Evening Star Newspaper, December 13, 1895, Page 12

THE EVENING STAR, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1895-SIXTEEN PAGES, [HOW THE BRIGADIER PLAYED FOR A KINGDOM, ——_+—___. BY A. CONAN DOYLE. Strictly High-gradeClear Havana Cigar— equal in every respect to the imported cigar and much lower in price. “White Seal” CIGARS, Our own special brand. The tobacco is grown in the Vuelta Abajo district in Cuba, carefully se= lected and made by the most skilled cigar makers in the factory. (Copyright, 1895, by Bacheller, Johnson & Bacheller.) CHAPTER IL. It has struck me that some of you, when you have heard me tell those little adven- tures of mine, may have gone away with the impression that I was conceited. There could not be a greater mistake than this, for I have always observed that really fine soldiers are free from this failing. It is true that I have had to depict myself sometimes as brave, sometimes as full of resource, always as interesting, but then it really was so, and I had to take the facts as I found them. It would be an unworthy affectation if I were to pretend that my career has been anything than a fine one. The incident which I will tell you tonight, however, is one which you will understand that only a modest man wouid describe. After all, when one has attained such a position as mine, one can afford to speak of that which an ordinary man would be tempted to conceal. You must know, then, that after the Rus- sian campaign the remains of our poor army were quartered along the western bank of the Elbe, where they might thaw their frozen blood and try, with the help of the gcod German beer, to put a little be- tween their skin and their bones. There 4 A fragrant, “mellow” smoke! Various sizes and shapes, but all of the same tobacco! The retail prices are: 3 for 25¢. were some things which we could not hope rai to regain, for I dare say that these large WG Se vent - commisariat fourgons would not have suf- 2 for 25¢. ficed to carry the tingers and the toes 5 i which the army had shed during that hor- T5c. straight rible retreat. Still, lean and crippled as 3 for 50c. we were, we had much to be thankful for when we thought of our poor coinrades whom we had left behind, and of the snow fields—the horrible, horrible snow fields. To this day, my friends, I do not care to see red and white together. Even my red cap thrown down upon my white counter- pane has given me dreams in which I have seen those monstrous plains, the really tortured army, and the crimson smears which glared upon the snow be- hind them. You will coax no story out of 2oc. and 25¢c. straight. The Box Prices are: White Seal “Cabinets” (box of 25)....++++204+ White Seal “Jeffersons” (box of 25)........+--- White Seal “Perfectos” (box of 25)... - $5.00 - $4.00 - $4.00 Thita % ‘ ae White Seal “Delmonicos” (box of 25) oe e+ $3.50 me about that business, for the thought rhs An ” of it is cnough to turn my wine to vine- White Seal i Aristocrats (box of 25) were 325° ote i enougn to cu White Seal “Gladstones” (box of 50)....... ...-$6.00 Of the 500,000 who crossed the Elbe in White Seal “Panetelas” (box of 50)..... ..+.++-$5.50 pe ath Ae White Seal “Imperials” (box of 50)... we ee $5.50 they ‘were terrible men, these, 40,00)—men Thi “ < 0! ron, eaters oj orse and sleepers: White Seal “Regalias” (box of 50)... sree $4.50 the snow: filled, too, with rage and bitter- White Seal “Conchas” (box of 50)....... «+++ -$3-75 ness against the Russians. They would hold the Elbe untii the great army of con- scripts which the emperor was ng in France should be ready to help them to cross it once more. But the cavairy was in a deplorable con- dition. My own hussars were at Borna, and when I paraded them first I burst into A box of these ‘“‘White Seal” cigars are sure of being apprecigfted by any smoker, no matter how much he has been paying for his cigars! Make a PERL ES grand Xmas gift! tears at the sight of them. My fine men and my beautiful horses-it broke my heart 7 to see the state to which they were re- rigs duced! “But, courage,” I thought; “they We have also put these White Seal Cigars up in have lost much, but their colonel’ is still left_to them!” I set to work, therefore, to repair their disasters, and had already con: structed two gcod squadrons when an or- der came that all colonels of cavalry should repair instantly to the depots of the regiments in France to organize re- cruits and the “emounts for the coming campaign. You will think, doubtless, that I. was overjoyed at this chance of visiting home once more. I will not deny that it’ was a pleasure to me to think that I should see my mother again, and there were a few girls who would be very glad at the news; but there were others in the army who had a stronger claim. I would have given my place to any who had wives and chil- dren whom they might not see again. How- ever, there is no arguing when the blue paper with the litttle red seal arrives, so within an hour I was off upon my great ride from the Elbe to the Vosges. At last I wus to have a period of quiet. War lay behind my mare's tail and peace in front of her nostrils. So I thought as the sound of the bugles died in the distance, and the long white read curled away in front of me through plaffi and forest and mountain, with France somewhere beyond the blue haze which lay upon the horizon. FAY SAY SAY SRD packages of § and 10 in tin foil tokeep them fresh. We term them “Pints” and “Quarts.” A “Pint” Bundle (5) White Seal Cigars. . . .60c. A “Quart” Bundle (10) White Seal Cigars.$1 A SELLE ‘Test a “White Seal” Cigar and judge for your- selfif it isnot the best “smoke” you ever smoked! i, KOPF” Od SRRERRING ERS ENS EXLERS EN High-grade Cigars, 1235 Penna. Ave. roto fOe CLO It is interesting but it is also fatiguing to ELSE NES ride in the rear of an army. In the harvest time our soldiers could do without supplies, for they had been trained to pluck grain in the fields as they passed, and grind it for themselves in their bivouacs, It was at this time of year, therefore, that those swift marches were performed which were the wonder and despair of Europe. But now the arving men had to be made robust once | more, and I was forced to draw into the ditch continually as the Coburg sheep and the | Bavarian bullocks came streaming past with wagon loads of Berlin beer and good French cognac. Sometimes, too, I would hear the dry rattle of the drums and the shrill whistle of the fifes, and long columns of our good little infantrymen would swing past me with the white dust lying thick upon their blue tunics. These were old soldiers drawn from the garrisons of our German fortresses, for it was not until May that the new conscripts began to arrive from France. Well, I was rather tired of this eternal stopping and dodging, so that I was not sorry when I came to Altenburg to find that the road divided and that I could take the southern and quieter branch. There were few wayfarers between there and Grelz, and the road wound through groves of oaks and beeches which shot their branches acrozs the path. You will think it strange that a colonel ef hussars should again and again pull up his horse in order to admire the beauty of the feathery branches and the little green new-budded leaves, but if you had spent six months among the fortresses of Russia you would be able to understand | amen TWO AND A HALF MILLIONS. CORRUPTION IS CHARGED. Contract With Sin Diego Authorities Said to Be by Bribery. An important action has been begun in the United States court at San Diego, Cal., which involves a question of millions of dollars’ worth of property, and, according to the complaint filed, lays bare a story of corruption of municipal officials in that city. The complainant is the Consolidated Wa- ter Company, which cortrols the San Diego | Flume and the San Diego Water compa- nies, now supplying that city with water. The defendants are E. S. Babcock, the Southern California Mountain Water Com- pany, the city of San Diego, the common council, Nat R. Titus, city auditor, and T. J. Dowell, city treasurer. The complaint asks that San Diego be enjoined from con- tracting with the Southern California Mountain Water Company for a water sup- ply and distributing system to cost $1,575,- 600, It is alleged that E. S. Babcock, acting for Limself and the Mount Tecarte Land and Water Company, which was succee by the Southern California Mountain W ter Company, entered into a contract whereby he employed C. E. Mayne to influ- ence the members of the common council Growth in Membership of the Chris- tian Endeavor Society. ‘The trustees of the United Society of Christian Endeavor began their semi-annual meeting Wednesday at Detroit, Mich. The trustees are from all the leading denomina- tions and from ail parts of the country, and represent more than‘two and one-half mil- Hons of Christian Endeavorers. Denomina- tions represented at the meeting are the Presbyterian, Baptist,Congregational, Meth- dist, Episcopal, Lutheran, Reformed Church in the United States, Reformed Church in Methodist Protestant, Reformed America, Episcopalian, Disciples of Christ, Free Bap- Southern Pres- 1 tist, Canadian Presbyteria: byterian, Cumberland Presbyter Gist Episcopal South, Friends, Unit ren, United Presbyterian, Protestant Epis- copal and Methodist Episgopal of Canada. Among the principal items of business transacted Wednesday was the reading of the reports of the president, Rev. Francis E. Clark, D. D., and General Secretary John Willis Baer. ‘The president noted the found- ing of the society nearly fifteen years ago, and remarked on its marvelous growth and sion of the principles of (he so- es ee by bribery and other corrupt means to sup- ors on * : ort the Tecarte propositicn to furnish Sa é ‘The secretary's report reviewed the state | PTE OY Vator syatern for about $140,001 | ‘There was something, however, which of the society and the promising outlock for E g ae we... | pleased me very much less than the beauty the junior societies. The report continues: Soee REC pee ee i | of the forests, and that was the words and Tnroads “have been made, too, it 1g also | ith HL. Barrows, W. J. 1 Joseph S. | looks of the folk who lived in the woodland pleasing to report, in the ‘United Staces | Sachman, Thomas H. Durkin and. W villages. We had always been excellent biped By orp Reb vod andasixty. including |Kroahn, then members of the counc Skt ‘8 | vote for the desired water plan. rd in Brooklyn, | “rayne was indicted by the grand jury for attempting to bribe Spears and Ro son, but, ft ‘s alleged, the indictment wi quashed through Babcock’s influence. army; re making are doing “cod work, baked ke portiy ethan cher. The (nove | Following the recital of the corruption of be better soldiers if enrolled undes the ban- | the council, an injunction against the con- tract now favored by the council is asked, because tie action of a joint water commis- ston and of the common council in recom- mending ard authorizing the making of a contract with the Southern California Mountain Water Company was procured by fraud, corruption and bribery 0+ os f the King of kings and Lord of lords. st spring, when the new societies were reporting at the rate of an average of one hundred a weck, it seemed as if the growth would at some rear day be retarded, that the progre be kept up; but God continue momentum, and the si made week after week. : cieties were enrolled before, 115, and the week before that, ‘There ane th a membership of 2 societies are in the United n the Dominion of Canada, and sn and missionary lands. | You be interested to know that in England there are now 3,00) societies, and in Au- stralia over 1 : ner 0. 's that was being made could not to direct its THERE WAS SCOND VERSE. Absorbed Mr. Dash Didn't Know He Was Hearing the Lord’s Prayer. From the New York Hersld. ‘The occasion was one of the semi-musical Sunday evenings, which we all know well. Mrs: Dash had attended from genuine love for the hostess, but young Mr. Herbert Dash, her son, was there only out of filial respect and an ardent desire to please his mamma. The host was a musical devotee, but made the unfortunate and familiar mistake of overrating his own voice and its power to please NEW WOOr see D FOR PAVING. This One Would Have Neither. friends with the Germans, and during the last six years they had never seemed to bear us any malice for having made a little free with their country. We had shown kind- nesses to their men and received them from the women, so that good comfortable Ger- An Ausiratian uct Said to Be Suc- cessfully Used Abrond. From the Chicago Herald. The Australian hardwoods, karri and jar- rah, are being talked of in Chicago for| Younes Mr. Dash had done all that the) 1a,y was a second home to all of us. But paving streets. The material is now in Se EST ath now there was something which I could not ai ie in : stened anc ad applauded until | understand in the behavior of the le. general use in Paris and London. A com- | finally, finding himself tete-a-tete on the sofa | the travelers made no answer to my salute, pany has already been formed in New | with charming nk, he yielded to| the foresters turned their heads away to York city, and paving with karri wood | natural impulses and Istened to the music | avoid seeing me, and in the villages the follc of her voice rather than to that which came from the piano. In his own mind he had be- come convinced that in truth virtue is its own reward. His consciousness of a duty well done had pervaded his very soul. Sat | faction beamed from his ey Miss Blank's power of repartee kept him constantly on the alert. He dearly loved a conversation- blocks is now in progr: there. In introducing the new paving material im America the claim ts made for It that it Is the only smooth pavement that is durable, and that it ts superior to asphalt in ather into knots in the roadway and would scowl at me as I passed. Even women would do this, and it was something new for me in those days to see anything but a smile in a woman's eyes when they were turned upon me. It was in the hamlet of Schmolin, just ten miles out of Altenburg, that the thing be- 20th street would for streets where heavy tramMc is carried | alist who was witty in an honest, whole-| came most marked. I'had stopped at the The pata a ae nh touts Be Serea ae ms | some wa In thei secluded corner he felt | little inn there just to dampen my mustache | ane Appi Moe fr nak te ne 4s HE iy rat no ‘mol at enjoying the good things the | and to wash the dust out of poor Violette’s color of red cedar, and a block of It has | gods had sent. The group about the piano | throat. It was my way to give some little Simost the welght of a block of stone of Were not disturbed, and the semi-contiden- | compliment, or possibly a kiss, to the maid | Ps : tlal attitude, consequent upon the subdued | who served me, but this one would have | nahe, Karr trees grow in Australia and | tones, lent an additional charm. All. was | neither the one nor the other, wut aacteall no place else in the worl a The forests Peaceful as a summer's dream a glance at me like a bayonet thrust. Then | he and Jarre 5 Suddenly there was a lull. ‘The voice vhen I raised my k who | Reuripaneae Western: Australis: and the| treoe at} when raised my Ss to the folk w y ct r stralia, anc | piano ceased. Those nea murmured | dr i 3 0. by 2 Sele ov ; Company are the sole agents | their applause. Mr. Dash look ip, aus | hee nates omnes oor ey for the product. As a material for pav-| a moment in his chat, clapped inthe | for you Ih Abe Mood, Was introduced in London | dued fashion appropriate to Sunday night At that they all | to isso by (the Improved Wood Pavir claimed, “Charming! emptied their beer mugs and laughed. but a ‘a A ie can, Sar fe i ¥ aug) a B00: yeh Norris of Rhode Island, was the’ founder. | ee ee ee ee | It Is now in gen ral tise dn the city of 1 of the expected eager response and | I was turning this over in my head and | ae 8 s he s s uent renewa C. der | poris! . ot | capital ‘claim distinction as the finest in| cover of which the contk enCeRign Oe | narod nie the world. "The ks Mr. Temper- | be renewed, silence fell upon the entire | 1 Aes lessees is also re Planting other | group. Pre a voice arose. “Herbert ne i a teria! a i ic s, a. “tha vas a h aor Wood paving material and asphalt in Pai id Mrs. Dash, “that was the Lord’s| morning's but I had gi en no © words of the beer actory results. || Prayer.” to them unt‘l th gave them an importance. It chanced that a respectable-looking person was riding past me at the moment, so I turned to him ‘or information. “Can you tell me, sir,” said I, “what this letter T is?” He looked at it and then at me in the most singular fashion. ‘Young man,” said he, “it’s not the letter N.” Then, before I could ask him further, he clapped his spurs into his horse's ribs and rode, stomach to earth, upon his way. 5 At first his words ad So particular sig- nificance in my mindy: byt as I trotted on- ward Violette chandéd ‘to kalf turn her dainty head, and my eyes were caught by the gleam of the brazen N’s at the bridle chain. It was the empqgor’s mark. And these T’s meant someth# which was op- posed to it. Things had fen happening in Germany, then, during Mfur absence, and the giant sleeper nee gun towstir. I thought of the mutigon: ces that I had seen, and I felt thagit ¥could only have looked into the heafts of these people I might have had some‘strange news to bring into France with me." It made me the more edger to get my remounts and to see ten strong squadrons behihd my kettle drums once more. While these thoughts were passing through my head I had been alternately walking and trotting, as a man should who has a long journey before and a willing horse beneath him. The woods were very open at this point, and beside the road there lay a great heap of fagots. As I passed there came a sharp sound from among them, and glancing round I saw a face looking at me—a red-hot face, like that of snid he, “it is not the letter *N” “Young man a man who is beside himself with excite- ment and anxiety. A second glance told me that it was the very person with whom I had talked an hour before in the village. — ‘Come nearer,” he hissed. ‘Nearer still. Now dismount and-pretend to be mending the stirrup leather. Spies may be watching nd it means death to me if I am seen you.” I whispered. ‘From whom be continved tomorrow.) ——> “Before They Were Married.” The final chapte~ of the mystery story, “Before They Were Married,” will appear in Saturday's Star. The thousands of gvessers who sent in their solutions can then see how near they came to solving the mystery. ‘ ———— National Geographic Society. One of the meetings! of the technical ccurse of the National Geographic Society will be held this evening, in the lec- ture hall of Cosmos Club, when Dr. C. Hart Merriam and Mr. F. W Coville will read papers upon “Life of ithe Desert.” A few lantern-slide views will be used to illus- trate the subject. The’ succeeding lecture of the popular coursé’ will be held next Friday evening at Metzerott Hall, when Admiral R. W. Meade, U. S. N., will deliver lis illustrated lecture, prepared especially for the society, upon “The Caribbean Sea: The Mediterranean of the Western World. Admiral Meade’s experience and tempera- ment have both fitted him most admirably for treating this subjeey in a way that will make it intensely interestiny, as there are few, if any, travelers who have visited as many of the West Indian islands.as he has and at the same time he is one of-those officers who take full advantage of their opportun- ities to study the countries that they visit. He first crossed the isthmus in 1849, on his way to California, from which state he was appointed to the navy, the first naval us, is ” “Death Ea (To | officer, and, indeed, perhaps the first fed- eral official of any kind, to be so appointed. Since that time he has cruised in West In- dian waters on board the old frigate Co- lumbia, and the Saranac, the Cyane, and later commanded the Vandalia for thirty- nire months there. Finally, as is well known, he commanded the United States naval forces, North Atlantic station, with Be es flying on the armored cruiser New ork, oo ‘Transfers of Real Estate. Deeds in fee have been filed as follows: Michael J. Stern to Lena Brown, lot 111, Long Meadows; $400. Chas. E. Kern et ux. to Geo. W. Kern, part lots 31 and 3 bik. 10, Bloomingdale; $10. Geo. W. Kern to Edward Kern, part lot 4, blk. 10, Bloom- ingdale; $10. Edw. H. Breckinridge, tru: tee, to Anra S. M. Chapin, lot 5, sq. $9,055.20. Jos. H. Eaton to Mary Wilson, part original lot 5, sq. 573; $3,200. W. P. Hall et ux. to Daniel S. Evans, lot 69, sq. 191; $3,000. Mahlon Ashford and Edwin C. Cutter, trustees, to Frank H. Knight, lots 74 to sq. 190; $5. Mary Bastable to Mary A. and Wm. Duffy, part lot 18, sq. 116; $10. Wm. W. Boarman and Enoch L. White, trustees, to Ferdinand G. Purner, Pleasant Plains; $1,4 Jno. ‘y Cox, part lot 16, blk. 17, and alf lot 3, blk. 18,° Effingham 510. part lot 18, sq. 116; $10. e to Whitefield McKinlay, Mary A. Duffy to Chas, Bas- Henry M. lot 6, sa. Jno. E, Mitchell et ux. to Jas. Saml. W. Woodward, John Rid- out, Ch: M. Barrick, lots 1 to 5, bik. 1, and lot 1, bik. 2, Cleveland Heights; $10. ar R. "Musser to Frank E. Murray, lots , sq. 859; $10. Jesse H. Robinson $10. B. Wimer et ux. to Frances M. Richardson, lot 48, Mt. Pleasant and Pleasant Plains; $10. Geo. E. Terry to Henry C. Stewart, jr., original lot 16, sq. 109% $10. W. Henry Walker, assignee, to Josephine Souder, lot 134, Long Meadows; $10. — The Hebrew Fair. Rooms at 918 Pennsylvania avenue have been engaged by the committee of ar- rorgements for the reception of donations to the Hebrew fair, which is two months away. Quite a number of gifts have al- ready been received, and responses are coming in with encouraging promptitude. Already there have been secured a horse and buggy, ten tons of coal, twelve cases of wine, a piano, a bedroom set, a large clock and numerous other articles useful and ornamental. ‘Ehree of the theaters have donated a box to,be distributed as prizes. S An attractive daily paper will be tssued by the press committee ®f the fair, and a meeting of the committee, of which Mr. Isaac Gans is chairman,,was held yester- day to consider the matter. The chairmen of various committees are: Isador Saks, solicitation; Simon Wolf, invi- tation; Henry Adler, souvenir and ‘prize, and Alexander Wolf, floor. The ladies’ committee, auxiliary to the executive committee, is tomposed of Mrs. Kaufman, chairman; M Isador Saks, Mrs. 1. L. Blout, Mrs. L. Stern, Mrs. L. Luchs, Mrs. R. ‘Goldschmidt and Mrs. Max Goldsmith, i > Free Bible Léctures. The first of the frée Bible lectures, under the auspices of the American Society of Re- ligious Education, for this season will be delivered next Monday evening at Foundry M. E. Church, corner of 1th and G, by tt he Rev . Wallace Radcliffe, pastor of the New_ York Avenue P y an Church, ffe will be introduced by Post Dr. ‘al Wilson, and his theme will » Infallible Book.” ooo LIES int, C oni under such favorable conditions, and | CHRISTMAS SHOPPING. Some Hints to Readers Who Ha Holiday Purchases to Make. Prospective buyers of Christmas gifts have Mmost as much difficulty, apparently, in choosing the merchant from whom they shall purchase the articles as they do in deciding vpon the articles themselves. Per- sons laboring under this difficulty, however, may easily find a way out of it by perusing the advertising columns of The Evening Star. The business men and women who make The Star the vehicle of their an- nouncements to the public comprise the most enterprising and progressive people in local commercial life, and no mistakes can -be made by those who extend their Patronage to them. Belew will be found a brief cescription of what some of them have to offer at this most propitious of sea- If you wish the adjective “grand” to ap- ply to your Christmas gift, no article more appropriate could be chosen than a piano. Just think of the unbounded happiness a man could afford his wife or daughter by giving such a present. The Bradbury piano folks, 1225 Pennsylvania avenue, have a re- cently rebuilt immense establishment, and they announce that they have made a big deal with Santa Claus, by which they are able to reduce a great many elegant new pianos from 25 to 40 per cent below any Previous prices, for the Christmas trade. At the Bradbury ware rooms several car- loads of new upright pianos direct from the factory have just been received, com- prising, it is claimed, the largest and finest Stock of uprights south of Philadelphia. A welcome is extended to all to call during the day and evening, whether a purchasc is contemplated at present or hereafter. What is more welcome at any time to any creature wearing dresses—and perhaps bloomers—than gloves? If you are “stump- ed” as regards a present for mother, sister, cousin, aunt or even sweetheart, gloves may safely be fallen back on. The Louvre Glove Company, 919 F street northwest, has an enviable reputation for carrying a superior stock at bottom prices and for fair treatment. A specialty for the next few days is a 4-button kid, and a genuine French kid, with four pearl buttons. A “20th century” glove is also having a large sale at this establishment. If there are children in the house a Christmas tree is an absolute necessity, and if you wish to be up to date, and at the same time save lots of labor and do away with the accompanying exclamations of displeasure, a tree holder is the very thing to procure. At the double stores of J. H. Chesley & Co., 1004 F street north- 22 10th street northwest, crowds of parents and children are daily examin- ing 4 perfectly appointed Christmas tree, which is a sight worth seeing. In addition to the holders there are on sale all the necessary adjuncts of a_ well-appointed Christmas tree. The establishment of Messrs, J. H. Chesley & Co. is without doubt éne of the most popular in the city with the children just at this time. You may say what you please, Christmas dinner would be lacking without cheese, or to quote, “Dinner without cheese is like a pretty woman with one eye.” N. H. Duvail, 1923 Pennsylvania avenue northwest, has twenty varieties on sale, including Edam, sappago, pineapple, Roquefort, Ney‘chatel, cream, English dairy and a baker's dozen of other kinds. Mr. Duvall makes a spe- cialty of quick delivery. His telephone cali is 1084. The possibility of having a new gown for Christmas, or perhaps for the New Year's reception, is undoubtedly occupying the thoughts of many of the fair sex just now. A perfect fit is always desirable, and that is one of the specialties at Cohn’s, 810 7th street northwest. No finer cutters and tailors in town than are employed there, it is claimed, and the proprietor declares he will not allow a gown or wrapper or waist to leave the establishment that is not sat- isfactory in every way. Everything necessary for Christmas mince pies may be found at Bryan's, 1413 New York avenue northwest, and that in- cludes pitted raisins, dried currants, finest citron and imported and domestic whiskies and brandies. Walnuts ‘and pecans, a very necessary adjunct to a proper celebration of the holiday season, are put up in fancy boxes at Bryan's. The prices are very low. In order to make the Christmas cakes flour is a necessity. B. B. Earnshaw & Bro., wholesalers, cf 1105 11th street south- and 1000-2 M street southeast, rec- ommend highly their eream blend flour, which they describe as the brand for the rich and poor to use, because it is the best and most economical. It makes 300 one- pound loaves of bread to the barrel, and may be had of all grocers. All boys and many girls would cppre- ciate a sensible Christmas gift, such as a camera. It is an article that gives pleas- ure, combines satisfaction and is compar- atively inexpensive if bought, it is claimed, at the store of H. H. Brown, 1010 F street northwest. Other sersible gifts to be had at Brown's are opera glasses, in beautiful mountings, at low, prices” Many persons will jump at an opportu- nity to purchase ‘jewelry for Christmas gifts and other purposes at their own prices. It may practically be done at the well known establishment of Carl Peter- sen, 427-429 7th street northwest, where an auction sale conducted daily at 1 7:30 p.m. The entire stock of jewelry, watches and diamonds, which is acknowledged to be one of the firest in the city, is fast being closed out, and it is said to be the best buying oppor- tunity of the age. The announcement made by W. H. Mc- Knew, 933 Pennsylvania that every single coat and cape in his stock is reduced in price will be appreciated by his patrons as one of great interest and im- portance. They, well know that his stock of ladies’, men’s and children’s furnish- ings, cloaks, suits and furs is extensive and select, and now they learn that the prices have been reduced. This course has i been adopted because of the large stock on hand, and, in addition, all the re-orders of the best selling styles which are being received will also be reduced. This offer presents a chance for making gifts of a practical character. Special prices are offered by John F. Ellis & Co., 987 Pennsylvania avenue, on everything in the store which is sold’ be- fore Christmas. They are the agents for Chickering & Sons and other reliable in- strument makers, and sell on monthly payments, on short time or for cash, at @ handsome discount. Those contemplating making pianos as a Christmas present would do well to make an early call. Those who are in need of suits would do well to visit the establishment of Eiseman Bros., 7th and E streets northwest. They offer to sell suits at $14.85 which, if they were custom-made, they state, would be worth up to $40. The material used in manufacturing these suits is blue and black cheviot, worsted, cassimere, fancy cassimere, as’ well as Scotch tweed. The great reduction at which these suits are offered is made in order to reduce the large stock, and, in the words’of the firm, they have sacrificed all profit. What would Christmas be without mince pie? Why, a very strange sort of holiday season, to be sure. For mince nies, mince meat is a necessa component, and of course “home made’’ is the kind to use. The article offered to Christmas buvers by T. Jarvis, the well-known caterer and con- fectioner of 426 9th street northwest, is guaranteed to be home made, e ounce of it. Mr. Jarvis explains that the mince meat he offers for sale is mixed in his own kitchen, under his personal sunervision, and by his own recipe, and adds that nothing but what is best and purest is used in its com- position. Orders may be given by calling telephone 1000. One should take pains to be presentable on Christmas, more so than at any other time of the year. Skin like velvet is un- doubtediy desired by the majority of per- sons, especially the ladies. This present cold snap is apt to be ‘tty hard on the hands and face, rendering them chapped and hard, th accompanying smarts and pains. W.S. Thompson, pb ist, of 703 15th street northwe: s that Der- matine makes the skin soft and beautiful, and it is on sale at his store. The jewelry establishment of J. Karr, 945 Pennsylvania avenue northwest, is un- questionably one of t st reliable and best-known in the city. li may therefore be da boon to Chi as Shoppers that Mr Karr’s retirin houtd be in Dp att i en everybody king for re ticles at cheap | ‘Those who wish their gifts to be in vm of precious gold, or, im- ported bronzes, tuary, Dres elcek high- imported and the like nd it to their inter inspect the complete stock of this import- ing jeweler, which is being closed out at from twenty to thirty per cent below reg- ular prices. Burns uielly healed by Salvation Oil, | my lif FOR MEDICINAL USE NO FUSEL OIL NO MAN OR WOMAN Is safe at this time of year. The first signs ofa chill ora cold should be attended to at a eee this Whiskey for that pur- pose. Alldruggistsand gro- cers. Send for pamphlet. DUFFY MALT WHISKEY CO., Rochester, N. Y. ENGLAND AND VENEZUELA. German_Views Not Favorable to the Claims of Great Britain. To the Editor of The Evening Star: Americans will be interested to learn that the Germans, who cannot possibly be said to favor the Monroe doctrine, regard Eng- land as in the wrong. This opinion is also held by the celebrated geographer, Profes- sor W. Sievas of Giessen. He expresses himself as follows: : “The disputed territory is situated be- tween the 6lst meridian west and the Rio Essequibo, and belonged, with the exception of a small part of the coast, to the former Spanish province of Caracas, of which Ven- ezuela must be regarded heir. In 1836 the colony Guayana (the English spelling Guiana is wrong) acknowledged the Pomeran river, west of the Essequibo, as boundary. In 1888 the British government asked and ob- tained permission of Venezuela to erect lighthouses at the moutly of the Orinoko. In 1842 the British boundary marks, which Schomburg erected in 1841, had to be re- moved upon protest on the part of Ve1eze- ja. In 1844 Lord Aberdeen proposed a line favorable to England, which was, nowever, rejected by Venezuela. In the meantime, gold was discovered upon Venezuelan terri- tory, the output being, until 1893, 51,259,000 bolivares ($10,250,000). Since then the Eng- lish slowly advanced upon Venezuelan terri- tory, getting bolder with every rey>lution that weakened the republic.” In summing up, Professor Sievas says: “1. During the first half of the nineteenth century the now disputed territory was recognized as Venezuelan by the British government, for an Englishman who com- mitted murder in 1840 near the Moroco river was sentenced by Venezuelan courts. Not the Venezuelans are anxious to obtain the auriferous district, for they have it already, but the English. “3. The Venezuelans will only be defend- ing their rights if they remove encroaching Englishmen and send troops to the terri- tory. It is not England whose patience is exhausted, but Venezuela. The Venezuelan consul general in Berlin has published a declaration, ‘n which it is asserted that England has continually ad- vanced her frontiers, so that now she claims over 280,000 square kilometers, where only 72,000 are due to her. When Venezuela complained of these encroachments, the English always declared themselves willing to accept a “suitable” boundary line, that is, one which would exclusively suit Great Britain. The Barnes incident is described as a most flagrant violation of peace in the German papers. The Echo, Berlin, says: “A few years ago the English established a frontier guard on the right bank of the Cuyuni river, opposite a spot where the Venezuelans had a small military post. Another Venezuelan picket of twenty men was stationed a little higher up the river. Last Christmas the men of ihe latter picket wanted to celebrate the day with their com- rades of the first-named larger garrison, and consequently left their station, which was immediately taken possession of by an English squad led by Inspector Barnes. The Venezuelans, upon their return, arrest- ed the English usurpers and sent them to Ciudad Bolivar, whence they were sent home. This act is claimed by the English as an insult to the British flag, and for which they demand $75,000 from Venezuela. The Venezuelan government, as a matter of course, took no notice of this demand, and consequently England has sent an ul- timatun.” Those, briefly stated, are the easily under- stood facts in the controversy between Eng- Jand and Venezuela, and yet England has the audacity to contend that her claims against our sister republic are so unmis- takably just and equitable that she will not consent to have them adjudicated by a disinterested court of arbitration. As to the ultimatum England has served on Venezuela, the whole civilized world is waiting with no little interest to see whether, in case of refusal by Venezuela to comply with England’s arrogant and whol- ly unjust demand, the latter government will endeavor to force the little republic to comply with that demand by blockading and bombarding her principal seaports. In the event of such a proceeding, the world is probably still more interested in what Uncle Sam may feel inclined to say or to do under such extraordinary circumstances. Whether he will consent to the revival on the Ameri- can continent of the old robber-baron’s rule and favorite plan, “That they should take, who power, And they should keep who can.” ZENAS C. ROBBINS. Oe A MAN OF FARRAGUT. have the ADE He Realized That Gambling and Grog Meant Only Failure. Admiral D. G. Farragut, America’s fore- most naval commander, reached the turning point in his career at a very early age, ac- cording to a statement in “Turning Points in Successful Careers.” It is well known that Farragut ente'ed the navy when a little more than nine years old. During the next year or two the boy got to be about as bad a boy as one of his age could well be. In after years, when he reached the zenith of rank and fame, he related to a friend this crisis in lis career. Said the old adm'ral: “When I was a little more than ten years old my father, Master Commander George Farragut, was sent in a sloop of war to New Orleans to watch the supposed move- ments of Aaron Purr. I went with him as a midshipman. I had some qualities that I thought made a man of me. I could swear like a Caribbean pirate, could drink as stiff a glass of greg as the toughest old salt could smoke like a voleano, IT w er cards, and was fond of gambling in every shape. “At the close of dirner one day my father turned everybody out of the cabin, locked the door und said te me: “David, what do you mean to be? ‘I mean to follow the sea,’ I said. ‘Follow the sea! ex: med my father, ‘Yes, be a poor, miserable, drunken sailor before the mast, kicked and cuffed about the world, and die in some fever hospital in a foreign clime.” “‘No, father,’ I replied, ‘I will tread the quarter deck and command, as you do.’ “'No, David; no boy ever trod the quar- ter deck with such principles as you ha and such habi ou exhibit. You w have to change your whole course of life you ever become a man.’ “Then,” continued the father left me and went on stunned and mortified at the thought over and repe he had safd, and then I rv From that time and un ent I have ne drop of into: ecard. 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