The Washington Bee Newspaper, August 17, 1895, Page 6

a \ i of the Police Department, is as/who is one of the most prominent well and as favorably known as any | statesmen in that State. official in the District government. | He is a genial, pleasant gentleman, W. W. Woods, who took a prom- with far less objectionable charac-|inent part in the anti-slavery ques-| teristics than the average director|tion, and was the warm personal of men. multitudinous. man’s position in this life is so im-| appointed to a chaplaincy in the portant that it could not be filled Army, and died in the service at by another. In the case of Mr.! Camp Nelson, Kentucky. Sylvester, Chief of Police Moore could honestly and feelingly testify lespie Houston, of Tennessee, the to the contrary. itless space to so recount Mr. Syl. | one of the most famous generals in | vester’s duties. THE WASHINGTON BEE. RICHARD SYLVESTER. | Washington Post. In 1885 he mar- |ried Miss Laura V. McFall, daughter Richard Sylvester, the chief clerk of Col. John McFall, of St. Louis, Mr. Sylvester is a grandson of Rev. | friend of President Lincoln, and Mr. Sylvester’s duties are simply | who temporarily filled the pulpit of It is said that no the President’s church. He was Dr. Woods married Martha Gil- It would take lim-|fy]] cousin of Gen. Sam Houston, the great fight made by Texas for It may, perhaps, suffice to say, her independence from Mexico. however, that they are executed in} a a way that leaves few fault-finders; Col. Andrew Gleason is still very and much oftener than otherwise a highly thought of by the colored peo- warm friend. |ple. They consider him a good friend Personally, Mr. Sylvester is an jor theirs. His cut and a sketch of his exceedingly pleasant fellow to look life will appear at an early date in the A TALE ABOUT TEA CCSIES. 4 Sensible English Fashion Which All “Should Read About. One of the sensible English fashions which deserve importation, is that of the tea cosey, the thickly-wadded cap, which assists the tea to steep, and after it is properly drawn keeps it at the boil- ‘ng point. It is, as our English cousins say, so practical an article, and it may be so pretty that it ought to have a place on every tea table and may well supple- ment the paraphernalia of the invalid’s tray. In households where Bridget, true to her national traditions, insists on making the tea with water from the voiler, and on boiling it furiously after it is made, a cosey is the only safe- wuard. Made with freshly boiling wa- ‘er in an earthen pot twenty minutes ‘efore serving, and set upon the table carefully covered with a cosey, the tea will be deliciously hot and fragrant. The various hot draughts so efficacious for colds and chills, may be kept hot in the same way, and drank at almost boiling temperature after the patient is in bed. The foundation of a cosey is two semi- elliptical or mitre-shaped pads of cot- ton cloth, thickly stuffed with cotton batting or wool wadding. For a moder- ate sized tea pot, they should be four- seen inches wide and twelve inches high and a pound of cotton is none too much for filling. The pads should be stuffed n such a way as to have one side con- — upon. He has a fair, open, frank | Ber. rex and the other flat. With a __ little practice this is easy enough. With a tong needle and stout thread catch the —— RICH: totton at intervals firmly to the muslin. The next step is to baste the lining to the flat side of each pad. The hand- somest lining is, of course, quilted satin, but surah India silk, farmers’ satin, or sashmere will answer. If the cosey is to be plainly covered baste the outside tovering to the covered sides of the pads, turn in the edges of both lining and outside and overhand them to- gether,, and cover the seam thus made with a heavy silk cord, which is alsa passed around the bottom and the cosey ‘s complete. The English cosey is apt to be of relveteen. This fabric come in such ‘xquisite colors that it seems a pity it s not more used. Sage green or terra sotta, embroidered in heavy silk would ve charming with some China The fapanese cotton fabrics are excellent ‘or this purpose, and so decorative as o dispense with embroidery. The blue ind white crepe is always charming, ind the gold figured crepes are some of hem exquisite. A handsome cosey was nade of one with a ground of dark old ‘ose, with gold and silver figures. The ining was dull olive silk and a cord of . darker red than the crepe surround- :d it. Another way is to line the vads and sew them together. The space for four inches on each side of the seam is covered with a very full puff of colored silk. Over this puff are laced ‘wo pieces of embroidered linen, a little smaller than the sides of the cosey. Syelet holes are worked in the scallop- 2d edges of the linen, and the lacing is jone with a small silk cord. For the drawing room tea table the sosey may be as fine as you please. In- lia silk is dainty and may match your tea cups in color. If you are fortunate 73 a — ——"':nough to have a bit of your grand- face; hair tinged with gray and an| 7355 DDS AND ENDS. ethers Spode own coTeEeNtea es Bilin cont — erect figure of apparent military salle? with it. If you have white and 3 ‘ ; The best of men are but men at the/| ;old china, set your heart upon a cosey bearing, that shied him a erg) de- | best. f large patterned brosade in pai yel- cidedly prepossessing and impress-| Ohio has more farms than any cther| OW, Which ATH gRP BE dif Yea Costs 18 ive appearance. —- ee nade of fine linen embroidered all over ‘He is the member of many local | orders and societies, anda favorite | the BES vagaries ©: London. Go slowly to the entertainment of thy friends, but quickly to their pL ie k buildings St. Louis has more bric yu: than any other American city of equal size, nine-tenths being the ratio. Even the bicycle has i durance. Like the horse, it is not tire- less, though in a different way. An electric locomotive has just been tried in Baltimore, and easily did the work of two steam locomotives. Behind time—The back of the clock. Suicides prevalent, notwithstanding the return of them all. He hasa bright future, | and whatever phases sun, wind and weather may grow him, will be well deserved and certainly merited. Mr. Sylvester is a native of lowa City, Iowa, where he was born in August, 1857. During the war his parents removed to Memphis, Tenn., and in 1869 to St. Louis, where young Sylvester had his first busi- ness experience as entry clerk in a wholesale house. Upon leaving} of that establishment he entered the} |, academic department of Washing-| a ton University, and at the termina- tion of his connection with that in- stitution pursued the study of law forayear, Subsequentlyhe turned his attention to reportorial work on the St. Louis Press, his father being associated in the editorship wit) Mr, Stilson Hutchins. About the at the instance of friends in Nebras- ka, he established the West Point tial and successful journal. In 1877 he returned to Missouri | and took charge of the Farmington Times, and his services were com- mended by the State press generally. He came to Washington in a news- paper capacity in his twentieth year, and served as correspondent of the St. Louis Times, later on the Globe- Democrat, and also as representa- tive of the Kansas City Journal and the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. He was made disbursing officer for the Ute Indian Commission, and while serving several months in the field among the Indians of this tribe he was the accredited correspondent of the New York Herald. On return- ing to Washington he was requested to accept a place in the Police De- partment, which he has since capa- bly filled. He has introduced new methods in keeping records and ac- counts, and enjoys the support of his associates. His father is R. H. | are not recorded. Penn- roduced in Pennsylvania, while aivanin and Illinois together produced a little over one-half. ft-re- oft-removed tree, nor yet an 0! i moved family, that throve so well as those that settled be.” New York, Minnesota and Wisconsir * 5 > produce over fow time of the Black Hills discoveries, | manufactured in this country. Office for patents filed at the Patent pneumatic shoes. In process of time it i ame an influen- | may be something more Progress, which bec: eke ae ea r Chinaman, Kan., has sued a pretty American girl for breach of promise. reached its climax. The crowded steam- ers now sail transatlantic lines have given over their extra mid-week sailings. ‘A religious smoke-talk” is one of f ern life in vith tiny flowers in Dresden fashion, mo ind made so neatly that it requires no :ord, and lined with the same fine linen. Half the pleasure of a gift is in its amexpectedness. The knowledge that some of my relations would give me aandkerchiefs was a bitter drop in the :up of my Christmas joy when I wasa ittle girl. When her birthday comes ‘ound don’t send your old aunt in fhe ‘ountry a volume of sermons and a mir of felt slippers. Go down to the Japin- se store and pick out a quairt littlefea pot, and fill it full of such tea as tley jo not sell in the country stores. Tien nake a puffy tea cosey of turkeyj-ed will or dark red cloth (she will iden it silk or “art colors”) with some daty smbroidery on it. Pack tea and tn mis- ts limit of en- are becoming painfully ind cosey in a box that just fits t! ind send it off so she will get it juskt aight when the stage comes up tn che Boston train. She may laugh 2 Httle at your ly ‘angled ways, but you will read + ween the lines of her letter more pl ire than slippers or sermons ever cal t ‘orth. She will exhibit her gifts koa he neighbors end next summer Ww! rou visit her you will find your cot «mong her indispensables. ELLEN ABERCROMBIE cONWws —_—___—_——_— Modern Bliss. | good times. a Electric car collisions are beginn: ing get altogether too common. Scarcely day passes when one or more cases Of bituminous coal, over one-third is Poor Richard says, “I never knew an Alabama, Michigan, Pennsylvania, r-fifths of the iron There are said to be no less than nine than a figure of| — 4 Lee Song has caught on to civilization in splendid shape. This enlightened who lives at Lawrence, Summer travel abroad has evidently from Europe, and the The fatal picnic ice cream fs getting in its annual work of destruction again. Two Bath, Me., girls who couldn’t sell their blueberries, made them into pies which sold like hot cakes. Electricity generated by the falls of the American river, twenty-four miles away, is operating the street cars 0: Salis: Sacramento ,and will be made to light) aaa ye ake Ter el the city and run its factories. | gorced, you know. When Fogg was asked what he thought of Mahlstick, a scraggly head- pappeinten we ro a shave Gare “Horrors!” exclaimed the bea better of him if wou! use his} ety woman. “Do you mean ‘ brushes on his hair instead of upon his) pee eeeniae pictarelaslantal cowaeee | presentation of a group of horses An Arkansas City woman used con-| he great artist paused a m¢ rentrated lye instead of baking powder! pewildered. Then a light broke in her biseuits. Her husband ate of| 57 him, and with a few rapid stro] them ,and none of his friends have) painted out all the long, gracefu been able to put any dependence !n/ on the horses and substituted for what he sald since: a docked tuft that stuck out st A certain medical man of eminence | {jke a pump handle. lately handed to a publisher a treatise| “Ah,” said the society woman, on the hand, which the worthy book-| ping her hands with pleasure, Improving on Nature. Br Sylvester, associate editor of the seller declined with a shake of the head, | that is a picture worth having.’ saying, “My dear sir, we have too many ' cago Record. i-c. aes treatises on our hands already.” || 0, who was kicked in the head by a | Mrs. George V. Howe, of Grav } The remains will be taken to Palen chunder storm } clock this morning. The stables of West End, were struck by tnd entirely consumed. Twel vere burned to death. American Schooner Loses the Race Over American schoo: He—I wonder if Jones and his} erick Wits’ trite, one h : the old Queen’s coursa The contest grew out of Mr. Wills protest against the Lord “The schooners ‘Yampa, 12h., onsiderably ad reduced th ulled away again "=“COL. WM. G. MOORE. One of the most conspicuous men in Official and military circles in the District of Columbia is Col. Wm. G. Moore, the present chief and superintendent of police. A great deal has been said against Col. Moore since he has held the office of chief of police ; that some, who don’t know him, are inclined to believe that he is inimical to the Negro. Although a Democrat, as he is regarded in political circles, no man in his exalted position is more friendly tothe Negro than he. In- deed, he has shown less prejudice toward the?Negro than those who belong to the Republican party in this city, except ex-Commissioner J. W. Douglass, As colonel of the District militia he is the first and only military offi- cer who had the temerity to take colored officers by the arm at a swell military reception held in this city and treat them as men and com- rades. Maj. C. A. Fleetwood can testify to this nckrs Who was escorted to the reception room by Major Moore, and introduced to Hon. Robert T. Lincoln, who at that time was Sec- While there are but retary of War a few colored men on the police force Major Moore, from the BzE’s best information, is not responsible. | It was through the influence and |by personal appeals and frequent recommendations of Col. Moore that a colored detective was appointed on the force, and while Col. Doug- lass favored the recommendations of Col. Moore, there were reasons advanced to the Commissioners why the present colored detective should not be appointed. Col. Moore was appointed chief of police December 8, 1886. He was born in 1829, and was educated at the Ritterhouse Academy. Prior to his appointment as chief of police he held many responsible positions. He was private secretary to Andrew Johnson in 1857; held a position in the public works. He enlisted as a private in the National Rifles. He was married to Miss Mary Gideon Rose, a daughter of Dr. Benjamin F. Rose, of Virginia, a very refined and educated lady. They have two children, livipg—Jage> G. Moore Col. Moore is popular among all classes, and if there is any man who has tried to do his duty it is this distinguished chief of police. SAILORS FOR WARSHIPS SCARCE. Uncle Sam’s Battleships Remain Idle for Want of Men to Man Them. Washington, Aug. 12.—The Na: - partment is finding considerable ais. culty in enlisting men to fill existing vaoancies and to man the new ships that will soon be ready to go into com- mission. - It is authoratively stated at the De- partment that neither the second-class battle ship Texas nor the armored cruiser Maine wil be enabled to par- iclpate in the drill off Newport. ——————— —._____ CHALLENGED TO A DUEL. Salvador’s Consul and M. Casin to Meet in Deadly Combat. San Francisco, Aug. 12.—Senor Calde- “on, consul for Salvador, is on the war- path and seeks the blood of M. Casin, President of the Central American De- velopment Company. Ke has chal- erged Casin to a duel, ana ‘he latter nas signified his intention of fighting the consul. Casin’s friendship for General Ezeta was the cause of the trouble. i a. LITTLE MAY HOWE EXPIRES, Child Who was Kicked By a Horse Dies at Saratoga Springs. Saratoga, Aug. 12.—Mary Howe, aged torse on July 29, died Su: at the hospital. Ee Mary was the daughter of Mr. and 3pa for burial. Twelve Horses Burned at Jersey City. Jersey City, N. J., Aug. 12—A fierce struck this city at 3 ern Pacific railway controversy. As the torneys for the receivers, it is ~ stood that Silas W. Pettit, wie. has forced the issue on them, will ask for an order citing the receivers all along the line to appear in Judge Hanford’s cree August 22, the date set for the fearing of the application to have the receivers removed e , fines and new ones ap- new evidence to show that the receiv- ce are working in collusion with ‘the i aaa combination to secure the mone ern Pacific for the Great North-| ! @ motion to oust the receivers, and the JAPANESH CABINET CHANGES. Talk Which ig Credited Though It Lacks a Official Confirmation. ctoria, B. C., Aug. 14—Advi . 14, ices from the Orient Say that reports of im- pending cabinet Changes are 3 being reely circulated in Tokio, and are largely credited, although entirely without official confirmation. The ill- ness of Viscount Mutzu is believed to be too serious to allow him to resume the control of the foreign office busi- ness. Marquis Saoinji, the present acting foreign viscount, also Minister of Pub- Ke Instruction, finds it impossible to adequately discharge the duties of the two posts. It is also stated that Count Ito will offer the Management of for- eign affairs to Count Inouye, as soon as the latter returns from Corea, prob- ably before the end of August. eg ee NORTHERN PACIFIO FIGHT STILL ON. Receivers Charged With Trying to Tarn the Road Over to the Great Northern. Seattle, Wash., Aug. 14— are good for a new move in the North- result of a long conference of the at- His object is said to be to bring on Much evidence is in in support of he Woodstock Lumber Company, at lightning Ive horses the Queen’s Course at Cowes. Cowes, Aug. 14—R. g. Palmer’s mer Yampa and Fred- English schooner Amphi- Started in a race for a Prize of undred guineas, over ber allowed by thi ules governing the contest. gerd Yampa allowed Amphitrite 7m. 4s. rounded Lymington Spit Amphitrite, 1lh., 47m., 10s.; Om., 0s. Yampa pulled up and passing West Cowes % € Bap to a couple of min- es, but from that Point Amphitrite in great style. mphitrite won, ee without time allow- S follows: attorneys hav. red. resist Mr. Pettit, af tre wegeny: tained, it will include William N. Crom- Tremendous Loss of Life and Property by vices from Yokohama up to August 20. sixteen soldiers i teen injured were killed and eigh- Tacks were displaced by wav: the cars consequ pee the case of the Sateee ently ran over the e the deep water. western provinces of Japan. number of houses wer est hundreds of fishing bo Ported from the sou Japan. stated by authorities w alice —— eas x thousand. If the order is ob- il, general counsel, of New Yo: neral Manager Kendrick, of ot Peat x a e OVER 3,000 JAPANESE PERISH. @ Storm on the Japanese Coast. cs) Victoria, B. C., Aug. 14.—The steamer press of Japan has arrived with ad-| « the railway accident of July 25 only It is believed that the ment and plunged into ie effects of ‘orm Were disastrous in all the erate A large ‘e destroyed and ats were los Many additional disasters a re- th and west of = a wind mill. entitle an applicant to a ¢ that city is said to b lawyer friends in of his house over th place. For that le has been running original works in it. nor the snow ever stops it,z arrested on Thursday la each other publicly in the went at it “as if they would who took them into custody while her “escort” got off ¥ penalty. Why this discrimin: usually figures up the other w woman, it usually has the last word— Louisville Journal. hat.—Cleveland Plain Dealer. and a mere politician, cons _ fact that whereas the states: ; a WORD KISTORY.~ Villa formerly meant a farm an, a house. Daisy was originally the eye o7 or day's eye. Girl formerly signified any you gon of either sex. Hag once meant any ol whether male or female. Gallon was originally a pitcher jar .no matter of what size. Voyage was formerly a whether by sea or Ind it di ter. Polite at first meant p i. ana was applied to any smooth. . face. Good-bye is an abhrevia English form of you until we mee Adieu formerly was an abbreviati used by friends whe: Shrewd once s Thomas Fuller us shrewd fellow,” m A vagabond was traveler or person to place with or without a d ject. Moonstruck is bor ogy. It formerly d was driven mad by sl of the moon. Peck at first meant a b ceptacle for grain or other The expression at first had no to size. Starve was once to dfe any deat Wycliffffe’s sermon “Christ starved on the cr redemption of men.” The word miscreant formerly s fied only an unbeliever, an infidel of Arc, in the literature of was called a miscreant. day Acre once meant any field. It is used with this significance mans, who speak of God’s ac to the cemetery. Meat once meant any kind of f one old English edition of prayer the well known peti dere: ‘Give us this day meat. Town originally signified a farm-house. It is used in W this sense, “and they went th one to his town, another to his chandise.” A saunterer is believed etmolog to have originally a man without lands, such a ¢ naturally wandering to and search of employment. Tariff was the name of the Mo chieftain, Abou al Tarifa, who fortress near the Strits of G and levied toll on ships and n dise passing through. Libel once meant any little b« but as many small tracts in the ea 8 of printing were personal and offen in character, the word acqu' present significance. | Yard was once any stick, rod or The expression is still used w meaning when applied to various pa: of a ship’s equipment, as yard-arm, s yard and the like. Imp once meant a child. speare, speaking of the childre: tower, calls them imps. Jeremy Ta in one of his sermons. speaks of phn e ane HOSANNAS te } AFPRE Sr ih the temple. The expression blackguard or indicated the scullion, kitchen b pot-washers who brought up t when a great man’s hou moving from place to place. persons were by no means their language or elegant int portment, the word w. those who in speech or ac them.—St. Louis Glob joc-a ——___— - WORTH READING ABOUT. It is said that the famous Atha at Granada, is in danger of col Sam F. Floger, of Vernon c: had a wagon loaded with 3,000 of stone pass over him without ing a bone. California diamonds are found the colors, from a brilliant whi clear black, together with rose yellow, blue, and green. Statistics prove that nearly thirds of all the letters carried postal service of the world are w sent to, and read by English s people. Pennsylvania has more dail Papers than any other State, 19 Is nineteen more than N ing newspapers of all weekly, New York State 561 more than Pennsylvania. Wind mills are becoming quit thing in New England. One mz Lowell has established a ste tery for electric lighting of h home, the power for which The length of residence hg you ing the east for divo M dea of putting a la Neithe ‘egular as the sun. In Jersey City a man and ther’s face off,” said the pe @ corpulent blonde,” was pihtn Renita = EDITORIAL PHILOSOPHY. Money not only talks, but. like 3 When a woman’s heart is in s doesn’t matter so much ab The difference between a statesman S will exceed three stands the art of deceiving w ing, the politician lies without ing.—Boston Transcript.