Evening Star Newspaper, December 15, 1898, Page 5

THE EVENING STAR, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15; 189814’ "PAGES. EDUCATIONAL. WASHINGTON, HAROLD HOLMES dR, gives Jesson THE OXFORD, 14th si in acting; se- Lawrence Sche School, 2%, ELOCUTION, Violin, Mandolin, Guitar; mu- . Opera (specialty beginners, chil- Law students, oratory and French 724 ITH ST. N.W. dry grammar: 2 statistical proof. Cli curious articl FF. McDonaid-Ellis Home and Day School Por oe T will lend $ ER-POLLOCK, chool and Kinders: German daily. N $100 per year. 01 years at 6 per cent and everything O.K. bidg., #th and F. “Positions a epe! simple and easy method. Okeley School, near Dupont Circle. ass Saturday. Miss E. V. on P street betw 1759 Madison st., lot Gxi20 feet: May Frances Stetson, Shapespearean Monologist— Voice Building and Ex- Dram itle Art. La Fetra Hotel, 11&G n.w, V4tf ALBERT F f $540 per year each COLUMBIA COLLEGE. oe penance: Thorough oreticdint and civil serv ce cours trimmed in quartered edge groin Georgia’ fl very best hot water Eines or private Send for catalogue. CH LANGUAG St thorough method to pronounce well, Classes of ali grades, 2 PRU Db HOM ME, 31 EK: 1850 Wyoming ave, Boarding and day's rench and English). lor boarders t a == Prof. Arnold We _, Meyer. "Sp panish, , French. |. Miss Sara Allington, Coach will call f H GUARANTEED Class or priv built for owner's oc THE TIME To kt d studics uader the Franklin Park, SSONS, $1 PER HOUR 20th and P sts ‘ollege subdivisien, i = 2: iy fiatened welt be sold chea er, CHAS. C. DUN ASSON bt anu! backward pupils bel A.M. LAISE. LAND PARK—CLEVELAND PARK. cuutiful Lome, entirely new, Ottice 610 14th st a -t ST MOST BEAUTIFUL AD LEVELAND PARK. selG-tf LEGAL NOTICES. Students received for S cheapest homes. a5 TAL INSTRUC MUSICAL ACADEMY, 14fH ST. N.W., DR. 9 clases now bei B. FRANK GEREST, her of Piano, ments us fololst or accompanist. S Banjo, Mi Mando in and¢ Guitar ht by Miss G. | or pupil's residence. SAM'S PREPARATORY ‘dat pane Corcoran st. Popils, singly THE mae CAPIFAL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL, SCHOOL FOR BOYS, Head Master. CHEVY CHASE and English nee ma a ho ‘se THIRTEENTH DAY « Piss ‘Halstead s School, 1817 CORCOR, HAGHESSIO “Au tyewriting Five-hour and three- Bee ae SELECT SCHOOL dressing rooms and HOTELS. THE KENMORE. KLY HILLMAN, © Book eeping, Arith~ North Takoma Hotel, SUBURBAN — RTY. days at le erms witdeeas Mis Wits Pa bee School and Mineusceen, Mann's Kindergarten and School, Elizabeth Peabody Kindergarten Normal ndertand place. begin fall session Oct. 3. _Jou8. Chidren taught Freuch and German.sel6-3m Shorthand 911 G ST. N.W. SCHOOL OF AND TYPEWRITING, DAY AND NIGHT SESSIONS. Terms moderate. FRENCH, SPANISH, Russian, Italian, Latin, Greek. ‘HE BERLITZ SCHOOL, 728 14th et. Prof. A. GONARD, Principal. OUT OF WASHINGTON. Boys ‘Trave.Tu.Jan Katse> Wilnelm der € OELRICHS & ¢ eee FRENCH LINE. nie Generale Transatiantique INE TO HAVRE ‘ Saturday at 10 f Morton eed P ~ 17 La Gascogne.... iDee. 24 Lx Chapague PARIS (PRA THE BALTIMORE 14 | COUNTRY SCHOOL For Has room for a very Mmited number of ling Green.N.¥. boarders for the current school year. Bit- uated on the Homewood estete. __- MEDICAL. Dr. Leatherman. Expert specialist in the cure of all spectal dis- of men and women. Consultation free. Ample playing fields. Maihematics, English, Modern Languages, Drawing, Model- ing and Regular Gymnastic Training. Circular on application to Frederick Winsor, Head Master, Country School for Boys, Baltimore, Maryland. del-tu,th&s,ow ATTORNEYS, iPBELL CARRINGTON, A’ Natural Sclence, History, evenings, 7 te 8 G02 B nw. Closed om Sunday _UNDERTAKERS. W. R. Speai Undertaker & Embalmer, | <,,, 940 F Street Northwest. Ercrythin:;, strict! feesvvablo terms. TTOI Webster Law batiding, 605 D pay ie Wi York ate. and 9th st. v.w. ‘and on the most RAILROADS. CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO RAILWAY. THROUGH THE GRANDEST SCENERY OF AMERICA, ALL TRAINS VESTIBULED, ELECTRIG LIGHTED, STEAM HEATED, ALL MEALS SERVED IN DINING CARS. STATION, SIXTH AND B STREETS. Schedule in effect Dec. 8, 1898. 2:20 P.M. DAILY—Cincinnati and’ St. Louis Spe- clal—Solid. train for Cincinnati, Pullman Sleepers to Cincinnat!, Lexington, Louisville, Indianapolis and St. Louls, without change. Connects at Cov- ington, Va., ‘for Virginia Hct Springs. Parlor Cars Cincipnatt to Chicago. 11:10 FM. DAILYF. FV. Limited—Solld train for Cincinnati. Pullman ‘Sleepers. to Cincinnati, Lexington and Louisville without change; open fot cecupanes at 9:00 p. m. Pullman Sleeping Car to Virginia Hot Springs (connection for Hot s Va., daily), without change, T ys and Saturdays, Observation C Hinton ‘to Huntington. Sleepers Cincinnati to Chicago and St. Loui 2:20 P.M. DAILY—For Gordonsville, Charlottes- fille, Staunton and for Richmond daily, except Poort exervation and tickets at Chesapeake and Obio offices, 513 and 1421 Per pusylvania avenue, and at the station. Telephone call 1441 for Pennsylvania Railroad cab service. H.W. FULLER, e7-30d General “Passeu SOUTHERN RAILWAY. Schedule in effect December 4, 1808. All trains arrive at and leave from Pennsylvania Passenger station. 8:12 A.M.—Dafly.—Local for Danville, Charlotte and way statious Connects at Manassas for Stras- burg and Harrisonburg with the Norfolk and Wi 11:15 A.-M.—Daily. FAST MAIL.” Pullman Washing! New Yors aud uniting at Salisba with Sleeper for Asheville and Hot Springs, A Knoxville, Chattanooga and Memphis, Ten Charlotte with Sleeper for Augusta. Sleeper York to New Orleans, uniting at Charlotie Sleeper for Birmingham. Counce Lynch. burg with C. & O. for Lexington daily pt Su and Natural Bridge daily. Solid train Wash- ington to New Orleaus without change. Dining Sunset nally Conuucted Tourist ion Sleeper on in every any urday to San Francisco without ¢ ‘Local for Front’ Royal, Strasburg snd rg, daily, except Sunday. Local’ for Cha:lottesyille. — WASHINGTON AND z 8 IBULID LIMITED, com- posed Of Bullean Verntaion Sleepers. Dining Cars and Day Coaches. Sleepers New ville, Tenn, via Asheville, Knoxv nooga; New’ York to Tam; vaunah and Memphis, via Birmingi: rk and Wash- ington to Augusta, with connection for Aiken, and sew York to New’ Orleans. via Atlanta aud Mont- gowery. Vestibuled Day’ Coach Washington to Adanta. Southern Railway Dining - boro” to Montgomery. — The Limited’? will be re TRAINS ONY SION leave Washingtoi bem. daily, © only for day, for Leesburg, don. Returning, and 8:40" p.m, except Sumiay, trom Round, Hil from) Hern: from Leesbi nthe sor 2 a.m. und risouburg daily, y Through tralns artive pw, end $ v0 noon daily, except nd 8:30 ulm, dally from kets. sleeping car reservatios tion furnisbe bugeage tor and Union nD on ore cket Ofices Wh Fiftecnch st." nw, e aD.a wven.e dat Pennsyly hone call 1441 for Penu: Bee vier. Ivania Railroad Gib Vive Prest. & Gen, Mgr. ng 3 NNSYLVANIA LiIMiTED.—Pullman dleep-ng, Inuang, CMU and Ubseivatlon Cars liar. ty Ci.cage, Clucwiau, Lud.anapelis, Cievelaud dud Leledy. "Buiter Parlor Car iy ta 10:50 A.M. s ar to Martisur burg te esttsbur 3:30 1 m0 Cars Haesburg to 1 NE.—Pullinan Buffet Parlor wWarlor Cur Harris. i and Washington to Sc 5 Dune harrishucg Nesbviil (ia Cu aty and Ch ‘ 2. Fula. ittsburg and Chicago. Diniug Cat sotug aud Lows, Cleveland aud Crucis XP ii Pullman Sleep- 1 Cur to So AM. for nowe, Canundaigua, Rochester and Niaguia Falls daly, except suuday, 10:50 A.M. tur iiutia anu Kenoso dally, except For wil » P.M YPM. for Wilt Te, but: talo aud Niagain basis dally, except day, With Sleeping Car Wasou 10:40 B.3L. fer Erie, Cansud tulo aid Magua Faus 1 to Rochester. , kuchester, Buf- Pulm. Car Wastin Satusdays only. FOK YHIL W YORK AND THE 4:00 PM. AL LIMITE! daily, all Varlos Cars, with Dining Car from Baltt: Regular a. . 1d.0U (Dining ¢ om Wilmington) OO Wining Cary, je und 1: Wihnalogtoay 3:15, 4:20 (Dining Car 1 10,09, 250 5 week-days, For Boston Sithoat et and 4:20 PM. dail For Baitimore, 11:60 7:50 A.M. week-days, 3:30 (4.00, "Li G60, 7220 10:00 M. On ‘Sunda: 11:0) ALM. 121d, 115, 201 3 mited) 4:20. 5:40, 6:15, 6:80, 3, 7:20, 10:00. _ 1:40, and 11:60 For Pope's Creek Line, 7:50 A.M. and 4:36 P.M. week-daya. For Anuapo.s, 7:00, 9:00 A.M., 1: 5 and PM. daily, except’ Sunday! “Sundays, _ AM. a. 0:40 F Express fer Florida aud points on Atlantie Coast Line, 4:5" A.M, 3:46 P.M. dail hmond only, 11:45 “AM! Atlanta 5 via Richmond and Se Gully. Acc dally at hoard Air Lin inedationttes Quantico, PM. week-di For Atlan rail route} P.M. duiiy. and 11.00 P.M. duily. _| pork ape May, 11:00 A.M. week-days, 11:50 P.M. a Ticket offices, corner Fifteenth and G treets, and at the station, Sixth and B Streets, w e Ore can be left for the checking of baggage to ination from sand res dences. lephone call "1441" for Pennsylvania Railroad Cab Serv J.B. HU’ J. R. Woon, eneral Passenger Agent. Gen-ral } BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD. Schedule in effect Noy. 20, 1898. Leave Wasuington trem station, corner of New z isey uvenue and © stree For Chicago a Vestibuled Limited trains 11:5 5 p.m. wig and Indianapolis, Ex- m. Vestibuled Limited, 3:40 p.m. 305 night. her Cn press, 11 express, iz 5 For Pittsburg and Cleveland, express daily 1 Aa. wud S40 jel 1 For Columbus, For Wi (Wittsburg only), 11:53 p.m. bledo and Detroit, 12:06 night. (nd way stations, “79:00 wa., Memphis, Birmingham, Chat- ristol ‘and Koanoke, 10:45 rars through. daisy. 0" nigh 8:30, x9:00 a.m. . xiu:6o, .- ¥2:00 might, Atay, 12:15 aud 5:30 p.m. Sundays, For Preder 5:80 9m. For Hage 41:05 a.m) For Boyd and Way puints, week days, 9:00 a.m., 4:30, 5:30, 7:05 p.m. Sundays, 9:00 a.m., 1:15) 205" p.un. For Gaituersburg and way, 30 a.m., 12:50, 3:15 b. wuaction aid. way, potats, a.m., 4:30, 5:80 pom. week days; 9:00 a.m., bem. "Suudays. 43h tipper Martboro', 18:30 a.m, 14:30 and 4:35 p.m. ROYAL BLUE LINE FOR NEW YORK AND PHILADELPHIA. Ail trains (Muminated with Pintsch Ught, For Philadelphia, ew York, Boston and the East, veeb ae 10:00, a.m.; 12:05 1:15 "p.m. (all Dining F ed,” Exclusive Pulluan Train, Dining Car), (5:05 Dining Car), ) night; Sleeping Car open at 10:00 o'ch a 5, 9:00 a... 1 Dining Car), Parlor Cars on For Atlantic City, 10.00 a.m., 12:05 noon, and 1:15 p.m. week days. 12:05 noon Sundays. For Cape Ma: 205. 1001 fsxcept Sunday. x Express trains. Baggage culled for und checked from hotels and residences by Union ‘Transfer Company on orders Jeft at tle let of 619 Pennsylvania avenue borthwest, New Xi enue and 15th street and at depot. WM. M. GREENE, D. B. MARTIN, Mgr. Pass. ‘Tramic, General Manager. gr. 8.B. HEGE, Gen'l Agi. Puss Dept., ‘ashington, D. OG, WASBINGTON, ALEXANDRIA AND MOUNT VERNON KAILROAD. From station, 13% street and Pennsylvania ave, In effect November 1, 1808. For Alexandria, week days—6:90, 7-04, 27:55, 8.59," 9:25, 10:00, 11:45 a.m. 20, 114 345, 32: bs, 3 Mount _V week days—6:30, 8: nes gem, 12:05. T-1k. 2 rks 4:08 2. 4:18, 46, 1-30, 2715, 8 1985 “to, we Bt "Rel hoe err ana No 8 Mount Verne Fits, | @. mB apnore™ °° ATingten only. V1. o0i8 Presiaeat. (no) ‘opertatendent, PIANOS AND ( ORGANS. CUR PIANOS AND ORGANS. ISTMAS GREETING From JOHN F. ELLIS & CO. TO THE Washington Public —with thanks for past patronage and soliciting future favors. We offer you the old and reliable American favorite CHICKERING & SONS’ PIANOS and also other good instruments at fair prices and on reasonable terms. The celebrated MAURER MANDOLINS and GUITARS, guaranteed for three years—case and pack of playing ca:ds included— STEWART BANJOS, Musical instruments and merchandise of You are cordially invited to come and examine the WE KEEP OPEN AT NIGHTS until Christmas. Everything we sell is marked down to the lowest price. John F. Ellis & Co., 937 Penna. 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REMAINS OPEN ecu F LINKS. MUST See our stock to realize that we have the assortment of Xmas goods in the city. Weber Pianos. Decker Pianos. Ivers & Pond Pianos. Fischer Pianos. Estey Pianos. g Pianos. Franklin Pianos. Estey Organs. & Healy Organs. The Wonderful Aeolian to March 1, 1898. $15 to $25 weekly; dou- Rae $2.50 ae ‘$5 dally. G. JASON WATERS. Oyen al. the year. oc! ‘The Colonia! will rewain open all the fall and 100 feet sun parlors on ocean front Inclos- ed in glasa for invalid throughout; gun- |. J. WARRINGTON, LAUREL” IN= THESE PINES Accommodations for offer great i “Kenaiwortli Inn, Biltmore, As eville, N. C., AND REMAIN OPEN newly furnished and all and TENNIS . THE YEAR ROUND: modern Improvements, ics FOR BOOKLET, A CHINESE CHARADE One Form of Gambling That Pre- vails in Havana. CORRESPONDS T0 THE GAME OF POLICY cin Bs How It is Played and the Chances of Winning. > MANNERS AND MORALS eS [Copyright, 1898, by Charles M. Pepper.] From a Staff Correspondent. HAVANA, December 8, 1898. I have been visiting some of the places In Havana where good Americans ought not to go. It came about in a simple way. One afternoon the Cuban barber said to me, “When our people can’t play 1M work. They all want to play.” He Meant to play the lottery, the Chinese charade and the cheaper forms of gambling which are open to the poorer class The evening of the same day a Havana clubman asked: “Will your military au- thorities shut up the clubs? The demoral- ization is dreadful.” A few days previous a Cuban from one of the towns in the i terior, who answers the description of a landed proprietor, had been making in- quiries as to when the Ameri ary garrison would be established there. As co one in Cuba under the 1 ely policy t has been adopied can guess when a garri- son will be stationed y pl unable to give the information as the commandante will be reso! 1 to cafes, Yes chasm Neither had rhoraly tween Cul much 7 and Sp but wey to daterm s mindful of the rs who flocked ni the prococol was signed. . though fortunately their obtrusiveness en Gbseured by the pri of ma jeans who have come t The American bar ™% Means that h they are a The busi the same. They are better for wing in nu of ail these piac on the The game he ough a o-Paxor natives may be dra ion Morro « be cect Something Hetter, With the knowledge of all this more, too, the hesitation of a citizen of the United 4ies in promising an improved morality to the Cubans will be unc Yet they de expect something be American conirol, something in the way of n enforced restraint of tendencies w ave become a second nature. Nobody ses that a few thousand American troops MSEIVES possessing 1 failings anc Weaknesses of human nature 1 reform the people of another couniry, especiaity when. the iine between harmless cusiom: and vicious habiis is so often obscured. Nor will it be wise to make too great a » of virtue in whatever is done. Without sermonizing on morality, the military authorities wiil find a simple con- dition ‘confronting them, They will find gambling not a private nuisance, but a public evil. The evidence will be over- whelming that it Is demoralizing to all s, that it is destructive to public or- der and that it is a hindrance to the indus- trial overnmental recuperation which the U ates is secking to encourage. All th be fact and not assumption. Such fac isting, the military authori- can act with effectiven No train of constitutional and po! ourt loungers can hamper them with couri proceedings and. injunctions. A roar of indignation will but the indignation can be charged account of “military de: in,” and the process of closing the piaces Can go right ahead. It will probably be found wise to begin this policy by shutting up the American institutions first and then paying heed to the Cubans and Spaniards. The Chinese Charade. To return to the Chinese charade and the ecmmon people. The charade is an institu- tion of Havana as much as the lottery, the cock fight and the bull fight. It differs in one particular, in that ft has not for a hundred years enjoyed the joint patronage of the church and state, and has not di- vided its revenues with the: ne lottery, everybody knows, under Spanish rule fs @ government institution. Tne venders of " or tickets, are a nume calling is recogniz The de 1s ostensibly unlawful, it under the ban or under the rose. In spite of its wfulness the charade has flourished for two reasons. One was that ft did not come in competition wit ment lottery. who bought ticke a a ide issue. Those who were tbo poor to buy lottery chances made their in- vestment in the Chinese game. Public ofti- ciais shared in the profits of the game more partners than as official bla The men who tried to reform in Cuba—some of whom were T usually invested in the ¢ and Seif- playing Pianola. The Pianophone Electric Piano. “Hamilton Hotel, | Hamilton, Bermuda, Lights und all improvements. MEAD & BROOK York Oilice, 3 Park B AC COUNT AN All makes of Music Boxes, Banjos, Mandolins, Guitars, Violins, ete., in Ekpert Accountant. New York State. “Everything in the Musi National Tank references. 1424 New York ave. n.w. J. BE. BATES, Public accountant and auditor, Sanders & Stayman, 1327 F.. St. N.W. PERCY S. FOSTER, Se ie ad BALTIMORE s STORE, 13.N. Washington Loan ard “Trust butlding. DENTISTRY, A Holiday Offer for $3. A good Tooth Crown on a healthy root, which wil give a we will furnish a bei material Set of Artificial Teeth. Remember, til January 1, Evans Dental Parlors, 1309 Established 1880. thane severdiipiashe set. aside for Xmas ery and will be glad to do the eame for HERE it IS. Hallet & Davis E386", ORIGINAL Teri 8400, WORGETS, 923 F $118 BUYS 4 GOOD UPRIGHT. You Don’t Wish to Buy a as Piano Every 80 BE CAREFUL Pastor Given a Welcome. Rev. E. N. Kirby, the new pastor of the Fifth Congregational Church, corner 8th and I streets northeast, was welcomed last night by the congregation of his chargey A short informal program was carried. out, after which refreshments were served. As- sisting in the evening’s entertainment were Misses Alice Peabody and Rose Meecham, Mrs. Theodore Barnes and Mr. Earl Faust. P. Entrekin presided. Rev. Mr. Kirby is born at St. Michael’s, Talbot county, in 1853, and is a graduate of Harvard He occupied pastorates near Boston, Was an instructor in Harvard divin- ity school, and ker held a professorship in oratory in Boston University. return to pastoral work he accepted the call of the Fifth Congregational Church, this city, and began work here two weeks —— ee Signs Decrees ‘of Divorce. late yesterday, decrees granting James Shannon a divorce from Clara V. Shannon, Minnie Brown a divorce from Alexander Brown, on the ground of desertion, and Francis R. Lemb_| vorce from Lydia W. roper conduct on the part of the chestmas. THIS CHRISTMAS IN BUYING. A first-class make—bought of the maker—mears that you will have a Piano for life. STIEFF PIANO Is winger ‘Tone, Touch and Workmanship. ‘Our Terms Will Please You. ‘are Rooms, TIEFF, Deciding to Judge Hagner, Stieff Branch CHAS. M. oat Eleventh St. N.W. 3. @. OONLIFF, Manager. Lamb, because spite the werning I had forgotten to leave poets sis—used to call the Chin charade scandal. Nobody h i them. I had noticed in the cafes and other places the sale of chances in the charade. The venders were quiet and did not seek custom as the lottery sellers did. But they had their regular customers. One of thes: venders +t first refused my offer to buy one of the litde strips of paper with Chi- nese characters. Fir ae consented Five cents bought a single number five dollars was the limit of one inv ment. “Bueno—good.”” I wou!d go with him and the play. or Aimer The pre: That was not p of strangers might frighten the pa- He would trons and drive them y. not act as “practico,”” or guide. Well, I would go alone. What was the number of house? He could not remember. It Ss somewhere on Yndustria stre This street is quite a long one. Two Americans wno are desc Havana papers as “illustrious” and “cel brated,” respectively, had become inter: ed and wanted to go along. They were not army officers, so they could do so without compromising the government of the United States. We stepped from the cafe into street and hailed a colored boy, who pagsing. Did he know when the charade was played? Yes; at 11 in the morning, 5 in the afternoon and 8 o'clock at night. And could he find the place? He was in doubt. A peseta, or 20-cent piece, resolved his doubts affirmatively. But ne could not promise admission for the senores Ameri- canos. The senores Americanos were will- ing to assume that risk themselves. So the procession started off carelessly in single file, with the guide some distance ahead. After a few minutes’ walk he paused a sec- ond in front of an open doorway and then passed on. The illustrious, the celebrated and the ordinary American stopped. An Entrance Effected. The place was a fruit seller's shop. The fruit was stale. 0 were the sweetmeats which were exposed for sale. Two or three Chinamen were-lounging behind the counter. A negro washerwoman passed through the doorway to the rear, balancing her basket on her head. A mulatto boy followed her, then a Chinese laundryman. We bought some fruit. The Chinaman who sold it grinned. So did his companions. They were all sure that there was nothing in the roooms beyond. As if to confer in this three or four Chinamen appeared in the doorway and barred our entrance. But the oriental is a diplomat and can be reached by diplomatic methods. After several min- utes’ parleying a verbal protocol was rati- fied and we entered the mysterious pre- cincts beyond. I bad been warned that a visit to one of these haunts was dangerous because of the vicious classes who oe them. De- ibed in th my watch and pocket book behind. There no danger. The rooms were filled with negroes and neg! mulattos and Chi- hamen. Some petty criminals were doubt- less among them, but these people were not of the violently vicious cl They pre- sented the ordinary mixture of poverty and mild crimina..y pathetic in its aspect eiplessness. Our © caused a slight stir, then a mome: of distrust and anally a good-natured wel- come. The illustrious American, who made one of the three, tried to maintain an att tude of dignified reserve, but soon unt and placed himseif on the same. plan social equality with the rest of us Now for business. A smart young man was seated at a desk writing looking slips of paper in sums of money in r them. What was the « afternoon we asked Playing the Charade. “The moon will shine brightly when the sailor hunts the deer with the English dog These and ot names were represented by numbers. I bought three numbers at a total cost of 15 s. My first request was Chinaman and for 11-4-44, but un 1 the players in a chorus explained that the num- bers were limited Se T trie u One of my comp lieve with Rory O'More that there's luck in odd number: d for 8-18-28. The 2 hand the players pointed to the figures “18 which were hung up on the wall. This meant that “IS” had come out at the previous drawing and could not be nions who does played again that day. The tencency of the players to play a winning number "is so strong that when a “repeater” did appear it would be so heavily backed that the profits would be lost. So “the game” pro- cts itself by barring repeaters A selection of 26 war made and the third American compromised between bis own bellef in even numbers and a hot ar- iment over the virtue of odd numbers by selecting 16, Then we stepped out into the street for fresh alr. A bootblack edged past us and called gleefully t ellow that he would win, for he had the moon. exhibited her ticket the moon, which was num nions were elate moon in his com ni feel sorry for me and to tel numbers included the sailor, th: and the deer, but 9on, In their » out ss they ' tion of it 7 out of 3 Thi calculat opt know where cted of dee way we soft and gathered further gambling habi this « charade has not been clear. Why and how we played certain combinations of numbers net be understood. 1 don't: know much about it myself, but pers who the law books and the police t news in the daily papers will be able to understand. Persons who have net. this primary education would need a long course of instruction to familiarize them with it Briefly, in all the larger American cities ex- Pt Bostor which has no vi the isa » of ch in which the chance of the Players depends on the generosity of the owner of the game in letting rtain num- bers appear. It is played very largely, though not entirel v the colored pe« is known as “'p it flour with greater or less vigor according t thoroughne with which munic s are ignored or enforced by horitles. 1 city forma- s the charade is a ». ‘The is “pol and nothing els: is a ( who is immer His wealth is probably greater t that of the policy king of New York city Successive nish officials have grown wealthy out of their share of the plunder. The main house where the drawines take lace has “sucursales” or branches in all arts of the city The business said to be honestly conducted as such things go, because if it were not its patronage weuld be lost. P to whom gambling of some sort ts a part of thelr daily life must have a certain proportion of c! 8, pu do win sometimes,” said Antonto, the barber, to me “Once IT hit that game for # ce * He had spent nis many times over befor he made his winning, nd he has lost #) cents m: y times since t fortunate hit Though the t ge is steady the number of patrons is greatest during periods of misery, when the poorer classes are in the most distressful_ state. During the blockade the Chinese charade was patronized to a larger degree than ever before. The interesting question now is whether it will tron- age when the lottery ¢ overn- ent maintained the lottery and as an off- set it maintained “‘montes de pridad” or government Pawnshop: Both these in- stitutions are to go. How long the Chinese charade shall remain will depend on the American military authorities Some grounds exist for thinking that before it is attacked the gambling practices which are so prevalent among the higher cli sin Havana should be assaulted. The reasons for this belief are reserved for a re letter. CHARLES M. PEPPE —— APPEAL FOR FUNDS. h which to the public for funds w ent winter on their work the pi cular to that effect, just issued, Citizens’ Relief ociation ized for the sole pur of rel of pressing want, and the Ai organized for the purpos gation and of minimizing and possible eradicating it, have f perience that they can work me: ually and econom| r ing to do so with reater efficiency aud economy, y issue this joint appeal for funds is to thes seni scason. Our urage Upritt, find employ ding it, itt and uals out of the pauper class and col deposit Savings, and, where retiet is (ound by our trained and expe ed agenis to be to see Uhai it provided, exher hurches yolent associations individuals, or, if the cases have no rm lation to any of these, from the funds of the relief tien, Un the methods thus outlined rge and wholesome reduc- tion of expenduure has been made The whole trend of modern enlic! charitable work is in the direction 0 vention, and we app with confide the public to sustain us and to enable reach larger and betier results in ection while at the same time relie actual distress. The number in the com- munity contributing to these purposes has been relatively very small, and we desire to enlist the interest and help of every re dent, no matter how little they may be to give, as all relief work, with the c for which we are laborin son our associations “Contributions may be sent to Beriah Wil- kins, Post buliding, treasurer of the Cizi- zens’ Relief Association, or to John Joy Kd- son, Washington Loan and Trust building. treasurer of the Associated Charities: and those who wish their gifts to be devored ex- clusively to relief purposes or to the pur- pores of the Assoc ed Charities ay #0 designate; otherwise they will be anportion- ed by the committee as the situation may require.” The circular is signed by James F. Fitch, George M. Sternberg. Georre Truesiel!, John Joy Edson, Herbert W. Lewis. finance committee Citizens’ Relief Association, and y Archibald Hopkins. George H. Yarries, Frederic L. Moore, Thomas W. Smith, W. Woodward, finance committee, Asso ated Charities. — Estate Distributed by Witt. The will of the late Benjamin H. Duvall, dated December 1, 1893, and naming An- Grew B. Duvall executor, has been filed for Probate. House 131 Indiana avenue and the sum of $3,000 are bequeathed to the hetrs- at-law of the testator’s brother, William T. eg and the remainder of the estate to e helrs-at-law of his brother, Andrew J. Duvall.