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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-11-12
NOT ENOUGH EMPTY CARS.
The Coal Companies Unable to Ship Thei
Pr0dact.

The Coal Companies Unable to Ship Their
Prodact.
Reading company complains of lack Of empty
cars, in consequence of the blockade Of loaded
coal cars at water shipping points and city
terminals. In order TO relieve the blockade
and also to restrict the product that is now
being placed on the market the company is
only working its best collieries full handed.
Others are making small shipments as posi-
BILE without a complete shutdown, while some
Of the more expensive places have closed down
altogether.
General Manager sweigard, General superin-
tendent Bonzano and other prominent officials
have made thorough inspection at Schuylkill
Haven, Palo Alto and st. Clair to see wherein
the company's heavy traffic could be handled
10 better advantage. The Blackwood colliery
and the York Farm coiliery. operated by the
Lehigh Valley Coal Company, it is expected,
will shut down any day, owing TO scarcity OF
empty cars At Blackwood over 200 loaded
cars are now standing awaiting removal, and
nearly the same number are on the sidings al
the latter coiiiery.
One Of the causes assigned is that there Ia too
much coal stocked at Perth Amboy, and the
cars cannot be unloaded. The cause is also at-
tribntedt to the present junction pending in the
New Jersey cases against the combine.
William Penn colliery, owned by Pennsylva-
nis capitalists, but shipping over the Reading
road pending the completion of Pennsylvania
branch into it. shut down the other day, osten-
sibly for want of water, but principally from
inability Of the Reading company to furnish
empty cars. Several colieriss operated by
Eckley b. Coke h Co. in the Lehigh region sus-
| pended operations few days ago owing TO the
same cause. These, with the Lehigh Valley
Coal Company's collieries above mentioned,
come into direct competition with the coal Of
the leading combine. and the Coke shutdown
only includes collicries shipping over Reading
Coke is handling a very large quantity over the
Pennsylvania wherever the lines Of that CON-
/ pany can be reached directly from his col.
/ iieries.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-11-12
RENDERS FOR STREET CARS.
Experimenting With Devices to Save Lives
Of Pedestrians.

OF Pedestrians
The last issue OF the Engineering Record
describes the subject of tenders for street cars,
based on a report made by a committee repre-
senting the West End Street Railway Company
of Boston. The report deals more especially
with the matter of tenders for electric cars. but
is Of interest in this city, where the introduce
ton Of the cable has also brought about an in
crease in the speed Of street cars and conse-
quent increase in the danger Of accidents. The
Boston commission has occupied nine months
in making an investigation and has just SUBJ
mltted Its hnal report. Besides examining
plans or models Of 211 different Tenders the
commission has experimental with forty-three
different Tenders, using dummies made to rep
resent man. woman and child. The num-
Der Of experiments made is 1885,
The commission recommend the adoption Of
the so-called "Cleveland' or johnson fender,
consisting Of horizontal platform projecting
couple OF feet in front Of the dashboard. II
Ia now proposed to make this platform in such
way that it can be slid under the car when
not in use, or under the rear of any car. The
commission further suggest protecting the
front OF the dashboard with curved springs or
wire netting, TO lessen the force of the blow in
case a person Is struck by the car and thrown
over against the dashboard.
DISCARDED AS TOO COMPLICATED.
With reference to tenders beneath the car to
prevents person lying on the track from get
ting under the wheels, the commission discard
all tenders requiring the action OF spring, lever,
&C., as being complicated and liable to get out
OF order, and also ali tenders requiring sepa-
rate duty on the part Of the motormau. The
individuality Of imposing any further duty
upon the motorman, in addition to those which
he now has. was strikingly demonstrated in the
experiments made before the board Of alder
men, in which . fender was tried, devised by
motorman, and consisting of a padded plank
extending square across the track in
front Of the dash board, and which. the
motorman was to drop to the ground
In case of accident, by pressing his
knee against catch. In the very first expert
{nent with this fender the motorman shut of
his power snd applied his break. but neglected
to drop his fender, and the car consequently
ran over the dummy. The difficulty Of the
problem was further shown by the fact that in
hssecond experiment with this fender, although
1t was dropped 10 the ground, il worked up
over the dummy and the car passed M over e
- completely a. in the nrst case.
Fixed Tenders under the platform ere also re-
tected BY the commission, after much expert
msnting, for the reason that II Axsd hieh
enough to avoid the usual irregularities Of
track they would pass over an arm OF le9 o.
SMALL body lying o. Tie tsssk
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-11-12
THE LIBRARY BUILDING

A comnlate f,. a, a.. ru.,
its beginning in 1850 ''0"'
A complete file or the r,err,., xu,.,n.;,.
Zeitunq from l79a
Complete fles OF numerops .o,,sa.-...
papers published during the civil - $500
some printed on wall paner s,r.w ,.nar n
Compared with our Tonoress;onat T ih-arr
the great libraries Of Eurone r.nl Tins :,
round numbers:
La Bibliotheque Rationale par;s Q soo ooo
volumes.
The British Museum. London . ooo oeo
The ROYAL Library of Russia AT 81 ps.ers-
burg, l,200, 600.
The Royal Library of Bavaria M Munich
Il, 900 900.
The Royal Library of Gerrnanv st Rerl;n
1000 900.
Library at Strasburc. 700. OOO
Library Of Goettingen Univers;tv eOo ooo
Library at Dresden eoo 0nO
La Biblioteca Nacionsl Madrid. 500 Ooo
Library at Copenhagen. 600 900.
Liolary a. vienna. ooo,ooo.
tho l;brarv ~ So,nr VIC a y; neSt approachins
Boston public library with bO0 Ooo yoinn,as LII
next to II the library Of harvard ITnirars;.r
with AGO ono And tbo A stor I;h.ar, q, ~ W
with SO0. GOO Volumes A'''' "''' l" NC" i0rA
iioS' UT noohs
".e eo"tihuahs oeihS purchased ny congress to
add 20 the precious store 9 of the Congressional
Library. proposition IL now pending TO buy
the historical lihrarv NJ tho Iata coo-co De-,
croft Of tbis civ tor az mn II con,a;os % :
600 volumes, and constitutes the material col.
iected by the distinguished historian in the
preparation of his history Of the United States.
mo"s 'ne rarities OF inns ooneenon are vol
on CorresnonSanra" IN ,hs arar;oan nninr;oo
prior to the revolu,ion-the engine which drew
the coIonis.s together in the scheme of onnosi.
/ ton to Great Britain. and volumes of doom
rnents and papers Of the revolutionary natrio,s
including Washington, Franklin. Jefferson. the
| Adamses, Hancock. Putnam and Lee. Another
proposition il pending before Congress TO pur.
| chase for $500 900 the library collected by Hub
ert H. Bancroft, the California historian. CON
sistirg of 60 900 books, manuscripts mans and
pamphlets chiefly concerning the discovery
settlement and DEVELOPMENT of the Pacific
coast
WITHIN THREE VARS AND . H.1r
The cxnec,at;or ~ tho a,o;n.a-s J., ,,,,,,,o :,
20 have the library hu,ld;rc no,o,,,a,aa "a
ready for occpn,ncv in ,hrne lie
the las. two wears to be consumed in e,isbino
and fitting up the interior The establishment;
will be under roof, however, in a year and a
bali. AT present the state Of the work on the
superstructure, after four years OF building. ID
highly satisfactory. Good progress has been
made: The outside granite walls are now
raised around the building to the second story
OF the main entabiature. most Of the court walls
are up, the book stacks in the interior are
nearly completed and the central dome Of the
rotunda Is ready for its skylight roof.
THE WATERFALL
which have been nsed ard ,,;u IA mead =. a.,
erectio, of the buildro ore fror, Co.
localities The granite w.s al, ,or,r,,.., g.
in advance and comes fror, co.oo,s ~
and from Granite. Nd. The strpctnrai iron
has been mostly made at Phpnixville, Pa. and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-11-12
The Birch In Russia.

From the New York Ledger.
Another thing which may bring joy to the
heart of the Russian schoolboy is that there are
to be no more birch rods bought for the Russian
schools. It has been dissolved that birch wood
makes excellent wooden spoons. And SO valu-
able has it become since this was known thai
birch, which used to be cut freely, is carefelly
kept and cultivated until it is well grown.
Thirty million Of these birch spoons were
made last year and nearly twice that number will
come from Russia this year.
This is good news for the naughty children
who 20 to school in Russia
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-11-12
UNCLE SANS LIBRARY
The Magnificent Structure to Be
Completed in Three Years.
COST OF THE BUILDING
More Extensive Than Any Similar Structure
inthe World-Compared with Other Build
ings-New Collections to Be Added to Its
Present Possessions.

EADERS OF THE
STAR, who have been
duly informed from
time to time in these
columns respecting the
progress of the work on
the new Congressional
Library building, will
be interested to know
just what that magnifi-
cent edifice will look
like when completed.
The illustration here
q n
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-11-12

How this was managed will become tolerably
clear on examining the above engraving. A
rather taller person in the rear with pair of
boots or his hands resting on the forward
person's shoulder. his head thrown back and
something around his neck to represent a pill
low. a couple of sticks sinng a. represented, the
whole covered with a sheet or quilt, will be suff-
cieniiy CHASTITY to supply with the other things
portrayed IN this column the necessary fun
for u winters evening.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-11-12

In This picture You see how the thing is done.
He puts q pair OF boots on his hands, resting
them on the piano. while companion stands
behind him and reaches his hands over Charles
shoulders. A loose cloak shawl is arranged
about the dwarf to allow the arms Of No.
TO project and appear 50 IL they belonged to
No. 1. the dwarf This performance should
take place IN a doorway, where Il curtain can
be arranged as TO hide the head and body of
No p Without further explanation it can be
seen that the dwarf trick is very easily per-
formed, and ii always affords great amusement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-11-12
RARE OLD DOCUMENTS
That is the Rage in This City al
Present.
ONE MANS COLLECTION
Correspondence Relating to the Completion
Of the Dome of the Capitol and Its Frss-
coing-The Jackson Statue In Lafayette
Square and How the Money Was Raised.

HE COLLECTOR OF
stamps and postal Gu
rios has had his day.
The old coin man seems
to have Joined the pro-
cession, too, and a new
king rules in the anti
quated relic line. He
is the individual who
gathers together all
sorts OF documents
which have . bearing
on old-time affairs and
Washington whose cab
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-11-12
T Is TIE FINEST

T Is TIE FINEST
walk in the United
States"
Such Vas the remark
made BY . gentleman
to . writer for TEE
STAR the other day on
Pennsylvania avenue,
and be who said u 10 Q
man who has walked ell
the streets Of all the
great cities In the
world. He explained
why he clsssed Penn
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-11-12

The next piece Of fun was the entrance of
tie elephant This was very funny The
lesper walked alongside while little Eddie
rode upon the monsters back /, was quite a
ssnsAton. and the keeper explained how 1t was
perfectly tame and none need be frightened at
hi- savage appearance. He would not hurt a
slck kitten Below you will see how he Is made.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-11-12

After the elephant hsdseft in came more
feroeious though smaller animal, called the
California gyaseutns, or nigh, bowler. Pre-
vious % the entrance in.o the parlor was heard
Ia The adjoining room the eiankins Of chains,
nth unsarthly bowls aud sharp commanding
VOice Of the keeper. Suddenly the door opened
and in he walked. as shown above, utteriug
most hisieons notes through his long pasteboard
snout. assisted in the uproAr By the shoats Of
<Ai.dEea, either terrified or trying to be 50.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-11-12

Christmas one is at loss to know how to select
But after all some Of the ingenious methods for
home entertainment OF the children that grown
folks of the present day recall with great Pleas-
ure difficult to excel, particularly if the
parsphernslis required is not very extensive,
and hence are at erybody's command. The
impersonatiors described in this article can be
readily made and will be found 20 be very eu-
tertaining.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-11-12

THE CALIFORNIA 6IANT, AND HOW he Is MADE.
The door opened again and in bodied this
monster. His Youthful face added to his great
stature was the admiration OF all. After salts
flying himself by examining tine pictures on the
wall the top border of the wall paper and
other objects OF high art he bobbed himself
ont. His cane was nothing more or less than
the housekeeping brush handle, and his cloak
Of past fashion: still a giant is allowed to
have some eccentricities. The deception was
good, and how it came about was this wise
A small boy is placed the shoulders of a
man, n long coat or o~ercoat over the two, and
the monster il made II quite young the
righteousness OF the figure would be helped by
pair Of false mustaches and a hat about six
sizes too big, and you have giant complete.
Now was heard from the adjoicing room
pI,intys strains from the melodeon, and We
we're told ii was the funeral of the dwarf.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-11-12
ON THE AV III E
It is the Finest Walk in the United
States.
VARIETY IN ITS SCENES

Every Type OF Humanity Semitic ss.sss-
man. the Diplomat, the Rich Man and the
Reygar-An the Presidents Have Trod It
A Resort for the Ladies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-11-12
PLEASINGLITTLE0 ONES
Representing Giants, DWarfs and
Various Strange Animals.
MANY TRICKS FOR WINTER.
Explanation of the Various Decept ions for
the Amusement Of the Little Oue.-Read-
lily Accomplished With fome- Made Cos
Tunes.

yERYBODY LOVES
the long winter even
ings when the members
Of the family gather
around the sitting
room fire and stories or
games are always well
coined with joy by the
young ones. A visit to
the toy shops shows a
wonderful increase in
devices for pleasing the
little ones every year,
and Just preceding
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-11-12

The statement Il again made that . treaty Of
Dad
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-11-12

That he had eaten too much turkey and like
the turkeys themselves. had given up all inter-
est in the holidays. Soon one Of the doors
opened and in a solemn procession walked past
two Of company with the dwarf, with
powdered face and closed eyes, as shown in the
above engraving.
When the cOrtege arrived in the middle of
the room, and just as everybody was getting
very solemn. the corpse for the occasion par ted,
the head and the pillow out OF one door, the
boot and sticks out of the other. changing very
suddenly the expression on the countenances of
he audiapra
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-11-12
THAT DOUBLE FACE.

A Circus Joke.
From Fiiegends Batter.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-01-05


TIE tenth anniversary Of the orgaal-
zaton OF Custer Guard will be eele-
bratea vita grand tail. Arrange
meats are now bslag made fer the
ssstt. v hich occurs early lu February.
The :. o.y. VIII publicly install their
ofseers elect, next. Monday evening" IN
It's A. O. L. VI. hasi over the s'aE
elathiaS house.
cordial invitation il extended TO
she g. A. X. po.is. W. Il. c. ana sous
az Veterans OF tue city 10 attend Q pub
llc installation OF officers OF John A.
logaa post, al their posi- room. at the
SoidlefS Home. oa the evening or JAN
uary J. 1891.
TIE seaniannual meeting of the
Norkingsnen's bicycle club WILL be held
Friday evening" next, Jsuary :. at tier
ball, No. 81 Nest Bridge street. The
most important business Will De the
election OF eftieers.
The SC. Cecilia society will hold its
next regular meeting Friday afternoon
at 2:3o ~ the ladies' Literary club
house on sheldon street. The affairs
OF the late bali will be settled aud all
who sold tickets are requested to at
tend.
A Ladies Hive of Maccabees. auxll-
larry to Connor tent, No. SS. will be
organized January y. st 2 p. m, IN
Hanish hall, on Waterloo street. Great
Lady Commander Mary L. Bromley
will be present.
ST. Marks Woman's Missionary So
ciety meeting has been postponed TO
Thursday, January IA.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-01-05
City News in Brief.

City Editor Barry of the Lansing
Journal, one OF the liveliest and bright
est newspaper men of the state, was IN
the city Sunday, the guest OF his
l.. &. Stuart. He re-
turned TO his duties yesterday.
Mr.. Dow Il. Frank and Nellie Austin
have spent the holidays at their home,
No. ls5 Barclay street. ID. b. Austin
left yesterday for Brooklyn, n. y.
Nellie Austin has gone back to Chicago,
where she is interested in kindergarten
WORK.
Fernando Page, door-keeper in the
national house of representatives., left
for Washington yesterday. He first
secured the appointment through the
efforts of Congressman Housem m and
has held the position ever since.
The unfortunate girl who was found
sick and destitute in Monroe street
block. was taken to the Woman's Home
and Hospital, not to the U. b. A.
add news of churches
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-01-05
BANKS AND BANKING.
a Year Of Great Prosperity for the Finan
cicrs.

a Year OF Great Prosperity for the Finan-
cicrs.
The city banks during the past year
have done an unusually prosperous
business and the semi-annuai dividends
declared will make the stockholders
emile with satisfaction. The aggregate
OF the capital stock IS 5000. 900, and
the amount OF the net earnings is
k322 ,s23, or nearly IL per cent. The
banks have been conservative aud no
financial disaster has seriously affected
them during the past year. The sum-
mary of the realized profits is as fol-
lows:
The Old National Bank-Capital
stock $500, 900. pays a per cent. divI-
Cend ard It's taxes, which amounts to
nearly per cent, ard adds 5000 TO
'its surplus. The dividends for the year
amount TO $4,000, or per cent, and
t35. 900 has been added 10. the surplus.
National City Bank-CapitSi stock
$50 eco; dividend per cent; added 10
surplus, 5000. During the year it has
paid in dividends SIC, 600, or per cent,
and has added SO goo to its surplus.
Grand Rapids National Bank-Capi-
tal stock, $500 200; semi-an nuaI dlvi-
dend. per cent; added 10 surplus
q 900. For the year, div.deud . per
cent, or $4,000; added to surplus
slg. GOO.
Fourth National Bsnk-Capitai stock,
$500, goo; adds S5.s55.45 to its surplus.
For the year. paid in dividends, 3D.
900; sdded To surplus. 9.S55.
Fifth National Banx--Capital stock,
Si00. coo; adds $500 to its surplus.
making a total addition OF $1,000 for
the year.
Grand Rapids Savings Bsuk-Capital
stock. $4,000; semhannual dividend,
per cent: added TO surplus. s7,4s5.
Dividend. fer the year, 8 per cent;
added to surplus si3, 93f.
Kent County Savings Rsnk-Capital
stock, $50 .005; ssnIi-annuai dividend i.
S per cent. added TO surplus 81 900.
and TO undivided profits s. 500. For
the yaar the dividend 10 10 per cent,
and sll .1S6 credited 10 surplus snd un-
divided profits.
The Peoples Savings Bank--Cspitai
stock, $780, c0s commenced bus ncss
N February. Esrninxs for ten month Q,
$1,000. dividend. GER cent.
The Michigan Irust C0mpsny--gspi-
tai stock. 500, 900; declares no dividend
and adds SIS eco 30 The surplus.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-01-05
Ic,ne.ric B,tters.

This remedy is becoming so well
known and so popular as to need no
special mention. All who have used
Electric Bitters sing the same song OF
praisc.--purer medicine does not exist
and il is guaranteed TO do all that
is claimed. Electric Eitters Will cue
all diseases of the Liver and Kidneys,
will remove Pimples, Boils, Salt Hhcum
and other affections caused by impure
blood.-Wll drive Malaria from the
system and prevent as well as cure
as cure all Malaria fevers.-For cure
Headache. Constipation and lndigcs-
tion try Electric Bitters-Entire sat.
isfac:ion guaranteed or money re.
funded.-Price soc and S1.0O per bot
tie at Peck Bros drugstore.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-01-05
News of the Churches.

A photograph social. new feature
in the line of socials. will be gwen this
evening by the young people OF Grace
episcopal church. Refreshments will
be served.
The membership of Calvary church
has been increased by fifty during the
last year, under the pastorate Of the
Rev. j. SnashalI.
The Grand Rapids ministers union
of the Nj. e. churches, which was or
ganized about one month ago. held Its
second meeting yesterday afternoon in
the Ames NJ. Z. church on South Dr.
vision street. The Rev. j. w. Reid
read an interesting paper on "City
Evapgelization." The next meeting
will be held in one month.