Evening Star Newspaper, December 31, 1897, Page 6

r st.. cor. Ith. | Storage, 224 and M. Factories, 12th & TB, & Mattress Factory, Ist & D. Clesed all day New Year'st RUG DEPARTMENT— You are never done wanting some- thing for the house. Perhaps the need of another rug or two is press- ing now. First buyers will be lucky ones. We've sorted out a big part of our stock and found enough rugs we want to close out to give a day’s good bargain selling. 500 Mottled Smyrna Mats that were 45 cents. we've meuced gic. 4oo Smyrna Mats that wer 4 cents, we've reduced to. . §goc. 20) Wilton, Axminster, Velvet aoe . 27 in, wite by fe Teng. reduced t» $1.25 $1.00 goc. 75¢- bales of skin od x duced t Bate 1.25 Kensington Art Squares— . pretty patterns ndless variety of pat- brimful « and an yards. yards. yards... % 4 4 t Carpet Sweepers— Very best makes. known to the trade here. A careful housekeeper would ap- preciate one as a gift. CARPETS— under the influence of low price Anvestigate these random CARPETS — We received another Plain too. st yess Lavndry™ agen pure soap: collars, cuffs, Christaas ut a bottle of DI. ERS, th> world renowned ap aver. Teware of imitations. HAWAIIAN BOGIES. the The Objections Raised Against Policy of Annexation. New York Independent. that the natives ef Hawaii do not annexation, but prefer to be independent. This is the strangest argument of all. Here we have the Hawaii ernment, chosen by the people, confe the best government they have ¢ . chosen by universa snd by the . or income. stly more popular in the n than the British par- popular as that of Rhode rolina, the official voice iian people, the only one which authoritatively for the people. that the Hawaiians do want ve are bound to believe 3 t the native Are not Dole and Judd and them natives? Are not thes children” we hear so much abuse Are there no natives but Ka there no natives in eia Have white people no rights in Da- kota, which has been occupied by them but a third g as white people have been Are the Sioux the only people ave been consulted when the om to the Union? now very weil that some, perhaps a majority, of the Kanakas do not desire an- and that their pride in a Kanaka has b sfully appealed to many of them to against annexation. But we the, bulk of the Hawaiian: lized, white and brown, desire annexa- have asked it in the only legiti- quite doer S of the Haw: wean speak as aii? should tive and nat- the objectors again, what shall with it if we take it?) Shall we make e. or shall we govern it as a terri- Of course this is no’ erious ques- a simply to confuse the mat- ing governed very decent- is no reason to fear that ough among us to con- nt there under the States. The diffi- ska, for a good . and it can be continu cee pe From Africa. Dr. Junkers Esc Harper's Round Tal) Dr. an explorer, who aia person for years while ine studying the nativ nd t ural histery of the upper Mobang river, made of an ingenious expe to get to the coast on his way IsSG. He could not descend the } the Mahdists blocked the way. i not follow the ten road by way worla Nyanza, for the Waganda and r tribes had been killing whites, and y did not murder Junker they wo detain him as a prisoner. A rs would take him in the tra Vans for fear t would in for cou ofyv e friead- along the road. pf the trad- you as a p me as Junker vritten in well-konwn firm » doctor te make red with the and the firm »k at this. ader an © and signed by a : rizing t nts he de atral Africa would honor his draft Now,” continued I en out a contract, it with me I hali rea: have < will h the coast. It when you deliver me alive the sum of $1,500 (Austrian will be paid to you by this firm au cannot take me with you as a trav- or a friend, and you must therefore a slave.” argain was made on this basis. In through the hostile tribes the white represented to be a slave who purchased from a negro tribe further north. As a slave he passed mus- ter even at the court of cruel King blwanga, and was allowed to pass on in peace with his supposed master. — To Can Dried Fruit. From the San Franciseo Chronicle. During the late Hamburg exposition the State board of trade maintained a schocl where practical demonstrations were given of the proper methods of cooking dried fruit, which are likely to result in much good to the state, as is evidenced by a letter received yesterday by Secretary Fil- cher. It is said that the California pro- cess of cooking dried fruit has just been patented in Germany, and a company with @ capital of 100,000 marks has been incor- porated to conduct the business on a large seale. It is proposed after cooking the eried product to can it. There is a high duty on canned fruit, but the dried article pays but a light duty, so that an agent will be dispatche1 to this coast to pur- chase a supply of dried fruit in order that the new cannery may be run to its full capacity all through the year. ——_e+—____ It matters little what it is that you want -whether a situation or a servant—a *want” ad. in The Star will reach the person who can fill your need. passin: man wi had been THE EVENING STAR,. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1897-14. PAGES, |CONCURRED IN BY ALL Analysis Approved by Over One Hun- dred Chemists, aos Pees Responses by Members to a Va- riety of Toasts. THE GUESTS PRESENT An analysis, in which all the members of the American Chemical Association, which has been holding its sessions here, con- curred, and one which was heartily en- joyed by all, took place last night at the Maison Rauscher on Connecticut avenue. It was the banquet of the association, and about a hundred of the members were present in full dress to testify that wnile perhaps they may not be ready to de- clare the water of the capital entirely free from contamination, they are perfectly willing to trust themselves with the viands and other drinks supplied in Washington. There was an absence of formality, a freedom fromconyentionality, and a general air of good feeling and fellowship pervaded the entire affair, which was most noticeable and most enjoyed by all. While the hour of the banquet was set for 7 o'clock, it was near § when the members and invited guests entered the banquet hall. The chamber presented a pretty sight, the tables glowing with bright silver ware and snow-white linen, while an added effect was given by the pink-shaded candelabra on the tables. The latter were arranged in the form of a gridion, and were five in number. The table at which the officers and invited guests sat was the transverse bar in the gridiron. ‘The menu was an excellent one in every respect, and while the viands may have been scrutinized carefully by the chemists, after this first scrutiny they were deemed pure, and were disposed of accordingly. In the Seat of Honor. Dr. W. D. Bigelow, president of the local section of the Chemical Society, had the seat of honor. On his left was Dr. H. Car- rington Bolton, who served as toastmaster. He filled the part to perfection and made many witty hits, not only at the expense cf others, but at his own. When he was in- troduced by Dr. Bigelow he told an amus- ing story of an experience which occurred to him while entertaining a friend at a small dinner at the University Club in New York. “The waiter persistently placed the dishes to be helped, not in front of me, but before my guest,” Dr. Bolton said. “I finally re- monstrated, telling him that I was the en- tertainer, when the waiter apologized for his mistake by saying, ‘I beg your pardon, sir, I thought he was the gentleman.’ ” Dr. Charles B. Dudley, retiring president of the association, whose arrival in the banquet chamber was greeted with a round of applause, responded to the toast “Rail- way chemistry.” Dr. Dudley was late, and before getting into the technical part of his address he was called upon to exp! the cause of his absence, which creating great amusement. One of his stories was of a mun who brought jnto his Cflice a sample of grease, to be used in lu- bricating axles. Dr, Dudiey told him they preferred using lubricating ‘They were deemed better for the pur} intended, as they would not melt so quic disap- itor, much to the surprise of ked that the article hed to sell was not affected by yu would send_me_three ten- it Dr. Dudley told I w ion cans of y him. Sheffield laboratery, sonian Institutio myself. hy and the third I will k AML thr es, the only substance which is not affected by the temperature Dr. Dudley also told of a countryman who v office with every show of secrecy, and, produc an ore, asked to have it'examined. When he had been told that what he brought was nothing mor than iron pyrites the discomfiture of the visitor was great. He was frank enough to admit that he had be ndu q to en- ter matrimony with a woman simply be- cavse she pessessed a whole hill of the py- rites, which had been mistaken for gold. Absent Ones. Dr. Chandler of New York, one of the ccrliest presidents ef the society, responded to the toast of “Absent members.” He spoke concerning the organization of thc ociation, and the difficulties that had arisen in bringing it to its present thriving condition. Prof. Mason of Troy responded to the torst ter, its advantages and disad- In this he made reference to a tain brand of ‘malted milk,” which had been tested, he said, by many of the mem- hers of the association, including himself, nd had been found to contain excellent qualities. This sentiment was heartily con- curred in hy a majority of the banqucters. Other toasts were responded to as fol- : ol—Both morally and spiritual- by Dr. Chatard; “Bac ogy—Its re- by Surgeon General ture of the American by President-elect Mun- The milk in the cocoanut,” by Prof. Sternberg rd P. Kinnicutt; “Chemical paten atent chemicals,” by Prof. Charles Atoms ‘and their intellectual a by Prof. F. W. Clarke; “Gel and other things," by Major Powell, and as a fitting close to the fun of the evening “The ladies,” by Prof. Wiley. ‘ A telegram was read tendering the use of an electric train to Mount Vernon to- day for the benefit of the members of the associatio Music w S. furnished for the occasion by Me: Harry Xander and Mr. Sol Min- ster. This was greatly enjoyed by those present. The Guests. Some of these at the banquet were Prof. Charles E. Munroe, president-elect of the ssociation; Dr. Charles B. Dudley, retiring president of the society, and Dr. W. RB. Rigelow, president of the local section of the chemical society; Dr. H. Carrington Bolton, chairman of the amusement com- mittee; Rev. B. L. Whitman, Columbian Univer: Dr. C. F. Chandler, School of Mines, New York; Prof. A. H. Sabin, Prof. F. Smith, University of Pennsylva Surgeon General Sternberg, U. S. A.; Prof. William MeMurtrie. New York; Dr. W. L. Dudley, Vanderbilt University; Chr. Heurich, Prof. Albert C. Hale, secretary; R. Leeds, Dr. William Bromwell, dson, Prof. S. ©. Phillips, Alleg- . Jokichi Tokamini, Chico- rsitv; Prof. Charles O. Doremus, Pref. William P. Mason, Prof. Leonard P. Kirnicutt. Prof. Charles F. Baskerville, . J. L. Howe, Washington and Lee ersity, Lexington, Va.; Prof. Reese, Baltimore; F. E. Dodge, Dr. Willett Har- din, University of Pennsylvania; Dr. Vick- ers Oberholtzer, University of Pennsyl- vania; Dr. Ellworthy, London; Dr. David T. Day. Dr. F. A. Holton, Dr. E. L. Rich- ards, New York: Mr. Townsend, Dr. Van Gundy. Baltimore; Dr. W. M. Mew, Dr. H. N. Stokes, Dr. Peter Fireman, Dr. De Schweinitz, Dr Marcus Benjamin, Major Powell, Bureau of Ethnology; Mr. Noyes, Museum of Hygiene; Prof. W. F. Hille- biand, Prof. C. O. Crampton, Mr. C. Whitehead, Prof H. W. Wiley, Depart- ment of Agriculture; Prof. V. K. Chesnut, Department of Agriculture; Jules Guth- ridge, Harry H. Smith, Robert Small, Dr. Kelly, Mr. J. J. Griffin, Catholic Univer- sity; Mr. Ewell, Mr. Harry Xander, Mr. Sol Minster, Dr. Frank Cameron, Col. Sumner. U. S. A.; Mr. Voorhees, Mr. Thig- pen, a ir. Tassin, Mr. Westerson, Mr. Hillyer. Prof. W. F. Taggart, Univer- sity of Pennsylvania; Dr. Thomas Chatard, Mr. Dewey, Mr. Portner, Mr. H. B. Mc- Dennell, Dr. Wolf, Dr. Morris, F. Smith, Catholic University, and Dr. J. F. X. Har- old, University of Pennsylvania; Mr. Hay- wood, Mr. Cutter, Mr. Krug, Dr. Lang- worthy, Department of Agriculture; Dr. E. W. Allen, Dr. Dorset, Dr. Hedrick, Prof. H. S. Seaman, Dr. Ely, Dr. J. B. Little- wood, Dr. F. W. Clarke, Geologica! Sur- vey; Dr. L. O. Howard, entomologist Smithsonian Institution. The delegates visited Fort Myer on their return from Mount Vernon to witness the Cossack drill by the cavalrymen arranged for by the War Department. ASSOCIATION AT BANQUET BOARD: he did, J IN HOTEL CORRIDORS. Dr. H. C. Wood, besides being one of the most popular professors in the Wniversity of Pennsylvania, is a neurologist of world- wide reputation. His rumerous text books on therapeutics, materia medica, nervous Cisezses and practice are standards, rot crly in the colleges of the United States, but in those of foreign countries as well. “Dr. Wood ts just now waiting for a faverable opportunity to get even with a brother professor, Dr. Potts,” said a gen- tleman from Philadelphia at the Norman- die. “The reason for this desire for re- venge had its inception during a clinic for nervous diseases a few days ago, when Dr. Wood innocently became the victim of a Prectical joke, instigated by his assistant. “Among the cases brought before the clinic was that of a man suffering appar- ently from general rheumatism. Several of the patient's joints were sti:fened; so was his back, particularly. Dr. Wood, as is customary, made a casual examination of the body to ascertain if the disease was not due to some central lesior. of the ner- vous system. “He tried what is called the knee jerks, which is the striking of one’s patella ten- ‘don with a rubber mallet, or with the fist, Partially clenched. If a person’s condition is normal the foot. will fly out at the touch of the tendon. In the case of this patient, in one knee the jerk was absent, and in the other it was increased. This, Dr. Wood told the class, suggested the possibiiity that the disease was due to some braiti or spinal cord lesion. “To make sure,’ he said, ‘we must look at the eyes, to see whether the pupiis are of equal size.’ “One of the eyes was found to be very much smaller than the other, which, he sald, made it seem all the more ccriain that there was some brain lesion. The sev- eral hundred embryo doctors to whcin Dr. Wood was lecturing expressed deep interest in the subject. They took copious notes of what he said. ‘ “But, before accepting the proposition as a certainty,’ he continued, ‘it will be necessary to ascertain whether the pupils were of equal size before the patient was taken sick. Sometimes, due to some little defection in an eye, the pupils will be ua- equal. “While Dr. Wood was talking, Dr. Potts, who Was assisting him in demonstration, whispered to one of the studenis that the, patient had a glass eye. Ii was quickly‘ communicated to the whole class, and there was laughter, loud and long. Dr. Wood overheard the whispering. He made a closer examination and found that the patient did have a ‘store eye’ that was Pere eo in its similarity to a natura) ““E told you you couldn't tell for cer- tain unless knowing something of the his- tory of the patient,’ exclaimed the doctor, as. he joined the class in their hilarity. Dr. Potts had seen the patient before he was vshered into the clinic, and Dr. pvcoainad oe only, a superficial examina- » while lecturing on the gener: i of the disease. io een “The glass-eye story, of course, reached the ears of the other members of the med- ical faculty of the university, who have since been smoking good perfectos and having great merriment at Dr. Wood's expense and discomfiture.” “We have becn having great times in our city,” said Mr. Louis J. Rowbottom, secretary of the Cleveland board of elec- tion, at the Oxford. “Our people are de- manding a reduction in street railroad fares, and Mayor McKisson is with them. Nast fall an ordinance reducing fares to cen defeated by only one vypte. Ther great excitement then, caused by a member of the city council, on whose action the success of the ordinance de- pended, failing to come to the scratch : up fer reconsideration. treet railroad companies have al- ready begun to try to get their franchises extended, fearing that the fifty-year fran- ehise bill, which was railroaded through the legislature two years ago, will be re- pealed this winter. There has been, be- fore the city neil another ordinance providing that street railroad companies shall sell six tickets for cents. This ordinance also calls for a general inter- change of tickets, so that a ticket will be good over any line in the city. “A couple of weeks ago an attempt was made to pass an ordinance which gave to street’ railroad company practically ything for nothing. Mayor Mciisson a proclamation calling upon tho to rise en masse and register their vowal of any such action by the coun- council members—Lucas and omb—were held up by their con- stituents in the street and made to pledge themselves not to vote for the ordinance Another counciiman—Daily—was roughly handled, being awakened from his slurmbers late at night by the mob. There are two street railroad companies in Cleveland, what are known as the Big and the Little consolidated companies. Senator Hanna is president of the last named. Daniel J. Ryan, ex-secretary of the state of Ohio, and a former speaker of the house of representatives, is spending several days in Washington, and is at the Normandie. He will be remembered as being associated with Representative Charles H. Grosvenor last winter in the defense of Joseph R. Dunlop, editor of the Chicago J when the . on avpeal, was hi fore the ted States ‘Supreme Dunlop was mailing obs a two year Sur Court. convicted of publishing and matter, and is now s entence in the Illinois tentiary. Since his incarceration suffered a third stroke of paraly: it is believed that he may not live Ion. An effort was made to secure his release from prison, and the application for pardon was signed by leading men of all parties. en Richard Yates, son of former Governor Yates of Illinois, and Charles S. Rannells have been staying at the Arlington. They registered from Jacksonville, Il. Miss Lavra Shoup, the charming daugh- ter of Senator Shoup of Idaho, has arrived in Washington for the winter, and is at the Normandie. She was accompanied by her friend, Miss Elma Coffin of Boise City, Idaho. F. M. Hatch, the Hawaiian minister to this government, who returned from Hon- olulu a couple of weeks ago, has taken apartments at the Arlington, and is a fa- miliar figure about the lobby of that hotel. He is a native of New Hampshire, but for twenty years has been a resident of Ha- wali. “1 left Honoluiu early in November and came by the way of San Francisco,” Min- ister Hatch said to a Star reporter yester- day. “Of course, there is a great deal of interest in our country as to the probable action of the United States government re- specting our affairs. The Hawaiian people need a government of some stability. It 1s necessary fcr any country that expects recognition. “Some people object to annexatton be- cause, as they say, our people are incapable of governing themselves. They forget that we have had _ self-government for forty years. It is difficult to believe that with annexation we would be any less able to econduct our own affairs than we have hitherto. “It was the business community that kept the government intact under the mon- arcny. Our business people are perfectly capable to maintain a local government under any consideration. Yes, the native Hawaiians own some land, but few of them are business men. From what I un- derstand, the committee of Hawaiians now in the city want the old monarchy and the old conditions.” L. M. Hamburger of Chicago, who has been at the Normandie, is a speciai com- missioner of the United States to the Paris exposition. He gave a delightful dinner party to a number of his friends on Sun- day evening. Amorg those present were Senator Shoup and Gen. Stanton, paymas- ter in the army. Messrs. George E. Matthews, William L. Marcy and Emory P. Close are a trio of prominent Buffalo gentlemen who have been staying at the Raleigh. Mr. Mat- thews is the owner of the Buffalo Express, while Mr. Marcy is a son of William L, Marcy, who was governor of New York and a distinguished American statesman. ‘Phey were callers at the White House be- fore returning home. —_—_— - : “Want” ads. in The Star pay because they tring answers, TO SAVE THE SEALS Prof, Sjejngger Favors Branding the = Females. KILLING MALES NOT SO DISASTROUS Great and, Useless Slaughter by Pelagic Sealing. ————— RUSSIA’S VAIN EFFORTS Prof. Leopold Stejneger of the National Museum, who was one of the United States fur seal commissioners to the Rus- sian Islands, in the Bering sea, has turned to Washington. Prof. Stejneger left the capital in June, and his headqaur- ters while away were on the Commander Islands, in Bering sea, the center of the seal industry of the Russian government. There are also a couple of small islands in the Okhotsk sea where the sealing is carried on by the Russians. The. professor is a recognized authority. on all matters pertaining to the seal ques- tion. He has been investigating the sub- ject as one of the representatives of the government for several years. In regard to the matter of branding seals, he said to a Star reporter: Branding Marks Will Remain. “The idea that the branding will not remain on seals I regard as preposterous. I am positively assured that the brands will remain on the animals, just as they do on horses or other beasts. Two or three of the seals which were branded on the Pribilof Islands last year were discov- ered this year with the brands on them. The reason that more were not found can probably be accounted for by the fact that the branded seals did not return. “The sears on seals are most notice- able at all times, particularly on the males, where they have received the wounds cs ing the scars in fighting. The scars are so common on the seals that the printed blanks furnished the Russian governinent officials have separate columns, where spe- cial reference is made to the scarred skins, after the killings, as they are worth little. “However, there is no way to prevent the decrease among the seals, except by the prohibition of pelagic sealing altogethe The pelagic sealers kill principally fema as they are more ge the prescribed limit, sea when pregnant. Russia's Efforts. “The Russian government hus been able to do nothing in the way of preventing the decrease. Ru: never claimed the right to stop si g, as the United States government has done, in the cpen sea. An agreement was entered into, howev be- tween the Russian government and England whereby pelagic sealing could not be car- erally found outside they go out in the ever, as they-are liable to and fifty miles the same thirty mil It is one thing to claim the right to p vent pelagié sealing, however, but it quite afotherthing to stop it. “The slecreage in the in the Russia ands is great. There is no contributary se. The only one which makes the crease “is the pelagic sealing. Take mortality of man, re y m&tances, as in cuse'f war. Add to of not @ly the men, but the women, wa ring anq kilfing one another, and it is € to s hat increase there would be in t mortality. “Theré are-only about 65,000 seals left on the Cozhmander Islands, and-still fewer on the islakd in the Okhotsk sea. The go’ ment kills only males on the island: that if this was kept up there would extinction of) seals. use aftervthey-are three or four ¥ . skins are worthle: the under ordi- red with that this the condition comp ye no The males are of no rs af Only about one male is needed to every one hun- dred females, so that ter is killed, there bei of each in the be; would amount to v the extinction carri s hen none of the lat- ng an equal number inning, the decrease little as compared to on by the pelagic d Branding the Females. “I think the branding would be a good thing for females used for breeding pur- The pela tion whate and females, his prey generally being t female, on account of the circumstance have mentioned before. Suppose he secures ten s a result of his day's work. tTh probably several more which h shot, but which have not been killed outright, ‘and which have been prac- Beally wasted, so that it is evident the pelagic sealing is a bad thing in more ways The sealer uses an or led with buckshot, to do h Prof. Stejneger was emphaticaily of the opinion that the one and only way to pre- vent the decrease in the seals was to pri hibit pelagic sealing altogether. He thinks that if a large number of males should be killed on the Pribilof Islands good results Would follow, as they continually fight. —_~+ Catching Thieves by Code. From the Chicago Inter-Ocean. “Most folks think an elevator starter has but they're wrong,” said the man who has charge of the elevators in a La Salle street skyscraper. “It seems to keep you busy, but the work looks e: remarked a bystander “You think just what the others do—that we have nothing to do but tell the con- ductor of each elevator when to start up,” replied the starter. “Seeing that the ele- vators are not overloaded and that they arg not all either at the top or bottom of the building at once is the easiest part of our work. The hardest is stopping thieves. Pickpockets and overcoat lifters work the skyscrapers regularly. I've spoiled their game in this building, though.” “How?” “I have arranged a code of signals by which I can, without attracting the atten- tion of anybody else, warn the elevator conductor to keep his eye on certain per- scns while in the car, see them If they do any pocket picking, and notice at which flcor they leave the car. For instance, if on a cold day like this two men, well dress- ed, but without overcoats, come In here, as soon as they step into an elevator, 1 say, ‘That's all right, No. 7.’ All you see is that the elevator starts up at once. The ejevator man, however, knows that I sus- pect the last, persons entering his car may be overcoat, thieves, and it is his duty to notice at what floor they leave the car, and, if possible, which room they enter. If, in- stead of saying, ‘That's all right, No. 7, had said, ‘Go ahead, 7,’ the elevator co: ductor would. have known I suspected the last twa men+for pickpockets work in pairs in his, car were pickpockets, and he would keep a,gonstant watch on them. “How does,your system work “Well, we've caught four pickpockets and seven overcoat thieves already this winter, and thg, seagon isn’t half ended. The pub- lic doegn’t realize how much it owes to the elevaton stagters, who are generally con- sidered;a lay lot of fellows with an easy fob.” 10 1 ++ eo —___ Mail:iGroand to Pieces in a Tube. From thd Bostin Transcript. Either beCguse of defective machinery or a careless operation, the pneumatic tube from the post office to the North Union station has already caused injury to the mail on at least two occasions. Last Mon- day, the first full day it was in use, one carrier of letters came through with its contents in a dilapidated condition. About twenty-five ietters were torn, some ground to pieces and others soiled. The same thing occurred today. The probability is that tne operators negl to lock the carriers before sending them through, though it ia claimed that carriers cannot be admitted into the tube before they are properly locked: The chance of trouble will, of course, grow smaller as the oper- ators familiarize themselves with the ma- chinery. wee A Louisville dispatch says a gigantic pool has been formed by the big western EVERY MAN FOR HIMSELF. The Selfish Old Proverb Goes Literally in the Klondike. From the Denver Republican. “Nobody who has spent the winter in the Klondike will ever want to try it again,” said Thomas Harmer at the mining bureau recently. ‘That is, unless he has a cer- tainty of making enough money to partially repay him for suffering hardships such as were never endured in any mining camp on earth before.” Mr. Harmer went into Alaska two years ago and says that he left there last August, never to return. “I would not go back there and remain five years for two hun- dred and fifty thousand dollars,” he con- tinued. “When I speak of suffering I. do not mean actual bodily pain or sickness, because I think if a man goes there pre- pared as he should and abstains from ex- cesses be can keep in reasonably good health, but to live during the winter sea- son in those close cabina and see the hor- rible selfishness and cruelty of human be- ings toward each other, the result of the rush for gold, which many of them, even after they have secured it, do not hesitate to throw away, is enough to make one lose all faith in the fitness of men to live on the earth. When I was coming out I saw men refuse a nail or the use of an ax or even the use of a tin cup to men who were in need of these trifles. Every man there seems to be afraid of his fellows—afraid that they will steal something or have bet- ter success in finding gold. I spent last winter from September to April with eight other men, we having gone together to save labor in keeping warm. ch of us had a claim or a part of a claim, and went out évery day that tue weather was not too cold to work our claims. In melting the frozen gravel we nearly always found one or more nuggets in the dirt, but during the entire eight months that we worked together I do not remember a single oc on when one of us acknowledged that he had found any gold. Each of us had a buckskin bag whic! as carried on the person, and the ingenuity of all was taxed to the utmost to devise some scheme whereby that bag could be con- cealed from the rest. There was no steal- ig in the camp. A man caught stealing would have had a rough time of it, but every man seemed to think that every other man wanted to steal from him, and I do not think that a single one of us knew where any other man carried his gold. I remember one night lying awake and see- ing five men of our company at different times putting away the nuggets found dur- ing the day, and in every case after put- ting them in the buckskin bag they would thrust the bag under the blankets and I could see from the fumbling that they were concealing it about their persons. We al- ways had a man sitting up to keep the and the men were afraid that he might see where they put their gold. There Was no absolute cruelty, but the total in- difference of others that characterized everybody was simply horrible. I was in the cabin one day reading, with two men, one of whom was sick, the rest being at work. The sick man had a terrible cold and fever, and asked one of us to hand him a drink. “The other man went over to the bucket in which we kept our melted snow. and with the remark, ‘There is no more than I ’ drank it all. This, of course, nally brutal, but there were many instances almost as bad. Every man for himself, and many of them are so constantly thinking of their gold that they become insane, or partially so. I came out with one man who y so excited over about ten thou ’ worth of gold that by the time we got to San Fran he was almost an idiot, and it was with difficulty that we could induce him to de- it his gold in a bank and go to a ho’ e is plenty of ge t and I thin! fields will be found, but all a man i: to get will not pay him for the hor- experiences he alled upon to en- dure. I was not particularly 1 though 1 brought out enough to pa irly well for my two years but if 1 was jars a year 1 +e NEGRO DISCIPLE DEAD. Judy Was the First Colored ber of Plymouth, From the New York Journ: Old Judy Moore is dead. Every one in the fifth ward in Brooklyn knew he She had lived there for mor® than thirty years. She was the first colored person admitted to membership in Plymouth Church. Henry Ward Beecher was well acquainted with her, and always had a kind word and pleas- ant smile for Judy. Mrs. Beecher also thought a great deal of her; gave her a lot of knitting to do, and also saw to it that her rent was paid and her personal com- fcrts attended to. Judith Ann Moore was Mo M er full name, but “led her Ju She would venty-five on June next. She died on Chri day from a complica- ticn of dis S, Born on what is now 3d avenue, near Gowanus canal, when it far in the country, Judith, soon as 2 able, went out to s She was an excellent cook, and as such worked for a number of years in the family of Mr. and Mrs. Rogers, ho were leading members of Mr. Beeche gation. It was probably the pr attle for the negro race led her into the Plymouth fold. Judy never went to public school. All she knew of books she rned Sund: school. She couldn't write, but she could read, and so far as is known she never re ny book but the Bible. And she knew it well. She seemed able to give vei after v She often asto who were well versed in the je was skillful in making artifici: ers out of vegetables. This hand@in vas often exhibited at the fair of Plymouth Church and the May- flower Mission. She often gave her experiences in church teeting. She expr herself well and never seemed to be at a loss for words. When the Christian Endeavor Society was started she promptly joired ii, and there never was a more faithful me Twelve years ago Judy we little frame hous Hart Mack all She members of the M, e visit her every Fi ng to her, and en the t Friday of every month the junior cl. of Plymouth would call on her. In her attendance at se s and she was as regular went to the with a white handkerchief over and another arocnd her throat pinned over her breast. And so th have attired her in death. +0. Breeding of Angora Cats. From the Woman's Home Companion, It is the general opinion of these eat fan- ciers that the culture of Angoras is an oc- cupation which any young woman with a fondness for pets and a little of the com- mercial instinct may pursue with profit as well as pleasure. It is an occupation in which success dees not depend upon a special talent. One cannot succeed in lit- «rature, music, the arts or in teaching without a course of training and an inborn adaptability, but the rearing of cats calls for no mental preparation, or for any rare power in any particular direction. Capital, however, is neccssary.~ Angora cats bring a gcod price, and it will cost something to establish a kennel. The amount will de- pend upon the magnitude of the beginning. One may expend a hundred dollars and se- cure, perhaps, three chcice thoroughbred adults, or at an outlay of twenty-five dol- lare, or thereabouts, one may purchase a male ard a female kitten and rear them herself. The fitting up of a suitable kennel need not cost much, but there are impor- tant points in the construction and care of the Kennel which should not be neglected, and which any owner of Afgoras is always ready to explain. The essentials for a suc- cessful Angora kennel are not elaborate. Most important is an ample outdoor run- way, made of woven wire, with a roof of the Same matefial. This should connect with a cozy house or dormitory. Both apartments should be provided wit ele- yated shelves, as the cats like to sleep far from the ground as possible. The! also enjoy the exercise of jumping up to and down from their elevated perches. Fresh grass and pure-milk are absolute ne- cersities. The Angora has been a much. slandered animal. The general public be-/ lieves it to be delicate in physique and surly and treacherous in disposition. This is as far from the truth as is possible. ;) They are almost uniformly amiable and sf-| fectionate in disposition, and possess hardy; and vigorous constitutions. They are f of interesting eccentricities, however. $ ————§_o+______ “Want” ads. in The Star pay because *g % her head tring answers. : SEER Ns eee Monday, and until further notice, store will close at > : Woodward *., Lothrop Welcome the pleasure of extending to their patrons resident and distant, another New Year’s greeting. A Happy New Year to All! In entering upon the business of 1898 we wish t: express our thanks to the public for the very libera patronage accorded us during the past twelve months. The gracious words of friends and the practical deeds of generous buyers show clearly that our store and the people are completely in harmony. We pause a moment to look backward over the road we have passed and to peer into the path be- fore us. The year now ending has been a very prosperous one; our endeavors have met with pleasing success; our vastly increased facilities--our ceaseless, tireless, pleasurable work of bettering the store and its methods and gathering dependable goods at the low- est possible prices for our public have received mani- fest appreciation and general approval. This approval of our methods, shown in so many unmistakable ways--the greatest of which is the continuous and increasing patronage--deepens the conviction that it is our duty to make the business better. We accept the duty hopefully, believing that greater success awaits us if we deserve it. This store will do its part not only to hold its plac: among the leading retail business houses of the United States, but will make untiring effort to surpass all its old record for liberal stocks and liberal accommo- dations, and from time to time we shall introduce new features into the business for the convenience and advantage of our customers. In the wonderfully low prices which have prevailed during the year for all classes of merchandise we have endeavored not to sacrifice quality for price, but have steadily endeavored to offer only such merchandise as we were satisfied had intrinsic value, and which we could guarantee to give satisfactory service. And we shail not in the future make any change in policy--on the contrary, while maintaining this h standard of quality, we shall continue to gi customers the lowest prices possible on fi merchandise only, and shall strive in every p: way to reach even a higher standard of merchand ing by all legitimate methods. We carry the cleanest and freshest assortment of all classes of merchandise of any large department store in this country. : We allow nothing to be offered for sale (on any day except Friday) at our counters that is not strictiy perfect in every respect, and we guarantee our price always as low as the same quality can be purchased anywhere in this country. Having placed advance orders for the finest designs and qualities of Silk, Woolen and Cotton Fabrics for the spring of ’98, we shall make such announcements from time to time as their merits justify, and hope they will meet with faver and approval. We shall also offer from time to time such extraordinary value as our purchasing facilities and great outlet mak possible. The New Year Starts the spring merchandising and begins a series| of daily store events which should prove of interest to the shopping public. January favors the consumer. There are unusual buying opportunities in January. It is our business to find them for you. When found to tell you of them. . Therefore, we have been collecting great lots of such goods as could be had under extraordinary con- ditions of cheapness. The varieties will surprise and please you. MONDAY, JANUARY THIRD--Our first showing of spring of °98 High-class Cotton Fabrics, exquisite French Organdies, Mousselines, etc. : 1s MONDAY, JANUARY THIRD--Our Annual January Sale of Table, Bed and Toilet Linens, Sheets, Pillow Slips, Quilts and other Housekeeping Goods. TUESDAY, JANUARY FOURTH--Our Twice-yearly Sale of Men’s and Boys’ Unlaundered Shirts, Collars and Cuffs, etc. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY FIFTH--Our Twice- yearly sale of Women’s and Children’s Muslin and Cambric Underwear and Women’s Corsets, Silk Pet- ticeats, etc. _- WEDNESDAY, JANUARY FIFTH=--Our Annua’ January Sale of Swiss and Hamburg Embroideries The announcements of today are but the beginning of many that will follow each other rapidly in the days just coming, and they will be well worth carefu' reading and practical study. Woodward & Lothrop.