Evening Star Newspaper, October 10, 1896, Page 13

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WASHINGTON, D. 1896—TWENTY-FOUR PAGES, QPrinters’ In& (fhe fittfe scBook master of advertising), saps: JE is cfaimzd for fe Washington Star, and profaffp trutBtuffe cfaime?, Bat no offer netosraper in 8c counfrp goes info 80 farae @ percentage of aff fhe Gouses within a radius of fwenfp mifes from t§e office of puffication. Shedoedreseeseeseeseteeteeteots SS a a a Bs as Be ee a es ete A ae ts ts te ee tt te Upholsteries sSeeGeeecntendoegeegees 3 A T PERRY’S. regres You need us now as Uphol tistic in*home decoration. W we carry condenses the multitude of effects down to the select sterers— purveyors of the ar- e are capable. The stock that decided fads before you here now—but we have many others. LO-inch Silk Portiere Damask—$1.90 a yd. and Drapery S@-inch Satin Damesk, in special pat- terns and spectal value $2.25 a yd. Frou—a two- 75 a yd. SO-ineh Frene toned silk hanging B-inch Silk Bro coverings—$2. elles—for furniture a yd. k-inch ‘Tapestries—splendid values— BTige. to $2 a yd. 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Gorgeous colors. Nov- put up- z elties by the dozen. Quality a in all of them. We can only 49C. each. $ set forth the latest and most z King’s Scotch Holland Shades, in 3, eeveral shad feet iong—re: for 50c. each. A lot of Opaque Stades—good qual- ity—reliable mountinzs—36 Inches wide and 6 feet Iong—resdy to put up— 25¢c. each. » 38 inches wide and 6 dy to put up- value Sreseedens Ce eee es Se et i Lace Curtains. An immense assortment here—and every pattern a showing of our own. We have got the best Curtains that are made—and the cheapest ones that are worthy your atten- tion. You will have no trou- ble finding just what will please you. You may be sure, too, you will be getting the best value for the money. Real Point Lace Curtairs—$28.50 to $55 a pair. Real Brussels Lace Curtains—$7 to $35 # pair. Renaissance Lace Curtains—$1.50 to $28.50 a pair. French Real Lace Curtains—$4.50 to $25 a pair. French Boudoir Curtains — $4.50 to $8 a pair. Arabian Lace Curtains, in natural and ivory tints—$9 to $25 a pair. Irish Point Lace Curtains—of the latest patterns—decldedly the best we have ever shown—$3.75 to $25 a pair. Nottingham Lace Curtains, handsome patterns—75e. to $6.50 a pair. Marlborough, Cliny, Swiss Tam- Doured, Madras and Novelty Curtains. Reffled Fish Net Curtains—made up to our special order—$4.50 to $7 a pair. ety Established 1510, ‘Telephone 995. serteteetetetnete PERRY’S, “NINTH AND THE AVENUE.” It a a a a ss a THE POULTRY ASSOCIATION Getting Arrangements Ready for Next Winter's Show. The National Poultry Asscciation met Wednesday evening at E. L. Schmid’s, $12 12th street, to make further arrangements for the poultry and pet stock show of the coming winter. Secretary Howard laid be- fore the society a long and complete pro- gram of the work already under headway. Communications were read from a number of breeders in all parts of the country, ex- pressing their intention to exhibit stock, and inquiring about facilities for shipping, care and feeding. New England poultry- men, who will be favored this year by the early date for the Washington show, evi- dently intend to come to Washington in force. Philander Williams, the noted Brah- ma man, wil! show several pens of Light Brahmas, a breed with the improvement of which his name has been identified for a quarter of a century. W. E. Mack, the noted New England breeder of White Wy- andottes, also writes that he will exhibit his birds here. Mr. Mack could not be here last year owing to engagements at other shows coming on the same date with ours. In this connection it was stated by Secretary Howard that the Atlanta show, which had been set for the second week in January, the same as that of the Wash- ington show, would probably be pushed along to a later date in the month, be- cause a great many southern poultrymen wish to come here with their birds. The selection of judges was taken up, and the list partially decided on. Until completed little can be said authoritatively as to who will judge the show, but it {s not unlikely that Philander Williams will act in the Asiatic class, exclusive of those in which he is himself an exhibitor. P. H. Scudder will also, doubtless, be on the faculty. It is practically certain, although no definite action was taken, that judging this year will not be by score, as it was last winter, but by comparison. This seems necessary on account of the large number of birds shown and the desire on part of those who visit the show to know early fm the exhi- bition just who has taken the honors. Many exhibitors send birds solely to get the score cards by noted judges, and last year’s show was in this way a great boon to poultry- men, not only in this immediate vicinity, but to those who came from a distance re- mote from the leading shows of the coun- try. Yet this advantage is fairly offset by the demand for quick work and prompt results. The resignation of Dr. Brothers from the board of directors was acepted, and Mr. Rudolph Thiele of Silver Hill, the well- known breeder of pheasants and fancy fowls, was chosen to the vacancy. A good deal of discussion was had on the subject of cooping the show. Market Hall, which was used last year, has been engag- ed for the next show, and its limitations present quite a problem in arrangement of the tables. Last year there were eight double rows of coops, running the length of the hall. As there will probably be a larger number of entries this year, it will be necessary to have two or three double tiers of coops. These will probably be Placed In the center of the hall, so as not to obstruct the light. The aisles will, if pos- sible, be wider, to secure more light and better view of stock. The asscelation decided to hang up sev- eral hundred dollars in special prizes, and a large number of premiums given by mem- bers and friends of the poultry industry will also be announced in the premium list, which will be issued in about a fortnight. There {3 evidently great interest in the coming show, and local breeders of poultry, Pigeons and pet stock are getting ready with a will for the various competitions. ee She Knew William’s Style. From the San Francisco Post. A slender, pale-faced little woman in mourning attended a spiritualistic seance at the rooms of a Market street medium the other evening. Materializations had been advertised and the little woman confidently whispered to the medium that she would like to see the departed William. She was overjoyed to learn that William was on hand when wanted—the first time since she had known him—and, when a few minutes later a shadowy form appeared in the cabinet, she trembled with mingled fear and joy. “Is that you, William?’ she asked in a faltering voice. “Yes, dear,” was the hollow response. “That's a fraud. I don’t believe it,” she exclaimed. “William would have said. “Who in the dickens do you think it is? ——__+ e+ ____ A Matter of Taste. From Life. Customer—“You are using a different kind of soap from what you were, aren’t you?” Barber—“What makes you think so?” “It doesn’t taste the same.” CCCP AM MAAEER RA EE EEE PORE A AES ETOES SSS SSESSSS THE BIG @ Own Your Home. Elevation 350 feet. DOOSOQOSS a WCODMONT © @S9SSOG99SS 690800 ©S90SH98S905200 0OSECO” WOODMONT Tee eercceccccoce Cereccccccccoocs Woodmont Stop Absolutely Paying P Healthful.| Rent. © © ) ‘The beautiful GUNS. NAVAL GUN FOUNDRY Some Improvements in Progress at the Old Navy Yard. CHANGES WHICH WERE NEEDED Expenditure of the Money Appro- priated by Congress. PROPOSED MODEL TANK There is a constant tendency on the part of those in charge of the great naval gun foundry at the Washington navy yard to enlarge and improve the plant so as to bring it nearer and nearer deserving the title of the most complete equipment of the kind in the world. So far as it has gone, with the somewhat economical appropria- tions allotted by Congress, the plant 1s well-nigh at the top point of mechanical | efficteney, but one of the great handicaps on the effort to produce a perfect modern establishment has been the location of the plant in this antiquated yard, with its old buildings, and, at the beginning, its lack of modern conveniences. Consequently, the foundry has Wad to pass through a period of destruction, as well as one of construc- tion, and the gradual development of the institution has been slower in consequence. The first gun foundry was placed in an old building formerly used for forging an- chors. That structure was remodeled to a slight degree, and when the success of the scheme of making the naval guns here was Remodeling the Foundry. amply derhonstrated by this start the build- ing was enlarged by the addition of about as much space again, constructed on ther- oughly modern principles. The naval ofil- cers claim that the best work cannot be done under these circumstances, and they are therefore the more proud of what has been accomplished in view of the compara- tively adverse conditions surrounding the installation and development of the plant. Modern machinery requires modern sur- roundings in order to do the best work, and this has been well proved by the dif culties encountered at the navy yard, where several efforts to introduce later devices for the handling of great masses of metal have been met with obstacles in the form of architecture intended for a much earlier day and for far different uses. More Liberal Appropriations. One of the chief difficulties in the way has been the indisposition of Congress to make provision for entirely new buildings. An appropriation for “repairs” is far easter to obtain than one for a new construction, for it seems an impossible task to persuade the committees in charge of the budgets that the old structures are not all that the work demands, while they may be forced to admit the need of new roofs, etc. Just at present over $100,000 is being expended in the construction of two new roofs that were it not for the fact that the walls on which they are to go were built in the most solid fashion in the beginning, it would hardly be an economical proceeding. The last appropriation bill, which “took effect on the 1st of July, contained, in addi- tion to the provisions for the construction of guns and projectiles for the navy, two items representing the sole efforts to en- large the plant, and yet, although better work can be done under the conditions so resulting from these improvements, it is doubtful whether the product of the yard will ever be larger on this account. One of these items was an appropriation of $50,000 for remodelling the brass and iron foundry, the building runing perpendicularly to the main gun shop at the north end. This structure was one of the oldest and most incomplete in its equipment in tho yard, although some of the most important work was done there. Its wooden roof was constantly catching fire, and within the last ‘year there have been several serious blazes that have severely taxed the capacities of the yard fire service. The cupolas and blow- ers were out of date, and there was almost no provision for carrying heavy weights to and from the various parts of the foundry. What Is Being Done. The work of remodeling the building is now under way, under the supervision of Lieut. J. H. Moore, in charge of the bureau of yards and docks, at the yard. The work consists of the addition of a second story to the wails and the construction of a new iron reof, in addition to the location of new cupolas and blowers, blow engines, iron ele- vators, swing cranes and a fine traveling crane and runway. The work was started at the west end, formerly occupied by the iron foundry, and will be prosecuted there until it is absolutely necessary to attack the brass foundry end, when the foundry work will be stopped for about a month. It is Lieut. Moore’s hope to have the foundry in full running*order again before the close of the winter. A contract for the iron work of the roof was let to the Boston Bridge Company for $11,400, but all other work in connection with the improvement is done by day’s labor. One of the best features of the new foundry, as it will practically be, is an iron room, located in about the center of the building on the north side, from which the cupolas will all be supplied with metal. Elevators will be installed to facilitate the handling of the heavy masses of iron, and other means will be provided to economize time and money to the last degree in this important department of the yard’s work. Across the street from the foundry is the great quadrangle building, which, as its name indicates, forms a hollow square on The Scale House. the north, west and south sides, with the gun shop for the west side. This building is one of the oldest in the yard. A smoke stack rising from its center bears the date 1855, @nd has a newer appearance than the rest of the structure, so that it is possible that the quadrangle itself was built more than fifty years ago. Frequent Repairs Necessary. As was the case with all the other old buildings in the yard, the roof was of wood, covered with slate, the trusses being of heavy timbers, that.of late years have been rotting and allowing the roof to set- tle, ard thus threatening life and property. Repairs have been: -made to time by patching the- trusses, but the roof has been a source of annoyanee and danger ever since the installation of the gun plant, from time particularly as {t has been found necessary of late years to equip*the western wig with a traveling crate. om The walls, of course, were stanch enough to support such a weight, but the roof con- struction. was such that this improvement could not conveniently be made. Conse- quently, an item was inserted Ih the ap- propriation bill allotting $30,411.77 for a new roof for the entire quadrangle build- ing. In addition there was an item of $15,657.44 for other alterations to the north end of the west side of the quadrangle building. The contract for the new roof Was let to the Pennsylvania Bridge Com- pany of Beaver Falls, Pa., for $18,400, and the work is now under way of prepiring the building for that improvement. None of the steel for this roof or that of the foundry has yet been received, but it is promised in ample season for the econom- cal prosecution of the work. here are other wooden roofs in the yard that should really be replaced by steel con- struction, but they are not so essential as the roof for which provision was made in the bill. There is a little item of $2,500 for the construction of a paint shop that shall also be a storage building for other in- flammable material, and the work of the construction of this building has already been begun. It is located in the western section of the yard, just heyend the “grave- yard” of old guns, and "south of the west end of the breech mechanism shop, being thus isolated from the other buildings, and therefore reducing the danger of commu- nicating a fire that might originate in the oils that will be stored there. The old paint shop was a small wooen structure that Was a constant menace to the yard. Plans for the Putare. On the occasion of a Staf reporter's visit’ to the yard the other day, Lieut. Moore, to whom he was referred for information by Commodore Norton, the:commandant, was found in this section of the yard with a surveying instrument, endeavoring to as- certain how high the floor of the paint shop would have to be, raised to keep it above the high water mark of the yard. This mark was found on one of the win- dow sills of the breech mechanism shop, and accordingly the paint shop will be higher than the average work room in the yard. Lieut. Moore also ran a line from the roadway leading to the western gate,which is the highest point in the yard, for the purpose of ascertaining the amount of fill- ing that will be necessary to build up the yard above tRe point of common inunda- The Old Stfip House. tion. He explained to the reporter that one of the plans for the future improve- ment of the yard contemplates the con- struction at this point, practieally adjoin- ing the western wall, of a great store shed for guns, approximately 205 feet ldng. There is at present no place in the yard for the convenient storage of completed and tested guns, and ordinary foresight de- mands that provision be made at once for such a structure. Accerdingly, Congress will be asked, at the next session, to make provision for this construction, and it will be explained that doubtless by the time the building is ready for use the reserve supply of guns and projectiles for the ships of the navy will be finished, for which $450,000 was appropriated in the last naval bill, and the guns for the auxiliary cruisers, for which $400,000 was given. Thus there was provision made for $850,000 werth of gun and projectile work, and in the course of time the finished product will be on hand, and.there will be no place for its safe-keeping. To store it in the shops would be to impede the progress of the ordinary work, and there is no con- venient space at the proving ground. ‘The spot selected by Lieut. Moore for the projectile structure is.an admirable site, that is now entirely vacant, save for a few ee @ © ne it. 5 WOODMONT purchaser. % BO 6) | as follow: ©0805 WOODMONT © To the he QOS® two weeks in arre: the entire pur. Take either Pen sale is ilmited. a WOODMONT eB e Invest & Your Rapid aS Chase. owned by some of Wa We also impose healthful sirable ‘a every particular. To each person buying one or more lots of us at 1896, and commencing to build a house thereon, costing not less than $1,000, before Decem- ber 1, 1896, and completing said house before April 1, 1897, we wil! xiv 200 for the first house completed for the third house completed; $125 for the fourth house completed, and to the next ten persons building under above conditions, §75 each, A Five-cent Fare Until 1900. Se eesererscessessevesccssesesecos ew suburb, is situated on the Georgetown and Tennallytown Electric was, about five miles from 32d and M streets northwest, or six and one-half miles from the Treasury, and is but fifteen minutes’ walk from that most y Several new and first-class residences are now Property, and its attractiveness is further enhanced by a number of b uington’s most prominent business men, which immediately surround SOSSHSSOSOESSSSSOSOOD { : & : € : i 4 2 2 WOODMORT < : & sacar : & clusive of Washington's =s Sa completed on this & utiful country homes a All Improvements, such as wide streets, sidewalks and shade trees, are free of cost to restriciions, making this suburb attractive and de- Building Prizes in Cash. “Woodmont” 75 for the dof each family purchasing a lot or lots of us at “Woulmont” on or after October 10, 1896, and building a house thereon, costing not less than $1,000, before April 1, we vill guarantee a S-cent fare twice each day from Washing:on uatil the year 1900, Prices of Lots: $75, $100, $150, $175 Terms--First Payment, $1. Weekly Pay- ments from 75c. to $1.25. A discount of 10 per cent will be allowed for cash. We Insure Your Life Free of Charge! If purchaser is In good health at time of pur s in payme S are delivered. wanla avenue or F street cars to 32d street, Georgetown; then Tennally- town electric cars to Agents on grounds every day, including Woodmont.” Free electric car tickets may be secured at our office tomorrow (Sunday) before 12 o’clock neon. It is important that you see ‘Woodmont’ without delay, as the number of lots for Wood, Harmon & Co., @ 525 Thirteenth St. N.W. renee OOUNON T Seood lumber piles and an ornamental battery of old-fashioned guns near the sea wall. It is also planned to locate a battery of rapid- fire guns for saluting purposes at the south end of this space, near the wall, and it is probable that in the course of a few months there will be a material change in the ap- pearance of the entire western side of the yard. i Damage by the Late Storm. The hurricane of last week did a little damage to the buildings in the yard, and emphasized the old-fashioned character of some of the construction. It is a marvel that the fierce wind from the southeast did not entirely demolish the old ship house at the eastern end of the sea wall, which has been for many years one of the most conspicuous landmarks on the Ana- costia river. Memory of modern officers contains no idea of the exact age of this building, and the present occupants of the yard were fully convinced on the night of the hurricane that the morning light would show a ruined structure, for the southern end, being open, there was litile to prevent the wind from ‘entering the long shed and either blowing off the roof completely or forcing out the walls. Strange to say, the damage done by the wind was slight, and the officers believe that this was due to the original stanch- ness of the construction. The roof was smashed at the southern end for a distance of about forty feet, and when estimates were made for the repair of the building it was found that it would be cheaper to cut off the house as far back as the dam- age continued than to restore the roof to its crigina! conditicn. Hence, orders were given for this to be done, and workmen are now engaged in removing the great roof trusses and cutting down the sides of the famous old house. This house has not been used for the re- pair of large vessels for many years. Oc- casionally the Triton is hauled up on the ways to be scraped, although this process is not so often needed in fresh water as in salt. Occasionally, too, the Cushing has to be pulled out of water for slight repairs, and the old house is then a great conven- jience. Meanwhile the sides of the house have been fitted up for offices, and con- siderable work is done within the old walls. It is a matter of but a few years, kow- ever, when the old landmark will be de- molished and go the way of its departed companion, the Minnesota house, that stood near the center of the sea wall. The latter was demolished several years ago, after having stood idle for many seasons. Proposed Model Tank. A preliminary survey has been made of an available site for the proposed model tank, in which experiments are to be con- ducted for determining the most suitable and desirable shapes and forms to be adopted for naval vessels. It will probably be located between the old shiphouse snd the commandant’s offices, which stand at the south end of the central thoroughfare of the yard, Dahlgren avenue. There will be a plain but substantial building erected to protect the tank from the elements. Within this will be the water-tight box surrounded by an electrical device in the nature of a trolley for towing the miniature ships around the course. The building will be nearly 500 feet long and about 40 or 50 feet wide, so that it will be a material ac- dition to the yard. If the present plans of the officers in charge of the yard are carried into effect the space south of the commandant's cf- fice, formerly occupied by a coal heap and given over to the storage of refuse of all kinds, will some day be transformed into a handsome park. The coal supply for the Triton and the yard locomotive, which formerly was located just east of the boat house, by the sea wall, has been moved to the space between two of the old buildings on the east side of Dahlgren avenue, and soon there will be nothing in the way of the improvement which contemplates the sowing of grass over this space and the straightening out of the roads leading to the docks. An Old-Time Relic. One of the relics of olden time is to be seen in this part of the yard in the form of a scalehouse for the weighing of coal, which océupies a prominent position im- mediately south of the offices. It was orig- inally a deckhouse from an old man-of- war, and being given a roof, was anchored securely to the ground and left to accumu- late the marks of years and to become an eyesore. It is the hope of the officers that one of the naval appropriation bilis of the near future will contain provision for a new scalehouse that will be more com- mensurate with the state of things at the yard. As the work of developing the gun plant continues extensions of the railroad system in the yard are made, and at present there are fully three miles of track within the yard walls. Changes are made from time to time, and Lieut. Moore stated the other day that the cost of handling maierials had been reduced to a minimum by this modern system of transportation. ssiarees ite Class Room Humor. From the ‘Editor's Drawer” in Harper's. No professor Is more kindly remembered by the “boys” who graduated from Wes- leyan University a gencration ago than Professor Johnston, or “Uncle Johnnie,” as he was more familiarly known. Besides having a profound scientific mind far in advance of his time, he had a keen relish for a gocd joke, whether on himself or arother. 3s In order to ald the students of geology in grasping the essential distinctions be- tween the various classes cf rock he re- quested them to bring in specimens and place them on his desk before the recita- tions began. - One day a student brought in a plece of brick, secured from a building being erect- ed near the college, and placed It on the table among the other specimens. “Un- cle Johnnie” came in a few moments later, and, apparently unsuspecting the hoax, be- gan the recitations as usual by picking up the specimens, one at a time, naming them and remarking their peculiarities. “This, gentlemen, 1s a plece of sandstone; this is granite, while this, somewhat sim jlar in its formation, is quartz. And this,” taking up the last bit on the table and gravely surveying the expectant class over the rim of his glasses, “is a piece of im- pudenci ————_—+o+ The Kneipp Cure. From the Cleveland Plain Dealer. “Say, Weary, wot are you walkin’ ’round in yere bare foots fer?” “I’m tryin’ dis yer new Kneipp cure.” “Wot fer, Weary?” “Cause some dinblasted snoozer stole me shoes!” ——_+ 0 +____ Ready for Him. From the Philadelphia Inquirer. Jennie Fewscads—“I tell you frankly that I shall not be able to pay for this suit until next year. Tailor—“All right, sir.” “When will you have it ready?” “Next year.” on or after October 10, second hy mmpleted: $100 for the fifth house hase, and has at no time been more ts, and dies (suicide excepted) his heirs receive No more payments are required. This will be in force after second payment is made on lots and pai No Taxes! No Interest! No Notes! No Mortgages! To Get to “WOODMONT” Pe eereccccses € & Co orecorccooee SH PRIZES, » completed; $160 & to “Woodmont” ° Sooo oeereeoeseoes than a deed for POCO Maree ereeereseseereeeeeoes sees Unparaileled | Terms and | Inducements Gay Gathering at Warrenton 1Wth Unique Featares. Special Correspondence of The Evening Star. WARRENTON, Va., October 7, 1896. Rev. W. H. Assheton gave a novel and very enjoyable entertainment last evening at “Rock Spring,” his beautiful country villa, situated four mil nd a half fri Warrenton. The invitatio: days ago, requested the ladies tired in Kate G; gentlemen to wear the garb which is ¢ erally supposed to be characteristic of the genus tramp. The grounds were with Japanese lanterns to the half a muile from the house, and pre a charming scene. issued to come at- naway costumes, and the Six prizes were awarded by ballot to six, and were distriited among th to Misses Mary and Emily For Moore, Nina Mcore, Eva Wave Payne. The men who contrived worst, and who wer cor sequence, ¥ B. Payne, B. C. Barnard and rker. Some of those pres: ere Mr. and Mrs. Cc. W. Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Barker, Mrs. Hugh Nelson of Clarke county, d of Rev. G. W. Nelson of this + Charlotte Nelson, Mrs. P. W. Charring Mrs. R. H. Landaie, Mr. and Mrs. F man and Miss Portman, Miss Georgie Greene. Miss Mattie Jenning: iss Janet Jvhnson, Miss Wolcott, } Mattie Payne, Misses Forbes, M Ke and Maztie General R. 1. Ethel and Jos Scott, Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Cockerill, Mi tian of Staunton, Misses Alice Payne, daughters of the late C; Payne: Miss Herbert of Alexandria, Mary and Landon Hicks, Mr. and Wade and daughters, Mr. and Mrs and guests of Broad Run, thi and Mrs. I. G. Dundas, Dr. C. ter, Dr. John R. Hic! Messr: ames K Maddux, "N. B. Revan, A. Cooper, Br burn; John and Isham Keith, John Robert Stone, Wm. F. Jenning: Marion and Norfolk 's Rosa- Scott, daughters of Attorney Scott; Misses Keith, Misses Hi Mary Shirley Allison of Beth: y: Mark- am_and Robe yne, M. Spilman ir., C. H. Rogers, Horner of Marshall, this county; King, John Barnard, Turner Day and David Porter of Washington. Miss Katie Leon Triplett of F county, and Mr. James A. Nelson of Bs timore were married at Bethel Church thir afternoon in the pr ing of relatives and friends, Rev r diner of the M. E. Church South officiating ‘The bride was the recipient of many beau tiful and costly presents. The newly ried pair left for their wedding 0. ‘In the county court today Wm. Brent Brent is an old offender, and has just served a term in another state. = Canght Him, From the Boston Trauscript. Mrs. Mann—“Here's a pie your mother brought in today. 1 suppose you will have a piece?” Mr. Mann—“Will I? Well, I guess! Ah. that’s the stuff! If only you could mak« pies like mother, Hetty!” Mrs, Mann—“Ye: your mother bro a saw it at the baker’s as she passed } went in and bought it. She'll be real glad you liked it.”