Evening Star Newspaper, September 20, 1895, Page 8

8 ~ MOSES’. Mr. Alex. Milne, now with us, will take pleesure in verving bis many friends ard acquaintances in our Furniture and Decorating Depart- ments. —The Furniture stock has been depleted by the sale just ended. But we've been placing large orders and new additions are being received daily. —OF BED ROOM FURNI- TURE numerous new invoices have been placed on the floor—among them a_ strikingly pretty lot of DRESSERS. Every size, sort and kind. To be offered at temptingly low prices. $23 WHITE ENAMELED DRESSER, with 4 drawers, cast Dravs trintgnings, large-shaped Frerch beveled plate mirror... $16 .. ~Lovely creations in the Parlor Furniture Department that will in- terest and delight the artistic eye. That $1.95 GOLD CHAIR, for instance. If you want a pretty, dainty chair, one of these, in white, pink or blue enamel, with goil seat, or In gold lined—the bamboo style ~it's about as nice as anything you can find. Yeu'll pay $3 or $3.50 for it in some stores, ‘A new design in gcld, at $2.25, is very pretty. --We have an Overstuffed Side Chair, in brocafelle, trimmed with plush, for $4. Would sell at $9 or $10 if we chose to ask it. SSSSSESSESSOOSOSS IIS ISOS OSSD Retiring Sale Per Cent Discount 2° —on Watches, Jew- eley and Sterling Silver. A hundred thousand dollars’ worth of stock from which to select. Per Cent 30 Discount * —on all Clocks, Bronzes, Stat- uary, Bric-a-brac, &c. AS we Import these direct this dis- count {s equal to 40 Boer Sent en ccler’ peicon iJ Karr eWo 9 JEWELER, S045 Pa. Ave. N. W. selS-10eo * LOOPS FIG SSS 9OS00 240009809000 “Craig & Harding, Cor. cd and Fats, Exquisite. Rockers! Jvst about two hundred. new Parlor Rock- ers, and ono twa.of. them precisely alike. No such yarlety shown in this city befcre. All woods. shapes—all sizes—at all prices. Grand Ime of Mahogany Rockers, « Plain end inlaid, with saddle and cobbler seats. Just one item—but a corker. 100 Tapestry-seat Parlor seats, different patterns, high back, oak and birch frames, in 3 finishes. Worth $5. Oaly Rockers, all $3.25 Hall Stands, $4.75. An awfully low price for any sort of a hall stand, you say! You'll be .urprised—agreeably surprised! Solid oak, extra size, has four hat hooks and a bevel edge mirror. As the others reckon’ values It's $ MoT 5 Sideboards, $12.75. Out of the 120 different patterns and sizes in Sideboards we offer the following: Large 45-In. Solid Oak Sideboard, two top drawers, Mnen drawer und closet be- <a ghee | $12.75 CRAIG & HARDING, F St. and 13th. Bin, 80 CARBONA REMOVES GREASH SPOTS INSTANTLY. Non-inflammable-- : Non-explosive. Does not injure tho most delicate fabric or color. If your grocer or druggist does not keep it Apply to MARSHALL CHEMICAL CO., Marshall, Va. fy24-eo3m Gaslight is a better light than elec- tricity if it’s burned throygh a Sie- miens-Lungren Gas Lamp. And it sheds a beautiful white light, making it excellent for show windows and store interiors. Rented for 25c. a month. Gas Appliance Exchange, 1428 N. se10-28d Y. ave. lif You’re Bothered iWith Bad Teeth come in and confide in us. We'll ex- = amine your teeth and approximate the § cost of making them sound free of charge, 4 and if any eperations are necessary we'll § perform them skillfully and in an abso- 3 lutely painless menner. Pafnless extrac- 3 tion, 50 cents. Other charges propor- tlonal. ‘Evans Dental Parlors, se19-24d arom nomeg nam 1217 Pa. ave. n.w. “Novelty” Wall Paper. Richest Wall Paper Decorations atput. Proper kinds and ired effect —blue roo! VI parlors and new y Dresden er eff 5 3 ta, also ‘aper for dining rooms. Estimates upon request. McC. Farr & Co., 1115 G St. welS-16d ate of Louls Deiter) Ee. Best grades in hand-== 247 PERRY’S. We feel our responsibility. An unbroken record of fifty and more years of cautious— Gloves “ conservative selling _ has brought us the name and fame of best retailing. Has brought us the confidence and patronage of those who appreciate freedom of shop- ping in a “safe” store. We have made Gloves a feature ever since we have been in business. More than likely you can buy cheaper Gloves than we sell. But we must be able to guarantee what ‘is bought here. We won't run the risk of the unreliable. We won’t bait a hook with a low price simply to tempt trade. We keep company with quality only. If you want the best— here you are. And they are really the best. Of all, probably Reynier is held in highest favor. So Reynier goes to the top of our list. His fall line is full of novelties—that are fash- ionable—for he is one of the makers of fashion. : button Glace, in Tan, Mode, Brown, Gray, Red, White, Pearl, Yellow and Black, with heavy Black brode—$2.00 @ pair. > 4-button Glace Pique, in Tan, Brown, Red and Black—$2.00; White, Pearl and Yellow—$2.25 a pair. 4-button Plain Glace—Black and col- ors—$1.75 a pair. 4button Suedes, in Tan, Mode, Brown, Black and Yellow, with Black brode—$1.75 a palr. 4button Black Suede Piqne—this is the newest, if you know it—$2.00 a pair. = 4-button Black and Colored Suedes— plain—$1.50; with narrow brode—$1.65 @ pair. 8-button Pearl, Cream, Tan and Black Suedes—$2.00 a pair. G-button Black, ‘Tan and Gray Mous- quetaire Suedes—$1.85 a pair. 12-button White and Black Mousque- taire Suedes—$2.75; 16-button—$3.33 ® pair. Some folks. like the other makes just as welk—perhaps better. They are here for those—— + _T-hook Foster's Fosterinas, in Tan, Brown, Gray. and Black—$1.75 a pair. T-hook Foster's Fowlers, in Tan, Mode and White, with Black brode—or in Black with White brode—$1.50 a palr. 4-button Trefousse’s Glace, and Black—$1.75 a pair. 4-button Trefousse’s Snedes — $1.25 and $1.35 a pair; with Black brode— $1.50 a patr. 8-button Trefousse’s Suedes, in Prim- rose, with Black-brode— $1.50 2 -pafr.' S-button Trefousse’s Sucdes, in Tan, Mode, Gray and Black—$1.50 and $1.85 @ pair. H 2 4-button Perrin’s Gisce Elk Tans— $1.75 a pair. 4-button Black and Colored Glace— $1.25, $1.50 and $1.75 a pair. The best 4-button Glaces for $1 we have ever had—Tan, Brown, Red, Gray, Black, Pearl and White. 4-button Glac: the costume Blues and Greens—$1.50 a pair. Perfeet matches for your gown goods. 98e. Biarritz Glace, as usual. $1 Biarritz Pique. in Tan MPEP OE EOOEEOTID EOD OELESD OPES ODL OPFD PIED OO OSES ODODD DDD om erinin lente intent etree eieteceetedetettetedeteettetetetetetedy 4-button White Chamois—$1 @ pair. 6 and 8-button Mousquetaire Chamois —$1 a pair. 6-button Natural pair. 8-button Natural Chamois—$1 a pair. ets Chamois—85e. a z =Men’s Gloves. The” correct shades—from the lead- ing glovers. Reynier’s 2-clasp Walking Gloves— $2.25 a pair. ‘‘Overseam’’--$2 a pair. Perrin’s 1-clasp Elk Tans—$1.75 a pair. Fowzes’ Cape Coaching Gloves—$2 a pair. Fownes’ pair. Adler's—the American make—$1 and $1.50 a pair. Ninth and the Avenue. ¢ it : a se te a ee ee te ss te Qoeoeeososs PESOLSOL POO OO OOD Trunk ‘Repairing —is a big feature of this business. ‘The whole rear part of the store is taken up by repairers, who are busy the year round. A postal will bring the wagon after the trunk and will give you an estimate of the cost of repairing at the same time. 3Kneessi, 425 Seventh St. se19-28d Sees re eee Loeesevessesooeeeeoeenonnns S. S. SHEDD BRO., 432 oth St. N. W. Plumbing, Heating, Tinning. Gas Fixtures, Lamps and Porcelains. S. S. SHEDD BRO., s17-tf2t 432 9th St. N.W. ICE, COAL, WOOD. “Hore Ice Co."——B, M. Willis, Prope. Tel. 489. Depot: 18% and 14th st. wharves. KENNEBEC KIVER I Retail, wholesale and ia ear-load lots, at lowest market rates. Satisfaction Coal ‘Wood | for apl5-6m Cavendish Tan—$2.25 a Established 1840. Telephone 995. 9OODOS OSS “HH EVENING STAR, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1895-TWELVE PAGES. : %q@ Corset _ Howard S Pariors, y 1003 F St., Adjoining Boston House. CORSET WAISTS. * We do not sell groceries, teas, coffee * or farcy work. This fe the only ‘“‘ex- * clusive’’ Corset house in Washington, and - * the largest in the south. We fit cor- sets, alter corsets, repair corsets and make coisets. We refund the money for anything we scll not proving satisfactory. . . . . We carry more varieties of Corset Waists than any three stores in Wash- ington. We are agents for the ‘Equi- poise,” the ‘‘Jenness Miller,"* the “Com- promise Bodice," the “Delsarte,"’ ‘‘Jack- son” and “Ferris Watsts, for ladies, misses and children. “High School’ Waists. * ‘This is a Waist made expressly to * * our order from suggestions of a number of * * thinking mothers. For riding, walking, * * playing, working, sitting or studying .* * {it stands unexcelled, being easy, grace- * . * . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pa . ful and affording excellent hygienic sup- * * pert. Made short over the hips and has elistie sides. Made to g2c. self for $1. To introduce it.. ee eeeenee $1 Corsets, 69c. * Another big shipment of the celebrated * * * “C. B. a la Spirite” and “J. B.” * Corsets, in white and gray. Reg- 60¢. * ular price, 75c. and $1. ‘Tomorrow O Quickens = {j}p 0° The Appetite {| peeT Makes the =~ Weak Strong, YER’S TheUnlyGold Medal ‘Sarsaparilla Has Cured =: “ Others And Will Cure You. If THE BABY IS CUTTING TEETH BE SURE and uso that oll and well-tried remedy, . Winslow's Soothing Syrup, for children teething. It soothes the child, softens the gum, Pain, cures wind colic and is the best re jarrhoea. 25 cents a bottle. Scrofula, Blocd Poison, Cancer, Eczema, Tetter and all other disorders of the blood permanently cured, and all taint eliminated from the system by 8.8. S., the greatest purifier. j tote ce se eee es csesssseesey :Glasses a aA Nendid ir of EYE- a For Ghastes or SPECTACLES — if Stfed with our FINEST EN nly $1. C> We'll examine your eyes —tell_you what glasses will benefit’ your eyes most—and adjust them properly—WITH- OUT EXTRA CHARGE. McAllister & Co., EXAMINING OPTICIANS, gu F Street, a7 ecupie. se19-28d Sorc = yesTSs LO CO 69-00-00 00-00 00 ee LADIES WHO'VE TRIED "MOST EVERYTHING —for clearing the house of insects say there's nothing like THOMPSON'S IN- SECT POWDER. It's the best and gheapest “‘bug killer’ ever used. It heen't an equal for killing Roaches, Water Bugs, Bed Bugs, Ants, ctc. fo Put up here, 10, 15, 25 and 40c. can, W. Thompson, 7¢3 - PHARMACIST, 8th, DP-OS OP 9O 00 00 00-09 Oe Your Baby Needn’t Suffer from red, itching skin—chafing ¢r prickly beat. EVANS’ TALCUM POWDER cures those trou- bles. Plain or perfumed—10e. box. EVANS’ DRUG STORE, 938 F STREET, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. se19-8d HOWARD'S ADJOINING THE BOSTON DRY GOODS HOUSE. jer them off with shoes that} appreciate looking well—just as wget them ready. There’sa sav-j Corset Emporium 1003 F St., $ Don’t disappoint the children byZ are half worn out; the childrens as much as YOU do. Tomor-¢ Srow’s the last day you'll have to ng for you in the price of every; pPair of these ISHOLES F3 Soret set Seatoetosgeot Seeaoecontoniocieeteteedetes Children's Dongola Button Shoes — spring heel—patent- leather tip — the identical qualities that are sold else- where for $1.25—our price. Toe, 08¢. Children’s Spring - heel Dongola Shoes, in “button or Ince—not sold outside of endondentenseesessente EX the Family Shoe Store for iE less than $1.50—our price. 4 . S _ Good, Stout Shoes for the (fy a = —heels that they can't BA SE vskuft” out—toes that are oe %f made to kick with—they || 0 3 are worth more than. oe = bs 3 + _,We are never afraid to. guarantee the % shoes ‘we ‘sell—for comfort—At and dur- > %& ability; ours is a store for the whole #4, family—and ‘‘Family Shoe Store prices’"— cs Shoe Si Hees'"— $ are always lowest. z 3 : : nO ¢ % t OTORE “g 3 3 310=312 SEVENTH ST., Sordentoo centers gordon 313 EIGHTH ST. ..¢ seteaetoetentectetetestecteteetentegententoeecgeteatectectetiatentecteat ‘We Never Sell Anything * ‘That We Can't Honestly Recommend. Launder Your Own Lace Curtains. * * No trouble at all to do up * * your lace curtains at home when * * you have our New Improved * * Curtain Stretchers. Only $1.50 * * each. Reversible Dust Brushes * * —last twice as long as the old * * style. Only 38c. Brooms 20¢. up. * * A brand new stock of New * * Brooms from which to choose. Feather Dusters Cheap. * * Real Ostrich and Turkey * * Feather Dusters from 25c. to * * S150. é Carpet Stretchers, 25c. up. We Are After the Housekeepers’ —trdde, and we are going to quote you lower prices than the corner groceries and house- keepers’ furnishing stores ever did. Watch our ads. closely— we’ve some surprises in store for you. x. Chesley ,,, 1004 F St. & 522 loth St. HER H HE RE H HHH Pick and Choose From 5,000 Books For 134 Cents a Day! ‘The best equipped circulati Uibray in tl city. All the ew books, and standard. works as we i—Fashion. Journals, Magazines and Reviews. Imperial Circ. Library, 511 11m st. se19-164 DR SIEGERT’S ANGOSTURA BITTERS 1S kvown all over the world as the great regulator of the digestive organs. CARLIN SPRINGS. = Pursuant to the call of the committee on the railroad question ‘appoirted at a meet- ing of citizeas held a few: days ago, a num- ber of gentlemen metijast night at the resi- dence of Capt. W. C.'Pénnywitt, on Sum- mit avenue. Mr. M. (€:, Mitchell acted as chairman, and Dr. Wi Backus as sec- retary. After the reaging of the minutes, Capt. Pennywitt, chairman of the commit- tee on organization, repdgted a constitution for the new association proposed, under the rame of the “Southerft Rallroad’s Patrons’ Association of Carlins,”’ which was adopted seriatim after carefi{i consideration and discussion. The election’ of officers for the first year resulted as follows: Mr. M. C. Mitchell, president; Mr. James Schaaff, vice president; Capt. W. C. Pennywitt, secre- tary-treasurer. Patrons of the Southern railroad restding in the village and adjacent coyntry are eligible to membership in the association, the objects of which are, in brief, to secure the best practicable railroad facilities for this place; also to secure elec- tric railway, telegraphic and_ telephonic communication with Washington, The most pressing needs of the village are a suitable station and a late train service to and from Washington, and to secure these will be the first aim of the association. The executive committee, which is empowered to represent the association, was appointed by the chair, as follows: Messrs. Backus, Town, Burdett, Pennywitt and Simms. This committee was instructed to prepare, circu- late and present to the proper efficials of the Southern railroad a petition for the im- medjate establishment and maintenance of a late daily (or daily except Sunday) train service betweeng Washington and Herndon, the people of the other stations on the road to be invited to join in the petition. Many cases were cited by gentlemen present of persons who would live on the line of the railroad if there was a night train each way, enabling them to stay later in the city and permitting their families to avail themselves of the theater, concerts, lec- tures, etc. Mention was made of the facili- tiles afforded in this direction by the other railroad companies at Washington to their suburban patrons, resulting in the building up of a-most profitable traffic. The question is believed to be of so great importance to all the suburbanites along the Washington and Ohio railroad that there will be a united effort to secure the improved train service as early as possible. After a number of valuable suggestions offered by Mr. C. W. Curtis were discussed and referred to the executive committee, the meeting adjourned. The following petition, signed by about all the heads of families in the village, has just been transmitted to the board of school commissioners of the county, which was to have met today, but, the meeting having been postponed, will come together at an early date: “We, the undersigned, residents of Carlin Springs and vicinity, petition your honor- able body to open a public school at Carlin Sprirgs. “Having learned of the generous offer of Mr. and Mrs. Charles I. Simms to provide @ room for the use of the school at their residence, we recommend that their offer te accepted, and that Mrs. Eleanor’ B. Simms, who we know to be fully competent to fill the position, be appointed teacher.” Quite a serious occurrence, which came rear being a tragedy, took place yesterday morning in Phe yard of the residence of Mr. Chas. I. Simms, near the county road. A cow belonging to a neighbor entered the yard, and when an attempt was made by Maggie Williams, a colored servant, to drive out the intruder, the animal became enraged, attacking the. woman savagely and tossing her some distance, doing her considérable injury, although her condition is not considered serious. Mr. W. 8. Stetson and family of Wash- ington, who have made their home during the summer at “Penn Dennis,” near Mun- son’s Hill, have returned to the city for the winter. * Mr. C. W. Curtis has returned from a shcrt outing at Colonial Beach, spent at the cottage of his mother, who accom- panied him on his homeward trip, and is now here for a few days as the guest of Gen. and Mrs. S. 8."Burdett, at “Thorpe Villa.” 4 ———- __ WINTHROP, HEIGHTS, Mrs. C. A. Brensinger is very ill with typhoid fever. 5 Mr. Norris Welsh''of the government printing office has removed to Brookland. Mr. Jas. L. Feeney, who has been con- fined to his home for the past seven weeks with typhoid fever, 1s now convalescent, and will soon be among his friends as usual. Dr. L. C. Loomis, since his return from Europe, has completed two very pretty cot- tages very convenient to the depot. Miss Bessie Adams has returned from her trip to Fortress Monroe. Harry Ward, the well-known trick bicycle rider, will soon léavé for Norfolk, Va., to assume charge of the gymnasium of the Y. . A. of that city. ——_———- Appointed a Cadet. L. C. Cunningham of Fairplay, Mo., has been appointed a West Point cadet, with C. M. Cameron of Butler, Mo., as alternate. VALUABLE PENNIES Fabulous Prices Paid for Perfect Old Copper Coins. rs ‘CONVENTION OF THE NUMISMATISTS Why American Money is Preferred by the Collectors. MORE PRECIOUS THAN GOLD — The excessively hot weather is causing some changes ir the program of the coin collectcrs now in attendance at the fifth annual convention of the American Numis- matic Association, but they assured a Star reporte: this morning that they would get through all their business and sandwich in @ good deal of pleasuring and perhaps a little trading of coins. They met at 10 o'clock this morning at Mr. Collins’ G street parlors, but most of the members were out sightseeing, and it was difficult to get enough together to transact any business. These enthusiasts spend most of their time in discussing the relative merits of their collections and in driving shrewd brrgains with each other, so that President Heaton, who is not a dealer, and has only one specialty, that of “mintages,” had some difficulty in getting the meeting to order. The decrs were then closed, theo- retically, and the association proceeded to ecrsider some routine business and to act on a number of minor matters of no im- pcrtance whatever to the public at large. The Star reporter was told before he left the field that if the weather was not too warm some of the papers scheduled for the meeting might be read, though the general plan was to save this literary part of the Er ccenines for the river trip to and froin t. Verncn, which takes place this after- necn, Officers Chosen. Last evening the annual election of offi- cers was held and resulted in the re-elec- tion of all the old officials, except Mr. J. W. Luck of Adrian, Mich., who was suc- ceeded by Mr. A. C. Gruhike of Waterloo, Ind., as superintendent of exchange. Last night Mr. Heaton, the re-elected president, gave a reception to the members at iis home, 1618 17th street. Notwithstanding tho intense heat a most enjoyable evening was passed by the numismatists, many of whom had some of their-specially et coins in their vest pockets to show to each other. Mr. Heaton had prcvided refresh- ments well suited to the temperature, and his guests declared that all that prevented them from coming to Washington next year for their annual convention was the unwritten rule of their association that it should go from to¥n to town. Philadel- phia was chosen as the next meeting place. A good deal has been learned by novices in the art of coin-collecting through the coming of these enthusiastic experts to Washington this year. It is a peculiar fal- lacy that a rare coin, that is, one of an unusual date, 's valueble, anyhow, what- ever its condition. This was shown to be untrue this morning in the presence of a Star reporter at Mr. Collins’ parlors. The latter had a aumber of trays filled with these old copper pieces of various dates and conditions of preservation. Some of them coull be bought for five cents apiece, others for ten, and there was still an- other lot that was price-marked twenty- five cents. Four were found in the quarter box with the date of 1814. The lot could have been secured for one dollar. One of the visiting dealers produced from his col- lection a copper cent of 1814, which he de- clared he would not sell for less than $100. To the average eye the four coins priced at one dollar appeared to be worth four times as much as the single one held at the high figure, but this illusion was quickly dis- pelled by one of the experts, who showed that in the more valuable coin all the lines were distinct and the metal was little if any worn away by use. In other words, the coin had never been in circulation and was practically in a perfect state of preser- vation. This illustrated one phase of the coin collecting fad. Why Some Coins Are Valuable. Said Mr. Collins to the reporter: “It is ex- actly like evcry other business in which sup- ply and demand regulate price. These worn coins have been passed from hand to hand for many years. The begivner in numis- matics may think that because the date is. clear they are exceptionally valuable, but I covld guarantee to furnish you a hundred such coins within a week at 25 cents apiece, but I could not furnish a dozen perfect ones in a lifetime, because they do not exist. This perfect coin is worth $100 because nobody else has one quite as good. The coin col- lector will pay a high price for something that he warts and that he knows every other collector wants. It is not necessarily the antiquity of the piece that determines its interjected one of the bystanding visitors, “and that is one of the most diffi- cult things to impress upon amateur col- lectors and would-be sellers of old coins. Pecple come to me, especially country peo- ple, who are very apt to have these old-date coins in their pocket, and appear surprised when I tell them that their coins are worth- less in comparison with certain others. Then I teil them that they know fully well that they could go to a bone yard and get an old plug of a horse for $4 or $, equipped with a mane and tail, four feet and hoofs, a body, eyes and head and all the other requisites of a fully Geveioped animal, but they cofld not buy a perfect horse for ten to twelve times that sum. This fllustration brings home to them the difference between a badly pre- served rare coin and a well-preserved rare coin.” “Speaking of horses,” continued Mr. Col- lins, “reminds me of another illustration of the value of preservation in coins that I often give to amateur collectors. It is like the trotting record of Maud S.and the pacing records of Robert J. It is the last quarter of a second that counts in the total of their almost fabulous values. It is the last frac- tional difference in the hair lines on the face of a coin that show whether it has ever pass- ed from hand to hand or not and that deter- mines its ultimate value to the collector.” Pennies Worth Thousands. Mr. Collins has what he claims is the best collection of American copper cents in ex- istence. It consists of 129 pieces, the face of which are, therefore, worth just $1.29. To show that numismatists snap their fingers at face values it is but necessary to state that this collection is held to be worth Just $6,000. It is a curious fact that most ‘American numismatists prefer to collect American copper coins, the least valuable intrinsically of all the products of the mint. As one of them explained this morning, there are three reasons for this. The first is the patriotism of the collector, who pre- fers the money of his own realm to that of any other country, the second is his greater familiarity with the history of the mints which enables him to decide more ac- curately the true value of the coin, and the third and last reason is that there is a positive limit to American coinage which is rot to be found in the case of any other mcnetary system. Chinese money, for in- stance, runs back to ages that are beyond the knowledge and the reach of man. Eng- lish money, too, runs into almost mythical periods, and complete collections of British coins are practically impossible. This is not true of American coins, as complete collections are quite common. Thus enthu- siasts are erabled to vie with each other not alone in the numerical completeness of their collections, but also in the perfection and fineness of the individual pieces, thus leading to the finest kind of rivalry and, as one of the numismatists said this morning, creating the very highest phase of the art. More to Be Desired Than Gold. Another curious fact is that most numis- tratists are partial to collections of copper rather than gold, or even silver. One of them said this morning that he would scarcely turn around to look at a rare gold coin, while he would travel miles to see an equally rare copper one. This peculiar phe- nomenon is explained in two ways. In the first place, copper collections are much safer from theft than those of gold or sil- ver, as the latter, if stolen, may be melted and disposed of in bulk at a market price that is quite an object to the burglar or sneak thief. The material, however, in old copper, bronze or brass coins of low face value is not worth stealing, and the coins them- selves cannot be disposed of without meit- ing, as they can be identified and the thief thus detected. In the second place, it is not @ rare thing to find a gold or silver coin, especially the former, in a state of perfect preservation, while the reverse is true of the copper coin. The latter, being cheap and common, are not hoarded and preserved with the same care as the more precious hits of metal, but are exposed to physical krutses, to the wear of the pocket and to the corrosive action of the atmosphere. This makes a perfect copper coin an object of strong desire on the part of the numis- matist, who preserves such a find with greatest care. Mr. Collins places his valu- able collection of cents in individual boxes, the coins being wrapped in cotton, and the whole stock, except on such occasions as the present, packed away in the vaults of a trust company. Razor and Padlock Money. There are some collectors who have side fads, such as rare Chinese money and odd- shaped pieces like the copper dollers of Sweden, that are several inches square and almost a pound each in weight. -The Chi- nese knife money is a curiosity that was shown by Secretary Rice at the rooms this morning. It is in the shape of a razor and is made of bronze of a peculiar greenish hue, faintly inscribed with oriental char- acters. It is very old, and the specimens that Mr. Rice possesses were dug up by him in China. This knife money is a part of a peculiar system of coinage that was in vogue a long time ago in the celestial em- pire. Household utensiJs and common do- mestic objects were the models from which these bits of money were made. Some of the pieces owned by Mr. Rice are in the form of a padlock, and were originally sup- posed to represent the value of a padlock. Thus these coins indicate the first step from the state of absolute barter that marks the traffic of the aboriginal man. Another curious coin in Mr. Rice’s collection is shaped like a gridiron. ——— A GLIMPSE OF THE FUTURE. Finery That Mr. Mayer S: Will Be Fashionable This Winter. It was an ancient Latin writer who said that woman was created so that there should be on every side an existing defini- tion of fickieness and uncertainty. He may have been right in the first instance, but there can be no question about his er- ror in the second. There is nothing more certain than a woman, no matter how often her mood may change. When she wants anything and sets her mind on it she’s pretty apt to get it, and this char- acteristic of hers is shown in no more tell- ing way than in the matter of her choos- ing the fashions. She may have a dozen different pen- chants in a half a dozen seagons, but she has her way every time, and is going to have it this fall and winter, too. Some people look in fashion books to find out what the styles are going to be, and the result usually is that they find plates and descriptions of styles that are going out. The best and surest way to get a glimpse into the future of feminine finery is to tatk with a man whose business it is to look ahead and irvest big money in what the gentle sex proposes to demand. With this idea in view a Star reporter called on Mr. E. Mayer of the Bon Marche, on 7th street below D, yesterday and chatted with him on the all-important subject. “The head is the first point in the estima- tion of the woman who wants to be in style,” said Mr. Mayer, “end she will favor this fall and winter medium or large hats and bonnets. The rrevailing colors will be black and green, and wings will be the fa- vorite in early trimming, while ostrich plumes will follow later on. Will feminine sleeves be large? Yes; bigger than ever. The day of crepon is passing, and the ma- terial for stylish dresses will be of the stuff the French call in their expressive way ‘head of ‘he negro.’ The surface will be fuzzy—kinl y, if you will—end black will be absolute almost. Short box reefer coats will be the only outer wear the fashionable woman will permit to protect her when the chill winds begin to blow. They will be made with mandolin or melon sleeves, made in pieces with seams, and two or three times larger than last year to accommo- date the Lig sleeves I have spoken of. Can a woman.dress herself as eastly as a man in garments already made up to be sold? Equally as easily. She can get just as good material, just as well made and just as stylish as tailor-mace gcods. The only dif- ference is in the price.” : “VIVE LA RUSSTIE.” Significant Demonstrati of the French Enormcus crowds witnessed the great re- view yesterday of the French army, which has been maneuvering in the department of the Vosges. The Russian general, Drag- omiroff, has been with the troops through- out the maneuvers. Yesterday Prince Lo- banoff, the Russian minister of foreign af- fairs, joined Gen. Dragomiroff. The presence of these two representatives of Russia with the French army is re- garded as having exceptional significance, and is taken as evidence of the czars de- sire to emphasize the existence of an al- liance between Russia and France on mil- itary grounds. Prince Lobanoff is the closest confidant of Czar Nicholas. At a banquet which was given Wednes- day night, Gen. Dragomiroff gave the fol- lowing toast: “To fraternity on the field of battle, to union in combat and to the iittle French troops who sometimes move me to tears.” At 8 o'clock yesterday the troops were in position. The force of officers arrived on horseback, when the spectators vroke out into enthusiastic shouts of “Vive la Rus- sie.” Soon afterward M. Hanotaux, the French minister of foreign affairs, and Prince Lobanoff arrived in a !andau, fol- lowed by Gen. Dragomiroff, with Gen. Bois- set, on horseback. The:r appearance was the signal for renewed shouts of “Vive la Russie.” President Faure, accompanied by M. Ri- bot, minister of war; M. Besnard, minister of marine, and numerous other officials, senators and deputies, arrived and took up the positions assigned to them on the re- viewing stand. President Faure then drove along the line. President Faure then proceeded to the official stand. Prince Nicolas’ of Greece oc- cupied the seat at his right. M. Hanotaux presented Prince Lobanoff to the president of the republic. The march past was ex- ecuted in brilliant style, and evoked much enthusiasm. At luncheon President Faure made a speech, in which he said that he rejoiced to see around him such distinguished friends of France. France was pacific, he said, and «confident in her power, and would intrust her destiny with assurance to her sons. Among the guests at the luncheon were Prince Nicolas of Greece, Prince Lobanoft and Gen. Dragomiroff. President Faure proposed a toast to the czar and the Rus- sian imperial family. ———— FRENCH FORCES LANDED. Dispute With Brazil Over South American Territory. Dispatches from Para, Brazil, state that a French force has landed north of Amapa and has blockaded Counani, close to where the fighting occurred last May. Governor Cabral, who was prominent in the former fighting, is preparing to resist the French. The trouble in May in the frontier dis- trict between Brazil and French Guiana has given rise to a good deal of bitter con- troverry between the two governments. The Brazilian governor, Cabral, arrested a Frenchman named Trajane in the region which is in dispute between the two coun- tries. The French governor of Guiana, Charvein, organized an expedition to pun- ish Cabral and rescue Trajane. The expedition, led by Capt. Lunier, was unsuccessful, its leader and four -narines being killed. The French governor, Char- vein, was recalled to France for having or- ganized the expedition without the author- ity of the colonial office, and his successor, M. De Lamothe, formerly governor of Sen- egal, was sent cut with instructions to pa- cify the region by peaceful measures. The latest news looks as though he had decided peaceful measures to be unavail- ing and was about to reopen his predeces- sor's armed controversy with Governor Ca- bral. This region is swarming with adven- turers seeking gold, and mob law is about the only appeal for differences. Courani was the location of a small Frenca settle- ment, and it was here that Governor Ca- bral and 500 followers captured Trajane, the leading colonist, and brought him to Amapa. Other expeditions act»d against French miners in various parts of the ter- ritory. Capt. Lunier’s* unsuccessful rescue party destroyed Amapa, where he landed on May 15, and in the skirmish that oc- curred five Frenchmen were killed and twenty-four wounded. Of Cabral’s men, sixty were killed and many wounded. SS NO INTERFERENCE What a Kentuckian Says of the Whitney Rumor. THE SITUATION NOT SO COMPLEX Sound Money Democrats Want Hardin to Win. FEAR OF SECRET BALLOT A well-informed Kentuckian, taking for his text the story of Mr. Whitney's alleged interference in blue grass politics, said to a representative of The Star today: “Mr. Whitney made some reputation at Chicago three years ago as-a fool killer. If he still possesses talent in that line he ought to exercise it on some of the men who are boeming him for the presidency. The man who concocted this Louisville story intended praise of Mr. Whitney. He couldn't see, however, that it was calcu- lated to do his favorite only harm. Mr. Whitney is neither a bully nora busybody, nor is Mr. Carlisle an abject creature on whom men put indignities. The one man would be as far from doing what he ir re- ported to have done as the other would be to allow such a thing done without resent- ment so prompt that the story would not have had to travel all the way round to Louisville to find publicity. The whole thing is preposterous on its face. Mr. Whitney doubtless is anxious for demo- cratic success in Kentucky. So is Mr. Car- lisle.”” “What is the situation in Kentucky?” was asked. Not So Complex as It Was. “It is not nearly so complex as it was. A month ago it was the most confusing of situations. The democratic party seemed te be on the eve of a disastrous split. Can- didate Hardin had repudiated the platform, and a number of sound money democrats had repudiated him. The party was in’ a turmoil. To add io the difficulty Gen. Hardin, in joint debate with Col. Bradley, got very badly worsted. Democrats them- selves admitted that. He was so tangled up and so angry he couldn't debate at all. Then came the suggestion to him to fall back on the negro question, and this he did. But one result could follow such a move. The rougher element of the democ- racy, brought to regard Col. Bradley as the champion of the negro, refused him a hearing by nolsy demonstrations, and the republican candidate canceled his remain- ing engagements with Gen. Hardin. There was nothing else to be done. There was no debate to be expected. Why go on talking about silver, state issues and such matters when Gen. Hardin's only reply was that the election of Col. Bradley to the govern- ership would mean negro social equality in the state? Since then the two mcn have been going their separate ways, speaking to fair-sized aujiences, but without awak- ening much enthusiasm. The circus is over. The democrais, after a fashion, are getting together. Senator Lindsay, ex-Governor Buckner, Mr. Carlisle, the men who made and carried through the platform that Hardin repudiated, are yet in favor of Hardin’s election. The seat of the sound money disaffection is Louisville, and before the election, if it is considered necessary, Mr. Carlisle will speak there in earnest ad- vocacy of democratic success. There is some danger to be apprehended from the secret ballot, for the first time to be used in the state elections. Some sound money democrats in the cities, despite Mr. Car- lisle’s appeal, will cut Hardin at the polls. But if the country districts respond.as they are expected to do on the negro question, this city vote, though it may be consider- abl , will not defeat the democratic nomi- ‘Is there any serious talk in the state of outside interference?” No Outside Interference Wanted. “None worthy of mention. Kentuckians, like other people, resent interferences. When they wart outside help they call for it. Neither side has called for it in this campaign. Both sides might have had the pick of the land in campaigners. But they are attending to matters themselves. It has been hinted in the state that in the event of a close shave in the senatorial fight before the legislature money in abund- ance, contributed both by the gold .men of the east and the Silver met’ of the! West, might be used. But this.is .very vague. The occasion, the field, 1 not be pro- pitious for corruption. Whichever side gets that legislature at the polls will control it. Investments will not be in order. Frank- fort is a small town and easily picketed. Smooth strangers with bags of cash would be spotted fromthe moment %f their ar- rival. Local ‘promoters,’ unusually and mysteriously ‘flush,", would be watched like hawks. The members of the legisla- ture will all be known. Any change of front on any man’s part would have to be well justified. Nelther side would stand what, in the vernacular, is known as mon- key business. The man who in such cir- cumstances and so as to change the result, would sell his vote, would throw his life in for good measure. His executor would have to give an account of his stewardship to the orphaned constituency.” ——— es WRECK OF THE BARCASTEGUL Firty-Six Lives Lost by the Disaster Near Havana. Capt Vinal of the steamer Mortora, in the course of an interview yesterday re- garding the wreck of the Spanish cruiser Barcastegui, said that at 11:15 o'clock Wednesday night, when he was within two miles of the entrance of the harbor and going at a moderate rate of speed, he saw ahead of his starboard a green light, which he presumed was that of a steamer leaving port. “I ordered the engine to slow down,” said Capt. Vinal, “and proceeded on our course, hearing two whistles from the cruiser, to which we replied. ‘Turning into the harbor and keeping in sight on our starboard the green light of the cruis, er, we whistled twice again, thus indicat- ing that we were turning into the harbor, when suddenly all of the lights of the cruiser were put out. I immediately 1 dered the engineer to steam backwards, but it was of no avail, for the steamers collided. I ordered beats to be iowered ard life preservers to be thrown overboard. After the collision we were entangled with the Barcastegui for a time, but this situa- tion endangered the Mortora as well ss the cruiser, and I ordered the engines to go abead, my intention being to try to run the Barcastegui ashore. I soon found, however, that this could not be done with safety to the Mortora. Backing off from the cruiser, the Barcastegui sank almost instantly.” Admiral Delgado Parejo was~-the last mun to leave the cruiser, being taken off in a rowboat, which was about to start for shore when the suction occasioned by the sinking of the HBarcastegui carried the boat down, and all on board were drown- ed. The total loss of life is now set at for- ty-six. “The archbishop of Santiago de Cua and the bishop of Havana have sent wreaths to be placed on the coffin of Admiral Parejo. The gay streamers and flags that have decorated the city in welcome of the sol- @iers who have arrived from Spain Ta) been taken down and replaced by draper- jes of black. The city is in mourning throughout for the admiral and the officers and crew of the Barcastegui. The cause of the extinguishment of the lights on board the cruiser, which was ce- scribed by Capt. Vinal of the Mortora, end wrich undoubtedly was the 2ause of the collision, was occasioned by the stopping of the engines to save the life of a sailor whose arm had been caught in the dynamo. American Schooners Wrecked. United States Consul Gorman, at Mata- moras, Mexico, has reported to the State Department the shipwreck and total loss off the Mexican coast on August 20 of the lumber schooner Garnock, built in Mobile, Ala., and trading between Mexican ports and Lake Charles, La. No trace of the erew has been found. United States Consul L. W. Shouse at Vera Cruz reports the wreck of the Am can schooner Meteor on August 22 just ter crossing the bar at Alvarado. She was from Mobile, laden with lumber.