Evening Star Newspaper, December 1, 1897, Page 8

THE EVENING STAR, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1897-14 PAGES. The Opinion of The Star Page 3 of The Star is sacred to the weather report and condensed locals. Under the latter heading, in yesterday’s Star, was the following opinion of the Palais Royal Holiday “Opening.” Please note—writ- ten by a Star reporter and printed as a news item, and not a paid-for notice: 7 j | PALAIS ROYAL'S HOLIDAY OPENING. ‘Palais Royal Comment. In order to encourage early Christm: shopping the Palals Royal bas inaugur- ated what is known ite holiday opening, when it marks down prices to encourage buyers to make selec tions early. Its opening this year be- gan yesterday, when its holiday stock was complete and filled to overflow- ing every counter and display case in ' its big store. Especial attention bas been given to goods suitable as holi- day gifts. The book department in the Palais Royal was never so large, | and the display of dolls and toys ts especially pleasing to the lttle ones. A plessing conceit is the display ahow- img the palace of the dolls, with a bridge leading to doll town and guard- | ed by a doll policeman. All silver- ware sold by the Palais Royal te marked with Inittals free of charge, and, if desfred, all geods purc! 1 | now will be held and delivered the The opinion of The Star is characteristically conser- | vative. The reporter might | have said more than he did. | For instance: Initials or name free not only on silverware, but umbrellas, pocket books, Bibles, on anything that | can be engraved, ¢arved or stamped. — | Dress goods, handkerchiefs, gloves, hose, all articles for presentation are Boxed free of charge Articles are lad aside on payment of a reasonable deposit. The spectacular displays | include the country school house, the old Virginia home, the apron bazaar, as | day before Christmas. All this w 3 ? fairy ress with reduced prices. | told of by The Star reporter. | THE PALAIS ROYAL. Tomorrow 10 Per Cent Discount. HE discount means much because every article here is marked in plain figures, and those figures are based on a cash business, which means buying and selling at less than prevailing quotations. The 10 per cent discount tomorrow will make the goods offered from 15 to 25 per cent less than current quotations. Bric-a-brac Department. (Basement floor.) Vases, Urns, Ornaments, from the world’s most famous potteries. Prices gradually rising from -15¢. to $15 each. Deduct one-tenth from the price: marked on any selected here tomorrow. Silk Department. (Second fleer.) What more givable or acceptable present than a Silk Waist, Skirt or Dress Pattern. (Four yards suffice for a waist—and the fash- fonable and best Roman Stripe Taffeta Silks are here at a yard instead of 98c. Black Silke, for as little x# §1 a yard, are guaranteed—new material given if that selected splits or crocks within six months of purchase. 10 per cent dix- count for tomorrow only, and all patterns suitably boxed with Christmas Card free. Xmas Handkerchiefs. (First floor.) Initial Handkerchiefs, in dainty fancy boxes. All initials now here in all styles. 10 per cent off the fol- lowing prices: For Men. $1.50 box for All-linen Handkerchiefs with Initial, in four styles. 3 box for best linen ith one style of initial. Cut Glass Department. «Basement ficor.) Glistening like diamonds are glass pieces for almost every possible wu As little as 15¢ for Genuine Cut Glass Salt Cellar and up to $25 for Punch | 3owls that sell at $30 elsewhere. 10 per cent discount for tomorrow only. Wraps and Suits. (Third Moor.) In view of the greatly reduced prices already marked on these gar- ments the additional 10 per cent off for tomorrow should be profited by, especially by regular patrons who know the prices previously asked. All garments are included excepting the new stock of furs, lately secured to distribute at sensationally little | prices. | r I thoy | Hie. GSe. The, SHe and $1 for Men's | Japancse Silk Initial Handkerentefs. For Ladies. GS i5e per bex for Laundered All-linen Hand- kerchiefs, with hand-embroidered initials... .$1.50 | ver box for Fine Linen, with four styles of init -$2 bex for Finest Linen, with exquisite initial. For Children. ¢ to The per box for Handkerchiefs with white end colored initials, E710 per ceut off all above prices for tomorrow enly. -“Alice in Wonderland,” OC. Lewest prices at the Palais Royal for bzst of New Books--lower prices than being generally asked for last year’s editions. New Illustrations. New 25¢ Book. Newly Large Size. New Board Cover. “Elsie” Books. Dore Books. girls’ favori sie" Books. Thi Ag for artistically Mustrated coples, bound i Sietese tae arg teats wort aa | AOC. temusnieannye seuteested conte, Douala Various Books. e works of the world’s f it 1 in 6 v6 sa iy Only 84c. than | BAG for $2 books: His ¢ of Quailty, ete. re of Osmond, Ly $1 Jewelry for 79¢ Tomorrow. Rolled Gold. Sterling Siiv Real Gold. E>Nail Files, Shoe CF Men's Scarf Pins, some . s. Powder Pu with chips of real d.amonds and | . Tooth, Clothes thee! lureckace Seton |S Srustes, Pen Knives, Ink Eras | Studs and Collar Buttons....La- | Brauch prs, ‘ ; Garter Buckles, Vinaig- | dies" and Children's Kings ‘and | Dio ra Tie anne: stecting ard guaranteed solid of. Dine 79 | Shiny 98c for $1.48 Dolls. tter than the best Doll ever of- 42c for 50c Pocket Books. All our 50c Pocket Books, Card B fered at $1 in Washington to be | Cases, Purses and Shopping Eags. A . ts here tomorrow. 42¢ for choice. EF for our $148 Bisyue Doll, the biggest | C7 Regular patrons know that 50c Leather Goods ‘aa < $146 Delta, by Kissner his | are a specialty of the store and that greatest quan Bane sta on the back of highest | titles, lar, Variety and best ities ality. But you. mas Pr st qualities are here quality. — a musts Se for | at the price. 42c for tomorrow onl Best Clocks Reduced. (For tomorrow ouly.) | $B.Q5 tr te $4.50 Ansonia Patrol V locks of Dlack $6.75 ts bailt like murbleized iron ay clocks, wa be real ones. Will se bis Little y clocks, warrant- Rese. ee Will seat 5 bis Hetle | ca bs the maker and us for cars. for the Girls’ ) Tricycles, | for the Avsonia Alarm Clocks—the most 8 upholstered > raise and 69c reliable and durable of any yet created. « unteed $2 $1.24 for Clocks with imported Dresden ¢ J] for the $25 locks of real onyx Identical are retailing for $30 at ablishments, th> American im As “reliable ement. beautiful, ful to look at. ranted. Desks, holes, as $3.49 for California Blankets. Prices reduced for tomorrow to less than ever before quoted. Those who know of California Blankets and other best Housekeeping Goods will verify our statement. $1.44 $3.49 for $4.50 Blankets. for $2.25 Comforts, These are filled with the cotton | The five manipulated under a patent proce pin made to feel like finest eiderdown. The rich covering helps the delusion. 12'4Ac for 20c Towels. Those Extra Weight Huck Towels i measuring 20x40 inches. Palais Royal, acs G Street. lifornia Blankets, weighing pounds, with the well known | » blue, red and yellow border. 88c for $1.25 Comforts. Covered with silklike satine, filled} with best white cotton, weighing 44} pounds, measuring 6 by 6 feet. Don’t Neglect HAITI SENDS A REPLY Ready to Discuss With Germany the Merits of the Controversy. Willing to Negotiate a Settlement of the Case at Berlin—Indem- nity Demand. Haiti has sent a reply to Germany's de- mands which is somewhat remarkable for its ‘firmness, in view of the difference in size between the two powers. The Haitian note makes it clear that the republic is ready to discuss the merits of the contro- versy, but does not cesire to have Germany pass judgment in the first place, deman¢t an indemnity and thereafter discuss the merits. Moreover, Haiti gives nofice to Germany that the German charge d’af- faires to Haiti who made the recent de- mands is persona non grata, and that it is impossible for Haiti to conduct further ne- gotiations with him. It is stated that he offended against all rules of propriety and official etiquette, by going directly before the President of Haiti, and, in loud and an- gry tones and insulting manner, threatened dire consequences unless immediate repara- tion was made to Germany. This personal affront to Haiti’s chief executive is regard- ed as touching the horor and self-respect of the country, and is felt to call for an apology. Under such circumstances, the Haitian government has expressed a will- ingness to negotiate a settlement of the entire case at Berlin, thus removing it from the hands of the objectionable Ger- ian oflicial now in Haiti. The Ambassador's Stntement. Dr. von Holleben, the new German am- bassador, was seen at the German embassy today, and for the first time since his ar- rival consented to speak concerning some of the questions of mutual interest be- tween the United States and Germany. As to the Haitian controve Dr. yon Holle- ben said: “L have received from my government on speaking unofficially, the ¢ in the pre proportion it deserv It is simp!) lecting an indemnity for a German citizen residing: yond this all is conjectu and there is basis of fact whatsoever for the reports as to what might ultimately occur. The demand is similar, I am told, to many in which the United States has demandea indemnity from South American republics. As this right of demanding and enforcing the payment of an indemnity is univer- sally recognized, I do not doubt the case will be settled in the usual way between the immediate parties in interest, Germany and Haiti. But in any event the case is of tco little importance to attract serious consideration, and it is needless to con- jecture on future probabilities or possibili- ties.” The ambassador was asked as to tho tariff, but he did not care to discuss that matter. On the general feeling in Germany he said: “There is, I am glad to say, the most kindly sentiment throughout Germany to- ward the American people and their gov- ernment.” Wher Dr. von Holleben was asked as to the meaning of Germany's steps toward increasing her navy he smilingly replied: “Germany is a peaceful nation, and I am glad to say that, like President Mc- Kinley, the Emperor of Germany is one 0: the most pacific rulers in the world. Nat- urally Germany wants an adequate navy, just as the United States desires a strong naval force, not as a means of aggression, but to maintain her interests the werld over. A navy is one of the surest means cf securing peace, as it commands respect and a recognition of just rights. More- over, German colonial inierests are becom- ing very great—in Australia, South Africa and elsewhere—and the German citizenship abroad is spreading to the utmost limits even in China and eastern Asia, where w have extensive German communities. It is but natural, therefore, that Germany de- sires to adopt every means for caring for her own people the world over.” no official instructions he subject, yet, » has assumed r greater than question of col- n offense ai in Ha INDIAN =SOteee: AGENT: TROUBLES, Major Woodson‘’s Time ix Much Taken Up With Mothers-in-Law. Some interesting reports have been made by Indian agents in their annual review f developments in their fields. Major A. E. Woodson of the Cheyennes and Arapa- hees in Oklahoma report The mother-in-law is much in evidence among these people. She makes herself a ‘holy terror’ unless the family affair conducted according to her ideas. Much of the agent's time is occupied in the settle- ment of family quarrels, and in bringing ogether husband and wife whose trouble have been of sufficient gravity to cause d separation. His powers of persuasion are frequently exerted in vain, however. In t instances the wife, backed up by the sther-in-law, is most cbdurate and proof against all argument and entreaty to re- turn to"the family abod ommendation is made for withholding tuitous subsistence from the non-pro- gressive Indians not disposed to labor for their support. Many of the Indian agents recommend discontinuance of the issuance of rations and clothing, and urge the sub- stitution of a policy of making cash pay- ments to the Indians for a time. The agents at Rosebud and the Crow Creek agencies in South Dakota are among these. Recommendation is made that Con- gress modify the act appropriating $187,000 of the Crow Creek fund so as to have it paid in cash, and to expend $50,000 for pur- chasing cattle, $15,000 for fencing the res- ervation, 000 for constructing cattle sheds, $5,000 for mowers and rakes, and after settlement of attorneys’ fees the re- maining $80,000 to be paid the tribe in four cash installments. With this done, it is claimed, the Crow Creeks will be self- supporting within five years. At the Greenbay agency in Wisconsin the tribe is reported as retrograding, owing to factional troubles, though all of the tribe are capable of becoming citizens. At the Pottawatomie and Great Nemaha reservation in Kansas there are about 16,- 00y acres of surplus lands in the prairie band reserve that are likely to be a sub- ject of contention in the future, and there seems to be a growing sentiment in the tribe favoring their sale. Captain Sprole of the Fort Peck agency in Montana urges that the Indian trader, like the old post trader, should go. The government should own its own stores. “With the trader ex- guished, Indian agents’ positions won't be so valuable, and meantime let the In- dians have all the stores they want, for in the cut-throat competition of the trad- ers Mr. Lo stands some show.” Captain Sprole| makes this comment: “The treaty of these people will soon ex- pire. Whatever treaty is made with them in the future should be done by those not influenced by local race prejudices.” At the Omaha and Winnebago agency in Ne- braska the assumption and dissolution of the marriage relation at will, without form of jaw, is common, and, it is predicted, will necessarily cause endless trouble in the fu- ture as to the law of descent and in de- termining the legal heirs to property. The manner in which the allotments to the Winnebagoes were made, namely, 160 acres to the husband and nothing to ‘the wife, has been and will continue to be a source of much trouble. Agent Cramsie at the Standing Rock agcicy in North Dakota charges that, not- withstanding the state prohibition law, county or town officials have never made any effort to abate the sale of liquor in Emmons county, and that six or eight “blind pigs” are running wide open in Winona. N. D. R That Cold E No_ matter jenza “and ap- ierios a nt AVERT ALL Da. ar By Post: a ALL DANGE PROMPT APPLYING A ae Benson’s Porous Plaster to the chest (front and back) upon the first a arance of such warning ptoms. IT AF- ‘ORDS PROMPT PLEVENTION against these dan- gerous complications and SURE CURE. Always reliable. But only the genuine effective. Price, 2S cents, Retusy substitutes, 2 BROWN RIC SYSTEM. Inspector 8h Reports Upon ‘Tes: inde of It. sioner Black has receiv- C. Shipman, inspector of electric lighting, detailing a series of in- vestigations made by him in regard to the installation andoparation of the Brown un- derground system now in use on the Capi- tal Railway Company's line on 11th and M streets southeatt, Mr. Shipman say: “I saw nearlyj && of the system installed and tested part#.of it myself and have wit- nessed the first trial runs. “In regard ta the contact boxes and ac- cessories it appegrs that they were put in in a most cay manner and accord- ing to. all the?requirements of good en- gineering practice so far as compatible with the haste necessary. The fact ‘that time was limited necessitated work in the rain sometimes, with the attendant risk, of course, that this work would afterwards prove faulty, the least moisture in cable work being fatal, but owing to the care exercised it has so far shown up very well. “The bricks themselves, with the termi- nals in them, were tested, so I was inform- ed, at 1,200 volts—more than twice the ten- sion they will be called upon to’ resist. When the whole system was connected up I made a test at the power station and found the leak to be but two-tenths of an ampere, corresponding to 14-100 of a horse power. For half a mile of double track this ts quite a fine showing, considering that a great deal of rain had fallen in the week preceding the test. “From later developments it appears that even this leak was in a distributing cable and not in the boxes themselves. Since the time mentioned the cable has burned out in several places, and after having been repaired the small leak above noted has apparently disappeared, according to the station apparatus, but no exact measure- ment of the leak has since been made. “On numerous occasions in the spring and sununer, before I was detailed on the work, the cable had burned out at various Foints. ‘To come down to the present, since they have installed the improved br:ck, eic., they have had four grounds and burned out cables. A conduit system in which each main, sub and branch wire is access- ible at both ends, and susceptible of re- moval without disturbance of the street, is imperative. With such a conduit system and the cable properly installed therein, 1 sce no reascn whatever why the Brown system, present deveioped, should not prove a con.mercial success and the cheap- est solution of the overnead troiiey ques- tion. “It is perhaps but just to the manufac- turers of the system to state that in the short time they had to irstall the road criginally it was impossible to develop and cbtain a conduit suftable for this system. “I have been present at several trials of the car, both in the daytime and at night after 12 o'clock, and in no case since the pereelain cups have been put in has there been a ‘live box.’ Of course, it is possible for such a thing to occur, but hardly prob- able. od TIE ENGLAND'S HANDS. A Plen for the Approval of an Arbi- tration Treaty. To the Editor of The Evening Star: Now that the Irish-Americans have had their say in the shape of a memorial to the United Siates Senate condemning the erbitration treaty between the United States and Great Britain, please allow me to present a few thoughts in its favor frcm an Ameétican point of view. The Irish-Americans nave the right to wish for and to use all peaceful means toward the accompliskmen® ofedreland’s freedom (and they have the \best wishes of every true American citizehy, but are they (the Irish- Americars) trug Americans while holding the avowed purpose of involving thi coun- try in a war with England in ordér to ob- tain fo- Ireland her freedo} Are they not better Irish than American citizens? America now has the opportunity of her life. The Uni€Bd' @tates represents ideay smetrically opposite to those of Europe, and just in proportion as this country grows ir strength:and grandeur will it incur the enmity of Europe, its great com- petitor in the markets of the world. A]- ready do the -Ideropean powers talk éf combining against vs. It is just a matter of time when the Monroe doctrine will be denied Ly some great European power, probably by a combination of them, and then we will have the battle of our ‘liv Shall we not now tie England’s hands while we are able to do so? A war with her will be a calamity. Her opposition will be almost overwhelming. ter make her a harmie We had bet- friend while we can, and then we have nothing to fear from the rest of rope. Knowing that England cannot be involved z they wil think twice before attac England has already the Monroe doctri but, in case the other of Europe combine against that England might join them in t this fri rbitration treat with her, thereby pronouncing to the world cur enmity to hi If we tie her hands in all other matters of disput he could not be induced to combine against us on the Monroe doctrine or any other ground. In fact, she will as a buffer between the contending parties and to our advantage. As the United States grows in power the countries of Europe will gradually lose their trade with nations and ‘he come weaker sult they will hate and combine against u heir oppo: tion will be harmless if England stands aloof. Let us insure that vy ratifying this treaty when fresented to the United States Senate. Let us make Eurone divid- ed against itself by making England our friend. As an enemy she is dangerous. We can never h to reach her naval proportions, and a war with her will be upon the seas. As an humble American citizen I protest against any body of Amer- ican citizens trying to sacrifice the welfare of this country, which they have sworn to support, for tne accomplishment of their own un-American ends. JAMES P. COBBETT. November 27, 1897. STEEL RAILS FOR INDIA. America Can Now Compete Manufacturers in Europe. ‘The New York correspondent of the Phil- adelphia Press says: When it was reported scme months ago that an American cor- poration which manufactures steel rails had been able to underbid every English hcuse which put in a bid for sppplying steel rails for a railway company in India the report was declared to be unworthy of credence. It was said that even though Americans might bid svccessfully agatrst other bid- ders who wanted to meet a demand in In- dia for steel rails, it would be impossible on account of the freight charges to ship rails to Calcutta in competition with Great Britain. But the report was true, as a steamer now tied up at/one/of the Brooklyn docks furnishes suffident? proof. That steamer has nearly 2,008 toffs of steel rails, made in Maryland, @esi®fied for’a railway in India. These were ‘Sold, delivered at Cai- cutta, at a fair’ profit, and yet at a figure considerably lower fan the lowest English bid. It is understood that the company Is Iike- ly to furnish all thé steel rails needed by that East Indiati raitway. The Mother Accompanied the Groom. From the New York Commercial Advertiser, ‘A nephew of James Cardinal Gibbons was recently married at New Orleans, and the wedding ceremony .was marked by some customs not usally used upon such occa- sions. The bridegroom followed the old- time home way of'‘being accompanied to the altar by his mother. At the altar Mr. O’Brien, father of the bride, and Mrs. Gib- bons, the bridegroom’s mother, linked the hands of their children and the Very Rev. Father Byrne proceeded with the cere- mony. He eloquently addressed the young couple on the duties of their future state and then pronounced the words which for- ever united their loving hearts. During the signing of the bridal contract Mrs. Bassich of St. Joseph’s choir rendered the “Ave Maria” of Millard in an exquisite manner. ‘As the bridal cortege filed down the aisle, friends gathered in the vestibule of the church and pressed forward to extend their congratulations. Mr. and-Mrs. Gibbons left immediately for Abita Springs, where they will spend their honeymoon. Mr. and Mrs. ‘Gibbons were the recipients of many ele- gant and costly gifts. From Cardinal Gib- pons came a handsome cabinet. ~ With et “want” ad. in The Star will reach the person whe can fill-your need, DEATH OF COLONEL CHIPLEY Prominent Florida Statesman Succumbs to the Great Destroyer. Was Prominent in Political Social Circles and a Probable and Candidate for Governor. Col. W. D. Chipley of Florida, who nas been ill at a hospital in this city for some weeks, following en operation for car- buncle, died at 4 o'clock this morning. The remains will be removed to Columbus, Ga., for interment. Col. Chipley was a native of Alabama end was about sixty years of age. He en- gaged in mercantile pursutts with success at Columbus, Ga., until late in the seven- ties, when he removed to Pensacola, Fla, where he has since resided. He became prominently identified with the building of railroads in Florida, and at the time of his death wes president of the Pensacola and Atlanta railroad. He represented his ccunty in the state senate for three years and was one of the most prominent men in the state, both in business and social cir- cles. He was mentioned as the most prob- able nominee cf the democrats for the fovernorship of the state, and has been on the democratic national committee from that state. He was also one of the state Sais eness to the great Chicago expo- sition. He was the leading candidate for the United States Senate to succeed Senator Call. There was a spirited contest tween him and Call, and at one stage of the balloting it appeared that Chipley was elected, but a recapitulation showed him to be cne vote short, and at a subsequent ballot Mr. Mallory was elected. Col. Chipley care to Washington on busin with the Secretary of the n regard to improvements being made by the government in tne magnificent harbor of Pensacola. A small carbuncle tha peared shortly before he left home aggravated by the exposure consequent upon an accident to the train on which he Was a passenger. and immediately on arrival in this city he went to Garfi Hospital for treatment. His family, con- sisting of a wile and five children, been at his bedside for nearly a week past. His only daughter was his companion on the trip to Washington. His older sons are Prominent business men in Florida. ——— The Home of the Jersey. From the Philadelphia Inquirer. ‘There is a report that England intends to abardon the Channel Islands and hand them over to France, in exchange for ter- ritory in Africa, and the people of Jersey Guernsey and Alderney are said to be very much exercised over the matter. There is no need of worrying. England is not in the habit of giving up things in this fash- ion, and, besides this, the islands have a strategic value for her. A tunnel would long ago have been built under the English channel had it not been for the fear of France, and st is not likely that anything above ground which would help England if she wished to blockade the northern French coast will be surrendered. ——~>+e—_____ No More Indian Soldiers. From the Denver Republican. Since 1890 more than 1,000 Indians have been enlisted and re-enlisted in the various regiments doing service on the frontier, and every effort has been made to induce or compel them to accept the discipline of the service, but without avail. The sim- ple truth seems to be that Indians ere in- capable of adapting themselves to the re- quirements of military duties. They have no idea of discipline of any sort, and no sense of responsibility. Hereafter there will be no Indian enlistments in the regu- jar army, at least until the various tribes have achieved a sufficient degree of civiliza- tion to fit them for the work. —_—__ e+ ____ Cremation Becoming Popular. From the New Orleans States. When we consider the fact that there have been six hundred incinerations in Philadelphia in the past tweive years, it would appear that cremation is gradually, but surely, growing in popular favor. 1t 1S nt, however, that many years must before the arguments of greater sanitation and economy can overc the icep sympathies and re us associations that surround the present form of burial. ——++e—____ To Elevate Foot Ball Oat West. From the Chicago Post. All lovers of the noble game of foot ball will approve the move among the athletic authorities of western coileges to eliminate m it all feat it to the irge of professionalism or the sentimen- ‘y of brutal The representative Northwestern, Purdue and the un’ of Chicago, Illinois, Michigan, M and Wisconsin have decided to establish rvles applicable to the game as played among them independent of those adopted by the eastern colleges. A committee hus been appointed to formulate these rules. From the tenor of the discussion in the conference held to consider the subject, the new rules will provide a four-year limit for college athletics; will bar students in pre- peratory classes from them; professional- ism of all kinds will be discouraged by heavy penalties; rough play, and especially miss plays in foot ball, will be eliminated as far as possible, and the authority of umpires will be made so clear and despotic that all tendency to escape or dispute it will bring confusion to the recalcitrant player or team. The new rules will apply to all branches of athletics, although foot ball will receive the committee’s most serious consideration. We cannot commend too highly the efforts of the athletic representatives of western colleges to place the noble games of foot ball and base ball on a level of sterling manhood, honesty and honor. Professional- ism and rowdyism are the two greatest eremies of manly sports. They destroy the reputation and sentiment of all struggles in which they enter. ——— +e —___ Hoodoo Declined. From the St. Louls Republic, Out in Nebraska they are much worried over the past tense of the verb hoo-doo. For the information of Nebraska {t may be stated that in Indiana the popular form is doo-done and in Missouri it is hoo-did. ——_s0o—_——__—_ Our Citizen Soldiers. From the Dlustrated American, The modern citizen-soldier, while hardy and athletic, has also decidedly the con- tour of the citizen who eats good meals and sleeps every night in his bed. The inescapable characteristic of home com- fort during times of peace would, however, speedily be left behind after a few weeks of actual campaign, and a visit to the field would show us our former neighbors as free or roundness as any seasoned regular. High-spirited, determined, courageous, with a toughness won upon the wheel, on the ball field, or at some other form of sport, to say nothing of the physical strength which, in many regiments is the result of manual labor, our militiaman fs in bodily preparedness the peer of any voluntecr soldier on earth, Out of these ranks in time of crisis can be called men of every trade and form of practical knowledge. They are not only men firing guns and knowing how to die in their tracks without fear--they cre an army of scientific versa- tility, which can turn a camp into a civil- ized city with ail its diversified industries and energies, and, in a conquered country, can transform itself for the time of its occupation into a colony of valuable citi- zens. This is the personnel of the real army which we would depend upon for service against a foreign fve today. —_—___+ + .____ Would Have No Chance. From Harper's Bazrr. “Oh, Willie, Willie, do try to be good. Don't you want to be good?” asked the New York mother. No, I don’t,” said Willi use? I'd only grow up good. “Well, why not “And I'd never get elected to nothin’.” ——— see. ’ The Saturday Star BY MAIL $1.00 Per Yeéar. “What's the Merry Christmas With 17 interesting illustrations by wedding at ‘ Liberty Hall,”. thirty in number) include portraits, Pat Mullarkey’s Reformation. A story of the Canadian Woods. By HENRY VAN DYKE. Hepzibah’s Mothering. A Story of Arkansas. By MARION MANVILLE Pore. Edwin Booth in London, By Mr. Booth's friend, E. H. House, with a report of an interesting conversa- tion between Edwin Booth and Charles Reade. a Flowers in the Pave, A Sketch by CHARLES M. SKINNER, Author of ‘* Nature in a City Yard. The Causes of Poverty. An Essay by the late General FRANCIS A.. WALKER. The Century zine. Gallery of 100 Portraits. this season it is offered only fo Centu: dealers fill orders for the Gallery wit HE ws n. Ordway’s Part tary Affairs at From the Richmond Dispatch. The death of Gen. Albert Ordw: awakered in militzry circles here reminiscences of his engaging pe’ and remarkeblé carcer in this ci d kindly nature of Ord many excellent qualities served to over- come almost entirely the sectional prejud that the color of the uniform he had w weuld naturally tend to excite in the day of “reconstruction.” Beginning his so conquests by captivating the civilians through kind offices in the times when courtesies from Union officers were most appreciated he subsequently became a streng favorite among the military of the city. in Is when the several volunteer com- panies were being crganized ‘which were afterward formed into the Ist Regiment, Virginia Volunteers, Col. Ordway, who had by this time thoroughly identified himself with the people, was elected captain of the “Sidney Grays,” afterward Known as © pany D of the Ist Regiment. In Octob: 1871, when a eufficient number of companies had Leen organized in this city to form a regiment, the present Ist Regiment cf Virginia Volunteers was formed, with Col. Jonn A. Sloan as its first colonel; John D. Whitehead, Heutenant colonel, and Albert Ordway, major. Major Ordway was very active in pro- moting the interests of the military, and was very popular with all the officers and men of his command. In 1876, when three companies of the Ist Regiment—Companies A, B and C, under Capts. Louis J. Bos- sieux, Charles T. Binford and J. L. Waring, respectively—determined to go into camp at Philadelphia during one week of the cen- tennial, Major Albert Ordway went in command of them, and it was his boast that he was in command of the finest body of troops that participated in the great parade of July 4, 1876, in Philadelphia. These Richmond companies were the firsi southern solaiers to parade in the city of brotherly leve since the war, and their reception and entertainment was on the mest lavish scale, much of which was due to the fact that they were commanded by Albert Ordway. Everywhere the Vir- ginia troops were applauded for their tine appearance and soldierly bearing and con- duct, and Gov. Hartranft and his staff, in full uniform, paid them the compliment of visiting the Virginia camp and witnessing cress parade. When Major Ordway re- signed in 1877 to go to Washington to live his meny frieads here regretted exceeding- ly to part with him. He was also a mem- ber of the beard of aldermen for one tera. ——__+ e+ —____ His First Invention. From the New York Times. He is a man now, an inventor and a clever fellow generally, but this story is ene which his feminine relatives never tire of telling of him. It was when he was a small boy and one of his duties was to help take care of the baby. When it was necessary that mamma should be down stairs and ne one else was in attendance, then the small boy must go upstairs and rock the cradle. He did it with the best grace in the world; not a word of com- plaint; and day after day he was called upon for the same duty. It was one of these days when the small boy and the baby had been presumably enjoying each other’s company for some time that there was the sound of a duil thud in the room overhead which no one could understand ‘There was a hasty flight to the floor above and there, behold! the cradle overturned the mattress tumbled out, and the baby under the mattress. But where was th boy? There was a string leading from th cradle to the wingow which gave the clu There, down below, was the small boy. play ing marbles while one hand, on the wris: of which the other end of the string wa tied, kept up a swaying motion which, in : momént of excitement, had rocked th cradle over. 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