Evening Star Newspaper, November 2, 1897, Page 9

— THE EVENING STAR, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1897—16 PAGES. “s* WILLIAMS| Furniture, &c., 7th and D Sts. Iron Beds. is yet Our price for a good Tron Be by any other W still ome Tron sizes, at Hair Mattress $1.50 Hard - wood Woven Wire Springs to matel: 3=Piece Oak Chamber Suite. Nobody has met this price yet—looks like they ean't—don't it? ‘ SOLID OAK Wash. B. Williams,7th&D. Suite, massive pez-6Ou 3 - piece Chambe~ am! substantial.bevel plate ~ our mirror — worth $25 price vth and H sts. H. 8. JONES, Jr., Mer. Cee eccccccccccccccces markably good: a good. pure stimulant of health insurauce. * is too fine a quality of r dealers to sell for less Sent, securely packed, any- than $4.50. where. N. H. DUVALL, 1923 Pa. Ave. no . . . . . occcccscces eee When such a good wheel as the Envoy (model 30) is to be @ © Bon Marche. Bon Marche. Co-caaut Bo -Bens — 8 rawb-ny, Chocolate and Vanilla. | Tomor- row . slic. Ib. BOOK DEPARTMENT. “Mrs. Parker's” $1 Cook Book.25c. “Beside the Bonnie Brier Busb,” complete, cloth bound 12¢. The lot comprises the latest styles in ing Kerseys, Whipcords, Coverts, Beavers, Cherviots. Made up in the most fashionable fly and Klondike collars. Fiain and braid trimmed, Black, Navy, through and half lined, in the new hi Satin Rhadames. WOVSSSOHOOSOOSE COOKS SC OOS Kersey Cloth Cape, full circular sweep, empire back, storm collar, fin- ished with bands of cloth double stiteh- ed. Worth $8.00. SA 98- Mate of fine Saltz's plush, full cheular sweep, storm collar, edged with Thidet, lined all through with satin, handsomely appliqued in silk braid. Worth $12. 27 -98- . BON MARCHE, aah Sh BON MARCHE. The above cuts represent a few of the styles of Coats in our special sale of $9.79 Ladits’ and Misses’ Garments. colors’ in Satins, Taffetas, Value, $12.50, $15, $16.50, $18. - Choice, $9.79. vin Il the new and fashionable fabrics, iaclud- Astrachans, Boucles, Friezes, Caterpillar and shield front reefers, with plain, storm and Brown and Green, lined all re 1 Tan, Yale, atin ond Paltic Seal, Frenen Krimmer, Water Mink Collar- ettes, biocaded, silk ned. Worth $5.00. Lot of Skirts in fine brocaded satin and grosgrain stiks; 10 designs; lined and inter- lined; velvet bound; SSSSSSST OOSOSOSOSOSOO SO OODOD S 1S fin end pleated back. Worth $8.00. % $ ae 314-316 7th St. OOSSSOOSSES @ @ O@ gotten from us for $33.50—to pay a nickel more, for some other fellow’s bicycle—indicates financial foolishn ars’ solid enjoy riding. Liberal guarantee—lib- ES & BURR—oth St. No. 513. nad Just as good Tailoring is put into our $25 Business Suits as costs you else- where $35 to secure. 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DONNELL' SAM. ROTHSCHILI . 828 14th st. ow. No. S29 1éth st. now. T. F, CONROY & CO., No. 1421 P st. now. CHAS. KRAEMER, No. JAS. J. ROCHE, No. 302 N st. nw. A ©. WRIGHT, No. 1632 14th st. oel9-t.th.s-3m,70 100 Doz. Hair Switches, to us for the parpose of raising Importer. for a New York Hair i @ very fine Switch for -.$1.50 the “same article you” will’ pay $2.50 for elsewhere. % doz. Gray and White, from. Just balf of their ac AT THE Louvre Glove Store, sel3-tf Fitted properly. Abdominal Suj ters. Elastic ete. XEW WASHINGTON SURCIC. INSTRUMENT HOUSE. 1108 B st. nw. aj poe USE DR. W1 Ms PINK PILLS FOR Fale EEOPLE. UGGISTS. sel4-tu&th.tf —_ ‘The London Lancet says, in an elaborate article. that there ts an absolute patho- logical identity in the symptoms of sIco- holism sad the condition of one madly in Jove. In both cases, that high medical aa- thority Separation is a cure. SESE8E 6 ) i] 2) Shoe —but one day of rainy ence in their wear. In wet SHCES. We allow no Shoe to quently it is almost impossii Shoe at our house. Our Famous Cork Sole Shoes For Men, §2.00 and $3.00. 8 For Ladies, & §2.50 and $3.00. 3] For Boys and Girls, ® $1.50, $2.00 and $2.50. inferior qualities. Sg RELIABLE SHUE H e% 4 compare notes—which are always in favor of “HAHN’S not made of durable materials throughout — conse- Here are a few specials for Wet Weather Wear. ’ ——The most complete line in the cit, f Calf, Kip, Men’s Boots a 7s we se gece ie —The most reliable makes and best shapes to be found {1 Rubber Footwear aattica pres fully as low ae etnepes charging for Wi. HAHN& CO.’S 990 and 932 7th st., OS GOSS SO SHE SS 9SGS590050 : This Week—Ladies’ Good Cloth pysriute™ Wet Weather Advertises Hahn’s Shoes, . Shoes made of poor upper leather and with shoddy soles often look as well as the most solid, best-made Ie. Bye. weather will tell the differ- weather Shoe wearers often go on our shelves that is ble to get a poor-wearing Waterproof z Heavy Soled Shoes. Ladies’ Box Calf Shoes, $1.50, $2, $2.50 and $3 SSSTOSHOSOC OO SE OE OOOO S OSS @ Men’s Winter Russets, S $2.00, $3.00 and $4.00. @ Boys’ Waterproof “Yukon” $2 Shoes. O6e 1914 and 1916 Pa, ave., 233 Pa. ave. s.e. 6 © @ @ @ 2) OUSES, SOS SSEOEE68 296065 eoeeeo HYMN OF THE REPUBLIC. Opinion Formed by a Passenger on a Potomac, River Bont. From the New York Evening Telegram. “Do you know what the national hymn of this country should be?” inquired a visitor to the capital of a reporter. ‘The gentleman propounding the question has traveled extensively in foreign lands and has been in all parts of his own coun- try, from Florida to Alaska and between Maine and California. ‘The reporter studied a little and then answered: “I suppose you mean ‘Down Upon the Suwanee River?” en The visitor rubbed his hands delightedly. “You have struck it exactly,” he declared, and I'l tell you why I am more convinced of it than ever. I went down the Potomac the other night on one of the excursion steamers. There was a large crowd aboard, all good-natured and happy at the idea of having an outing. I sized the crowd up going down, and I made up my mind that it was pretty cosmopolitan—containing people from all sections of the country. “On the return trip I sat with a friend, a native of New Hampshire, and a north- erner throughout. We were on the deck just below the pilot house. After we had ridden a little time some young people be- gan singing. They rang in the old-time fa- vorites, ‘Old Black Joe,’ ‘Dixie,’ ‘Maryland, My Maryland,’ which, by the way, caused some emotion, and other songs, including ‘My Bonnie,” ‘How Can I Bear to Leave Thee, and others. Each one caused a few to chime in, but there was no special en- thusiasm. “At last the singers struck up ‘Down Upon the Suwanee River." The effect was magical. In an instant it seemed to me that everybody on the boat, including my reserved companion, had joined in. The plaintive air floated over the water to the Maryland and Virginia shores and was wafted upward in the starlight. When it was finished there was complete silence for @ little time. Lam not an emotional man, but I felt my breath catth and the tears came into my eyes. “My friend had put his hand on my knee. ‘I always feel a truer patriot when I hear that song,’ was all he said.” —<oo—______ Colored Searchlights on Niagara River. From the Chicago Pest. in broad daylight the trip down the Niag- ara gorge is a terror-inspiring ride, and not a few persons lack the courage to take the spin along the very edge of the rushing and roaring torrents, the spray of which fre- quently splashes into the car, A trip! through this deep vale has not been plan- ned at-night, but none but the stout-heart- ed dares to take the ride. There are no lights along the gorge, but the iilumination is supplied by a number of powerful search- lights which are placed on a flat ca ac- companying the passenger car. These Rake jthe dashing waters appear all the more awful. This novel ride was taken for the | first time by the members of the Edison Electric Ilumination Companies, which was in convention at Niagara Falls. The searchlights used were designed by Luther |* Steiringer, who also designed the search- light effects on the fountains at the world’s fair in Chicago. The experience he had there enabled him .to carefully gauge the effect and the result of the experiment. The lights were six in number, their com- bined illuminating Power being estimated at 1,000,000 candle power. They were fur- nished by the General Electric Company. Each lamp was set in a plain wooden box painted dead black inside. In front of each are, attached to the back of the box, was a powerful reflector, the lights being con- trolled by a rheostat on the car. ——ewe. Decadent Seamanship. From the Marine Journal. If the young fellows who manned the schooner Youngs Brothers on her recent voyage from the Kennebec to Washington, D. C., are types of the modern American sailor, it is pretty hard on the reputation. of the American sailor and an awful de- cone from the old-time status of the profession. When the schooner arr: ‘Washington the captain had four ‘haaas arrested on the charge of insubordination, and when details were called for he said that he had asked the men to tar down the rigging and they refused to do so un- less he supplied them with brushes with which to put on the tar. The captain as- sured them that it was good North Caro- lina tar and wouldn't hurt their hands ex. cept to slightly soil then, were too dainty to stick tar bucket the; kind of “sailor™ enough to aggravate a saint of a skipper. —o+ ___ Full election returns will be received by The Star tonight and will be displayed It matters little what it ts that you want _*.. or a servant—a, “want” in The will reach id 596009908 0600 606 08000808688 |GEORGETOWNS MEET Fourth Annual Trook and Field St a NOTED ATHLETES 10 TAKE PART tH Champion Wefers to Be Seen in BALTIMORE MEN COMING Georgetown Uiliversity will hold its fourth annual invitation field and track meet Sat- urday. Entries have been received from all the leading Maryland colleges, includ- ing University of Maryland, Baltimore City College and Johns Hopkins University. All of Georgetown’s noted athletes will take part. Wefers, the king of all sprinters, has recovered from his iliness and has been training during the past week, and will doubtless be in rare form. It is worth going miles to see Wefers run even one race, and the Washington public will have @ chance to witness his performances in three events, the 100, 220 and 440-yard runs. Some speculation has been indulged !n re- cently regarding the length of Wefers’ stride. Trainer Foley, on being appealed to, said that it was the same in the 100. 220 and 440-yard runs—eight feet. The last few strides are shortened to seven feet six inches. : Wefers, while still a member of the Georgetown University, is not a student at the classical course this season. Instead he begins the course this year at the med- ical school, inttnding to complete the stud- jes and graduate. On Sunday he began to train for the meet. He is in good condi- tion, and if things are favorable he is ex- pected to equal his best world record time. The Baltimore Sun says today of entries from Johns Hopkins: “The Johns Hopkins University Athletic Asscciation will send three representatives to compete in the Georgetown College games next Saturday. Robert Garrett, for- merly of Princeton, who was victorious in the Olympic games at Athens in hurling the discus, will attempt to perform the same feat on Saturday under the univer- sity colors. He is also entered for the broad jump. Scholl, ’98, is entered for the high jump, broad jump, hurling the discus and quarter-mile run. Knapp, who won the 35-yard dash at the armory games last spring, is entered for the 50-yard, 100-yard and 220-yard dashes. A large body of Hop- kins students will go over to the games. Hopkins would have had many more en- tries in ihe sprints had it not been for the fact that her best sprinters are playing on the foot ball team at this season.” A runner who will attract considerable attention is W. J. Hubbard, the champion 220-yard runner of Canuda. He is at pres- ent a student at Georgetown, where he is taking a special course. He and W. Ma- loney, 1901, the plucky \little catcher of last year’s hall team, will make a hard fight for the honor of running sggond to Wefers in this event. Maloney gives every prom- ise of becoming a very fast sprinter, and Trainer Foley considers him as the fastest man in the college next to Wefers. Bicycle enthusiasts wili have the oppor- tunity to see Schade and’ Moran once more fight it out to decide,which is the better man. Entries, Manager Claiborne Has received a large list of entries and expects that before Sat- urday the number wilf be ‘increased. The list of entries is as fellows» One hundred yards run—W. A. Maloney, 1901; H. S. Harrington, "09; W. K. Cody, Georgetown (law); S. L. Owens, 1901; F. B. McAnerne: W. C. Bipme, Baltimore City Colle; J. Wefers, “Georgetown (medical); P. J. Fleming, 1901; J. R. Sher- bert, C. E. McPhail, Chas. Selden. (Last three named are from Maryland Union.) Running broad jump—M: !J. Walsh, 1901; W. A. Maloney, 1901; G. V. Lyons, 1901; F. BR. McAnerney, '98;'B. J. Wefers, ‘08; 8. S. Owens, 1901; P. J. Fleming, 1901. One-mile run—J. L. Nagle, "99; W. F. Ap- plegrath, J. A. Osra, '9; R. J. Good- win, Baltimore C. G. V. Lyons, 1901; Wm. R. Armstrong, Maryland University; L. G. Fishvacn, Baltimore C. C. Pole vault—C. de B. Claiborne, '99; M. J. Walsh, 1901; P. J. Fleming, 1901; L. B. Dannemiller, 1900; T. R. Cornelius, Balti- more C. C.; L. J. Fishback, Baltimore C. C. Half-mile run—G. V. Lyons, 1901; F. Des- sez (law); S. A. Douglass, "09; F. Apple- garth, '#; A. J. A. Devereux, . Two hundred and twenty yards hurdle-- W. A. Maloney, 1901; T. A. Douglass, 9); C. Claiborne, ; F. B. Anerny, "98; A. J. A. Devereux, '98; L. B. Dannemiller, 1901; C. Horsey, 1900. One-mile, bicycle—L. B. Dannemiller, 1901; F. Schade (law); A. Moran (law). Special feature—Throwing the discus—G V. Lyons, 1901; M. J. Walsh, 1901; B. J. Wefers (medical). Two hundred and twenty yards run—W.A. Maloney, 1901; W.K. Cody (law); H. 8. Har- rington, ’99; J. H. Ruff (law); J. R. Sher. bert, U. of M.; C. E. McPhail, U. of M. Chas. Selden, U. of M.; S. A. Owens, 1901; B. J. Wefers (medical W. J. Hubbard (special), Georgetown; W. C. Blome, Bal- timore C. C. Two-mile, bicycle—L. B. Dannemiller, 1901; F. Schade, law; A. Moran, !aw; M- Sullivan, 1901. Four hundred and forty yards run—G. V. Lyons, 1901; C. Claiborne, '99; S. A. Doug- lass, 99; T. H. Dessez, law . H, Hub- bard, Georgetown, special; B. J. Wefers, medical; A. J. A. Deverux, '98; J. H. Ruff, law. Running high jump—M. J. Walsh, 1901; C. Claiborne, "99; W. A. Maloney, 1901; L. Owens, 1901; 'C. Horsey, 1900; R. nellus, Baltimore C. C. Omicials. Referee—Mr. J. J. Crawford. Track judges—R. G. Finney, T. J. Oneill, John A. Mulvehill. Field judges—L. M. Tillman, J. H. Doyle, F. W. Romaine. Timers—E. Voight, F. J. Wisner, J. T. Collins, J. 8. Walsh, A. M. McCormick. Starter—W. Foley. Clerks of course—J. Bell, J. W. Hallahan, R. G. Cawthorn, J. A. O'Shea. Track officials—P. J. McLaughlin, Mr. Coffin, Wm. McAleer. Measurers—F. H: Dessez, Larrimore. Scorers—A. McElhone, J. H. Bates, D. J. Ferguson. : Chas. de B. Claiborne, manager of track and field. B. J. Wefers, captain of track team. HIGH SCHOOL.Kooy# BALL. Central to Mect the Biisiness Team This Aftexnodn. The second-game in the High School sched- ule will be played at iopal Park today, when the Central and Busifiess teams will meet. The Centrals are looked upon as the sure winners of the game—on account of the experience of the team, but the Busi- ness players are a pigin vate a fighters, and hnve expressed a @ tion: to-put forth every effort to win. The Central line-up has been changes 30 jewhat, Black- iston going to left tac! Yom left guard to replace Ballinger, whp has left the team, and Thorpe going t left, guard. The Business line-up will the same as at first announced. 4¢° THANKSGIVING DAY FOOT BALL. Columbia A. C. Likely to Play Colum- Dian Again It is more than Mkely that the Thanks- giving day game of foot ball in this ‘city | will be played by the Columbia Athletic Club and Columbian University teams. Messrs. Harry and Armin Sellhausen, with Manager Nichol of the ‘varsity team, con- ferred with Manager Louis L. Korn of the Cc. A. C. team on this subject last night, and the advantages and disadvantages of sach an arrangement were Tully considered. So far as the financial side of the game is ‘concerned, the Columbian draw a much Park than game itself as played by these two teams would be far more interesting to local en- thusiasts on the subject of foot ball. The captains of both teams, of course, will en- deavor to strengthen their teams before ving, and the game Saturday pointed out many defects in team play and ly im defensive work that will have to be obliterated by constant practice. The ‘varsity players will go to Hampton, Va., tomorrow, where a game will be play- ed with the strong athletic club eleven of that town. Before the return of the team games will be played with Richmond Col- lege, the Fort Monroe team that played the C, A, C. here last year, and William and Mary College. WHEN TO LEAD TRUMPS. Not Always Advisable Even With Five in Hand. ‘When to lead trumps will probably al- ways be a much discussed question among whisters. B. W. Smith says in the Balti- more News: 5 “Many excellent players believe that it is always rigkt to open the trump suit holding five or more, regardless of the other contents of the hand, and the older writers advised this course. When the rest of the hand consists of three short suits the trump opening, in the long run, will unquestionably prove a winner. Like- wise when holding a completely estab- lished long suit, such as ace, king, queen and two or more small, and four or five trumps, that the latter should be opened all will agree. But suppose the leader's hand to consist of five trumps and a good long plain suit, not established nor prob- ably capable of establishment without assistance from partner, what then? The cards may be so placed that the trump opening from such a holding will be most successful, as where partner has one or two honors in the leader's strong suit, thus rendering its quick establishment easy, while one of the adversaries has none or but a single card therein, and may make off a trump or two before they can be drawn, unless opened originally. ‘The experience of local experts, however, has tended to bring about their almost unani- mous adherence to the more conservative opening, and the better opinion seems to be that from such a holding the plain suit should be led and partner’s ability to assist in its establishment ascertained at once. This assistance he may render either by holding good cards in the suit, thus forcing out the adverse strength, or by trumping, if short, the aversaries’ good cards therein. The latter method is, of course, very much crippled, if not entirely destroyed, when the hand is started with the trump at- tack.” The above leads Mr. Work of the Phila- delphia Press to say: ‘The experience of Baltimore experts, to which Mr. Smith re- fers, has a counterpart in this city, and but few of our best players will now, as a general rule, open trumps with a long un- established plain suit in hand. Such an in- stance was presented in the match at Je sey City on Saturday, where the south band in section A at one time held six trumps, including a sequence from the king to the ten, and a five-card suit headed by a king. In this particular case the north hand held but one card of the lonz plain suit and two trumps. This was pos- sibly a rather extreme example of the doc- trine suggested by Mr. Smith's article, but there can be little doubt that exp © has taught most players to establt: long suit first and lead trumps afterward. True it is that a well-known New York writer is at present harping on the reverse doctrine, but by this time a majority of whisters appreciate the real value of his ideas and act accordingly.” Any suit, however long, with the ace and king missing, and presumably against you, will be very difficult to establish and bring in with five trumps, without a re-entry in the other suits. As soon as the first trump trick is taken by the adversaries they know your lead of a trump Is to bri: in a suit, and they try to foree you ty trump their good cards by establishing a suit of their own. And it is conservative whist to find the lay of the high cards ia your suit before you are disabled by an overhold game. It is also good play to in vite a trump lead, holding no suit capable of taking a trick, by leading a singleton, especially if you haye a major or a vice tenace in trumps. PRINCETON ENTERPRISE. Expedition of Grent Importance to | Go to South America. A special to the Philadelphia Press from Princeton, N. J., says James B. Hateher, curatcr of the department of vertebral paleontology, will have charge of one of the most important expeditions ever dis- patched to foreign lands in the interests of science. The expedition will sail on No- vember 6, and the destination is South America. The object iz the investigation of the paleontology and geology of southern Patagonia. Mr. Hatcher and his party will land at Punta Areras, in the Strait of Magellan, and will work from that place northward along the eastern base of the Andes, as far as the Argentine territory of Chubut. The main object of the present expedition will be to complete as far as possible the collections of fossil birds and mammals falready secured from the tertiary deposits of Patagcnia, Collectiens will be made especially from the Protherlum and lower Santa Cruz beds, and also a series of the dinosawis from tke cretaceous deposits. Attenticn will also be given to ethnology, and a series of photographs will be ob- tained, representing the different Indian tribes, as well as collections illustrating the arts, everyday life, habits and customs of the plains and maritime tribes cf mainland Indians and of the Terra del Fuego archi- pelago. Three years will be consumed in these most impcrtant investigations. ————_+-e+__ WARLIKE MOVE OF SPAIN. Arranges to Purchase New Cruisers From English Builders. The London Daily Chronicle says this mornin; ‘We are informed that the Span- ish government signed contracts last week with an important firm of British ship- builders by which it acquires some cruisers, armed with qvick-firing guns, which the firm had nearly completed for another gov- ernment, whose consent, presumably, Spain had secured to this arrangement. “When the question of finance was raised by the constructors, the Spanish minister of marine, Admiral Bermejo, represented that in the event of war the Spanish gov- ramet could count upon an internal war joan.” —<=e—___ Wild Geese Are Early. From the Baltimore Sun. Advance guards of the migrating wild goose legion have arrived on the Chesa- peake bay. Large flocks have already been seen in the waters surrounding Hoop- er’s, Sharp’s and Barren islands, and their sonorous cries are heard for miles as they greet the arrivals from the north which daily appear on the feeding grounds. Flocks bound for more southern points along the coast stop to rest and feed in the quiet waters between the Islands, re- maining several days, if not disturbed, before continuing their southern pilgrim- ege. The chief food, the “eel grass,” is abund- laa a at low fey ane, geese feed on the shallow bars, standing, as it were, upon their heads in the water as they pull the tangled grass roots from the bottom. Sev- eral birds act as sentinels while the flocks are feeding, each one taking his share be- fore the repast “is ended. When roosting oe eee are aie ana to place their watches around the sleeping flocks, and it is, indeed, a skillful hunter who them without the aid of new debarred from the STRANGERS IN TOWN); From the View Point of the Profes- sional Guides. BUSINES 18 VERY DULL THESE DAYS And the Cash Receipts Are Cor- respondingly Small. SHOWING THEM THE SIGHTS ‘The guides for the White House, depart- ment and bureau buildings claim that the autumn bride and groom—in fact, visitors in general—are not as liberal as in days gone by, and that the brsiness of guide is dwindling in profits and prominence. There are four of these guides who have been in the business for a number of years, and who are to be found at or near the White House grounds, waiting for visitors who want to pay for being piloted around. They are not official guides, like those at the Capitol. They are self-appointed, but are recog- nized in a way by the police officials. They have an understanding as to how much they shall charge by. the hour for piloting visitors and explaining things to them. They are reesonably fair in these charges. If they had been guilty of extortion they would have been run cut of the business a good while ago by the police, but, as they ere known to be honest, they continue in business. Many have started in the work, but have fallen by the wayside. The older guides knew how to kill them off. Usually they were kilied off by the pelice, who discovered that they were guiity of extortion. These guides probably know Washington better than any other set of men. At any rate, they know offic'al Washington, cause it is that portion see and learn about when they come here. One of them was standing in the White House grounds waiting for He loked gloomy. He which had passed him, and Business is Dull. “Well, that feller didn’t ray any atten- tion to me, but I can s'ze him up by his face. Anybody can see he ts just married and that the lady with him is his wife, but she can't read him like I can. He thinks mcre of himself than of his wife. He be- lieves he knows it all, but if he had a chance he would break a padicck to peer into something around these buildings. He is stingy, and without much brains. I am sorry for the bride. I asked him if he wanted a guide. He didn’t even look at be- d & couple n he mused: Why, what’s the matter?“ asked a Star reporter. “Is business dull? Aren't th prosperous times helping out the guides “Business is worse than | ever saw it. A few years ago people came into these grounds pei] mell in search of guides. We made lots of money. I worked ail day, went home at night tired, but had the greenbacks to show that I had been up against somebody. Now, it’s different. I havgn’t made a penny in two days, and it doesn’t Icok as if I will catch anybody day. Why, yesterday I struck a newly married couple just entering the White House. It was fifteen minutes to 12. What do you suppose the feliow said to me he claimed te be from Boston, too? Why, he said he would give me fifty cents io pilot him and his bride around until the President's afternoon reception, which 1s at 3 o'clock. 1 didn’t say anything except that I hadn't seen many Boston people hike him.” “Do you know Boston people when you see them?” “Certainly. I can teil them quickly. I can teil where most all visitors are from. Boston people appear to be so intelligent, but about lunch time they always ask me it I know a place where they can get some nice baked beans. ‘We haven’t had any fit ince we left home.’ That's the they talk, and then they talk about nobody knowing how to cook beans outside of Bos- ton. I run 'em up against the first good restaurant I can think of. Victims of Competition. “But, as I was telling you, it's the hard luck we are having that’s giving me this far-away look. The railroads are to blame. Several years ago excursions were run here and the people were turned loose to go where they pleased and see what they wanted. They hustled here to the White House and engaged us! The excursion managers ran it differently now. They sell tickets which include the furnishing of a guide in Washington. When the party gets here it is put in charge of inexpér- jenced guides, who rush the visitors through. The excursion managers have a stereotyped schedule of sight-seeing for the party, and don’t give them time or chance to get away. “Another thing is the Congressional Li- brary. It's the best advertised building in the world today. Up to two years ago the first place visitors made for was the White House. We caught ’em and piloted them around through the bureaus and depart- ments and ended them up, as the last thing to see, at the Capitol. Now, when they come here, the first thing they make a rush for is the Congressional Library. After they get through that they go to the Capi- tol. Next is the Smithsonian and its en- vironments, and the monument. By that time it is 2 o'clock, and all the depart- ments, including the White House, are closed for the day. Well, you know half the visitors who come to Washington just pass through here to remain a day, and ex- pect to see it all in that time. The next day they go away without seeing the bal- ance of the public buildings. They go home and say they saw it all.” “How long ought it to take?” . A Line of March. “To do everything right would take weeks, but I could give visitors a good glimpse of the best things in two days. If a person was in a dead hurry I could rush them through everything in a day. To accomplish this you must start early at the patent office, going west through the other government buildings and passing by Ford’s Theater, which all of them want to see. On your way to 10th street you show them the alley through which Booth escap- ed. You quickly cover the treasury, White House, state, war and navy. Making a circle, you commence at the Corcoran Art Gallery, then on to the monument, bureau of engraving and printing, Smithsonian and to the Capitol, leaving the Congressional Library for the last. That is open until late in the afternoon. ‘fhe Capitol is also a late-closing establishment. If a person commences at the other end, as I said, they after 2 o’clock, too late to see them unless they remain here another day. But it’s better to take time. I hia Pe tks ‘ Mertz’s Drug News. f) ‘) —News indeed to the economi- A cal. We certainly make the \) drug prices of this town, and we 3) X make them unanproachable, + \) too. A Wee 4 be disinterested enough to pay old timers full Prices when “cuts” like these prevail throughout the house. Terraline, 63 cents. Eau de Quinine, ($1.00 size) 58 cents. Pertz’s Pharmacy, lith & FSts. <oN oe ? COOPER'S OOK z ( : ‘ ‘ 4 > mf cures dandruft—st rs sealp glands inte li 2 er sme Sale es ° S0e. bor % : Mertz’ : Mertz’s Fr : Pharmacy, lith & F Sts.? oe ss eee COSCO a eo bride. It’s awful. The smi is that of 5 “possum which has been t and knows there is no escape. I mean that it’s sickly. Half of them may be py with the innocent girl, Three days ago I had one of these old jays in tow. What do pose he said to his wife? them from the White Hous ed by the fountain pretty gold fish. beautiful little things,’ he sai at his wife. ‘You are prettier than any fish in that pond.’ She said, ‘Oh! Well, I wanted to throw him in, but of course I was looking out for the coin. “Here comes a newly married cor Anybody could tell that. You see, he h: his wife by the arm and is iooking down into her face with an air of contentment that is enough to make my dlues leave me to see. I noticed that couple coming up Pennsylvania avenue twenty minutes ago. He was holding her arm then. He will Stick to the job unui they reac their hctel this afternoon. He is not afraid she will escape, but he thinks that is part of a new groom's business. You see, he helps her up the steps, and points out things to her. He tells her that is so-and-so. Nine chances out of ten it is something «Ive. He tecls that he is bound to say something. I have seen many of these young know-alls point out the Corcoran Art Gallery as the patent office, and pass the State, War aid Navy building off as the res.dence of Gen. Miles or as the new city posi offic The innocent bride stares in wonder, and thinks it’s so. She believes her darling Henry knows all about it, Us very different with t has been married several his w for themselves. He stops and looks at a thing which interests h im. She goes on and stops to look at something which interests her. They are generally twenty yards apart. If he tells her that a building is such and such she disputes the point and thinks it's something else. They are on good terms enough, but she has found that her darling Henry ts net—, His Third Trip. “Here’s another couple. you sup- I was tak to 1, look at the |, With a erin e man who ears. He and They are riding up in a hack, for which the hackman will charge them a dollar an hour. That old follow will have to pull the line over a mule mighty hard next spring to make up He is fifty-five. a for what he is spending. She's thirty farmer, and they’ve just married. Prebably this is his third wife. He killed all the others by making them feed the pigs, cook three hot meals a day, churn twice a week and make all the clothes. By doing that he has saved some money, and is spending it on this young woman. Watch him comb his fresh- ly trimmed whiskers. He carries that comb around with him, and when he goes into a building like the White House he turns around cn the pretense of looking at something and dresses the hotel cobwebs out of his whiskers. He’s— “Want a guide, sir?” The man, a bride- groom, just come up with his bride, says “Yes,” and away goes the voluble guide. At the west door of the treasury the old one-armed watchman says many visitors are in town. “Lots them are funny when they come in here,” he says. “I think they take us for guides who want to charge them for whatever information we give them. Sometimes they come in three or four in a party and look around aimlessly, as if they didn’t knew what to do. It's o1 business te direct them, if they ask. ‘Some- thing you would like to know? I politely ask. ‘No, I believe not,” the man answers, and they wander on, a:king questions of people they think won't charge them. At last I see them coming back toward me, and know that they have found out I will tell them what they want to know without charge. When the man definitely learns from me that I am noi wanting pay he asks a million questions. That's the kind of fellow the guides don’t get to do busi- ness with.” ————._—_ ASSIGNMENT OF BLANCO’S AIDS. Rumor of the Capture of a Cuban Rendesvous. A dispatch from Havana yesterday says: Marshal Blanco announced the respective assignments of the generals who accomva- nied him on the Alfonso XIII. Gen. Gon- zalez Parado will be second in command, and Vice Capt. Gen. Bernal will command at Pinar del Rio; Gen. Salcedo at Sancti Spiritus; Gen. Aguirre at Santa Clara, and Gen. Luque at Holguin. Gen. Valderama will take command of the brigade in the nerthern part of Havana province, And Gen. Ceballos of the southern brigade. Seven hundred reinforcements arrived to- day irom Spain. On Wednesday of next week Gens. Bazan, Obregan and Ores, with Senor Gamundi, formerly secretary of the general gavernment, will sail for Spain. Sener J. E. Bruzon has been appointed regional governor of the province of Ha- vara. It is reported in Key West that the Cu- ban filibuster rendezvous in the Bahamas "1 government, ee A, E E