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The Washington bee., 1889-12-28
UNION LEAGUE CLUB.
A FINE CLUB HOUSE WELL ARRANG-
ED. HOW THE BOYS ENJOYED
THEMSELVES CHRISTMAS IN A
RICHLY FURNISHED HOUSE.

The Union League Club, Is a
new organization in the sporting
circles under the proprietorship OF
Mr.. Henry E. Burgess and man.
agement of Mr.. David A. Lounds at
No. 1912 E street, u. W. A BEE
representative, while strolling the
city this week stopped in at 1912
E street, u. W., and to his surprise
found a richly furnished house, well
arranged with all the modern con.
veniences that give enjoyment to
the most fastidiOus. On entering
the house he was met by Mr.. Henry
E. Burgess. the proprietor who in
his usual affiAble and accommodate
ing manner invited the BEE repre-
sentative to take look through
the house which Invitation was
readily accepted. The house has
ten large rooms elegantly furnished
and each room is designated for
particular purposes. Mr.. Burgess,
as it is we'll known, generally puts
things in firstclaSs order and there
is no sporting man in this country
who takes more care and pains to
please those who patrOnize his
business. The first floor front room,
on entering is the reception parlOr,
in which Is a large handsome range
which heats the two rooms up
stairs. This reception parlor has
a handsome carpet on the floor
that runs back about So feet. The
back room lower floor is the kitch.
en- and next to this is a large pam
try. The back rooms upstairs are
large and in one of them he pro
poses to have a barber shop.
On Christmas day the house
presented lively appearance. The
house will be conducted upon a
high toned basis and boys especial
ly will be excluded. 1t has always
been Mr.. Burgess's desire to con
duct first class club house III this
city and if he has failed it is not
his fault. 1t is now a certainty
that he has first class club house,
for the accommodation of its mem.
bers, whose names are recorded in
a book kept by a secretary. Mr..
Lounds the manager Of the house
is well known in sporting circles as
a man who endeavOrs TO please.
If good time is desired to be Ell
jOyed 1t Can be had. at the Uuion
Lvu5 uO OfuO.
The Washington bee., 1889-12-28
Gel. s WORDS,

A change in the Sergeant-at-
arms of the Senate is becoming
daily more apparent. No good
republican doubts the necessity of
such and the unanimitY with
which Col. Swords is being urged
conveys to the Ob'use mind that
the party managers have an eye
single to that party uniication alb,
soIute necessity. OuIy yester-
day mis- State Iowa, a State of un
questioned Republican majority,
to-day Coub ful and exceeding
Iy uncertain quantity. Col. Swords
is gentleman so familiar with
the politics of the nation and 80
broad in his views, 50 useful as
an organizer, not only in Iowa,
but in all the States ii at his cOun-
eel has been taken, AMI is sought;
and which so signiaIly distin-
gulshes him for the place. This
position is national in character
an just why a hopelessly demo
Grated stare like Norrh Carnlin a
should hold this place, even
though held by repu oIican from
that state.
Mr.. Ca1nady, it strikes Us should
readily see the necessity for t is
change. Human nature ia the
same the world over, aud selfish
ness on the part of our republi-
can members should be, Hnd we
believe will be even by him (Can-
nady) subordinated to party ne
cessities. Col. Swords can spread
over more states than any gentle
man we can at this time recall.
He is of the Quay, Clarkson
stripe and which at no time in our
party history, do We need thsss
The Washington bee., 1889-12-28
The Cosmopolitan

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CONFIRMkD.

The District Commissioners
were confined Saturday afternoon
Just before the meeting of Con-
9, ass we said, that the Senate
would Immediately confirm tue
COmmissi, ners. The Senate had
no,mng else o do and as to The
threats of few pot house pollti-
clans, they did not materilize.
At any rate they are confirmed
mu,h to the qualification of the
people of this District.
The Washington bee., 1889-12-28
MARRIED TEACHERS.

The School Board decided, as
We presumed il would decide, iu
absence of auy law governing the
employment of married teachers.
A. any rate the re-Instated teach
ers will oGly be retained
until the end of the school year ut
which time they will not be re-
nominal, d. Wnlle the law was
on the sids OF the teachers, public
sentiment, as We said, was against
them.
The Washington bee., 1889-12-28
THE PRESIDENTS IDEA.

While President Harrison was in this
city. attending the services at the Audi
tOrium he WAS careful 70 avoid politi-
clans. He was the guest OF a distinguished
private citizen and allowed nothing to
mar the pleasure of his trip. Under such
auspicious circumstances tue President
may be considered TO speak his real SEN
timents upon what subject he choose to
conVersr. Having comparative liberty of
speech he doubtless felt free to speak
candidly to those whose guest he was.
With this in view, one sentiment eX-
pressed by the President must be of more
than usual Interest to the cOlored people.
IL was evident honest sentiment of his
soul, in contrast with the glittrring gen.
eralitirs winch marked his official utter
ance t. Congress on the Negro question.
He WAS cOnversing with a prominent
minister of this city, on the morning OF
his arrival here and the conversation fin
ally turned upon the Negro problem.
The minister, vel! known to be man
whose gr al noblr hart bears kindly for
all races and classes Of p' oplP, asks d the
President what he thought of the Negro
questioli-~aid the President in substance,
that the Negro question was about the
INST serious matter with which the
American people Were called upon 10
consider. He spoke of the great numbers
OF the race ard theiT gross ignorance and
stated that he believed that lh- question
presented an impending evil against
which the white people of rhe North and
the white people Of the South would be
compelled to combine against, for sell
protection.
There is no mistare In this sentiment.
IL is only plain statement of the white
mans Party which the P eSident has been
charged wih iavOrirg ever since his iuau-
guratiOn, white people North and South
says the Pre-, Ideut mutt combine against
the evil. If ne is correctly reported and
we nave it from the best authority that
this WAS his answer, il onlyfserVcS to
make the Negro feei that he must himself
take bold OF this question, whether it is
solved in peace OF in war, the Negro
must know, that h- must rely upon him.
self. He must r. member that the white
people, North aud South will combine
against hIm.--'Cnicago Conservator.
1t is but fair to the President
that the clergyman referred to
above should give to the public
lis name. Il ls but fair to us as
"A race that we ~ ke no cha, ga
direct ur 10y inuendo which
caunot be sus'ail led by the facts
Give his name or let him fail rs
be Should for tn attempt at dis
torllDg the utterances OF the
President Of this great nation.
We believe that President
Harrison is trying 10 persue a pol
icy that will be benetic al to all
the people whom he has been
called to serve irrespective of race
or condition. Great as is this
problem surely we cannot afford
to go off on tangent, and we
doubt much, that the careful man
Mr.. Harrison, thus far proven
himself to be, could utter such
expressions as the ConSerUator ls
woat to accredit him with; that he
is slow in making his changes only
convlnces Us that it Is his honest
eff ,rt to be on the right side, not
only with US but with ali the
American people. Facts and
nothing but facts must be brought.
The Washington bee., 1889-12-28

gentlemen more than at this very
hour. We hope the Senate will
make no mistake and We are sat-
isfed that the 100000 Negro
voters in connection with the other
republican voters of this country
will excIaim in all the tullness of
their hearts ii be is selected. "welI
done good and faithful servants"
The Washington bee., 1889-12-28

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Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-08-23
Scientific Charity.

The workers in the new charity are
active propagandists. They insist
continually upon the evils Of indis.
crimiuate giving. They asSail me
public with facts Gnd i"ar.-. and the
churches with Dipyieal quotations,
They assure the latter that bread in.
Discriminatory given Is east not upon
the waters" but into the bottomless
pit-that il is 'the bread BY which
men die They establish in each city
an glice to rive as q clearing house
vi clurities, and so endcavor TO pre-.
verl tie overlapping of the relief
givsR Ar different agencies. Their
ge.ori 50 " Of the situation enables
tligA 80 a.gt3a new and needed forms
OF bc]ucvulCncc, and 10 ascertain what
additional legislation eau BE- really
helpful.
l.ls very satisfactory when the con.
clnsious Of one set OF thinkers coin.
eide with the conclusions of others
who have approached the anne sub.
ject from a different standpoint.
When. therefore. the philanthroplst,
trying to think and wori; IN accord.
ance with the principles OF culight.
ened self sacrifice, finds himself
agreeing in theory and practice with
the economist whose guiding star la,
been enlightened self interest, there
is reason 10 congratulate them BOTH
A. G.. Warner, PHI. d., in Popular
Science Monthly.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-08-23
Hog and Hominy.

There are but few subjects to which
we warm more kindly than hog and
hominy. 1t once had its habitat in
this section; in fact il is almost cosmo.
politan. il can exist in every cline,
but the true home Of hog and hominy
is in this delightful region. Before
the war, in those good old days when
peace and plenty cheered the laboring
swain in this God favored cline, the
hog received distinguished attention.
The glorious reports of the maturing
large corn crop Of this section con.
jures up pictures that are colored by
the recollection of the past. There
vas a time when southwest Georgia
was noted for being the greatest pro.
vision country of the south. 1t was
the Egypt Of the south during the
dark days Of the war between the
states.
Is granaries were as full as the
cemented Wheat bins of Egypt in 10
seph's time. and meat and corn were
hauled from here in long trains that
daily went to supply the needs Of the
army q ths Pot3pac and the west.
efn army. Notwithstanding the drain
upon our resources. they were hot ex-
hausted, but the cessation of hostilities
found US with corn and porkers IL
great abundance. Plantations not
comprising more than 800 acres killed,
after the war, as many as 400 hogs.
Underline altered condition OF things
our planters did not believe il possible
to raise their own meat, and wholly
neglected one of the best industries we
hal. and the consequence has been
that VIC have had our smoke house in
the west ever since and we make .
larse a9nY2l G??9tr'sg.9p s ~ the pros;
Western meat are annually received in
Albany and consumed within the
limits Of its territory. That amounts
to the enormous tax Of 1850, 0O0.-Al
b,ny Ca News and Advertiser,
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-08-23
He Got His Half,

Capt. John Allen was one of the
famous men Of the times when the
British held possession of Penobscol
bay, in the early part of this century.
He was presented with a sword for
gallant conduct in capturing a British
p~rivateer. Many stories have been
told about the dasling captain, and a
new one Is how related BY TIE Brook
Ign correspondent of The Nj. Desert
Herald. While the English we're in
Castine, commanded by Gen. Goslin.
Capt. John had occasion to visit that
town. He was accompanied by his
wife Sally. On the road near the
neck he met the general out on q
sleigh ride, With CUSTOMARY AFRO.
galiee the general kept the middle Of
the road, expecting Capt. John TO turn
out. But our redoubtable captain
only gave the customary half and
when they met there was a halt. After
a momept's pause Gen. Goslin com
manded him TO turn out and let him
pass, saying: do you Snow who !
amf' ono" Numbered Capt. John.
Well he replied, 81 am Gen. Cos
lin" AT that Capt. Johns ire reached
fever heat. Get up, Sally" said he,
and from under the seat he drew the
old SWORD, Unsbeathing II, he waved
it aloft and said: DO you know
who ami" Somewhat surprised al
what he saw, Gen. Goslin Answered;
No" Well" said he, II am Capt.
John Allen, and | am going TO have
half the road" And he Immediately
got t-Iewistou Journal.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-08-23
A Century of Progress.

Only a century ago charcoal iron
was produced 10 the extent of about
$4,000 tons yearly: twenty wars later
the product was but SO, 200 tons. Even
Great Britain in l7SS produced only
6S, 800 tons-not so much as some fur
naces in the United States now turn
out yearly The manufacture of steel
was Just beginning in the States;
twenty years later only 9l7 tons were
produced in the country. The coarsest
pig iron then cost about as much as
steel rails do now. Last year the
American product Of pig iron was
9.4SO, 739 tons, and the highest price of
best foundry pig was s2l a ton. The
output of steel rails was in round
Numbers 1850. OOO. and the best price
S3l.5O A single American railway
now buys . iron than both Great
Britain and the United States made a
century ago, There were neither rail.
ways, mon bridges nor buildings; no
petroleum pipes. for there was no
petroleum, no gas pipes. for there was
no gas lighting even in Europe until
later.
Washington lived in an age of dark.
ness; instead of the electric light the
people had candles costing about two
cents apiece. In all the departments
and applications of chemistry the cen
tury has simply created Il new world.
American pressed glass, which has
completely ruvulutionI2el the supply
OF table and house ware. is an inven
ton of the last sixty years. Farming
in Washington's day knew nothing Of
machinery, ever the first iron pillow.
patented in 1871. was Il failure, for
New Jerusalem farmers thought il
poisoned the soil. Mowers. reapers
and harvesters began to be invented
about the same time, and even the or.
binary implements were such as il
would not now he thought possible to
use. The steamboat was practically
unknown. and the railway entirely
until forty years later the cost Of trans.
portation by wagon confined the area
of possible production with profit, as
TO most crops, to the margin of navi.
gable waters. In fact, n new world
has been created in this century,
London Iron,
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-08-23
MeirheTcnCi.s.

At BishopStone church, in Hereford.
shire, the vGuc is Ia the form of a
gridiruu, this being the symbol of the
cruel death of st. Lawrence. the pa
iron saint Of the place.
The towers OF town halls are fire.
quently furnished with five vanes, a
central ono higher than the rest, and
one ut each angle. Sometimes the in
itial letters of the fOurpoints are placed
midway between the vancS. We know
the market place Of Il small border
town, pebble paved. with tall market
cross raised on nine steps near the cen
ter Of il, There is still u large square
stone among the pebbles, where bulls
used To be baitcd. tied To the ring upon
il. There Is still IN anuual procession
of men 10 it on horseback. carrying
halberds, to proclaim a fair, There is
still a bcyy of pleasant country women
clustered IN il every Saturday, who
have brought butter and eggs for sale
from the distant farms among the hills
and moOrs, 1t is always cool. quiet
aud gray, with The surroundings houses
looking down upon 1t ponsivcly.
Among these houses. on the west side,
stands the town hall. with an arch.
way running right through il for foot
passengers, and on top OF the hall rises
a central tower. with the vanes all
pcnnon shaped.
Curiously, in country residences,
the vane is generally placed in the
stable yard, either OH the bell clock
turret or on the louvred vcntilator.
As these notes have raised our eyes
10 objects above the ordinary level, we
may notice the ornamental ridge with
which large steep roofs are generally
furnished, rs they have IN origin rot
generally known. In carly times our
predecessors placed turfs or clods on
the upper ridges of the slanting sides
Of the rough roofs 10 keep out the rain
ut their junction. Out OF these humps
of earth clusters of flowers and weeds
grow freely. Accustomed to the floral
outlines thus made, our more recent
ancestors handed down their remem-
brance Of these wind borue seedlings
in the conventional foliage of the or
namental clay ridge now in common
use.-Quiver.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-08-23
PecnIiar Snow storms.

There is a record Of black snow in
Walpole, n. H., bus snow of this color
appears to be somewhat rare. There
Is little mystery about these peculiar
snow storms, however. since micro.
scopic Investigations have from time
To time proven them to be caused
by either portions Of various minerals,
shells Of i~nfVsoria, or parts of plants
or insects. Infusorial shells and
aquatic plants Of especial localities
have beea identified after having
crossed the ocean and betn deposited
In dust storms, thus tracing the course
Of the aerial currents. Gutenberg Is
SliQ 10 lave found not less than $50
different species Of organisms in the
dust of various shower, gf which five
were Of marine origin. HUMBOLDT and
Lieut.. MGury have ulsolrcatcd largely
ON this topic, The same general eN-
PLANTATION that accounts for these
showers applies also TO the fall Of liv,
ing organisms which have been pre-.
yloualy mentioned. There seems IA
be little doubt That winds, whirlwind,
and w%aterapputS are tie chief cause ol
those phenomena. The several fish
showers that have been recorded were
all preceded or accompanied By heavy
rain or n violent wind. forming what
is termed on land i wlirlwind or al
sea n watlrSpoGL Cor Globe. Demo
rTtt
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-08-23
yarzin.


The ests.s Of Varziil, which former
" belonged TO Count Blumcnthal. is
the finest in Pomerania. Prince Bis.
marek owns only half Of the original
Blumeutlal property, the other half
having been purchased by the Prince
Of uohcnzollern -Sigwarins6n.
Tho schloss Of Vmzln is large plain
house Of two stories, with a courtyard
and two projecting wings, in which
are the kitchen and Offices. The prin.
cipal rooms look out on n vast lawn,
aud on this side Of the lawn there is a
wide verunda. The estate extends TO
22.000 acres. ~ which 1900 are GOV.
cred with some of tho finest forest IN
Germany, principally oak and beech.
The prince las a home farm Of iUl
acres, and the remainder Of the prop.
erty is let in largo farms, averaging
700 acres. All the woods arc in hand
and Prince Bismarck has several largc
mills ON the River Wiper, which
runs through the estate. He hai
greatly improved and developed thi
property, aud his forests furnish mos
Of the wooden pavements in the street.
Of Berlin. The country all aroun'
Varzin is very picturesque, and Their
are beautiful walks and drives through
the woods for many miles in every di
rection. The estate was given u
Prince Bismarck by the late Emperor
William in 1860. London World.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-08-23

Optimism has the best Of the figures
and facts IN almost all directions.
Robert Giifen gives us rs criminal
statistics IN England that thurc has
been IA decrease Of over onr.tiird in
criminal offenders since 1870, aud in
the United Kingdom decrease Of over
one-half. This. too, while the popu-
ton has been greatly increased. Pau.
perism has decreased quite as remark
ably; so that there were over half q
million fewer paupers receiving relief
in the United Kingdom from 1850 to
1880. Statistics Of the same sort are
obtained from other European couu.
tries. Even Russia, with its burden
Of poverty aud degradation, has made
enormous gains. The very latest news
shows that Count Tolstoi's reformatory
measures are accepted by the car,
showing that the government is com.
mitted fully 20 the most ameliorating
and progressive ideas. = 81. Loun
Globe Democraa.