clined to consumption, was guarced with extraordinary care against colds and the cpen air, in a rich city home. At fifteen years of age a strong taste for spirits de- veloped and at twenty he was an inebriate. His mother died and he was forced to go into the country to live. He became a total absiainer at once and is now, at twenty-six years,a strong temperance man. 1t would appear that in this case some condition of cell and tissue starvation be- gan from defective aeration and continued until the surroundings changed. I think the poison from defective oxida- tion of the blocd, togeth with imperfect elimination of waste products, is a very active factor in inebriety. In all rational treatment efforts to remove these possible causes should precede all other means of treatment. The continual inhalation of impure and defective air is always fcllowed by the accumulation of poisons which, in many unknown, cause reflex nerve disturbances and reactions, The heart contracts more frequentiy, respira- tion is accelerated and elaboration of nu- tritive material is altered in all the cells of the body. Fatigue, depression and low- ered vitality follow. Alcohol at tins time is a grateful narcotic, which not oniy con- ceals the real condition, put brings increas- ed degeneration with new bacteria forma- tions and diminished resistance }o disease. The brain and nervous system suffers as much as any other part of the body, al- though this is not recognized. ———_ --s0 We Eat Banan From the Chicago Tribune. During last year the American people managed to use up nearly 18,000,000 bunches of bananas, the exact number re- ported being 17,864,714, Of these New Or- leans received about one-third, New York nearly a quarter, Philadelphia a sixth, Boston more than one-ninth, Mobile a tenth and Baltimore one-eighteenth part, the small remainder being distributed among other receiving points. Stated to the nearest million and tenth of a mil- lion bunches, these bananas were contrib- uted as follows: By Jamaica, 5.2; Cuba, 3.0; Honduras, 3.0; Colombia, 2.4; Blue- fields, 2.1; Costa Rica, 1.5, and other countries, 0.6. The northern ports ob- tain the most of their bananas from the West Indies, Jamaica and Cuba, while New Orleans chiefly receives from South and Central America. The trade is an important one interiorly, but it is of no small consequence as an item of ocean transportation. The imports of the one year composed no less than 1,376 cargoes. The consumption per year averages more than one bunch to every four persons in this country, and appears not to have reached its per capita limit, as men en- gaged in the business report indications of a steady growth of the article in popu- lar favor in the United States. —_+ 0+ —__. A fast freight train on the Lehigh Valley railroad ran into an open switch on the Meadows, near Elizabethport, N. J., Sun- day. William Kester, engineman, was caught under the locomotive and roasted to death, FINANCES How She is Making Her Paper Equal to Gold. MINISTER MENDONCA’S EXPLANATION Her Credit Good in Any of the Banks of Europe. A POPULAR LOAN SUCCESS The republic of Brazil is having an ex- perience in finance much like that of the United States, but her methods of dealing with the subject are different, and they promise to advance her to an enviable po- sition. Senor Mendonca, the Brazilian min- ister here, has been a close student of the recent financial developments in his coun- try, and this, with his long service in the United States, permits him to make inter- esting observations. He has received copies of the recent decree for an internal loan ‘of 100,000,000 contos, or $59,000,000. Part of this was taken by the people, in the form of a popular loan, much as Sen- ator Sherman urged as the most desirable manner of floating bonds. Of this $10,- 000,000 was at once used in redeeming paper money, and $15,000,000 more will be used for the safe purpose. The important feature of this etep is that Brazil has be- gun to strengthen her gold reserve and re- duce her paper money, with a view to bringing her two forms of currency—gold and paper—to an equality. “It will not be bimetallism, as Brazil has little silver except for subsidiary coin, but it will inaugurate the unique but effective system of gold and paper circulating side by side on an equality. Deprecinted Paper Currency. “At the present time,” said Senor Men- donca, “our paper currency is worth 40 cents on the dollar in gold. This deprecia- tion was due to the large issue of paper some years ago under the provisional gov- ernment, before the republic was consti- tutionally organized. The printing presses were started and a flood of paper bills, aggregating 375,009,000, cr little short of the United States issue of “greenbacks,” was put into circulation. The gold reserve of Brazil remained at $100,000,000, The natural result, therefore, of putting out this iarge amount of paper, while the gold reserve remained unchang- ed, was to send gold to a premium and the paper money to a discount. “At one time our paper circulation was so small compared with the gold bglance that paper was actually at a premium over gold, each paper milreis bringing a gold penny above par. But with the increase of the paper currency its value gradually fell until, as I have stated, the current rate is about 40 cents on the doHar of gold, or 60 per cent discount. “These conditions,” continued the mini: ter, “are what give importance to the present step by the Brazilian minister of finance to redeem the paper. After taking up $25,000,080 the outstanding paper money will be reduced by about 17 per cent. At the same time our gold balance is being maintained at its full figure. The natural result, therefore, will be to give a greater = value to the remaining paper outstand- ing. ‘ Instead of paper being at a discount of 60 per cent, it will be immediately reduced to about 43 per cent. But the first great step will have been taken toward bringing our paper money up to the full value, dol- lar for dollar, to gold. When another re- demption of paper occurs, it will still fur- ther reduce the discount on paper, and thus, slowly but surely, Brazil will have a currency either of gold or of paper, bear- ing the government stamp, which is worth as much as gofd. Of course, such paper money cannot be called “‘fiat.” “To be sure, it is not a coin note, and it bears merely the stamp of the government assuring its credit, but when it passes cur- rent with gold that is a sufficient proof of “Does this mean,” Senor Mendonca was asked, “that Brazil will ultimately be on a strictly gold basis, meeting paper, bonds and ail obligations in gold?” “It is not so much that as it Is a deter- mined purpose to restore complete credit to its paper currency, said he. “Prob- ably all nations are striving to secure the most perfect standard of value. It hap- pens with us, having gold and paper as the two main forms of money, that gold is naturally the standard. There is some sil- ver used as subsidiary coin, but not snffi- cient to give us bimetallism in the sense used in the United States, with gold and silver coined and circulating side by side. ith us it Is gold and paper, instead of Qld and silver, and we expect to make our paper as good as gold. A Popular Loan. Senor Mendonca was asked concerning the popular features of the recent loan. “The government was careful to give every advantage to the people at large, in preference to the bankers,” said he. ‘‘With- in three days of the time notice of the loan was given it had been more than taken. The loan was for $50,000,000, but the sub- scriptions inside of three days reached $64,000,000. Of this amount private indi- viduals put in subscriptions amounting to $24,000,000. Instead of making a pro rata allowance between the individuals and bankers, the government gave the full $24,000,000 of bonds subscribed by indi- viduais, leaving the banks to take a pro rata amount of the balance. “It has been a most satisfactory showing as;to’the high credit of Brazil that its own people could take up a loan of such a large amount inside of three days, and it has been particularly satisfactory that the peo- ple at large have taken an interest in the government finances, and have shown their support of the administration by subscrib- ing such a large sum. “As a rule, the Rothschilds are thebank- ers of Brazil,” continued the minister, ‘tut in this last instance the confidence in the government was so strong at home that there was no need of going abroad for money. The Rothschilds and all other financial houses are ready at any time to take the bonds of Brazil, under a somewhat peculiar system which we have. According to this plan a budget is made up as to the proba- ble income from customs and other sources. Treasury script is issued on this prospec- tive income. The Rothschilds or other London concerns take any amount of this scrip, as the government desires, and places to the credit of Brazil cash to be imme- diately available. Thus the government is always supplied with ready cash, and the scrip is taken up as fast as the customs and other revenues are realized. The bankers never have any cause for uneasiness, because Brazil has never been even one day late in the payment of an obligation, either principal or interest, not- withstanding the revolution it passed through some time ago. The London and Brazil Bank. Senor Mendonca has recently received ad- vices concerning the annual meeting in London of the directors of the London and Brazil Bank. He regards the meeting as important in bringing out the fact that financiers who are intimately acquainted with the internal affairs of Brazil attach no importance at all to the alleged rebel- lion said to exist in southern Brazil, and to the continued reports of attemyt to overthrow the present administration, “This bank on fortant organizatiops in the world,” said he, “‘hay- ing branches in London, Brazil and the River Plafte. Two of its officers have been sent to Brazil to make careful observation and report at the annual meeting in Lon- don. As\a result of their report, the chair- man of the board of directors stated that there was\the most promising outlook for the comings year. The bank had done a large businesslast year, and was assured of an increase this year. Their investiga- tions had shown that there was no truth in the continved reports of outbreaks. He mentioned the fact that the naval cadets at Rio had been disorderly some months ago, whereupon the naval school was closed and the cadets sent to their homes. This was the only disturbance dur- ing the first three months of the present year. One of the directors asked the direct questicn, “How about the reported rebellion in Rio Grande do Sul?" To this question the chairman answered that no importance whatever was attached to that movement. ‘fhe statements made at this meeting give the unprejudiced view of business men and SHAKERS AND DOCTORS TALK TOGETHER. In his able work entitled “Longevity,” published a few years ago, Dr. John Garduer ot England pre- dicts that a vegetable agent wil yet be found that shall so retard those changes that bring about old age as to prolong human life much beyond its pres- ent limit. Acting, perhaps, upon the impulse produced by this thought, many eminent physicians have called from time to time upon tae Shi: of Mt. LeLanow to inquire of them concerning the secrets of medic- inal plants, in which these sincere, simple-minded and God-fearing people are known to be wise and skillful beyond all other men. : ‘The Shakers willingly told what they had learned, and in turn received from their visitors much valua- Ue information about disease, vhich they at once made practical use of. The most important poit Was that if a genuine and certain remedy could be found for indigestion und dyspepsia, and the ail- ments growing out of it, a long step would be taken in the right direction. Oi age, sald these physi- clans, begins in a failure of the digestion, and xo do mnost diseases at any ant all periods of life. The result of these consultations was the discovery by the. Shakers of the Jesivad specific, made wholly from herbs, and now known a5 the Shaker Digestive Cordial. Its action is magical and worthy of ite origin, Where there ts listtess after eating, beartburn, k headache, bad tasze inthe mouth, biliousness, weakness and weaniness, cold hands and fect, aver- sion to food, nervousavss, or any other symptoms of dyspepsia, the Conlial will prove its curative virtues. Behind it is the reputation of a people whe have never defrauded or deeetved their fellow inén, In order vo test whachor this remedy ts adapied to your case, at prictiwtl!y no cost, you may pro- cure a trial bottle for®en cents of almost any druggist. Se who have no connection with poli- ies. Senor Mendonca was asked as to the re- cent report of United States Minister Bu- chanan to the State Department, to the effect that South American merchants were unable to secure bills of exchange on New York because of the fear among South American bankers that the United States was on the eve of a silver crisis whick would prevent the honoring of these bills in gold. Mr. Buch g an’s Report. “I read that report with interest,” sald the minister, “and was much surprised by it. It indicates that there is great misap- prehension or lack of information among the merchants or bankers. As a matter of fact, they need have ne fear whatever that a bill of exchange cn New York will not be honored in gold. It is the invariable custom to pay these bills in gold, even if a gold payment is not specified. The mere mention of the word dollar in the bill of excharge would be suf- _ ficient to insure a gold payment. The Uni- ted States treasury has been careful to see that there shall be no discrimination be- tween the metals, and this example has been followed by private institutions. Asa result, gold can always be secured in pay- ment of a South American bill of exchange unless silver is requested. There appears, therefore, to be little ground for this re- ported timidity among South American merchants and bankers to invest in New York exchange. ——_—__e. WALKING IN FLAMES. A Device Used by the Fire Fighters in Germany. From the New Orleans Times-Democrat. There are some fire apparatus end ap- pliances in which the firemen of Berlin, Germany, are undoubtedly ahead of us. Of these apparatus the most notable is the fire “scaphander.” The word “scap- which means either “hollow man™ or “hollow to receive a man,” is generally applied to the suit of impermeable ma- terial in which the diver arrays himself before he goes down into the water. The fire scaphander is on the lines of the diver’s scaphander, the only difference, in fact, being that it is made of a different ma- terial. The fire scaphander is made of asbestos and rubber, and is absolutely proof against fire.. It neither takes fire nor is permeable to the heat of fire. A man in an asbestos suit or scaphander can take 9 leisurely walk through roaring fiames oF through the thickest volume of smoke with comfort, or at least with complete immunt+ ty from being burned or choked. The hel met is donned apart from the rest of the sult and is hermetically fitted to the suit, the riveting being so perfect that air is excluded. A plate of glass, specially pre« pared to stand great heat without crac! is imbedded in the front of the helmet and allows the wearer to see plainly. To the fireman thus equipped air is supplied, just as it is supplied to the diver at work, through a tube, the one end of which i$ held at the earth’s surface and the other end is in the helmet. It would be scarcely mecessary to say that the scaphander is not intended to be, and is not, the ordinary equipment of i Berlin fireman when he is fighting a ‘There is only one scaphander, perhapé, to a company, and the fireman donning one of them is detailed to perform a spe cial or exceptional task. Occasionally at fires, as every one is aware, a particular room in a house or hotel, of which it ia known that there are occupants, may be so envelcped in flames or in a stifilng smoke that a rescue of the occupants impossible, as the attempting rescuer woul add the loss of his own life to theirs. Ii is in case of such a situation as this, n uncommon by any means, that the scap- hander is brought into use. A fireman dons the scaphander, marches unhurt through smoke and flames in which a person ordi- narily attired could not live a moment and rescues inmates of the burning building, who would otherwise inevitably perish, He carries with him, also, when he enters, a bag or two of rubber and asbestos, which are known as “life-saving sacks,” and, stowing the imperiled inmates in these sacks, he either carries them out—if they are light weights—or hangs the bag con- taining them on the asbestos tube provid- ing him with air, and on another line con- necting the bag with the firemen below, and shoots them out from the window to terra firma by that route. In the opera~ tion he is assisted, of course, from the ground. An Old Press Used by Franklin. From the Boston Herald. An old-time hand press on which Benja- min Franklin is sald to have worked @ season at Portsmouth, N. H., and which is perhaps the first printing press in the country to have an iron bed and platen, is now on exhibition in Boston. ‘This press has been in Lowell about sixty years, and for about fifty. years has been the property of Mr. J. J. Judkins, who is now seventy-eight years of age, “Wp is known as the oldest printer in the spindle city. When Mr. Judkins was a young man J. P. Norton came to Lowell from Ports- mouth, N. H., and brought with him the old hand press. He opened an office on Centrai street, where the press, although even at that time a very old one, was in daily use. “Mr. Norton was well on in years at that time,” said Mr. Judkins to a Herald reporter recently. “As I remember him, he must have been almost as old at that time as I am now. He used to take a particu- lar pride in the old press, and told me @ number of times that Franklin had worked on it one season at Portsmouth. He al- ways said this as if he knew it positively, and ho was such an old man that he must lave lived pretty close to Franklin’s time.” Mr. Norton sold the press to Leonard Brown, from whom Mr. Judkins bought it. Forty years ago he worked off a temper- ance hymn book on it, but has not used it for a number of years, and finally decided to sell ti. The press as it stands today shows every evidence of great age. When Welsh, Free- man & Co, received it a few w ago two of the legs were missing, and other parts of it had succumbed to the wear and tear of years, notwithstanding the fact that the press is made of the strongest materials. The upright parts of the frame are of solid mahogany, 7 by 4 inches in size, and the cross pieces are of the same wood, made equally stron; The lower part, on which the bed runs, is of oak, while all the bolts in the machine are of steel and hand made. It is somewhat different from the old Franklin press now in the custody of the Bostonian Society, although the principle of construction is the same in both. It is known that Franklin worked on that press at Newburyport about the year 1723, and this fact seems to bear out the claim of Mr. Norton, for Newburyport is not a very great distance from Portsmouth, N. H., and Franklin in his travels probably vis- ited a number of the towns in that section, Dy, using Hall's Hair Renewer gray, faded of discolored ‘hale assumes the natural of youtl strong, every and grows luxuriant and body