Evening Star Newspaper, June 25, 1897, Page 10

THE EVENING STAR, FRIDAY, JUNE 25, 1897-16 PAGES. Saks and Company. | Saks and Company. When we get a good thin you get it. buy from the best Wash Goods in this country Suits, Linen Suits, $5—and nowhere for les: the seams are neatly taped, ani are points that don’t have. of either lot for— $3.50. Men’s Crash Suits. We had a chance to maker of 130 Genuine Crash 120 Basket Weave the kind that sell everywhere at They will fit—and are guaran- teed thoroughly shrunken; all where the strain comes those points are securely stayed. These cheap” Suits Take your choice 4 You are doing wrong to let this sale end without taking ad- vantage of it. We place the values at $10 and $12.50. That’s because we want to be conserv- ative. We have made these Suits up ourselves, irom the ends of our stock of piece goods —that gives you better fabrics than you ever got in any $io or $12.50 Suit. We have tailored them as befits the finencss of the weaves. S. id chance for 75 of you to be benefited. mustn't mix some sensational price. We stand back of these Suits 3 Men’s Bicycle Suits. Just one tern—serviceable and sightly. They're worth all of the $3.7 they have been— $2.50. lot—light-weight wool Suits, in nobby plaid pat- Crash Bicycle Pants. Bicyclists will find a bargain in a lot of real Crash Pants that we are offering at $1. They're $1.25 and $1.50 Pants, as closely as we mark goods. Don't be afraid they will shrink—they did all of that. the do before they 5 Youths’ Pants== and some few pairs wort $3.50—English Worsteds, i neat stripe patterns—they'll hel for you. Sizes—waist, 28 to 3 —inseam, 28 to 32— $2.48, 54 Separate} to wear out some coat and vest dollar buys usually. Last Day of the Men’s $7 Suit Sale. They are all Sacks—and there ts masbe a vou this sale up with the truck that has been gathered up with a drag net and is being offered as special values at se buttoning straps—and we want to emphasize that they are CRASH—not imitation. That is all a Saks and Company. have made Men’s Furnish- ings. Let us show you the difference between pin and needle store values and prices for Men’s Fur- nishings and Saks’. iggan Underwear, with made—they ask any- ic. We have a case of it that we put on sale tomorrow at h in P Sporting Goods Specials. No contradicting that we sell I lower than anybody else here. But here are some “world beaters.” Regular $2.50 value for $1.85. know Just what to ask for—they're gent Brown plaids, and perfect fitting. they are worth—NOW $2.75. as good a pair of Pants anywhere else. It must be quick pic fi there are only about 100 pair: in both lots. Saks and Company. Two Lots of Men’s Pants. Lots 3672, 3672% and 3666—now you will Regular $4 value—wWhen we say value we mean that is what Two patterns in this lot—2178 and 2179— English Striped Worsteds—and $4 won't buy ig. for OSSO0C8 Men's and Boys’ Fancy Striped Sweaters, with sailor collars. Regular price, $2— $1.19. Men's and Boys’ Keru Cotton Sweaters, airy and comfortable for summer wear; made With roll neck. Regular price, 30¢c.— 23c. Bathing Suits—Men's 1-piece Navy Blue Knit Jersey—everywhere $1. Tomorrow— 50c. Golf Hose, bottoms— 48c. Men's and Boys’ Swimming Trunks—fast color—all sizes. Let's see you match ‘em ‘i 10c. eel Regular 5c. Popular fanc; plaid tops and = Ss Saks and Company. 19¢. They ask 65e., and call it ab for the equal of this lot of Cu briggan Underwear. We agree with them that it ts good value—but Saks’ price is only Date. Perhaps theirs won't have French neck, nor pearl buttons, nor spliced seats, nor suspender tapes. Ours have. Men’s Negiige Shirts. Te. is the regular price of a lot Negliges, in neat plaids and stripes, to rn wita white collar and cuffs—that we fer tomorrow at 37C. ind if the collars and cuffs are to your Neglige Shirts? We've a. lot of splendid patterns—and splendid Shirts, too--$1.50 and $2 qualities are what they are—with the collars and cuffs on. We or- dered them made detached—the mistake gives you @ bargain tomorrow— O8c. Men’s 50c. Belts=-25c. Tan Leather, with nickel harness buckles and rings. With a Neglige Shirt yon are almost compelled to wear a Belt. These are the latest style—and 25c. 1s a passing Price. No more when these are gone. of Do you attached ae Saks and Company. Saks and Company. | | A Shopping’ Festival= with quality leading the chorus of low prices. Every item here is a special ofieringof characteristic Saks- values at prices Sha circu pstaners conditions and intentions possible. only half tell of the qualities that are being offered. We are .behind this unusual selling with our guarantee of good faith. Saks and Company, 6 These figures “Saks’ Corner.” We've cut the knots. Tomorrow you may have the pick of any Fancy Silk Flowing-end Teck, Four-in-hand. Imperial in the house that has been soc. for 25¢. This privilege will only be ex- tended to Saturday’s shoppers. | Plen’s Hose. 100 dowen Men's Black and Tan Summer Half Hose, with spli els and toes; war- ranted to be fast col ant better’ Hose | than you can buy ladies’ stores for | We. for one ps | | \ in tl We eell you 2 f P 25c¢c. 3 Special -Lots of Boys’ hoes--- @ S2OSSSS OTS SSIS SS SSG FQVSS SSSHSES SOHO SSSERCeSsosCEesD Saks and Company. ‘talk,” but they Every Boys’ Short Pants Wool Suit--- Ladies’ Shirt Waist. Saks and Company. With hundreds of dozens of big _values—handsome patterns in Shirt Waists—every one new —and offered at a more attrac- tive price than all those last year lots the dry goods stores are loaded with—we single out for tomorrow— 25 dozen White and Colored Lawn Waists— the famoas “Saks” brand,” that fits like a glove. Worth Tc.—for 23C. Ladies’ Belts. Another 20 dozen of those Tan, Brown, Black and Green Alligator, Seal and Russia Leather Belts, with nickel and leather covered harness buckles —worth 25c. and 30c.— TOMORROW, 1 Ic. in the house, except the blue serges—that’s marked $5—-is of- ‘Men *s Straw Hats. fered for your choice tomorrow $3.50. This is OUR stock—and these Suits have always been $—never more or less. They are ‘handsome Suits—you know that—and | they're as good as an Suits in | any other store. Ci already proved that. ‘Two and ce Suits =iind hosts of novelties. All except the Serges. Boys’ Knee Pants--- $1.50 French Flannel Knee Pants, striped Patterns—sizes 5 to 13 years— 50c. About 75 pairs of Striped Galatea Knee Pants—regular 35e.quality—some folks would | call ’em 50c. value. Tomorrow— | Straw Hats are as scarce as hen’s teeth. The factories have shut down—and they’ve abso- lutely none to sell. Soa bargain like this one must be appre- ciated— & guarantee “ style and quality, peer at $2 and $2.50— 91.48. Better take advantage of this —no telling when we can get any more to sell at a “bargain” price. been selling *em 19¢. 150 pairs of Boys’ Brown Linen Knee Pants—with patent waisthand—regular Svc. quality—that's Tomorrow— | You can shoe the boys at a big saving if you'll do it tomor- Tow. See the Boys’ and Youths’ Black Calf Lace Shoes latest shupes—all solid leather— sizes 12 to 5%4—for $1.25, See the lot of Boys’ and Youths’ Black, Russet and Chocolate Calf Shoes—that we offer tomorow for $1.48, Boys’ Blue Serge Suits Regular price, $4.50—tomorrow, $3.48. Here you_are—warranted All-wool Fast- color Blue Short Pants Suits. $4. is close selling. is special inde two cent We're losing this dollar and You fathers know what comfort is in Serge- just as comfortable for the boys. is are “rock-ribbed.”” These See the Boys’ an Youths’ Black Calf Lace Shoes that we ther ‘tpmorrow at 98c. We've nearly all sizes in this last lot—and every Shoe is a satisfaction giver. We know the price is weak; put jhe leather is as solid as a rock. Brownie Overalls for the boys—the price every- where is 50c—we:are always lowest you know—oprs are ie, | Saks and Company. | Gee CCSCoTSoeeeCeseTeesoNT ECdesssooee 200 Boys’ All Wool Cheviot Suits that have been $3—in two styles, Double-breasted Jackets and Reefer Jackets, braid trimmed —both with Short Pants—neat patterns—tomorrow, $1.98. If you went a Vacation Suit these'll do yeoman’s service. Saks and Company. | Boys’ Straw Hats. Who Wants a Pair of \Tomorr w==$4.49, Hanan’s Shoes Cheap? | Just for tomorrow— 6 dozen Boys’ Yacht-shape Straw Hats, | with Blue silk bands Regular value, $1— 48c. Children's Straw Sailors, plain White and 15 Ladies’ Bathing Suts, Worue."ior aM satin trimmed. | Fyannel and Sicilian’ Cloth, 48c | trimmed with white braid— 3 | $7.50 and $8.50 values— | Mistake on our part of order- ing too many of the narrow toe shapes—gives us a chance to let you have Hanan’s regular $5 Russia Calf and Vici Kid Shoes " $3.25, Button and Lace—in all sizes. You know all of Hanan’s lasts are comfortable—it’s the best footwear on earth. Saks and Company. CSSSSOSSEOOSTOOSO CSE OSS OOLOLOSOOSEEE @ & e) Os) ) & @ ; Tomorrow--$4.49, Tomorrow--$4.49, Tomorrow-=$4.49, | Tomorrow--$4.49, Tomorrow--$4.49. Suits, the latest effects—only Tomorrow--$4.49, fs) @ @ cs) ® 3 @ @ @ SS Saks and Company. Ladies, $4.49 is to be the magnet price tomor- row in our Suit and Wrap De- partment. We have selected out of our stock 77 pieces of sea- sonable and popular Suits, Skirts, Jackets, etc, and shall offer them to you at about half the actual value. 10 Pampas Linen Suits, man- tailor made—surely worth $9— 9 Dressmaker-made Lawn Dresses—surely worth $9— 6 Wool Bicycle Suits—that will be hard to match at $1o— | Tomorrow=-$4.49. 8 Black and Colored Fly- front Jackets—have sold for more than twice $4.49— 10 Black and Colored Silk and Wool Capes—worth $8 and more—for 10 White and Colored Lawn Wrappers—ranging in value from $7.25 up— 9 Black and Fancy Silk hirt Waists—some as high as $10— for 10 Misses’ White and Fancy Lawn and Muslin Summer Dresses—worth double the price— 6 Ladies’ Man-tailored Wool six— SOOSOT OHHSOSS € HESS HSOOGHES SOG OHHH] HHS HHOHIOS OO GHSSHOHO DO OPS DOOOOOC SD Saks and Company. @ @8SS60e@ RARE AND COSTLY WOOD Varieties That Bring Enormous Prices in the Market. Only a Few Are Known to Commerce— Too Expensive to Use Except for Veneering. 1g in some of the great lumber yards ated on the East river in New York one may see vast heaps of rare woods that are valued at millions of dollars. Most of the timber ts carefully stacked up in compact squares and Is either exposed to the weather or protected by rough sheds. The are representative of a variety of trees native of countries of the equator and American forests. “It is the veining and mottling of a log and the veneers that can be made from it that fixes the value of a fine wood," said a large New York dealer to a Star reporter recently. “While all these, special woods of commerce are costly, prices three and four the average are paid for unusual pat- of rosewood, mahogany and black Inut. “There are several hundred varieties of fine woods brought each year into New York. but of these only a few are known to mmerce to any extent. Mahogany, French . rosewood, curly ash, American quar- ed oak, figured birch, black walnut, Cir- n walnut and satinwood are the fancy timber varieties that sell the best, their prices ranging from 3 to 10 cents a foot for ven figures will, however, give no ade- quate idea of the values until they are ex- ned carefully. But the calculation is a ple one. A veneer {s a thin strip cut om a beard by a shaving machine, thirty being allowed to each board of an thickness, the boards of these costly anning about two feet in width. As a rule these boards are eight to ten feet long, and thus a single veneer of mahogany two feet wide and ten in length fs worth cents to $1. A double row of these piled up five feet high Is worth $2,000. Vencers of Mahogany. “In the log mahogany sells at a dollar Nar and a half a foot, board mi It comes from Mexico and Cuba ught to New York in log: s. These z n when stacked up in piles in sheds, yecome so brittle thai the only way ‘shipping them to the furniture and © manufacturers Is to pack them in ses. A case usually holds five hundred r from $00 to $500 worth, and is s avy that the united strength of six n with rollers is essary to get it upon A case is known in the trade as uck. unvarnished and unpolished as rare woods are in the rough, the patterns are easily visible, and the designs en very beautiful. sold in veneers, they are too costly ‘ond, they all have Next in ‘popularity to use solid! @ tendency to warp. to mahogany comes American figured wal- nut from Kentucky, West Virginia, Ten- hessee and the western part of North Car- clina. The finest logs of this timber are to be found on the slopes of the Blue Ridge and Cumberland mountains Selecting Wi “So important ts it to get woods of fine Patterns that the leading walnut dealers Inspect the trees themselves before they are cut down. They employ experienced woodsmen, at large salaries, to search over the whole region where the best walnut trees are for months at a time, and then, the finest trees having been marked, the dealer or his trusted representative leaves the city and travels through the woods on horseback selecting the most valuable trees, aft of the land. “These precautions amply repay the treuble, for the reason that at times Amer- ican walnut sells for 2) cents a foot in veneers, and a singie log six fect long has | | been known to yield as much as $00. The j foreign demand is also an important fea- ture in the desire of the dealer to secure only the finest grades of timber, especially walnut. The penchant for carved woods in Germany and France has kept up the demand more than any other feature, as they must have the solid wood to admit of this, while in America the veneer is used largely upon a foundation of an in- ferior and in many instances very ordi- nary wood, with very satisfactory results. American made desks and sideboards are veneered wherever possibie, while fore made furniture is almost universally form- ed of the solid wood. This accounts for the foreign orders for sawed walnut always calling for thicknesses ranging from one to four inches. Bring Big Prices. “From Bahia comes the finest rosewood of the world, its veneering selling at 6 cents a foot. It is not bought now, how- ever, in any great quantities, as rose- wood is no longer the fashionable mate- tial it was in the days of our grandmoth- ers. White mahogany comes from the west coast of Mexico and satinwood from San Domingo. The finest qualities, of a pale tint and dainty pattern, have sold for cents a foot in veneers, and the poorest veneers for 10 cents are still in great de- mand. “One of the most curious of rare woods is amboy, which is of a reddish-brown color, veined frregularly and used mainly for inlaying. It comes from Africa and is sold at from 20 to 30 cents a pound. “Two cf the finest foreign woods are French burl, from Persta, and the Cir- cassian walnut, that 1s cut around the shores of the Black sea. French burl costs 15 cents a pound, and its grain is a most curious one. It is really a walaut wood, the burl being a wart, or knot, that forms on the side of the tree while It is young, thus twisting the course of the sap ves- sels and forming strange patterns and odd combinations of tines. At iimos these burls are extremely valuable. A single log has sold for as much as $2,000. The features of Circassian walnut are the high polish to which it can be brought and its varied stripes of dark brown and black. Native Woods. “Some other expensive native woods are figured curly ash, figured North Carolina birch, which has a reddish tinge; poplar and American quartered oak, used mainly for inside house work. All of these fetch from 3 to 5 cents a foot in venzers. Ebony has sold at $70 a ton; cocobolo, somewhat resembling rosewood, and grunadilla, heavy and black, are much in use for knife handles. San Domingo lignum vitae is perkaps the heaviest wood that is any- where to be found. A stick eightze1 inches in diameter and three to four feet long weighs from 500 to 600 pounds. Spanish cedar and snakewood, the iatter so calied because its grain is Ike the markings of \ some serpents, are used for many purposes. | Turkish boxwood comes here in rather large quantities, and has long been the popular material for wood engraving. Amarilla is one of the most artistic of ali woods, and possesses a beautiful bright yellow surface, much used in making pic- ture frames.” = Complexion. From the London Familiy Doctor. Complexion is all a matter of digestion. Where there 1s good digestion a beautiful complexion is bound to follow. A well- regulated stomach invariably proclaims itself in & good-looking facé, and to maln- tain this well-regulated condition attention to @ fruit diet is recommended. Plums, blackberries, white and red grapes, wranges and peaches are among the table fruits, and it is difficult to say which is the best for a pretty complexion. If the skin is kept fresh and the diet is laxative the face will be good to look upon. People cat too much breadstuffs. A mud-colored skin {s usually an indication of bad blood. A good thing for a sallow skin is a trip to the nearest mountains—walx up, rest, and climb down again, buying them from the owners BEST ARE MADE OF ASH But Other Woods Are Used for Making Base Ball Bats. It Takes Many Thousand Scepters to Supply the American Kings of the Dinmond. It may be interesting to base ball cranks and others to learn something about the number of base ball bats made, the quality and whence comes the material from which they are constructed. When it is consider- ed that 40,000 dozen bats are handled year- ly, scme idea of the dimensions of the bus- iness can be formed. = The material of which base ball bats are constructed comes principally from In- diana; that ts, the better quality does. Sec- ond growth ash 1s the standard, and this must be carefully selected and perfectly seasoned. The best bats are made from In- diana ash, cut the usual length and split, the splitting guaranteeing almost perfect Straightness and grain. Basswood enters into the manufacture of base ball bats to a large extent, and is called American willow. There was atime when English willow was considered by ball players to be the best material for bats, but there ts very little of this used row, and none at all by professional ball players. Pine, poplar and cottonwood are used for cheap buts for boys, and Missouri end Arkansas supplies most of this lum- r. The leading base ball bat manufactory of the country is at Grand Rapids, Mich., and millions of sticks are turned out year- ly from this Immense concern. Milwaukee comes second, while Vincennes, Ind., is third. The latter city at one time led the country in base ball bat manufacturing, but Grand Rapids and Milwaukee have ex- celled the Hoosier town long ago. Of course, nearly every city of importance in the east manufactures, more or less, base ball bats, but none of them have any facteries that will compare with the west- ern concerns. “Years ago, when base ball was in its kindergarten stages,” said a dealer in base ball goods to a Star reporter, “fancy bats were all the rage, and manufacturers and dealers vied with each other In their efforts to get gaudy-looking sticks to attract the eye of the players. In those days ball play- ers were proud of their bats because of their elegant coats of paint and varnish, but now the professionals take pride in the Plainness of their ball-hitters. Dealers now make bats for the professional trade only of ash that has undergone three years of seasoning, and in general appearance they are as rough and coarse as a common pick handle, but in perfection of shave and rouenness| of fiber they cannot be sur- P “Nearly every professional has his idea! bat, and all weights, lengths and circum. ferences are turned out to meet the indi. vidual tastes of the players. Most pro- fessionals are cranks to some extin: regard to bats, and they spend days ard sometimes weeks in scraping, shaping and otherwise finishing up the bat they expect to knock out home runs with during the playing season. Linseed oil is all the dress. ing professionals use on their bats. No paint or varnish is ever allowed on a stick after the player can get an opportunity to scrape it off; hence the manufacturers make what is called the professional bat without polish or trimmings.” —_-__. The Inspection of Children’s Eyes. From the Review of Reviews. The 23,049 pupils examined in the city of Minneapolis have been distributed in fifty- four schools. The percentage of defectives found in the different buildings has varied greatly, ranging from 10 per cent to 64 per cent. The maximum number was discoy- ered in a building of a notoriously poor and unhysienic character, and closely eurround- ed by other buildings, excluding sufficient illumination. The great variation in per- centage is to be accounted for, (1) by the inaccuracies of a first examination; @) by the ing quality and quantity of light: (3) by the pupils’ varying degree of intelli- gence; (4) by the variable number of pupils previously cared for by oculists; and (5) by general home, school and persunal hy- giene. The general percentage of defectives was 31 per cent, exclusive of those already wearing satisfactory glasses. Notwithstanding that this was an initial examination, subject to the inevitable dif- ficulties of inexperience, { nd un- just criticism, the prin become the warmest advocates of the meth: and report that the tests have been casily per- formed; that practically no opposition from parents or children has @cveloped: that pa- rents are quite generally awakening to the gravity of the situation; that already large and in some cases startling benefits have been experienced, and that by another year, as prejudice diminishes and a better un2 derstanding of the ct prevails, greater and still more salutary results of the test will become apparent. ——_+-e+______ Nature's Soft Soap. From the Seattle Times. The Great Northern Railroad Company has just announced a rate of 60 cents per 100 pounds on soap slush from North Pacific coast points to Chicago and Missis- sippi and Missouri river points. Some one has requested a rate on this commodity, but there do not appear to be many peo- ple who know what soap slush is. One in- genious gentleman said that it was the product of certain small lakes on the Ine of that road that are filled with a thick silicia water, which, when one's hands ere washed in it, gives a Inther that would bring joy to the hearts of any washzrwo- man or tonsorial artist. When the hair is washed in this wonderful native product the head swells with lather till it takes the proportions of a snow mountain. Sunburn on the face vanishes as mist before the sunshine in June. “There is a lake of this wonderful liquid,” sald this veracious informant, “over on the East Side. It is a mile long and propor- tionaily broad. Do you know that we are really yet in ignorance of what we have in this country?” Local soap people, when asked to define and tell about soap slush, were nonplussed. They gave it up. Another party said that not long ago he received a curious product from Walla Walla, a kind of sand mixed with soap substances, from which it was thought soap could be probably made here to supply the washetwomen of the goat commons in the New “York suburbs. ‘A last effort to determ™Me the character of soap slush elicited»the information that the commodity originated at Portland, probably at the horse meat cannery. ———__+ President Arthurs Tomb. From the Chicago Record, The tomb of President Arthur stands in the beautiful cemetery at Albany, N. Y.—a granite sarcophagus pon, a low pedestal, with an angel in bronze laying a palm leaf upon the lid. The figure was done by Mr. Keyser of Baltimore, and has been severely criticised, although the general effect is good. 4 There is a bronze statue-of President Ar- thur in a storage warehotise somewhere in the city of New York.’ Tt was made by Keyser, the samc man who designed the tomb, and was intended for erection in Central Park, New York city, but was re- jected by the fastidious members of the park commission, who -lecided that it was not up to the standard as a work of art. Those who are familiar with thé ‘probe and marble figures In Central Park and other parts of New York city will at once assume that it must have been a horrible production. The funds to pay for the Statue were raised by subscription, and the owners do not know what to do with {t. Ee Domestic Limitations, From the Chicago Record. “After all, boarding house life has its advantages.” 3 “How so?” “When a man gets tired of canned vege- tables he daren’t say so.to his wife.” HE FELL FIFTEEN STORIES. Wife and Many His Deseent. From the Chicago Inter-Ocean. With a parting farewell to his trembling wife John Berez jumped from a fifteenth- story window of the Great Northern Hotel yesterday at 12:30 o'clock. Twisting and whirling he shot downward like a flash, striking the projecting win- dows in his flight, and in the space of about five seconds landed on the sidewalk below, a distance of 150 feet, uninjured. Pale, but smiling, he bobbed up, exclaim- ing: ‘How is that?” He was only testing a patent fire escape, which he is introducing. “Shooting the chutes ain't In it,” he re- marked in broken English, as some friends assisted him in unclasping the slender wire that was fastened under his armpits. “That's what I call fun,” he said, as he went to assure his solicitous wife that he was sound and had added ferty years to his life—by not being killed. The spectacle of a man shooting through space from a fifteen-story window was an exceedingly thrilling one. The large crowd that had gathered was unanimous in the opinion that the experience was not one to be desired, and many were the speculations as to whether the daring inventor would come out of it alive. The general opinion seemed to be that if he wasn’t killed by striking against the build- ing he would certainly lose his breath and probably not regain it. As he climbed out on the window sill and adjusted the wire excitement ran high. Then came the pulling of the string, and every one held his breath. Faster and faster he fell, until about the sixth story, when his speed became perceptibly slower, and at the sidewalk was nearly at a stand- still, A mistake had been made in cut- fing the wire, and it was found to be two feet short, and Mr. Berez was unable to proudly unclasp the rope as he had hoped to do. During the test the descending man grazed dangerously close to the building at several points. At the tenth floor he struck heavily against the sill, which sent his body whirling at a rapid rate. The excited crowd thought that he had been kiiled, but he was uninjured and happy when the end of the rope was reached. Except for a large rent in his trousers, caused by the unsought contact with the sill, he was apparently sound. The device, invented by John Berez, cab- inet maker at No. 803 West Madison street, is a simple one, which might not be im- agined judging by its name—the invisible life-saving fire escape. It consists of an fron roiler, about ten inches long, and an inch and a half in diameter, controlled by a ratchet and a heavy spring. About this is coiled a wire rope, the size of a lead pencil. The person in danger of incin- eration fastens the rope under his arms, climbs out of the window, pulls a string to throw the ratchet off and gravitation dces the rest. The principle is this: ‘When the wire is fully wound up the sev- eral coils form a cylinder about eighteen inches in circumference, and as it is un- coiled this grows rapidly less, thus of- fering greater and greater resistance on the spring, which is of sufficient strength to practically stop the body as the ground is reached. Thus while great speed is made at the start it grows less and less toward the bottom. The great objection to the device is the danger of striking pro- jecting points, which, however, would not be taken into consideration if one’s life were in jer. The arrangement is so compact that it can be placed under the window sill, from which it gets its name, “invisible.” ————_+ee Live Mouse in a Game Cock’s Craw. From the New Orleans Times-Democrat. “I always knew that game roosters were thoroughly up to date in everything, and always ready to fight anything, whether it be a circular saw or a bald-headed eagle,” said Chief Clerk Roome of Assistant Mana- ger Fay’s office in the Southern Pacific building yesterday, “but it was a revela- tion to me to see a game cock act the part of a rat terrier. I saw a black breasted red a day or two since wade into a covey of mice that Dr. Mercier had corralled for pectators Witnessed the bird’s amusement, and inside of six minutes the rooster had killed sixteen of the rodents and had eaten eight of the covey. The doetor says that bird has a particular fondness *for mice, and never seems to get enough. “Some time ago, after a diet of the mice, the rooster grew sick. He lost his appe- tite and scemed about to give up the ghost, and the doctor was greatiy worried because of this fact. After treating the fowl for a couple of days he chloroformed him and dissected his craw. To his astonishment he found three mice in this portion of the bird's anatomy, one of them still alive. The mouse had gotten its tail into the small entrail leading to the bird’s gizzard, and consequently had put a stop to the diges- tion of the rooster. The mouse must have realized this, and that it was his sole chance of life, for when the doctor attempt- ed to withdraw the tail the mouse set up a awful squeaking, and feebly objected to the process. To make the matter more in- teresting, the gizzard had gripped the end of the morse’s tail, and would not let go. “Between the two, the rooster came very near dying, but upon the mouse and tail being remcved and the craw sewed up again, the bird speedily recovered, but now it runs from a mouse as if it were a bull terrier.” ———_+e+____ BRAZIL TO BUILD A NEW CAPITOL. The Government to Locate on a Fer- \ile Plain in the Interior. From the Chicago Record. The government of Brazil is about to urdertake an extraordinary enterprise in the establishment of a new capital in the state of Gcyaz, near the gecgraphical cen- ter of the republic. The scheme is so bold that it reminds one of the work of Peter the Great when he built St. Petersburg in order that he “might have a window from which he could look over Europe.” “The czar’s window,” as St. Petersburg is known, Washington and La Plata, which is the capital of the state of Buenos Ayres in the Argentine Republic, are the only great cities that were fully laid out with streets, avenues and parks platted, and the sites of public buildings located, before the earth was disturbed by a spade or the scund of a hammer was heard. All of these cities were within convenient dis- tances of other cities—Petersburg from Moscow, La Plata from Buenos Ayres and Wastington from Philadelphia and New York. But the government of Brazil pro- poses to plunge into the untrodden wilder- ness of Goyaz. which, with its vast plains, rich valleys, its exhaustless mineral, pas- toral, vegetable and timber resources, its navigable rivers and fine climate, offers the most inviting field in South America for emigrants. It is as large as France, and contains only 211,721 population. It is not yet reached by railways, but the proposed location of the new capital will be forty- eight hours distant from the city of San- tos when the railways now existing in that province are extended. Some years ago a commission was ap- Pointed to locate a site for a capital in the central part of the republic, which should take the government away from the un- healthy city of Rio to the pure air of the interior, and an appropriation was made to pay the expense of surveys. After a careful examination of all the locations suggested, the commission decided to rec- ommend a Leautiful spot among the hills o2 the central plateau of the republic in the state named, vhich may be described as the dome of the continent. It is almost the exact center of the continental water- shed, within a few miles of the sources of the Paragua and the great fluvial system of the southern portion of the continent which pours into the sea though the Pa- rana and La Piata rivers. To the north- ward, within a few miles, are the sources of the Amazonian system, which drains the central and northern part of Brazil and the eastern slope of the Andes. Within a single day’s journey a man may toss into one stream a chip that will float to the At- lantic ocean by the southern system of rivers, and into another a chip that will reach the sea through the great delta of the Amazon. There are beautiful lakes and other natural attractions near the propozed site, the hills are covered with magnificent timber, the valleys are natural parks, the altitude is 4,000 feet above the sea and the climate is said to be the most healthful in all South America. It ts expected that the congress of Brazil, during its present session, will take mea: ures for the construction of a capital a this point. It will be laid out upon a grand scale, buildings will be erected for the use of the executive branches of the government and a magnificent capitol to contain the halls of congress. Private eit- izens will be invited to erect residences, and as son as the railway is completed it is expected that there will be a rush of immigration toward the locality. The new city is to be purely a capital. Commercial and manufacturing enterprises will not be encouraged, but general emigration from foreign countries, as well as from other parts of Brazil, wiil be invited into the sur- rounding country. Mrs. Florence Fay Davidson today dis- missed the suit for divorce she filed the 19th of last December against James 8. Davidson, and, through Attorney Campbell Carrington, filed another. She states that they were married here April 4, 1894, two children being born to them, the younger being but two months and three weeks of age Up to about a year ago, says Mrs. Da- vidson, her husband was kind and consid- erate, but since then, she charges, he has treated her with systematic cruelty, neglect and abuse, assaulting her, and repeatedly using the most cruel, indecent and im- Proper language toward her. She also charges that her husband has failed to properly provide for his family during the past year, and that he is addicted to the excessive use of intoxicating liquors. In addition to a decree of divorce, Mrs. David- son prays that she be allowed to retain the custody and guardianship of the children. ——s In Favor of the District. In the case of Geo. J. Mueller against the District, instituted to recover damages resulting from a flooding of the plaintiff's cellar in the summer of 1889, a verdict was rendered in Circuit Court No. 2 yesterday afternoon in favor of the District. Mr. Mueller’s was one of several cases filed against the District at the time, in one of which, that of Edward Gray, the plaintiff was awarded several thousand dollars damages. The plaintiff claims that the flooding of the cellars was due to de- fective, uncleaned public sewers, while the contention of the District is that it was the result of unusually heavy rainfalls and consequent high tides. —.__. Cycle Races Tomorrow. The bicycle races fixed for yesterday af- ternoon at the International Athletic Park, Were postponed until tomorrow afternoon. John Lawson will not race George S. Ball, as expected, going to Philadelphia this evening. ——— For Admission to the Bar. The examining committee of the District bar will hold an examination of candidates for admission to the bar of the District Su- Preme Court at the rooms of the civil ser- vice commission, 8th and D streets, Friday ard Saturday, the 2d and 3d of July. —___—_ Arizona Onyx. From the St. Louis Globe-Democrat. The Eastern Company, headed by Con- gressman Charles N. Fowler of New Jer- sey, that lately purchased the famous O'Neil onyx mines, eighty miles north of Phoenix, Ariz. has had a large force of men at work rushing operations in antici- pation of added demand through the opera- tion of the new tariff law, which places a