Evening Star Newspaper, July 18, 1896, Page 13

Part2. | Che Fy ening, Star. Pages 13-24 WA SHINGTON, D. ©, SATURDAY, JULY 18, 1896~TWENTY-FOUR PAGES. Qrinters’ Inf, «fle {itffe school Of advertising), saps: REAL ESTATE GOSSIP Some Reasons Why This City Has An Enviable Summer Climate —_+__—_ AS COMPARED WITH NORTHERN CITIES eee Some of the New Buildings Going Up in Various Sections. NUMEROUS PARKS ee OUR Some peopls, especially those who are not in the habit of spending a great deal of time in the city during what is known as the heated term, have an idea that the references which are seen in the news- Pepers and are heard in conversation to Washington as a summer resort, are more or less of a humorous character. A prac- tical experierce of a vummer in the city would, howsver, afford convincing proof that this characterization of the nation’s cxpital is an appropriate one, and describes the conditions here with more fidelity to truth than ts the case with the average place which is known as a summer resort. No doubt a number of the Christian En- Geavorers had reason to change the erron- eous impressions which they had formed of the summer climate of this city. There has been no great meteorological revolu- tion in recent years in order to supply this city with the present brand of weather. It ts the legitimate result of the wise fore- thought of those who planned the city and of th who, in later years, inaugurated the system of improvements which has berdered the broad streets with spacious lawns and rows of trees, the growth of the latter being so luxuriant that the city has the appearance of being built in an extensive park. Appropriate House Plans. Then, again, the residents, or at least some of them, are finding out that it is a Wise thing to build houses that are suited for this climate rather than to follow plaas which were designed for any latitude or no latitude in particular. All these circum- stances combined have had somewhat the effect of an arctic wind on the thermom- eter, and it is not surprising that the sum- mer temperature of Washington is the same as that of some cities much farther north ard in some cases it is much less. While all this has a bearing on the ad- Yantages of Washington as a place of resi- dence, yet, as this city Is pre-eminently fitted to be a city of homes, and is so re- garded by a large and increasing percent- age of the population, it is appropriate to Bay something of the attractions of Was: ington real estate as an investment. At this time, wnen some peopie, at least, are feeling somewhat nervous when they con- Sider the various classes of investment which are offered, it is certainly reassuring to examine the firm foundations upon which realty values in this city rest. It is of course acknowledged that as long as Washington continues to be the capital of the nation its growth will keep pace with that of the country. The business of the government expands as the population grows, and more people are required to car- ty on tts operations. Additional employes mean new buildings, and at the same time there follows a substantial addition to the population of the city and an increase in the attractions of the city. Home Builders. Now that the civil service law covers Practically all the government places and rerders the tenure of office of employes more certain they will naturally become to @ greater extent than has been the cas» home buyers and home builders, and iden- tified with the interests of the city which is their home. People who are not connect- ed with the government, but who desire a Pleasant and attractive place to reside or who are interested in art, Hterature and science will continue to come here in in- creasing numbers. It is safe to say that merely considered as an investment Wash- ington real estate offers opportunities which are free from many of the uncertain- ties that surround other forms of investing money. Parks in the City. It ts generally known that quite a large number of small parks or reservations are scattered throughout the city, but per- haps only a few of the citizens realize that there are as many as the official record shows. In a recent report Col. John M. Wilson, who is in charge of public build- ings and grounds, stated that there were three hundred and one of these reserva- ficns and parks in various parts of the city varying in size from a few hundred feet to eighty-two acres. They comprise area of about four hundred and five fcres. In addition to the beauty of these breathing spots there are of great pra¢- tical uiility, especially at this time cf the year, in providing places where peopie can enjoy the fresh air amid pleasant sur- roundings. Row of Six Houses. Five brick and stone dwellings, to be known en Nos. 2108, 2110, 2112, 2114, 2116 Connecticut avenue extended, and No. 2100 Wyoming avenue, are being erected for a Baltimore syndicate, from plans prepared by Francis and Schneider, architects. The five houses on Connecticut avenue will have a frontage of twenty feet by a depth of forty feet, three stories and basement. The fronts will be of Indiana lime stone and white brick: Each house wili contain nine rooms and bath. The first floor will have parlor, stair hall and dining room, finished in quartered oak; the basement, second and third stories will be finished in white pine, timed to match papering:; the bath room will be tiled and have the latest modern fixtures. Each house will be wired for electricity and heated by steam. The corner house will have a frontage of forty feet. The froat will be of portage stone and Roman mottled brick. A circular bay window on the corner will extend the full height of the house, finishing in a tower. The entrance will be one of the main fea- tures and will be eight fect wide, with coluinns and caps spanned with a massive stone arch. The dining room will be fin- ished In quartered oak. Th2 parlor will be finishet in wi. e and gold the staircase hall in cherry, and the remaining stories Will be finished in best selected Georgia pine, hard oil finished. The bath room !3 to be tiled and will have a porcelain roll rim tub, poreclain sitz bath and shower bath. Cleveland Park Cottage. F. B. Pyle, architect, has just completed plans for the fourth cottage, known as cot- tage “I,” to be erected at Cleveland Park for the Cleveland Park Company, under the direction of Mr. John Sherman. This house is to be located on Prospect street, opposite to Judge Cox's residence, and wil occupy a site 68x110 feet. ‘The eottage is novel in arrangement, and one of the most complete that has- yet been designed fer the park. There will be nine rooms in all, aside from pantry, bath and heating room. The first floor will be finished in hard wood, while the various chambers will be in soft woods decorated to harmon- ize with surroundings. The exterior will be made especially attractive by the unique arrangement of circular and hexagonal Porches. Some Improvements. Two dwellings are to be erected by Paul E. Johnson on K street between 3d and 4th streets southwest. They will be two stories im height, 15 by 30 feet, with back build- ings, and they will have pressedebrick fronts with square bay windows. Plans for two three-story and basement Gwellings to be erected at 1724 to 1726 2ist street northwest have been prepared by George S. Cooper, architect. The fronts will be of Roman brick and light stone, 24 ard 25 feet wide, and the houses will be heated by steam. The owner is Charles Early and the builders are Darby and Davis. A block of fifteen three-story and base- ment dwellings {s being planned by A. B. Morgan, architect. They are to be erected on Washington Heights near 18th street and Wyoming avenue. The fronts will be built of mottled brick trimmed with brown- stone and the interior finish is to be of hard wood. Plans have also been prepared by Mr. Morgan for a three-story store and fiat building to be erected at 917 D street north- west. The front will be 20 feet in width, of pressed brick and brown stone; with plate glass and copper show window. The build- ing will be heated by steam. A dwelling on § street between 15th and 1€th will be remodeled and general interior repairs made from plans prepared by the same architect. The improvements will consist of a new front of buff brick and Ught stone, with a mansazd roof and circu- lar bay window. A stene porch will also be built. a ENTERTAINING AT NEWPORT. The Guest is Left to Find Any Old Sort of Amusement. From the San Francisco Wave. For the benefit of the inexperienced who may be invited to stop at smart houses in Newport, Bar Harbor and other fashiona- Ble watering places this summer, It may Prove useful to state that the accepted fashionable code is that a male guest should invariably pay his own dues at the Casino, Golf and other clubs. But he is at literty to accept any invitations, always Providing that they do not conflict with any entertainment given by his hostess, and that within the bounds of decorum he may dispose of his own time and keep his own hours. With a girl, of course, these laws are !ess stringent, but it is considered better form that she should also pay her own way and be more or lesg independent, while her hostess is also free to make any engagements without including her guest. The sad experience of a nice young wo- man who had received an invitation from her mother’s old friend, Mrs. W., who lived in great style at the most fashionable wa- tering place in the summer, is interesting as demonstrating the character of fashicu- atle life at Newport during the season. She returned sadder and wiser. “Did I enjoy myself?” she exclaimed, in arswer to the chorus of inquiries. “Well, I think I may safely say that never in my life did I have such an utterly stupid time. At first I thought Mrs. W. extremely rude, she seemed go neglectful; but I was save the blunder of betraying my wounded fee! ings by being told by a’ kindly little man who was also a visitor at the house that it Was the accepted Newport custom to let pecple look out for themselves, On my ar- rival I was met at the station by Mrs. W.’s oun maid (a most particular and unwonted attention, I feund out afterward), who put me in a smart little brougham, gave my check to the footman who was in attend- ance, and told him to put my boxes on a cab and follow. Whereupon we were whirl- ed off, without waiting, to the W.’s palace, for I can call it no other name. There I Was admitted by one liveried servant, pass- ed on by a second, and finally told by a third that Mrs. W. had been obliged to go out, but she had ordered tea in my rooms, and that she would be hack before long. I found my apartments (for I had a bed room and a little sitting room), I must acknow! edge, really charming. It was a fogg: chilly, depressing day, and a bright little fire of cedar wood filled the air with fra- grance, while a soft couch, a table covered with periodicals and the latest novels, and a pretty little tea equippage which the kind maid arranged with hot buttered tcast, jam and a delicious cup of tea, quite ccnsoled me for the absence of my hostess. She did not put in an appearance until very late, when she ran in hastily to wel- come me most kindly, said she was se very sorry that she was dining out and van- ished again. “Feeling very lonely and homesick, I changed my frock and had the pleasure of cining by myself, served by a pompous old butler and two footmen. It was a dinner of half a dozen courses, which I had to sit through despite my longing to get up and rur away. The next day several people arrived, and some of my friends looked me up, and things looked better; but as for Mrs. W., I hardly saw her. ‘I have so en- joyed your visit,’ she said to me sweetly, wren I wus leaving. ‘Tell your mother sh> must lend you to me again soon.’ Again the maid took me to the station and I was shipped home.” ————+ee. An Indiana Ice Cavern. From the Cincinnati Enquirer. One of the most remarkable natural phe- nomena that have been discoverd in re- cent years has just been reported in the southwest corner of Brown county, Ind., near the village of Elkinsville. It is a cave and is on the farm of Billy Moore. At its entrance, which is completely over- lapped by the trees, cold air is plainly per- ceptible. The opening appears not unlike a mine shaft long disused, but the steep, rocky descent shows nothing of an art ficial construction. The winding way leads to a cavern which is fully fifty feet below the surface. This is like a broad, vaulted corridor, and is known to the natives as the Devil's Chamber. The air in this apart- meni is near the freezing point. From this point quite a number of halls lead off in a ecnfusing manner, but the one to the ice vault is evident from the cold blast which ccmes from it, The descent in this natural corridor is similar to the rocky decline at the su- trance of the cave, but not over a dozen yards within the ice is plainly visible, aud further on it is thick on all sides, like the crust that is formed on the pipes of an ice plant. A little further on the descent en- tirely ceases, and here the wails are frozen hard, like the ground in the middle of the winter. Then the narrow way leads into a mammoth chamber, known as the ice vault. This extends fully 100 feet. The Ice towers in a miniature mountain. It stands in a solid mass, extending downward to a depth which it would be folly to conjecture. —~+e+_____ A Sweet Yarn From Arkansas. From the Louisville Courier-Journal. The bees of the Boston mountain range in Arkansas are very industricus this year. The production of honey is so great that the farmers are hard pushed for a place to put it. All the barrels and tubs have been used up, and the supply of cotton baskets, which have been lined with heavy cloth, will soon be exhausted unless the bees con- clude to take a rest. —_——_+e-_____ Sympathy. From Answers. A mother was explaining to a diminutive juvenile the meaning of a picture repre- senting a number of martyrs who had been thrown to some hungry lions. She tried to impress his infant mind with the terrors of the scene, and thought sne had succeeded, when suddenly he ex- claimed: E “Oh, ma! just look at that poor Iittle lion behind there! He won't get any!” cage, s A Clean Sweep. From the New York Herald. Mrs. Manhattan—‘So you?” 5 Mrs. Sadone—‘Yes, and I’m about all she aid leave.” your cook left —— Found It Everywhere. From the Cincinnati Enquirer. “It is simply astonishing the way the bicycle ts displacing the horse.” “Tt is, indeed. Yesterday I found a piece of rubber tire in my sausage.” THE NATIONAL GUARD At Least One Company is Making Arrangements for Camp. REPORTED VIEWS OF GENERAL ORDWAY List of Candidates for the Brigade Rifle Team. ABOUT RIOT DUTY —_>—_—_ It became definitely known early tn the week that no encampment of the District National Guard during the present sum- will be held. The brigade, however, will take advantage of the appropriation made for the purpose, and spend a week or ten days urder canvas at Fort Washington next June. The cause of the postpone- ment was the certainty of a very small attendance, owing to the delay in reach- ing a decision in regard to the camp. There has been* some talk of the forma- tion of a provisional regiment and the holding of an encampment by it at Colonial Beach, but tke proposition seems to have been abandoned, it is thought, because Maj. Otto L. Suess of the 5th Battalion, who, it was understood, would command the regiment, has been assigned to field duty by the pension office. Maj. Suess will go to South Dakota, with headquarters at Sioux Falls, and is to leave Washington August 10. He will be away for an in- definite period, and during his absence Capt. Guy E. Jenkins of Company A will be in command of the 5th. At least one company is going ahead with ariangements for a camp of its own; al- though it seems to be a certainty that no assistarce in tne way of quartermaster or ordnirce property or the commutation of retions may be looked for from head- quarters. The commanding general is re- Perted to be opposed to encampments of individual troops of the brigade, and in this connection a paragraph in an article on * ipline in the National Guard,” by Ifeut. C. H. Hitchcock, an officer of many years’ experience in the National Guard of the state of New York, 1s referred to. Lieut. Bitchcock declares: “Junketing excursions ard voluntary encampments are to be avoided as demoralizing in a high degree. When a man pays his own way he may with gocd show of reason claim the priv- ilege of having a good time in his own fash!on—a condition incompatible with dis- cipline. On occasions when the organiza- tien is under orders and receives pay a strict obedience can justly be demanded, ard is usually enforced without difficulty.”” Candidates for the Brigade Team. Preliminary practice for places on the brigade team began at the Ordway range Wednesday last. Exclusive of members of the department of rifle practice and the members and alternates of the team of 1895, those who have been elected to engage in the practice are as follows: 1st Battalion—W. W. Wells, Company A: F. W. Wells and F. V. McIntosh, Company B; John A. Wilkinson and C. W. Smith, Company C. 2d Battallon—Private Brittain, Company A; Privates W. E. Colladay, C. McC. Tay- lor, W. E. Crist-and C. Neil Barry, Com- pany B. 3d Battlion—First Lieut. Luther H. Reieh- elderfer, staff; Capt. Edgar A. Shilling, Corp. Frank E. Lacy and Private Charles Lyman, Company A; Sergt. Frank J. Beach, Company D. Second Regiment—Col. manding regiment. 4th Battlion—Maj. E. R. Campbell and Lieut. 8. R. Jacobs, staff; Sergt. T. F. Mc- Anally and Sergt. Thomas McAnally, Com- pany A; Capt. F. 8. Hodgson and Private J._D. Leeman, Company C. 5th Battalion—Lieut. W. M. Sprigg and Sergt. Maj. W. H. Bailey, staff; Private C. G. Callan, Company A; Private A. B, Wels, Company B ;Lieut. J. J. Lund and Seergt. L. Bode, Company C. 6th Battalion—Sergt. Charles E. Groome, Corp. A. Whitacre, Corp. E. S. Wilcox. Private J. L. Ball, Private’ L. Bush and Sergeant A. S. McLain, Company A; Capt. J. 8. Tomlinson, Sergeant W. S. Davenport, Private H. M. Bell, Private W. E. Buell, Private J. A. Kirk ‘and Private R.L. Pile, Company B. Engineer Corps—Lieut. George A. Drury, staff; Sergt. F. E. McLaughlin, Privates @. W. Albertie, John A. Massie, Charles C. Russell, Ed W. Scott and E. J Williams, Company A; Capt. Frank W. Holt, Pri- yates William A. Edwards and B. C. Wash- ington, Company B; Corporal B. A. Wright and Private W. G. Steward, Company C. ist Separate Battalion—Private Joseph H. Thomas, Company A; Lieut. Joseph H. Jonnson, Company D. It will be noticed that the provisional battalion is not represented among the candidates. None of the inspectors of rifle practice or members and alternates of last year’s brigade team have been men- tioned, because their records are consid- ered sufficient to work on; they will be notified when their appearance at the range fs desired. As the number of candidates is to be reduced to thirty, including the men with records, after the first day of the competition for places, it is likely that the slaughter of the new men, so to speak, will be something horrible. Other Rifle Department News. The brigade team has in years past work- ed at a great disalvantage, in that it never Possessed a team telescope, except one bor- rowed from Capt. Pollard. But the team of 18% 1s to be supplied with an instru- ment quite the equal of anything of a like character ever seen on a modern rifle range. The telescope is to be a local product, the work of Mr. George N. Sacg- muller, and will be guaranteed to make plain a 30-caliber hit in the bull’s-cye at 700 yards. The instrument will be delivered prior to the beginning of the team practice Monday, July 27. Private Schuyler C. Stokes, Company B, 2d Battallion, and Private Arthur A. Bir- ney, Company A, Engineer Corps,who have been nominated for commission as inspec- tor of rifle practice respectively for the 2d and Ist Battalicns, have been ordered to appear before the department of rifle prac- tice board of examination Tuesday evening next, on which occasion it is probable that Capt. Thomas 8. King will make his debut as a member of the beard. A meeting of the officers of the depart- ment of rifie practice wi!l be held at bri- gade headquarters Tuesday evening next at 8:30 o'clock. It should be remembered that all candi- dates for places on the brigade team must appear In uniform for the shooting Mon- day, July 20, and Thursday, July 23. Transportation to Ordway. An officer of the department of rifle prac- tice will be on duty at the ticket office of the 6th street depot Monday, July 20, and Thursday, July 28, from 1:45 p.m, until the departure of the 2:01 p.m. train, and will Issue tickets, free of charge, to those guardsmen going? to Ordway in order to participate in the competition for places on the brigade rifle team. Cecil Clay, com- Company Teams at Sea Girt. Inasmuch as there Is to be no brigade en- campment during the present summer, the tendency of a large number of the District National Guardsmen is to visit Sea Girt during the week of the annual rifle compe- titions. The time that would have been spent at camp is available in many in- stances for the tr!p to Sea Girt, which can be made at a comparatively small expense. A special raflroad rate will be secured for the District contingent, while meals are furnished at a small figure, and tents, blankets and cots are supplied gratis by the state of New Jersey. Within the past few days it has developed that quite a par- ty will probably accompeny the brigade and regimental teams, and thereby swell the District contingent to proportions ap- proaching that of an ordinary battalion. Among the possibilities are several com- pany teams that may strive for glory, tro- phies and cash on Jerscy’s range. ‘Such teams wiil meet with all possible encour- agement from headqvarters, the only re- quirement being that the men must reach a certain standard of efficiency in marks- manship. The advisability of assisting company teams by providing them with transportation is being considered, and a conclusion will probably be reached within a day oc so, in order that those to whom the financial consideration is of considera- ble moment may make up thelr minds right away what they will do. It 1s under- stood that Troop A will enter a team for the carbine match, and that teams for the company match will be entered by Com- panies A, B and C of the Engineer Corps; Company B, 6th Battalion; Company A, 5th Battalion; Company B, 2d Battalion, and Company A, 3d Battalion. The out- look ts for a much Jarger attendance at Sea Girt than ever before. Kequisition Blanks for Ammunitio The requisition blanks for free ammuni- tion have been made up into check books, and will be distributed to the inspectors at the meeting next Tuesday evening. The work that is done with the ammunition thus issued will be scrutinized very care- fully, and future issues to individuals will be governed very considerably by the scores made. The free ammunition propo- sition does not look to the wholesale distri- bution cf cartridges; Its purpose is to en- courage promising marksmen and to im prove the character of team work. The stubs in the requisition books and the re- quisition records of the department of rifle practice will show very clearly whether the end sought is being reached or not. Rapid Assembly Bicycle Corps. pt. F. S. Hodgson, Company C, 4th Battallor, has concelved the idea of a rapid assembly bicycle corps in the Guard. Capt. Hodgson says: “The appearance’ of the wheelmen of the 4th Battalion in the bicycle parade Tuesday evening last sug- gests the formation of a rapid assembly corps, composed of all wheelmen of the Guard. The ren could continue members of present organizations, the bicycle being used only to enable a large number of guardsmen to assemble ig remote localities In the least possible time in cases of eme: gency. Taose having wheels could arrive ata given point, armed and uniformed, sev- eral hours before men on foot, fatigued from marching. In view of ro brigade camp this year, a large number of men have suggested several dress parades on the White Lot. A rapid assembly of guardsmen on bicycles, dn connection with dress parade, would prove instructive and interesting.” Major Alexander's Advice. In his article on “Ten Years of Riot Duty,” quoted from last week, Maj. Win- throp Alexander, inspector of the District National Guard, treats ef matters of espe- cial interest to the members of the local brigade, as follows: “The physical training of the men should be insisted upon. A gymnasium fs a neces- sity in an armory, and the men should be required to practice regularly, part of the time being taken from the regular drills for the purpose. “Bayonet and saber exepyise wre of srzat value both es purely phyateal training and also military. Many, cases could be cited from the list where both these weapons have been used. While perhaps positions exacuy corresponding to ‘quarte parry’ and ‘rear point’ would not be utilized, still it is evident that a knowledge of several studied moves will enable a soldier to handle his weapon more effectively against his ad- versary than if he had not veer so tn- structed. “Guard duty is such an fmportant subject that it is really astonishing to observe its neglect {n armories. In many organizations it is the custom to let it entirely alone un- ul just prior to an annual encampment, then perhaps making a feeble effort to zive scme instruction in it. The result is that valuable time is consumed in camp, teach- ing men something which they should be now prepared to put into practice with ability. If this method is rue of encamp- ments, how much more is it open to criti- cism in cases of sudden emergency, when no time is available for teaching, every man being required to do duty in which he should be already well inatri ? Guard duty should be made a feature of every drill evening, a small detail being mounted and reliefs changed regularly under the supervision of an officer. Extended Order and Riot Drill. “Patrol service for city work can be taught by sending out from the armory a squad, under a sergeant, or an entire pla- toon or company, over a route specified generally, but allowing the officer in charge to exercise his discretion and bring in all Possible information required by his in- structions. Direct him perhaps to effect a junction with another detachment coming from a d'fferent direction. “Extended order drill is of great value and frequently used in clearing streets, rail road yards, Squares, keeping back crowds at fires and on many other occasions which will readily suggest themselves. The the- ory and practice of this drill can be taught cn a limited scale very well in nearly every armory, but for larger movements in open order outdoor space is necessary, such as the parade ground while in camp, a public park, or better still, a tract of broken and varied country, where full intervals ean be taken and the men taught to avail them- selves of cover and maintain intervals and alignment under difficult conditions. “Street riot drill is plainly of suf- cient importance to claim considerable time in the laying ont of a proper drill schedule for ‘the season’s work. The methods of emerging from and enter- ing armories under a real or threatened attack, the defense of the armory, street column formations and other kindred sub- jects have such a direct relation to prob- able emergency work that they merit con- siderable attention from. commanders of city troops especially: , Must Know How: to Shoot. “Rifle practice is an essential. How much greater a maral effect wuld be exerted on @ mob by a body of troops known to be good shots, than by an otganization which has given no attention to the subject! Sev- eral states have no prescribed system of small-arms practice, and what little is done 1s by some corps whose: officers recognize the necessity of it. Troops are called out only when the civil authorities are power- less and are expected to restore order by force of arms, if the mere display of them is not sufficient. Of what use are men who do rot know how to handle and use tacse arms intelligently? Umder this heading comes also the care of rifies. The occupa- tion of Sacramento in July, 1894, during the railroad riots, found a large percentage of pieces in bad condition, some positively dangerous by reason of rusted firing pins. One citizen was killed and six citizens and one soldier wounded by cartridges exploded when closing the breech blocks. Several cases are on record of. the accidental in- Juries of soldiers by careless handling of pieces, or their dangerous condition. This could probably have been prevented by thorough instruction in the care of the piece by individual men, while in armories and by instruction in ing.” Major Alexander ‘séts*forth that practice in skirmish firmg will grove of great value in service; that revolvar practice is desir- able for oMesrs and juntedtroops; that brigade drills, parades "and reviews are of very little, if any, value in preparation for riot duty; that accuracy of drill is not essential to make good soldiers, discipline being of far greater value, and that offi- cers of organizations in large cities should make systematic studies of cases liable to arise. 5 NO POLITICS THERE Washington People Who Oourt Rest at Atlantic City. SITTING BY THE SAD SEA WAVES The Big Steel Walk Nearing Com- pletion. SUMMER AT THE SHORE > Special Correspondence of The Evening Star. ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., July 17, 1896, The political ripples which touch every city, town and hamlet in the United States seem to lose themselves in the cool, green Atlantic when they touch these shores, and but few of the echoes of the fight are heard down here by the sea. In a word, Atlentic City is given up to mankind's recreation, comfort and pleasure, and the army cf men and women here have no time for pol- itics, since they come here merely and solely to enjoy life and not to worry over its problems. Later in the season there may be a political side to this seashore life, for many of the leading statesmen of the country are coming here then for a needed rest, and it is to be expected that they will bring some of the atmosphere of politics with them. United States Senators and Congressmen, various city officials, political “backers,” heads of departments and men who have the bee a-buzzing in their bon- nets are included in the list of bookings for late July and the month of August at the Prominent hotels, and these may unite to give the resort, along with its many other phases, a political one. But until such a condition arises there is not a suggestion here of anything but pleasure, health and congenial good-fellowship, with the summer girl and summer boy to lead the merry car- avan. The Vacation Period On. It is the usual thing in Atlantic City to expect a lull or a dropping off in patronage after the Fourth of July, and the hotel- keeper is never worried at such a condition of affairs. He knows that business is cer- tain to pick up, and that the guests are bound to come, and so he only smiles in an- ticipation and waits for that much-desired gonsummation. The crowd which reaches Atlantic City on the Fourth is usually a holiday crowd only. It remains over Sun- day, perhaps, and then, bag and baggage, goes back to its cities and its offices. There are, of c.urse, many people who reinain down In early July, but they are only a drop in the bucket compared to what are needed to give Atlantic City anything like the appearance of being filled up. The real vacation crowd—the people who come here to spend several weeks or more— doesn’t begin to put in its appearance until about the h. Then the steady stream of travel sets in, and until the first week of Seee aber there isn’t a spare room to be found. This season the 8th of July, upon which date the new board walk, or esplanade, was dedicated, intervened to lessen the ex- pected lull, and consequently the hotels and the amusement enterprises have been doing better business for this time cf the year than ever. Quite a goodly crowd re- mained down after the dedication, and this left a good basis for the influx which he- gan with the 15th. Vast Crowds at the Shore. Today Atlantic City is indeed a lively place. Wednesday and Thursday the trains all brought in big consignments of human freight, tired, worn out and dispirited from tke city heat, and to get a sight of the cool ocean, a whiff of its breezes and a dip in its surf. The hotels filled up at a pretty lively rate, and today again the traffic continues great. It 1s tomorrow and Sunday, however that the crowd, which is just beginning to assume its proper sum- tuer proportions, will take on definite shape. By that time, it is thought, there will be over 100,000 people in Atlantic City. That this is not an over-estimate may be be- lieved when it is stated that according to authoritative figures last, Saturday and Sunday alone nearly 28,000 visitors came into the city by the sea, and that, too, in an “off” week. Of the vast crowds here tonight many people are from Washington and its sub- urks. The clientele from the capital ci grows larger season after season, hotel nen say, and their registers bear this out, for Washington names are enroiled on them in great numbers and variety. Society people, administration employes, business men and prcfessional men seem to be of one mind on at least one matter, namely, that Atlantic City is the greatest seashore resort in the world. Concerning the New Walk. The Phoenix Iron Company, which had the contract for constructing the new steel walk, or esplanade, along the ocean front, has completed its work in all but one point. While the walk itself is now up in its en- tirety, the railing is yet to be put in posi- tion, and this will shortly be finished, too. The company was liable to a forfeit of $500 per day for the non-completion of the walk, but the city mage some alterations in the plans, which exonerate the contractors trom ail responsipiiy for the uemy. in the meantime a temporary railing of wood has been built by the municipal authorities, pending the completion of the iron railing, which will be highly ornamental and of a particularly strong and durable construc- uon, ‘The golden spike, with the driving of which, by the mayor's wife, Mrs. F. P. Stoy, the walk was formally compleied, ia in danger of gradual destruction. The spike was covered by a shield of burnished cop- per, bearing the city’s coat-of-arms, and Securely riveted, into the waik, as a means of protection to the golden nail from 16 to 1 vandais, who might carry it off. But while it is capable of withstanding any such a‘ tacks, it is not proof against superstition, which is a fact becoming more apparent day by day. Many of Atlantic City’s visitors seem im- bued with the idea that the shield covering the spike has sorne lucky properties, and, in pursuance of this predilection for the mys- terious, they ure noc letung a day pass without rubbing their foot over the shield. The inscription is now entirely worn off, and the chances are that, uniess the shicid is inclosed and protected by some sort of a cage, in August all that will be left of it will be a mere shell. Washington Personal Chat. Among the visitors from Washington are Lieut. Henry W. Matchette and family, who are located at the popular Cordova fo: a pleasant stay. : Senator Blackburn will rejoin his family at the Rudolf in a few weeks and will pass most of the summer here. Passed Assistant Engineer Willam H. Herbert of the United States navy, recent- ly detailed for duty on the Brooklyn, has arrived in Atlantic City for a stay of two weeks. He is located at the pretty Dudley Arms. O. E. baily, well known in Washington business circles, is, here for a pleasant trip, being registered at the Berkeley. Washington visitors at the Cordova are Miss Bessie Ogden, Mrs. T: Ogden and Miss M. Forbes. Mr. Martin and wife of Washington reg- istered Tuesday at the Cordova. Joseph Richardson and W. H. Miller, popular Washingtonians, are at the Ches- ter Inn. A well-known Washington lady who will spend a large portion of the summer here | is Mrs. J. Filen Foster. She is at the Cor- dova, Miss Margaret Friesland, a pretty blonde from fhe capital city, is attracting much admiration by her style and beauty. George F. Van Sant of Annapolis is at the Dudicy Arms for a pieasant stay. Galen Hall's guests include 8. C. Peele of the capital city. V. F. Schmitt, a commercial man of your city, is here for a much-needed rest. At the Dennis is George F. Gulich of Washington. Mr. Gulich is a well-known business man, and has met many friends and associates during his stay here. Mrs. E. V. Pearson is a popular and ish Washington lady who registers down town hotel. William Schades, a Washington chant, is located at the Norwood for eral days’ stay. One of the most popular of the Albe- marle’s many guests 1s Miss Dungan of Washington. Mrs. A A. Humphrey and Miss Hum- phrey are located at the Chalfonte for a lengthy sojourn. Mrs. Henry Bovghten is here for a so- Journ of several weeks. Washington’s contingent of guests in- cludes Henry Summers, who came down early in the week. E. M. L. Pettit registered at the Algon- quin Sunday. William A. Loff and 0. E. Howe form a duo of very popular Washingtonians at the shore. F. B. McKinley registered here Sunday at the Clarendon. Among the best-known Washington peo- ple here are J. C. Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. P. E. Chapin and K. Matsin, who are at the Garden Hotel. Mrs. W. H. Barclay was a recent addi- tion to the Washington colony at Galen Hall. Mr. and Mrs. J. 8. Trout of your city ar- rived Monday for a month’s stay. —_— THE “VIEWY FOLK.” styl- at a mer- Bev- The Misfortanes of Their Children. From the Fortnightly Review. Like Japanese fireworks which break out into all manner of shapes, these viewy folk adopt and make their own every subject under the sun. They have their views on education, which they think should be con- ducted s0 and so—counter to the general plan. Perhaps the father and grandfather of this section was the elder Montaigne, who had his little son taught to speak in colloquial Latin long before he knew a word of his native French, and would not allow him to be awakened other than by the soft strains of gentle music. Among ourselves some parents begin serious in- struction at three, and point with pride to the infant prodigy who knows the letters he cannot pronounce and the words he can read only in vocal hieroglyphics. Another lets his child run agate till he is eight or 1une, and-when most little lads are in their Cicero he is teaching his the alphabet. A third keeps his son at home, tied to the apron strings of women—educated by wo- men—his playmates, girls—his toys, dolls— Fis amusement, worsted work, till, at four- teen, he is emphatically no more a boy in essential manliness than are his sisters. A fourth has his girls educated by a tutor, and taught all the boyish pastimes and pur- suits from the beginning. All these have views, which they trans- late into action for the problematic benefit of their unfortunate offspring. And again, that poor, dear, mishandled common sense gets overlaid and smothered, and society counts one more bundle of failures, because sundry parents were of the number of the viewy folk of the world. Some parents will not send their sons to school, and some will not keep their daughters at home. Some believe in moral suasion and abandon au- thority as a bugaboo of the past, and others pat the shade of Solomon on the back, and hold to the rod as the best schoolmaster there is. Some make education of more ac- ccunt than health or development, and some make the animal superior to the man. So they go on; all acting out their views, and all impervious to reason and blind to re- sults. The experience of others leaves them cold and unconvinced, and they take their parental responsibility so serious: make it all askew. But then—there are their views, and short of a thunderbolt, heaven itself cannot destroy them. o<—___ The Dynograph Car. From the Albany Journal. Yesterday afternoon about 5 o'clock a special train, consisting of an engine and two passenger cars, drew into the Union station. On the outside of the rear car, attached to the rear truck, were a number of wires, odd-looking tubes and a small, square-shaped box. This is but the out- side of as ingenious and delicate a bit of mechanism as has been seen here for some time. The car was the dynograph car, now making its annual run over the New York Central road. It was designed and is owned by Professor P. H. Dudley, a man who has made a life study of all things pertaining to the making and operating of a railroad, and 1s in charge of S. D. Locke, jr. The car is designed to detect low joints or any defects in the rails, and beside making a record of them, it marks those places which need repairing. Many places are thus marked and repaired which would otherwise escape the notice of the track- men walking along the track. The rear truck is composed of three pairs of wheels, and to the center pair is atiach- ed g delicate indicator. As the truck passes oveF a joint more than seven-sixty-fourths low, an electric connection with the ma- chinery inside is made, and a mark reg’ tered. At the same time a valve is released and a quantity of blue liquod is discharged by means of compressed air, on the side of the rail. This shows the trackmen where the repairs are to be made. Whenever such a spot is reached a mark is recorded on a little roll of paper, and another ma- chine adds them up, so that the total for each mile is given. Defects barely per- ceptible to the eye are discovered by this dynograph. One stretch of track was found which had but three low spots and another but six. By the aid of this ma- chine the track in a few years will be al- most perfect, the few defects that remain being the fault of the rolling mill. The car left this morning early and will go to New York. One Fish Satisfies Him. From the Brockton Times. The business men at the South End whose families are summering at Monument, On- set and other resorts vie with each other in telling tales of their skill in angling after the wary creatures of the briny deep. One well-known gentleman disdains fishing tor cod and mackerel. They are not large erough prey for him. He wants sharks or nothing. This is the way he catches them: He has a hook made of steel about fifteen inches long, rows out where the water is forty or fifty feet deep, baits the hook with a piece of pork weighing ten pounds, ties one end of the line to the stern of the dory 2nd sinks his bait. Then he sits and smokes till the sharks gather, and he watches them as they play with the bait. Soon one big fellow is sure to grab it. Then the patient fisherman takes his oars and rows in, towing his prey. When he reaches shore he draws in the fish, to the wonder and astonishment of all onlookers. He fre- quently on opening the fish finds tin cans, kettles, buckles, &c., which the shark ha: twallowed. —<e2—____ Components of a Complication. From the Baltimore Sun, A woman carrying a jug of gasoline was run down by a man riding a bicycle last night at Forest and Oneans streets. Th2 man was smoking a cigarette. When the woman fel! the gasoline was upset. The man's cigarette fell in@o the woman's gas- oline, igniting the fluid and making a live- iy blaze for a while. Neither the man nor the woman was much hurt, and they hastily got away before their names coull be obtained by the patrolman who shortly arrived on the scere. SLAVERY IN ALASKA. Indians Who Own Other Indians as Chattels. Sitka Lette in the Chicago Record. The other day a gentleman pointed out two Indians passing on the street ana re- marked: “There goes a slave.” I had heard the statement made that slav- ery yet exists among the Alavka Indians, but it was a surprise to be confronted with an actual remnant of the institution almest within the shadow of a feder: urt house. Of the two Indians, the slave and his mas- ter, to whom my attention was directed, the slave was rather the better dressed, and he was also the more intelli t-looking. Since then I have observed » pair several times, generally working together on some transient job, like sawing wood, «parently on an even footing, al(houc’: the master seems to do more sitting around. I would judge from appearances that the slave is the better contented of the pair, for th other seems careworn wiih the responsibil- ity of keeping him at work. The custom of holding slaves, up to a few years ago, was very coinmon among all the tribes. Children stolen from one tribe by members of another, and capiives taken in battle and their descendiuis, were held in bondage. Some of the wealthier chiefs re- clined in oriental style—os far as compatible with the fur and fish businesa—and had Scores of slaves to do their bldaing. Of course, the govern:nent has interferce as far as practicable to put a stop to the custom. A few years ago the “aptain of the Wachuset, acting under instructions from the government, assembled the coast tribes within reach announced, through interpreters, that they must give their slaves, and offered to the latter full protec- tion. Many of the chiefs complie 1 with the but there are still many cthers who, by threats and “ghost stories control their slaves. The will unflinchingly face many «: clally those of the sea, but they are larly afraid of being killed—that is, by their fellow man—and the chiefs t of this trait to breed and train slaves the idea that other Iw whites, will kill therm if a This together wrh th that the are ge rally kept as m as possil from contact wi has served to perp there 1s still an agere, dred Indians held in b The Indians are not are able to ially cruel mas- ters. The condition of slavery to rest lightly on its subjec The natives are Kindlier natured than are th farther south, and Father Barnum, whom I have mentioned above, tells me that the farther north one goes the better navure! he finds them. He says that in ail of the five years that he has been among the Innuits of the Yukon delta he has never a fight or violent disagreement among the native People. He thinks that the climate has something to do with it, and it may be true, but it would be hardly fair to draw the cor. relative inference that the best neople or the highest culture will some time be found in the vicinity of the north pole. ah YOUNG AMERICA ABROAD. A_Thirteen-Year-0ld Hoy Extensive Tour « From the Philadelphia Reco Mekes an Small Capital, George Downer, thirtern years old, start- ed away from Fayetteville cn January 14 to see the world. He left home with $2, and tramped to Syra: then he rode to New York. He got a job as cabin boy on the steamsh'p Marsachusetts, and was hired for a valet. George spent a month in Lon- don. He and his employer went to Ghent, and then they returned to London. Geoxge got a job cn a ship going to Mar- scilles, and after spending two days there paid his way to Bona, Algeria, and weat back to Marseilles. His mouey had given out, and, efter two weeks in the ilors’ Home, he satled for Malta in the steamship Arabstan. Thence he went to Port Said, thenc> to Suez and, finally, to Aden. After he left Aden American consuls heiped him along from ms, Paris and Havre to th steamship California, which arrived in N w York on Saturda; Water as Costly as Champagne. Fron the Baltimore American, The Papazo Indians inhabit a country of broad plairs, with mountain ranges be- tween. The mountains are remarkably rug- ged, and rise sharply from the lowlands. All over the plains live the Indians. The country is one of the most arid regions on the fece of the globe, a whole year passing sometimes without a drop of rain. The streams rise in the movntains, but never reach the sea, and the debris carried by the instead of finding its way to the is spread cut upon the plains, the rivers drying up before th sea. Serlland, in the state of rever seen by = white man until aboul two years ago, when the bureau of ethnology sent an expedition to explore that region. The natives are constanily vigilant every mome:t, from day to day, week to week, mont to menth, year to year, expecting and dreading the approach of an enem: They are always prepared for an eme gency. The dearth of water was the grea est obstacle to the exploration. Every drop we used was carried from twelve to fifteen miles by men under heavy guard. Water there is more valuable than gold, and often We measured it out in spoonfuls. In count- ing the dangers and labor of securing wa- ter we estimated its worth at from $3 to $4 a quart. oe ve Market, Constantinople From Blackwood'’s Magazine. On benches so placed as to command a good view were the buyers, coarse-looking Turks, whose calm, searching gaze seemed to take in every detail. The merchant con- ducting the sale stood before them, talking and gesticulating with great vehe ne. He turned to one of the pens, which was filled with young Circassian women, most of whom were very handscme. They were seated close toge-her on the ground, in an attitude of listless desponden r garments flowing around tiv gazed up at me with their s I felt painfully how they must envy free and happy stranger who can on them in their infanry and m The slave trader came forward, followed by a phlegmatie-lcoking Turk, and ing one of the women by the arm, her to stand up before this man, who, It appeared, wished to buy her. He proceeded to inspect her, very h th manner as he m xamined a horse or a dog, and his de was vorable; he turned away wi ous moven ent ef the head, and the slave merchznt, in a rage, thrust back the un- fortunate’ girl, who ‘sank down among her companions in scene was as much es Ww we left the place hurri well, indeed, that such nessed no mure, at least in eos Former 8! en the to look Furniture of Compressed Paper. Tiom the Miustrated American. Just at present an exp made at building all the fu: pretentious form of cor iment niture of un- ed paper. This is being does for the living rooms what aluminum has done for the kitchen; literally decreases the welght to a point where a lis able to move the largest piece. It is not pro- posed in this process to detract in th st from beauty of shape or grace and elabor- ateness of ornamentation, but to lessen the price as we'll as the weight. The first prod- ucts in the way of paper furniture were finished in enamel paint, and a double colonial bed of paper, with all its clothing, its pillows and matresses, was lifted about by a sixteen-year-old gurl. “But will this new material wear?” is the query sure to de asked by housekeepers, who are hope- fully testing the new pressed paper and aluminum bathtubs and finding them much to their liking.