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Children's hospital, $1,000; st. AIMS infant
aeylum, $1,000; German orphan asylum (pro-
vided IL furnishes . like amount), 5000; for
maintenance Of the Church orphanase associa-
ton OF st. Johns parish, d. c., e1,500;
Washington hospital for foundlings, for main
tenance, 5000; association for works Of mercy,
for maintenance and repairs, %, 500; National
homeopathic hospital association Of Washing
ton, $4,000; National temperance home, o., 500;
For expenses attending the instruction Of deaf
institution for the deaf and dumb from the
District Of Columbia, SIC, 500. The total amount
for charities is sl01, 900.
WATER DEPARTMENT..
For the Office Of the water department el7,-
139 is appropriated. The total amount in the
bill for the water department 10 $2SS, 27Al8
A provision il made that one-hah the ex-
pense OF laying the water main from K street
northwest along 14th street to B southwest be
paid out Of the revenues of the water depart
ment for the fiscal year 1890, and the other
half from the same revenues for the year 1891.
The Female Shop Lifters Arraigned.
In the Criminal Court, Chief Justice Bing-
ham, this morning the two women-Kste Friday
and Sarah Lewes-who were arrested on .
charge Of shop lifting on the 18th instant by
Detectives Carter and Raft, were arraigned.
They we're represented by Campbell Caring
ton, and to the two indictments, one Of these
counts charging the larceny on the 18th instant
OF seal skin coat valued at $3.50 from Slime
metz, jewelry valued at &37.5O from Harris l.
Shaffer, and jewelry valued at $140 from N. W.
Gait, and one charging the larceny Of q seal
skin sacque from Willett 4 Ruoff, were read,
and the prisoners plead not guilty.
MORE TROUBLE AHEAD FOB THEN.
Detective Cavanaugh, of Rochester, who came
here with requisition for the shoplifters, has
returned home without them. The remain
ing seal skin ulster, which was not identified,
was sent to Syracuse, where 1t was identified a.
having been stolen from the store of Barrett
and Davis. Witnesses will be summoned from
Syracuse and it is probable that the alleged
shoplifters will be indicted for bringing stolen
property into the District.
Wills Filed.
The will Of the late Julia A. Barker filed yes
terdsy leaves her estate to her husband, John
H. Barker.
The will Of the late James A. McCathran filed
today leaves his estate to Catharine L. McCsth-
pan his Wit
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Kilrain's Manager DYING.

NEW YORK, Dec. 2l.-Frank Stevenson, man.
ager for Kilrain in the Kilrain-Sullivan fight, is
dying in this city of pneumonia. His doctors
express no hope for his recovery.
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SPECIALTIES.

MRS. T. l. VAUDEVILLE AND ASSISTANT, LATE
III Of Ssy Yoyt. EIpert Manicure and Chiropodist:
system, Hands Bsautined, Finger Mails Polished,
Bleached. Enameled Corna bunions. Inverted Nails
Removed Without Pain Draining OF Blood Specisl
rates fog family custom. sstssaction guassntssd 12
q Ut nv. 1es
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PERSONAL.

rI,o wHoMsOEvER 1T MAY CONCERN
II YOU actor. clerk, ether person, pro-
fessiona or otherwise beware of the sneak who has
asked or shall ask you 20 annoy or insult the person
who has given you or HIM NO cause Al ali for g. He Is
a self Imposed enemy. the ally of enemy and
Ike his insinuAtOns deserves be PLACED beneath
It,
(NIyIL-sERyIcR EXAMINATION QUESTIONS
Y and Answers. Send loo
3. ". FLYNN, A. NJ, Ivy Institute.
d5-1m' Southwest cor eth and X sts. n. W.
Nov Is TyE TINE. We WILL PAY -BId
IN Money" for first-cass Second hand Clothing
aress er call ~ JJsIh's OLD STAND. OIs d 81
hw myl
GOODRICH, ATToRNEy-AT-IAw l24 DRAR-
ne born st. Chisago; adysce free, twenty one
years experience business quietly and legally r.ns
scted- sel7-Lthks
A uTHoRIZED PRIVATE DETECTIVE AGENCY.
"A Williams Co COMMUNICATIONS promptly At
tended 20 and strictly conndentil Once open ~
hour. MA WILLIAMS. Manages. sze - Nc.
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WANTED--HEIP

~ "a fail.dsIpSiS p; 40 ii: city $780, Sosl:,
81 IT'D ssss:s best ssatS..
Dod wH ES. Sm 0IE eIE
ny; no washing. Apply 3ls st ae. lt'
WAITED : Two. FIRST CLAss MECHANICAL
ftSi :S.s s:,;s
WANTED : FIRsT-CLAss WOMEN COOKS.
s:s Sc
w chimes At YALE STEAM LAuNpRf. 5a2 ION
WASTEE6.wEITE AND ooLoEED COOKS.
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NJ ANT1D-DRIvERs, Ss TO eI2 PER WEEK:
W White and Coiored Waters for Hotels. Restan.
ss pss a so4
Rortsrs for Hotel. and Stores 81 to Sl2 per week
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set Gsrss q to sIs per wsek sss:%sn ss
lind and se fs% Ssiss W Sss
ss, GUARANTEE EMPLOYMENT CO.
WANTED-HOUsE WOMEN, CHAMBkRMAIDs,
w Boys Girls and Sober Men for ali business Ap.
oPFSE TIT t.
WANTED-EFFICIENT sTENOGRAPHER AND
ms .nd e4 10, Ares
WANTED-A BOY TO WORK IN SHOE STORE;
w one experienced preferred. Apply 1906 la,h St
WANTED-TwO COMPETENT COLORED WATT
WANTED : A COLORED MAN FOR A FEW
w ho1rs work EVENINGS; must be 9 superior pen
m daoa Address, in own handwriting Star Office
WANTEP,A GOOD sTENoeRAPHER FAMiL-
az SER:
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WANILD..A NEAAT, GLEN: WILING GIRL
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WANTED-DUNDoRE's EMPIoYMENT Blu:
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WANTED-A FIRsT-CLAss WOMAN 70 COOK,
must y, a have reference Apply 2424 l4sh st. NV
VNANTED-INTELLIGENT WHITE GIRL, PROT
yv sst.nt to do Dnng.rOom Work. Sewing &c, in
fsds al Y. S CREAM MAKER AFRty .T
WANTEp-A WOMAN TO. COOK. WASH AND
ny, Iron References Apply between and 10 Am,
w ersl House Work: must be . good cook, tidy in
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XVANTED-I WISH 10 EMPLOY FEW LADIES
w on salary to Take Charge Of Business at Their
mating and hesIthfuI no talking required;
position wages. $40 per week In advance; good pay
@ people Ioasse aHe i ,isbars
and elsewhere. Address, with stamp, Mrs. MARION
WALKER, 4th and Chestnut sta, Louisville, KY.
NJ ANTED-sALEsMEN AT 0NCE-A FEW GOOD
.a s Men 20 Ss Our eSss Sy s to the was
turers in line in the world Liberal salary paid
L. For
MIG CO. Chicago Ill. or Cincinnati. Ohio.
WANTED-AaRNTs-NEw AND WONDERFUL
w Book in both English and German. Recent E1:
dark continent. Over 200 hne ensrsvinFs. bonanza
WANTED-A MAN TO TAKE AN OFFICE AND
w represent Manufacturer; ESQ per week; small
capital required Address, with stamp, MANUFACT-
URER Box 40. West Acton, Mass. dI4-w&s,4t'
WANTED : DO YOU USE FIGUREsf FARMS
vworth's New System Of Addition solves the secret
of lightning calculation" learned in hour For
highest Endorsement aud particulars inclose stamp
the FARNSWOkTH CO.. Johnston Bldg, Cincinnati,
Ohio. oc2- &s3In
WANTED.LEARNERs FOR PROF CHRIST.
w NEkS New international Tailor System, with
, any inchrule tape measure alone. all scientific
tailors cut Patterns and materials cut aud instruc
ton given by Mime. s. J. MESsER. e0S l. st NV.
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BUSINESS CHANCES.
>oR sALE-ECKINGToN LOIS.


JyoR sALE-cIGAR AND TOBACCO STORE AT A
excellent location; northwest. cheap rent fair trade
Call at once. 3l.11e Pa ave NV d2l-3t'
n. OR sAI.E-FUkNITUKE OF TEN-KOOM HOU sc
Il aud house for reut centra suitable for board. NJ
house: must be seen TO be al pfsciated hearty II
I.YOR RENr-GOOD STAND Fox GROCERY AND
Il Provision Business coz. 18th and "A ste. NV. M
lures, counters ice box &C $40 per mo
d2l-3t' GEO 4 PAl NJ CO, 6l3 10th ST.
- NV suitable FOR plAsterer. plumber. painter or
cabinet maker. d2l-3t'
GOOD NEWS FOR CAPITALISTS IN HAND
VI o,oOO Acres ENtra Goa Lands near Birmingham,
Ala railroad and Warrior river. seams SO 10 IS
inches rare chanee' syndicate ,9rlni2g;
d2I-3t' 1881 st NV.
V,HE ADVERTISER PROPOSING CHANGE OF
x, hn1@fes ND sISdE one d bsl retail oss
tons on Louisiana ave. NV. Address VENDOR, star
DUTTERINE-THE BEsT GRADES All SAND
ID 81. Eastern Market f. W. PARKER d2O-2t'
SoSn BUYS GOOD GROCERY STORE FINE
trade. GEo. CALLAGHAS. l142 lOIh NV dsO-:Ils
I,oR sALE-sTAToN LkYA And NONELll sTOIsE
l. at oareaini owner has other business 20 attend
Address MACHINES. star office. dls-3t'
I.oR sALE-sToCK AND FIXTURES OF HARD
Il ware and House Furnishing store: good enAnce
quire al l4O6 18th ST. NV. dl1-6t.
GALVESTON TFXAs
N II. NJ 1hJEhEAhI CO., Real Estate and In
vestors' Agents. Established 1857 New lork clty
differences: Morton. Bliss a Co.. and Trsdesmen's
Nat Bank. dlg-lm
l1OR sALE-DRUG sTOAE n. W., HANDSOMELY
Il furnished stock. complete and fresh new soda
water fountain; no old stock; store modern plste
eass WINDOWS; will inventory about $1,000; owner
has other business and viii sell at q bargain
change real stocks other negoable prop
erly; dwelling can be rented with ale store.
dll-l0t Address SPECULATION. star Office.
IHoR sALE-THE STOCK AND FIXTURES Or al
- old estab ished stove House. furnishing and I'm
Ware Manufacturing Business. with hne Wholesale
and Retail Trade situated the RAPIDLY growing city
Of ~ nchOur, Va. which has already population of
2,OOO IN q healthy location and man ufActuring
and JoObing CENTER will reduce stock 20 sell. bad
health the sole for selling For further particu-
lars address oLOhoE II. BLISS,
n3O-s5t Lynchburg, Va
ssflNHE WORLD DO MoSE"-REMEhBER THE
IL Terrestrial Clock" RAMSAY has cut the
prices watches cleaned q nrst-clsss main -eIrsA
warranted year. ell AL CLOCK AND gcNeify Mork -
the lowest prlces IN TIC cay. We DEFY competpon
l224 1t. NV AoAs
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ssI'HE WORLD DO MovE-.KLMkhBER THE
IL Terrestrial Clock" RAMSAY has cut the
prices watches cleaned q nrstclass main eprnsA
warranted year. Ell: AL CLOCK and ecNery work -
the lowest prlces Tie city. We DEFY competluon-
l224 81. nv AaAs
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STREET CLEANING AND LIGHTING.

An appropriation Of 10000, an increase OF
$4,000, is made for cleaning, sweeping and
sprinkling streets, and provisions are made that
this shall include suburban streets and that the
contracts shall not be for a price exceeding SO
cents per 1000 square yards.
An increase Of SIC, 900 IS made for lighting.
For electric lighting an increase of $4,000 IL
made, with provision that no more than &C
cents light shall be charged for burning from
sunset to sunrise. In this connection q new
proyision ia made that
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GEO. WATTS L SON, 3l4 7TH ST. NV. HAVE
VI Fine Display Of Holiday Goods, comprising
Decorated Dinner, Tea, Game and Chamber Sets
Plated Ware and Cutlery and variety Of Fancy
Articles suitable for Christmas Presents. dl9-4t
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FOR RENT-ROOMS

tr0R RENT-fURNIsHED OR UNFINISHED
Rooms: house just changed hands, thoroughly
paired throughout 2lo sknw. Convenient 20 deIo,s.
-
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FOR RENT-OFFICES.

EOR RENT-ALAwYER,w WHOSE OFFICE Is NEAR
10 city hall. can give desk room without charge to
studt Mt at law pewrter with machine who desires
accommodation. Address If. H. star office. IT.
IroR RENT-FINE OFFICE ROOMS, SECOND
II floor MCGOWAN Building, 629 Il St nv. J. H.
GRAY & CO.. 637 ST. dl9-3t
LOR RENT-DESIRABLE OFFICE ROOMS, WITH
IL steam heat and elevator service in the Lehman
building, l42o New York ave- A. I. COUMBE.
dl71E 1925 New York ave.
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LOST AND FOUND.


Il OsT-EvENING OF THE 18Th, A WHITE AND
~ Lemon-spotted Fox Terrier; had Collar on Marked
"spot" and License Tag No. 6645. suitable reward
WIN be paid on his return TO 1851 ST. NV d2l2t'
r Osr-wHITE SETTER GyP. LIVER SPOTS on
II Back and Earn. Reward at sos + St NV. Store.
I osT-THURsDAY EVENING. A BLACK AND
~ White Collie Dog. Liberal reward viii be paid IL
lett II 3;327 81 NV. d2l-3ts
II osT = BLACK SATIN HAND.PAINTEp BAG,
~ containing bunch Of keys and door room key and
handkerchief Liberal reward for it's return TO 12l2
9th 1T NV. It,
II OsT-BETwEEN JARVIS CONFECTIONERY
~ aud Woodward Lothrop'S. Pocket Book contain
NV ' y '''"s1 :" 'A> IL:
EoUND-sTRAY COW, SUNDAY, DECEMBER IS.
u Owner can get possession by furnishing accursts
description of animal and by paying for sdyertise
ments and its until called for by
right owner. WILLIAM WALTER, l422 G st se
EOUND-A FINE BRED GRAY HOUND. WHITE
II color. with white stripe In fsce, white
c aud ID sta NV d20-2t'
dc REwARD-sTRAYED on STOLEN ON 9TH
sVO inst from SIG 18th st. ". Pointer oyp white.
with dsEk-trevn spot on bad cut TIL. months Old
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1889-12-23
Think Of Them.

1t is a true saying that half the world
does not know how the other half lives,
and 1t is certainly better for the comfort
Of one-half that this is the case. If peo-
pie well-todo and happy in home life
and friends could see in the faces of those
they pass upon the street all the hard
ships and troubles that give gloomy
shade to other lives they would be APP
palled by the volume of misery and
discouraged from all effort to relieve It,.
To aid the distressed by kind word or
deed would seem as foolish as to benevo-
lently attempt the destruction of all the
mosquitoes in the world. Distress like
mosquitoes is supposed to serve a useful
purpose in the economy of the world by
turning mems thoughts to another. Dis
tress In these Christmas times should be
sought and relieved by every one who
has little of it, not only because it will
he a kindness TO others, but because of
the benefit to ones self that always fol
lows charitable action. Think IA little
4. of Others not so happy in Christmas
time and try to make them more cheer
full
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1889-12-23
MIR. CLEVELAND VERY JOLLY.
While In Happy iIumor lie Addrossc.
Cornell Alumni.

tofheli Alumni.
What has heretofore been the Cornell
Alumni association of New York turned
itself permanently into the Cornell Uni
yersity club at its tenth annual dinner i'm
the Hotel Brunswick SATURDAY. night.
About loo alumni were present and the
invited guests included President Charles
Kendall Adams, of Cornoll university
President l.. benjamin Andrews, of Brown
university; Grover Cleveland General
Alfred G, Barnes and Alonzo Il. Cornell
Mr.. Cleveland seemed happier than on
any recent public occasion, as he sat nj the
left of President John Dewitt Warner, of
tho club, AT the centre of the table of honor
and right in front of the big mantel i'm tho
banquet room, against which he leaned
back, pulling cigar between laughs at the
hubbub of college merriment before him.
lie responded 10 the toast of :" The Ma
tion, the state, and the Uuiversity,r and
began hv saying that tho subject was one
that might have appalled, him had he not
learned by actual experience how easily
Inc nation and the state could be got rid of
That little pleasantly tickled the college
men immensely, and it was long time
before Mr.. Cleveland could go on. When
he did he said:
am confident that, no matter how care
fully man may compute his social assets.
an item here and there is certainly To be
ieft out, and he is likely at any time To
wake up and find himself famous on ac-
count of something ofwhich he never kne a
before. II am not the inventor Of this
idea, claim nj least, to he striking exam
PIE oi Its truth. When the committee came
70 ask me 10 be present here | may as well
confess that while listened 10 their arg,,.
henls upon the magnitude of the occasion
WIN mat patient furtitude that n man
acquires by long-continued experience in
hearing men express their anxiety TO prove
tnelr palrlotisni ny Milling federal Offices.
Laughter. My thoughts We're actu.IIv
engaged in framing the most courteous
phrases in which ! could decline 10 come
But one of them called my attention Ia thc
fact that had been the only governor of
New York who had ever attended meet
ing OF the board of trustees of Cornell i'm
his caraclty as an ex-oiicio member.
When thus found that had done some
thing that none of my predecessors had
ever done, was SO impressed with my
own importance that had 10 consent 10
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WIN Was Uarmer Pounded |!

Speaker Reeds committees ssem to
have created no special criticism save in
the election of Mr.. Hammer, Of Philadel-
phia, from the naval committee, of
which he was by usage entitled to the
chairmanship; but he was not given a
place upon 1t at all. The reason given is
that he voted for Mckinley for
speaker. This reason hardly explains,
Mr.. Harmer being dropped not only
from the craftsmanship Of the commit
tee but from that committee and all inn
portant committees and positions. If Mr..
Reed had hacked as savagely at every
member who voted for Mckinley he
would hardly have had material enough
for his good places so that it is evident
that Mr.. Harmer was flung down so
hard because he was particularly OBJ
noxious to the speaker or to somebody
else.
The general supposition is sthat Senator
Quay had a finger in the pie but Mr..
Harmer assures Press reporter that
Quay and he are as thick rs ducks in IA
puddle, and that Quay told him that he
had told Reed that he would make n
great mistake in taking Harmer Off the
naval committee. This may be, though
we take it tosbe u tale 10 marine and
green reporter. We are not inclined to
the belief that Congressman Hariner fell
SO heavily when Quay was trying to
hold him up; aud we suggest to Hamrer
that he had better camp out hereafter
with the anti-Quay forces, who are be
coming so numerous nowadays in the
Pennsylvania woods and valleys.
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A Diminishing Use Of Anthracite.

The dullness in the anthracite coal
trade is more remarkable than the mild
weather, TO which it is being ascribed,
but which does not half explain it. 1t
would account for great decrease
in retail sales but IL is too early
In the season for such decrease to
affect the mining industry. We are
still but on the eve of winter, and il is
hardly more than time for us to expect
Its cold weather. The stores of coal
which have been laid in at the wards
for the winters demand have proh-
ably been depleted up to this
time nearly as much as ever by the
householders laying in their winter
supplies. The time for a mild win
ter to affect the mining industry would
naturally be further along in the season,
when ii would cause a halt in the
Iraemand for additional supplies. The
Sssnafsent stoppage Of mining because of
the siackness OF demand seems TO be
attributed 10 something else than the
weather..
II indicates "A falling of In the use of
anthracite coal, because of its being
nuppianted by bituminous coal and il
shows that the anthracite miners had
not taken thought Of any such diuln-
ished demand but had stocked the conn
try in anticipation Of an increased de.
maud. The fact seems to be that an
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thracitc coal is yearly becoming more
and more restricted to family use. In
this line its sale Is exceeding but as a
steam maker and an ore smeltcr II Is CIV
Ing way 10 the cheaper bituminous coal
and the more efficient coke. Anthracite
coal can never he ms cheap as
bituminous coal, because II Is In
much more limited supply and much
more expensively mined. II will pay
Its owners better to let Il lie in the
ground, where Il will constantly increase
in value; but 1t docs not pay the coal
carriers 10 do this; and they are also
coal owners and miners. They need the
coal to make their railroads pay and
what they lose in the coal they expect to
to make upon the roads. 1t would lie a
more economical arrangement In the
long run, probably, TO destroy the rail-
roads and save the coal, than to destroy
the coal to save the roads but the result
of the policy is to make anthracite coal
cheaper than 1t naturally would he /;
which Is good for the consumer.
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That Rennblic.


Senator Morgan should control his
impatience to acknowledge the republic
Of Brazil, which is republic only in
name, and has II mighty poor show of
even keeping the name over the winter.
The old emperor was a liberal man, and
was emperor only nominally. He put
on no imperial airs, and always showed
himself ready to do what the people
wanted and what seemed best for the
country; which is vast wilder
ness generally, with seacoast cities
and river-reached communities. II
has no railroads binding its
scattered people together or even tele-
graph wires holding them in com
munication. II is as big u country in
acres as our own, but it is very weak by
reason of its small development aud
population. Ii is a collection of many
countries held together under one name;
and held by hardly anything else, save
a little bit OF an army, which seems to
be able, however, to do wonders for its
size, as 1t pat the old emperor away and
started the new government the peo-
pie seeming to have little interest in
the matter, or so great fear of being shot
as to make a single musket a mighty
engine of persuasion.
There has been no reason given for the
upsetting of the empire to give place to
republic, just after it had abolished
slavery and just before the meeting of "A
newly elected legislature; and the revo-
luton has changed nothing but the
name; unless it has increased the dcs-
potic character Of the government; as in
fnct it seems TO have done; for the new
concern rests entirely upon the bayonets
that built it. Her little army went against
Dom Pedro for no particular reason that
we know of, save the natural linclination
of the decrepit little thing to "cussed-
ness"
As the new republic rests upon the
army, and the army is insignificant
In size, it is not probable that il will
rest long. The probability is that the
empire will be resolved into its original
states for while; which some time
again may come into confederation
when their interests demand il more
strongly than they now seem to do.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1889-12-23

Science makes furious assault on the
appropriation by Congress of a million and
n half for an ironclad designed by MEM
ber of the House. The Thomas ironclad
cruiser has attracted good deal of curious
attention, because, so far rs tho general
public know, IL is the creation of the
brain of the man whose name IL bears
but Science, though using no name, casts a
doubt upon this by protesting that such a
construction could only be safely attempted
by engineers or naval architects of excep-
tonal experience, and possessing combi-
nations of talents vastly more rare than
those of the successful general: "Tbe
story, if told abroad, will undoubtedly be
received with absolute incredulity, as one
of those incomprehensl,le American
jokes which the average European mind
can never hope fully to appreciate but,
were IL believed, the average American can
probably as little conceive tho astonish-
ment that II is likely to awaken"
The critic goes on to hint that the extent
to which the specifications are published
suggests that behind the great lawyer aud
hidden by his grander proportions is some
whore naval architect" who for some
mysterious reason consents to remain un-
known. "Could IL be possible that the
whole performance represents tho cater
ing of bureau of the navy depart
ment to the political friend relied on to
promote its interests7' As the scientific
writer does not attack the plans II may
seem TO be some assurance of their excel
lence that they are SO thoroughly published,
but hardly a man in million could un-
dertake to explore that mass of details for
errors, and II is quite trno that "the people
of tho United States cannot afford to hand
over million and n-half 10 an amateur
and TO risk it's success in battle on any
such wild experiment" Let the name OF
the real designer be published, and ii IL is
Thomas or any other amateur he may be
first required to demonstrate his ability by
building tug boat.