Evening Star Newspaper, December 11, 1897, Page 9

-THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1897-26 PAGES. "WASH. B. WILLIAMS, |geeoreee Furniture, &c., 7th and D Sts. 19¢. Splendid [thry Xmas Gifts. Don’t try to make your selections from old-fashioned out-of-date stocks of furniture. You choose here from in Fane & over 500 new designs Rockers, including rattans, cherry, mahogany, oak and beril, in both leather and cobbler seats. Over 150 styles Children’s New “Giit” Rocker: And hundreds of spic span, new conceits in Book Cases, Ladies’ Writing Desks, China Closets, Mor- ris Chairs, Roman Chairs, Gilt Re- ception Chairs and a full line of the most modern and shapely Parlor, Dining Room and Library pieces. EF 'Twoult be Prive Met tut we Umbrellas. impossible 1 GUARANTEE A few hints— Brooches, Rings, Earrings, Scarf Pins, Cuff Buttons, Link Buttons, Bracelets, Lorgnettes, Watch Chate- laines, etc., ete. If you want Tule BEST THISKEY Ask for it. LD OVERHOLT. 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Private rooms for hairdressing, sbampovtog and dyeing. eel3-16,tf street in the bridge. commonplace eel. LEATHER GOODS—Pock- | et Books, Card Cases, Combina- Cigar Cases, Diaries, &c. | Engraved or lettered free! | and Gold Mountings. BOOK GIFTS. 69c. will buy A set of Macanley set of A. Conan Doyle's Works, 5 vols., A set of Green's History of the English Peo- A set of Marte Corelli's Works, 5 vols. Works, 15 vo hakespeare’s Complete Works, Shakespeare's Complete Works, 1 vol RAIA ARRAS RENAN s If you get the presents of us—because we will give you all the time you want in paying for them. think about it—there i handsome FURNITURE GIFT. lasting. Your selections are not limited by the amount of We will reserve your presents now—and deliver them at any time you specify between now and Christmas Eve. Better make your selections at (QNCE—while the stocks are complete. Beautiful Parlor and Banquet Lamps. Oak and Mahogany Dr «Combination Writing Desks and Secretariess Elegant Leather Upholstered Furniture. Sideboards, Chiffoniers, Book Cases. Reception Chairs and Fancy Rockers. Parlor and Bedroom Suites—all prices. make, lay and line all carpet charge for waste in matching figures. é €2S6 S93 > 9SESOSS BEES SSCSCOOSS 588 REDUCTION IN PRICE WELSBACH LIGHT From the Golden Penny. One of the strangest factories thai ever existed, and what is more, ly for its existence, neighborhood of Here are prepared and manufac- tured various articles from the skin of the The skins are manipulated by numeous compiicaced processes until they resemble ard would easily be taken for leather, al- a pound for Candies worth double! these toothsome dainties are boxes-=1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 pounds each. BON [MARCHE put up in Holiday News. Taking the lead in low prices on Gift Jewelry and Umbrellas. Every desire can be satisfied from this store’s stock of Sterling Silver Jewelry and Fine In each of these two departments is assembled all that's good and worthy for Christ- mas presenting—and each marked at a price ranging from cne-third to one-half less than you'll find quoted round town. This sounds like a strong assertion—but the facts justify the claim. | weaes especial Jewelry prices! Umbrella “Gifts.” Children’s Solid Gold Chased Rings (stone setting)... + -25e. Ladies’ Solid Gold Rings, different style settings. Solid Gold, Pearl and stone settings - 98e. Link snd Lever Buttons, sterling silver. . 48e. and 25e. Child's $1.48 Sterling Link Bracelets, plain and chased........98¢. GIRDLES—FINEST ASSORTMENT IN TOWN! Oxidized, Gilt, Enameled, Cut Silver, Plain and Jeweled. 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Handsome Changeable Silks — with fancy borders—in all colors—with natural wood real Cloisonne handles—worth $6.75 and $7. $3-98 % A benutifnl assortment=no_ two alike (handles alone worth from Su ty $3.50!)—In fine Taffeta Silks—with Dresden, sterling silver mounted — sterling silver, — gold pinted, with Jewels—French horn ivory —“Dreadeit and pearl with ster- Hing silver deposits—and ‘sterling silver and jewels on gold plate... $4.98 Our ‘15c. line of | embraces, among others, Abbe Constantin. Autocrat of the Breakfast Tabl By seseeseateasonteatoatentoate doatonzongonos Evangeline. laylis of the King. Sreteegert tendons ere. = = Devotional Books 3 at 25c. 3 White Bindings--each in $ a box. = Con Dua - Kept for the Master's Use. = sv uneperis Psalm, z ge And 2) other Utes equally as gooe. eetpatocdectratoafocdetpatoofocteatbabectetoatecdveleetet BUILT BY “HE WINDS. Holland's Vigorous: atte Against the Advancing B. L. Corthell in the Engines: Appreciating the faet that the high challk cliffs of England are no protection against the sca, the Dutch engineers did not at- tempt to place an artificial vertical wall against the waves and the storm tides, but coaxed the sea to deposit its sands on the shore and so build it up, rather than throw them inland and then, hungry for more, eat into the shore, They believed it best to satisfy its appetite, but induced it to toy with the sands which its own flood currents and wa bring from other shores a from the offing depths, The sand thus de- posited blows, in the ga over the inland country he engineers induced it to stop and buiid a barrier for them against the sea. One of the heaviest dikes along the ast Was built by the winds themselves. The sand formed between the jetties be- comes dry in sunny weather, and the sur- fac blo 7 ashore when the wind is m that direction, It was desired to build a the sand dunes. setting in the part, tufts of strong dike to connect w This was accomplished by sand, in rows about a foot the dune sea grass near by. The tufts were placed about a foot apart—simply lite handfulls of grass; the place for each tuft was dug out with the hands, the tuft set into it, and the sand pressed around ft. The whole surface of the dry, sandy beach above high tide was covered with this plan- tation, and, just back of it, at the highest point of the existing sandy area, one or twu rows of reeds were set nto the sand, their top3 cut off, and the stalks left. standing about four feet above the sand. ‘The sand, drifting along over the surface, catches and in one windy day will almost bury the tufts of grass and stand up a foot along the rows of reeds. Then another plantation was made, and another, until a massive dike was built up to the height of the adjoining dike. In high storm tides the waves will eat into the toe of the slope and pull down the sand, but, by the same process of build~ ing, the dike is again restored to its former size. see-- A London Teacher's Experience. From the Nineteenth Century. For many years I lived on £60 a year— my magnificent remuneration for teaching a class of fifty-six girls from 9 in the morn- preparation in the evening. My people could not help at alt—as a mat- ter of fact, as you know, I have from time to time been obliged to help B— (her younger sister, also a high school teacher) in her constant rheumatic attacks, which she cannot provide for, and that entail six ks’ medical attendau and nursing. L paid 5s, and sometimes 6s. for my room: my food came to ‘about 8s. this high umcunt being due to the fact that five days out of the week I hat ‘to ‘pay 9d. for each dinner, the mistresses being compelled to have this meal at school; washing, 1s. 6d.; firing and light a goad part of the year, a week; stumps, paper, ete.,6d.; which left me about 4s. a week for:dress, ’bus fares to and from home, misdicine which I always had to have, and doctoring. I broke down altogether, and had to giy: up for half a term. Lithink it was brought en by bad living, and, of course, 1 was mulcted of my salary fo# the time. My salary has now been taised by £5 at a time to £5, with which b-suppose I shall have to be content. For thig im addition to my responsibility fora cass of fifty-six girls, I have to teach drawing pight through the school, harmony and botany. Of course, many of the teachers*are'mueh better off; they live at home, their fathers being well able to support them; they ean spend their money and get a holiday abroad. On the whole, after several years’ work, I do not think most workers are happy. It is not so much the work, although at a school like ours it entails great strain and a constant alertness of nerve and eye ‘and temper, which, I fancy, tells, as we ere all very neuralgic. Se Ruaso-Chinese Coimage. From the Inverness Courier. Several hundred thousand roubles’ worth of new. coinage has just been shipped from Marseilles for Viadivostock to the order of the Russian government. The new cur- reney has heen spectally designed for circu- lation in Manchuria and for the payment of labor employed on the Russian and East China railways. On the one side the in- scription is in Russian and on the other in Chinese. MR. WAGNER PLEASED | AMONG THEWHISTERS| The Local Team Much Improved by the Recent Deal. BRAINY INSTEAD OF MACHINE PLAYERS Looks for the Senators to Improve Their Rank. CURRENT SPORTING aes NOTES As given out in The Star last evening, Mr. Earl Wagner and Capt. Tom Brown arrived in Washington yesterday afternoon from Baltimore, where the pair had con- cluded the deal for the exchange of Doyle, Reitz and Amoile for DeMontreville, Mc- James and McGann. Mr. Wagner brought the documents in the case with him and turned them over to President Young for official tabulation and announcement. An Evening Star reporter found Messrs. Wagner and Brown in close consultation with President Yourg when he called at the latter's office on G street, and in a few minutes the Washington base ball owner was free for.a talk with the base ball public. “How does the deal strike you?” were the first words Mr. Wagner uttered as he stcok hands with the newspaper man. “Do you think we have made a mistake in ex- changing mechanical ball players for brains? We have the best end of the deal as it stands today. If McGann is the great man that all managers and players claim, then there is a chance of the deal breaking even. “A the managers previous to Brown had @ cesire to develop ‘phenoms.’ We have changed our policy end in the future Wash- ington will not be a ‘kintergarten’ for oth- er clubs. The club, with the addition of the three Baltimore men, who are as foxy as the best of them, will contain only one or two mechanical players. “Without a first-class infield a club can- not win. Take the first five clubs in the championship race of ‘97 except the New York club because their pitchers pull- ed them through—all of whom had great infields. The only place that I feel the least bit anxious about is third base, and yet we have three fast young men to Select from for that position—Smith, Leahy and Wagner. “The pitching foree of any club is more or less a lottery, but we think we are all right there, especially if Swaim can mas- ter a quicker motion while delivering the ball, so as to hold runners closer to the bases. ‘As an illustration of the strength of the enators next year place the following team in the field: Farrell, Mercer, Doyie, Reitz, Wrig! Smith, Selbach, Brown and Gettman. There is a team that will aver~ ge in batting strength .312. There is not a slow man in the nine, and as for brain they have the gray matter to give away. “As an offset to the above nine let me name the nine that represented Washington. quite often last year: MeGuire, McJame Tuck DeMontreville, Reilly, Sei- bach, How does it show up in on? Yet this latter aggrega- tion won games for us last year. spring I placed th t column, but only saved my for sixth p ona ying down’ to the last series. Now, should our pite within 20 per cent of w xpect them I am confident and make the predic- tion t the senators will be in the first four in IS9s. “As to our extra players, as you aiready know, Reilly goes to Minne and White will be returned to ‘Tucker and bold are being : yder will Smith tells me he “ nse of the word, and who knows but that he may be able to work him: into the infield. Smith, Leahy and Wag- her are all poss and Will be carried throughout th AVERAG District: League BOWLERS’ First Month of of District and finds the championship Bowling the first month of th n completed in the lead. The ment of the schedule has helped them to some extent, although any advantage gained by that will, of course, be ev cp later along in the season. Aside this fact, the team is a very and at this time nant well in hard. Carroll Institute are for ‘ond position, Athletic Club, while at pr percentage of victorte indication of becoming an tor in the race. The schi greatly against Uis team, it played six of its first nine trom home, and that with the strong- est teams in the league. The new material in th Men’s Club is rounding to, and gives promise of taking on a brace The season, has bi Kerbunds far ne from strong or seems to have the pen- The clos but W. A. C. and in the race the Columbia nt having a gives every importani fac- dule operated inasmuch as games. 11 of the league players ed in not less than six herewith. These tig- having been compiled records in the possession of Mr. Schlaich, the league official scorer. from th Fred Club. Rank. Was Boos + 2. Harlow sully Spiess. . ot B W.A. C. 164 BOM). 167 BLM! .) 33. 148, From the foregoing it will be seen that Hanold, while leading for greatest aver- age, is closely seconded by Harlow, and the race between these two good bowlet away | will be highly interesting. © McCaully’s high gaine of 243, made early in the sea- son, still stards unbeaten. The highest team score stands to the credit of the Columbia Athletic Club, they having bowl- ed 5% against the Saengerbund in last Wednesday's games. MILLER. :D FIR: Five-Mile Handicap Road Race for . Amateurs. The five-mile handicap amateur road race given by George 8. Ball was run yesterday afternoon on the Conduit read. ‘The course was from Cabin John Hotel to a point two and a half miles up tie road and return. The road was in excellent condition for the event, and the weather perfect. C. L. Miller, with two minutes handicap, was the first to cross the tape, and won first prize, while H. Tcdd, who-rode from scratch, will be awarded the time prize. ‘The second time prize was won by Eddie Smith, and the booby prize will be award- ed to W. Hickey. The riders finished as follows: C. L. Mill- er, 2 minutes; C. Kieny, 1g minutes; W. Richardson, 14g rainutes; F Fealy, 2 min- utes; N. Rupo, 1 minute; B. Campbell, 112 minutes: W. Talbert, 2 minutes; H. Talbert, 2 minutes; F. Lingerback, 1% minut H. ‘Toda, seratch; Eddie Smith, scratch; F. Helmuth, } minute; H. Griffith, 1% minut: H. Coxey. scratch, and J. Hill, scratch. Officials: Fred Moore, starter; Harry Shus- ter, judge; Al Moran, timer, and Harry Gaither, referee. The prizes will be distributed next Tues- day at 528 Gth street northwest. Junior Foot Ball. The Atlantics have defeated the City Athletic Club in foot ball, the score being 16 to 0, Robing and Gatley making the touchdowns. Address challenges to Mr. L, H. Knox, 642 10th st. se. Team average weight, ninety-three pounds, Suggestions for the Promotion of Team Work, SUBORDINATING INDIVIDUAL PLANS ————— Meeting of Atlantic Association Fours at Philadelphia. i AUXILIARY ee THE AT This is the season for selecting teams for the great annual whist event at Boston next July. Many players “What is team work Bouve's ideas are as worthy of considera- tion as any writer on the subject. He “In seiecting a team it is as necessary that each individual should possess the facuity of adapting his play to his partner's, as it is that all four should have attained a cer- tain degree of skill.” Uniess each member of the combination is willing to govern his play according to the system which it has been authori decided to follow, it will be impossible for his copartners to place that reliance in him which is an es- sential element in team work. It is team work to return partner's suit in place of one’s own, unless by establish- ing the latter in preference one is likely to gain. If partner has had an opportunity to lead trumps when such a lead looked fa- vorable and has declined, one should not lead trumps unless very rong in them, or perfectly protected in all the plain suits As soon as partner indicates that conserva- tive play one should try to dis- cover the weak point in partner's hand, and endeavor to protect him in protecting one’s self. When weak, one should furnish all possible support to partner's hand, and not attempt too much with one’s own. If he leads trumps, and upon gaining the lead refuses to continue, one should not take up the trump lead unless able to strengthen his hand by so doing, except, of course, when it is evident that finesse in the trump suit is desired by partner. Individual ability and skill need noz be curtailed to the extent of lowering one’ standard of play to that of another les: brilliant, but all four members must pl alike under similar conditions. Each player must have perfect faith and complete con- fidence in this partner, and conform to his partner's indicated wishes, unless willing to assume the responsibility of the outcome, if he believes a different style of campaign to promise better results. Meeting 2 Crosn Ruff. A “cicss ruff” having been developed against you, it is manifestly unsafe to lead trumps from weakness, if partner has just been in the lead, and with a knowledge of what is likely to result from a continua- ticn of plain swit has declined to lead trumps. This is the most likely play that will cause ampede to trumps among strong play The frantic efforts t a cross ruff or a double lay over have lost more tricks than the double ruff has gained. team play also includes the everything likely to discon particularly comments up his play. One should als in mind not only the positive, but the negative in- formation each card he plays will give his partner. “In addition, he must credit his mation furnished by opponent unt upon his partner taking full tage of that information at the earliest mo- ment advisable. No radical departure from the play adopted by the team should t by any member, un! his position pregnable. It is not team work to watch the adve to see where he will select a card t play, hoping thereby to be ab) humber heohas that suit. polite whist to indulge in at the whist table, a halt menner, ‘ing by action, tempied to ak; now u ng trump. signal. but am just our own judgment about me pl > ptability, and can conform t yle of pk: In placing layer must be taken not t Donat they think their the only redeeming feature of it iherence to the style of p lovt- ed should be insisted upon. If not sufficient to curb them then the bet- r off the team. They must nt to m lay, “three-eard echo rump- wing leads,” or whatever mode or sty game decided upon by their captain, unanimously selected. ‘The entrance delphia embrac of the Atlantic Association, ying at Philadelphia. for teams of fours at Phila- most of the strong teams and that there premacy being nexi A.W. will be the greatest struggle for s goes without saying. in lin L. Walbrook, to face Philadelphia for tt challenge trophy, will have their regu- r team, and will have a chance to play ainst every team represented at the Baltimore will send ul teams, and they are liable to puzzle th jers. Wilming- ton will make a better showing than at Jer sey City, and the five or six teams from Philadelph lives. The team that carri donated by the Press, will be a The Juniors of Philadelphia mu everlooked, for the Andrews Bro: at Je City was of the champio: f they have another pair they will be close to the front rank. Whist in Ohio, Last evening at the Philadelphia Whist Club the annual meeting of the Atlantic Whist Association opened with a tourney for “fours.” Fifteen teams were entered, representing most of the leading clubs in the association. The local clubs had rather the best of it from a numerical standpoint, 1 will put up the game of their off the prize swift one. t not whist ip or- Rood but the visiting aggregations more than imade up in quality what they lacked in quantity. The formation of the Ohio auxiliary last week adds another strong competitor to the lists for honors at the next annual meet at Boston, and if Coilins gets in a jew of his second-hand plays, there is lit- tle doubt about the location of the winner of the auxiliary trophy. There is a wide field of good players in Ohio, and Cincin- nati has taken hold in earnest to advance the ointerest in whist. Clinton Collins’ an- is of the Philadelphia-Cincinnati game hows marked ability, a retentive memors, confident assertion of his thoughts on the me and good timber for a whist editor, > OES OVERLAND. GUNBOAT The Trip of the Melik to the Scene of Warfare. From the Philadelphiz Record. The Melik (or chief), a light-draught sun- boat for the British-Egyptian government, just completed at Chiswick, has been ship- ped in sections to Ismalia, whence the sec- tions will be towed up the fresh water canal to the Nile, and above Cairo the sec- tions will be roughly put together and the vessel towed to Wady Haifa, where she will be taken apart and railroaded across the country (thus cutting off the big bend of the river), to Abu Hamid, where she will be launched, to take part in the expedition against Khartoum when England is ready to resume hostilities. The Melik is 145 feet long, 24 feet 6 inehes wide, and is built in eleven section, with bulkheads at the ends of each, which enables every section to float independently of the others. The ma- shinery is contained in detachable com- partments, and large deckhouses fore and aft for the officers and engineers, respec- tively, are built of chrome steel one-eighth of an inch thick, which will resist Lee- Medford bullets ai tWenty-two yards, at an angie of 60 degrees. Fhe houses are loop- holed for musketry, and are connected by a bridge deck with steel bulwarks. A steel-plated flying battery forward, raised twenty-one feet, has four ports for Maxim guns, and is also pierced for rifle fire. The two pairs of compound engines, driving twin screws, have cylinders of 12 and 191, inches in diameter by 11-inch stroke, and the trial speed was 11.9 knots. ———+e<——__ if you want anything, try an ad. in The Star. tianybody has what you wish, you will get an answer. ee erercrers PEOLOL D MERTZ'S. ra 2 Xmas shoppers will find a on 2 £ tal treat for themselves tm the fa 9 = mous ALLEGHETTI CHOCOLATE a —o. We sell them, c 9 ints i kJ H ’ £ ere& T here? 4 From onr stock of appropriate & Xmas pr Swill prove very ac BJ ceptabl you gift givers whe & hha exhausted yourselves trying rt to think Our suggestion today: Perfumeries. Nothing could be better What a Rtock you hav: from he Noihing xoods, foo, no matter how ttle w askin, Whole cases of handsome bottle § Perfumery ueen Anne Cologne, ® * Violet & Toilet » Extracts Tn pretty bottles, with ent glass stoppers, Ued with satin ribbon. 9 37Cc., 42c., 89c. Just a word about our Queen Anne Cologne. 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From the New Orleans Times-Demu Here are some curious facts about the fading “pestilence” in New Orleans: The death rate from all diseases in the city from the date yellow fever was found there until November 6 was 25.01 per thousand per annum. This, while the death rate in the city of New York in 1890 w: 19 per thoa- sand, and that of Boston 23.31 per thousand, with no epidemic in either. There have bee deaths from yellow fever, but the sanitary condition of this city has been such, and its general health so excellent, that in spite of the fever the death rate of New Orleans has been well below the average. Pesti- lence is scarcely the word for a city where there has been less sickness and fewer aths than usual, and which, in these re- pects, can invite comparison with many other Ame “The record. says the Chattanooga Times, “justities’ these con ns and shows very clearly that the terrifying on of its deadl T from diphtheria alone in Chicago in Sep- tem ouraumt ed the feve deaths in New Orleans in the same month 6 about two to one.” The moral of it all, so far as New Orleans is concerned, appears to be that unusual cleanli h saved more lives than yellow fever has destroyed. = — a Boy Had a Button Left. was City Star. t, that shows you are a care- Whenever you find a batton bring it to * said one of the Catholic sisters in charge of the Orphan Boys’ Home in Westport, and to encourage the »”y to do so she gave him a piece of candy The other boys im the home heard of this and during the next two or three days a great many buttons found their way into the hand: ters. y boy who brought was rewarded > first had been. Sunday came and ster busy making the boys clean and tidy for church. She was laying out their h clothes when she made this rather start- lirg discovery: Not a button was left on the coats of those twenty-seven boys. cee Mr. Huston’s Cold ai From the Cincinnatt Enquir Kd Huston of Sparta in the ccuntry Thursday night, and after the of the social affair started for home across a farm lot to shorten the dis- Wet Nigh attended a party tance, but walked over an unused well that was covered with rotten boards, which gave way under his weight and let him jarkened dest hs. drop thirty feet into i He descended feet first into four feet of water, thes enabling him to keep his head above and prevent drowning, but he was compelled to remain in hix uncomfort: pesition until daylight. when his shouts attracted the attention of the owner of the premises, and he was pulled out of his pr dicament almost dead from exhaustion. ma > Grocer—'You butchers have a seft snan. 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