Evening Star Newspaper, June 6, 1896, Page 11

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The Tide of Northern People Turning That Way. Fiom the Even in a period not farther back than five or six years ago, !t appeared that the scuth would continue to suffer indefinitely the consequences of a deeply seated preju- ice and an ill will on the part of almost numberless individuals and journals of In- ce at the north, whose main efforts seemed to be exercised in kesping the tide cf emigration turned or 1: Kept away the south. Twenty five years after appeared still to be almost hepe- desire and effort to div tention of emigrants to our sunny tile land. But, ‘he long w from > occurre from appears there is ev nm to lieve our hopes are nearing frvition. We ive cause to be thankful that this influx o te ns is far more desirable than those we we rec 1 fifteen or twenty years Aes OF comers would urely Rave been of that fresh, in- un-Americanized element that could not so readily fraternize tive population. era restricted incoming of for- it falls to our lot to be able to at- far better class of settlers than we ly could have induced to come a few years ago. we are gerting a class that if not altogether American born been, we may say, thoroughly Amer ed. ‘There are or none who speak oth- er than the English tongue, few or none that have not led lives of steady industry, and so far as we know, are altogether free of ail socialistic or communist doctrines or sentiments. We doubt if any country, at ny time in recent history, has been more Dlessed in the «| than in the pre class of new c acter of its immigrants It Is the only ent instance. us that Ge other southern state has any ne fluence to come. Only those are wanted who are able to buy and establish home- steals, and as a consequence have a deep and abiding interest in the maintenance of eful and good government, ‘or the nt, considering the progress of labor- saving mach we have no need of those whose only capital is their muscle. We have plenty of that kind. Surely, “it is an ill wind that blows good to none.” We have cause to be thankful. oo CAIRN IV HONOR OF ABIGAIL ADAMS ‘The Plan to Erect a Memorial to the First Mistress of the White House. From the Boston Transcript With regard to the plan for the erection of a cairn on Fayne’s hill, in Quincy, in honor of Mrs. Abiga!l Adams, which the Adams Chapter of Quincy of the Society of the Daughters of the Revolution are to build on the 17th of June, it scems that the idea of erecting this memorial was dis- cussed by the members of this society at @ time of the bu! g of the cairn in honor of Myles Standish, at Sauantum, last September. The matter having also been presented to the Quincy Historical Society, ame a matier of courtesy to try to ge a joint celebration by the two so- , and Mrs. Titus, the regent of the Adams Chapter of Quincy of the Society of the Daughters of the Revolution, states that she wrote to the secretary of the Quincy Historical Society, and also to the curate some six weeks ago, req@esting that a meeting should be called to consider the matter. No action having been taken by the Quincy Historical Society, {t was voted to proceed independently with the celebration. It Is hoped that the members of the Quincy Historical Society will now unite cordially {n this celebration, which has the approval of their president, as there should be no rivalry between gocte- tles which have for their object the ad- neement of patriotic work. The invitation sent out by the Daughters af the Revolution is as follows: ‘The Adams Chapter of Quincy, Mass., Society of the Daughters of the Revolution, invites you to be present upon the top of Payne's Hill, Q at 12 o'clock noon, June 17, 1806, to assist in the erection of a cairn in honor of Mrs. Abivail Adams, aud to mark the spot upon which, with her son, John Quiney Adams, then a boy of eight years, she Watched the smoke and listened to the guns of the battle of Bunker Hill, Each person present is requested to add a stone to the pile.” —+o+—___ Cartosities of Woman. From London Truth. Women pin from left to right, men from right to left. Women button from right to left, men from left to right. Women stir from left to right (their tea, for instance), men from right to left. Women seldom know the difference be- tween a right and a left shoe, and if a housemaid brings up a man’s boots, she will, nine times out of ten, place them so that the po‘nts will diverge. PROBLEMS IN WHIST Conflicting Views About the Long and Short Suit Systems. CONGRESS OF AMERICAN’ LEAGUE It Will Be Held the Latter Part of This Month. SOME OF THE PLAYERS OURTEEN THOU- Fe whist players, distributed among a hundred and fifty clubs, make up the American Whist League, which Is to hold its annual con- gress at Manhattan Beach during the week beginning June 22. One of the most notable features of is year's meet will be the large number of ladies that will at- tend and take part in the various contests against the men. Nothing has done so much to increase the popularity of whist as the fact that it has been taken up by both sexes, and that “mixed double" ™matcnes have proved that women can play just as well as men. The committee in charge of the arrange- ments for the congress are R. H. Weems, 3. T. Baker and J. T. Mitchell, with the president of the league, Theodore Schwartz of Chicago, as ex-officio. These gentlemen have provided such a variety of contests that tlre will be something for every one every day. The chief attraction to the big clubs will be the Hamilion trophy, which represents the championship of the United Siates for the year. It is a very handsome silver cup, valued at §S00, and was 7 esent- ed to the league by the late Dr. Forrest of the Hamilton Whist Club of Phitade Next in importance is the rican Whist League trophy, which is by the club winning it at the annual congress until the following October. It is Th odore Schwartz, Tiestdent of the League, then subject to challense from any other league club, and musi be defended every two weeks If necessary. Any club winning takes it home, and any club chalienging for it must go to the heme club to play the match. Many thousands of dollars ‘have been spent by whist clubs in traveling round the country after this cur The Hamiltons have won it the greatest num- ber of times, and have spent upwards of a thousand dollars chasing it. The tirst club to win it twe times will keep it. The Minneapolis player second, but they have never b d to lea home to get it, as they have usually been successful in defending it right along after winning ft at the congress. Besides these principal prizes there wil! be the fotiowing: Prizes for pairs, one be ing called the Minneapolis trophy: a for teams not in the league, but belonging to iliary associations; a prize for fours at ive whist; another for teams pla, eries of me other at. progr: at progressive plicate wh and from the wi Grive-whist af ive wh hist: a bety rs from the » and finally a grand rat straight whist, im which the first prize will go to the player that holds the most aces and Kings. Duplicate Whist. ast All these contests but played under the em known as du- plicate whist, in| which the competing teams, pairs or individuals play over the same hands, in order to s make the most tricks out of them. The principal matches wili be conducted on what is known as the Howeil system, in which the pleyers are seaied at a number of tables arransel in a row. The pair sit- gs north and south at cach table never leave their seats; but after a certain num- ber of hands have been played, all those sitting cast and west move io the next table north — At the same time, all the trays containing the cards which have heen played at each table are moved to the next table south. Another method is to have an edd number of tables in play, and while the players move only one table at a time, the cards move from the middle table In the row to the extreme south end. All the other trays follow in the same order by he same number of tables, the last will be side can the cards and 1 having the he plays a: the tuck in hold- ing cards does not affect the result. But the duplicate system insures to every er as good cards as his opponenis, it not entirely eliminate the clement of luck, for different teams have widely vary ing system of play, and if the cards happen stem more ‘han it dental distribution may decide a2 match, especially on which is the usual 4 it is these various rty-cight pands, ems which chiefly st the wh 3 of the country this year, bec: e has never before been such a difference of opinion on the subject of the proper theory on which a hand should be played. For many years past all the writers on the game have ad- vocated what is known the long-suit as theory, which is for the player who leads first to begin with his lonsest sult. If he has two of equal number, ie should choose the one containing the highest car but on no account should he lead from a suit of three cards or less, however strong, if he has a four-card suit, however weak. Not only all the writers,” but all the teachers, adhere to this system; and the official or- gan of the league follows it in criticlsing Plays and answering questions, The Long Suit System. The whist editor of a daily paper who was no respector of authorities or theories, instead of following the well-known track, said: “Let us see if all this that is claimed for the long-suit game 1s true.’ And in a series of articles he proceeded to show that in all the championship matches between the great whist clubs belonging to the league, the long-suit game had lust more tricks than it had won. He tabulated the official records of the results of all these matches, showing that out of every 200 tricks won, without trumping, in the long sults originally led, the adversaries got 110 to the #% taken by the leader and his part ner. This being so, he argued that when the hand was too weak to bring in a long suit, it would be better to sacrifice the few good cards in it to help one’s partner—which might be done by leadirg strengthenin; cards, such as nines, tens, jacks an queens. He also advised holding back suits containing tenaces, until taey were led up to, and finessing freely in all suits, and pub- lished a number of hands, showing how successful these tactics were. The new system was calied the “‘short-suit” game. This was the beginning of a great awak- ening among whist players. The facts pre- sented were so indisputable, and the writer's arguments so logical and convincing, that thousands of players who had followed the long-suit game for years gave it up. Rival whist editors did everything In their power to belittle the facts and ridicule the argu- ments, claiming that the theory would not work in actual play against strong teams, The belligerent innovator then got three other players who agreed with his views to join him, and they entered the intercity to.rnament which held to decide the championship of York, New Jersey and Brooklyn. They made the top score at the start and stayef3in first place during the entire eight weeks'that the tournament lasted, defeating fourteen of the strongest whist clubs in the edstern states, and win- ning five out of the six prizes offered. This success prompted many «clubs to try the new theory, and at the coming congress it will be a prominent factor in the result. An intellectual game like whist cannot stand still. Two years ago every one thought that American leads were the foundation stone ofthe entire edifice. To- day no one attaches any importance to them, attention being entirely directed to the theory of selecting a suit, elther long or short. ; Many of the teams that will compete at the congress will comhine both systems. One from the Brooklyn Whist Club has been very fortunate with, a compound system. Its captain, A. E. Taylor, believes that whist is a skirmish for position, and the other members of the team, Rowe, Herring and Newman, are experts at finesse and tenace. The Hamilton Whist Club's cap- tain, Gus Remak, believes in the long-sult game, but with the other mempers, Work, Ballard and Mogridge, he adopts a’ system of showing the number of trumps held, and believes in leading small cards, from ace and four others. The St. Paul team, of which the famous George Bunn is captain, believe in this system. They adhere more sely to the lo: uit game than any other club, but have several peeutlarities in thelr way of opening suits. The Minne- apolis team, J. H. Briggs, captain, play on muck the same plan. ‘Chicago, which now -holds the championship, has five teams in active practice. J. T. Mitchell will probably direct. their play. He Js bitterly opposed to the short-suit theory. About the Players, The Capitol Bicycle Club team of Wash- ington, which was the first to win the Hamilton trophy, 1s an out-and-out short- suit team. Harry Low Is their captain, and he laughs at the mention of long suits and American leads. The Baltimore Whist Club are what are known as “mixers.” They combine the long-suit game with good tenace play, and finesse well. They will have two teams at congress, Whelan, Steele, Duval and for the Hamilton troph Smith, Thomas and Hows i. contest. The American Whist Club of. Soston Il probably haye two teams, Becker, Clay, Howell and Knowles are firm believers in the short-suit | xame; while Bouve, Donald, Kingsbury and Morse are long suilers. New York will have two or three tcams. Hawkins, Henriques, Buffington and Kte- ley will play the short-suit game for the New York Whist Club, and there will be at from the obl Cherry t Club, of which Kicley is least one good team Diamond Whi mber, sey will have several teams in the field. T. E. Otis will take a team from ‘ange, who will play the long-suit ,ame. The Park Club of Plaintield are divided ag to the best system. The North Ends of Newark have a good team, and may ente: in Brookiyn there are at jeast ten clubs that ¥ enter. The strongest are the Lrookiyn Whist Club, already mentioned, wii (he Union Leagues, of which EB. 'T. Paker is captain, and which holds the in- ter-club championship. The Knickerbock- a strong team, and will make a there will be dark horses St. Louis is an unknown quantity, and there are many other cines, ttle heard of in this connection, which inny come to Manhattan Beach with svr- ugly strong teams—as N end Fergus Falis did at the last cc During the intervals between p: ome Wili find time to attend to a little polities, The nominating committee will have surprises this year, and there will be strong lobbyist’ on the floor, The York men hope to elect :George H. Fis president, as he is one sof the best k ar oftieers fn the do most popular ‘Taken altogether, During the month of May 54 games were played in the continugus tournament at the Washington Chess Club, which is a falling off of 27 games from the previous month. Mr. E. P., Hdnna leads in the play, with a percentage of .850, having won 17 games and lost 3. Mr. Jackson is second, having won 49 and lost 12, with a percentdge of $03. Following him are Capt, O'Farrell, with ore of 142 won and 37 lost; Tibbetts, with 13 won and 7 lost, and Maj. Darling, with 10 won and 6 lost. Mr..Jockson is) ahead, ho: ever, for the two months of the tourn ment, but Mr, Hanna is little behind him, and Capt. O'Farre!l sity third. Cz J. PB, Walker has again wen the greatest nui ber of games for the month, as he has every month sinc these tournaments He won 13 games in May, which even more than were won by Capt. il, but he leads the latter by 80 mes tor the two month: The first game in the matchebetween F, L. Walker and L. ‘Tharp for second prize in the match tournament at the Washin Club was played the past week, in a victory for Mr. Walker. The game was about even for twenty moves, when, by a combination of rooks and the queen, a mate was accom- plished tn thirty-four moves. The score of the game is follow B.Walker, 1. Tharp. , L.Tharp, (White.) (Black) | (White.) (Black) 1 PQs Pat Kt-Ksq P-OK ta 2P Que PKS. i} PKS B K2 8 Kt Qb3 Kt-kKus \ Le -bt PKG AKtUBS Be Kt Kt-K2 QQ SRK Casiles 21 Pgkis Bt 6P KS PoRRg /22P B57 Pxe iu BxKt Reg: “3 Cae eB es s t-Qa t XK ot) Pe RxB Gees t 27 2 L- 12s RK ie 3 Kr Kt 29 R- BE RK KixB {20 Que Qxk Q 431 [st QxQ VY Kt3 P-Qk3 | 32 k—-RS and mates im | ‘two more moves, Mr. W. E, Napler, the boy cha:mpion of Brooklyn, N. ¥., won his match from S. C. Ruth of the same place by the decisive score of 7 to 2 and two draws. Boston also s a boy expert, whom It 1s proposed to atch against Napler. Mr. J. E. Macfarland, the crack chess player, paid the city a flying visit the past He was on his way to West Vir- from New Jersey. The Manhattan Ch defeated the Franklin delphia on Decoration day by the score of to 6% ‘The victors were without the services of Showalier, Hodges and other players. F. M. Wright, chess champion of the let, has moved to Falls Church for the summer, Club of New York ‘hess Club at Phila- ~ WHIST. The Capital Bicycle Club is no nearer the selection of the teams who will represent it at the Brooklyn whist congress than tt was a week ago. Practice has gone on regularly, but no attempt has yet been made to decide on the members of the dif- ferent teams. It seemg to be understood that Messrs. Low, Barrick, Wooten and some other good shert-suit player will con- stitute one of the teams, probably the one that will try for the Hamilton champion- ship trophy. A team -stlected from such experts as Fogg, Carr, Quackenbush, Cole, Britton, Williamson, br. Lee Harban and McComb would undoubtedly make a fight for the American League trophy, and should Low and Barrick enter for the Min- neapolis pairs 1t would be s@rprising if they did not carry off the cup, or. come near doing so. The teams will probably be decided on the coming week, as the re; resentatives leave for Brooklyn two weeks from next Monday, © “*" * The Baltimore Whist Club has decided to enter Whelan, Smith, Steele and Duval for the Hamilton trophy; W. F. Smith, Bouton, Thomas and Howard for the league trophy, and B. W. Smith and Harvey McCay will play for the pair trophy, The Philadelphia clubs have not yet selected. their teams, and the Chicago club has five teams de- sirous of representing It. The congress this year will be of unusual interest, owing to the fact that so many different systems of play are being prao- ticed by the various clubs ‘that will par- ticipate in the congress. Some are short sulters, others long suiters, some play Foster, others Howell, and £0 0i he announcement is made that the New York Whist Club has abandoned short suits, never to be resumed. The club has been known as short suiters, and recently defeated the Union League team by seven tricks. A member of the Jatter stated that they were prepared for short sults on the part of their opponents, and did not realize that the New York club were playing long suits until the latter: were eleven tricks ahead.» This team seems to have been con- fused with the former Manhattans of New York, @ rival club. SU gee IEEE THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, JUNE 6, 1896—-TWENTY-FOUR PAGES. THE FOURTH'S RACES Program of Events Arranged by the Queer Wheelmen. THE WASHINGTON ATHLEFIC CLUB Success of the Entertainment Last Evening. eg ee YACHTING UNPLEASANTNESS Entry blanks for the races of the Queer Wheelmen, which will be held on July 4, made thelr appearance today, and will be distributed all over the city. There are seven events on the program, two of which are entirely new toWushington. One of these is a race for professionals, the first prize of which will be $50 in cash, the second $25, while the third and fourth prizes will be $15 and $5 respectively. The other race will be a tandem race, and there is every pros- pect of at least six entries in this event. The other events will be a one-mile novice, third-of-a-mils open, half-mile handicap, one-mile open and one-mile handicap. The trial heats will be run off in the forenoon, while the finels will begin at 2:30 o'clock in the afternoon. ‘The Queers will hold a meeting Thursday night, at which a recording secretary will be elected. Capt. George Loyd, on account of the press of his business, resigned the captaincy at the last meet and it most likely that a s at the coming meeting. WASHINGTON ATHLETIO CLUB. Successfal Tournament and Ball Last avening. A tournament and ball was given by the Washington Athletic Cyib at their club house, on South Capitol street, last night. An athletic exhibition was first given on the lower floor, and then the guests ad- journed to the second floor, where dancing was indulged in until a late hour. Re- fre¢hments were served in the parlors of the club. Messrs, E. Hickson, ‘T, Birch, C. Fuller, C. Houssell, G. Eton, J. Crupper, W. A. Richards, J. Horne, H. Storey and G. Martin participated in the athletic exhibi- tion, and presented some very creditable features. Several booths were conducted, in charge of Mrs. Eton, Mrs. Williams, Mrs. Biown, Mrs. Lowe, Mrs. Martin, M A. Martin, Miss M. Richards, Miss C. Wil- 2ms;Miss 1. Hadden,Miss Hickson and Miss Cowl, while a regular dinner was served during the course of the evening. The en- tertainment was in charge of Mr. M. Brown, while Mees Samuel Brinkie: Mullin and Acres acted as a floor commit- tee, in charge of the dancing. MORE YACHTING UNPLEASANTNESS. An Absurd Report Regarding Howard Gould's Magara, One of the most absurd charges has been made in England regarding the wonderful success of Howard Gould's 20-rater Niagar It is that the yacht Niagara fs fitted with a water tank beneath the seat on each side of the cabin, and that these tanks are con- nected by a pipe, so as to make !t possible by merely turning a cock, to run water from one tank into the other, and thus use them as shifting water ballast, which might be advantageous in certain cases. A committee of the Yacht Racing Asso- clation examined the yacht and disclaim the idea that the tanks were used for the purpose indicated. On the contrary, their impression is the other way. But they sug- &tst, in order to place the matter beyoud Suspicion, that It is desirable to make im- practicable the run of water from one tank to the other, which could readily be done by a stall alteration of the pipes. Mr. Gould writes to the Fisld in regard io the dispute over the water tanks on ra as follows tanks were never used for ballast or pt for water for the y as measured and always $ with the tanks empty, and even if were filled the idea that they could be Avantage is rd because it would ht or ten minutes for the water rem one to the other. Had the committee ended visit I to aid them in The London Ya nthe wa mu he sman says: “We have nks, and there ts absolu: the floor for any tanks. iS a conne the tanks, but we fail t used for shifting )allast, minutes for one tank to other, and this can o yacht d over with rem: It ing pipe between that it could be as it takes ten empty into the y be done when the The writer concludes “We regar eident as peculiarly un- fortunate, se the suspicion, which many treat as a gross insult, attaches to a foreign gentleman who has done much for British yachting, and who is known as a thorough sportsman. The fact that Mr. Gould fs an American makes it all the worse, for, in spite of disclaimers, yachts- men in America will regard It as a nat!onal insult. Under the circumstances, nohody would be astonished {f Mr. Howard Gould refused to take part In any more races in these water: The Inter-Urban Races. The inter-urban races between the Bal- timore and Washington riders, as publish- ed in The Star a few weeks ago, have re- ceived considerable attention of late. It has been definitely decided to give a series of five races this season, two to be held at the International Athletic Park in this city, and two on the Park cycle track in Balti: more. Chief Consul Conway L. Sams of the Maryland division of the league and Manager McKean of the International Ath- letic Park, who wili have charge of the ar- rargements at this end of the iine, have been in consultation over the matier. A meeting will be held early next week, when definite arrangements will be reached. Cricketers Beaten. The cricket team of the Boston A. A. met with their first defeat in this vicinity yosterday at Bergen Point, N. J., where the New Jel A, C. scored’ an easy victory ‘y by a margin of 76 runs. Score—New Jersey A. C., 106; Boston A. A., 30. Bosion Crowded Larned Too Much. In the third round of the Middlesex championship singles in England yesterday G. G. Reville beat W. A. Larned, the Amer- ican player, 64, 7-5, 97. Larned won one set by 6-8. Mahony beat Chapman, 57, 6-1, 6-3, 7-5. At the end there was some excitement. The crowd closely lined the edges of the court, and Larned frequently requested them to stand back. Larned’s service was wild, although he made some brilliant stops and blocked to the edges of his op- ponent’s court. Departmental eLague’s Fine Trophy. The gold and silver-mounted bat and ball donated to the winning team of the Departmental League by Messrs. Parker, Bridget & Co., 1g now on exhibition at their establishmen& It fs the handsomest ever played for by District teams, being valued at $375. The bat is of fine ma- hogany, the big end of which is of chased ilver, surmounted with a gold eagle. The andle is wound with white silk cord and Upped with chased gold bands. ‘The bail 4g of regulation size and finished with finest gold plate. The bat and ball is in a mahogany case. For Other Sports See Page 20. —_—.__. Never Has Seen His Children. From the Louisville Evening Post. Governor Bradley received in his mail to- day a letter from the wife of a convict, mé@ng a tearful appeal for the pardon of her husband. The principal ground for her application for the pardon is included in the close of her letter, which makes the fol- lowing remarkable statement: “Now, dear governor, please let my hus- band come home to his wife and little children. We need him. He has one little child four years old and another two years old, and he has never seen either of them.” 1m oe WHOLESALE PRODUCE MARKET. Eggs Still Advancing—Butter Prac- tignlly Unchanged. The local wholesale produce market today remains in about practically the same con- dition it was a week ago, trade being good and a general Srmners being noted. The market, too, continues to be an abundantly well supplied one. Butter shows no change whatever, either in price or in condition. Eggs, however, as indicated last week, have slightly advanced, being today from 1 to 2 cents higher than last week. Cheese, on the contrary, is slightly lower. Poultry is more plentiful, and prices have a down- ward tendency. Vegetables and fruits are erriving in great quantities, but prices are very little different from those reported last week. The same can be said of beef and other meats. Butter, as may be seen from the follow- irg prices, remains precisely as reported last week, with its condition the same. The market is consequently somewhat slow, although there is, as usual, quite a wood demand for first-class goods.” Today's Irices: Fancy Elgin and western extras, 17% cents a pound; choice, 16; firsts, 14; seconds, Choice bakers’ stock, 10 to 12; New York tubs, 12; dairy print, 14; west- ern, 10; Maryland and Virginia creamery, i4; dairy packed, 1 The weather is, of course, much too warm for fine cheese, and its condition is yet far from satisfactory. Prices are slightly lower, as may be observed from the following: New York state full cream, re 10 cents a pound; flats 9, and ponys, i; 4 Lees are somewhat higher today than they were last week, and it is apparent that many cold storage goods are being placed on the market. It is not unlikely that a further advance may occur. Today’s prices: Nearby fresh, 14 cents a dozen; western, 12: southern, 11; keat or guinea stock, 4 to 5. Poultry, as may naturally be expected at this time, is rather plentiful, and prices have fallen somewhat, as may be seen from the following: Live chicken: lw to ll cent) iressed, 12 to 15; old stock, dressed, 8 to 9; live, 4 to 6; capons, 16 to 18; ducks, 12 to 13, and geese, 6 to 9; spring chickens, 5 to 20. Vegetables and fruits are unusually plen- Uful and of fine quality, with prices prac- Meally unchanged. Cucumbers, $1 to $1.50 per box; carrots, $1.50 per barrel; cauli- flower, $1 per barrel; kale, 50 to 75 cents per barrel; celery, 2 to 75 cents dozen; squash, ents to $1 per box; spinach, $1 to $1.25 per barrel; new peas, $3 to $3.50 per barrel; beans, 75 cents to $1.25 per box Georgia beans, $1 to $1.50 per basket; ragus, 8 to 6 nts per bunch; lett 2.74) to $3 per barrel; lettuce, $1 to $1.5 basket; potatoes. fancy, 2.50 to per barrel; potatoes, choice, $1.50 to $2 per barrel; potatoes, new, 9 cents to $1 per bushel; potatoes, cull v5 barre Florida tomatoes, crate: egg plant, $2.50 to $3.50 per on berrel box; beets, 0 & per low cabbage, new, per barrel, $1 to $1 muda, per crate, $1.40 to $1.5 Pe, per cents to $1.20) per per 31.50 to $ bushel, 40 to 50 ce: tui squash, white, per beans, white, New mediums, $1.19; New York pea, $1 Tow, $1.20; Virginia, white, 7 cent mixed, 50 mw tow strawberries, per quart, 2 to 4 cents; rasp- berrie: . per quart, 4 to S cents; ch ries, per quart, 8 to 14 Only the usual sligt week to week are not other meats: Live : a: lambs, calves, hogs, 4 to 7. ao VENS’ MR. F.C. HORSES. They Win Many Prizes at ihe delphin Show. Mr. Frederick C. Stevens of the West End Bank had unprecedented s in winning prizes at the Philadelphia horse show. Last fall MrStevens sent Mr. F. 8. Peer, a well-known agricultural writer liv- ing at Mr. Stev old home, Attica, N. ¥., to England select fer him a few choice hac . Mr. Pecr is famous as a judge of beef and dairy cattle, and has now established a large claim to good judgment in the matter of horseflesh. Every animal jected by him earried off a prize at Philadelphia, In the class for stallions 15.2 suece: to er over, thrée years old and over, Langto Performer, the premier of Mr. Stevens’ stud, was placed first, Senator Don Came- ron’s handsome chestnut colt, Royalty, coming second. This is not Langton’s first trumph. He took a blue ribbon at the new show last fall, and was a winner be- fere Mr. Stevens imported him. He is a horse of fine outlines, with a trae, high, strong action. In the class for stallions under hands, three rs CHitton nd, one of Mr. P was given first ov Dane and 3 latter being an ol Uenal horse. — Mr. ifred, a daughter of Wildfire, six years old, took second in the class for mares fi ands and over, three years or more old, with foal at foot. Applause, another "Allica mare, took first in the class for hackr mares three years old or over. In the two- year old hackney pily class Lady Sutton, a daughter of Chocolate, ir, bred in York- shire and bought by Mr. Peer, won not enly first, but was praised by’ numerous judges as the finest piece of horsetlesh in the whole show. The medal for the best hackney or pony mare, filly or foal regis- tered in the English hackney studbook, or by an imported sire or dam, was given to Lady Sutton. In a similar competition for mele horses Clifton Second won the medal. ae A Gripman Who Kept Hix Head. To the Editor of The Evening Star: That The Star does not tonight narrate the sad death of a bright little girl of about elght summers is solely Gue to the skillful and prompt action of the gripman on No. 9 of the 7th street cable railroad. At about 5 o'clock last night, as this grip, with two summer cars quite heavily load- ed, was nearing Q street the passengers were Startled, some to the extent of in- voluntary screams, by a ttle girl dart- ing like a flash of ght across the street and immediately in front of the heavily loaded and fast-moving train. The bright face of the child, her tidy appearance and li-brushed air, together parcel she bore in her hand, all gave evidence that she had been sent on some errand, perhaps had been bidden to hurry—every’ motion showed that she Was 30 absorbed in the determination to “be quick” that she was unconscious of the presence of the street car until she was before it, and then, luckily, she in no wise slackened her pace, but left the fur- ther side of the track as the motor brushed her clothing! From the instant she came into view at one «urb ull she was on the track, scarcely six feet in front of the motor, there was no time for waste on the warning bell, and this the hero at the brake realized’ at a glance. In the presence of the awful possibility he made no false motions, nor did he hesitate the thousandth part af a minute as to what he should do. So suddenly was the clasp to the cable loosened and the brakes appiied that some of the passengers were raised quite to their feet, even though desiring and expecting the hasty stop. The child was saved; the gripman heaved a great sigh of relief, a hundred passengers audibly said “Thank God,” and the car moved on. That man at the grip but did his duty, yet he did it so cleverly, so promptly, so thoroughly, as to earn a badge of compe- tence, § sige. The South Carolina Soctety. ‘There was a large attendance of mem- bers at the meeting of the South Carolina Society last night, and much interest was shown in the gratifying reports made by the officers. It was decided to continue the latter in office another year, and adjourn- ment was had until October. The officers who hold over are: President, John B. Erwin; first vice president, Charles A. Dougiass; secon vice president, John G. Capers; secretary, James M. Baker: treas- urer, Charles H. irice; chaplain, Kev. Al- bert’ Stuart. The executive commilice, hi ns also continued, consists of T. F. Brantley, Benjamin Martin, J. J. Dar ington, Col. E. M. Rucker, Hon. J. J. Hemphill, D. C. Roper and William Martin Aiken. Colored Republicans Indorse Reed. At a meeting of the National Southern Republican Association held last night at 931 N street northwest a resolution was adopted indorsing Thomas B. Reed for the presidency. Ferdinand D. Lee and John M. Langston were appointed delegates to represent the association at the St. Louis convention, SOME FASHION GOSSIP Toilets Seen at the Races on a Recent Ooca- sion. A Pretty Wrap and a Sugcestion About Its Manufacture—A New=- _- Fangled Jersey. 74 A chatelaine, of course, implies a belt, ag indeed everything else does this se1 Have you a round waist? You wear §} scale and jeweled or a Russian enami belt With it. Have you a Louts jacket! You wear a kid or anaconda belt. And if you have a Norfolk jacket you can take your choice between a belt of the material, @ narrow gold one, or a snake skin. Some of the Russian enamel belts are provided with long tabs of leather tipped with enamel, which hang down from the buckle in front. The newest belts have purses attached to them, either fastened directly on them or suspended by straps. Hand satchels, or rather belt satchels that are lange enough to hold handkerchief, note book, purse, ete. are made with straps which fasten around the belt instead of simply hooking on with the constant risk of falling off. At the races recently were many in the colors of the favorite stables. all the costumes admitted of belts, some of them embodied the colors in gown itself. For instance, dark blue ‘and gold repre known stable, and Was a ination. The material was changeab taffeta in a fern-leaf design. The skirt Was trimmed with two accordion pleated frills of mousseline de sole. The bodice was made with a yoke and short lace Jacket draped over taffeta. The collar wa of velvet with a high-standing frill of mousseline and a many looped bow under the chin. The hat was rough straw, the crown ef which was concealed by many loops of mousseline. Resting on the bria were two roses trom which two wings stood, out Merenry fashion. Other hats showed a pr A rough brown round straw was with pink and green rainbow t was knot ted on top of the crown, the knot bunches of Iack quills sto: on each side like wings. | TUS Stood out Another brown hat had a roll of brown belts Not and the a costume of ented a well- delightful com- rence for tulle, tulle all round the brim. Pink-dotted chiffon, to match the deep pink roses on some le. born ais, is used in a fan shape at the back of the crown Among the pretty wraps was a Dresden silk cape veiled with & k 1 pale ¢ net. There were immense loops of ich started at the chin and stood out wer the” should and the neck rucae consisted of vel ivy hy es in the gree red, brown and }y: ple shades of the silk The net formed the front and back of the cape and was be! l in at the waist like a vest. The part that hune free h arms Was veiled with loose is w ‘a rth wi that in making a cape, ta ruffle pinked at the will b very use- ful to mz nce Stand out as flo bought It should Graped over it, the neck may also Or mousseline is easy to pleat or or veivet « may be made as hew by cutting and garnishing It as above sug- The more trimming on a cape the bette and it is not cessary to S to one variety. I have . ck jace, chiffon, linen Jeweled trimm ing all o the same but there was no possibility of knowing what material was in the foundation: tt might have bee ia or percall no «¢ would have been any the wi or. 4 The ‘west thing a athletic stumery is @ new-langied jers: the eld one of 1) teen years ago newly fitted up with silk puff sleeves and a ible row of buttons cown the front. It will probably ¢ ce the sweater in many : SLEEPLESSNESS, an How to See Rest for the Mind and Body at Night. sness is caused by a source of Irritation somewhere in the body, which, if relieved, will result in natural slumber. Many remedies have been suggested for this distressing ondit » Some of which might prove effective in a few cases, but senerally speaking the panacea has yet to be found which will relieve all. The use uf so-called hypnotics, ke chloral, morphine, sulphural, 1s much to be deprecated, eir ultim: effect is worse than the Furthermore, while they produc sness, they do not produ: ts true meaning has f ural object the repair of the wear a of vital processes of and proper sleep we must not inter these processes, which we do when power- ful drugs are given. Drug treatment may be used to put the sufferer in a posit: 0 to sle in a natural way, but not the purpose of putting him to sleep. For instance, if there be present a condition of nerve tension a remedy may be used to remove it—a tonic, perhaps, or, umes, a mild stimulant, but never a na Fortunately there are many rem- edies at hand which will answe P pose wi to drugs in their strict meaning. of salts taken he- fore the eveni al will often remove the cause of w less. Irritation of the stomach and intestines the cause of 60 per cent of the cases of insomnia. During the day this irritation may be present, but not noticeable; In fact is probably may not be feit at all. It is a fact thab most dyspeptics suffer from sleepicasness and there is no reason to think the rul It is generally will not work both ways. the case that the harder one tries to wod the goddess the more slow ‘sponds above all a natural state und will upery to a day's or surely af hunger will follow fasting, p ling it be not interfered with. The different sleep it ducing postures sug 1, rout cup. tion of the mind. counting sheep, are simple, idie methods, which y be a noi, as person de. sires—the result will be the umber will come when natu in, viz., when the cause of its abs g len removed and tranquillity of the body and brain has asserted itself. The following procedure will, it 1s.) Meved, if faithfully follow: t aft night, induce the of restful sleep: Take of a simple physte sufficient to move the bowels every evening before retiring. Salts are the best and should be taken be- fore the evening meal. At clock drink a pint and a half of hot r, 100 hot to be drank at once. It should be sipped; then a warm bath with brisk rubbing. & warm bath fn hot weather the body, Go to bed, and, while it ts Impossible not to think, endeavor to keep your thoughts from distracting subjects. The room should he well darkened, to the end that the light may not strike the eye in the early morning. The eye is @ sensitive organ in the healthy, but in nery- ous subjects it 1s abnormally s0, and many an hour's refreshing sleep has some by a faint ray from the sun striking in through the side of a blind and impinging on an optic, willing enough probably to open to the light of day and ro} its owner of the final hour's rest, so needful to top off the night's repose sates Surgery in the Middle Ages. bee In the middle of the twelfth century priests were the only doctors. By an edict of the council of Tours, surgery wa: arated from medicine, the former forbidden latter then employed form surgical operations ct of the morks t terity ax of edge from tooth t 1 the practice of the clergy. The to tools nothiy leniel t church ¥ This was con cin to the worthy citoyen who, perhans, placing himself in the hands of his barber for r Nef, might, at the same time that he was getting rid of a tumor, also part company with his head. Charles E. Hoover, 2000 15th street, re- orts the theft of a dozen silver straw- Ty spoons from bis house since May 16