Evening Star Newspaper, November 9, 1895, Page 22

22 THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1895—-TWENTY-FOUR PAGES. AN ALL-DAY RUN A Bicycle Spin to Rockville and Return. THREE ROUTES AVAILABLE Condition of the Various Roads and the Distances. A WHEELMAN’S GUIDE == A pleasant all-day bicycle run which can be taken by any average rider is to Rock- ville, the county seat of Montgomery coun- ty, which is situated almost due north of Georgetown, and in an air line less than ten miles. There sractions at the place, only the usual sights characteristic of a quaint Maryland towa, which is being gradually changed by the introduction of modern architecture. The houses of the town are about evenly divid- ed between pretty modern residences and hovses crected in ante-bellum days. One of the greatest attractions of the piace to the general wheelman is the good dinner which can be obtaired at several hotels in the county seat, which are open ell the time. The ride can be made in a few hours of easy pedalirg, while the return can be made in somewhat faster time, owing to the fact that the way back ## somewhat down grade. é ~ The Three Routes. There sre three separate ways of reach- ing this place, with two auxiliary routes, orly one of which is worth trying. The nortest way is through Georgetown, up 85th street to the Tenleytown road, and following up the track of the electric line pest Bethesda and up to the end of the rcad, when a turn to the right is made, and after a few hundred yards the old original Rockville pike is reached. This is called revte A, being the shortest, and a varia- tien of this route would be to leave the Bethesda yike, near the post office by that name, and strike the beginning of the Rockville pike. This we will term auxiliary to route A. fx Route B is by way of the~7th street road, passit.g on to the small village of Norbeck. From this place @ cut is made in a west- erly and southerly direction, which leads nto the town. A variation of this rou‘e, called auxiliary B, is to leave the road to Norbeck at- the smali village of Wheaion, and ride in a ncrthwesterly direction, en- tering the towm near the same point as reached over route B. A third route“is up the Conduit road to the Seven Locks,or what.is popularly known as the Persimmon Tieé ‘road, and> then into Rockville by way of Potemac, the vil- lage located at Offutt’s cross roads. This is route C. A suggestion of a variation to this route is by means of River road, as it is termed, which branches off to the left at Tenleytown, and which leads direct to Po- tomac. A brief description of the various rouges will be of interest and possibly of adv: tage to those who may want to take the trip. The town, as before stated, is con- siderably higher than Washington, and in all there are only four ridable roads lead- ing into Rockville from this city. Shortest Way to Rockville. Route A ts the shcrtest, but at the same time if is the least desirable for general riding. The hills are the worst between this city and a mile or so above Tenley- town, and after that, though the rise is gradual, it is hardly perceptible. The Be- thesda road, which is a newer thorough- fare thar the old turnpike, is likewlse a better road, though it is sadly neglected. The distance by stages is, approximately, as follows: From the Treasury Department to Tenleylown, five miles; to Bethesda, eight miles; to Montrose, thirteen and a half miles, and to Rockville, stxteen mile: The condition of the road is #3 foilo From treasury to Tenleytown, good, though somewhat hilly, being of macadam. Be- tween this last named place and Montrose, including Bethesda, the road is in fair con- dition in dry weather and constderably im- proved after a good rain. In some places the road is macadamized; but in long stretches it is nothing but dirt. From Montrose to Rockville the pike is used, and this is miserable—vile, as many cyclists term ft. The central porticn of the road is macadamized, while the hollows on each side are clay wagon ways. The road is in such a condition as to make it hard to find a suitable small place for a bicycle path. On account of the experience in riding the small distance on the pike the average wheelman does not care to continue down its full length and turn in the Bethesda or upper road, as it is termed, near Bethesda post cffice. This is the auxiliary route. The General Route. Route B is the one used by most local cyclists. It is five miles longer than the first route, but the riding is much better. ‘The road is somewhat hilly and the country rolling, but none of the inclines are too steep to climb. Norbeck, by actual riding, is six- teen miles from the city, but by intervals the distance is approximately as follows: From treasury to Brightwood, four and a fraction miles; to Silver Spring station, two miles and & quarter; to Sligo, half'a mile; to are not very many at- | Wheaton, three and a half miles; to No! beck, five miles, and to Rockville, five mile: total, twenty-one.miles. All the way cut to Norbeck the road is macadam, and always in a ridable condition, though in dry weather rather dusty and rutty. From Norbeck to Rockville is a cross country ride over a clay road, which ordinarily is the worst part of the trip, containing one good hill. For the Past month, however, this road has been in excellent condition. ‘The variation to this Tun is to leave the Norbeck road at Wheaton, and over a cross country road, seven miles in length, reach Rockville, just at the fair grounds. This is a shorter road, but the riding !s not near as good. nocawece Via Cabin John Bridge. The third way to the place is exactly the same distance—twenty-one miles—though the upward trip is a little harder riding. This is by route C. After leaving the Con- duit road a series of hills have to be rid- den, covering a distance of over four mile: This would not be such a difficult thing were it not for the fact that the read is rather sandy. The distances by intervals are as follows: From treasury to Cabin John, nine and a half miles; to Seven Locks or Persimmon Tree road, ten and a half miles; to Potomac or Offutt’s cros roads, fourteen and a half miles; to Be! Mills, fifteen and a half miles, Rock’ to the branching off at Persimmon ‘tree road is good, while the latter road is only fair from the Conduit road to Potomac. Sand and clay are the chief components of ihe road surface. From Potomac to Rockville the road is In rather good condi- tion, with but few hills, all of which can be easily ridden. The Variation suggested to this route is to take the River road at Tenleytown, which will carry the rider di- rect to Potomac or Offutt’s cross roads, but as the reputation of the surface of the River road has been questioned, and rigit- ly, too, it is perhaps better to take thi other route. For a return trip the easiest end most delightful is by route C. There is a down grade all the way and plenty of coasting, with the Conduit road as the home stretch. For the ride up either of the first two mentioned route !s_prefer- able, though route B is the best. ee THE WEDDING JOU s and to le, twenty-one miles. The road up ‘EY. There Was a Grent Deal of Publicity in Starting Off. From the New York Tribune. An amusing incident occurred on the Richard Peck on a recent night. a little before the sailing» time of that steamer from New Haven. At about 11:30 o'clock a gay party trooped over the gangplank and into the boat, the girls decked out with smilax and flowers. They seemed to be in search of somebody, and scurried up- stairs to the main deck, but soon returned unsuccessful. In a few minutes, however, a cal ge was driven, upon the wharf and a young couple alighted and made their way aboard the Peck. They proved to be the objects of the search, and as they crossed the plank they were showered with rice and pleasaniries oy the friends who had assisted at their wedding eariier in_ the evening, ard whom they had hoped to elude by the announcement of their in- tention to come to New York by train. Once aboard the boat, the whole party gathered in the glass-inclosed space at tke foot of the main stairway. Everybody talked at once and each girl was intent upon kissing the bride every two minutes. The chatter quickly drew a crowd of sym- pathetic, if curious, spectators, who “lined up” all along the railing which surrounds the stairway ‘‘well."". Every now and then the bride would roll her eyes up in that direction, with a look of slight embarrass- ment, but not annoyance—for she was too happy to be annoyed at anything. The bridegroom had retreated to the shadow of the stairwa: Nobody kissed-him, bat the crowd of well-wishers looking-down from the upper deck soon made out his identity from noting how many people shook hands with him. Suddenly an electric bell from a state- room sounded. The young men anf young women, who had just finished singing ‘‘Hap- py is the Bride that the Sun Shines On,” thought that the morrow’s sun would shine on themselves in New York city if they didn’t escape instantly to dry iand. A storm of hasty kisses and congratulations, and they were gone. The young couple stood alone for 2 moment at the foot of the stairway, at last keenly conscious of the forty pairs of eyes gazing down upon them. Then, literally facing the first re- sponsibility of their married life, they walked bravely up the staircase, the young husband paused when half way up to take off his hat in a profound bow to his inter- ested fellow-passengers, who returned the courtesy with good will. —__- ++ SAVED HIS BOOTS. The Constant Watchfulness of a Rhode Islander in a Sleeping Car. From the Providence Journal. After leaving Providence the lights in the car were turned down, and the porter started to collect the shoes of the passen- gers for the purpose of blacking them. The old man had evidently been warned of the dangers of traveling, and he was on the lookout for confidence men and sneak thieves of all kinds. Nothing could be heard in the car except the rumble of the train and the snores of the sleepers, but when the porter reached under the old man’s berth and pulled out a pair of Loots much in need of cleaning there was an awakening. A head was thrust out of the curtain and the porter was greeted with: Put them right down, now. Put them boots back. I was watchin’ ye and jist waitin’ ter see ef yer would try ter steal ‘em. Yow put them boots back, right away. I knew these fellers on the sleepfn’ cars was a gang er robbers, but I didn’t think they'd steal a man’s boots.” The porter was wise and he put the hoots back, thinking that the old man would go to sleep and give him an opportunity to clean them. He went back to the lower end of the car, and after working away for some time, thought that the coast was clear and made a second attempt to get the boots. Just as he got his hand on them the head came out again, accompa- nied by a muscular arm, which made dem- onstrations in front of the porter’s face. “What'd I telkye about them boots?” de- manded the old man. “I warned ye once, and I've had my eye on ye all the time. The next time ye come around here, tryin’ ter get them boots, I'll give ye one on ’em over the head.” - The porter retired discomfited, and when the train reached ‘‘N’York” there was one passenger whose bcots still showed the marks of Rhode Island mud. ——_—+0---___ Can Animals Blush? Frour Pearson's Weekly. It is hard to tell whether animals blush, for their faces are covered so thickly with fur or hair or feathers that we do not knew what may be going on beneath, Were they as barefaced as man, it is more than likely we should see them blush, especially the more bashful sort, und those with some sense of shame. It is a fact that the faces of vultures flush, and several of the monkeys become purple with rage, which may be considered as a kind of blushing. This may be proved any day in the mon- key house in the London zoological gar- dens, where the baboons seem to fly into a passion on the smallest»provocation. +o< Looks Laborious. From Truth, “Say, mamma, fshin’, ain’t it?” , dear. hen why does papa always have to stay in bed the next day and rest it’s awful hard work Every one wanta the best. When ordering Cocoa or Chocolates be sure : and ask for Huyler’s, ELECTRICALWORKERS The National Convention of the Brotherhood to Meet Here, AIM AND SCOPE OF THE ORGANIZATION A Vast School of Instruction Electrical Science. ——— a HISTORY AND FUTURE in The arrangements for the approaching biennial convention of the National Broth- erhood of Electrical Workers are nearly completed. It is believed the convention will be the most important of the kind ever held, end that it will result in great good to the order. The sessicns will be held in Typographical Temple, beginning today week and continuing until Saturday. ‘The morn.ng of the first day, before the organization for regular business, an ad- | dress of welcome will be delivered by either Commissiorer Ross cr Commissioner Trues- dell. The resporse will be by Grand Pres! dent H. W. Sherman of Kechester, N. Y. The answers to the appeals of the con- vention committee to the merchants of the city for assistance to defray expenses for showing the beauties of Washington to the visiting delegates have been very liberal, and the entire week, outside of the hours which will be set apart to the transaction of business, will be devoted to sightseeing. The members of Lceal Union No. 26 intend to give their guests the proof that the na- tional capital is not only a beautiful but hospitable city. The convention will visit the White House, and it is hoped President Cleveland will accord the members of the convention a reception. During the week the delegates vill be entertained at 2 banquet, to be given by the electrical workers of Wash- irgton. How It Came Here. The honor of securing the convention for Washirgton belongs almost exclusively to Mr. John M. Berger, president of Local Union No. 26 of ths city, who, as soon as he discovered a few months ago that there was a disposition on the part of the execu- tive beard of the National Brotherhood to have the body meet this year in the east instead of the far west, as was originally intended, set about corresponding with every union in the United States, and made a special request that they would vote in favor of Washington as the meet- ing place for 1895. The idea took, and in a short time Mr. Berger had pledges from two-thirds of the unions. Mr. Berger has be2n 2bly assisted in the details of the work imposed upon him in cernection with the convention by Mess! R. F. Wetzel, Henry Phillips, John Lloyd and others, but all concede chat but for Mr. Berger's untiring efforts the convention would assemble in some other city than Washirgton. Objects vf the Brotherhood. The following very interesting accounts of the aims and objects of ‘the National Brotherhood of Electrical Werkers was prepared by Grand Secretary-Treasurer Kelly ef St. Louis, and forwarded for pub- lication in The Star: he ckjects of the National Brotherhood are, ramely: To rescue the trade from the low level into which it had fallen previous to the formation of the organization, and by mutual effort to place themselves on a foundation sufficiently strong to prevent further encroachments. The members pro- pose to establish an apprentice system,, to maintain a higher standard of skill, to en- courage the formation of schools of instruc- tion in labor unions, for teaching the practi- cal application of elcctricity and for trade education generally, to cultivate feelings of friendship among the men of the craft, to settle all disputes between employers and employes by arbitration, to assist each oth- er in sickness and distress, to secure em- ployment, to reduce the hours of daily labor, to secure adequate pay for their work and by legal and proper means to elevate the moral, intellectual and social condition of all the members. “It has ever been the aim of the executive officers of the Brotherhced to adhere strict- ly to the principles above enumerated, and as a result the members have had very little trouble with their employers and in nearly all cases the matter under dispute was set- tled by arbitration to the satisfaction of all parties concerned. “During the few years of its existence the Brotherhood has paid out thousands of dol- lars to sick and needy members, besides pay- ing a large amount to the orphans and wid- ows of deceased members, and is today in a flourishing condition. “From a small beginning the National Brotherhood of Electrical Workers has passed many of the older organizations and the growth seems almost phenomenal, and the organization extends from the Atlantic to the Pacific, and from the Gulf of Mexico to the Canadian border, with local unions in all the principal cities. “The members of the Brotherhood feel justly proud of the work they have accom- plished. In a number of cities the hours of werk have been reduced from ten to eight, and wages have been increased from 10 to 50 per cent. As it is the duty of each mem- ber to assist a brother member, and to ex- plain all ditficult points to him, the organiza- tion is one vast school, where all are schol- ars and teachers In turn, and, as a result, the work done has been much better and given more satisfaction, both to the employ- ers and the public. #\ few years ago each workman was jealous of the other, and, in- stead of assisting one another, they would invariably work against each other, no one caring how the work was done, and each blaming the other when anything went wrong, which was an every-day occurrence. Since 1891 there have been but few difficul- ties with employers, and, as above stated, they were settled satisfactorily to all con- cerned.” History of the Organization. The following interesting history of the Electrical Brotherhood was also prepared and forwarded for publication in The Star by Grand Secretary Kelly at St. Louis: ‘The electrical industry is comparatively new, and consequently an organization of electrical workers must be something of very recent date. In 1881 the first organization of elec- trical workers was started among the line- men, but a very thorough organization was not effected, and only a few locals were started, all of which were wiped out of ex- istence during the great telegraphers’ strike of 1883. “Shortly after this strike the linemen of the west started an organization, with head- quarters at Denver, known as the United Order of Linemen, which soon had unions in the principal western cities, but which east of Denver never amounted to much. “For awhile this organization prospered, and was in a flourishing condition, but, ow- ing to the fact that the distance between the cities was great, and also that member- ship was limited to linemen exclusively, the organization seemed incapable of making further progress, and consequently began to decline. “In 1890 a number of unions known as wiremen and linemen’s unions were organ- ized under the American Federation of Labor, and later one or two under ‘he Knights of Labor. The first of those unions was organized in the fall of 1890, and was known @s 5221, A. F. of L. Mr. Henry Miller, who afterward became the first president of the National Brother- hood of Electrical Workers, was one of the aoe spirits in starting this union. No. 522: of 1891 Mr. Miller conceived the idea of a national organization and promised to do what he could toward organizing such a union. “He left St. Louis, and, on his own re- sources, by working in different cities, or- ganized unions in Louisville, Evansville, Indianapolis, Chicago and Milwaukee. During the same time the St. Louis union appointed an organizing committee, which was in correspondence with the different unions, and sent out invitations for a na- tional convention. The St. Louis Convention. “St. Louis was the city selected and a call was issued for a convention to meet on November 21, 1891. On that date St. Louis, Evansville, Indianapolis, Toledo and Chi- cago were represented by delegates, and Philadelphia, Milwaukee and Duluth by proxies, making ten delegates present,repre- senting eight unions and about 300 mem- grew quite rapidly and in the spring | bers. ‘The conventio} yas in session for one week and organized the National Bro- therhood of Electrical Workers, prepared a constitution, ritual and all other parapher- nalia necessary for a yational organization. Henry Miller of St,.Louis was elected grand president; F. G,, Hartung of Indlan- apolis, first grand vice: president; F. J. Heizelman of Toledo; gecond grand vice president; T. J. Finnell’of Chicago, third grand vice president and grand organizer, and J. T. Kelly of St: Louis, grand secre- tary-treasurer. ; “Immediately after the convention Grand President Miller went ‘to Birmingham, Ala., to attend the convention of the American Federation of Labor, and: while there made arrangements for affiliation with that body. “While in Birmingham he organized a union there and procceded to New Orleans and initiated the existing union in that city into the brotherhood. “From New Orleans he proceeded to Memphis, then to Nashville, Louisville and Cincinnati, organizing a union in each city. “In the latter city he initiated the existing union as No. 13, and organized the linemen into a separate union, No. 14. He next or- ganized Columbus and Cleveland, Ohio, and Detroit, Mich., where he met with the same success, and then proceeded east and organ- ized unions in Pittsburg, Wheeling, Wash ington, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Jersey Paterson, Newark, Brooklyn, Boston, York city, Albany, Utiea, Syracuse, Roch ter and Buffalo. In the meantime Grand O: ganizer Finneil organized unions in Kan: City, Omaha, St. Paul and Minneapolis, and initiated Milwaukee and Duluth in_ the brotherhood. St. Joseph and Terre Haute were organized. This made forty-three unions organized under the constitution and laws of the National Brotherhood of Blectri- cal Workers, twenty-seven of whic represented at the second convention met in Chicago November 12, 1 The Chicago Convention. “The Chicago convention was very suc- cessful, and before it closed the Electrical Union in New York city, known as 5468, A. F. of L., made application to the convention for a charter, which was granted, and the union took its place as No. 3 in the brother- hood. At this convention the death benefits for both members and members’ wives were doubled, and the executive board was in- creased from five to nine members. It was also decided to start an offic:al journal at the beginning of 1893. On the last day of the convention Henry Miller was re-elected grand presifent and J. T. Kelly grand s retary-treasurer, with the following new members on the boards: P. F. Healy of Jer- sey City, F. J. Roth of Kansas Cit J. Vires of New Orleans, John Dunn of Cleve- land, P. J. Fleming ‘of Minneapolis, Joha Allen of Wheeling, C. J. Edstrands of Chi cago. During the second yeaf of the exist- ence of ihe nat‘onal brotherhood Grand President Miller was on the road all the time, and organized unions at Springfield, Mass.; Bridgeport, New Haven and Hart- ford, Conn.; Reading, Scranton, Wilkes- barre, Harrisburg, York, Lancaster, Will- famsport and Altoona, Pa., and Bingham- ton, N. Y., while during the same time from the general office and by the other execu- tive officers unions were organized at At- lanta, Ga.; Providence, R. I.; Boston, Mass.; Sedalia, Mo.; Bloomington, Ill; Birming- ham, Ala.; Peoria, Ill.; Des Mo‘nes, Ia. Salt Lake City, Utah; San Antonio, Texas Los Angeles, St. Louis, Mo., and Cin- cinnatl, Ohio, making a total of sixty-five unions owing allegiance to the National Brotherhood of Electrical Workers of Amer- ica when the third annual convention met in Cleveland, Ohio.” N GOT HIS LEARNING. ew HOW LINCO He Had a Limited Library, but He Evidently Knew I¢ Thoroughly. From MeClure’s Magazine. With all his hard living and hard work Lincoln was getting in this period a desul- tory kind of education., Not that he re- ceived much schooling. He went “by lit- tle: he says “in all it did not amount to more than a year.” But more or less of the school room is a matter of small im- pertance if a boy kas:learned to read and to think of what he reads. And that this boy had learned. His.stcck of books was small, but he knew them thoroughly, and they were good books to know; the Bible, Aesop's “Fables,” ‘Robinson Crusoe,” Bunyan's “Pilgrim's Progress,” a “History of the United States,” Weems’ “Life of Washingtun"” and the’ “Statutes of Indi- ana.” These are the ‘chief ones we know about. He did not own them all, but some- times had to borrow them from the neigh- bors, a practice which resulted in at least one casualty; for Weems’ “Life of Wash- ington” he allowed to get wet, and to make gcod the Icss he had to pull fodder three days. No’ matter. The book became his then, and he could read it as he would. Fortunately he took this curious work in profound seriousness, which a wide-awake boy would hardly be expected to do today. Washington became an exalted figure in his {magination; and he always contended later, when the question of the real char- acter of the first President was brought up, that it was wiser to regard him as a godlike character, heroic in nature and deeds, as Weems did, than to contend that he was only a man who, if wise and good, still made mistakes and indulged in follies lke other men. oe cies Besides these books he borrowed many. He once tola a friend that he “read through every book he had ever heard of in that country, for a circuit of fifty miles.” From everything he read he made long extracts, using a turkey-bugzard pen and brier-root ink. When he had no paper he would write on a board, and thus nre- serve his selections until he secured a ccpy book. The wooden fire shovel was his usual slate, and on its back he would cipher with a charred stick, shaving it off when covered. The logs and hoards in his vi- cinity were always filled with his figures and quotaticns. By night he read and worked as long as there was light, and he kept a book in the crack of the logs in his left, to have it at hand at peep of day. When acting as ferryman, in his nine. teenth year, anxious, no ‘loubt, to get through the’ books of the house where he boarded before he left the place, he read every night “till midnight,” so says his roommate. In his habits of reading and study the boy had little encouragement from his father, but his stepmother did all she could for him. Indeed, between the two there soon grew up a relation of touching gentleness and confidence. oe DIPHTHERIA IN CATS. Not Drinking Water, but Houschold Pets, the Agency of Disease. From the Chicago Times-Herald. An old-time physician of Chicago, now retired, finds that the ordinary house cat may be the means of spreading diphtheria far ané@ wide. This man of medicine con- temns the idea that drinking water can be an agent in carrying germs. This is the way the scientist states his case: “Instead of trying to make a scape- goat of Chicago drinking water, as many people are trying to do in connection with the large number of cases of diphtheria now in Chicago, families containing small ckildren would do well to look after their own cats, as well as any stray cats that may be found on thelr premises. As a means of communicating diphtheria and of carrying the disease from one household to another, the common house cat is prob- ably more dangerous even than children suffering with the disease, for, as a rule, the latter are watched carefully and quar- entined in most cases. “The medical ‘evidence showing that cats not only contract and suffer from dipth- theria, but convey the poison even when they themselves remain well, is abundant. In addition to the evidence from foreign countries and from other parts of the United States, two small epidemics in Il1li- nois have been traced directly to cats that had diphtheria. The more interesting of these cases occurred at the little village of Worden, in Madison ceunty, in August, 1891. A few miles out of Worden was a family with some children who had throat trouble, that was found to be diphth»ria. Several kittens in the household were the pets of the children. The kittens were taken sick, showing the usual symptoms of diphtheria in cats. Two of these kittens, just at the beginning of their illness, were given to men living in Worden, who took them home as pets for the'r children. Both of these kittens died within a few days. One of the children took diphtheria, and thus was begun a localized epidemic which infected about one dozen children and killed about half of those affected.” ——_— -+0-- One Thing Needful, From the Chicago Record. Jonas Deadbeat—“Cull, ain’t mile too big?” Casper Corker—“Dat’s ht.” Jonas Deadbeat (meditatively)—‘Lawks, if I had de price I c’u’d fit my ‘ead to de hat by mo’nin’.” dis hat a IN MEN'S ATTIRE { Qlothes Will Fit More Snugly This Season Than Last. Some Points About the Latest Ideas in Collars, Hats, Cuffs, &c., and Other Details. From the New Ycrk Heralt. Clothes will fit more snugly this fall and winter. Really, that sums up the whole situation. Trousers cling closer, to the woe of all good fellows who have rowed in shells or played foot ball. Muscle below the watst- line is not a good thing to own this season. One must have smallish feet, too, for the ends of the_trousers legs-diminish in girth somewhat after the fashion of the choke- bore gun, Men will wear even- ing coats a trifle shorter this year, and the peaked lapels are attached to much longer collars. The peaked lapel is worn more than the shawl collar style, though both are good form. The waistcoat may be of white silk or mar- seilles. The collar of the dress shirt stands straight and_ high. The only bend in it is at the front, where the pomum adami The Latest Cuff. thrusts the slightly overlapping ends apart from time to time. ‘The shirt sleeves end in square cuffs, fasten- ed with links. There is the law. Whoso de- viates therefrom does so at his peril. Just as in evening clothes, whici are the most onter important, so in all the rorments: SETTING HISTORY STRAIGHT. Recollections of Grant at Galena, Where the War Broke Out. Written fo: ‘The Evening Star. In The Star of October 22 I find an editor- fal, “The Perversion of History,” citing how Philadelphia papers have been imposed upon by space writers in their fad for pic- turesque history. In defense of the above papers let me say that they are not the only ones that lend themselves to such articles. On the 27th of last August The Star printed almost a column of said history, tak2n from the Indianapclis Sentinel, called “Grant at Galena. How the Raw Recruits Found the Man of Destiny. One Sugested “hat he Would Teach Them the Rudiments cf the Art of War.” Allow me to point out some of the picturesque, a very mild name for it, portions of that article. First, it says “two companies were formed within less than three days after the call for troops, and that Grant drilled them for weeks.” I can safely ‘say that but one company was in existence when Grant left for Springfield, Il, and I think it is a matter of bona fide histocy that Grant went and offered his services to Gov. Yates on or about the 19th of April, so you see he could not have drilled even the one company for weeks as Fort Sumter was not fired on until the morning of April 12, 1861. * Second, the store of Grant's is alluded to as being a commonplace frame store room, while I say, without fear of contradiction, that it was built of Milwaukee brick. Third, It goes on to say, “the man of destiny was found sitting on a box under the old board awning’ im the shade from an afternoon sun,” while, as a matter of fact, the store had no kind of an awning and the months of April and May of that year were anything but warm enough to allow of any one sit- ting out for the pleasure of it, mucn less wanting to shield themselves from a bit of April sunshine. I think it was on the 2Ist of May in that year when we had a very heavy snow storm. Fourth, it speaks of the firm name being “Grant and Brother,” when in reality it was G. R. Grant. One item the articie men- tions which it had been wise to remember in the closing paragraph, “Grant was then, you will find but lit- tle difference between this year's styles and last. As to hats, no great deviation from the conventional has been aimed at. The silk hat has a slight bell and the derby has a somewhat rounder crown. The differences, after all, are largely a matter of makers’ whims. For whereas one in- clines to a rounder topped derby, another of equal authority 3 runs rather to a peak- The Pr 5 ed top. One greathat 'Tais Winter. builder shows almost straght lines in the sides of the silk hat. -In nothing for men’s we:r has there been @ greater seeking for novel'y than in collars. Pictures of the three leedi-g varieties show a high standing collar, wit: a broad corner, turned back at each end; a high, straight The New C:ilars, stander, of the evening variety, and that newest of collars, the tur’ down, with a high band. Like all noveltes, this last was avoided by conservative men last summer, both because it was werm and because it was startling in its new:ess and unconven- tionality. But no man red fear it now. It is firmly established. Itis here to stay. It is respectable. One can njoy in it the sense of novelty and variety a attire that poor, weak man so seldom att:[ns without the loss 02 his self-respect. If you would see the sewest four-in-hand scarf, look at the pic- ture. The newest sticks are whampoa and clouded rattan. They come from A’ rica, The whampoa’s handle bends over. in almost a circle, but the clouded rattan handle stands out at right angles. ‘They are both beautiful. Did you ever see, cuffs, gentle read- er, like the monstros- ity shown in the pic- ture? It is printed here as a warning. Cbserve the dainty The Latest Walk- ribbon with which it ing Sticks. is tied. Behold the livish display of use- less Minen in the cuff tself. The man who would wear cuffs lik> that ought to be wrapped in pink cottcn batting and locked up in a camphor chest _ He is too gentle for this wicked, cruel word, and he ought to be kept where the moths can’t get at him. A HONEYMOON MISHAP. The Groom Bound tor the Pacific and the Bride fer the Atlantic. From the Morning Oregor’an. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Hahlo of Butte, Mon., who are making a br dal tour of the Pacific coast, are stopping zt the Portland. They were married at Sp»kane last Tuesday. Wednesday mornin; Mr. and Mrs. Hahlo met with a curious mishap at the union depot in Spokane, where they were to take the Great Northern sleeping car for this city over the O. R. and N. Co.’s line. The O. R. and N. Co.'s train and the Great Northern train leave the depot within three minutes of each other, one bound for the east, the other for this city. Mrs. Hahlo, accompanied by some friends, went to the depot without Mr. Hahlo, who was to join her Defore the train left. He had been de- layed up town by some business arrange- ment. Mrs. Hahlo, by mistake, got aboard the Great Northern train, eastbound. Mr. Hahlo arrived at the depot, and, supposing that his bride was safely aboard the Great Northern sleeper on the O. R. and N. Co.'s train, stepped aboard just as the train was pulling out of the station. Going into the sleeper Mr. Hahlo soon Gis- covered that his wife was not on the train. Immediately, to draw it mild, he got con- siderably excited. The train had gone sev- eral miles before he made up his mind the best thing he could do would be to get off and walk back to Spokane. Meantime Mrs. Hahlo was having an in- teresting time. When the Great Northern train pulled out of the depot for the east, and her husband had not joined her in the sleeper, she sent for the conductor, who soon discovered she was on the wrong train. A few miles east of Spokane the Great Northern track crosses the Northern Pa- cific track. There Mrs. Hahlo was handed off the train, and fortunately caught a Northern Pacific train back to Spokane within a few minutes. Arriving at Spokane she met her husband. +o+—____ A Woman's Reason. From Truth. “Why don’t you take your music lessons of Mr. L?” “I don’t think he knows anything about music!” as he was ever afterward known to be, a man of few words,” and yet, further on, mark the superabundance of them in the following quotations. I will not dispute them, as I have no proof that they are not exactly as reported, but one can see for themselves how little the above applies to the said interviews: ‘That is enough, sentle- men,” was Grant's crisp and characteristic reply, in interruption, “these are not the times for words; it is action; vigorous, de- cisive action that is needed. In plain terms, I understand you want me to become your drillmaster. Is that the fact?” “Yes, sir,” replied the committee, in unison. “Very well, then, so be it. I shall expect you to muster on the public square within an hour from this time. I shall drill you twice each day till you go to join your regiment. I shall expect you to consider that I am your com- manding officer, and I shall expect a disci- pline which will know no relaxation. In this I shall demand of you that you become sol- diers from the very start. That is all. Now go. I shall meet you within the hour.” And again, when Sergeant Pringle meets his drillmaster on the street and said: “Good day, Mr. Grant,” the article tells how “he, Grant, never opened his lips, but with a cold and expressionless cast of countenance passed on.” Then “The next day I was passing the little tannery and he stood in the door, he called me to stop, and I went up to where he was standing. ‘Sergeant Pringle,’ he said, ‘you realize that you are an enlisted soldier in the service of your country, do you not? ‘¥es, sir,’ I replied. ‘You understand by this time that the ne- cessity for perfect discipline must be con- stantly before the man who expects to be- come a good soldier, do you not?’ ‘Yes, sir’ was all I could say, but for the life of me I could not conceive what he was driving at. ‘Very well, Sergenat Pringle,’ he said, with considerable emphasis, ‘I wish to remind you that you met me yesterday on the street; that I, as the drillmaster of your company, am your superior officer; that before ad- dressing me it was your duty as the subor- Ginate to salute me before opening your Ups. I did not notice you simply for the reason that I wished to convey to you a lesson in that military etiquette which you will have to observe if you ever expec: to come up to the standard of a perfect soldier. Now take this home to yourself and realize that it was not out of any lack of regard for you that I cut you when you spoke to me on the street.’ " Does it sound reasonable that if Grant, as their drillmaster, was such a strict disciplinarian he would have let such a breech of etiquette go unnoticed for hours? It seems to me that his directness of char- acter would have led him to reprimand the sergeant at once, and his well-known brev- ity of speech would couch it in fewer words. J.C. ———__ HOW THIEVES ARE TRAINED. Babies in Naples Are Taught to Bes and Steal—Organized Gangs. From the London Daily News. An interesting account of the way in which young children are prepared to enter the Camorra is given by Dr..de Blasio, a Neapolitan physician who has been study- ing the habits cf criminals. The Camorra at Naples, like the Mafia in Sicily, is an organization of criminals and associates of criminals that is centuries old. The Cam- orra begins its work with the infants who are abandoned by their parents, or who are lent out to the impostors who beg in the streets of Naples. These children, for the most part those of persons in prison, are taught to beg for the end of a cigar or a soldo, and infest the cafes. In winter they sleep in holes and stables, in summer on the church steps, under archweys, or on the benches in the public gardens. When tiey are six or seven years old they .are instructed in begging and thieving by older children, At ten years of age the lit- tle Camorrista, or little thief, becomes a cantatore (singer). He must know how to improvise a song to the girls, and reply with an extemporaneous verse to the verse of a companion or of an antagonist. In Naples there are two armies of cantatori, one belonging to the streets in the older part of the city, and one to those of the west end. They constitute the neophites of the Camorra, and compete in public, passing their examinations by night in the streets. They choose for the subject of their chants anything that takes place in the city, and very often the object of de- risive songs is an old man or a poor idiot. The better class hear these scoffs, but do not interfere, and often lavgh at the wit which is scarcely ever missing. The two bands are naturally great rivals, and ence a year at least they defy each other to a series of battles in which stones are the weapons, and at the close of the fray knives too often come into play. This practice of*battles with stones among boys can be traced back as far as 1625, for at that period the Duke of Alva caused thirty “stone throwers” to be arrested in Naples. The war cry of the boys is “An- iella, Aniella,” the derivation of which is not certain. After the war cry coines the challenge in the form of a verse, to which the enemy responds likewise. Then the young boys commence the at- tack. The passers-by flee, but at no great distance stand old and young men, who in- cite the rival bands, and if necessary res- cue one or the other of them from an ar- rest by the police. Two years ago there was a famous battle of this kind in Piazza Mercato, which ended in a fight between the police and the stone throwers, during which the trams were stopped for some time. This duel ceases at the first draw- ing of blood—a slight scratch received by one of the members of the two parties puts an end to the battle. The wounded boy is surrounded by his friends and taken to his mother, real or adopted, to be bound up and nursed. The songs sung by the boys have always a chorus, and generally there are two soloists, who sing a verse in turn, which is ended by a refrain sung by the chorus, a mere “Ah oh! Ah oh!” In poeti- cal form these youths expres the knowl- edge they have of the worst evils and vices of human life, but the verses are realistic and without the least gleam of sentiment. An Estimate of Eugene Field From the Boston Transcript. In his own degree Field made himself loved in his profession of journalism and of letters in such fashion as Robert Louis Stevenson was teloved. His talents were of the abounding sham-hating, humanity- loving, fearless kind, and his humor was unfailing and courageous as Stevenson's in the face of a great deal of suffering. His prcse in kis bcoks or in the personal- ities of his daily newspaper work is all ! fused with a warm feeling for English and with a wit that was never barbed to wound. He certainly made the world laugh wisely. Field was a man of fine scholarship and refinement of taste. Probably the poet Horace has made no heartier lover in America than he. “He doesn’t, but just think what a lovely mustache he has?!" When ordering Cocoa or Chocolates, be sure and ask for Huyler's, Purity and flavor unex oS RAILROADS. CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO RAILWAY. Schedalein effect November 6, 1805, ve ; } sit aad Saw Union Station (B. and rough the grandest scenery in America, with the handsomiest and. most complete solid’ train service west from Washington. 2:25 P.M. DAIL! tric-lighted, Steam-heated "Train. sleeping cars Washington to Lexington, Ky.; Cin- cinnati, Indianapolis und St. Louis daily’ and Louis- ‘ville, Ky., except Saturday. 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