Evening Star Newspaper, December 14, 1896, Page 13

EVENING STAR, MONDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1896—16 PAGES. 2 13 $24,000 Worth of Fine Shoes, | Bought At Public Auction From The : ; U.S, MOAJR'SJaLA IL, Selling At Retail At Less Than | | Actual Cost of Manufacture. Of course we have been busy—but we had $24,000 worth of Shoes to sell—and the biggest end of the We can fit you in almost any style now—but in the tremendous selling of the past few days stock is still left. whole lines have been closed out in 24 hours—so you must hurry. Original values have been entirely ignored—the Shoes are marked at prices which will sell them the QUICKEST. The reputation of Havenner & Davis for selling only the highest grade footwear is sufficient guar- antee that vou will not be disappointed in the qualities. The men’s $3, $4 and $5 Shoes for $1.95 and the Ladies’ $4.50 and $5 Shoes at $2.20 are but illustra- tions of the sweeping reductions made on the entire line. Now for the biggest day of the sale: I I I I I I I Men’s $3, $4 & $5 See Shoes, $1:95. All Styles, All Sizes, (Very fine stock.) Men’s $4 Calf Shoes, $2.35. Men’s $5 Patent Leathers, $2.95. Havenner & Davis, Ine., LEGISLATORS HERE Where Members Have Located for the Session. THESTAL’ SNES DIRECTORY Washington Addresses of Senators and Representatives. eos Se CORRECTED UP TO DATE SS Senators. Alirich, Nelson W., RL, Arlington. Allen, W. V. 2) Delaware ave. n.e. Bacon, A. O., Baker, Lucien, Kan., 918 15th st. Berry, J. H., Ark., Metropolitan. Blackburn, J. C. S., Ky., Normandie. Blanc Brice, 1611 H st. Burrows, Julius C., 1404 Mass. ave. n.w. Butler, Marion, , W711 Q st. Caffery, D., La., 2110'0 st. Call, Wilkinson, Fla., 1908 N st. nw. Cameron, J. D.,’ Pa., 21 Lafayette sa. Cannon, F. J., Utah, The Auburn. Carter, Thomas H., 1432 Stoughton st.n.w. Chandier, William’E., 1421 I street n.w. Chilton, Horace, Texas, Elsmere. Clarke, C. D., Wyo., Willard’s. Coekreli, Francis M., 1518 R st. n.w. Cullom, Shelby M., 1413 Mass. ave. n.w. Dubcis, F. T., Idaho, 1346 Princeton st. Daniel, John W., No. 1 B st. n.w. Davis, C. K., Minn., i428 Mass. ave. n.w. sikins, Stephen B. 1025 K st. nw. ‘aulkuer, Chas. J.. W. Va., Shoreham. | Erye, W. B., Maine, Hamilton. Gallinger, J. H., N.'H., Ellesmere. jear, John H., ee the Portland. Charles H , 1918 N st. nw. B., Ga. Gorman, Arthur P., 1432 K street. Gray, Geo., Del., 1421 K st. n.w. Hale, Eugene, 1001 16th st. iiansbrough, Henry C., the Weillington. Harris, Isham G., 13 Ist st. ne. Irby, J. L. M., S.C., 436M st. n.w. man — K., Ark., 915 M st. nw. K . ‘arnum. ay He, 1765 Mass. Mantle, Lee, Wyo., Wellington. Martin, T. S., Va., 1312 21st st. MeBride, Geo. W., Ore., No. 1 B st. n.w. MeMillen, James, 1114 Vermont ave. n. Mills, Roger Q., 1746 S st. n-w. Mitchell, J. H., Ore., Chamberlin's. Mitchell, John L., Wis., 32 B st. n.e. ave. Morgan, John T., 315 4% st. n.w. Morrill, Justin 8 1 Thomas circle. Murphy, Edward, N. 1701 K st. nw. elson, Knute, Minn., 1325 G st. nw. Palmer, John M., UL.’ Elsmere. Pasco, Samuel, Fla., 211 N. J. ave. n.w. Peffer, William A., the Oxford. Perkins, Geo. C., Cal., The Shoreham. Proctor, Redfield, 1535 L st. n.w. Pritchard, J. C.,'N.C., The Ebbitt. Pugh, James L., 1333 Roach, William N Platt, O. H., Con Pettigrew, Z Quay. . a . Normandie. “1321 3 st_ nw. N. J., 1730 N. H. ave. n.w. . Idaho, Norns The Normandie. M., Nev., 8 Dupont circle. . Col., 1431 Rhode Is. ave. 620 R. I. ave. nw. B st. n.e. ‘Thurstot _Astington Vest, G P st. Vas, W. vis.. Arlington. Voorhees, Dantel, Ind., 1323 N. H. ave.n.w. Walthall, E. C., Miss., The Cairo. Wetmore. George Po K st. Wilson, John L., The Cairo. Wolcott, E. O., Colo., 1221 Conn. ave. Representatives. Acheson, £. F., Pa., 217 North Capitol. 928 F Abbott, Jo., Texas, Metropolitan. Adams, Robt., Pa., Met. Club. Aldrich, J. Frank, M1., 1401 Stoughton n.w. Aldrich, T. H., Ala., 1308 19th st. n.w. Aldrich, W. F., Ala., Raleigh. Allen, C. E., Utah, 1446 Stoughton st. n.w. Allen, J. M., Miss., St. James Hotel. Anderson, W. C., Tenn., 412 6th st. n.w. Apsley, Mass. Q = Aldrich, T, H., Ala., "1308 19th st. n.w. Arnold, W. C., Pa., The Varnum. Arnold, W. 0. RL, Avery, John, Mich, Babcock, J. W., W! Baker, H. M., Baker, W. B., mae Baker, Wm., Kan Bankhead, J. H., Ala., Metropolitan. Barham, J. A., Cal., Ebbitt. Bartholdt, eats Mo., Congressional. Bartlett, C. L., Ga!, Metropolitan. Barrett, W. E., Mass., Hamilton. Beach, C. B., Ohio, 1801 Conn. ave. ree S. S., Wis., Cochran. Belknap, H. R., lil, Arlington. Bennett, Chas. G., N. Y., Shoreham. Bell, C. K., Texas, National. J. C., Colo., 1514 12th st. n.w. Ky., Riggs. Bingham, H. H., Pa., The Albany. Bishop, Roswell P., 132 A st. n.e. Black, Frank S., N. Y., Cochran. Black, J. C., Ga. Riggs House. Blue, R. Kan., Normandie. 2 East Capitol st. BES. The Richmond. Congressional. Boutelle, C. A., M Bowers, W. W. Cal. Eiateriok “eacsaswniocars Bromwell MT Q st. nw. Brosius. M., Pa., Brown, F : Bruram, C. N., Pa., Wi Buck. ¢. F., La, Metropolitan. Bull, M., R.1., Hamilton. Calderhead, W. A., Kan., 213 North Cap. Cannon, Joseph G., Ill, the Cochran. Catehings, T. C., Miss.. 1722 @ st. n.w. Catron, T. -M., Elsmere. Chickering, < Chas A NE Hamilton, Clardy, D., Ky.. Varnu: Clarke, Chas. M., 7 B st. n.w. Clarke, R. H., Ala., 4 B st. ne. Clarke, S. M., Iowa, Ebbitt. Cobb, 8. W., Mo., Normandie. Cockrell, J. V., Texas, 27 M st. n.w. Codding, * H., Pa., 1418 Hopkins st. Cook, #8. Wi 1415 Mass. ave. n.w. Cooke, BaD. Mi, Cochran, . A., I Connoity, J. , Shoreham. Cooper, "1743 Q st. nw. Cooper, Willard’s. Cooper, 8. B., Texas, Metropolitan. Cozliss, J. B., Mich., Colonial. Cousins, R. Cox, N. N., Ten Crowther, G. c. Mo... 209 A st. s.e. Culberson, D. B., Tex., Metropolitan. Curtis, Chas., Kan., 1527 Corcoran st. n.w. Curtis, Geo. M., Iowa, Normandie. Curtis, N. M., N. ¥., H st. Daizell, John, Pa., 1605 N. H. ave. n.w. Danford, Lcrenzo, Ohio, Ebbitt. Dayton, A. G., W. Va., 224 N. J. ave. s.e. DeArmond D. A., Mo., Varnum. Denrey, W. M., Miss.. National. De Witt, F. B., Ohio, 222 N. J. ave. s.e. Dingley, jr., Nelson, Maine, the Hamilton. Dinsmore, H. A. Ark., 1814 K st. n.w. Dockery, A. M., Mo., Willard’ Doliver, J. P., Iowa, Hamilton. Doolittle, W. H., Wash.. Willard’s, Dovenner, B. B., W.Va, Willard’s. Draper, W. T., Mass., 1601 K st. Eddy, F. M., Minn., 201 A st. se. Ellis, W. R., Oregon, 1421 Binney st. n.w. Erdman, C. J., Pi Metropolitan. Evans, Walter, Ky., the Normandie. Fairchild, B. L., N.Y¥., Etsemere. Farris, Geo. W., Ind., 200 A st. s.e, Fenton, L. J., Ohio, The Bancroft. Fitzgerald, J. F., Mass., Wellington. Fletcher, Loren, Minn.,” Wellington. Fiynn, D. T., 1314 Columbia road. Foss, Gi - Cochran. Foote, W . ¥,, Shoreham, Fowler, Chas. Ni, Noo. 4400 16th st. Gibson, H. R., Tenn:, 215 East Capitol Gillett, F. H.; Mags., the Albany. 3 c. N. Y.,’ Hamilton. . Elsmere. Ind. ave. . Portland. Vermont. Arlington. Willard 989 M st. nw. . Portland, Street. Hartman, C. S., Mont., 1719 Oregon ave. Harmer, A. C., Pa.. 1239 Vermont ave. Harrison, Geo. P., Ala., Riggs. Hart, J.J., Pa., Metropolitan. Hatch, J. A., Ind., Oxford. Heatwole, J. 'P., Minn., 1435 K st. n.w. Heiner, D. B., Pa., the Avon, North Cap- itol and ‘C. Hemenway, J. A., Ind., 212 North Capitol. Henderson, D. B., lowa, Normandie. Henry, C. L., Ind., 1817 16th st. Henry, E. S., Conn., 1421 K st. n.w. Hepburn, W. P., Iowa, 1124 East Capitol. Herman, Binger, Ore., 1014 Mass. av. n.w. Hicks. J. D., Pa., Willard’s. o. Hamilton. » S. ‘al., Hamilton. Hitt, R. R.. oe K st. n.w. Hooker, W. Y., The Cairo. Hopkins, A. oe iY Willard’s. Howard, M. W. Ala., Howard House. Howe, J. R., N. ¥., 208 Md. ave. n.e. Howell, Benj F., N. J., Normandie. Hubbard, J. D.,’ Mo., Congressional. Huff, George F., Pa., 1315 16th st. n.w. Hulick, Geo. W., Onto, Varnum. Huling, J. H. Va., Willard’s. Hu. AT, Towa, Willard Hurley, D. M., N. Y., 20 B st. now. Hutcheson, J.'C., Texas, Arlington. Hyde, 8. C., Wash., 1412 G st. n.w. Jenkins, John J., Wis., 1230 14th st. n.w. Johnson, Grove L., Cal., Regent. Johnson, H. N., Ind., $12 12th st. Johnson, M. N., N.D., Hamilton. Jones, W. A., Vu., The Varnum. Joy, Chas. F., Mo., Shoreham. Kendall, J, M:, Ky., 207 East Capitol. Kerr, W Ohio, ‘Ebbitt. Kiefer, A. R., Minn., 201 A st..s.e. Kirkpatrick, 8. 8., Kan.. 1329 Col. Knox, W. &., Mass., Wellington. Kulp, Monroe H., Pa., Willard’s. Kyle, John C,, Miss., the Varnum. Lacey, J. F., Iuwa, Willard’s. Latimer, D. C., 8. C., 205 N. J. ave. nw. Lawson, T. G., Ga., 230 A 3 Layton, D. Chilo, 247 North’ Capitol. Lefever, Jacob, N. ¥., Arlington. Leighty, J. D., Ind., Willard’s. Leisenring, John, Pa., Willard’s. nw. road. Leonard, F. C., Pa., Varnum. Lester, R. E. oe 1908 Sunderland pl. Linney, R. 915 H st. nw. Linton, W. S. * oh 201 North Cap. st. Little, J. S., Ark., The aes Livingston, ok Ga. |. ave. n.w. Long, Chester L., Kan., Tes c Columbia ave. Loudenslager, AL c., N. J., Willard’s. Lorimer, Wm., II! Raleigh. Loud, Eugene F., Cal., Albany. Lowe, P, B., N. Y., Regent. Maddox, J. W., 224 N. J. ave. s.e. Mahkany, R. B., N.Y., Willard’s. Mahon, T. M., 14th st. n.w. Maguire, J. G., Cal., Hotel Johnson. McCall, J. E., Tenn., Normandie. McClellan, Geo. B., N.Y., 1445 R. I. ave. McClure, A. 8., ite. 1839 16th st. n.w. McCormick, R. C., N. Y., Shoreham. McCreary, Jas. $s Ebbit McCulloch, Phillip D., Ark., 1321 H st.n.w. McDearmond, J. C., ‘Tenn., National. McEwan, Thos., N.J., 1340 I st. n.w. McLachlan, Jas., Cal., 627 F st. nw. McLaurin, J. L., 8.C., 1345 L st. n.w. McMillin, Benton, Tenn., 826 14th st. n.w. McRae, Thos. C., Ark., Metropolitan. Mercer, David H., Neb., 1303 Roanoke st. Meyer, 'A., La., 1700 Q st. Miller, O. L., Kan., 813 Vt. ave. n.w. Miller, Warren, W. Va., the Varnum. Milliken, Seth L., Maine, 1340 I st. n.w. Minor, E. 8., Wis., 49 D st. s.e. , John Murray, N.Y., 831 18th st. Mondell, Frank W. Wyo., Willard's. Money, H. D., Miss., Metropolitan. Morse, Elijah’ A., Mass., Cochran. Moseley, N. A., Mo., Congressional. Moses, C. L., Ga., 618 H st. ne. Moody, W. H., Mass., Albany. Murphy, E. Ill, 25 Iowa circle. Murphy, N. O., Ariz., Arlington. Neill, Robert, Ark., 937 K st. n.w. Newlands, F. G., Nev., Chevy Chase, Md. Northwa; . AL, Ohio, The Colonial. ell, B. B., N, ¥., Cairo. Vi Oxford. Owens, W. C., Ky., Wellington. Overstreet, Jesse, ind., 1325 G st. n.w. Parker, R. W., N.J., 821 Jefferson place. Patternson, Josiah,Tenn., 400 N. J. av. 8.e. Payne, 8. E., N. ¥., 1767 Q st. Pearron, Richmond, N.C., Shoreham. Pendleton, Geo. C., Tex., 415 6th st. n.w. Perkins, Geo. D., Iowa, Hamilton. Phillips, T. W., Pa., 1116 Vermont ave. Pickler, J. N., 5. D., 600 Md. ave. n.e. Pitney, M., N.J., 1524 18th st. n.w. Poole, ‘Theo. L.. N.Y., 25 Iowa circle. Powers, H. H., V' Bate Pric>, Andrew, La., Cai Prince, George W., Ill., 1300 Columbia ave. Pugh, 8. J., Ky., Ebbitt. Quigg, L. E., N. ¥., 815 Vt. ave. n.w. Raney. John H., Miss., 120 4th st. s.e. Ray, Geo. W,, N.Y., 1713 G st. n.w. lot Children’s $1 & $1.50 Shoes, 4oc. lot Children’s $1.25 & $2 Shoes, 85c. lot Misses’ $2 & $2.50 Shoes, $1.35. lot Ladies’ $2.50 & $3.50 Shoes, 95c. lot Lad. $2.50 & $4 Fancy Slippers, 5c. lot Ladies’ $3 & $4 Shoes, lot Ladies’ $4.50 & $5 Shoes, $2.20. es ee $1.85. Reed, T. B., Maine, Shoreham. Reeves, Walter, Il, Willard’s. Reyburn, J. E., Pa., 1301 Conn. ave. n.w. Richardson, J. D., Tenn., 1103 6th st. n.w. Rinaker, John I., Elismere. Robinson, J. D., Pa., 1708 R. I. ave. Russell, C. A. Conn., Hamilten. Russel', B. E, Ga., Mount Vernon Hotel. Sauerhering, , Wis., Cochran. D., Texas, The Riggs. Pa., Shoreham. Settle, Thos., C., The Albany. Shafroth, John F. 1., 1413 Kenesaw ave. Shannon, R. . 1735 Mass. ave. Sherman, J. S., N. Y., Cairo. Shuford, A. C., N. C., 1714 15th st. Simpkins, John, Mass., The Albany. Skinner, H., N. C., Ebbitt. Smith, G. W., Ill, 918 14th st. n.w. Smith, Wm. Alden, Mich., 1435 K st. n.w. Snover, H. G., Mich., 603 N. C. Sorg, Paul J., Ohio, Arlington. Southard, J. H., Ohio, Hamilton. Southwick, Geo. Spalding, Ge Sparkman, S. Sperry, N. D. ave. s.e, . TW. Fla., Mecououtane Conn., Buckingham. Stahle, J. A. a. Steele, G. W., Ind., Ebbitt. ~ Stevenson, S. M., Mich., Ebbitt. Stewart, Alex., Wis., 1416 F st. n.w. Stewart, J. F., N. J.. Normandie. Stilson, G. W., Ohio, Varnum. Stokes, J. W., 'S. C., 633 I st. n.w. Bigues Chas =e 46 B nee. Stone, W. A. 1721 Q st. nw. Strait, T. J., 8. c “1416 K st. Strode, J. B., 924 14th. Strong, L. M., Ohio, Varnum. Stroud, W. F., N.C., 715 9th st. Sulzer, Wm. B st. s.e. Sulloway, C. A Varnum. Talbert, W. J., 8. C., 733 9th st. n.w. Taft, Chas. P., Ohio, Albany. Tate, F. C., Ga., National. ‘Tawney, James A., Minn., The Bancroft. Taylor, R. W., Ohio, 1363 Roanoke st. Terry, W. T., Ark., Metropolitan. ‘Towne, C. A., Minn., 1719 Oregon ave. Thorp, R. T., Va., Richmond House. Tracewell, R. J., Ind., 1325 G st. n.w. Tracy, J. P., Mo., 80 12th st. n.w. ‘Trelcar, W. M. Tucker, H. St. pire H. nw. n.w. Updegraff, ne » Iowa, 230 A st. s.e. Van Hern, R. T., Mo., 918 H st. n.w. Van Voorhiss, H. C., Ohio, Cochran. Walker, J. A., Va., "Willard’s. Walker, Jos. H., Mass., Shoreham, Warner, V., Ill., Cairo. Washington, J. E., Tenn., 2013 Hillyer pl. Watson, D. K., Ohio, Hamilton. Watson, J. E., Ind., 212 North Seales ‘Wellington, Geo. bs Md., Willard’s. Wheeler, Jos. Wilber, D. n° Willard’s. Williams, J. 8., Mee 1126 Conn. Willis, J. S., Del., 120 4th st. s.e. Wilson, Stanyarne, 8.C., Normandie. Wilson, Edgar, Idaho, Cochran. Wright, A. B., Masa, Riggs. Wood, ‘Benson, Ti, Epbitt. Woodard, F. A, N. 1K Metropolitan. ‘Woodman, C. W. Woomer, E. M. ii10 Columbia st. Yokum, C. H., Texas. ave. Napoleon's New York Trees. From the New York Times. On West 159th strept and St. Nicholas avenue, Washington Heights, stand a num- ber of remarkable trees. They were former- ly in the grounds surrounding the old Jumel mansion, which is now Known as Earle Cliff. They are Egyptian cypress, and have a history like everything pertain- ing to this remarkable mansion and its grounds. They were gent’as a present to Napoleon Bonaparte, from the Sultan of Egypt, as a gift of honor, but arrived at Havre, France, after the battle of Water- loo. Stephen Jumel, who was in France at that time, and a personal friend of Na- poleon, succeeded in gaining an audience with the emperor the night before he was banished to the Island of St. Helena. Na- poleon presented these trees to Jumel, who brought them to America on the cilpper ship Eliza, which he had chartered with the hope of aiding Napoleon to escape to this country. These trees, when brought here, had their native earth still clinging to the roots. They were planted as described above, where they flourished and grew toa large size, spreading out their peculiar branches wide over their adopted: soil, a mute reminder of the decay of Roktign as well as people. TO PROTECT LEGISLATORS eee tet (eee Perhaps there is no building of its size and value in the world, the receptacle of costly treasures and valuable records, s0 slightly guarded, yet wholly escaping pil- Zz | lage, as the Capitol, the scene of legisla- ‘== | tive wrangling for a century. If the burglar has ever entered the Cap- itol he has not gone with dark lantern and jimmy to violate the law. If such there has even been he has gone on his pillaging CAPITOL GUARDIANS The Small Force of Watchmen ocepets on _~ ONE AN TO A MILON ORs Army of Sightseers and Relic Hunters. tour by very different means. He has ap- proached the ponderous and magnificent structure, the home of Congress, in broad daylight and sought to make laws that would allow him to violate the ninth com- mandment through highly respectable and legal means. He has sought to make laws the compliance with which would serve his end. Not One to a Million. There are not enough men on guard at the Capitol to have one such representative for each million of dollars in the great structure. Within and without the build- ing, through the acres of terraced and wooded grounds that surround it, covered here and there with dense shrubbery, there are only on extremely rare occasions more than a dozen guardians of the peace and protectors of life and property. Yet the oldest employes of the place nave no mem- ory of an attempted robbery of any valua- ble object from the great building. To guard the Capitol day and night, week day and Sunday there are one captain of the watch, three lieutenants, thirty-six Privates and eight watchmen. These are all the men who, under the supervision of Sergeant-at-Arms Bright, look after mil- lions of dollars’ worth of property. If no member of this force had an occasional day off duty, and if they were all free from danger of sickness, there might be sixteen Ten on duty at all times, the watches last- ing eight hours, which 18 a day's work for employes of the government. But that is not the case. Policemen do get sick, they are given leaves of absence and, men, want one 'y a_week to devote to recreation and rest. So it is that the number of men on duty at any one time is seldom over a dozen. The day is divided into three watches, and every month the men are given a new shift, so that every three months they each have a similar amount of day and night work. The Enlarged, but Inadequate Force. As limited as this force is it is 30 per cent larger than that which existed a few years ago. Col. Bright made repeated efferts to get an increase in the number of men who assist him to take care of the govern- ment’s property. [t was not ditticult to get an additional allowance for the neces- sary salaries from the Senate, but the House of Representatives voted these es- timates down time and again. but persist- ency and the necessities of the case finally prevailed and the present force is the re- sult. It {s pronounced wholly inadequate for the work it has to perform, efficient as it is. It must be remembered that during the sessions of Congress there are seldom less than 5,000 people in that great build- ing, and on occasions of great interest this figure is doubled, trebled or quadrupled. Electric Lighting. During the past summer an improvement in the lighting of tie Capitol was made which is looked upon as really adding 100 per cent to the police and watch force 0: that Building end surrounding grounds. An electric light plant was introduced in the building, and now not only are the corri- dors, radiating in all directions through the great structure, brilliantly lighted, bat the grounds are {luminated almost as thor- oughly as is Pennsylvania avenue. Pedes- trians crossing the grounds at night no longer have cold chills creeping along their spinal cords as they plod along under the shadow of overhanging trees. The knock- downs that have occasionally occurred in that park are not likely to be repeated in the future, pads. like other as light makes cowards of foot- Valuable Contents. The absence of the burglar at the Capi- tol is not accounted for by the lack of valuables that might be stolen. Of course, the larger part of that great pile of marble and iron is thoroughly protected from the burglar. But it contains In its halls costly works of art, many of which have required appropriations of $25,000, ‘These treasures are valued at hundreds of thousands of dollars, and many of the most precious of them are small in size and hang within easy reaching distance in the corridors. Then there are vaiuable original records in which the nation’s history can be traced back for a century. It is Well known that many of these ancient documents have been appropriated by relic hunters, and it is believed that this work has been done by those who were legally given access to them. Energetic Relic Hunters. So energetically have these relic hunters dene their work that the signatures of Daniel Webster, Henry Clay and other great statesmen are as hard to find in the mass of papers that once contained many dccuments signed by them as is the pro- verbial needle in the haystack. But it Was not the burglar with his dark lantern who did that. Then, too, there are the safes in the offices of the secretary of the Serate and the sergeant-at-arms of the House of Representatives. These objects, precious in the eyes of the burglar, are frequently the receptacles of large sums of money. The Senate safe is up to date and would make tedious work for the cracksmen, but like everything else en the House side of the Capitol, the safe to protect the salaries of members of Con-. gress is not up to date. It is a quarter of a century old, and is perhaps a little more secure than an oaken chest. Still, some people think a burglar might kick its hinges off. Despite all these tempta- tions the burglar has avoided the Capitol. Unguarded Entrances. During the sessions of Congress there are not sufficient policemen at the Capitol to permit the stationing cf a man at each of the entrances. At night only a few en- trarces sre allowed to be open, and at each of them sits a man in officer's uni- form. The long corridors of the building are in themselves a protection against the efforts of the marauder. Now that they are brilliantly lighted it would be easy to detect any effort to carry off property through them if an officer were about, but there is not one officer for each dozen cor- ridors of the building, and any up-to-date burglar would not carry hts booty down the long marble and tiled passageways, where his fcotsteps would reverberate through the eilent building as if he were walking on a sounding board. He would lower his booty from a window, under which his pal would be in waiting, but even that method, now that electric light is thrown everywhere over the grounds, would be risky. Troublesome Sightseers. The police and watch force of the Capi- tol give little thought to the professional and enterprising burglar. They know that he has never invaded their beats, but they do have work which gives them plenty of exercise and keeps them on the alert. The greatest pest of the Capitol is the sight- seer, so crude in his ideas of the way in which to appreciate the beauties of the building that he seeks to knock off the finger uf a statue, to wrench a miniature sword or stirrup from one of the figures that o-nament the mammoth bronze doors ef the east entrance. The-relic hunter will ruin a costly lace curtain by clipping a square inch of it to show the folks at home who have not been so fortunate as to visit the Capitol or will chip off a splin- ter from the highly polished hardwood of a piece of furniture that has an historical value, just to show them what style of things. there are at the Capitol. Not a few pieces of the marble statues have been replnced after the relic hunter has done his work. The bronze doors at the main entrance of the building have been irre- trievably injured. To show that it is real- ly a desire to get something from the building to take home on the part of the visitor and rot merely a desire to destroy that ts the prompting motive, it is in- stanced that the oil paintings have not been vandalized. To Protect Legislators. Not only do the gquardians of the Capi- tol have to watch the relic hunter, whom they seldom catch, but they are given the duty of protecting objects more valuable than the statuary and furniture. They Trust, protect the innocent Senators and Representatives. Every now and then a handsomely dressed female who has fit- ted here and there, sending in cards to this one and that one, is quietly told that ft will be just well if she ceases to take so great an interest in legislation and leg islators. She generally takes this gentle hint readily, but another takes her place to receive the same warning. ~ But the relic hunters with propensities to vandalism have diminished in number of late years. Frauds, adventurers and adventuresses are not so numerous as they were some years ego. Either the world is growing better or Sergeant-at-Arms Bright is scaring people into being good. > — BLACK LETTER SUPPRESSED Method of Ooercing Debtors Which Courts Have ae Unlawful. Some of the Curious Devices by Which Collecting Agents Have Sought to Outwit the Legislators. The sign of the black letter is to pass away and many a man will be delighted to know it. This Is no mystical sign of a se- cret order, as one might surmise. It is merely an envelope of solid black, with a name written across it in white ink. In one seeing an envelope of this sort for the first time there is aroused a feeling of curios- ity; but there are those who have seen them so often that they came to be a source of deep displeasure and dismay; for it was the fatal and never to be forgot- ten sign that money was owing which mupt be paid at once or there would” be trouble. But now the United States government has decided that the black letter is a mark of ignominy that can no longer be coun- tenanced. The post office authorities througtout the country have been notitied that no more black letters can go through the mails, and all are warned that a heavy penalty awaits the person who tries to use the mail in this manner as a collecting agency. The sign cf the black letter was the lat- est idea of the people who make a business of coliecting bad debts. In former rs there were many other devices. One enter- prising man started it by sending to people who owed bills postal cards on the back of which was printed a skull and cross bones. These pestals with their gruesome symbol came to be so numerous that Con- gress decided to make it unlawful to send through the mail any postal card bearing a “dun” in any such way that it may be read by others than those for whom it is intended. After that the “dun” man used an en- velope, but put various fantastic devices on ouside which were assumed to be un- lerstocd cnly by the guilty conscience of the person who owed bills and refused to y them. But in the course of time post office officials discovered the ins tent of these new envelopes and the letter carriers could recognize a dunning letter a: a glance. Corgress then took further ac- tion and made it unlawful for any envelope to bear words or designs which s i that the person to whom it was addressed was regarded ¢s a professional beat. Then came the sign of the black letter. The man who originated it made a great sueccss. Before it became generaliy under- stood it merely looked like a sign of death. But when two or three of these letters had been received by a single person, and the servants, 1eighbors, letter carriers and tradesmen began to see exactly what it ant, the man was usually willing to pay his debts rather than have the black sign come near his house. So the time came very quickly when the black letter answer- ed all the purposes that the postal cards and strargely merked envelopes had done before they were suppressed, and the law makers found their legislation futile. The doom of the black letter was sound- ed by Judge L. Thomas, assistant attorney general for the Post Office Department, who ordered that all matter of this de- scription be excluded from the mail. He gets his authority from a decision rendered by a United States district judge, in which it was held that all persons connected with the postal service understand that the meaning and object of such procedure is to ccerce payment of money by thus ex- positg the person addressed. And now thet the order has gone out that all black letters shall be thrown out as unmailable matter, it only remains to be seen what will be tne next method adopted by the professional collector. oe Grant's Self-Rel Boyhood. Hamlin Garland in McClure’s Magazine. Some of the good people of Georgetown, Ripley and Batavia, however, go far in their attempt to show how very ordinary Ulysses Grant was. A boy of thirteen who could drive a team 600 miles across country and arrive safely; who could load a wagon with heavy logs by his own me- chanical ingenuity; who insisted on solving all mathematical problems himself; who never whispered or lied or swore or quar- reled; who could train a horse to pace or trot at will; who stood squarely upon his own knowledge of things without resorting to trick or mere verbal memory—such a boy, at this distance, does not appear “‘or- dinary,” stupid, dull or commonplace. That he was not showy or easily valued was true. His unusualness was in the balance of his character, in his poise, in his native judgment, and in his knowledge of things at first hand. Even at sixteen years of age he had a superstition that to retreat was fatal. When he set hand to any plan or started upon any journey he felt the necessity of going to the turn of the lane or to the end of the furrow. He was resolute and un- afraid always; a boy to be trusted and counted upon—sturdy, capable of hard knocks. What he was in speech he was in grain. If he said, “I can do that,” he not merely meant that he would try to do it, but also that he had thought his way to the successful end of the undertaking. He was, in fact, an unusually determined and resourceful bo: A Free Translation, but Effective. tin in the New York Press. Speaking of effective puns, I heard of a neat one the other day, perpetuated by my old friend, that nimble wit, Edgar Apthorp Jones. He was at a table where a boastful newspaper owner was talking of himself and his methods to a charmed circle of free champagne sippers. “My journalistic mot- to,” quoth he, “is that of the famous Frenchman: ‘Audace, audace, et toujours audace! " ‘What does that mean exact- ly?” asked one of the party. hy,” said Jones, suddenly, in his most silky tone, “Be an odd ass, an odd ass, and always be an odd ass.’ It's a winner, too, sometimes,” he added, with a sigh. When the company broke up a few moments after this bolt had fallen, a friend said to Jon “If Blank had quoted that correct ‘L'audace, l'audace, et toujours I'audace!’ you would have miss- ed your chance to hit him.” “Not at ali,” replied the redoubtable Jones. “I should have simply translated it then: ‘Be a loud ass, a loud ass, and always be a loud ass!” ——_---+e+ ____ The Downward Course. From Life. “I wish you would tell me,” said the kind old judge to the lady burglar, “how you came to edopt such a disreputable profes- sie How did you begin?” Pteig — ” replied the miserable wo- y first step was to go through my husband's pockets while he slept. After that the descent was easy.” Little Tots items have ee. ty of unique 3aY GOcEDS. a oh at. 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