Evening Star Newspaper, March 14, 1900, Page 9

THE EVENING STAR, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14, 1900-16 PAGES, MARCHE, - 314-316-318 7th Street. Candies. Special for one day—Bon Bons, Best Gum Drops, Rock Cuts, Mint Drops, Cocoanut, Almonds, Raspberry Buttercups, — Cocvs 3 Peanut and Cocvannt Queens; 25.) Fe, Candies seedoetesondoatmeterdontoeteetontmeteefontratetoateaconseede we edosto se sSeste siende osteo esterase saeco tote desea ae see ese OOPS Hair Bows. All-silk Satin-back Velvet Ribbon Hair Bows, made of 1%4-in. ribbon, with shell pin. 23c. claims the palm of Milline: call on a visit of inspection. Large Bunches of Fine Chrysanthemums, fn 6 of the most-wanted colors; 8 20¢ flowers in a bunch for S WORTH 50 CENTS. | “The New flillinery. Millinery is our pet theme. If you will notice every house strives to excel in some one line. The y superiority. Our new Hats have arrived—the latest Paris, 2 London styles—coupled with masterpieces of our own creation. You'll agree there are none better. We'll be glad to have you The Bon Marche easily 3erlin and Three Items in Flowers. Giant Chrysanthemum: colors, Rose Bouquets, containing 3 roses buds and foliage: ms 29c. 29c. A a a tt ee te a ae ee ae ete Ee ite ae a combination of value, status of popularity : lined. in Washington at....... among the $20, $21 and $22.50 lines — we offer as the handsomest new line of suits All That’s New in Suits We're showing. One item claims particular attention today— style and excellence that New Suits in Homespun, Ladies’ Cloth, Pebble Cheviot and Novelty Cloth—Eton and double-breasted fly-front effects—trimmed and plain skirts—stitched in taffeta and appliqued—box and inserted pleat back. All jackets taffeta A collection of suits that would be divided elsewhere settles its $17.98 Silk Waists. Taffeta Silk W: latest styles 5 bite taffeta plain—at made up in the heavy lace reveres— $4.95 Seeded ateatoaterendoe oe endngondengendantenentenectetintnnteetenteette Skirts. 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Mercerized Petticoats, with Aion-platted corded ruffle, in 12 he latest colors—regular $2 Or. ess oWide accor- $1.25 We will give you your chotce of a lot of s _cirects, including sit well: Al known brands, short, medium ant Cc Hdkfs. & Laces. 100 dozen White chiefs, with colored, colors—8e. quailty, for. 2h butter Hamstitched Handker- ded bord: m* 4e. Allover Laces, in white and latest novelty for making Sa 69c, pleces Tt, the waists, 20 inches wide. and $1.25 yard—our pric Ornaments. One lot-of Cat-steel and Jet Buckles and Slides for dress and hat trim- 12'4c. ming, worth 19¢., for. Umbrellas. Ladies’ and Men's 26 and 28-inch Gloria Umbrellas, with case and tassel to match, paragon frame. teel rod, natural wood handles, regular §1 and $ 79 kinds, for. . Cs Jewelry Dept. New Pulley Belt Sets, in novel Medallion designs, complete for... 25c. dized,_sil- 7c. 17c. Oc, - mounted Ic. One lot of Rackl vel V8 Jeweled, ename . The and 48e. 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From the Mirror and Farm A bear is one of the last animals that the ordinary person would select as a house- hold pet, yet no more gentle, affectionate and cunning specimen of the brute creation could be found than a domesticated member of the bruin famiiy now in the possession of W. J. Shattuck of Manchester. “Topsy,” as Miss Bruin is called, is but eighteen months old, but she will weigh as much as a good-sized man, and when sitting on her heunches her snout stands level with her master’s shoulder. She is an animal whose size and appearance would strike terror to any stranger outside an old hunter or a well-read dixciple of “Deadwood Dick.” But “Topsy” is a lady. To say that she is as gentle as a kitten would not do her jus- tice, for kittens will cuff and scratch. To! is as tender in her caresses as a mother with her child. A Mirror man was introduced to Topsy the other evening. Mr. Shattuck led the way to the shuttered back room in which r the be and ¢ kept Ued up with a jong chain and lighted the gas. A big, r, black form rose up from one corner, and & set of red jaws, with glistening white fangs, were shown in a yawn. T! tor started back with alarm, but Mr. Shattuck smiling- ly walked forward and patted the animas’s head. “Hug me, Topsy,” he said: “kiss me.” ‘The bear rose upright on her haunches, gently iaid her paws on her master’s shoul- ders and softly licked his face, keeping up a“ jow, half-whining sound as she did so, as if endeavoring to express her pleasure or affection. Mr, Shattuck gave the ani- mal a grape and she masticated it delight- edly, then put out her nose for another; but her master stepped back, and, pointing to a ladder-like arrangement of slats on the wall, commanded her to “climb.” Topsy gave one long:ng glance at the bag of grapes, and, inserting her claws in the orevices of the slatwork, climbed clumsily but willingly as high as her chain would allow her. A grape was handed up as a reward, and she backed down. A lump of sugar was next given and she ate it even more eagerly than she had the grapes. Her master would not allow her to take the tidbit directly with her mouth, as she seemed inclined to do, but would command, “your hand. Topsy, your hand,” until she would gent!y reach out her paw and feed herself. Then she would show her gratitude by licking the hand of the donor. It was most amusing to see her secure the dainties when thrown on the floor. She seemed reluctant to put her nose in the sawdust, but would carefully gather in the ‘ails of her fore paw. laid on the floor just though she strained the length of her chain she could not reach it. But Topsy knew a thing or two in the emergency. Quickly heading around, she backed outward until her collar was drawn up around her ears, and, reaching back with her hind paw, drew in the coveted Sweet. A lump of sugar wrapped in paper Was extracted with equal cunning. But Topsy was sleepy. At this seaso} bears in their native wilds He in their ‘dens ina half-dormant state and “suck their paws,” and civilization cannot quite break Topsy of the habit. When the sweets were all gone a look of bored weariness stole over her bearish countenance, and, rubbing her eyes with her paws, she stretched her ‘arms’ in a yawn just like a sleepy per- son. Then she dropped to a hunched posi- tion, and, turning up one fore paw, began sucking at the “palm” industriously. This has been Topsy’s chief occupation when not sleeping for several weeks past. She will always brighten up when a visitor enters and make herself as agreeable as ever, but the winter spell is on her. peels, pueients a loaf of bread a day, but she has hardly tasted this Deee tortie amount in the Mr. Shattuck bought Topsy not long ai of a showman who had exhibited her quite extensively during the past year, and the fact that she had not been made cross by the teasing of her audiences proves the Sweetness of her disposition. She is a pure black bear of the old New England species. She was captured in the northern part of Maine when a few weeks old and was brought up as a pet. Her chief food is bread, and she is passionately fond of nuts, candy or any pure sweets; but, strange to say, she will not eat meat. She is remark- ably neat, and her rich, black ec clean and glossy as a wild animal’ weighs 135 pounds, ai her value at $3100. would bring a high pet is a treasure. —.-_____ Unsatisfactory Returns. From the Yonkers Statesman, Bill—‘Were you at the prize fight?” Jili—Yes."" “Who got the worst of it?” “The fellows who paid the highest price for seats.” -+—_______ When Wireless Telegraph is in Use. From Puck. The Swallow—"My brother was killed yesterday.” The Sparrow—“That's too bad! Hor ft hey ms ww did ‘The Bwallow—"He was struck by a ‘rush’ telegram and banged against a chimney!” candy with the long A lump of sugar was behind her, and She nd Mr. Shattuck places Her fur of flesh alone price, but Topsy as a A BASEBALL SURPRISE Boston and Indianapolis to Be Mem- bers of American Association. LEAGUE EVIDENTLY IN BARNES? Public Sentiment Big Factor in Creating New Organization. GENERAL SPORTING NEWS ‘The base ball writers of the country, who have been naming the different cities that are to make up the American Association to be run under the national agreement are, according to apparently well-founded reports, wrong in two instances. Instead of New York being an eastern member, Boston rounds out the quartet in this sec- tion and Indianapolis should be placed in the western half instead of Louisville. While this important piece of news has Httle to do with the local situation, too much value cannot be placed upon it from a general base ball point of view. No opposition is anticipated in the great metropolis, but Boston has been put down as a “sure thing’ under the guidance of Tommy McCarthy, the ex-base ball player. Grounds had already been obtained by Mc- Carthy, and he was said to have plenty of capital back of him in the new move- ment. The situatioh in Louisville amounts to nothing, as the grand stand and part of the fences belonging to the old club were de- stroyed by fite last year, and before the game went on in that city new structures would have to be looked after. The In- dianapolis end of the scheme should prove a solar plexis blow to President Ban John- gon of the American League. The Indianapolis club is a member of Mr. Johnson's organization, and a resignation therefrom by Manager Watkins would cre- ate a yawning ciasm difficult, if not impos- sible, to bridge. In this new development the deft hand of John T. Brush is easily observed. Mr. Watkins is really his repre- sentative in Indianapolis, and the wily Cin- cinnati magnate has awaited the oppor- tunity when the resignation of his Hoosier holdings would prove the most damaging. The American League at present is weak in membership, and the defection of an influ- ential club like Indianapolis will create a sensation. Public Sentiment a Factor. It seems to be the general impression that should the American League retreat to its old lines and continue under the national agreement the proposed association will die a natural death. The latest develop- ments seem to point otherwise. The play- ers thrown out of major league r: through the reduction of the circuit repre- sent at the lee and should they be neglected for r just this much motley will be w a Should an opposition spring up next year players would all have to be bought back and another $50,000 wasted. Outside of the financial end of the argument will be the sympathy and opposition created against the league through depriving these men of a livelihood. T ntiment is what the National League nates want to guard against, and is uch a factor in creating the expectation of a battle with the Ame As things stand tod ciation ha: 5 m the prog only a paper formation, but in a day ion of the new magnates it will allize into a working force. Mr. Rog- ers of Philadelphia has charge of the east- ern end, while Mr. Brush is taking care of western territory. J. Earl Wagner, seen this morning by an Evening Star re- porter, had nothing new to impart, but said that matters should come to a head by to- morrow night or at the end of the week. Details are evidently being thoroughly ar- ranged under the surface and cannot be kept under cover much longer. Bill Joyce Well Liked. The news that “Scrappy” Joyce would like to return to Washington as a captain for’ the Senators was reeeived with consid- erabl2 favor by the local ‘“‘fans'’ who re- member the good work accomplished by the veteran when formerly a member of the Senatorial aggregation. Joyce may not be a McGraw in capabill- ties as a leader, but he comes very near to being one of the best in the country. Joyce ainly created a great deal of enthusi- asm in Washington during his short term of management, and J. Earl Wagner will be displaying considerable common sense should “Scrappy” be brought back to this city. Little Jimmy Slagle will be tied up with the Philadelphia club next season. His re- lease has been purchased by the Quaker management, and he will probably go into left field and Delehanty will be shifted to first base. Delehanty’s good right arm is beginning to skow signs of wear and tear, but on first base he will be good for several sons yet. Slagle’s batting last season s a disappointment as a whole, but the records shgw that the little fellow came around in fine shape the last four weeks of play and hammered the ball for ap aver- age of .32. As a fielder and base runner he should prove satisfactory to the Quakers, and with the jollying which the veterans can give him, Jimmy will assuredly be a favorite in the quiet city. The Philadelphia club passed through Washington yesterday on the way to the scuthern training grounds, and between trains the Slagle deal Was arranged. The Orioles and St. Louis. Nothing has developed in the McGraw- Robinson-St. Louis case. The Baltimore players maintain that they will not go to the Mound City, but the ultimate end of the controversy will probably be that Mc- Graw will join the Tebeaultes and that Robinson will look after the American As- sociation club tn that city. Magnate Robison arrived in New York last night and gave out the information that McGraw and Robinson had practically agreed to the terms of transfer and that both players wifl wear St. Louis uniforms next season. A few small details as to contracts, says Mr. Robison, are all that keep the two Baltimore players from sign- ing the final agreement. Mr. Robison, in addition, said that he had_not purchased the two Orioles for any other but the St. Louts club, and that he was trying his best to form a pennant-winning club for the Mound City. The report that Robert Young has been elected president.of the new association is erroneous. No-president has yet been de- cided upon, but it is more than probable that Robert. will get the place. Mr. Wag- ner is “booming”: tpe local man for the place, and as Fie Vashington magnate stands exceptibnally high with the real leaders of the National League it is a foregone concl, selection. o_ —— Loéal Players Who Made Good Scores at Pi Beach. The annual, golf tournament at Palm Beach, Florida,.is agtracting general atten- tion among the plafers of the country, not only on accouftt of ‘the noted players par- ticlpating, but) as the result of sensational Play by a majority of those entered in the different cup matches H. M. Forest led the division that qualified for first division honors with a ‘score-of 167; C. B. Cory of the Chevy Chase Club was third with a score of 171, while Dr. L. Harban was seventh, his score being . Seventeen players participated in this qualification match. The second division of players, also in qualification match, brought out sixteen players, and in this group was F. R. Parks of the Columbia Golf Club, who finished twelfth with a score of 198. H. Fenn led this division with a score of 187. The play Ss the ota matches was close and exciting, very few points separati the leaders from the trailers. =. ; COMPASS WHIST. Successful Night’s Play at the Colum- bia Athletic Club House. One of the largest and most enjoyable compass games in the whist annals of the Columbia Athletic Club was held@!ast night in the capacious parlors of that popular or- ganization. Nine tables were required to accommodate those desiring to play, the U your inspection : R REASO For Special Low Prices. S stated by The Star Saturday, the adjoining building, formerly occupied by B. Co., is to be added to our present establishment, making it the largest and only man’s store in the District. This will necessitate extensive improvements and alterations in both buildings, and our Spring Stock of Clothing and Furnishings must be turned over to you in a short space of time. All the items mentioned below are the very latest Spring Novelties and jt things as we think will interest you most. Many other specials at equally low prices await . Guy & exclusive t such $15 Spring Suits, $12.85. The suits we are showing at the price quoted! above are made of the newest fabrics, cut in the latest shape, and are honestly worth $15— which you will say is a fact by making comparisons with others. $1 2-85 Our Special Price. . z a : : $15 Spring Raglans, $10.90. This garment will interest the | | young man most. It’s made of | Cambridge gray cheviot, with a pure silk velvet collar and elegant body lining, and has the swing of a $20 garment. $10-90, Our Special Price.. o—. $12 Top Coats, $8.90. ; These are new | | Spring crea- | tions in Ox- | fords, Cambridge Grays and | Tans, and trimmed and finish- ed just as you would expect in | a $12 coat. | | Our Special Price... . $890, °. : ) | o o © High-grade Fancy | Fine Fancy Shirts, Hosiery, OB 35e, quality, which is evident when you examine them. when you Remember, every article we sell is worth the money we ask, as we'll buy it back at the same D. J. Kaufman, 1007 Pennsylvania Avenue. z : = £ eat it eeeetedededeteinneeteees participants being from all parts of the city and with reputations in whist circles. At the late election of officers of the C. A. C. a new whist committee was selected, and last night’s games were the first under the new regime. As everything passed off without a hitch the committee is open to congratulations on the results of their first endeavors. to the whist played by the different it would be hard to place it in any teams tem, except that the oyMmon-sensi ctics’ ruled in almost every hand, the radical long and short suiters suffering through the non-informatory game of the opposing pairs. Following are the scores: North and § Borches ant Prentice and Stine Swearin; ‘ooper and Myers. land & Ch “hardt....... Lundy and Miile Standing of Basket Ball Teams. The Eastern Athletic Club basket ball team will play its last game of the season this evening at the Washington Light In- fantry Armory with the Young Men’s Chris- tian Association team. The standing of the teams follow: Won. Lost. P.C. 7 0 1000 4 8 2 4 1 4 1 4 FEATHER FARMS. Ostrich Cultivation as It is Carried on in South Africa From the London Mail. The ostrich is one of the treasures South Africa possesses. But perhaps he is at his best in the north of the dark continent; for a Barbary bird is an edition de luxe com- pared with the Cape variety. Also he is less valuable than once he was, when the incubator was an unknown resource and hatching out chicks a more hazardous un- dertaking than it is now. Though in the old days £00 passed hands often for a first rate pair of birds, which now £15 will pur- chase, and a “plucking™ will go for £1 10s. that in palmy times would have fetched £25, ostrich farming is not a played-out pro- fession. No stock farm can be a greater disappointment and anxiety to its owner than one devoted to ostriches—the most extraordinarily “‘pernickety’’ birds imagina ble, the most willful and the most obstinate. Any one who fancies that because the creatures can digest such things as gimlets, soap and old gloves, and in consequence argues that they are the hardy brutes they may appear to be, is very wrong, indeed. ‘The birds suffer from mysterious ills in ex- treme childhood that carry them off by flocks, and in adult age.are so quarrelsome of temper and brittle of leg that the amal- gamation is all too frequently the cause of an untimely end. Little Hottentots are employed to herd the chicks and feed them when they are ready to go out of doors, and these custod- ians being of the same lazy nature as their elders are a dreadful trouble to the farm- ers. One of their vagaries is to neglect their charges, another to kill them because they are troublesome. When the esas Crome up, as ey speedily do, they take their revenge ul thelr whilom guardians. They steal their food, they scare them, and would maim and Kill them ff the children did not carefully keep out of their way, and wie!d the “tackey’’ when they encounter the irate birds. This is a weapon without which the most vallant man is as a babe before an ostrich that is “‘quei’—in other words, vi- cious. It is simply a branch of the mimosa, with the prickles left on the head of it. When the ostrich runs amok the “tackey” is brandished in his face; he shuts his eyes instinctively to avoid the long prickles, and the attacked victim promptly dodges him as he proceeds on his headlong and infuriat- ed rush. Tender-hearted women who are trying to stamp out the destruction of rare and beau- tiful birds, because of the sacrifice of their lives for the sake of their feathers, do not object to ostrich plumes because the life of the bird is not forfeited; neither, they are persuaded, is the process of plucking a severely painful one. They are right. ‘Though the birds when they. are driven Into the box that cabins them while they are deprived of their feathers exh‘bit in- tense and foolfsh alarm, and would wreak no end of vengeance on one another and the “hands” engaged in plucking them if they had the opportunity, no sooner are they out of the box than they dance off, apparently much more frightened than hurt. They be- have, indeed, precisely like sheep brought to the shearing shed. Like sheep, too, they are branded. After the plucking the feathers have all to be sorted and tied up, a piece of work ordinarily performed by professional sort- ers. the services of the farmer's wife, who plays an active part in an ostrich farm, may be called into requisition to wash those plumes that are badly soiled. In each wing there are a couple of dozen jong white handsome feathers. ure to deal with in peace or “quel.” Twen- ty-four hens’ eggs go to the one that in- closes him as a chick, so that before he is hatched he is a handful. His height 1s huge; with his two toed feet he can stamp and kick with tremendous force; he runs as ‘swiftly as a horse, and his stupidity is col- ossal. = $1.50 quality—you'll srSoshostosdonsen ete ete S$ ° ssy 80 Regular 25¢. qu: terns will show. see them. } a Band Bows and Club House Ties, a 3 for 50c. a Attractive List of Specials in New Spring Furnishing Fancy Suspenders, 17° And just such quality as you as the pat- are fooking for at 2c. and 35c. price. eeetetetetetntest FEATS OF THE WOUNDED. Wonderful Control Over Their Snffer- ings Shown on the Battleficid. From Tit-Bits. During the present war It he In hundreds of inst soldier of today po: no les endurance than distinguishe gone by. Hence we have he about the heroism of the wounded on South African battlefields, and how our valiant soldiers have grimly continued fighting ter haying been shot or otherwise injure by the fc Writing to his friends at home, one “Tom- my” describes the amazing exploit of an of- ficer in one of the battles fought by Lord Methuen. The officer was only a yard or so away from him when aw him shot right through the back. Despite this rible injury, the nded man remou his horse, and, galloping toward the ene- peded in killing three Boers. ving thus had his revenge, he rode back to his company and lay down until he could be carried to the ambulance. Hardly less gallant was the conduct of one of the reservists, a London grocer, who belonged to the mounted infantry. He had the misfortune to have his leg shattered and twisted by a shell, but he induced one of his comrades to pull the damaged limb straight again, and to turn him upon his face. In this position he lay steadily firing upon the Boers until his stock of ammunt- tion was exhausted, which did not happen until he had fired a couple of dozen shots. In the meantime his sufferings must have been terrible, but he bore them with the greatest fortitude. Marvelous bravery was displayed by the marines at the baitle of draspan. While he was sounding the “Charge!” a bugler had one of his thumbs shot right off, by he merely shouted, “There she goes, boys. and proceeded with his bugling as if nothing had happened. In one of the armored train disasters a wounded volunteer behaved in a ¥ s been proved the British pluck and him in years rd so much neces that plucky manner. Notwithstanding that his | right ear had been shot away, he continued kneeling in the regulation position and fir- ing with admirable coolness and precisi With every crack of his rifie he w erack a joke, and this had the effect of keeping his comrades in good spirits and preventing them getting flurried or excited in their shooting. On th me occasion a corporal, who was desperately wounded and lying on his back, could use his tongue, if not his w pons, against the enemy. He exhorted nis comrades to “give ‘em beans” which they did to the best of their ability—only those of the leaden variety. A sergeant who was pinned to tie by a derailed truck, the edge of whici re ed on his right hand, would not thus be in fray. While suffering consid dug his right hand out with his bayon-t in his left, and then proceeded to hundred shots at the enemy A trooper of the Border Mounted Rifles, who had been hit no fewer than three times by Boer bullets, was, much to his disgust, Sent to the hospital. Under his unwelcome detention there he chafed so much that he gave his nurses no small amount of trouble. One night he contrived to elude their vig- flance and escaped from the hospital, and after he had borrowed a rifle and filled his bandolier with ammunition obtained from other patients, he sallied forth to rejoin his regiment. The ardent soldier was, how- ever, overtaken before he had proceeded very far, and, as he was still anyching but fit for service, he had perforce to return to the hospital and remain there until proper- ly_recovered. Our men have borne their wounds with the utmost fortitude and cheerfulness. A private of the Leicester Regiment had an exploding bullet through his arm, which would necessitate amputation. On the way to the hospital, however, he laughed 2nd determined 1 joked, his only regret being that he would not be able to have another chance of fighting the Boers. At Elandslaagte one of the G High- landers pressed on to t tack after being hit in the leg: and it was not until he had been struck by three“other bullets that he sank to the ground. Then he took out his pipe, and, pending the arrival of the am- bulance, sought comfort in a sinoxe. When examined at the he found to have four bullets in one leg and two in the other. Another ger” had grazed his skin, en:ting clean out; while one had pass! his helmet and no fewer than ten thro the folds of his kilt. Despite ali hix wounds the Intrepid young soldier fuliy expected he would soon be fit for the front again. A gallant marine, serving with Lord Me- thuen’s column, had one of his hands shot off and was the next moment hit in the foot. Yet he wauld not give in until he was struck by four builets in the stomach and thus completely disabled. An officer of the Guards, though severely wounded, insisted on riding to the hospital on his horse, in order that the attentions of the bearer companies might be devoted to the wounded of his men. There were other .instances of the same self-sacrifice oe part of both officers and rank znd Tommy Atkins retains his sense of hu- mor even under the most depressing cir- cumstances, as was shown by an incident that occurred after the battle at Belmuni As he was being assisted to the hospital, one of the wounded was asked by a sympa- thizing soldier if he had any loot. “¥es, in my crippled leg,”. grimiy _repiied the disabled warrior, as he I:mped forward to the quarters for the wounded. ——-+0 os Thousands of situations have been ob- tained through the want columms of The ARO B GO 64-00 OF 090-0 0S 59 OF EEE OM WAAANI IW BU VHOE04 7 | i } 1 | = +o z * > 3 3 3 3 2 z * iJ * 7 7 2 > 2 * 3 SSS _Hoeke’s. | Yes, ready with all the spring fines practically complete—so whenever vou are ready to make your investiga- tions into BEST quali- ties ani LOWE prices for Baby Car- tiages, Go-Carts, Straw Mattings, Rugs, Re- frigerators, Summer Drapery, Furniture, ete., we are. The more investigating you do the better it will 1it us. We always win in comparisons. No line in Washington has been more carefully gathered — or liberally varietied than ours. Ave. a” Feces @ 8th Si Chas. R. Edmonston. _“PASTEUR” > FILTERS BEST! Conceded b to be the i bacteriologixts t Charles R. Edmonston, Bina, Glass 4 Housefornishings, 1205 Pa. Avenue. Capitol HUL Braach. A Capitol Hilt branch for receiving Star | Advertisements has been hed at street and Classified advertisements will be there at | | fearon aoe regular rates. ee The clock on the Philadelphia city the highest in the world, and has the larg- est dials. If the dials were removed there would be space for two trains to pass each other running through. The glass in the four faces is fastened by a ton of cement. The glass, if laid on the ground, would make a walk a square long and ten feet wide. The minute hand finished its year's journey on New Year day by completing a 110-mile trip. ‘The number of playing cards used in the world is something wonderful. ‘The United States manufactures great quantities and also imports many for use. Germany pos- sesses thirty-four playing card factories, which last year p A200 pack: Of this quantity 4,987,000 went into circula. tion, paying a duty 1,420,000 marks. Nj duty is paid on those exported, of which large part come to this country. It is probsble that barbed wire will be- come classed as war material, as it was largely used by the Spanish army in Cuba and it is now doing excellent service for the Boers, and probably nothing tends to demoralize an assault more than sirong barbed wire, io a