Evening Star Newspaper, December 25, 1895, Page 8

+ ‘THE EVENING STAR, . WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1895—TEN PAGES. ‘CLOSED TODAY. BMO3ES. | ii F Street, || storage Warehouse, Corner Eleventh, _ || 22d near M. Accept our best wishes for a Merry Christmas and our sincere thanks for the cordial spirit with which you have re- ceived our endeavors to merit your approbation. It = Holmes Noe | Ny made MINCE a ——- ——No holiday dinner is complete without a mince ple. And no mince ples are so —— delicious as those we make of rich hom: — + mince meat, with crisp, flaky crusts. — cach. And we deliver ‘em anywhere -—— on recelpt of postal. |OLMES’ LANDOVER MARKET, Ist and E sts. de2l-1éd Sterli —hbeautiful designs, as low as $2. Hundreds of other | articles equally desirable and | low priced. Galt & Bro., | 1107 Penn. Ave. de23-28d Is most desirable Fountain Pen and in every way a most appropri- Sas ate gift. Reduced TISEM2S from $2.50 to Sr. Present An excellent line of other goods sultcble for the holidays. in, examine our stock. Open evenings. John C. Parker’s, 8 77. _de23- 16d Half Price This Week On ail work—whether it's cleaning—altering—or remodeling COATS or GOW) We do the very finest worl CFOur specialty is steaming Ladies’ Plush Coats—make then equal to “new.” M. GUITMAN, 33Pies tat STREET.” de21-Sd Z | eae As alight’ —clectricity 1s simply unexcelled. Tt Is reliable, it 1s Inexpensive, it is clean and absolutely free from danger. Hundreds of machines are ran by it—thousands of Stores and houses are lighted by it. Are you thinking of using current—'phone us, U. S. Electric Lighting Co., 14th st. ‘U’bone 77. pe ee Come “UNDER THE HAMMER” Watches, Diamonds, &c.—the stock of Carl Petersen—427-29 7th st. is being sold at auction every day. Sales at 10:30 a.m., 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. de24-28d Gray Hair A thing of the past when Nattan’s covery “iy used. ranteed. to ore gray faded hair to its iatural color m1 3 to 10 a: positiv Stops the hair from fallin; out, arrests dandruff and n for the hair 01 ‘No sedin No stains. < 5c. Ki 7TH 2 2 rn oe APG KNEESSI, $25 7ta st. { ¢ Open till late tonight. Forgotten anybody? The Materials For Xmas Dining. A splendid line of pocket books, card cases, purses. and leather goods yet re- main. Splendid choosing. We've a trunk here we'd like you to see. (Kneessi, 425 Seventh St. de24-280 Every fool delicacy—relish Is comprised in that hollda making. d the prep dinner fo pr from t feature made this ev H. Je24-200 aan be of deck > dessert, of early and prompt detivery ing aad t Duvall, 1923 Pa. Ave. a, oss, rH HAND Uy, RE BON BON BONES OGRAM’S = 5 13th and Pa. a Pee Stores, 17 and tests Suffering with Bunions and entarged j cured hy Prof. Georges Bunion” Shivids. Ttest_ of ref s PROP, J. J. G & SON, Chiropodists, 1 . 5: undass, 9 to 12. 20-104 Get the Best— “THE CONCORD HARNESS,” Horss Blankets and Lap Robes in great variety aud at lowest prices, LUTZ & BRO., 497 Pa. Ave. N.W. m2-16d (Adjoining Natioral Hotel.) Sweet Viclets S255 Who does not remember that touching picture of the tower gitl felling "Violets? ‘Thousands fund e882 thousands of Violets. here, ‘for SI g Cheistinws, Besutitut fra- grant. $1 bunch A. Gude & Bro., ft 1 F de2M120 Quickens The Appetite Makes the Weak Strong YER’S THE ONLY GCLD MEDAL Sarsparilla Has Cured Others And Will Cure You. Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral for Coughs. if THE BABY IS CUTTING TEETH BE SURE and use .hat old i well-tried remedy, Mrs, Winsiow's Sootaing Syrup, for children tecthin; It soothes the child. softens the gum, allays all ; pain, cures wind colic and is the best remedy for Clarthoea. 25 cents a bottle. sel0-1y You Can Write All Right With a Lancaster Gove-nnient Fountain Pen, fitted with your favorite style peu point. You'll never have occasion to Condemn it, for ft fs a faithful and never-fuiling writer. | Prices begin at $2. Fountain Pens exchanged and expertly repaired. Leads fitted to pencils. LANCASTER GOVERNMENT PEN CO., 919 F st. ‘de6-3m,10 Guns —for any kind of game— and ammunition for any kind of ..gun. Reliable goods. Some big bargains in fine second-hand field guns. bain Tappan’s, 1013 Pa. ave. de25-211 “We'd rise to rernark,”’ — as Truthfui James would put {t—and simply Af your watch or clock needs fix! to do it thoroughly, and for a moderate charge. Postal has us — call. Eintterty, 2 sSsscc Hemisr 632 GSt: de ny All the newest novelties in men’s neckwear pretty creati i], worth marked think from thelr appearan EF "A good tule hears tepetition-and | our Shirt tale again—perfect Atting—made-to- * * your-measure Shirts, $1.50 each. Frank Wells, Stitmaker. r411 Pa. Ave.- Canes 474 Umbrellas —the largest and finest stock in town—at lowest ‘prices. “ Mountings are solid silver and Umbrellas have 8 ribs instead of 7—no extra charge. O7'Men’s Driving-und Dress @loves—VERY LOW. JAMES Y. DAVIS’ SONS, Hatters and Furriers, 1201 Pa. Ave. de24-24d . Jewelry Gifts for Tien. The giver who selects his gift _from our stock of Cuff Buttons, Scarf Pins, Studs, ete., will experience intinite satisfaction in paying only half its regular price. - guree: Cuff Buttons, worth $5, now $2, new $1; 50c., now Qe. = ytiing in’ our stock of Men's Fur nishings at half price. P. T. HALL, 908 Fst. €24-160 At 1=3 the Expense My new “wrinkle * — . trpe the exact dupli- Of Engraving [7 te oct jut creating a little breeze in the r For ‘no cements, visiting cards, Invitations, &¢.—the cleverness of the thing is best shown. Elliott, Pectte Printer.596 roth St. Silk Latest ‘Dunltp."” Knox’? and and but $ Hat stock, Men's Shirts “to order’ # specialty! Mayer's, 943 Pa. Ave. =e curaun 1S: RARE Effects in High-class NECKWEAR, Each Scarf Prettily Boxed, 50c. | HENRY FRANC & SON, SOBER 8020-3m,28 Yomnan"’ b 75 just to introduce you to our A ‘Caneor Umbrella?) —have you bought anybedy-one Don't ne—of Ac: Olive Silver-teimmed Cane for a8 for as low as $1, and a splen- Ming Gloria Silk Umbr ml, natural wood handle, equal ones, at $1. ch Splendid line of Ladies’ Umbrellas also. CHAS. H. RUOFF, >Up-to-date hatter, 903 Pa? Ave. SE AA Wr OS ioe ARAAAAAAAMRAKALAD LALA AA AEM If RAINED ‘TODAY And may rain tomorrow, but If it were to keep on raining, for a float month {It priced. 0.,807 Pa. Ave. ewe w rE e wee? Md Sh dt tdndndndadh then he SRR RODD Reception ‘Lamps. the parlors with ~~ it than t we store: sort of a ty lamp shade ured china lamp globe. The E. F. Brooks Co., *S31i5th St, ctittine no2t-cotm.28 La 3. T. WALKER SONS, 204 10TH ST. N.W., CAR- Felts, Fire Brick and lay, Asbestos, ints, Brushes, Lime, Cement, two and three- ply Roofing Material. eel No Christmas and New Year's table should be vithout a bottle of Dr. Slegert’s Angostura Bitters, world-renowned arpetizer of exquisite favor, Beware of counterfeits! RUN IN GOOD TIME. Five-Mile Hendicap Race of the Columbia Cycle Club. TENLEYTCWN ROAD THE COURSE C. E. Wood From Scratch Was the Winner. GENERAL SPORTING NEWS The newly organized Columbia Cycle Club held its first club race this morning, in which seven out of ten members competed. The distance was only five miles over a course measured on the Tenleytown road, extending to a point almost directly in front of the Willows, the starting and finishing point being at the same place, on the brow of the hill just above the old power hous of the Georgetown and Tenleytown electric railroad. This is the first time this road has ever been used for a race course, being too short for a longer distance. The road throughout is macadamized, and generally in fine condi- tion for good road riding, but for racing it was somewhat heavy. At the turning point there are a couple of bad hills. Quite a number of persons were out to see the race, which proved to be a pretty affair, though there were no close finishes. The contest was scheduled to come off at®10:30, but there was a delay of over half an hour, caused by an official measurement of the road to secure an even distance of five miles for the round trip. The Start. Only one of the entrants dropped out, and he was Robert Brott, leaving seven men to start. These were quickly placed in posi- tion, and started off without any mishap, Charles E. Wood being the last man shoved across the line. The men appeared to be evenly matched with their handicaps, and after the batch had gone there was much speculation as to the winner, the time prize being conceded to belong to C. E. Wood, who hoids the one-mile championship of the District. No accidents occurred during the ride, and the orly incident happened to Ru- dolph Jose, who fell from his wheel, but who fortunately, was uninjured, The first men to appear around the bend at the Woodiey Inn were C. E. Wood and Wiiliam Walcott, the former leading by a few lengths. Both spurted in good style, but Wood finished by about ten yards in the lead, Walcott securing a strong second. C. E, Wood secured first and time prizes; Wal- cott, second; Thos. Wood, third, and Robt. Christie, fourth prize. The Finish. The finishes were as follows: Time. Name. Riding. Corrected. Cc. E. Wood 15.27 15.27 Wm. Walcott 215.29 Robt. Christie. a Thomes Wood. Howard Fisk Rudolph Jose. _ tires and rims; first prize, } pair Morgan & Wright tires; second pri: pair Vim tires; third prize, sweater; four prize, Trenton’ cyclometer. The officials of the race were: Referee, William T. Robertson; judges, Frank J. Wissner, C. L. Petze and F. A. L. Schade; timers, W. T. Robertson and George S. Ball; clerk of ‘the course, C. I. Ronsaville; handicapper, Wm. T. Robertson. Berlo Breaks Another Record. Peter Berlo yesterday at New Orkans took cne and four-fifths seconds from Gard- ner’s world’s record for the mile, and placed the record at 1.49 3-5, instead of 1422-5. He was paced by a quad for one-third of a mile, and by a quintet for the rest of the mile. Eight of his pacemakers fainted, and four of them were unconscious for teh minutes. Since going to New Orleans, two weeks establis rld’s records three-quar'! three mil Rich Purses for Trotting Events. The executive commitiee of the New York Driving Club has announced the following rich purses for its grand circuit meoting at Fieetwood Parl as follows: 3 $5,000; 2.19 3.00 ela: $2,000 for three-year-olds, $2,400, Pacing—2.15 class, $2,000; Entries to all these ss, $2,000, the Chevy Chase Hunt Club: The Chevy Chase Hunt will meet Wednesday, Decem- ber hevy Chase Glub, 11 December 28, Brightwood, 3 y December 30, The Kennels, 1 nesday, Jan 1, Chevy Ch: 2 p.m.; Saturday, January 4, Woodley Inn, p.m, Should changes or postponements ‘be necessitated by frost or other cause notici will be posted in the Metropolitan and Uni versity Clubs, and, when time permit vertisement will be made in the amusement columns of The Evening Star. =a ALL MEN OF RANK. Satisfactory Response When the Roll of Great Men Was Called. Detroit Free I ‘There w ght of us smoking our after- supper clgars on the hotel veranda when a all man with a great deal of bustle ai energy in his movements came dut of th office and called out in a general w; nilemen, is there a general out there? “I am a general, sir,” replied one of the group as he balf rose and bowed. ah!—giad to see you, general,” con- tinued the little man, as he advanced and shook hands. “Now, then, have we any colonels present?” “I am a colonel,” replied three men in chorus, 28 they followed the general's From th xe itth sue among us here th s he extended a hana to each ia “Let Have we a judge : ing?’ We have,” replied two of the four others. “So glad to see you, judges—so glad! Shake hands. Beautiful evening, this! I pres: you other two gentlemen bear the res utles of major and professor?” 4 said the pair of us. to Know it—awfully glad. Major or, shake hands—shake hands. a Hitt ye can't find much fault with this weather. “And who are you, if you please?” the generai. ? Oh! I'm enly an ex cabinct officer, an’ ex-Congressman, and at $6,000,000 to put another rail- er. Keep your seats, entlemen—I wouldn't think of ntruding my company on such a distin- mbly! when we found out that he was only a drummer for a Cincinnati shoe fac tory, he had departed, and we couldn't give him ‘the lick ng he deserved. re Her First Lesson. From the New York Commercial Advertiser. A young womart describes her first bicycle lesson in a manner which will strike re- sponsive chords in many hearts. “It came my turn,” she says, “and I tried to look unconcerned. A young man rolled out a wheel in front of me in a businesslike way, turned a screw, lowered the seat, gave it a final shake to sce that it was all right and then motioned to me to mount. I have been in a hurricane when our steamer was hove to off the coast of New Zealand and all the woodwork was washed overboard: I haye been in a railway smash-up, and was handed out of the car through a hole in the rcof; I have sat by the off window of a stage coach when a wheel slipped over the side of a precipice; I have been in many strange s4ventures, but never had I such an acute feeling of peril as when I sat on the top of that bicycle, holding on for life to the steer- Ing bar.” TUBERCULOSIS IN CATTLE. é : What is Beitig Bone by the Commis- sion In Massachusetts. Boston Letter to New" York Post. The MassacHusetts cattle commission has compiled the Statistics for the year ending December 15, showjng the number of cattle inspected for tuberculosis by voluntary re- quest of the owners. The present law, un- der which fulf compensation has been al- lowed to farm@rs for cattle killed by order of the commis*ion/ has been in force only since June 5. (Befgre then cattle’ might be tested by the anmmission against the will of the owner, and only half compensation was allowed in casé, thf animal was found to be diseased. So strong was the opposition that the commissiopers were limited by law in the use of the fbereulin test to those herds whose owner#! retfuested them to use it. This provision willtontinue until next July, unless the law is changed, and then the test may be compulsory again. From June 5 to December 15 the commission inspected 312 herds, containing 3,341 animals, and 26.5 per cent of them were found to be diseased. Under the law the commission cannot al- low more than $60 for one animal, but some farmers are so desirous to have their herds free from the disease that they offer to wait for their compensation till the legislature ¢an appropriate the money, and some have even offered to go without compensation, if only their herds can be purified from this disease. The commission is gathering facts which indicate that the danger to mankind from consumption contracted from cows is great- er than has been supposed. An apparently well-defined case in swine due to the use of milk will be reported upon when it has been Proved beyond doubt. In two other cases the evidence is that the disease is contained in the blood, and hence the question be- comes of direct personal interest to all who eat their beef somewhat rare, without sub- Jecting it to a temperature high enough to destroy the life of the germs. The cases alluded to were of swine which had access to the blood of suhereulous cattle, but to no other part of the hody. In each case, when the swine: were killed, they were found to be badly diseased, espe- cially in. the alimentary canal. In one of these cases the swine had been previously tested, and found free from disease. In the other, other animals of the same lot kept clese by, but without the blood diet, were as healthy as ever when killed. The evidence is regarded by the commission in each case as conclusive that tuberculosis can be com- municated by the blood. More edre than formerly 1s paid to the udders, of slaugh- tered cows, and a larger percentage of dis- ease is found in th a . There are abou 000 cattle in the state, and about 200,000 of these have not been e: amined, so that, if the percentage of should be general, there are 50,000 tubere lous cows in the state now. Under the law all cattle brought in from outside of Massa- chusetts must be. subjected to the test, s that none but healthy animals are passed by the inspectors. The farmers renew the places of those which have been slaughtered by taking those Tranted free from dis- eas Though the disease clings to the stalls where the cows are kept, yet there is no danger of infection, for the new stock, if care be taken to disinfect the place, for some of the remedies applied are so power- Sulithat they wi 4 venetrate a brick wall or oor, and el ret tin il every germ lodged It is the growing belief of the commission, confirmed by their many experiments and by the experience of foreign countries, that there is much danger of consumption to man from contact with tuberculous. co’ and that safety consists only in the total re- moval cf the cause of the disease. es —+ e+ —____ PORTERIN, AS A PROFESSION. i An Expert Diseusses Finances From His Ofn #oint of View. From the San iclsehs Tost. a “Yes, sah; yometimes people fools us mightily,” said the Pullman car porter. “Sometimes a man kain't get in de car quick €nough to gim#te @’qua’tah, an’ I figger ter my:e’f de whole trfp how much dat man’ll be wurf. I keep om expectin’ he’s goin’ ter gimme # qua'tah erbout every fo’ hours, ap’ When fo’ hours goby an’ I doan’ get no cther qua’tah | tigger on a half every eight hours. Tempest kéeps on fergittin’, as de Latin man say, but ho halfs er qua’tahs er nothin's comes "my way. Den I reckon he’ goin’ ter gimme it all in’a lump at de end o de ran, an’ whén he flually do cone eround h’ get his coay prughed an’ says how much obliged he is I feel mighty cheap, but I look squah in de eye an’ says: ‘I reckon, govnah I Kin keep all o° dat qua'tah you’ gimme? Sometimes he ‘say: ‘God bless yo', keep it all,” like hit was a million dollahs. But one come up an’ ask me: ‘Would yo" nough to let me hab dat qua’iah o’ for safe keepin’? smetimes I strikes a man who don't look y He des sets eround an’ looks ge an’ talks ter me like I was a reg'lar Juinea nigger. { accidentally drop cuckl barrs in his hed, fergit an’ leave his window open ct night, se dat his face is biacker’n mine in the mornin’, and gib him col’ cof- but bless yo" heart, dat man is des as a couple o' plunks at de end n’ tell me how much oblige he is as de nex’ one. Hit’s a funny perfession, porterin’ is.” es : RED BERRIES ND WHITE. The Native Holly is Far Superior to the- Foreign. Prom Vick's Magazin There has crept into fashionable circles an anglomania that has for its gratifica- tion holly and mistletoe imported from England. The expense is far in excess of that furnished by our wild woods, and in regard to the holly, the beauty is fat le- low the standard of the home-grown branches. The leaf and berry of the American holly is unsurpassed in beauty by any in the world. From east New Eng. land south the holly flourishes in every state, and the berries turn a brilliant scar- let just in time for Christmas. That is why they are always so fresh and beauti- ul. In combination with palms, ivies and blooming plants, and with mistletoe, pine and arbor-vitae, nothing surpasses our home-grown holly for Christmas decora- tions. What could fancy devise to exceed the beauty of a large star of mistletoe, ft h and green from the forest trees, ar- nged over a table with a mirror under- neath to reflect back the points of light from incandescent lamps seattered through the center, and every point of the star dif- sing a soft radiance over the green ves and pearly berries. Short pine branches, with palmetto and the gray moss (Tillandsia) are used for bold effect in decorations. The Saw pal- metto is very useful in decoration, It is of a deep rich green, and, while not as grace- ful ame other palms, decorates hand- The long gray moss drapes win- nd doors, looped back like portieres or curtains, with trailing sprays of ivy and bordered by light twigs of holly. EEO JOHNSONS RETORT. She Explained | a Word Who She = Was. From the Cinchffitt trivune. Did you eveyuheliy the story of the best retort t! mifat Halstead ever received? No cre ever enjoyed telling the story more than he did, and itis good enough to print anywhere, The’ olq’law firm of Goldsmith, Colston, Hoadlf & Johnson was one of Mr. Halsiead’s pet fubjects fer sarcasm, politi- cally and otherwiyp. He caught up a phrase which was attributed to the junior partner of the ems Mr. Johnson, and after caliing him a.."slining ornament of the Cincinnati bar’'jpfoy,some time, the brilliant Mr. Halstead emt further and publicly dubbed Mr, Jo Qn “the brass ornament of the C ‘bar.”” This phrase was so attractive t) Mr}, Halstead that he never hesitated to uge it,in every possible wa Halstead'’s day, of, reckoning came, how . { ‘At an evening gathering Mr. Halstead, who was very susceptible to the charms of the fair sex, saw a handsome woman in the crowd, superbly dressed and with diamonds on ‘her bosom and in her hair that would at once attract attention. He begged to be presented, and was—to Mrs, Johnson, It did not present itself to M Halstead’s mind who the lady might be. He was curious about her. “Johnson, Johnson?” he repeated. “I have never had the pleasure of meeting you be- Johnson. Do you live in Onio?” ” replied the lady, brimming over with smiles; “I live in Cincinnati.” * sald Mr. Halstead, quite aston- Johnsons The smiles were more than merry at this time. ‘Mr. Halstea¢ years I have been trying to polish u} ‘brass ornament of the Cincinnati bai " she replied, “for fifteen i the HEARTS MADE HAPPY The Annual Christmas Celebration at Saks & Company's. WORTHY BOYS ARE WARMLY CLAD Scenes and Incidents While the Suits Were Distributed. ALL RECIPIENTS DESERVING It was long before 8 o'clock this morning when a couple ef little boys in tattered roundabouts and badly frayed pants came down 7th street and tried the big door of Saks & Co.'s store. First one and then the other turned and twisted the bronze knobs, and then the tallest boy, in a tone of woe- ful disappointment, said: “They ain't nobody here.” The other little fellow looked dubious for a moment, and then brightened up. “But the policeman said they wouldn't be nobody here till 8:30, and we got here too early.’ The youngsters waited around, swung on the iron awning posts and passed the time till more little boys joined them, and when 8:30 arrived there were twenty-five or thirty little fellows of all sizes and colors, many of them accompanied by their moth- ers or other relatives, and all anxiously waiting for the store door to open. The Poor Alone Were There. There was only one condition, however, in the motley throng, and that was pover- ty. It showed in the worn clothes, in the Lroken shoes, in the thin cotton stockings that barely covered slender shanks, and in a variety of other significant ways which seemed all the more pitiable because it was Christmas time. But most of the faces were clean, and all the eyes were bright with the anticipation of what was to come. The boys formed the advance guard of a hundred and more worthy ones, who had been selected with careful discrimination bythe police force of Washingion as being best entitled to participate as recipients in the annual distribution of Saks & Co.'s Christmas gifts. This year Saks & Co. de- cided to give to each of a hundred boys a warm suit of clothes, with an extra pair of pants and a cap, but when the noon hour rolled around today a good many more suits than a hundred had beea given away, and just that many more little hearts made Tull of happiness. The Distribution Begins. The doors were opened shortly after 8:30 o'clock, and a corps of Messrs, Saks & Co.'s energetic clerks proceeded to attend to the wants of the juvenile visitors. Each boy or his guardian was afthed with an en- velope which contained a card reading as fellows: SAKS AND COMPANY'S ANNUAL CHRISTMAS GIFT. Master Will be given a suit of clothes, with the compliments of Saks and Com- pany, upon presentation of this ticket at their store between the hours of 8 and 10:30 Christmas morning. KS AND COMPANY. Recommended by Richard Sylves- ter, Met. Police. Not good unless countersgned. 5 The boys were admitted to the store in groups of four, and upon presenting their cards were told to take off their coats and try on the new ones. Each youngster was as carefully fitted as if he was the pur- chaser of a suit, and the plump and the slender alike were rapidly suited and given their bounties and sent off as happy as happy could be. Named After the President. Among the first four was the namesake cf the President, Grover Cleveland Nayor, of 925 B street southwest. He was plump, hke the distinguished man for whom he was named, and his fat cheeks glowed with color as he looked down at his new coat and saw how smoothly he filled it out. Later on ancther namesake of the Presi- dent in the person of Grover Cleveland Buckley, of 225 E street northwest, was. also fitted out. There were all sizes, as there were all colors, in the crowd that followed, and the clerks who had been familiar’ with Saks & Company's distri- bution of clothing at each Christmas time were tnanimous in their opinion that a more deserving set of children could not have been selected. There were naturally many individual s which appealed to the notice of those who were present dur- ing the distribution. AG Legged Newsboy. Harry Ropp of 2508 I street northwest hobbled in on crutches, and it was seen he had only one leg. Harry was a newspaper boy, and was selling Stars cne evening when he stumbled while jumping on a cable car and fell under the wheels. His left leg was lacerated so badly that it was necessary to amputate it above the knee. He got a nice suit and a cap, and was as happy, apparently, as any | two- legged boy in the crowd. Little Lawrence Fenley, who lives at 941 N street northwest, fell’and hurt his head yesterday, so Lis ‘mother came down to get his suit, and he's feeling a good dea! better now. Danny Baxter was a sweet-faced young- ster, hardly five years old, and when he took off his roundabout to try on kis coat a hole in his cotton shirt showed he had no undershirt on. There a thick one put in his bundle, and home he went, out to the Bladensburg road, like a little sol- dier. Fred. Hanson, a n ndsome, manly little fellow, came in’without a ticket. He was from the Newsboys’ Home and had only heard of the goodness of Saks & Com- pany this morning. Pride and disappoint- ment struggled for the mastery when Fred. heard he would need a ticket. His man- ner and bearing, however, were as good as a card this time, for Mr. George Lewis directed that he should get a suit and he beamed like a July sun. Four Years Old, Plump and Polite. Harry Stevens is a plump, chubby little fdlow, and he lives at 1550 Levis street northeast. His delight was evident when his double-breasted coat was slipped on him. “How old are you, Harrys” - “Hay?” fie replied go The Star man’s question. “How old are you?” “I'm fo’ years old.” ome over here and get a new hat,” said the clerk “All right,” responded the happy young- ster cordially, and he trudged along to the other side of the store. When he received his bundle his little head bobbed energetically. “Sank you, sir,” he said, and away he went with his father, smiling like a basket of chips and hugging a bundle that looked twice as big as its bearer. Daniel Boose of Ne. 7 Naylor's alley was three feet high and five years old, and he was as dark complexioned as his smiling and grateful young mother, who accom- panied him. The coat he put on pleased him so much that he hated to have it taken off and wrapped up, but when it was explained by his mother that it was “his'n” the coming tears were held back and his white teeth shone. Juvenile honesty was well illustrated in the case of William Howser of 1043 33d street northwest. Mr. Sylvester had given him a personal card to Saks & Company, the printed slips being disposed of. While waiting at the entrance another boy gave William a regular card, saying he didn’t want “any old suit of clothes.” The lat- ter card bore the name of Win. Robinson, 1550 8th- street northwest. Master How- ser brought both cards in and explained the circumStances and went out with a glad smile and a bundle. A Long List of Happy Boys. The other boys who were made happy were Archie Fowler, 1026 12th street south- east; Geo. Mahen, 1122 L street southeast Chas. Warner, 3604 O street northwest; Wm, McElfresh, 633 I street scuthwest; Chas. El- Us, 1325 35th street; John Jones (colored), 20 Hope avenue southeast; Lawrence Rick- etts, 28 G street northwest; John Ferry, 326 K street southwest; Eddie Gertzendanner, 913 llth street southeast; James Kerby, 42 Jackson street northwest; Howard Berry, 1020 Gth street southwest; Myron Robinson, 113 G street northwest; Wm. Dahl, 44 De- catur street northwest; Richard Hunt, 1526 1st street southwest; Wm. Robey, 909 Grant avenue; M. O’Brien, 910 25th street north- west; Elwood Freeman, 919 E street north- west; Wm. Bochman, 1219 Union street southwest; Wm. Mutchler, 1017 32d street ncrthwest; Alfred Poindexter, 1236 Chew's alley; John Kelly, 40 G street northwes' John Green, 819 E street northwest; Co: stant Jones, 42 O street alley; Roger Mur- ray, 603 L. street southwest; Harry Taylor, 359 Pennsylvania avenue northwest; Wm. Paul and James Paul, 433 6th street south- west; Jesse Smith, 1326 B street northeast; John George, 1125 24th street northwest; Wilson Mitcheil, 624 Buck alley southwest: Morris Carter, 1037 Cherry Hill; Clarence Botta, 1617 Kraemer street northeast; Den- nis Barrett and Edward Barrett, 1235 Mar- fon stree Howard Schneider, 517 14th street northeast; Frank Wisebacker, 912 llth street northwest; Harvey Dant, 813 7th street southwest; George Disney, 1311 L Street southeast; Mervin Bartlett, 206 N Street southeast; Percy Newman, 706 4th Street southeast; Andrew Colebock, 2514 F street northwest; James Luxon, 309 C street northeast; John Truman, 112 Francis street northeast; Lawrence Woltz, 1407 F street northeast; Ed. Crawford, 936 Jth sireet northeast; Samuel Baxter, 1528 Levis street northeast; Harry Stevens, 1530 Levis northeast; Samuel Jackson, Arlo George Curtin, 2429 Sth street north Goodman, P street northwes! Stewart, $3 Valley street; Charles Curtin ) Sth street northwest; Roy Saller, 2s¢ 7th street northw: D. Boose, 7 Nailor's alley; Moses Booth, 2910 O street northwes Fred. Reagan, 945 h street northwes' Thompson, 4 Sullivan court street Herbert Calli 21 4% street southwest; Walter Colvin, 5 cars, 133 3d street northeast; R. Keyser, 6 Patterson street northeast; Jno. W. Peake, GOT N street northwest; Chas. Harper, 225 Delaware avenue northeast; John Baxter, 1525 Levis street; Ernest Dezell, Chestnut court;, Ed. Dawson, 1532 Levis street; Gro- ver Cleveland Buckley, 225 E street north- west! Oscar Ohno, 422 Jeiferson street, An. costia; Geo. Martin, 433 R street northwes Harry Ward,-064 Callan street; Wm. John- son, Howard avenue, Hillsdale; Robt. Smith, 20 Myrtle street; Willie Shreve, 509 Virginia avenue southeast; Arthur Sandford, 303 10th street’ northwest; W. Dean, Tenleytown; Wm. Vandegraft, 114 E street southwest; R. Combes, 226 Brewer's court; Wm. Glad- 20 12th street northeast; W. Huser, ytown; Bat. Bowers, an orphan with Mrs. Morgan; Edward Boyd, 65 Myrtle street northwest; Chester and Wm. Rol- lins, 1225 Georgia avenue; Norman Sweeney, 496 G street southwest. It was after 11 o'clock when the last juve- nile heart had been gladdened, and not a suit or a cap remained of the big piles that had made the counter groan two hours be- fore. Acknowledgments of the Police De- partment. Yesterday-Mr. Richard Sylvester, chief clerk of the police department, sent the following letter to Messrs. Saks & Com- pany: “I take pleasure in acknowledging receipt of 100 orders for suits of clothing for boys unable to procure the ordinary comforts of life, and they will be given through the police to those most worthy. Col. Moore thanks you for your renewal of confidence in this department.” Upon this communication Col. Moore in- dorsed as superintendent of police: “With grateful appreciation of the generous charity of your enterprising firm.” SECRET DOORS REVEALED. Curiosity Show: by the People Who Attended the Tilden fects Sale. From the New York Mail and Express. The art treasures of Samuel J. Tilden's busy lif? were sold under the hammer the other day at his former ~esidence, No. 14 Grammer-y Park. This is a house of baro- nial dimensicns, the fitting and furnishing of which wes one of the most costly expe- riences of the latter years of that vener- able statesman. After he had furnished it to his liking the whim seized him of estab- lishing a country seat, and Greystone was the result. It thus happened that the thirty-eight rooms of the Grammercy Park house had only one tenant for nearly fifteen years. This is Capt. Jenkins, whom Mr. Tilden put in charge when he moved to Greystone for the last time, and Jenkins has lived up to his ideal of keeping the place just as it was when Mr, Tilden left it. It was a curious throng that gathered in 14 Grammercy Park this morning. Many of them knew Mr. Tilden’s eccentric- ities, and went probing around for the se- eret doors and hidden chambers which they had read about. In fact, there are three of these doors. One in an apparently tight panel of the library wall opens by touching a spring, and leads through a dark passage Into the drawing room, which it enters through another secret door, quite as cunningly hidden. Then from the luxurious bath room another secret door gives entrance to a spiral iron stairway, which leads to an upper room, which has ro other means of entrance. Just why this relic of mediaeval necessity was employed by him in this age of freedom is a secret ich died with Mr. Tilden. The sale included all the furnishings of thé ‘town hovse, excepting the books and auite a large draft of the furnishings of Greystone. Amongst the articles on the atalogue were thirty oil paintings by mcdern artists, some of which were highly prized by Mr. Tilden. More important and valuable were the collections of photo- graphs and engravings, in which the owner took great delight. Daniel S. Lamont, Secretary of War, was one of the throng that crowded the res! dence. He was a xreat admirer of the sage of Greystone, at whose feet he learned his political creed and methods. The at- tendance in the morning, however, wa: comprised chiefly of dealers. The ' early ours of the sale were devoted to the fur- nishings of the upper rooms of the house, which had been mainly used by the ser- vants. MILLIGNAIRE RUG OWNERS. Some Rare and Costly Fabrics of Great Beauty. From a New York Letter. As a rule it fs only an Astor or a Vander- bilt who can own blue Bokharas. At the last world’s fair John D. Rocke- feller bought an eastern rug, or rather car- pet, for which he paid $20,000, It is a su- perb example of an antique Persian rug. Cornelius Vanderbilt also has a fondness for these deliciously expensive, poetical eastern stuffs, and paid nearly as much for a rug— or $16,000. Many of the most magnificent examples of eastern carpets have found their way to New York, and are owned by the little brothers and sisters of the rich. For in- stance, Mrs. Goelet has afi imperial Khoras- san court carpet, for which something like $10,000 was paid. It is a large carpet, about 20 feet long by 17 feet wide. The background is a dark blue, the design being carried out in soft shades of gold, blue, cream and old red, with a border of gold covered with me- dallions of rich blue. An interesting point in connection with this rug is that on each end the seal of the maker has been woven in a}small blue parel. The carpet was originally made by the royal weavers for the imperial Persian court. A Khorassan, which is part of the fur- nishing of a Madison avenue mansion, was also once the property of a Shah of Persia, and the choice, particular star of my lady's boudoir is ar Indian princess’ petticoat used as drapery. Petticoats, prayer rugs and saddle bags, if eastern, and antique and costly, are the choicest sort of drapery for one’s boudoir or morning room. ———==7 unfortunate Cod-liver oil suggests consumption, which is al- most unfortunate. Its best use is before you fear consumption; when you begin to get thin, weak, run cown ; then is the pru- dent time to begin to take care, and the best way to take care is to supply the system with needed fat and strength. Scott’s Emulsion of cod-liver oil, with hypo- phosphites, will bring back plempaes to those who have lost it,-and make strength where raw cod- liver oil would be a burden, A substitute ouly imitates the orig inal. ‘Scorr & Bowne, Chemists, New York. oc. and $1.00 — SOUTH AFRICAN WOMEN. There Are Aristocrats There, Al- though They Don’t Claim to Be. From the Boston Transcript. Unquestionably white South Africa is the mest aristocratic country in the world. There is not one white man or boy in it under the rank of “baas;” not “boss,” re- member, In South Africa the term “baas” has come to mean a sort of compound of master, sir and esquire. The barefooted, dirty, drunken, ragged white tramp in South Africa is asked by the prosperous native Kaffir or half-breed, at whose house or hut the tramp calls begging, “Does the baas want food?" The same native tells you that the little baas whom you hear cursing so stoutly is the son of the baaa in the tent by the railway, meaning that the vicious little imp is the son of a nayvy on the railway construction near by. He tells you also that all the land around as far as you can see “helongs to the baas who lives in that little house in the clump of trees cio®e to the river. “Yes, baas,” “No, baas,” a native always answers to a white man or boy, whether he is rich or pvor, dressed in rags or broadcloth. Of all aristocrats in South Africa the Boer woman is the greatest. She would flatly deny it if you told her so. In truth, the word fs reaily hateful to her, and ultra- democratic to her finger tips she believes herself to be. The foilowing facts will en able the American woman to decide wheth- er she is or not: Take, for instanee, Mrs. Van Armode as she sits sunning herself at the door of her tent or by the side of her wagon in the Karroo, Kalihari Desert, or in the wilds of Swaziland, or maybe the German tectoraie, or anywhere in South Africa, 80 that it is far from the haunts of all but a few civilized pecple, whivh few, as a rule, live many miles apart. rs. Van Armode's husband is the owner of fifty sheep, 100 goats and twelve draught oxen. The wa- gon or tent, or both, may not be his own. Most probably he has received them on credjt, .either in the South African or Orange Free States, or, perhaps, in Cape Colony or Natal until he can pay for them, In one or another of these states Mr. and Mrs. Van Armode lived and were prosper- ous until recent years. When they -wed they had between them 3,000 sheep, 100 head of draugh: oxen, eighty horses and goats innumerable, besides more than 12,- 000 acres of good land. Other thousands of ucres they hired, their own being insuffi- cient to pasture all their stock. Droughts, horse sickness, caitle disease, sheep and goat maladies reduced them to their pres- ent poverty. With their ten children they have traveled to wild regions, where pas- turage is practically free, and where they hope to regain prosperity. Their food is composed of boiled meailer (indian corn), ground or unground, and goat's milk. The tent or wagon is furnish- ed with a large Bible, a big wooden chest, a brightly polished copper kettle and a large wooden frame, across which and jengthwise are stretched leather thongs. This article is their one bedstead. In the tent it rests on stones or short posts. On it sleep Mr. and Mrs. Van Armode. Their children sleep on tanned goat skins, laid on the ground. Stowed away at the bottom of the big chest will be found a few ounces of coffee and the same amount of sugar, with, possibly, a little Cape brandy, all of which are religiously kept in case of the arrival of a white visitor. On such an oc- casion, should the visitor not arrive on foot, the bright, shining coffee kettle ts at ence called into useful requisition, Close at hand, whether in tent or wagon, is the ever-loaded rifle, ready at all times for im- mediate use. Two thong-bottomed low stools and a feather bed laid on the “reim- pye” (thonged frame), and the inventory of the Van Armode’s household goods is al- most complete. Most of the scanty ward- robe of the family is daily worn, and as it falls into complete ruin it is somehow re- newed. Mr. Van Armode sees that he and his “vrouw” have “veldschoens” of his own manufacture to cover their feet, but as for the children’s feet, nature's covering ts quite sufficient. ——_-+ e+ —___. AN ARMY OF ROOKsS. ‘They Maneuvered in Bands or Regi- ments, Correspondence London Spectator. ‘The following account of some maneuvers of an army of rooks in Normandy may be of interest to some of your readers. Early in this month I was passing along the valley of the River Eure, in Normandy, when I stopped to watch the proceedings of these rcoks, which were assembling in large quaa- tities on the low hills on the left side of the little river valley. As the rooks flew, in from all sides to this rendezvous, they set- tled down on the hillside in six separate bodies or regiments, each regiment being separted from those on elther side of it by a distance of some fifty to a hundred yards. In this position they remained till appar2nt- ly all the rooks haa arrived. When the last late-comers had settled down, however, band of ten or twelve flew up from the first regiment—that is to say, the one which had taken up its position nearest the spot where I was standing, and which was on the extreme right of the iine. This body then flew away in the direction —presumably to search for in a few minutes their number Increased to reiurned, seventeen or so. No sooner had these last settl<d down than a single rook got up from the first reg- iment and started to fly down the line, caus- they ing an immense clamor of cawing as he went; having reached the farther end, the sixth regiment—as I must call it, for want of a better term—the sixth regiment rose into the air as one rook and flew down into the valley, to settle in the trees forming an avenue on each side of the river. The aid- de-camp rook then commenced his fligit back along the line, and as he repassed, each of the remaining regiments, one after another, rose separately into the. air, and flew down to the trees by the river, where they all settled down for the night. ——_—-+e+ Washington's Book Pinte. From the Congregationalist. Barly American book plates, whether foreign or native designs, are now greatly sought and collectors are specially proud to possess the work of Nathaniel Hurd or Paul Revere. The plate of George Wash- ington brings a very high price, partly be- cause it Is scarce and also on account of American hero worship. No other Ameri- can plate has been honored with a coun- terfeit. Washington was fond of the pomp and ‘circumstance of position and naturally his book plate is elaborate. The family arms rest on a shell-shaped shield, surrounded by floral sprays, and below is the motto on a ribbon and the first Presi- dent's name in script. Washington's li- brary, largely agricultural, was bought for $4,000, nearly fifty years ago by the Boston Athencum of Beacon street. It is kept in a locked case set in a fire-proof room. These books show that Washington usually wrote his name on the right hand corner of the title page, beside putting his plate on the inside of the cover. The poor quality of the engraving and certain her- aldic biunders indicate its American work- mansnip. It is said that a Philadelphian owned the criginal copper plate, and, not many years ago, after striking off a num- ber of prints, cut in pieces the precious bit of copper and threw them into the Schuyl- kill river! The motto, “Exitus acta pro- bat,” is not found in the Washington arms and the patriot probably referred to the American revolution, i