Evening Star Newspaper, September 12, 1896, Page 9

— —— THE EVENING STAR. — eee PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY, AT TH& STAR BUILDINGS, 1101 Pennsylvania Avenue, Cor. 11th St, by The Evening Star N t Cor SH UFFMANN. Pres't. tt New York Office, 49 Potter Building, ‘The Evening Star is served to subscribers in the city ¥ carriers, on thelr own account, at 10 ceuts k, or 44 ceats per month. Copies at the 2 cents each. By mail—anywhere in the ted States of Cunada—postage prepaid—50 cents month. Saturday Quintuple Sheet foreten postage added, $3.00 (Entered at the Post Ofice at Washington, D. C., as second-class mail matter.) [FAll mail subscriptions must Rates of advert ar, $1 per year, with be paid in advance. ing made known on applicati Part2. Che pen Hy S far. Pages 9-20 WASHINGTON, D. ©. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 189s-TWENTY PAGES Printers’ Ini (fhe fittfe schoof master of advzrfising), saps: Jt is cfaimzd for the Washingion Star, and profabfp ftruthiuffp cfaim:2, 1Baf no offer newspaper in f6e counfrp gore info 60 farge a percentag: of aff fhe Souses wiffin a radius of fwenfp mifes from f§e office of pufificafion. & Fall Wearables. Q0G08 Fur Altering Department. @ © Electric Seal and the rest. Cloak Department. GOOGOO ing it 6 Large sales will make small Many exclusive styles € & € 937-93 Se LE SS EN HB & -First Arrivals ln Fall Fashions. --Our establishment is fast filling up on importations of Goods are crowding in on us, and every case and crate brings something new in the way of styles. The display this season will surpass all predecessors. Lots of advance styles in Millinery are on the tables now marked at prices that encourage early buying. Another NEW DEPARTMENT has been added to our store—a depart- ment for the making over, remodeling and repairing of FURS, such as Alaska Seal, Persian Lamb, Mink, Sable or Skunk, Wool Seal, Moire Astrakan, lar. Expert handlers of furs are in charge. Our guarantee goes with every production. The charges HALF what an exclusive furrier will ask. Our Cloak Department will be a big feature this season. ly, and that means a greater assortment Mayer Bros. & Co., F Street. @ Mayer Bros. & Co., 937-939 F St. It’s complete in every particu- are ABOUT We're giv- double the space it had previous- to choose from. prices as usual with us. at special prices. OOOOS99OH9SOS SOSH HSOS SOOOSNOHO 600 SESSSSOOOO REAL ESTATE GOSSIP Street Ratha Phtaabins and the Effect on Property. —_+—__—_ INFLUENCE ON SUBURBAN GROWTH The Bicycle as a Factor in Appre- ciation of Realty Values, SOME IMPROVEMENTS At this time of the year railroad officials are apt to be making plans in regard to futui sions of the reads. Of course in this ¢ Congress acts as the comm: ss In a street railzoad charter muzt be obtained from the national Of late years, espe- cially novement toward the suburbs began, the requests for the exten- sion of stree way lines have been of two kinds. for additional trackage within the ci mits, and, second, the right ef way over roads in the suburbs. It may be regarded as rather a curious fact that while there is generally ogposition on the part idents on streets within y limits to the occupation of these streets by car tracks, there is sometimes actual competition en the part of suburban preperty holders to secure the privilege of having the car rails laid on certain streets. It happens in this way that while an ap- plication to Congress for additional track- age facilities within the city on the part of street railroad companies brings forth pe- tition. and remc ances from citizens, a demand for -uburban extensions or even new lin velops but very little opposi- tion. It is expected that the future will wit- ness a continued increase in the street rail- 3 of the city and suburbs. This iral results of the steady ion which has been char- material Mfe of the city 3 past. In some cases been built in anticipation of . and in other cases they have the pepulation. There are sec- the city and of the suburbs which both of these phases of street development. Effect on Prices. The proposed extension of any of the street railroads of the city always has a tendency to infiate prices, and during the lest session of Congress, when the Capital Traction Company and the Metropolitan Failroad were both striving for extensions, property values along such proposed lines were greatly enhanced. Improvements fol- low street car lines. That has become a truistn, and when arguments are made for charters the incorporators invariably use that expression. Some people oppose street cars a3 nuisances. The noise ef the car and the ringing of the bells annoy, and pe- titions are d to compel the railroad to keep off lar street. Inflacnce of the Bicycle. ‘The increasing popularity and use of the Dicyele has had an influence on nearly every branch of business, as well as upon the social and physical life of the people, and so there is no reason why the silent wheel should not appear es a factor in the Gevelcpment of the suburbs. In fact, this is already believed to be the case, and it is thought that @ respectable percentage of those who in the past two or three years have sought homes in the suburbs have done so keeping in mind the facility as well as the cheapness with which long dis- can be traversed by the bicycle & por followed he users of the wheel increase In number, and it Is confidently predicted that such will be the case, it is fair to pre- sume that there will be a reasonable addi- tion to @ nutaber of suburban home- seekers. With the tmproved fucllities for street railway travel which the residents of the suburis are to enjoy in Increasing measure y by year and the utilization of the bicycle fad, the prospect of contin- ved growth in the population of the sec- tion of the District beyond the city lines seems to be well assured. Mileage in the District. A statement of the total number of miles of street cars in operation in the District has recently been made. It shows that the citizens enjoy nearly sixty-five miles of railroad. There are 55.59 miles of double track operated and 8.47 miles of single track operated. The following table shows the length of road operated by each com- pany: Washington and Georgetown, 10.26; Metropolitan, 12.64 (3 single track); Colum- bia, 2.86; Eckington and Soldiers’ Home, &70 (1.57 single track); Belt Line, 7.12 (1.22 singie track); Reck Creek, 5.48; Bright- wood, 6.50 (1.90 single track); Tennally- town, 4.30; Anacostia and Potomac, 5.42. Some Improvements. A new church edifice wi!l be built on the site of the old structure at North Carolina avenue and Sth street southeast, for the North Carolina Avenue Methodist Protest- ant Church. Two two-story brick dwellings will. be erected at 1641 and 1643 4th street north- west for F. H. Volland. The houses will be constructed of hand-made brick. An extensive addition will be made to the residence of Stilson Hutchins, 1603 Massa- chusetts avenue northwest, from plans pre- pared by himself and carried out by Ben- jamin Blethlyn, builder. The addition con- templates an enlargement of the art gallery, and will be of brick. A mezzanine story and balcony will be put in, and elaborate interior decorations have been planned. Plans have been completed by T. Norris, architect, for a large private stable to be erected at 2ist and O streets northwest. The structure will be of hard red brick. A three-story brick dwelling will be built | at 714 10th street southeast for Mr. Solo- mon Carr. Plans for a two-story brick store and dwelling, to be built at 1149 4th street north- west, for J. R. Hutchinson, have been pre- pared by F. H. Jackson, architect. The front of the structure will be of pressed brick with Hummelstone trimmings. Smith Brothers will have charge of the building operations. A $10,000 addition will be made to the plant of the Washington Gas Light Com- pany at 20th and G streets northwest, the addition to be used as a gas purifier. The structure will be of brick and sixty by six- ty-three feet in dimensions. A two-story brick dwelling will be built by John Riddle for Andrew Oehman at 1103 7th street southeast. B. F. Myers, architect, has completed Plans for four three-story dwellings, to be erected by W. W. Sondy on Kenesaw ave- nue, Columbia Heights. The buildings will be of pressed brick, with Indiana limestone base and full-height bay window: ae eee UNIVERSITY NOTES. Columbian University. Columbian University will reopen for the new year the 30th instant. The president, Dr. B. L. Whitman, will be present, and will address the students. An innovation introduced into the university this year is the general opening of all departments of the institution, instead of a separate day for each school. There have been several changes in the courses of studies scheduled for the col- lege this year. Prof. Marathon M. Ramsey has been added to the faculty, and will conduct a course in romance languages. Rey. Edward P. Pollard, D.D., Ph.D., has been appointed to the chair of English, to succeed Prof. George Smith, and Prof. Feiix Freyhold will have charge of the course of civil engineering. President Whitman, who has been sum- mering at Cottage City, will return to the city toward the end of the month. Catholic University. ‘The university has recently received, through the will of Mrs. Elizabeth Noyse of Winsted, Conn., the sum of $5,000. Bishop Keane sails today from South- ampton on the steamer St. Louis, and will Teach here about the 21st instant. Father A. J. Vuibert has arrived from St. Charles College, Baltimore, and has entered upon his new duties at the university. As has been stated before, Father Vuibert re- places Dr. Orban. Fathec Hopper, who has been transferred age ae eres ne” NEW HOME OF ART Where the Treasures of the Corcoran Gallery Will Be Placed. INTERIOR PLAN OF THE BUILDING Commodious, Convenient and at the Same Time Artistic. FOR THE USE OF STUDENTS +. é It requires a stretch of imagination to cover the bare walls of the completed new home of tke Corcoran Art Gallery, south- west of the State, War and Navy building, with the wonderful creations of art now stored In the old structure a short dis- tance north, but if such a feat of the mind could be accomplished a wonderful effect is produced. The fortunate visitor who succeeds in getting into the new building Main Staircase. and in disregarding the dust and dirt and other evidences of incompletion that meet the eye on every hand, can perhaps con- jure up the scene of beauty that is destined for the people of Washington and the thou- sands of tourists who a few months hence will be invited by the trustees of the Cor- coran Gallery to regard the new structure as one of the features of the capital city. The date for the transfer of the works of art from the old to the new building has not yet been fixed, for much is still to be done before the new gallery can be occu- pied. The original expectation of the trus- tees was that the transfer of pictures and other objects of art would be accomplished befcre this time, but, as is the usual ex- perience in all such great enterprises, there have been delays from one cause and an- other, until today the nearest approach to a prospect of immediate occupancy is the promise of the-representative of the gen- eral contractor that he is likely to finish his work in six weeks. Dr. F. 8. Barbarin, the curator of the gallery, said to a Star reporter the other day while they were going through the building that from all from the Paulist College here, has been re- vlaced by Father M. P. Smith, who has for some time been stationed in New York. Georgetown University. Though the undergraduate schools will open Tuesday next, the formal opening will not take place until the day following, when the rector, Father Richards, will cele- brate solemn high mass of the Holy Ghost at 9 o'clock a.m. in the Chapel of the Sacred Heart. which will be followed by the singing of the “Veni Creator.” The stu- dents will then go to Gaston Hall, where the reading of the class lists will take Piac Among other improvements made in the university is a new and large steam-heating apparatus, by which the entire north build- ing will be heated. During the past few months the Coleman Teuseum has received several donations. Mr. John W. Langdale has rearranged the valuable coliection illustrating the miner- alogy of the District of Columbia, and has Preseated the same to the museum. The president and faculty of Georgetown Uriversity have just matured plans and ts- ued circulars announcing the establish- u.ent of a department of biology in the graduate school-of arts and sciences. This is an important departure for the graduate school, and makes the courses in natural sora astaaten four. e general instruction of the departm will be under the able direction oF Charles Wardeil Stiles, Ph. D., while in the discus- sion of the various groups of plants and animals recourse will be had to specialists in the government service, who haye been engaged to give a series of lectures in their zespective fields. Among others who will give Instruction are Merton B. Waite, B. &, professor of botany; Sylvester D. Judd, B. S., instructor in biology. Dr. Frank Baker will lecture on anthro- pology; Dr. Leland O. Howard, lecturer on insects; Dr. T. S. Palmer, lecturer on mam- mals; Prof. James E. Benedict, lecturer on marine invertebrates; Prof. Charies T. Simpson, lecturer on mollusks; Prof. Chas. W. Richmond, lecturer on birds; Prof. Hen- ry Olds, lecturer on songs of birds, and Prof. W. P. Hay, lecturer on amphibia and reptiles. Howard University. ‘The academic department of Howard Uni- versity will resume its studies Wednesday, the 23d instant. President Rankin will ad- dress the students on the occasion in Rankin Memorial Chapel. The formal opening of the law depart- ment will take place the 28th instant, and the theological department the 30th in- stant. The medical school will resume its work October 1. The boarding hall committee, which has been reorganized this year, consists of Pres- ident Renkin, Miss Esther M. Torry, Geo. M. Lightfoot, Lewis B. Moore and R. 8. Foster. to hold the position of matron. will continue this year } strength. present evidences the trustees ought to obtain final possession by the 1st of Decem- ber. He was careful to add that he did not make this as a forecast, but merely The Atrium. as an expression of hope. Dr. Barbarin went on to say that if this were realized the actual transfer of pictures might be made so as to open the gallery to the pub- lic at about the beginning of the new year. A Fine Effect. Enough is now accomplished to give an excellent idea of the beauty and fitness of the white stone structcre that fronts the grounds south of the splendid group of government buildings. With the exception of some trimming and carving, the stone work is finished, and an exquisite per- spective is afforded by the front steps and the inner statrway leading from the main floor to the picture galleries that comprise the main part of the effect is one of ines blend ‘in ony most pleasing, while the lights are so man- | directly to the north, and wit! structure, so that the work of the students ‘may be pursued without tmterruption or abservation. Heavy doors communicate be- aged as to {Numiné the whole interior as the visitor steps over the threshold, and there is promise that when the statues and canvases are hung. the first glimpse be- yond the portals will be one that will sure- ly draw forth expressions of admiration from all who enter. At the doorway {s a wide vestibule,where the janitor will be stationed to relieve vis- itors of such articles as might accidentally injure the pictures, and where photographs, catalogues, etc., may be conveniently kept for sale. Beyond this vestibule a second flight of steps gives access to the main floor, where will be displayed the splendid collection of marbles and reproductions of famous statuiry now erowded in the en- tirely inadequate quarters afforded by the dimensions of the old building. Dr. Bar- barin explained the other day that the present plan is to fill the south half of the atrium or hatl with the antique and the north half with representatives of the re- naissance. To More Advaninge. It is probable that the specimens of an- tique sculpture are so numerous that it will be necessary to carry them through a doorway into a large, beautifully lighted room on the west side south of the main stairway. Here the walls-afford a fine op- portunity for an effective display of the Pediment of the Parthenon. At the north end of the atrium, in the center, a space has been especially arrang- ed for the reproductions of the bronze gates of the baptistry, which are now somewhat hidden in a small room Jeading off from the main sculpture hall in the old gallery. One | of the most interesting features of the main flocr is the lecture hall, situated in the hemicycle, as the rounded corner of the building is called. This room is in the form of a_ semi-circle, with the curving the chord which forms the back of the platform or stage extending on a true east and west ine. ~ The room is designed fortectures and also for the exhibition of: paintings that are not a part of the regular display in the gallery. For the Jatter purpose the ar- rangements of the room were slightly changed after the accéptance of the origi- nal plans-by providing for an increase of the skylight and for extension of the wall space on the c side of the hall to make more availabfe room for the hang- ing of pictures. This_room ts arranged in aryhitheater fashion, with three tiers of seats facing a platform or stage slightly lower than the top of the highest tier. The light all comes from a semi-circular opening in the roof, which will be provided with ground glass on the inside, so as to soften and diffuse the rays of the sun. It is evident now in the incomplete state of this room that fts arrangement in this wise will give one of the finest and best-equipped lecture and exhibition halls in this part of the country. It is not anticipated that there will be much demand for the use of the room in the near future for the delivery of lectures on art subjects, for, as Dr. Bar- barin pointed out, the gallery has not now the means to employ many lecturers, and the people whose services are desired in this line must be paid well for their at- tendance and their talks. Provided a fund could be set apart for such a purpose a great stimulus would, it is thought, be given to the study of art in this part of the ccuntry, by the institution of a course of lectures such as are given in northern cities. For the Use of the Students. This lecture hall is in what is strictly speaking the school part of the gallery building, which is so arranged that it can be entirely shut off from the rest of the tween the lecture and. the various drawing rooms and the gallery proper, = when occasion requires can thrown open and the aie dyulding ven over to the-uses-of either the public or the students. : Great care has been jakea,in the plan- ning of the various study spoms to give good lighting, and with two exceptions there are no rooms inthe building that are not well furnished: with. fllumination. These few rooms are inthe basement, one under the lecture hall and the other across the hallway on the west. Im these cases the windows are in ate in size and especially in the semi-circular, room, which is admirably ari otherwise for the accommodation of an unusually large class; but the lighting is so thatno use can be made of the apartment. except through the means of artificial light. The galleries proper for the display of pictures are on the second floor. There has been no attempt, to provide a main hall of at dimension’ such as is the central attne in the ola epcing, and @ rooms have therefore arranged ‘with a view to closer classification of can- yases than fs possible in°the old quarters. To be sure, the great epace over the atrium, which is architecturally. speaking a true gallery, will be hung with canvases, but Ro attempt will be made here to make a general display. Onzeach side of the stair- Way on the west is.a long room and on the east side directly. ite are two rooms of @ similar size. < rooms contain the bulk of the best pictures. Immediately over the entrance on the east side is a “room, while the south front is smaiier hse narrower thas those a the cast ad SSOOSSIOSESO SSSOSES SOSSSSCODIOOSESS markets. © our efforts. OOS OS SHS OSS OHS HONGO OHOSO OOO SOEOOHOSHSHOSOOOOSHHOO west sides. There is also on this floor at the northwest corner a large, splendidly lighted class room or studio. First Impressions. On the main landing of the central stair- way inside the building on the west of the atrium provision has been made for a large piece of statuary facing all incomers. It was the thought of Mr. Flagg, the architect of the building, that this would be an ideal position for the famous and beautiful statue of the dying Napoleon which now cecupies a central position in the sculpture hall of the old gallery. It is not the taste of the trustees, how- ever, Dr. Barbarin said, to give visitors so gloomy an impression as would apt to be produced by a sight of this unhappy sub- ject. While the dimensions of the statue and its half recumbent position fit it to rest in the place thus provided it is thought that a far better subject can be found as a wel- coming figure upon which the eye will first alight, and Dr. Barbarin thinks that he has such a one in a magnificent fragment that recently received from Paris, called “Victor; He thinks the posture and the subject combine to mzke a splendid effect that will be far happier at this particular Feint than the more mortuary suggestion of the dying emperor of the French. One of the most unique features of the gallery is the device adopted for covering the walls. The visitor today receives the impression that the plastering is unfinished, for in every room and on every floor above the open waincoting the walls present nothing but the rough, gray tone of com- mon plaster, in which pine boards appear to have been sunk at intervals of about nine inches, extending from the wainscoting to the picture rods high above the floor. As a matter of fact these walls are com- plete, except for the stretching upon them of the textile material that will take the place of white plaster and of wall paper. Dr. Barbarin believes that when finished these walls will be not only as artistic, but far more serviceable for the hanging of pictures than those of any other public art gallery in the world. In fact, he says, he knows of no other gallery where the same device Fas been utilized, and he predicts that it will result in the most happy and pleasing arrangement of the canvases. Im Hanging Pictures. The wooden slips are three inches wide and thick enough to give a firm hold to any nail that may be driven in for the suspension of a picture. From the center of one strip to the center of another is just one foot, and the result is that prac- tically any combination can be made, both as to horizontal and vertical position, for any sized canvas in the collection. The sustaining nail can be driven at any point in the wall, practically speaking, and a perfect support is thus given to the picture without the display of an inch of wire ex- cept in the case of the heaviest frames. If it should be desired to change the position of a picture thus hung the nail can be easily drawn from the wood into which it is driven, the textile material covering over the hole thus formed, and all trace of the change is lost. This material is nothing more nor less than burlaps, which was obtained in Phila- delphia in a great quantity, aggregating about 5,000 yards. It was then taken to a dyer and was given a beautiful terra cotta tint that it is thought will harmonize fine- ly with the golden frames of the pictures, and will give the best value to the lights. This material, which is forty-eight inches wide, will be fastened securely and neatly to the wooden strips on the wall, and thus the spaces between the pictures will pre- sent a practically neutral tone. This meth- od of dressing the walls will be followed throughout the building, and it is thought that a great saving will be made to the sight of the pupils in the art school by this device, which is calculated to rest the eyes and economize the illumination, For Special Purposes. Several of the smaller rooms on both the main floors have been set apart for special purposes. For instance, one of the east rooms on the first floor has been designed in Dr. Barbarin’s mind as an excellent pltice for the display of the splendid collec- tidn of Barye bronzes that are now shown along with other objects of art and many curiosities in a small room on the western side of the old gallery. Another room that is peculiarly well lighted.on the sec- ond floor will give a fine opportunity fcr the collection of water colors, which do not need as strong a light as oils and can be hung more closely ther. ‘There are many valuable devices about the building intended to add to the comfort of visitors and of the students as well. One of these is a refrigerating water cooler, by means of which a spigot turned in any part of the building will give an irstant yw of ice-cold water, which comes from We extend you a-personal invitation for Monday next—September 14th—to attend - the opening of our new department of Ladies’, isses’ and Children’s Cloaks, Suits, Wraps and Furs for street, house and reception wear. We assure you that no finer stock can be found in this country— and you will agree with us that the display surpasses anything ever be- fore seen in Washington. We have entered this field as leaders should. Avoiding the time- trodden paths—shunning the policies that have hitherto prevailed. But with unequaled facilities—and characteristic energy—we have’ sought the best—that you may enjoy the convenience of finding here at home those exclusive styles you have hitherto been compelled to seek in other The management of this department is in the hands of a gentleman who has a life-long experience to guide his judgment — who knows every “fashion inlet” and “quality harbor” on this creative globe. hind him is Saks capital—Saks enterprise—Saks broad-gauge methods. Such a union of tact and talent must succeed. Armed with this sceptre he has commanded the services of the world’s famous designers — and gathered a stock that is artistically perfect — worthfully of the highest standard—and marked at prices that will be an agrecable revelation to you—bearing out the reputation that has won for this store-the confi- dence and esteem of all Washington. You are cordially invited. We look for your acceptance with eager anticipation—for we are confident of your enthusiastic commendation of SAKS AND COMPANY, Pa. Ave. and 7th St—‘Saks’ Corner.” a huge box in the basement, where the fluid is conducted through pipes around and over and under a mass of ice stored there at intervals during the day. On the south side of the building the windows are all covered with ground glass, which prevents a glare from the sun and reduces the intense illumination The Hemicycle. that is always feared by artists in the dis- play of pictures on that side of any gal- lery bullding. The floors are now being laid, and this will be one of the last features to be fin- ished. These floors are of oak slats, about nine inches long and an inch and a half wide, laid in glue, and afterward given a high polish. This polishing can, of course, oniy be done after all the other work has been finished. ‘The flooring of the main hall or atrium on the first floor is of Pompeiian mosaic. ——___ Flooding Out Disease. From th> New Orleans Picayune. Water, much as men may dislike it, is good for men to drink. It is possible to prevent many diseases and cure others by drinking large quantities of water. An eminent French physician says that typhoid fever can be washed out of the system by water. He gives his patients what would amount to eight or ten ounces an hour of sterilized water. Experiments have been made with diseases caused by bacteria which demonstrate the curative value of water. In cases of cholera, where the sys- tem secretes a large amount of fluid, enor- mous quantities of hot water are of great benefit, and will cure many cases without other medicines. One doctor says that per- fectly sweet cider, taken in large quanti- tles, has been known to cure cases of bowel complaint. The acid kills the bacteria, which are speedily thrown out of the sys- tem. Hot water in fevers is of great use, end an ordinary tumbler full of water as | hot as can be taken once an hour is one of the very best remedies. The important thing is to get into the system and out of it | a sufficient amount of water to prevent accumulation of ptomaines and toxins with- In the body. | ——__ - + e+ —___ How to Weigh Without Scales. From the Boston Traascript. ‘Those who would like to test some new recipe not infrequently find themselves per- plexed to accurately do the measuring and weighing required. This schedule of equiv- alents will in such cases be found very helpful: Wheat flour, one pound is one quart; Indian meal, one pound two ounces are one quart; butter, when soft, one pound is one quart; loaf sugar, when broken, one pound is ohe quart; ten eggs are one pound; flour, four pecks are one bushel; sixteen large teaspoonfuls are one pint; eight large teaspoonfuls are one gill; four large teaspoonfuls are half a gill; two gills are one pint; two pints are one quart; four quarts are one galion; Gne common- sized tumbler holds half a pint; a common- sized winegiass holds half a gill; a teacup holds one gill; a large wineglass holds one gill; a tablespoonful is half an ounce; ten drops are equal to one teaspoonful; four a are equal to one tabiespoon- Be- Municipal Railroads That Pays. In a long erticle giving an account of the Glasgow municipal tramwe ys, London states that Glasgow is now better served ith tramways than any other town in the Management of Street pountry ear 86, The corporation cars carried last 00,000 passengers, which was more than the passengers conveyed by the whole of the railway® in Scotland. In Manches- ier the tramways only carried 4: 1,000, sengers, and in Liverpool 34(4),000, In Glasgow the average fare is only niae- j tenths of a penny, as compared with 24 of a penny in Manchester, 1.9 in Liver- pool, and 1.34 in Birmingham. The system of halfpenny fares adopted in Glasgow has greatly popularized the service. Lon- don points out that, if judged by the same standard as a company, the Glasgow tram- ays would return a dividend of eight per cent on the capital invested in the enterprise. This result has been attained, although a large revenue has been sacrificed for The employes work only ix days a week, and than any similar e net profit: whici to the municipal exchequer was £9,000, but in addition to this and sinking fund charges were sum of £3200) set aside for permanent way renewal from a general reserve. The tramways department employs a staff of 3") people; it has 4,100 horses, 337 cars nd its annual wages bill amounts to £110,- 000. Western Potatoes in P From the Kansas City Star, The potato crop in the Kaw valley this year promises to eclipse the mammoth crops of former years. In fact, potato growers say it will be the biggest crop ever heard of. There are M0) acres of po the Kaw valley between Kani Kan., and Topeka, which, it is believe will average cighty bushels to the acre, the yield, in some instances, being as high as 25 bushels. The only thing that is wor- rying the potato growers is the price. If they can get a fair price they will make plenty of money, but if only a small price is realized their returns will be no more satisfactory than in former years. Some large shipments w nade to the scuth during the last ten d The weath- ez has been so dry in sections of the south, particularly in Texas, that the crop has been almost a failure. There is also a de- mand from Montana, which turned out a large crop last year. About 20) cars of Kaw vailey potatoes were shipped last week. -s0+ J A Swift French Vessel. From. the Revue Indartrielle. Probably the swiftest vessel in the world luas recently been built in France. This ex- traordinary craft is the seagoing torpedo vessel constructed in Havre by the well- known house of Augustin Norma the contract requiring that it should maintain a speed of from twenty. to thirty knots for an hour ender usual steam. At its trial trip, it seems, this vess: ban, ran a distance of more than thir one knots in an hour, this being equiv to about thirty-five’ mi going ship in gines being rec the vessel rapid rate. y, of course, through the water at su On , therefore, statement is not surpr! that, altho the displacement of th tis only a 1 English tons, it carries engines of horse power. -— SS American Horses in eel From the London Field. During the past year no less than 10,000 American horses have been sold in London alone. A large number are used omnibuses and street cars. The cabm. and smaller dealer prot not to touch them, the former believing, and possibly rightly, that the majority of fo: are somewhat soft, while, as a declares that at his price he c ty of well-bred English horses, they do bis work very well. T however, that there are almoi American horses drawing cabs can subjects riding in them. After can and Canadian horses have hands under the hammer without anything being said at pationality. ¥ get into the coun add to the difficulties and perplexizies of the breeder. for ign horse: rule