Evening Star Newspaper, November 30, 1895, Page 6

THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1895-TWENTY-FOUR PAGES. AND SeN> of MOSES. F Street, { storage Warehouse, “ Corner Eleventh. 22d near M. Our. Christmas Opening ©) and Exhibition ef Art Furn <5 pen. Sinz Kad you're invited. Our Rug Department —Is the Mecca of the‘ housefurnisher of every class. It is here they find the richest—the handsom- est—the most varied as sortment of Rugs—Rugs of every kind—every pat- tern—%very size—at every price. Rugs that come from evérywhere, from the orient to the occident. Japanese Rugs. Some of our special designs at these elves Russia Rugs. The best wearing Rugs eve ir prices in # ft.x6 ft Smyrna Rugs. O Last xe for the 4.08 ft. 6 in-a10 tt. 6 In, 34.00 cotch Wilton Regs. ( Gem Rines 2 For Holiday Gitte. ; DIAMONDS, 2 TU ROU OISE ) -and other precious and semi-precious stones, set * singly or in clusters and faney shapes. Make your hile our stock * and we will kee _ cul Christmas. selection is complete p it for you He RH HHH ) ( ¢ |“OUR ; NATIVE HERBS” = {Take it when ; ie ‘oué-of-sorts ‘Twill brace you up wonder- fully, regulate your liver and kidneys and give tone to the entire system. Is Slark’s Adjustable Reclining Chair CONFINED To Fite HOUSE, 50 DIFFERENT POSITIONS. Call end see it, or send for catalogue. W. L., PSEIBVER, 417 11TH ST. N. Go to Siccardi, Bargains in Hair. toe bona fide bargain prices are prevail- ine fest now. And you can select from the seat stock of Hair and Toilet Goods ever shown Washington. - Next Palais Royal— qin with St., shy ee sy, xv. ocl2-Omié Shoppers Find This Library ee As It's located on 11t block from the Books and all the Fashionable. Books business das the year. Many other privileges, Imperial Circulating Library, 511 11th St, 16d Cold, Bieak DaysWiil Come. Prepare for them, GET 5. B. SEXTON & SON'S Latrobes, Furnaces and Ranges. They Are the Best. For sale, ty “the PRINCIPAL STOVE DEALERS IN 9e03-3m ‘ASHINGTON EAR DUPONT ais hop. 1920 N st. o.w. Jobbing by ex- reliable meu, WALKER, Builder. Residence, 2021 N. Miss Whittington—Librarian. Cai r fenced JOHN T. ‘OR-3t* nter Woodward «, Lothrop, toth, 11th and F Sts. N. W. Xmas Cards and Booklets, and Calendars and Diaries for 1896--1st floor, near Ribbon Department. Holiday Announcement. Sixty-nine complete stores under one great roof, and each has its com=- plement of new, fresh and appropri- ate gift things for the holidays. Months of careful planning and preparing and buy- ‘ ing have put usin abetter position to supply your holiday wants than ever before. There is every de- sirable kind of gift thing here—something suitable for every age and cendition, for amusement, individual needs, family requirements and home adornment. Assortments vast, comprehensive and magnificent in each respective line. If you want Art Pottery, Bric-a-Brac, Lamps, Por- celain Mantel Sets and Clocks, Onyx Cabinets and Pedestals, Sterling Silver, Blue Delft Ware, Bronzes, Cut Crystal, French, English,German or American Din- ner and Tea Services—-they are here. If it’s Viennese or Parisiam Novelties—rare, choice and exclusive things, in which utility and beauty are happily blended—we have myriads of kinds and shapes, yet only a ccuple erso of any style. Selected by us per- sonally in Europe, and you'll not find a duplicate in Washingtori—they are ours alone. If it’s something with the use side uppermost, prac- tical, every-day wearables, &c.,—and such gifts will play a more prominent part this season than ever be= fore~- we offer you an opportunity to buy better values for less money than at any time in our business ex- perience. This great and choice gathering of holiday merchandise awaits you. We shail adhere to our custom of past seasons and Engrave Free of Charge Initials on Umbrellas and Canes from $2.co up; in- itials on Silver Ware; and will mark initials or name on ail Leather Goods over $1.00. We will also furnish suitable boxes for Gloves, Handkerchiefs, Neckwear and ether goods whose gift fitness would be enhanced the erehy. Ar * purchase, large or small, will be carefully stored and delivered when it suits you best. For the Pleasure of the Children We have prepared an interesting tableau in one of the large Tenth street windows and one on the third” floor, near by the new toy department. The Tableau in the Window Represents “The Babes in the Woods.” The pretty forest scene is made more realistic by live canaries, cat birds, robbins and thrushes flitting from tree to tree, and the gold fish swimming in a stream of real water. The Third Fioor Display Represents “The House That Jack Built.” The live cock, the live mice, the cow, the maid, the malt, the cat, the dog are all there as the story goes. Both stories are familiar ones, and the displays will delight the chil- dren. They are all welcome. Crests, Initials, Monograms = Embroidered to Order. If you contemplate having Handkerchiefs, Towels, Table Linens or other articles embroidered for Holiday Gifts, we would suggest that to prevent disappointment you order early. As a matter of course, there is some limit to the quantity of fine work “of this kind that can be accom- plished. Our work is of the very best, and prices are moderate. We have a designer of seventeen years’ experience, and we can supply designs or can reproduce any design submitted to us. (Art Needlework Department......-+.+-++++e+5 Ist floor..... An Early Special Offering of Holiday Dress Stuffs. Those in search of useful gifts for Christmas will find some extra- 8rdinary values in Black and Colored Dress Goods here now. A good plan to look ahead. We'll cut any length desired and put it into appro- priate gift shape. Colored Dress Stuffs. At 3Ic. per yard: ALL-WOOL HENRIETTA, Regular 45. quality. 1st annex.) Black Dress Stuffs. At 25c. per yard: full 45 inehes wide.) Art-WOOL HENRIETTA, 36 inches wide. At 374c. per yard: ae B7ie. per yar oe YOOL TWO-TONED JACQUARDS. — Si = finish. Pine line of shadings. SEY Gene H HENRIETTA, genuine Have sold for 50¢ wfactured to sell for 50c. yard. in manufactured ‘to sell for 75e. Ten g At 59¢. per yard: ALL-WOOL FRENCH CHEVIOT, 48 inches wide. 10th st. building.) The Housekeeping Departments, Linens, Blankets, Sheets, Pillow Slips, &c., Are filled with useful things, and offer wide scope for choice in Appropriate Xmas Presents. What housewife doesn’t appreciate Fine Damasks? Who wouid not be pleased with a Linen Table Set, a Down Comfort or the like? Tow- els, too, make sensible and welcome gifts. A few items for Monday, and they tell the drift of the entire stock: Cloths and Napkins to Match. New and charming designs in Fine Satin Damask Dinner Sets, con- sisting of cloth and one dozen napkins. Reliable qualities and moderate prices. $4.50, $5.00, $6.00, $6.75, $7.50 to $85.00 Per Set. Skirting Flannel. this cox styles. (ist foo: Fancy Towels. At 25c. to $1.00 each: Fancy Hemstitched Towels for scarfs, covers and the like. Tray and Tea Cloths. At 12$c. each: A special value in Fringed Damask Tray Cloths. At $1.00, $1.25, $1.50 and up Hemstit Damask Tea Cloths in unusually pretty des i Pillow Shams. At $1.00 per pair: Muslin Pillow Shams, cambric ruffle, braided int- tials in all letters. At $1.50, $1.75, $2.00 and up: Rufted> Tucked, “Embroidered and Hemstitched Shams. Down Comforts. 00 each: ered Down Comforts, guaranteed abyo- “ss and not to shed’ the down, Finer up to $87.50. (2d floor... Woodward & Lothrop. At 5oc. per yard: 1,000 yards Silk Embroldered d Skirting Flannel. At $1.25, $1.50 and $2.00 each: All-wool Flannel Skirt Lengths, — thoroughly shrunk. Lap Robes. At $3.00, $3.75, $4.50 and up: Handsome novelties in Lap Robes. cloth. White Goods. At 12hc. per yard: 2,000 yards 40-Inch Fine India Lawn for Xmas aprons. [Muslin Sheets. Plush and At 56c. each: A limited quantity of Good Muslin from the eloth, hemmed ready for use, yards ‘orn siees 2 Shgsaey sesecreveseeescoeLBth st, building.) Mail Orders Promptly Filled and Forwarded. | a Mayer Bros. & Co., 937 and: 939 F St. N. W.- Any Article Beating Mayer Bros. & Co.’s Name Guarantees Price, Qual- sao1 I re ity, Style. . Our Sale a Gratifying Success. Our sale is “ihdged a gratifying success. We have gained our object and secured display. room, but not enough to display our immense va- riety of Holiday Goods. Our Model ‘Establishment, built upon the most liberal business prin- ciples, is now in its holiday attire. Never was there gathered such a se- lection of merchandise as displayed here. Millinery, whether imported or domestic, ours cannot be equalied in quality, style or price, whether made by skillful Parisians or by the deft fingers of our own experts. Our Cloak Room is packed with all the newest and best, and never have prices been hammered at so since we opened this department. other departments are wide awake and too many to mention. Our We shall make this week a special one for low prices all over our entire establish- ment. Every selling figure on the items we present has been lowered, and however great the jostle and the push, however eager the elbowing * of the purchasing throng in our enormous establishment, “Money Is Worth Saving.’’ AE Plillinery. 89c. Chenille Trimming, per yard. 85c. Trimmed Bike Hots. We. Plaid Temos. 2e, Blackbirds... T5e. Black Parrots. . $1.50 French Felt Alpine Hats. -BRe. Our sale of Fine French Felt Hats will be con- tinucd this week. New shapes will be added daily. This hat sale is the talk of the city ond can’t last much Icnger. They are the regular $1.50 hats. Your choice at 0c. Kid Gloves. Every pair of Gloves sold by us is warranted, regardless of price. We also fit every pair and keep in repair for one year free. $1.00 Glace Gloves. $1.25 Glace Gloves. see $1.50 Ladies’ Driving Gloves. $1.00 Boys’ Lined Kid Gloves. $1.75 Gents’ Lined Gloves... Ribbons. All-silk satin ribbon, suitable for fancy work, any color. No. 5, worth Tc. a yard. No. 7, worth 10c. g yard. No. 9, worth 12c. a yard. No. 12, worth 15e. a yard. No. 16, worth a yard. No. 22, worth 25c. a yard. Handkerchiefs. This department opens with an entire new stock. Nothing but the best qualities are shown here, no matter how low in price. To intro- duce this department we offer the following: 10e. Embroidered Handkerehiefs..,- 19c. Embroidered Handkerchiefs. 0c. Initlal........... 25c. Plain Linen Hemstitched . . 2c. Gents’ Linen Handkerchiefs. Ladies’ Waists. $8.50 Ladies’ Funcy Plaid Waist... $6.45 Ladies’ Silk Waigts, all colors. School Bags. T5e. School Bags, all colors....... $1.25 Felt School Bags, embroidered Ladies’ Jackets. We have counters and racks of Ladies’ Coats and Capes and Chil- dren’s Coats, which are marvels of the manufacturers’ art. We do not claim that these are made of the cheapest materials, but we do claim they are the best values to be found in this country. 1. Plush Capes. All our Capes have an extra wide sweep (from 100 to 125 inches), handsomely lined with heavy silk or satin. Have you stopped to think what this continued warm weather means to the fur people? They have waited for colder weather until they could wait no longer, and then asked: “Will you take our entire stock for spot cash 50 cents on the dollar?” Of course we will, if the goods are first-class. We take them, and are now on sale at the craziest prices you ever heard of. 100 Mink Neck Sante with animal heeds and open, mouths. ic Seal Capes... . Seal, Thibet trin Seal, Thibet trimmed. marten collar. Ladies’ Skirts. $1.25 Ladies’ Black Sateen Skirts. 1.25 Ladies’ Black Quilted Skirts. 1.00 Ladies’ Black Mayer Bros. & Co. 937 and 939 F St. N. W. rather make a loss now than cash discount of price, and you can take the Carpets, Furniture and Drapery, Se as a ee [ OMA MALLE LL EERE SCEE RAM PAEPRDEDD SESS Why not buy your Xmas presents now? be 15 per cent better than you intended, or you can make a saving of the 15 per cent discount. W. H. Hoeke, or. Pa. Ave. and 8th St. Got to Do It Our stock is too big, we can’t carry it over; would morning and continuing through the week, we will give a Ca a a ee ee a ae o later, so, beginning Monday Ss » we will gi 15 ° E 5 lo Office and Fancy Furniture, and also in Upholstery Stuffs. This sale comes at an opportune time, just when you want the goods. The very best that the furniture world produces is here. Don’t wait, you will never buy cheaper. prices are all marked in plain figures, and are the very lowest for like quality. If our salesmen are all busy just look at the tickets on the goods, they tell you the regular On all sales of Parlor, Chamber, Dining Room, Library, Our 15 per cent off. They will & (An Exquisite Showirig of | Novelties in Sterling Silver BOPOSPOSOP IPSS PI SOS P POLO OSES 30ur Waists Are 3 sFor Winter Wear? Lined heavy enough for warmth—cven 3 in coldest weather. Cut full. Ready 3 * * At prices a little lower than to wear. And they fit as if’a tailor & * * the same qualities are mark- 3 ore bs afer cine a a eats ser” = eed = look in Ty Well make you a DRESS of * * our window when you're WRAPPER complete for less than your * * “down town” Mandar will 3 temiag, ee =? * * convince you of the truth 816 * * of this. 3Cohn’ S, qth St. EVERETT?’ S LOrleinators & Designers of athe: Shizt Waists. : 9 Cececcoocooeoosooeeoooooses 1225 F St. n30-28e0 ~~ Gold-filled handsomely en- a grayed, With OPERA GLASSES Wa’ eae Waltham Movement, WATCHES Fully Warranted, " OPERA GLASSES WATCHES OPERA GLASSES plan’ and Gilt Opera Glasses, First-quality achromatig lenses, with case, $3.75. oc23-2m, 14 KHAN, 935 F st! now. Selectirom this ‘SpiendidStock Of Opera Glasses ** NOW-—as we've reduced prices in every in- Stance 3c, on the dollar! All the famous makes—in every style of mouating. Reserv till Christmas—if you wish—on leaving a * * small deposit. Claflin Optical Co., 907 F St. no29-14d Soft, Downy Blankets— That's the way we'H make your soiled ones. There's no stiffening or tearing by our process. We clean them thorpuglly-—make them like new. Drop postal. Wagon calls. Anton Fischer, 906 G St., MATCHLESS PROCESS DYEING AND CLEANING. 1029-10. RIPANS TABULES. Dennis Bernhard, who lives at No. 1188 Jefferson avenue, Brooklyn, a suffered for from dyspepsia and bil thought T would try the: been using them naw for six weeks and they l: great relief." Mr. ard keeps A Bowery | house, aud the air is often very bud. He says that a Tabule taken now and then Keeps him from getting ick tn thai alr. years Ripans Tabules are sold by drugzists, or by mall Af the price (G0 cents a box) is sent to The Ripans Chemical Company, No. 10 Spruce st., New York. It Sample vial, 1) cents, moval of corns and bun- fons, 25c. Both feet at- tel y PROF. J. J. GEORGES & SON, Chiropodists, 1115 Pa. a Hours $ to 5:80—Sundays, 9 to 12. n23-10d for the feet is a blessi to those troubled witl Corns andBuntons. Let us make your feet easy and comfortable. Painless re- SO * Colds Coughs ‘and Bronchitis Cured by taking YER’S Cherry Pectoral Awarded Medal. and Diploma At World’s Fair. Use Ayer's Hair Vigor for Color. IF ‘THE BABY IS CUTTING TEETH BE SUKE and use that oll and well-tried remedy, Mra. Winslow's Soothing Syrup, for ebll dren teething: It sopthes the child. softens the pain, cures wind colic and is tbe remedy for selU-ly You know how weak and Uiarthoes. 25 cents a bottle. My Fri@nd, Look Here! Dervous your wife Is, and you know that Curter's Tron Pilis will relleve her; now, why not be fair about it ana buy box? FRECKLES. MOTH PATCHES, LIVER SPOTS, all Skin Blemishes rapermancnily removed. | John H. 42d st., N. ¥.. Inventor of Faclal Soap.’ Send “stamp for 15i-page book. Branch Offlees: Boston, Phila., Chieago, St. Louts. Ladies take Dr. Siegert’s Angostura Bitters gen- erally when they feel low spirited. It brightens them up immediately. Makes 300 1- Ib. loaves to the barrel. When You Get Married —your husband will never have cause to complain of the bread—or to re- proach you because the Rolls, Biscuits, Cake and Pastry are not “like mother made”—if you use Cream Blend Flour — because it NEVER FAILS, under proper con- ditions, to make THE VERY FINEST. More- over, it’s the most economi- cal—even if it does cost a few cents more in the “dust”—because it yields 300 one-pound loaves of bread to the barrel—or nearly ONE-FOURTH MORE than “ordinary” flour. OF Ask your grocer for it next time and test if for yourself. We are whole- salers_only. . Earnshaw & Bro., Wholessle Flour and Feed Dealers, 1105-1107-1109 11TH STREET $.E. AND 1000-1002 M STREET S.E. it HR HEK a HH KH EE HHH HH Pipewas Cote t est oes (AASR oe Da eee gee nae SAaaenaae iMake yourown. ; {Dry Weather? * Such a thing as being wet never hap. * pens to the owner of one of our splendid- * Wearing — handsome-looking | MACKIN- * TOSHES. Now that the gift-giving time * —Christmas—is near—there isn't a bet- ter thing in existence as a S prepent. [We have them from $4 up, for * Ladies, Misses, Boys and Men. {Goodyear Rubber Co., ‘$07 P Pa. Ave. no80-3m,20 wwe yey eevee eee =) 3 r} to give PADD Adee te. Se oo $F FOF ¢Many Sufferers from Rheumatism FAnd GOUT, have, experienced mar- yeloust quick relief after BUFSALD ‘LINHA “WATER Seco bare yielded to Its cura- live properties “which stubbornly re- sisted the action of all drugs. The peer of any other Lithia Water Known. We handle this water. Get it fresh from the spring. EF 14-gal. bottles, 0c. Case of 12 <8 50c. rebate for empty bottles and case. Ww. Thompson, 7°3 { =: PHARMACIST, 1S i 1030-280, SE BH SE SO-OE> 40 60-66-46 3 ONE TRIAL! : ‘That is all that is needed to convince you that you can obtain relief from all bronchial eee eeereeserserereereoreos erererrer ere eee es and lung trouble by taking our~ PS . . . Phosphatic Emulsion. + . . ‘This preparation is no patent medicine. ¢ It is made from the best and purest ma- $ terials, and it is worth more than all others ¢ because it is fresh, There is no secret about $ it. Here is the formula: . . Phosphorie Acid Dil. ° Yolk of Egg. 3 2 Cod Liver Oil. Glycerine. se Oil Bitter Almond. New England Rum. Orange Florida Water. Made Fresh Daily. PRICE, 60 CENTS. GOODS DELIVERED PROMPTLY. WILLIASIS’ _Temple Drug Store. OPEN ALL NIGHT. . . . . PS . . . . ° ° oereerevos . . . . + it ° Pa . ° ° . . . . . ° . . ° . a . . : . . . . . . . < se cercccerccccceseccooscs I Want Ladies Particularly —To remember that I’m selling Jew- elry at cost! paid for it! At the same price I Don't —who fultil I in Washingion, and have too tion—to make ‘an’ class me with the nu ke crons humbugs hp Mince you I'm telling the truth, Car!Petersen 3427= 297thSt. Oppos Remarkable Prices on Jewelry and Watches. Never at any he in the Eistory of Jewelry sell- ing have prices reached so low a point Tm quoting at present. Diamond Rings, $3; Gold Watches for $12—that is the way prices run throughout the entire stock. Cole, on F St.—No. 1201%. n0g0-12d Lansburgh Bros. WHOLESALE PRODUCE MARKET. Butter and Exes Higher—Poultry and Meats Lower. The features of the local wholesale pro- duce market during the past week, the one closing today, were the advances in butter and eggs, both being higher today than at any other time this season. A scarcity of both is the primary cause for the rise in Prices, and neither will probably decline for some time. In other products the mar- Ket shows little, if any, material change, either in prices or in the supply and quali- ty. While the Thanksgiving market was a large and splendidly supplied one, prices for poultry did not reach those expected be- cause of the unfavorable weather. Hence, now that the holiday is past, prices are slightly lower. Beef and other meats also show siightly the effects of a great holiday market. Vegetables and fruits are prac- tically unchanged. The market's tone, however, is healthy and strong throughout with a firmness most encouraging. Butter today shows an advance of about a cent a pound throughout all grades, and a still further slight advance is not by any means unlikely. The market is firm and ex- hibits much more strength and activity. Fancy creamery stock is very scarce, and the lower grades are in full sympathy with the advance in it. The following prices, ob- taining today, clearly show the state of the market: Fancy Elgin and other western ex- tras, 25 cents a pound; choice, 24; firsts, 23; seconds, 19. Choice bakers’ stock, 12% to 15; New York tubs, 18 to 22; dairy print, 17 to 19; western, 10 to 15; Maryland and Virginia creamery, 16 to 20; dairy packed, 13 to 16. Cheese, while not so firm today, shows no change in prices, as may be observed from those below, and none is expected shortly. New York state full cream, large, 11% cents @ pound; flats, 124 to 13; and ponys, 14. The advance of cold weather is, perhaps, directly responsible for the advance in eggs, and fine, fresh goods are unusually scarce and extremely difficult to obtain, very few arrivals being reported. There is, however, a very lerge quantity of storage stock and limed goods, many of which are palmed off as fresh goods. The following prices prevail today, al- though they are more than likely to soon advance: Nearby fresh, 23 cents a dozen; storage stock, 20 tc 21; western and south- ern fresh, 20 to 22, and keat or guinea stock, 10 to 11. The rather warm weather preceding Thanksgiving day was responsible for slightly lower prices for pcultry than usu- al, and the prices today, particularly those for live stock, are slightly lower than last week. Prices observed today: Drawn tur- keys from 9 to 10 cents a pound; live, 7 to 8; live chickens, 7 to 8; dressed, 8 to 9; old stock, dressed, 6 to 8; live, 5 to 7; ducks, 9 to 10, and geese, 6 to 8. Vegetables continue plentiful and un- changed in price, and the same can be said of fruits. Cabbage, $1.50 to $3 per hundred; - new potatoes, 75 cents to $1.50 a barrel: sweet potatoes, red, $2 to $2.75 a barrel; eastern shore sweet potatoes, $2.25 to 8 a yams and haymons, $1.50 to $2.50 a beets, $1 to $2.50 a hundred bunches; yellow onions, $1 to $2 a. barrel; turnips, 60 to 65 cents a bvrrel; Virginia white beans, $1 to $1.50; black-eyed peas, 50 cents to $l a bushel; lima beans, 4 to 6 cents a quart; tomatoes, $1 to $1.70 a crate; fancy table apples $2 to $3 a barrel; fancy California oranges, $2.50 to $3 a box; Messina, $2 to $2.50; Valencia, $3 to $3.50; lemons, $5 to $7 a bo3 grapes, 10 to 15 cents a ten-pound basket; chestnuts, 4 to 6 cents a pound. Game is in abundance, but with no change in prices. Venison, saddle, per pound, 15 to 18; whole deer, bucks, 6 to 10; bear, saddle, 10; pheasants, 40 to 350; rab- bits, per dozen, $1 to $2; quail, $1 to $3; wild turkeys, per pound, 10 to 12; woodcock, each, 25 to 40. Beef and other meats are slightly lower today. Live cattle, 2 to 4 cents a pound; lambs, 3 to 4, and sheep, 2 to 2%; cows with calves, $20 to $45; calves, 4 to 6 cents a@ pound; dressed hogs, 4 to 6 > SPOT. MADE ON TH! = Exhibition of Acety- lene Gas. A private exhibition of the new acetylene gas was given last evening at No. 734 15th street. The spacious rooms of this large house, formerly occupied by the German embassy, were thronged from 8 to 11 o'clock by guests invited to witness the use of the new illuminant throughout the house, and to compare its qualities with other artificial lights. A steel cylinder, five and one-half inches In diameter and forty-four inches long, con- taining liquefied gas, had been attached to the house gas pipes above the meter, and a small burner consuming less than one cubic foot of gas per hour had been substituted for the ordinary five-foot burners. Another similar cylinder was placed in the lrawing room to specially exhibit the light in sep- arate burners in comparison with ~ity gas, the Welsbach burner and the electric light, which were also shown in the same room. City gas and acetylene were alternately turned on and burned throughout the house in the same pipes and burners. The com- parison was regarded as most favorable to the new illuminant. The acetylene gas in the one-foot burner produced a steady, white flame of intense brilliancy, furnishing abundant light for every part of the house. The light was subjected to severe tests, being compared not only with the city gas from common burners, but with the Wels- bach light and electric light as well. It was stated that measured by photomet- ric or shadow tests the ratio of acetylene to city gas was about 16 to 1. It was claimed also that these tests in no sense showed the real difference because of the great dif- fusiveness of acetylene light. The quality of the light was especially no- ticed in its effect upon the painiings and colors in the rooms, the most delicate shades being unaffected by the pure, white light. The method and cost of manufacture and the use of the light were fully explained by Mr. Payson, who announced that the exhibits would be open to the public all of next week. The gas was made before the eyes of the visitors and turned directly into the ordinary gas fixtures of the house. ace EE VENTILATING STREET CARS. An Intere: The Need of Great Care to Prevent Serious Discomfort. From the Popular Health Magazine. The modern street car moving at great speed is supposed to be well ventilated, but as a fact when the weather is cool, or if it is wet and rainy, doors and windows are kept tightly closed, and the odor of many pessengers with wet footwear is far from healthy. In England, where there is much eather and where omnibuses are so sed, the suffering from lack of ventilation is still gre&ter than in this ccuntry, because there the windows of the conveyance too often do not open, and it is impossible to ventilate; but in America the cars are purposely made so that many windows and often the sides of the cars may be opened and the most perfect change of air may be obtained, as in mild weather. The rule on the continent of Europe, where a draft is so greatly feared, is that if one person objects to an open window it must be closed, all the others to the con- trary notwithstanding. Happily no such unjust rule works here, but it is probably due to apathy or ignorance of the conduc- tcrs that the numerous and easily opened windows are not used to admit enough fresh air on damp and cold days to carry off, or at least dilute, the emanations of that class of persons who usually crowd into the cars about 5 or 6 o’clock in the evening. Some stringent rules enforced by the company would make a rapid transit car as comfortable in damp weather as on a clear summer day. The National Game of China. Stuart Culin in Overland Monthly. The common Chinese name for dominoes is kwat p’al, or “bone tablets,” a name which, although they are now generally made of wood, points to their original ma- terial. They are also called nga p’a!, “ivory tablets,” and sometimes tim tsz’ p’ai, “‘dot- ted tablets.” They are now made of teak wood, or an imitation of teak wood, of bam- boo, bone or ivory, or of bone and wood con- joined, like common European dominoes. ;o Sizes exist, a large kind of teak, pe- id southern China, in ure about 2 5-S inches long and seven-eighths of an inch wide and three-eighths of an inch thick, and a smaller kind, of bone or bamboo, about an inch long hy seven-eighths of < half inch thick. The distinctive pec: of Chinese dominoes does not lie, hi in their form cr material, but in their marks, They differ from the European game in the absence of the blanks, a set comprising twenty-one different pieces, formed by the permutations of two dice. In the common form of Chinese dominoes, as ordinarily sold, eleven of the twelve pieces are dupli- cated, making thirty-two pieces in the com- plete set. The duplication of these pieces constitutes the chief problem presented by the game.