Evening Star Newspaper, May 16, 1896, Page 14

“Plenty of people can teli the time by the | sun,” said one of the Ogallala Indian chiefs now here on departmental busin “but even our boys and girls can tell the time by the stars—do tell the time by the stars. You have to stand in a particular place, and to be accurate, about the same place each night. In a litle time any one | can i 1 about how fast a star moves. Hu a start from a watch, clock, or from sundown, it is easy enough to calcu- late the time, all during the night. Of! course, it won't work on cloudy nigits, as ! the sun time telling does not work during | cloudy days, but for all ordinary occasions j it is rarely that an Indian ever looks at a watch or clock, even if he has one, which is very fom—and the Indian children | rever.” * * € eK Washington leads all other cities in! many things,” observed Col. Frank Hinds, who came from Leayeaworth. Kan., to as- sist in the ceremonies of unveiling the Han- cock statue; “but it has, I think, a special claim in the matter of clothing. It may be ! that there is as low-priced clothing in oth- er cities, but the merchants elsewhere do Rot give it such promiaence. In afl my life I have never seen clothing sold as low as it is here. In ready-made goods I have seen nice looking suits here as low as $4.50, and really fine looking cloths, chevists and cassimeres, made to order as low as $8.50. The same kind of goods seli in Chicago, Leavenworth, Kansas City, Cincinnati and other cities I could mention for 30 ver cent higher, and in some cases even more. Being interested in the clothing business myself, | have given the subject more than ordinary attention. This is not the first time I have noticed it, either. It nas for years been known to the clothing trade that this city sold very low. Througnont the west and southwest people demand a higher-priced article, and they get Our Congressman returned from Wasn year ago the past March wearing a suit of clothes which he totd me he had had made here, and which cost him $17. They were g00d knock-about clothes, too. A similar ! suit would have cost him, he said, any- where in Kansas from to $30, and I think he is right about it. ** 8 * € were very scarce on last Deco- lay,” observed an active Grand Army man, “though all the indications this vear are that they will be plentiful. The wild flowers in the woods are already ad- vanced more than they were when we be- gan preparations to have them gathered the day before Decoration day last year. ‘The holly, which makes such a beautiful Decoration day flower, is already in bloom, dogwood is also out in great pro- ng a couple of weeks ahead of | as last year. The garden roses ell advanced. The supply of } year was the smallest I have ever seen in connection with our Dezora-! tion day ceremonies, though this year it looks as if we will have them in abundance, The feld daisies, however, seem t> be theugh they may be “Flow ration what it v are alre: flowers last oe © muscum in the Treas- nt continues to be a great attraction,” remarked one of the officials of the secret service bureau, “though most of the articles exhibited there are very old. The bulk of them have been on exhi- bition for fifteen or twenty and b few new things Lave been added of late. Still the rural visiters crowd in there daily and take great interest in looking over the old counterfeit plates and notes collected there. Even more interest is taken in the collection of phctegraphs of old-time coun- terfeiters, the mest of whom have been dead for years. The museum, however, | strikes the popular fancy and is par-} ticul. atisfactory to the large number of persons, young and old, who read de- tee ries and are interested in the accounts of crimes which appear in the news| s. It is about the on. y that the person can actually see the tools of trade of the criminal classes, and ly of counterfeiters.” * * * “Though parents at times try to make it eppear that their children are younger than they are,” said an old circus man, “we seldom have any trouble getting at the age of children when we a chince to ask the children themselves. Our rule is to admit children nine years and under at half pr and quite a number of those | who have children in charge buy a half. Price or child's ticket for them, and they are much disgruntled when we refuse ai on the grot on 1 that they are over | In nearly every ¢ t to the child di much to the discomfiture ‘avor to make it appear | Circus people are much more | : r to p children than the pub- | = are perhaps aware, for we know that | success of the circus business depends ¥ upon their patrona; We try | to draw the children, and they draw. the | Parents. In this way we catch beth. If it | Was not for the children we could di with the services of the clowns. modern ¢ who seldom does a talking | act for he could not be heard | big tents of the present day even | in ti if he did taik, dees not cost much, it. is true, mparison to the talking clowns | of old times, but still it costs considerabl= | to keep a lot of clowns.” | xk ee She was a very nice-looking girl and evi- dently belonged to what may be called the smart set. She was riding on a Brightwood ear, and was well out on the 7th street road When she spoke to the motorman. “I am nearly dying to get something,” she re- marked, “and I want te wish for it on a load of hay. I was told that if I rode out on this line, I could meet any number of wagons full of hay coming to the city.” “Right you are, miss,” answered the mo- torman, “and here come five loads dow: the road. You can wish all you want now.” presumed that the necessary wish or S were made, for as soon as the loads hay passed, the young lady got off and took a car back to the city. Then turning to The Star writer, the motorman said: “You heard that, didn't you? Well, sir, I have had a similar experience on this car ral times. There are a certain number of Ia young and otherwise, who ride ow with us for no other reason than to ™eet a load of hay, so that they can wish on it. It appears, to have the charm or wish work out right, the wisher must meet the load of hay. There is very little trouble meeting hay wagons on the 7th street road, for there is scarcely a trip of a car that we do rot meet from one to six, especially in the morning din dry weather. There . too. My wife tells me lof hay without mak- | s wished for me before she | told me. Well, you see, she got though there never has been a we were married when I have gh saved tc buy a load of half the size of that the young lady d I hope her better luck, though. In love matters wishing on loads of hay is Wonderfuliy effective.” ** 2 *& € Representative Sayers of Texas wears as | & watch ch he left hind foot of an al- | Jeged graveyard rabbit. The charm is mounted, and attracts considerable atten- tion. It is not because Mr. Sayers fs super- Stitious, but because the charm was a pres- ent, that he wears it. Said a southern member, talking to a northern member about rabbit feet as charms: “The southern celored man believes that the left hind foot of a graveyard rabbit is instant death if rubbed the right way on a | from the country of “saltec | they person’s body. There is additional terror attached to the charm if the rabbit is cap- tured at 12 o'clock at night by a cross-eyed an. I know colored people who had rather be shot than to have a rabbit foot flourished at them, There are many white people, too, who are superstitious on the subject. They believe, however, that to possess bunny’s left hind foot brings srcat ‘ luck. “I was at a hotel in Florida several years ago when some jewelry of one of the guests was stolen. It was thought that one of the servants had taken the jewelry, and it was decided ty make a novel test of the suspicion. All the servanis were called up and arranged in line. The proprietor of the hotel then made them a talk, saying that something had becn stolen. He «id not want to suspect innoc-nt people. He had, he said, the left hind foot of a rabbit. He ‘proposed to rub this foot across the heart of each person in Ine. Whoever was the guilty person might take the conse- quences. There was consilerable kicking all around, as not one wanied to -ome in contact with the ill-fated foot, but they consented to the program, as their honesty was at stake, and the operation com- menced. About half way down the line a colored man was noticed to get shaky, and when the awful foot was ‘lourished ‘near him he collapsed and begged that he be spared the deadly charm. He confessed the theft. I saw this myself, and I hav2 been told that southern policemen werk the } trick often to obtain confessions from sup- posed guilty persons.” ** eK R “Yes, there are unlucky cars on the Jine,” said the car driver to a Star reporter. “This very car I'm on is cons:dered ene of the ‘bad lucks’ of the line, but I've never had any troubie with it. When we put a substitute on it he is quaking in his boots for fear something will happen and is never easy until he ts off iz. I'm about the only man not afraid to run it. Any acci- dents? Oh, yes; see the sides of the car? It has been battered up in several col- lisions. Anybody killed by it? I never ran over anybody with it, but came very near it one night. A boy fell between the horses and the first I knew was when [ heard his scream. I stopped the car just in the nick of time. The little fellow was bruised and battered, but nothing worse happened. He was right under the wheels when I stopped. the car. The boys think the car is un- lucky from other reasons. They suy no man who runs on it can keep his job long. Some iil luck, they believe, is sure to hap- pen. Then I've heard ‘em say they saw spooky things at night while running it, and they tell all kinds of storics.”” KKK x A tender-hearted woman over in the northwest has a serious time of it sympa- thizing with the stray cats that come bothering around her, and at times her family cf felines grows to frightful pro- portions before she can induce some of her friends to relieve her of them. About three weeks ago there was an addition of five kittens, and this being a little more than she could stand, she concluded to put them out of the way in as painless a fashion as possible. She bought five ounces of chloro- ferm, and, saturating an immense sponge | with half the stuff, put the kittens under a tub and threw the sponge under with them. She waited a few minutes, and then looked ca:tiously. The kittens were stretch- ed out, apoarently lifeless. She had not heard even a sound from them. She c. eratulated herself on her humaneness, and, iaking the kittens, laid them along in a row in the shade of the fence, for her hus- band to bury when he came from office. In about an hour she heard the most aw- and rewing, and went to , to find that every blessed en was up and tearing around lke mad h fits and regular tremens! She believes firmly new that cats have nine lives. xe ROK We have had “salted” gold mines, and we have heard of men being “planted,” but “planting Lorseshoes” is a new busi- ness, and came about in the following man- ner: Glenn O. Campbell of Batavia, N.Y., Who is one of the most efficient empioyes of the Post Office Department, is a firm believer in “horseshoe luck,” and whenever he finds one he takes it to his home and gives it the place of honor. Mr. Campbell is also a great “kidder,” and many of his numerous friends have been the butt ef the pranks of his fertile brain. Recently A. Dodgson and wife of Batavia, N. Y., were guests of Mr. Camp- bell, and while here the former conceived the idea of paying Campbell back in some of his own coin. Mr. Dodgson called to his assistance A. M. Condra, who comes gold mines, from the region lant” men, and horseshves for and T. M. Word, who hail: where th sometimes * decided to “plant” Campbell. During Mr. Dodgson’s visit it was the custom of the party to take early “‘consti- tutionals” on their bicycles out on the Bladensburg road, where they often re- galed themselves at some one of the nu- merous dairly farms of that region. Know: ing Campbell's faith in “horseshoe luc! ly one morning last week Mr. Word was sent ahead with a sack of horseshoes of all | degrees and cenditions, which he judicious- | ly planted fer Campbell, and then returned and took his place in the party on their trip cut. Very soon Campbell spied a horse- shoe, which he deposited in his pocket. It was not long until he had all of his po+k- ets full, and he was certain some good for- tune was in store for him. On the return trip more ho: ihces were found, and, as he would under no circumstance pass one, soon his bicycle, handle bars and all, was loaded down, and he was a sight to behold. There were horseshoes to the right of him, horseshoes to the left of him and horse- shoes to the back and in front of him, and if any one is in need of a horseshoe for any purpose no doubt they can be supplied if they will apply to Mr. Campbell. ———__ Desirnble Tenants. Frem the Detroit Free Press. “Are you a chess player?” asked the land- lord of a prospective tenant. “I much pre- fer to have my houses occnpied by chess players.”” ‘No, I am not a chess player, and I can’t account for such a singular prefer- ence.” “It is simple enough. Chess players move so seldom, and only after great delib- eration.” ———_—-+e+_______, A Soft Answer. From The Sketch. Lady (after about twenty-five minutes’ cross-examination)—“Now, tell me, con- staple, what is that strep under your chin ore" P. C. 33 L—“Well, mum, that’s to rest my jaw on when {t gets tired answering silly questions.” tg = THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, MAY 16, 1896-TWENTY-FOUR PAGES. ART AND ARTISTS Max Weyl has made a number of trips into the country this spring, to obtain ma- terial for future landscapes. One of the outdoor sketches taken when the apple trees were in bloom shows the artist's es- pecilal fondness for that flower, and his appreciation of the decorative effect which the masses of delicate pink produce when introduced into a picture. In his studio his time is at present occupied with an autumn forest scene, based on a skétch |; made last fall. He has donated a land- scape for the exhibition and sale which is going to be held in New York for the bene- fit of the Cuban insurgents. Among the other artists who have generously re- sponded to the same plea for pictures are L. S, Brumidi, S. Jerome Uhl, Lucien Pow- ell, Wells Sawyer, &. C. Messer, R. N. Brooke and Hobart Nichols. Mr. Weyl has just received from Atlanta a bronze medal and the certificate of honorable mention awarded to him on his picture,“The Beech- wood,” one of those wood interiors in which he is so successful. * * * Several others among the local artists re- ceived honorable mentions at the Cotton States Exposition. Richard N. Brooke was awarded one for his picture, ‘The Coming Storm;” Robert Hinckley’s portrait of Maj. Gen. Baird, afterward exhibited at the New York Academy, was honored with another, and Miss Jane Bridgham Curtis and Miss Thompson each received a medal and diploma of honorable mention for work in pastel. Mr. U. S. J. Dunbar was also awarded a medal and mention on his statue of “Grief,” a powerful piece of sculpture. He has lately completed a bust of Robert Stockwell Hatcher, considered a fine piece of work, ard has commenced a bust of Mavroyeni Bey, the Turkish minister. * x * Lucien W. Powell has just finished a very pleasing water color, which he calls “Indian Summer.” It is a scene in the oven country, the monotony of the smooth rolling land broken only by a row of trees stretching away into the blue haze which covers the most distant features of the landscape. In the foreground a flock of sheep are grazing contentedly, and an at- mosphere of rest and quiet pervades the whole picture. Gray and rvsset tones pre- dominate in the landscape, the only bright touches of color being found in the au- tumn foliage of the trees. The scheme of color is excellent, though much more sub- dued than is usual in the artist's work. In a week or two Mr. Powell will leave for his summer home near Paxon, Va., where he will remain during the warm weather. He plans to build a studio there, and to ieee a class in outdoor water color sketch- ng. * * Wells M. Sawyer has just returned from Florida, where ne has been during the win- ter, and though his time was pretty well taken up with scientific work, he has brought back quite a number of interesting sketches in oil and water color. Several of the sketches were taken looking out through Big Marco Pass, and scenes from the region of the Anclote river are among the best things. George Inness’ old home was in that neighborhood, und the country round about is very picturesque. Mr. Saw- yer will spend the summer at the old Cal- vert house, Riverdale, where there is abun- dant material for sketches. * x + In the studio which they occupy together Miss Sands and Miss Solomons are quite busy with a number of interesting study heads, portraiture being their specialty. Miss Solomons has started a portrait of her father, ani ulso one of Miss Clara Hill, both of which she is painting with her usual charm of coloring. Miss Sands plans to go abroad this summer and visit Paris and Munich, and will endeavor to see as many as possible of the fine pictures in the different European galleries. * OK Augustus St. Gaudens’ statue of “Art,” which was placed in position at the rew Congressional Library a short time ago, is the fifth of the eight figures wiich are eventually to crown the piers in the ro- tunda. It is a partially draped female figure, wearing a wreath upon her brow, and holding in her hand one of the facades of the Parthenon in miniature, symbolic of Greek art, which still stands as a molel for the world. ‘The palette and brushes behind her and other significant details tell their own story. The modeling of the figure shows a thorough knowledge and the work | bas the strong,vigorous character which one would naturally expect from that eminent New York sculptor. The statues already placed in position are “Fhilosop! by ; Bela L. Pratt; “History,” by Daniel C. French; “Science,"" hy John Donohue, and “Commerce,” by John Flanigan. % x * The decoration which Mr. E. H. Blash- field has been making for the collar of the great dome is now finished. In the fresco there are twelve winged figures, each one symbolical of some country, race, or epoch in history, and bearing beneath an inscrip- tion showing in what direction it contributed most toward civilization. Thus Amcrica, the figure of a stalwart young man leaning on his elbow, a small dynamo at his feet, bears the inscription “Science.” Egypt is symbolized by a figure holding a tablet covered with hieroglyphics, and bears the words “Written Records.” Judea is credited as being the cradle of “Religion,” and Greece as that of hilosophy. Rome, typical of “Administration,” Is represented by an ath- letic young warrior resting his eibow upon a fasces, the symbol of authority. The earliest advancement in “Physics” is at- tributed to Islam, and symbolized by the glass retort at the feet of a swarthy skinned man of distinctively oriental type. A heavily draped female figi.re, with a stern, though ful demeanor, stands for the ‘Middle Ages, and the legend “Modern Languages” is placed beneath. The woman holds in one hand a sword, indicative of the troublous condition of the times, and leans lightly up- on a small Gothic cathedral. One of the most beautiful figures of the series is that of Italy, where the “Fine Arts” had their first revival after the dark period of the Middie Ages. She holds a palette in her hand, and a small bronze statue of Michael Angelo’s David and a violin resting near are symbolical of the kindred arts of music and sculpture. The invention of “Printing” is ascribed to Germany, represented by a man clad in working clothes, surrounded by the implements used in the art of print- ing. France, a woman wearing the tricolor and seated upon a cannon, is known for her struggles in the direction of “Emancipa- tion.” The fame of Spain’s great “Discov- eries” is typified by the fleet of small gal- Jeons at the feet of the figure. England, whose sons have contributed more toward civilization in literature than in any other direction, is there in the person of a woman holding an open book. The snow white wings of the circle of figures and the network of palm branches behind them form a pleasing contrast, and in the coloring of the figures blue and purple hues are comoined cleverly with touches of flame color. * * ‘ The Society of Washington Artists held the lest regular meeting of the season on Tuesday evening, and unless a_ special meeting {s called to transact some impor- tant business concerning the next annual exhibition, whizi has not yet been laid be- fore the society, the members will not come together again until November. ‘Two new mbers were elected, Mrs. Andrews and Miss Lillian Cook. Those present were Messrs. Dunbar, Chilton, Weller, Hinckley, Miller, Chandlee, Dieudonne, Spencer Nich- ols, Sawyer, Gibbs, Brumidi and Redfern and Miss Juliet Thompson. * * * Richard Gruelle, from Annapolis, has tor a month or more made his headquarters at Mr. Macdonald’s studio, but spends most of his time in sketching in the eountry. He is an indefatigable outdoor worker, and in consequence, though he does not paint am- bitious pictures, there is a peculiar truth and vitality in his work. In his water coi- ors and oils one finds nature in all her moods, and pleasing effects are caught with a fidelity which shows clearly that they were never dene in a studio. In the collec- lection of landscapes and marines there are scenes taxen in the neighborhood of Balti- more and Washington, and many quaint bits that show a pretty thorough knowl- edge of the environs of both cities. In storm scenes and in peculiar effects of light Mr. Gruelle 4 his best. He does a great deal of world in water color and handles that medium skillfully, but his most seri- ous study is done in oil. * “Phe ‘art loaf’ exnibit“at the Wimodaugh- sis, which closed on Tuesday, was a de- cided success from an artistic point of view. The artists were not only liberal in loaning their work, but atcended and set their seal of approval sie the exhibit in its entirety. The pictures re for the most part by lo- cal artists, apd the collection was a very fairly representative one. The ladies in charge hope to try It another year with still greater Suécess. * yuk * A portrait in’ fastel of Mrs. Senator Gray, by Miss Juliet Thompson, is now on exhibl- tion at Fischer's, and has attracted no lit- tle attention. 7 sae eos RIDING AND DRIVING WHIPS. Made With Great Care and Are an Improvement on the “Birch.’ The driving whip has attained a perfec- tion which is the product of experience and is really a very complicated affair, requir- ing several years for its manufacture from the original wood. English holly is the best material for the stock. It is cut in the early part of the year and allowed to sea- son very slowly, the best requiring about five years to reach the proper condition. Great care is taken to get a correct bal- ance from handle to tip, and a whip that is faulty in this respect is worse than the natural birch or hickory. Ladies’ whips for use in driving horse and phaetor should be long and light. These vary in price and frequently run up as high as $150. Such whips have solid silver han- dies six inches long, with English holly stocks, braided whalebone drop and pigskin lash. Sometimes they have ivory handles very elaborately carved, and these, of ccurse, are very expensive, but they are not serviceable because of the tendency of the ivory to crack and break. There are some enthusiastic horsewomen who indulge themselves in jeweled handles; rubies, emeralds and even diamonds are used, and in this way the price of a driving whip has been known to reach the enor- mous sum of $1,000! Snakeskin and tortoise shell are also used for handles, but silver and gold are more popular. In riding whips both the English stock and the bow whip are used by ladies. The stock, which looks like a cane with its crooked horn handle, is used by English ladies to open and stop gates, but we have little use for it here, principally because we have no gates to open, but some Ameri- can equestrians who are fond of every- pene that is Englisb affect the stock as a ‘ed. The bow whip ranges in price from a couple of dollars to several hundred. It is made with silver, gold or ivory handles, either white or black, braided whalebone drop and pigskin or Russia leather lash. The whip-making industry of the United States is a very large one, and if the horse should finally succumb to the onslaught of bicycle and electric motor, millions of dol- Yar3 would be lost merely by the manufac- turers of the article which is of use only with living motors. ———__— MONEY-EARNING GIRLS. Problems of Existence & Great City. It is estimated that there are in New York city alone 59,000 unmarried women whose earnings are:less,than $10 each per week. The greater percentage of these have neither home nor family, and must live as best they can on that income. It Is difficult to fix an crdinarily accurate estimate of self-support- ing women Inall degrees of professional life, but of women permanently or temporarily located in New York city, art and music teachers, lawyers, doctors, newspaper wo- men, writers, teachers of physical culture, elocutionists and many others, there are not less than 100,000 without any home life other than that which they are able to make for themselves. It must be noted that many in- cluded in this estimate earn good salaries and are in prosperous circumstances, but in New York’ city*the problem of living re- lates almost as mich to an ordinary fncome as to actual poverty. In the ordinary boarding house in Gotham, where one pays liberally for doing without any of the comforts of home, one pays at the lowest $8 per week. Some are able to af- ford the $10 and $15 house. None of them are better than the others. Some are worse, but all are crowded with men and women, of whom the latter especially add to phys’ cal exertion the nervous tension that is born of life among strangers and unsympathetic influences. Driven to escape in some manner from such an environment, many a bachelor girl files from the boarding house and eagerly secks the other extreme. She rents a studio or a bare room in the top of some sky- scraper, and proceeds to live the life of a semi-Bohemian, “for all the world like a man!” This means that she makes coffee and boils an egg over the gas or on a tiny stove for breakfast, has an apple or an orange for lunch, and very likely the all but inevitable 40c. table d’hote dinner, wisely de- clining the red ink served with It. This type of bachelor girl has three or four girl friends, all fixed about as she is herself. They sometimes drop in of an evening, and they discuss possibilities and ways and means without arriving at any definite con- clusion. On the evenings when they do not drop in the girl bachelor mends her clothes or makes a spring hat, while she wishes either that she were rich or that she were a n.an. Some other evenings she occupies by writing to the folks at home that she is weil —whether she is or not--and that her “pros- pects are good”—whatever that may mean. — DOGS AT THE POUND. Presented in They All Have to Die Unless a De- liverer Appears, “We have begun our summer killing of dogs,” said ohe of the poundmaster’s men, “and from now on until the end of the season we will kill on an average of thirty each day. We have tried a number of the humane, so called, ways of killing, but find that a properly directed shot from a revolver is the most satisfactory. The poundmaster under the law can dispose of such dogs as happen to be caught and can give a good title to them. This, how ever, ig not generally understood, and pul chasers are not numerous. It is a pity to kill some of the dogs that come our way. but as no one wants them, or, at least, dces not apply for them, they have to go.” ——___ A Case for the Union. From the Indianapolis Journal. “Well, what is your kick?” asked the high chief grand master workman. “I want. to.kick against the X-ray joke,” said the leap year joke. “The idea of jump- ing in and beating me out of my place, when I wouldn't have another chance to work for eight yelrs.” i . He—‘‘American,; ain't you?" She—‘Yes.”" 2 He—“‘Ah! thought so, by your fringe. She—“British, aren’t’you?” He—“Yes.”” ¥ She—‘Guessed 80,'by your manners.” me ihe —St. Paui's. CATS IN PLACE OF CATTLE A cat farm! This will certainly strike most people as a covel industry. Few, probably, are aware that such an establishment is in successful operation in one of the suburbs of Boston, end is paying large dividends to thoge interested in the venture. It bears the euphonious title of Walnut Ridge Farm. The cat fad is rapidly spreading in this country, In Fiance it is the basis of a very profitable industry, having been car- ried on for two or three centuries; indeed, the French have long supplied the markets of the world with the tiniest specimens of cats of the long-haired variety, although England ts more famous 9s a general mar- ket. Numerous exhibitions have been held in Crystal Palace, London, in which roy- alty, as well es the workirg classes, have shown these beautiful pets. The fever has now reached our own shores, and the pub- lic have been treated to several cat shows. A Profitable Cat Farm, Owing to the growing demand, the Wal- nut Ridge estabiishment has its hands full in supplying the orders which pour in every day, and the breeding of the animal Promises to become general. Exactly 1,150 cats of various ages were shipped from this place last year; an average of neariy 100 a month, or more than three a day. The amount received for the consignments footed nearly $20,000, and this year the business is expected to increase at least 69 per cent. Just as in other fads, fashions change in regard to the breed of cats, and Angoras are now the rage. This variety, being comparatively rare, has attained a correspondingly high position in the es- teem of those able to afford such luxuries; society demands thoroughbred animals. This country has been a little backward in introducing the Angora, and until recently they have not been within the reach of the public. Not only was the cost of importing them very considerable, but the risk in- curred in bringing the animal to this cli- mate was great. But now they have be- come very hardy here. It is said that their hair grows longer and is much brighter, and that in every way the American An- gora is a superlative animal. The Angora. The Angora cat, as its name indicates, comes from Angora, in western Asia—a province which is also celebrated for its long-haired goat. This breed is in high fa- vor with the Turks and Armenians, the best commanding a great price. The prime points of excellence are a small head, with nose not too long; large, full eyes of a color in harmony with that of its fur; ears rather large and pointed, with a tuft of hair at the apex—the size not showing, as they are deeply set in the long hair on the forehead; a very full flowing mane about the head and neck. This latter should not be short; neither should the body, which should be graceful and elegant, and cov- ered with silky hair with a slight mixture of woolliness In this it differs from the Persian cat. In texture the hair should be as fine as possible, and not so woolly as that of the Russian cat; the legs of mod- erate length; the tail long, curving upward slightly toward the end, the hair very long at the base and less toward the tip. The colors of these cats are quite varied, a pure white. with blue eyes, being regarded as perfection. Angora cats are very playful and make delightful pets, as they are very intelli- gent. There is something surprisingly aristocratic and imposing in their appear- ance. In feeding the kit‘ens particular at- tention must be given to have the food clean and wholesome; warm milk and oat- mea! is what should be given principally, though cats can be fed on mest anything that is good. Of the Angora cat there are more than eight varieties; solid black, solid yellow, solid gray, solid white, black and white, yellow and white, maltese, tortoise-shell, and various mixed colors—indeed, prettily marked mixed ones seem to be in the great- est demani. The prices vary, ranging as follows: The best full grown, male or fe- male, $10 to $25; second, $5 to $10; kittens, to $10 each, either sex. The solid colors are much more expensive than the mixed, yei many prefer the latter. Half of the Angoras raised now are not strictly thoroughbreds; there are reely twenty breeders in this country who have the fine imported stock io raise kittens from. Other Favorite Breeds. However, it must not be supposed that Angoras alone have the call on public fa- vor. The Persian cat is also very popular. It differs from the Angora chiefly in that its tail is larger, and the hair fuller and coarser at the end. The eyes should be large, full and round, with a soft expres- sion. The Persian is longer in body than the Angora, and apparently more strongly made; yet slender and elegant, and exceed- ingly graceful in all its movements. The colors comprise almost every tint obtain- able in cats. Another popular variety is the Russian. The principal characteristics are the un- usually large body and relatively short legs. Its habits are peculiar, and not at all like the common short-legged cat. The Tabby cat is chiefly remarkable on ac- count of the variety of colors in its coat. The name “tabby” has reference to its pe- culiar markings, . being derived from a word meaning ribbed silk. The Abyssin- jan cat is included in the tabby variety It is believed that this breed is identical with the Egyptian cat, which was wor- shiped so many centuries ago, and the mummies of which are so numerous. The Manx cat is a curious creature. It lacks that appendage which enables its brothers to alight upon tLeir feet no mat- ter from what distance they may be dropped. In other words, it has no tail— the best breeds none at all, and even the less aristocratic not encugh to measure off an inch on the tape line. The creature runs more like a hare than a cat. so. A CHEERFUL LANDLORD. Kept Open House Under the Most Ad- verse Circumstances, “I stopped at a very smail town in Kan- sas a few weeks ago,” said L. M. Martinez of Chicago at the Raleigh. “I had been in the place once before and knew where the hotel was. It was late at night when I got off the train and went to the hotel. After repeated knocking and shaking the door the landicrd came down and ict me in. The next morning breakfast was not ready when I got up, but the landlord was in a good humor about it, saying, ‘Everybody is sick about the house. You are the only guest, so I didn’t get breakfast ready.’ He went out into the kitchen and in half an hour served a very good meal for me. I found that my customer was out of town so had nothing to do but stay around the hotel all day. “The landlord got dinner and supper for m2 and I asked, ‘Who is sick?” ““My wife, two childven, the cook, the waiter and the pcrter,’ “I should think you would get some one else. ‘an't. “Why? “They are all afraid of the smallpox. I'm the only one who hasn't got it, and I feel the symptoms. I'll be in bed tomorrow, but I think the porter will be well enough to run the hotel by that time. He is sit- ting up today.’ “I paid my bill _very suddenly myself under medical treatment reached the next town ——— A Yarn From Maine. From the Lewiston Journal. A Dexter selectman, taking the annual inventory, called at a certain house and inquired if the family had any musical in- strument, and he was greeted with a reply in the affirmative. The readiness and joy- ousness of the acknowledgment were ex- plained when the assessor was ushered into the presence of a melodious infant in a cra- dle—and he immediately raised that happy taxpayer's valuation $10,000. ~ 800 Neatly Out of It. From the Indianapolis Journal. She—“You said I had a face that would stop a trolley car in the middle of the block.” He—“I did. It takes a mighty good-look- ing woman to get a conductor to do that.” —— No Chance for Intimacy. From the Chicago Record. “Are you sure the jurors are all strang- ers to one another “Oh, yes; we picked twelve men who iive in the same row of flats.” They won't come.’ and put when I MAGSAETS THAT LIFT TONS. Growing Use of Electro-Magnets and Electric Cranes. By means of the electric crane and the electro-magnet, which were introduced into this country and recently exhibited before the American Society of Mechanical Engi- neers, it is claimed that three men can now do in fifteen minutes the same amount of work which formerly taxed the strength of six men for ninety minutes. It is found invaluable in working with pig iron, heavy castings and immense boiler plates. It is believed by engineering experts that these lifting magnets will soon replace the present forms of the derrick and traveling crane. Preparations are being made to in- troduce this device in the great Carnegie works at Pittsburg, and its practical work- | ings are being very carefully watched by at least half a dozen large manufacturers throughout the country. At first sight, it appears odd that a small coil of metal weighing only about forty- five pounds can, by that strange force known as magnetic influence, aided by the equally mysterious power of electricity, lift tons of iron with no apparent grip upon the weight to be lifted. It has been proven by experiment, however, that such an electro-magnet can I:ft seventy-two times its own weight. In England the electric crane and electro- magnet are in use in a number of pla in particular at the Woolwich arsenal and at the Sandycroft works. Those in use at the Woolwich arsenal were designed by an officer in the British army, and greatly simplify the work of lifting and moving heavy shot and plates of iron and steel. Particularly is the electro-magnet of value in lifting heavy shot, as previous to their use workingmen experienced no end of trouble in getting slings securely around the shot. It was a long and heavy task, and required the labor of many men. Now the electro-magnet is lowered by the magnetic crane and simply laid on the side of the shell to be raised; the turning of a small lever at the base of the crane switches on the current, and the work is done. Here the new apparatus enabies three men to do the work which formerly required nine men. The construction of the crane and magnet is peculiar, and its inventors claim that there is less chance of a break than when the old-fashioned tackle was used. Indeed, so far as is known, no accidents with the new method have thus far occurred. The electric crane looks very much like an ordinary swinging crane. Ii is con- structed of the best steel, the frame being comparatively light, but of a strength far in excess of any strain which will ever be put upon it. From the base of an upright steel beam a long steel arm projects, first upward at an angle of forty-five degre then, with a bend upward and outward, extends for a distance nearly twice the length of the supporting beam. Two steel rods, reaching from the top of the beam to the crane, act as supports or holds. One is attached to the crane about a third of the way from the base and just at the bend, while the other is attached to the upper end of the crane. The wire through which the electric cur- rent is carried from the battery at the base of the crane to the magnet runs up along the upright beam and across the up- per support to the end of the crane, then over a small wheel to the end of the chain to which is attached the lifting magnet. Duplicate wires are used to prevent any possible accident in case the wire should foul with anything or in any way be broken. The switch-board governing the current is placed at the base. In lifting a weight of 3,000 pounds a cur- rent of rfom three to four amperes at from 20 to 30 volts is used. The magnets vary in size and weight from compara- tively small ones weighing 45 pounds to those having a weight of 2” pounds, but the lifting power of the magnet is not al- ways in proportion to its size. The body or core of the magnet used in lifting steel shells or circular pieces of metal is shaped like an inverted “U" and closely bound with wire, the winding being protected by brass flanges and by a thick covering of brass. The two euds of tie wire winding are led to duplicate termi- nals, where they are joined to the two wires from which they receive the current. Through the center of the magnet run two bars, to which are attached the rings by which the magnet is attached to the hook at the end of the pulley on the lifting chain, ——o AN INFANT INDUSTRY, Which is Sustained Entirely by Con- Sressional Resolutions. “There are hundreds of cannon made by the government each year for the express purpose of being condemned,” said an cra- nance officer of the War Department. “Every session Congress passes a number of resolutions donating condemned cannon to army posts, battlefields and soldier mon- ument associations. ‘fhe supply of con- demned cannon from the war n out twen- ty years ago, but the donations kep: on and kept on. When ore locality, town or county got condemned cannon the others in the same or adjoizing state wanted the same honor, and the Representatives and Senators had to grant it. Then arose the practice of making cannon, scratching them up a little and condemning them expressly to fill the donations ordered by Congress. During the present Congress about one hundred condemned cannon have been denated. As there are just now only about sixty on hand an extra lot will have scon to be made. a NO CALF THERE. The Boy Knew What to Expect if He Returned. From the Detroit Free Press. The boy was starting out in the world to make a living, and possibly a name for himself. His father had given him some money and a great deal of advice. He had a situation in prospect, and as he had never taken kindly to farm work, it looked like a good opportunity for him. “Thurs one thing I wanter say ter ye,” the old man said as he handed the young- ster his luggage out of the spring wagon at the station, “an’ I want yer to under- stan’ thet I say it in all kindness. Ye're goin’ away from home weth purty good prospecks. “Yes, dad. “An’ at the same time ye're goin’ ter move inter the neighborhood o° the wicked whur yer foot’s liable ter slip any minute.” “Yes, dad.” “Wal, whut I wanter say is jes’ th Home's goin’ ter stay right here whur ye kin allus turn to it. But times hez been mighty hard lately an’ this farm never wan't no great shakes nohow.” “I know it, dad.” “So ye might ez well understan’ thet ef ye come back "cause ye wanter see the folks ag'in, ye’ll git yer wish, but ef ye come back lookin’ fur fatted calf, ye’re powerful likely ter get disapp'inted.” ——+0-— Many of Them. From the Boston Courier. The bones and muscles of the human body are capable of 1,200 different motions, and some orchestra leaders utilize them all at once. e+. Toujours Perdrix! From Punch, Jacky (just back from his first day at scheol)—"Oh, school is a jolly place, Aunt Maud. I was never so happy in all my lifer” “You'll like it even better tomorrow, Jacky “Tomorrow? Have I got to go again to- morrow?” “Why not, since you're so happy there?” “Ah, yes—but I don’t want to make a habit of it, -you' know! DR SHADES CHLORIDUM Discovery for Consumption Produc- ing Permanent Cures. WELL-KNOWN PEOPLE OURED Tbe most important news to be given as a trath that no man dare galacay ts that Dr. 34th st., this city, has cured Jung and throat diseases than all tl this country combined. Twen from consumption were repor' elty for last month—April Shade’s patient. Who t lung trouble cases deed. Is it not grea auswer is very aysicians who de them to wir frie 3 y chance or in way they may be cured, when they that they are sending t m the only hops held is Dr. Shi Prejud . use, Let the igate to prov away tive whi ytlon ets the and then inv that Dr has cured quite a num cons Who were given up by their physiclan ese come sumptives right here in Washington city as far buck as thre four years wh Living Witnesses today to having been saved from prema ture graves under the skill of Shade's. treat ment. Also very many— possibly hundred of who have been cured were in the incipient stages of consumpt as well many others who were cured of catarrh or complicated throat trouble. But or two persons who red of consumption two and three years ago Wil be given wes so those who wish to investt- gate can do so, following na diresses have already been published, but t they. still in the enjoym indeed worthy of note and of th when it Is taken i years ago they tives by Was! inns: Mrs Bender, ih st. n.w., up a hopelews ‘cor Be “had ween wick for tv it any more, when Dr. r. Patterson, 52 B st. ne. has been published, but the hysiclan who practiced hi ears, and is a man « reason to remarkali WOMEN'S FEET GROWING LARGER, And the Women Themsclves Are Re- sponsible for It. From the Detroit Journal, Women’s feet are growing larger. This is just as true of the belles of the 400 as it is of the women to whom the washtub ren- ders existence possible. Reporters have talked with the men of New York who rep- resent the shoe trade, and they all admit the fact of larger feminine fect. The rea- son for this change is ascribed to different causes, but the strangest fact, and prob- ably the one most correct, is that the wo- men themselves are responsible for having to wear larger foot coverings. Not so strange, perhaps, when it is considered that common sense has forced them to it, for small shoes formerly caused a world of aches and pains that vaaished with the ad- vent of the present method. It is plain, however, from what the shoe men say, that the average size of shoes for the feminine gender has gone ap three points, Some of the pleasant deceptions by the means of which women were formerly beguiled into wearing shoes which fited them have been improved upon in the in- ter of humanity The ench size” plan is the most general, this being a tem of numbering known only to the ufacturer and dealer, which literally means more than it indicates, Outside exercise and the general tendency of woman to emancipate herself from the perpetual h- bernation within four wall th rior of a carriage has ha at deal to do with causing a chi that, from the standpoint of health, is de agree able. The feet have simpl one @ natural development—that is all. Of course, the chiropodist’s course is not strewn with as much gold as forme: vut that is, in one way, a cause for congratulation, as it means a consequent decrease in’ pain. There are so many fils that badly fitting shoes have a great deal to do with that it is a wonder the average size has not gone up before. For instaace, failing sight is one trouble which tight shoes may cause, rheumatism is another, and so it goes, un- til the category becomes appalling. 200 Escape of a Circus Wolf. From the St. Louis Republic. A large, ferocious black wolf escaped from the cage of Lemen Bros.’ menagerie at Macon, Mo., yesterday about 5 o'clock, and made a bee line for the center of town. It soon cleared the streets of any- thing that looked like a dog or pedestrian, and passed on through to the suburbs, where it was respectfully accorded the right-of-way by all the residents. People who were sitting out in their front yards enjoying the shade made a hasty scramble for their hoi and ran in and double barred the doors and lowered the windows. One man could not get in his house an climbed to the top of a tall tre bells were rung, the police fc out, and they made chase, accompa a large number of dogs. The escay mal was finally run into Mrs. Smiley’ house and under her dining room table. The frightened woman grabbed a revolver and discharged it at the wolf, but mi it. The dogs refused to go near it. showmen did not want to kill a valuable animal, and they aged to capture it by stratesy returned to its cage in the circus. The cage door being accidentally left open was the means by which it e: see Only Sermon. Ruskin’ From Art. It is, or used to be, the heart's desire of nearly every Scottish parent that one son of the family should be a minister, or, as they say, “wag his pow in a pulpit.” Per- haps it was owing to some such feeling as this that Mr. Ruskin’s father and mother were most anxious he should enter the church. Years afterward, when the son had grown famous as a writer on art, his father declared he would have been @ bishop by that time had he teken holy or- ders. and there may have | what he was to be when 1 preach at least one homily got a red cushion and ther and thumping # “People, be goo —_~e+—_ Staying Home From € From the Independent. The habit of absenting one's self from the Sunday services of the church is one very easily made. Sometimes it is occas stoned by sickness; very often some small excuse, some grudge against a member, some resentment at a fellow-member’s fault, is the occasion. Jesus will be there, even if an unworthy member is present. Jesus may be present especially to meet an@ When Ruskin was a child, however— a talk at home of man—he did The litue boy forgive that unworthy member, and who are we that we ould judge a brother or @ sister? We must be careful not to repeat ow: Thomas’ error, or we may almost tainly will also—repeat his unbelief. If do not, like Thomas, come back again to the place where Jesus meets His dis- ples, how can we expect to meet Him? At least, let no one be so jealous for the honor of Christ and His church that he shall dishonor both by avoijing both — — Dad’s Wa From Puck. Cholly Spindle (as three pistol shots are fired in quick succession in the chamber above)—My gracious! I-I must be going! Gug-good night!” Miss Gladys Mork (an Okiahoma belle)— “Aw, don’t be in a rush, Mr. Spindle! That is only Dad's way of hinting that it is half- past ‘ten o'clock. Don’t mind Dad; he is fir ing into the floor now, and it will be half an hour before he comes down and begins to shoot at you.” +o+-— A Man's View. From the Chicage Record. “My dear, I think you are a trifie too par- ticular.” “Why?” “In putting wire screens over the doors and windows so our flies cannot get out and associate with the neighbors’ files."