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F _ THE EVENING STAR, FRIDAY, MARCH 25, 1898-16 PAGES. ; w M O S E S AND The best at the lowest BEN RORMICATIONS. ——— = = = B. SONS. price at Beveridge’s.| pictcres or THE CITY OF WASHINGTON IN ; . ~ THE PAST. By Samuel C. Busey. i Boys’ ail woolsuits $ 45 ’ 5 LL.D. Washington; Win, Ballantyne & i= W . 924, 926, 928 924, 926, 928 Hi Pactors. Ist and D. Dr. Busey’s previous works concerning with 2 pair pants.. 2 == | 7th, running ‘i 6 7th, running Saturday s big 1 F at, cor. 11th. Mattress Factory. ist and D. ms lecal history have shown both a keen re a Ghat through to through to shoe specials Fusitas Piste io Giaceae 3 historical a rdent desire to the price of an ordinary all-wool = bs . Fwelture Factors, 12th & B. Storge, 220 & M ee a eee sult"we cnet gay tomoiren, a fae all-woot | 704-706 K st. 704-706 K st. Sn ters directly concerning the national capi- a = Come) to bors — - ws sy “Th Depen dable St =. . © every economical shoe ta! that should be preserved for the bene- eat Se eee ee . —— buyer tomorrow should prove (S orce fit of the people of the future city. Sell for leap than '$3.50—in fact. the same a day of unusual interest. We of Price Arguments Will appeal to everybody. Today’s list is particularly strong. We've tak- en DR ING TABLES in hand for a clearing out. Hardly missed half a dozen designs in our onslaught of price cutting. Dressing Tables belong to a class of furniture that isn’t very low price —but we've brought them down to a low price level now. Dressing Tables. Were. Birch and Bird Card, eye M - $15.00 - $12.00 White Sclid Oak... .. plid Mshogany. . ¥ Mahogany Finish Solid Mahogany W. B. MOSES & SONS. it DVoooososoe soos LD ‘Vain Regrets) will not repair the in- jury done to your eyes through neglect. Apair of glasses might have saved them. PicAllister& Feast § Opticians, “1311” F St. mb24-28d DP BOSOOOOCOCSC COCO LH Take a POO OOH Q Q Q Q Q 2 Q ot a “qu medicine, ut a delicious, strength-giving tonie that will make new, rich Tonic!, . and fortify the sys- tem against spring fever. Taxe To-Kalon “Old Stock"? Port—only quart. TO-KALON WINE CO.,614 14TH ST. "Wa? —Our rew SPRING HATS well merit that Fashion's and BON- name. We've choicest Paris, creations fur our PICTURES. na showing this season. Fine ‘Trimmings, too. —_ Imported Flowers, ete. Flowers hold swey this spring. lirs. C. Stiebel, 1113 G St. = Mourning Goods a Specialty. mb21-m,w.£-20 ‘NUTCOA,’ = A produet of the Cocoanut! —= Good « und prudent bouse- ——— ——— wives everywhere use and recom. ——— mend “Nutcoa™ for shortening, fry- eral cooking purposes. y taking the place of rand other animal and le fats. Always sweet and AT ALL GROCERS. ~ Clearin g Out FURNITURE. Brery stick. <f-Tucsitoce tothe VY Off. stock bonght trom S. K. Brown & Sen ts to be closed out at A THIRD CFF regular marked prices. Better not delay—the bargains won't linger here long. . H. Kaiser, 20th & Ave. ai? 8. K Brown & Son, 620 20th st. ae (75 & 90c. | inoleums,{ 50s: yard. —There’s a tra It'll wear Hke iron pearance always. ‘There are 100 Mitre M: Rving to close out at Houghton mb24-20d ~ ~ “stirrer” for you. and be neat in ap- here we're $1.00 Co., 1214 F St — A Save Money & Trouble. GET THE BEST, “The Concord Harness,” Trunks, Bags, Suit Cases and Leather Goods. Lutz & Co., 491 PA. AVE. N.W. (Next National Hotel.) —Trunk Repairing by skilled bands. P. mh16-2 reer erererrrrrrrrs ry W. H. McKnight, for 17 years connected with C. L. Kellogg, gth and F sts., begs to inform his friends and for- mer patrons that he is now associated with CRAMER & CO., oth and D sts. fell-3m,20 eeeee Seer ccccccccccoce A Cure for Rheumatism. S." RHEUMATIC REMEDY. Cer- edy. Cures Rheumatisin in every Only 56c. bottle. * €7 Laxative Browo Quinine Tablets redaced Sto ie. box. 7 Sisters’ Hair . Sutherland * * Grower—smail size, 39¢.—la Stevens’ Pharmacy, COR. 9TH AND PA. AVE. mh24-14d 1325 F St. N.W. Burchell’s Spring Leaf Tea sold at’ 50 cents a pound. If you taste it you will want it more than . you will the money it costs. WANTS —in China, Glassware, Silver- ware, Kitchen Utensils, etc., etc., can be supplied here to your entire satisfaction—both in the quality and style of the goods and_-prices. Our spring stock is com- plete in every department. Your early inspection is in- vited. Dinner & Toilet Sets. On our second floor will be found Dinner d Tollet Sets in innumerable pretty including “Open Stock” pat- to sult all purchasers. Kitchen Utensiis. Our stock of Kitchen Utensils was never more complete—nor were prices ever moze attractive embracing every possitle ‘The Eddy’ Refrigerator henld be found in every well-appointed More than 500,000 in use. Book timonials of our representative elt izens FREE. Saves food and ice, and is the cheapest on the market in the end. Chests, $5.50 up; Uprights, $12 up. Ice Cream Freezers For hand, steam and electric power. We have the celebrated “Mills and “White Mountain’ Ice Cream Freezers, in all sizes up to 40 quarts. The sizes from 25 40 quarts come with pulley aring for steam and electric power--for HOTELS, BOARDING HOU and CON '10N S. Also Packing Tabs and-Cans, Brick Molds, ete., For Confectioners’ Use. M. os 9 w.Beveridge POTTERY, PORCELAIN, GLASS, ETC., 1215 F St. & 1214 G St. Dulin < Martin,- Managers. It “Soft shoes for tender feet.'* Shoe Bargains For Saturday. REALLY STARTLING SHOE VALUES. Two styles Ladies’ Vici Kid, in both Button and Lace Shoes, hand-sewed. These have always sold for $3.50. , For TOMORROW (Saturday) we are going to sell them for 2 21Do Misses’ Vici Kid, both But= ton and Lace Shoes, with spring heels, sizes 11 to 2, always sold for $2.00. TO- MORROW we are going to sell them for ‘L900. Shoe Havenner’sgip. 928 F Street N.W. It ATLANTIC BUILDING. ba Delicious Highly Seasoned “Old Vir- ginia’ Mango s. Gught to be 25c. bottle. We will sell them for. Better get acquainted with us trial order. You'll never regret it C. W. Barker, 1210 F. mh25-20d Picture Framing Inducements. Photo Frames, 50c.; sny color oak or Framed reproductions of famous pictures, Gicat variety of Moldings and Colored Mats. peetal will bring me with samples. S. J. Venable, 304 Mass. Ave. N. E. mi25 84 ASTHMA, Hay Fever and Catarrh, 0 Suffocation, Neuralgia, etc., cured babes tee CIGARETTES, Ol POWDER. 7 E. FOUGERA & CO. bra Paris, J. ESPIC; New York, BY ALL DRUGGISTS. del-f,52t,14 Opening Spring [iillinery! All are invited ere March 28, to admire — the faithful and beautiful iustrations of pre- ili ‘ing styles in millinery gathered from fashion centers. —_ the Miss E. Ottiel Toepper, 1114 G St., Formerly of 710 11th st. fe19-3m,8 The Robinson Oils. “They lubricate more snd outlast other oils." W. C. Robinson & Son, e25-8:f BALTIMORE, Md. ‘Try it, New York City Beyond Spain’s Reach. From the Army and Navy Journal. The people of New York city need have no fears about being bombarded by Spanish warships. The land fortifications around it, without the assistance of thé navy, would be ample protection against any fleet that might be sent here. The guns of a warship like the Vizcaya cannot throw a shell fur- ther than eight miles, since it is impossible to get verx much elevation for an eight or ten-inch gun in the turrets of a ship. No warship could lie outside the Narrow: and shell New York, as some people imag- ine, for the distance ts too great, and more- over a ship attempting to form any such unkind act would be under heavy fire in close range of the batteries of Forts Hamil- ton and Wadsworth, the latt Position curity from foreign } £cvernment. This book represents a vast amount of research and may be taken as an accurate digest of the great volume of material that has beer written and printed in the past <encerning the beginnings of the seat of As Dr. Busey remarks in E's preface, many misstatements have been Made by some writers who have essayed to make the history of Washington city a story of romance and fiction. But stripped of all these e1 the story of Washing- ton is indeed fairly to be called romantic. Evolved out of a virtual wilderness by the legislative act of-a new nation, itself the creation from- many different ‘and diver- gent elements, the city of Washington has @ story that teems with interest aside from the political events that have been histori- cally asscciated with it. The unique relations between the munici- pality and the nation are today in such striking evidence, owing to the recent ne- cessity for repeated efforts to prevent the congressional abrogation of the organic act of 1878, that a close perusal of Dr. Busey’s yelume is to be recommended to every citi- zen who desires to'inform himself as to the conditions existing in the early days with regard to this matter. The work shows clearly that at the inception of the capital it was regarded as the nation’s city, cre- ated as such and maintained in the early days as such. The direct interest of the first President in the evolution of the capi- tal from the farm lands at the confivence oi the Potomac and Anacostia rivers is to be seen at every stage, as shown by the first chapter of the book. President Wash- ington typefied the spirit that prevails to- dzy among some legislators, the spirit of guardianship over the District set apart for purposes of national administration. Dr. Busey brings forward a mass of evi- dence that cannot be counter-balanced to show that at no time in the early days of the republic and the city was the latter considered. in the light of an ordinary mu- nicipality, with its own future to be made from commercial agencies, with the need for growth and development upon the usual lines of corporate acctetion. In other features this book is of excep- tional interest and value. The second chap- ter is written by Mr. Wilhelmus B. Bryan, and relates to the removai of the seat of government to Washington. In reprinting this paper as a chapter.of his book Dr. Busey pays a high compliment to Mr. Bryan, whose studies in local history have ‘een exhaustive and productive of severai important results. Other chapters relate to L'Enfant’s map of the city, with exhibits; the forests, houses, streams and springs in the Territory of Columbfa—the original offi- cial name of the District—when the city Was founded; old homes and seats in the vicinity of the city; old histories, guide and sketch books and directories of the city prior to and including 1850; the history of Pennsylvania avenue prior to the same year, boarding house and hotel life of public men during the first half of the century; social life within the same period. Following these chapters is a list of the werks that have been utilized by the au- tor in his researches, in itself a valuable compendium of authorities. Dr. Busey complains bitterly and with Justice about the failure of the nation to carry our the original plans for the city. upon the wisely broad lines of L’Enfant. Though now perhaps too late to rectify all those errors of omission it is worth while for, the modern historian to turn back to show what might have been had the first conceptions of a national capital been wrought into permanent works, as a warning against other departures from the strict lines of capital making that are being followed today in the administration of the local affairs and the progression toward an ideal. PARIS. By Emile Zola. Translated by Ernest Alfred Vizetelly. In two volumes. New York: ‘The Macmillan Company. This is the final wo.k of the triology just finished by M. Zola, 'n which he de- scribes the struggles of man in his choice ketween religion and the material elements of life. The preceding’ books are already familiar to the readers of the works of this writer, who has just been occupying an altogether unique position before the world through his intervention in the ju- Gicial proceedings of France. These pre- ceding volumes relate to Lourdes and Rome. In the former the symbolic imper- senation of Man, the Abbe Froment, was depicted as seeking faith at the grotto of Lourdes and hope amidst of the theo- cracy of the vatican. Paris represents the final stage of the process that in Zola’s words typefies the religious, decadence of the French nation, the gradual surrendering of theolog:cal principles and the submission to what is called “reason.” The picture that the author paints is not pieasing. It is, in fact, even more revolting than most ethers from the same hand. Paris as a type can be and in this work is worked into a very striking bit of realism. The scenes utilized to carry conviction and to lend color to the author's theories are sug- gestive of u degree of moral decay really inconceivable save by the loosening of the imagination. The translator is in sym- pathy with the author in the Belief that France is letting go her hold on religion and that there is no hope of a reforma- ticn In this respect. He is likewise in sympathy with the author in that he be- lieves with him that Paris will rise from her degradation and become a part of the progression toward better things. Thus {t is to be seen that both Zola and his in- termediary of communication to the Eng- lish-reading public disassociate religion from moral advancement. Their creed may perhaps be stated in the concluding werds of the preface, “perfect truth and perfect justice.” M. Zola’s personal ex- Feriences of the past few weeks give polg- nancy to his reflections along the line of “justice.” INA CISNEROS; Told mtinental Publish- THE STORY OF EVAN Herself. New Yi This is a triple production. First appears a general introduction, written by Mr. Julian Hawthorne in his vivid style. Then cemes a well-written story of the rescue of Miss Cisneros by Karl Decker, told by that daring correepondent himself. Finally Miss Cisneros’ story is told in her own manner, With these contributions to an altogether interesting narrative are printed cepies of the petitions sent to the Queen Regent of Spain by the women of America and Eng!ana for the release of Miss Cis- neros trom her Cuban prison. The account of her imprisonment and her rescue through the enterprise of the New York Journal is well enough known in outline to take from the volume some of its fresh- 88, but it is a book that has, neverthe- jess, a certain value in that it makes per- manent the record of one of the most dar- ing bits of Journalistic endeavor ever un- dertaken. The illustrations form a promi- nent feature of the book, being from the penclis of Frederick Remington, Thomas Fleming and others. EIGHTY YEARS AND MORE (1815-1897); Rem- iniscences of Elizabeth Cady Stanton. New York: European Publishing pany. Mrs. Stanton hes given to her admirers a volume of unusual interest. It is not only a weil-written biography, but it be- comes, ty virtue of the prominence of the author in the woman's suffrage movement in America, virtually a history of that movement itself. It is thus at once the rec- ord of an important modern tendency in national affairs and of a life filled with les- sons of value to many thousands. The story is told in a clear, simple fashion, with direct force and sutticient anecdotal adornment to make it interesting to the general reader, without regard for his or her prociivities in the matter of the suf- frase. The book work ts well done, and the illustrations add to the value of the volume. iE. PAINTER IN OIL; A Complete Treatise en ‘ples and necessary fisaak of pictures in colors. ae tain, of Bon ia ‘an8 Tony: Flea Almee Morot; acthor of “Sketching from Boston: Lee ah Ww. COLOR: PAINTING; A BOOK OF BRD AMATEO SS. Te cre Re EES ‘Washington: With pee As Naotyes-ar Boose : ages # ‘Thése two hand-books are of much value it one. pal pants sells usual . yet you're offered It for $2.45. As elegantly made suits as you ever aaw—no-matter how expeusive. $4 vestie suits, $2.98. What wag. impossible to do before we've ‘year 8 | suits for $2.98. You'll, find exclusive clotbiers getting $4 amd-$5 for the same sult. Sollars and vests are made of red, green and bh broadcloth and are trimmed With souteche braid. $1.48 blouses, 95c. As a special. value for Saturday we are going to let the boys’ white Indin Unon blouse waists in sizes 3 to 9 years— collar and front trimmed with embroids ery which are marked $1.48—go at 95 cents. to “Mothers’ Favorite” suspenders and walstband—the new arrangement which holds up the pants and serves as ‘a brace for the back—for 25e. for a day. ]] ~, The regulare 75c. ‘*Mothers’ Friend" laundered percale shirt waists, in all sizes, will go for a day at 50c. Boys’ new olf caps—light and dark effects—Ie. tis woe instead Of 25e. Ribbon specials. No “trash’’ here—no cotton ribbons— hot even .he cotton mixed sort. We find we can sell the all-silk for but such a little vit more th the cotton sort, which never gives sai faction. The ‘ribbon department never was so large—never did such a business, pon of good qual- ing wear—will special T1¢, . inch all-silk satin ril 3%-Inch corded edge French taffet bons, in all colors and shades 4 =which sells all } ya., will he off price, tomorrow, per y 6-in. double-faced black satin sash rib- bons—of extra heavy quality—which 1s Worth Ze. a yard—will be offered Oc. tomorrow at ihe special price. : 50qlessthan druggists You'll be sucprised at thé big amount you can saye on toilet articles when buy- ing here. Our prices are less than half what the corner druggists charge—and our goods are much fresher, because the little prices keeps the stock constantly moving and constantly fresh. ‘These xpecials, tomorrow: The famous Wuttermilk soap Wil 6. g0, per cake, for: = Red seal petroleum Jelly, the regu- 50. lar 5e, size, will be offered for..... -. Impertal talcum powder—the reg- ular 10c, siz6—will be offered to- wee 25C- morrow—6 boxes for only. ‘The regular 15. whisk brooms, i wiil be offered tomorrow for The regular 35¢ brushes will all-bristle hair fered for.... pottles of Co will be offere ular Ie. glyeerine for, Large-size_ bottles of hold ammonia will be offered tomor- 4 row for only.:.... sues The regular 5c. extracts—in all odors—will be sold tomorrow, per ounce, inchiding boitle, for.!...... 22C- Siver-trimuned when sell regularly at 35 will be of- fered tomoctow for os Corsets, 39c. Tomorrow we offer a lot of heavily boned corsets, sunde by the famous Bee mmenntectnrers itch sell: at} usually at. $0c,--at the special 1 Drlee.,.-++5y 39¢. st Saturday in the millinery department will be of very special importance. We shall do some bargain offering—and selling—which you are not used to. It is an offering of stylish, “dependable” trimmed and untrimmed millinery devoid of trashy stuff. It is a sacrificing of. profit for one day. And it is done to get you “in touch” with this elegant department —to get you here that you may see how much better we are doing the mil- linery business than others—how much more reasonable the prices ~ Our shoe department is rap- are. So far, the success of this new department has been remark- able, and it must grow! grow! grow!—just as the shoe department has grown—and the clothing and the housefurnishings depts. No charge for trimming hats, provided the shape and material are bought here. There isn’t a house in the city that makes such an offer. That's where they get the best of you. 48c. sailors, 25c. Rough straw short-back sailor hats, in all colors, including new shades—others have them wv 39c. and 48c.—here for a day at 25e. $1 sailors, 69c. Lot of ladies” untrimmed ma straw sailor hats, in two styles. as others are selling at $1—Saturday here at 69c. $2.75 trimmed hats, $1.98 Ladies’ rmgh stcaw hats, trimmed with ribbons nd flowers—and made up in the latest_styles—for which you would be asked $2.75 elsewhere—we shall offer at $1.98. 39c. child’s hat, 25c. Lot of children’s mixed straw hats—for which I have to pay 39c. cisewhere —will go for this day at $1.50 hats, 98c. Lot of ladies’ dress shape hats of Milan straw, French chip and Benint bead, in black ‘and colors—$1.50 values for ec. $5 trimmed hats, $3.98. Ladies’ fancy braid hats, trimmed with chiffon, wings, flowers ‘Wuckle—from, stock or to order—in black and colors— a $5 value for $3.98. Save money on new skirts, suits or jackets. It is a well-known fact, though YOU may not be aware of it— that we can save you 25 per cent on your new spring or jacket—and sometimes more. itt, suit None of the cheap, flimsily-made garments which are so plenteous about town are here, but every one bears evidence of the most painstaking tailor-making. Special at- tention is given this department because of its importance. = NEW SKIRTS. 4 quality plain black sik-tnixbed ir skirts — elegant luster—- s... $2.49 Imported black surah skirts — nicely tucked in tke latest style— French cit—flare back worth § 93-98 brecaded mohair skirts, , Black ~ y in a arge varlety of new designs" Gt te worth $2. (. SET5 New black brocaded silk skirts—strictly ilk: od Ine $5.00 Fine black brocaded satin skirte—the heavy damasse quality. not the flimsy kind—new tight front and flare $6 8 back—worth §10.. : SPRING SILK WAISTS. Fine fancy striped taffeta silk waist— in ull colors—made in the new blouse front effect—regular “$8 value —whick we offer as a big Wwe $5.00 NEW SUITS. Black and navy cheviot tan, new blue and brown covert suite—both strictly all s all silk lined— $5.98 ked suits, in lovely coverts and bs — skirts have latest style navy and all new shades lined. are taffeta $15........ 2 $10.98 Finest impozted cheviot suits. in navy and black—they are all taffeta’ Hned throvgbont. not in the flimsy sort, but rustle taffeta, cither black or changeable —beautifnll; de — estly worth $20." $12.98 SPRING JACKETS. ‘w spring walking jackets of finest nglish tan Bete eee made—the Smart. man-ta: sort—a remu- 3 lar $7 value—offered ™ $4.98 CHILDREN’S JACKETS. Children’s new all-wool mixed novelt, Jackets—tastefully braided—plain | clo cape to mat all sizes—a regular $4 value—for. * $2.98 are hon have prepared a big list of un- matchable values—that can- not fail to act as a magnet in drawing here one of the big- gest crowds of the season idly taking its place among the leaders—and from all points comes ready appreciationof our low prices for high-grade foot-_ ||! wear. We guarantee every ||) pair of shoes we sell—and say “if any split before the soles wear through a new pair will ih be given iree.” You see, we have confidence in our quali- ties. | {i opera toms jent wearers grade—whteh will x prive of...... Upped ap, ricular stricti couse regalar S12 special prive tomorrow of Ladies’ Mack and tan tipped with kid Lind ues—for.... ies” walking and black—n a1 regular values—for a day at....... Ladies’ French patent leather dress shoes, made with silk vesting tops in 0 nd Most stylish shapes the su shown ai of solid pair neat and dressy go 01 wale at these special prices: leather thi Sizes 5 to 8, 8H. Sizes Sy to 1 Sizes 11 In our men’s store. In our men’s department you will find a most complete stock “men’s furnishings and prices that are from 20 t than the “exc Tomorrow we wearables partment pown “Sterling” Ivrat lars, of pure 4-ply linen, in all the™newest and most fashionable shapes, in all sizes from 1414 to IS—which sell everywhere Be.—will be of ic ahh a. TR a's black <p bai bows, in the shapes—you'll pay at the = HHH} Wich’s stores—tomerrow we. «SC. Hil Men's silk wet) garters —the well-known “Oxford, makes—in all BSe., will ge tomorrow fh ns silk strin s | A special lot of n | percale shirts—in a spl WH hew spring patterns—with se ii uffs—in all sizes will be offered * tomorrow as a special value at... 49C- | ten\in a manner readily understood, and treating of the practical methods and pro- cesses of painting. The volumes contain many practical ruggestions concerning the arrangement and lighting of the studio and the properties of colors, together with practical lessons in light and shade draw- ing, composition and perspective, but very wisely omitting color schemes for the paint- ing of pictures according to rule, which is an objectionable feature of most works of the kind. Both books are appropriately illustrated. WAILFS OF THB PRESS; Some Stories of States- men and Others. Collected and Edited by Harry L. Work. shington: Walter Neale. From all possible sources Mr. Work has gathered tcgether a large collection of “yarns” apropos of this or that public man. , As he indicates in a prefatory note, many of these are peripatetic in their alle- giance, being now the property of one man, now of another, and constituting a certain proportion of the bulk of that peculiar commodity known ‘as the Washington stery. These short “waifs of the press’ make geod reading when thus edited. ‘ LIFE. Stories of Soldiers and 1S Tiivianse By Anbtose lleree,” New York: P, Putnam's Sons. Washington: Woodward & Lothrop. » Mr. Bierce long ago established a repu- tation for a peculiar sort of imagination by means of these stories, which are couched in a vein of uncerry conjuring with such themes as death, ghostly visitations and the like. This reprint is handsome and worthy of the stories, that are certain to live in part in literature. WOMEN. By Ella Wheeler Wilcox. go: W. B, Conkey Company. ‘A rather garish binding serves well to in- troduce the work of this well-known poetess, who here depicts the lives of a trio of women, with her characteristic style. It 1s in line with other works by the same writer, strong In portraying the emo- tions, unmindful of certain tendencies and customs of modern literature, and gt all times bold and courageous. -ASSE’S ADVICE TO A WIFE; on the Man- oe emnente her cwn Health and on the Treat- ment of Some of the Complaints incidental to labor and suckling. Faccoure Barnes, M.D., F.2.8.E., consulting jnysician to the British Lying-in Hospital. Fourteenth Edition. New York: George Rout: ledge & Sons. Washington: Brentano's. EZOFOVITCH; 8, Novel. From the Polish MUTT gilsa Orevessko. ‘Translated by Iz Young. ‘Iustrated by Miehaél Elviro Andriolli. New York: W. L. Company. Washington: Woodward & Lothrops ¥ EREST N ALIVE; and Other Storics. a nrthe author of Hiram ‘Sermons."” THREE Chica; AN ELUSIVE LOVER. ‘By Viroa Woods, author Sfrasce “uitdreth's Identity.” Boston: ton, Mifiin & ‘Go. ‘Washington: Brentano's. 4i [LLAS XD FIELD; a Bird Book or Bek Me a A. Merriam. i1- Justrated. Beston:. Houghton, Miffin & - Co. ‘Washington: >Ballautyne & Sons. LOWERS ‘OF CALIFORNI. THRamea, Gaunte and, Hable. By us THE PRIDE OF E ‘on Castle. New York: pany. Y GOLF. By H. J. HOW TO Pibert B. Stone & $id FROM A MAINE SURVIVOR. John E. White Tells His Experiences in the Explosion. From the New York Times. A graphic account of the destruction of the Maine has been received in a letter written by John E. White to his brother Luke, who lives at 146 Nassau street, Brooklyn. White enlisted on the Maine just one year ago yesterday. The letter is dated March 1 at Key West, but was delayed in transmission. The letter is, in part, as follows: Yours received, and was glad to hear that all are well. There is some talk down here about some of the Maine’s crew, those that’s left of them, going to New York. I guess when they do get back they will put them on the Verment for awhile. They won't send me, for, in the first place, it wouldn't do me any good to go north, as I am not able to help myself. At any rate, they don’t intend to send me, for the doctor told me so this, morning. I dcn’t know how soon they will send the others, but they are pretty nearly all able ta get around now. We expect some bod- ies here from Havana today or tomorrow, but they haven't arrived yet. Yes, Luke, this certainly was a horrible disaster, and one not likely-to be forgotten for a while. We had one of our own divers go down in the wreck, and he arrived here yester- day. He says that the sights were awful. He says that the men were lying in their hemmocks as if nothing had happened. Poor fellows, some of them never woke up. You have been through the berth deck; you know how long that was. That was where most of the men slept. Only two men escaped from there, and they must have been blown through the bottom. I must have teen blown a pretty good distance myself, for when I came up I Was about fifty or sixty yards from the ship. I turned in about repens! aoe this thing happened about 9: or 80. was just getting asleep when I heard the ex- picsion. It was an awful sound. I couldn’t begin to describe it. Then there was a crash. 1 was doubled up in a heap and went down. I struck the water almost as soon as I heard the noise. Well, I had all my senses about me, and I went shoot- ing along at awful rate. Suddenly I stopped, then I felt every- thing getting thrown around me. ie wa- ter was horrible. I opened my mouth once and swallowed a lot of it. Then I tried to swim up and found I was caged in, for I only went up a few feet, and I found my head cracked against something, and I found I couldn't get out. Well, I kicked around there bel et to get clear. I went up I went. I thought I es the top. I’-thought I would burst, but I tell you I did swim, and when I came up it was like a new life, although the air came up a good Gis- tf af i i i & ct the i ue time to write this, though it all ha: pened in a very short time. My legs are getting along well, at least they feel that way, for they are still done up in plaster, but I guess they will be all right soon. ———_+ e+ ___ Indian Fails as Shoplifter, Frem the Durango (Col.) Wage Earner. A Navajo Indian can hide more bulk within the folds of his blanket than a two- bushel basket could hold, and can success- fully hide many stolen articles before our eyes. The settlers along the San Juan and Animas rivers, during the early days, had to put all their stealable possessions in one corner of their places of abode and stand guard when -the Navajoes were visitors, which was a too frequent occurrence. “Chinny ah-go!” (meaning something to eat) was the first intimation, generally, that an Indian was near (perhaps a half dezen). They rarely exceeded half a dozen ir number, as they, like the American hobo, had learned that smaller numbers stood a better show to get something to eat. One day in A. R. Lincoln’s cabin, on the south bank-of the San Juan river, three bachelors were partaking of their evening meal, when a Navajo with a glass eye walked in. All tried to watch the Indian's movements, but he had managed to get several articles under his blanket, an would not have been detected had not an accident befallen him. A hatchet which slipped from one of the folds in his blanket fell, and the sharp blade cut a long gash in the calf of his leg. The Indian looked to the roof of the cabin as if wondering where the hatchet had fallen from, but the blood spurting from the open gash betray- ed him. His blanket was shaken and a butcher knife, miner’s candlestick, several candles and a package of tobacco, longing in the. cabin, fell on the ———__+e-+—___ A Grade-Climbing Trolley 1! From the Philadelphia Record. A combination cog wheel and trolley is in successful use at the Rima-Murany ore works, in Hungary. The electric railway runs from the mines to the foundry, and censiderable grades had to be overcome. It was thought best to do this by the addi- tion of a third rail, provided with cogs, and, while on level ground and on slight grades, the trains are run by ordinary ad- hesion, the cog railway system brought into action at the steep grades near the ore mines, and again where the ore is to be raised to the high level of the top of the ee for the pul cor the ‘cost of transportation. 18 oy a ee oe eae —-o-______ A New Lewis Carroll Story. ‘The author of “Alice in Wonderland” Jealously guarded his pseudonym of Lewis Cerroll in the case of his fletion, and re- sented nothing so much as a hint that he BEAR ON A cCowcaTec! Stayed There on a Ten-Mile Ran and Was Shot, Ffem the Boston Transcript. Not long ago as a railroad train was pass- ing through Wilder's Cul, near Oicut Run, Pa., the engineer was astonished to see a black bear coming around a sharp curve. The cut is so-narrow that there is hardly room for a man to stand aside’and allow an engine to pass without striking him. Bruin was more amazed than the engineer. In- stead of stepping aside, he reared on his haunches and awaited events. The loco- motive was running less than twenty miles an hour, for the place is 2 dangerous one. Upon seeing the bear the engineer shut off steam and applied the brakes, but the dis- tance was too short to escape an accident. The cowcatcher slid under the hind legs of the brute and lifted him off the ground. Thinking all trouble was over, the engin- r put on steam once more, while the fire- man climbed out of the cab window and stole along the guard railto find out what had become of the bear. He was there, clasping the cowcatcher, the lower part of his body just grazing the ground and his head almost reaching the bottom of the headlight. He seemed to understand that the only thing he could do was to hold fast, and he did so during the run to the next station, ten miles distant. The station agent was standing at the depot door as the train approached. The sight of a full- grown bear on the cowcatcher fairly took away his breath. As soon as the engine came to a stand- still bruin sitpped from his perch and made a for freedom. This took him straight toward the agent, wha, éashed through the door, slammed it shut, lea) ed through the rear door, and went 4 the street at a furious rate, callingout: “Bear! Bear! Somebody get a gun!” Soon the town was in a turmoil, a yelling crowd foliowing in hot pursuit of the bear, some of the boys pelting him with stones. Suddenly a big shepherd dog bounced out of a yard and dashed after the bear. Bruin paused but a minute or two, but when he pasred on, the rash dog had no future in- terest in the proceedings. At the street corner a lawyer carrying a double-barreled gun came face to face with the bear, but the latter turned down the nearest alley. The and led the frightened impossible. Finding himself at bay, Nailed His Whiskers to the Fence. From the Philadelphia Record, The of-one of the “old-