Evening Star Newspaper, July 24, 1897, Page 8

8 Close daily at 3 p.m. Saturdays, 1 p.m. * MOSES ss SONS. F st, cor. 11th. | Storage, and M. Mattress Factory, Ist and*D. A special d rage, Hauling, Moving ami Packing Buy Now and Buy Well. Everything that comes under the head of Summer Goods is marked right down to its lowest price. This is the bargain season for such goods here. You'll derive a lot of comfort from fhese: $6.50 Lawn Swings (large)... .$5.50 Mosquito Canopie: -$1.00 Large Mosquito Canopies. . . .$1.75 rtment Id storage. (animocks-~ °<2 2.553.265 goc. up. Cedar: ' Chests. .2.<2- -.-.-§8.00 up. Sidarris (Porch Blinds)..... 50c. up. Portieres (bamboo and rice). .$1.75 10c., 3 for 25¢. ONS. A STACE BEAUTY. REDUCED IN FLESH AND MADE WELL AND MORE COMELY BY DR. EDISON’S OBESITY PILLS AND SALT—READ WHAT MISS SADIE STEPHENS SAYS OF THIS TREATMENT v. B. MOSES DON’T BE FAT AND SICK IN HOT WEATHER. “Walpol>, Mass., Jan. 21, 1807. Messrs. Loring & Co. Gentlemen: During the past_month I have been taking Dr. Edison's Obesity Pills aud Salt for reductin in weight, also for shortness of breath, and find that they have done all that is advertised. Singing dees not fatigue me as it :ised to before taking the Pills and Sait, and I ‘ind the great reduction fo weight bas improved my Lealth in many ways. My duties on the stage are euch that an iuerease in weight would have preveited me from filling positions which now, thanks to the tse of the Pills and Salt, I can readily do without discomfort.”” ‘The following ts from Mr. George G. Shroeder, Oils and Gas Appliances. Light, Fuel and Power, 1344 9th st. n.w., Washington, D.C Gentlemen:” I used your reniedies known es Dr. Edison's Obesity treatment, cousisting of Dr. Edison's Pills and Salt and Dr. Edison's Obesity Band, to reduce, If possible, my In six’ weeks I lost from their use ight, coming down from 355 to 315 cr it a legitimate treatment and cfti- oa recommend it to be, and vou have » make public use of this statement.” $1 a bottle; Obesity Pills, $1.50 a DS ARE KEPT IN STOCK BY LFAL RETAIL DEUGGISTS. Written guarantee to refund the price tf Dr. Edison's Obesity iis or Obesity Salt are en as d results. RTMENT or our CHIC. JCAL ‘ET for a@-‘ce about your obesity or any other disease. Be sure to write if ruptured. Best truss ard treatment ever devised— it nd letters and crders to Loring & Oo., Generai Agents for the United States. To insure reply mention department, and use only st address. We free How to Cure LORING & CO., DEPT. 8, NO. 42 WEST 22D ST., NEW YORK CITY, STATE ST., CHICAGO, ILL. SON'S OBESITY REMEDIES, AS Hi of Loring’ 's Flesh-producer G. G. Cor. 14th st. and Lady attend- PHARMACY, dyl-tt Could have more fun than enongh in one of these Solid Oak Combination Chairs. They are mounted on wheels, and when lowered into carriage form, can be pashed or pulled in any direc- tion without fear of upsetting. We sell them regularly for $3—but the few that are left will go at $1.50 “CREDIT * Makes The Buying Easy.’ If there is an article of furniture that you are in need of, we ask you to defer buying—at ANY price—until we've had a chance to show you some of the once-a-year bargains of this Midsummer Clearing Sale. All edd pieces—and all short lengths in Carpets and Mattings are being sacri- ficed at LESS than factory cost—and all on credit. We keep our bicycles, saddles and tires in repair one year FREE. (CROGAN'S MAMMOTH CREDIT HOUSE, = Between H and I Sts. S presi Pere Sedededendeedeetertectectee Dr. Haines’ Golden Specific Cures Drunkenness. It cam be given WITHOUT THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE PATIENT in coffee, tea or articles of ly cure, er or ap rtlculars free, to be p.. 69F- Oth and F sts. _ Wasbing- inctanad, ¢ Don’t ° Swelter % —over a scorching kitchen ( stove—get a good Gas Stove A and do the summer cooking 6 quickly — comfortably and \ cheaply. All sizes—all styles (here priced from $8 up. (Gas Appliance Exchange,(} 1424 New York ave. 28a Sec. > Hundreds of styles of Sum- mer Shoes. Beautiful shapes and leathers. Sizes to fit all ete BURT’S SHOE STORE, Eéwin ©. Burt & Co., New York. Arthur Burt, 1411 F St. The Busy Corner, 8th and Market Space. ee enema ean ee el THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, JULY 24, 1897-24 PAGES. |S. Kann,Sons&Co. GivenA waylll; Our 2d Grand Rebuilding And After Stock-Taking Sale. Thle KLONDYKE FEVER Is in a measure like the “bargain fever.” The one manifests itself among the men, the other among women. THEY CLAIM THERE IS AN INEXHAUSTIBLE FIELD OF GOLD UP IN THAT COUNTRY, THE SAME AS THE PERPETUAL BARGAINS AT THE BUSY CORNER. Here Are Sample Nuggets. Every one worth its weight in gold. You Can Pick ANYWHERE IN OUR STORE AND STRIKE VALUES GALORE. THIS DOESN'T REFER TO THE CALIFORNIA CRAZE OF THAT YEAR. f 9 WHICH WERE 69c., 89¢. AND $1 A YARD—REDUCED TO THE ABOVE PRICE— HAVE REFERENCE TO MORE THAN A DQZEN DI WE ERENT KINDS OF SILKS THE ASSORTMENT CONSISTS OF 27INCH BEST QUALITY INDIAS, IN ALL THE LEADING SHADES—24-INCH TWILLED FOULARDS—27-INCH WHITE-GROUND SHANGHAIS—24-INCH BLACK BROCADE JAPS—24-INCH DOUBLE WARP BLACK SURAH—27- INCH BLACK WATERPROOF INDIA—CHECK AND NOVELTY TAFFETAS, THE BEST AND GRANDEST ASSORTMENT OFFERED THIS SEASON, NORTH AISLE-NEW BUILDING. A Nugget of Remnants, worth from 8 to 25c. a Yard. PILES CHECK AND 2.00 RD CHOICE ... OF PRETTY WASH GOODS, CON- OF PLAIN GRENA- AND FIGURED S a LAWNS, NDY LACE LAWNS. ORG. LAWNS, MADRAS, BLACK STRIPE ¥ ES, CLOTH, YARDS eS ( VIDE MUSLIN ° Wash Goodson the Ist floor. Gi oc A VATE "OR 25e. A a MROOTH WHITE SATINCPINISH ED’ DECK’ S ING. 5 = VERY CH ORGANDIES \CHES WIDE, SOLD Se. AMEFICAN ORGANDIES AND LAPPET LAWNS, FINE, SHEER AND PRETTY, 12% AND 15c. VALUE <The. SATIN-STRIPE LACE-STRIPE LAWNS— AND MORE THAN A SCORE OF PRETTY PATTERNS— COLORS FAST. WERE 10 AND 12ie. A YD.. .5c. Black Woolen Goods. 38-inch Fine Black Etamine, sold for 29c. a yard.....+.+-++++ 15¢. 38-inch All-wool Black Serge, sold for 35c. a yard........--. 19¢. 38-inch Black Mohair, good black and bright luster. 25c. 42-inch Black Sicilian, silk luster, reduced from 59c. to......39¢. 1ST FLOOR—NORTH AISLE—NEW BUILDING. Domesties on Our 2d Floor. NEW BUILDING. The ever popular Fruit of the Loom Bleached Muslin - 5c. Berkeley Yard-wide Fine White Cambric.........++++++ -SRe. Pepperell Yard-wide Bleached Jeans, no better.......... 10c. Uncle Remus Yard-wide Unbleached Muslin (must be strong3i4c. Mohawk Valley 9-4 Bleached Sheeting .........++-+-++- 1234c. Mohawk Valley 10-4 Bleached Sheeting . ++ 1434c. Alexandria 42-inch Bleached Pillow Case Muslin..........-69Rc. Amoskeag and Lancaster Fine Apron Ginghams, four different_size checks . 3KKe. Silk Stripe and Fine Zephyr Dress Ginghams............-534c. Yard-wide Sea Island Percale, choice styles...........0006 TMA. Good quality White Shaker Flannel ................06 -- -5C. 18c. Quality Feather-proof Ticking ..........-..-+++4.+- MZIAc. Fine White Ballard Vale Flannel reduced from 33c. to........25€. Ready-Made Wear 2D FLOOR, NEW BUILDIN LADIES’ MUSLIN GOWNS. TRIMMED PIRE AND HIGH NECK. THE 69c. KIND 1.4 DIES’ BROWERY. — OUR $1.00 KIND. LADIES’ CAMBEI RUFFLE. $1.50 VALI $1.50 AND $2.00 FINE CAMBRIC BROTH EMPIRE AND HIGH NEC! Gow: SPEC IN HAMMOCKS, TRUNKS, DOORS AND SCREE. AMBRIC UMBRELLA SKIRTS, DEEP LAW! (© UMBRELLA SKIRTS, WIDE LACE INSERTIN EDGING, RUFFLE, WITH 4INCH EM- 7Q¢, WITH FINE EMBROIDERY TRIMM! Every Mexican Hammock which sold for 75c., 89c. and $1.00. .69c. Every Woven Bed Hammock in this department which sold for $1.25, $1.50 and $1.75....... $1.60 Imitation Walnut Frame Screen Doors, complete with all attach- ments, reduced to..... Hard Oil Finish, Light Frame Screen Doors, with fixtures com- plete; WWiere Gig sa Sacre rao tn coaster eg Oe Large Size Canvas-covered Linen-lined Telescopes, the regular Sc. Canvas-covered, Flat-top, Iron-bottom Trunks, with tray and hat box, heavy iron clasp and brass lock. For Monday only. ++» $1.65 3D FLOOR, NEW BUILDING—TAKE ELEVATOR. Druggist Sundries. . 1,000 CAKES OF SOAP.......... COCO-CHERIUM BATH, TURKISH BATH NAIL BRUSHES.. MENEN’S TALCUM POWDER. HALF-POUND BOX BORAX.......... 2c. TOOTH BRUSHES.... 2c, EXTRA QUALITY RUBBER COMBS. BABY TALCUM POWDER—GOOD QUALITY............ GOOD QUALITY HAIR BRUSHES. PEARS’ UNSCENTED SOAP... CUTICURA SOAP..... maces 4711 IMPORTED TRANSPARENT 804P..... ° COSMO BUTTERMILK soap... 4ST FLOOR, CENTER AISLE, NEW BUILDING. 4c. each ROSIN BOQUET, VEGETABLE BOUQUET. 19. 25c. 35c. WORTH. WORTH WORTH. 35c. 50c. 60c. 9c. ...10c. 15c. 3c. S. KANN, SONS & CO,, 8th and Market Space. 7th St. Entrance, Family Shoe Store. For Three;Days, Tonday, = Tuesday and. . Wednesday, WE WILL ‘GIVE To every purchaser of a $25 CHAMBER‘SUITE a good Woven Wire SPRING and best Cotton-top MATTRESS FREE OF CHARGE. - WE WILL GIVE To every purchaser of a $40 CHAMBER SUITE a fine Woven Wire SPRING and a 40-lb. HAIR MATTRESS FREE OF CHARGE. WE WILL GIVE To every purchaser of a PARLOR SUITE at $50 or upwards a set of LINEN LOOSE COVERS FREE OF CHARGE. This offer good only for the three days above men- tioned. THIS is the GREATEST offer of the season. CASH OR CREDIT. Lansburgh’s Furniture and Carpet Co., {226 F STREET W. W. % Sooonrsssennnnoeneeeooonnee Great Reduction In Hair. ES formerly _ $5.00. 00, formerly $10.50. 00, Switches. Switches, $6. Gray Switches, Gray Switches, $4. First-class attendants in Hairdressing, Shampoving, ete. Imperial Hair Regenerator for restoring gray hair. Never fails. Try our ‘Curlette” for retaining curl. S. HELLER’S, 720 7th Street N. W. apl6-20d Se x PRAT English Linoleums. Worth 75 and 90c. sq. yd., —the ideal summer floor for covering for hall, kitchen or bath. We've cut the life Cc out of the prices cn the e finest Linoleum in ees tie 50 The Co., Houghton $., - 5. DERANGEMENT OF ‘MIE LIV) stipation, injures the cotpleston, sallow skin, Little Liver Pills, Bi wide reputation as over 50 yeurs t i, WITH CON- induces pimples, Remove fi cause by using Carter's ‘Try_thei Onea dose. “RA . For y fe been the acknowledged standard regulators of she digestive organs. Be sure you get the enuine grticle only by Dr. J. G. B. e manufactured FIRE IN HYATTSVILLE. Secanenti Three Buildings and Contents Go Up in Smoke. Three buildings, besides goods to the amount of about $1,600, were destroyed by fire in Hyattsville ,..yesterday.. afternoon. The fire originated/abont:8 o'clock in a stable immediately 1H 'thé réar-of Carr & Co.'s grocery store, on Pike a¥enue, near the depot. Raymond McDermoit, a clerk, saw smoke issuing from the: loft, ‘and im- mediately gave the alarm. The fire com- pany responded promptly, but before it reached the scene the warehouse of Carr & Co. and the carriage shed of Wm. P. Magruder had caught, and the corner of the building occupied by Justice'Carr as an office was smoking threateningly. About the same time a colored man named Jack Bowles discovered that -the fire had communicated to a can of coal oil in Justice Carr’s front office, and the flames were making headway in the room. Henry Clarke and George McDermott came to Bowles’ assistance, and the blaze within the building was quickly extin- guished. Outside some thirty or forty men were doing their best to prevent the flames from spreading .to the long row of :rame structures situated some thirty or forty feet from the burning buildings. Blankets were saturated in water and Placed against the endargered houses, and a constant stream of water from the en- gine poured upon the flames. Three wells were successively exhausted before the fire was gotten under control and the adjacent buildings placed out of danger. The fire company did excellent work. No one has any idea as to how the fire originateu. Many believe it to be the work of an incendiary. The fact that there was a separate and distinct fire in Justice Carr's office almost at the same time the flames were discovered in the stable without, lends color to this belief. The buildings of Messrs, Carr & Co. were valued at $1,800, upon which there is a policy of only $75. The stock consumed was worth about $1,000, and was not insured. Wm. P. Magruder’s carriage house Was fully insured. —__. Commissioners Issue Orders. The Commissioners have issued orders as follows: That the granite block pavement on the south side of Louisiana avenue east of the west building line, prolonged, of the District building be replaced with vitrified bieck, That the surface of the new road between Chevy Chase.circle and Broad Branch road be improved to the extent of $900, charge- able to current appropriation for repairs to county roads. That the sandy portion cf the Military road at its eastern extremity be repaired by graveling. That two catch basins be constructed in Brentwood road between Florida avenue and New York avenue. ‘That sewer traps be built in the various sections of the District, in connection with the street improvements for the current year, chargeable to appropriation for main and pipe sewers; estimated cost as follows: Georgetown section; $400; northwest sec- tion, $215; southwest section, $160; north- east section, $510; southeast section, $140; suburban section, $320. / That catch-basins» be ‘remodeled as fol- lows, chargeable to: appropriation for im- provements and repairs:' Georgetown sec- tion—South side of 'M sfreet, east side of east driveway to car house of Capital Trac- tion Company, neat street, estimated cost, $40; northeast'eorner Potomac and M streets, estimated cost, $20; northwest cor- ner Potomac and N’strects, estimated cost, $20; northeast cot and O streets, estimated cost, $30. That the order of May 14, 1897, to lay brick sidewalk and éurb in east side of 15th street northeast between! Maryland avenue and Gales street, under dssessment system, be canceled. * That two gas lamps be established on 36th street between Prospect avenue and M street. ¥ That a drinking fountain, to be furnished by the Humane Society, be erected at northwest corner of ist and M streets southeast. —_—-——_. It matters te rae it Is that you want —whether a tual or a servant—a “want” ad. in The Star will reach the person who can fill your need, —_—>—— It is desired to prevent the the Baltic canal and keep gation as long as The authorities have, therefore, tried to replace the fresh water by salt water. Leaving a sluice open near Brunsbuttel during low tide, the salt water entering by the Baltic end of the canal, expels the fresh water through the other end. E freezing of it open for navi- ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS |, a King Street Merchants Renew Com- plaint Against the Street Sprinkler. DEMAND FOR IMPROVED FACILITIES Verdict for Defendants in a Noted Suit for Slander. GENERAL AND PERSONAL Bureau of The Evening Star, No. 529 King street, Bell Telephone 106. Alexandria, Va., July 24, 1897. All doors had to be closed again during the busy part of this morning, the s*reet sweeping brigade being on duty and cre- ating the customary amount of dust and dirt on King street. An improved street sprinkler would, it is said, greatly help matters, and it is hoped that Chairman Smith of the committee on streets will recommend the purchase of one at the first meeting of the council. It must not be understood that Alexan- Gria has no street sprinkler, for it has, and the above is ‘a cut of it. For a city of twenty-one thousand inhabitants, this sprinkler has been and apparently is now considered by the city fathers as amply adequate. The man carrying the sprinkler is a partial paralytic, having no use of his left arm. The practice of watering the streets in this manner ts always productive of much laughter and ridicule on the part of stran- gers and others. There is but one of these street sprinklers in existence, and the old Alexandria Street Sprinkler. citizens are loathe to part with it. It is said, however. that Chairman Smith will use his best efforis to get a machine. After being out forty-five minutes last night, the jury in the Webster agt. Wm. B. Smoot, Harry Smoot, Sergeant Smith and Officer Ferguson slander case, which was on trial in the corporation court, returned a verdict for the defendants. The trial was begun yesterday morning at 10 o'clock, and the case was not given to the jury until after 6 o'clock. This suit grew out of the loss of Mr. Harry Smoot’s watch last winter. Many witnesses were put on the stand by the prosecution, and every effort seemed to be made by counsel for Webster to besmirch the character of Officers Smith and Fergu- son, and the newspaper men who wrote of the occurrence at the time. The counsel for plaintiff noted an appeal, and the case will probably be taken to a higher court. Broke His Leg. There was quite a good deal of excite- ment last night at the corner of King and Henry streets over a fight between Winnie Crupper and John Simms, two well-known local characters. Crupper, it is alleged, struck Simms and knocked him down. ‘When Simms tried to get up he was un- able to do so, and upon examination it was found that his left leg was broken between the knee and ankle. Officer Roberts, who had arrived, sum- moned a wagon, and Simms was placed in it and taken tc police headquarters, where Dr. Julian T. Miller set the broken bone. Later Simms was taken to the infirmary, and today he was resting easily. Crupper was arrested and fined $50 by Mayor Simp- son this morning in the police court. This case furnishes another example of the great need of a patrol wagon for the Police. Wagons and cabs have to be hunt- ed up and hired, while in same instances, as was true in removing Simms from head- quarters to the infirmary last night, men have to be brought into service to carry the patients on a stretcher, as a wagon cannot always be found. Mena Kerscy’s Funeral. The funeral of little Mena Kersey, who died at the Alexandria Infirmary Thurs- day night, having been badly burned by the explosion of a can of gasoline, an account of which appeared in The Star, will take place from the Second Presby- terlan Church this afternoon at 5 o'clock. Policemen on Leave. Policemen Proctor, Dean and Wilkinson will leave on the steamer Arrowsmith for St. George's Island, to enjoy a vacation. Policemen Atkinson, Ferguson and Sher- ‘ood returned to duty today. Money for Extension. The joint committee on finance and light have directed the city auditor to draw his warrant for $1,500 and pay it into the corporation court to settle the claims of ‘those whose property had been condemn- ed for the proposed extension of Prince street. General and Personal Notes. Messrs. R. E. Knight, William Timberman and William Taylor will leave this evening for a week’s outing at St. George’s Island, in the lower Potomac. Rev. Richard Emmons will preach in Trinity M. E. Church tomorrow morning at 11 o'clock, the pastor, Rev. L. I. McDougle, going to Fredericksburg. Crescent Lodge, 1.0.0.F., of Lawton, Va., last night paid a fraternal visit to Potomac Lodge, 1.0.0.F., of this city. A meeting of Mount Vernon Council, Daughters of America, was held last night. Several candidates were initiated. J. P. Laphen yesterday qualified as ad- ministrator of the estate of his father, the late John Laphen. A lawn party for the benefit of the vVil- lage Chapel M. E. Church was held last night on the lawn of Mr. Warren, South Alfred street. Quite a neat little sum was realized. The members of the 3d Regiment Vir- ginia Volunteer Field Band have not as yet selected a place for their annual encamp- ment. Rev. Berryman.Green, pastor of Christ Church, was ly called to Man- yeas by the illness of his brother-in- jaw. Mr. Charles J. Wise has gone to Mount Pocono, Pa., where he will spend the sum- mer. Mrs. Charles King and her daughter, Miss Léna, left yesterday evening for At- lantic City, to be gone some weeks. Mrs. rge W. Mays has gone to Rose Amherst county, Virginia, to spend mmer. 4 ——— If you want anything, try an ad. in The Star. If anybody has what you wish, you will get an answer. Seth ATS An old willow in New Haven, near the harbor front, which has been cut down this week, had a historic interest because of a tradition that under its branches Bene- dict Arnold marshaled the first New Haven company that enlisted for the revolution- ary war. The Brooklyn bridge gives employment to a permanent force of 773 men and wo- m of whom ninety-five are policemen and216 in the train department. 3 mt by the Minister of thé In- terior, Clifford Sifton, minister of the interior, ss made the following statement with reference to the rush to the gold mines of Yukon. “I think it only proper to say that any person who contemplates going into the Yukon territory should make very careful inquiries as tc the length of time it will take to go and as to the mears he will have of sustaining himself after he gets there. The shortest time within which communication has been had with Fort Cudahy is six weeks, and that took place under the most favorable circumstances. The amount of provisions that can be taken into that country at the present mo- ment is extremely limited, and if any con- siderable number of people go in without making special provisions for their main- tenance this fall, there is very likely to be starvation during the coming winter. One thing ought tc be clearly -understood, the government cannot assume any responsi- bility whatever for getting in provisions into that country to supply any people who may go in there in consequence of the gold | excitement. and who may find themselves short of food. The difficu'ty is largely one of transportation, and no means exist of overcoming this difficulty during the pres- ent season.” At an informal meeting of the cabinet the Klondyke situation was discussed. It was decided to order two customs offi- cers from Victoria to establish stations on the other side of the summit at tne head of the Lynn canal Arrangements will also be made to enable Canadian boats from Victcria to report at Juneau and take up their loads to the head of the canal for transport through the passes. —— 0+ Money for a Railroad. The Columbia and. Maryland Railway Company, incorporated for the purpose of operating an electric railroad between this city and Baltimore, today filed with the recorder of deeds a mortgage upon all its Property, real and personal, rights and franchises, to secure an issue of 3,000 first mortgage bonds of the said company in sums of $1,000 each, payable in gold coin on December 1, 1941, bearing interest at the rate of 5 per cent per annum, payable semi- annually. The company also filed another mortgage to secure another issue of 3,000 $1,000 sec- cnd mortgage bonds, payable on June 1, 1947, with interest at 5 per cent, payable semi-annually. The papers filed recite that the company has secured and now owns a controlling interest in the Edmondson Avenue, Catons- ville and Ellicott City electric railway, the Maryland and Washington Company’ and the Baltimore and Washington Turnpike and Tramway Company of Baltimore and the Eckington and Soldiers’ Home Railway Company and the Belt Railway Company of this city. ae Churches in Georgetown. There will be no morning service tomor- row at the West Washington Lutheran Church, corner 32d and Q streets. Even- ing service will be held at 8 o'clock, with mid-week prayer meeting Wednesday even- ing. Rev. Dr. Alexander will preach at the morning service tomorrow at the West Street Presbyterian Church, there being no evening service, the Christian Endeavor Society holding a meeting at 7 p.m. The mid-week service will be held Thursday at 8 p.m., with lecture by the pastor. The outdoor worship of the Ebenezer A. M. E. Church in a large tent in the grove at Valley and Q streets, will commence tomorrow. At 11 a.m. the pastor will de- liver a sermon; at 2 p.m. the Sunday school wiil meet, and one hour later Rev. Waters, D.D., of East Washington preach. Song and praise service will be held at 6:30 p.m., and at 8 p.m. the pastor will preach. There will be excellent sing- ing, and seats will be free to all. eg ener, The Origin of Mr. and Mrs. From the London Times. In earlier times the ordinary man was simply William or John—that is to say, he had only a Christian name without any “handle” before it or surname after it. Some meanseof distinguishing one John or William from another John or William be- came necessary. Nicknames derived from a man’s trade, or his d~elling place, cr from some per- sonal peculiarity, were tacked on to his Christian name, and plain John became John Smith. As yet there were no “‘mis- ters” in tne land. Some John Smith ac- cumulated more wealth than the bulk of his fellows—became, perhaps, a landed pro- prietor or an employer of hired labor. ‘Then he began to be called in the Norman-French of the day the “maistre” of this place or that, of these workmen or of those. In time the “maistre,” or “maister,” as it soon became, got tacked on before his name, avd he became Maister Smith and his wife was Maistress Smith. Gradually the sense of possession was lost sight of, and the title was conferred upon any kind— by mere possession of wealth, or holding some position of more or less consideration and importance. ee ooo ih Register in Garfield’s Tomb. From the New York Press. In the tomb of James A. Garfield is a cash register, which rings up a ticket for every visitor, showing that a dime has been paid to the association for the priv- ilege of viewing the monument erected to the martyr President. Cleveland, Ohio, has two great monu- ments, and an unenviable notoriety hangs around each. When Gen. Garfield was buried in Lake View cemetery the people of the nation set out to raise $200,000 to build a monument worthy of his memory At the time of the dedication of the monu- ment $50,000 of the fund was lacking. The deficit was raised by the nation and the monument was left clear of debt. From the cash register 36,000 a extracted. But the thrifty associa’ another source of profit. Inside the tomb is a counter where relics of the dead Presi- dent are sold. Here can be bought at a bargain bits of the marble of which the tcemb fs built and pictures of the monument and the man. From the sale table $500 a year is cleared. ——. An Uncanny Occupation. From the Philadelphia Record. Old Mike Deisem, who lives in Kensing- ton, can claim as odd a calling ag any man in America. Mike has been a well-known character along the river front for several generations, and his peculiar ways and queer looks have made him famous in Ken- sington. His ostensible means of living is the sale of driftwood that he picks up in the river, but Mike will tell you that by far his greatest income is derived from the dead bodies he gets floating in the river. Mike has been engaged in this work for sixty years, being now nearly ninety years old, and he explains his method of work as follows: In a rowbcat he stations him- self at a point in the river near Washing- ton Park for each tide, experience having taught him that a certain current there will bring anything within his reach. He picks up anything of value that comes along, but it is when the swift tide brings @ corpse within his grasp that he puts off for the city at full speed. Since the first of the year he has secured seven such prizes, and his record since starting runs up into the hundreds. He has preserved a description of each one, and says that in but few cases has he failed to get a larze reward when the friends of the deceased were found. ———<—_—_—.ss______: An Ice Bath. From the St. Louis Republic. “Please fix me up an ice water bath,” said Dr. Fernandez of the City of Mexico to Clerk Green of the Laclede Hotel yes- terday afternoon.” “We don’t have them,” said Mr. Green, sympathetically, as he noticed the great beads of perspiration streaming down the Mexican’s face. “Can I provide an ice water bath my- self?” inquired the doctor, as he proceeded to mop his face with a fresh handker- chief. The Mexican called three “Certainly.” bell boys at once and in short order a huge chunk of ice was afloat in a bathtub full of cold water. Fernandez remained in the bath until the chunk of ice was melted. “Weil, did you enjoy your bath?” said Green when F appeared at the counter looking as cool as a cucumber. “It was good for a while, but the ice melted and then the water got so hot I had to come out,” replied Dr. Fernandes.” FOR WOMEN CYCLISTS A female bicycle instructor in St makes a number of suggestions regarding fancy bicycle riding for those of her sex. She says: “The banishment of the bloomers from the boulevards puts an effectual stop to the Louis woman who would do stunts for the bene- fit of the curb birds. A horsewoman might just as well try to ride bareback standing up in @ regulation riding habit as for the wheelwoman to perform tricks in the or- dinary skirt that fs in style today. Not only is it alm Physically impossible to uttempt fancy riding in skirts, but it tremely dangerous as well. The folds ar bound to become tangled in and falls, with serious consequenc the inevitable result. There are pretty little tricks, too, if only the bloom: would return. Take vaulting into the sad- dle, for instance. It is much more effective and graceful than the ordinary method of backing In, as if the rider were afraid she would find a tack in her saddle It wouldn't be effective in a skirt, though; it would only be pitifully startling. ‘Dismounting as a man does, by throwing his right leg or left lez over the saddle, is another trick which Is a great improveme over the common way. This can be ¢ even tn a skirt, providing the rider ts cially agile asd no one ‘s around. woman wno tries it should not, as natural tendency is, slow up when abdut to at mount, as having lost its momentum, is likely to fali upon her. She should remember, too, to incline her wheel slightly toward the side she is to throw her leg, or otherwise her bike will fall from her and pull her down on top of it. This is a trick that should be practiced by every woman, as ft is useful to know in case of a quick dismount from the back of the wheel “Standing still’ is both pretty and use- ful, and can be done in skirts. To do it correctly reduce your speed until barely moving, then quickly turn the front wheel half way around, so that it is at right an- gles with the rear wheel. Place the feet on cither side the forks and maintain your balance by gently turning the wheel as you would do if trying to balance yourself on a barrel. “Wheeling with one leg perfectly stiff and working like a piston rod is an easy complishment, and is one of the first thin a woman tries to do. This, too, is useful, because of the complete mastery it gives you over the wheel. You can stop it in a second if you have the ‘piston-red stunt’ at your disposal. “Before riding without hands the novice should learn to guide her wheel with her knees, which she can do only by practice and by lifting her hands gently an inch at a time from the handle bars. Practice is, after all, the only necessary thing for the would-be trick rider, and by getting on the wheel night and morning daily all summer you will become a trick rider in spite of yourself.” In speaking of the care of wheel cially for girls who are to be at t shore this summer, a wheelwoman of mu experience says: “I should advise the paint their wheels if they going to use They will not look es 'Y will be protected ef- and in salt air thc best nickel plating is futile. The salt gets at the steel in spite of the plating. A paint ed wheel is ea nd they will refuse t thiag to paint i well rubbed with v: ed pretty well, but th ine gathers unto Itself a wonder’ of dust, and makes a wh:el gri is a great deal better for the h wheel than no coating at all spect a wheel is like a gun— in good condit “As a gritty chain is worn away it length- ens. The only way to tighten il is to puil the wheels further apart 1 n two ways. It strains the bic: akens it, and it misfits the e sprockets. so that it rides 1 there is too much friction, cons: ste of driving power. Therefore the ine aid its rider will wear out quick- In ihis re- se Keeps It A chain on h Does the use of a bicycle make Pigeon toed? is the question New York newspaper. The long article on the subject part: Whether the comfort dent to the loose-fitting ted to contribute t e and independence m. but the fact remains that both ¢! woman ng costume Is air of insouci- ie. dignity are sacrificed by wearing the cos- tume when off the wheel. Taking : post tion at the -ntrance of a large drug ste that seems for t wheelers, by count th: five of th women dismevnting walked with a sloven- ly, slouchy gait, with toes turned in at an angle that would give a ballet master hys- terics. | These obs ions we interest- ing, and a trip to Claremont was made for further investigation. The opinion was with the additional evidence cling has a tendenc Stroy all beauty of the anki Under the strain of bicycle p ankle increases in girth, the enlarged and it loses the has ever beer reckoned p of woman's greatest charms. Questioning devoted disciples of the wheel, it was ascertained that the foot becomes per bly broader after indulging in lengthy rides. Three months of cycling will neces- sitate ar increase of one size at least the size of shoe previously worn. generally counteract these though scarcely realizing it that in their pr or acting a part, the walk a be carefully studied. The result is striking- ly noticeable, and the actress-cyc! is eas- lg distinguished from her sisters of the whe It may be also noted that they wear the best and most comfortable fooigear, Re- garding this important item in the woman cy “make-up,” the individual is gen- erally her own best guiae, but she will find a soft, pliable shoe, of the style known as “high cut,” and which fits snugly around the ankle, the best to preserve the dainty oan Ww number ot also ° for a race inations fath- er a generation of monstrosities, with the bicycle fece, the bicycle voice, the bicycle eyes, the bicycle head and the bicycle foot? In fact, will “King Bike” prove the new Adam of the folk lore of ages to come? Latest news from Paris says that women are still wearing the same extraordinary costumes in which they appeared last sea- son. Short bloome a fancy waist, with lace jabots, a hat most gaily and fantas- Ucally trimmed with ribbons, feathers and flowers. and low shocs make a costume often seen—so often as to cause no re- marks. Yet we are charged with copying Parisian fashions! An American girl who was visiting in Paris accepted an invita- tion to wheel. When the men of the party appeared in their short knee breeches and low shoes she was somewhat staggered, but when she was told that she would be conspicuous in a skirt she cpncluded she was behind the times. It was not long agd that all that was expected or required of daughters was proficiency in drawing room accomplish- ments and social graces. Nowadays unless a girl can count golf, tennis, cycling and other outdoor recreations among her ac- quirements she is sadly lacking in means of making herself a desirable acquisition, during the summer months at least. It is as much expected in these days that her golf sticks, tennis racket and bicycle form a part of her luggage when going away for the summer as any of her personal be- longings. Bicycle trunks are now obtain- able, with ample space for the many ac- cessories which make up the summer girl's several modes of adding to her mental and Physical equipoise. These cumbrous-look- ing trunks are indispensable to those who take care of their wheels. Last summer one of the West End ladies had an unpleasant experience by not owning a bicycle trunk. She and her daughter had just returned from spending the winter in California, their wheels still being at the express office, when an invitation came to join a party of tourists to Pike county. They accord- ingly ordered their bicycles to be sent to the boat, intending to have their escorts put pedals and handlebars in place before the boat reached Clarksville. The absence of one pair of pedals was discovered dur- ing the course of the evening. The leafy remembered that she had packed them in among some clothing. A wheel was rented at Clarksville, which clanked and wobbled at every turn, the handlebar finally break- ing off — to the head. With the use of