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CAPT. ROssELLs LEAVE.

He did not like to surrender his commission
Internationally. however, until he had obtained
better insight into the business of the con-
tractors, and it was therefore arranged that he
should go with them for a short period before
any decisive step was taken. He accordingly
applied for leave Of absence for q year and in
timated that If matters turned out as he ex-
pected, he would. at the expiration Of his
leave, resign from the army.
The granting Of his application required tho
detail of another officer to his place in the
District Action on his application was taken
a short time before the change Of administra-
ton. President Harrison was willing to give
him leave Of absence, but desired to leave the
selection of his successor to the incoming
President. He therefore approved the applica-
tion, reducing the time, however, to six months,
and made it take affect when his successor had
been installed. This explains why Capt. Rossell's
leave although granted by the last administration
did not take effect until Capt. Powell relieved
him last month. 1t is believed that Capt. Ros-
sell will eventually leave the army. but SO far
as he is concerned his action in this respect
will depend on his business prospects in Boston.
Secretary Lamont is now investigating this
particular case, and it is not altogether i'm
probable that he will revoke Capt. Rossell' 8
leave.
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Charles Luttrell and John Carlisle we're
hanged yesterday at Sherman, Texas. for the
murder Of billie" CIV. IT, Sherman April %,
1892 at Denison.
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Both the method and results when
Syrup OF Figs is taken; it is pleas.
ant and refreshing to the taste. and
actsgentlyyet promptly on the Kid.
news, Liver and Bowels, cleanses the
system effectually, dispels colda
headaches and levers, and cureshah.
itual constipation. Syrup of Figs i,
the only remedy Of its kind ever
produced, pleasing to the taste and
acceptable to the stomach, prompt
In Its action and truly beneficial IN
Its effects, prepared only from the
most healthy and agreeable sub
stances,its many excellent qualities
commend it to all and have made
1t the most popular remedy known
Syrup of Figs is for sale in SOC. and
81 bottles by all leading druggists.
ANY reliable druggist who may not
save 1t OH hand will procure is
promptly ior any one who wishes to
WI Oo not accept Any substitute
CALIFORNIA re SYRUP co
San FRANCISCO CA.
t0UsEillE. ~. EEY YoaL ~
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LEAVES In THE ARMY.
Secretary Lamont Making an Inves-
tigatiOn Into the Subject.
I WO Asses IN POINT

Ohcers Who Get Leave to Engage In Pri-
vate Business-The Practice to Be Discon-
tinued-Some Leaves May Be Revoked
Capt. RosseII and Lieut.. Lemiy Affected.
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Notwithstanding these exploits laws there
are several officers OF the army now on leave Of
absence who are enjoying the fruits of private
employment. For some unexplained reason
:he department. however, will not divulge the
names of the offenders One case that will
naturally to the citizens Of the District is
that of Capt. Vim. t. Rossell Of the engineer
corps. who has. just been relieved by Capt.
Powell as Engineer Commissioner of the Dis
trict.
During his service here he had extensive
dealings with the General Electric Supply
Company of Boston, and that company became
SO much impressed with his ability in their line
of business that they made him liberal offer to
enter their employ. The salary offered was
much better than his pay in the army, and the
prospects from financial standpoint were
much superior to what could possibly be hoped
for by a continuance in the service.
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ON THE POTOMAC FLATS.
Maj. Davis Report on the Work of Improve
ment.

WHAT HAS BEEN ACCOMPLISHED IN REGARD TO
BOTH THE WASHINGTON AND GEORGETOWN
CHANNELs-THE AREA RECLAIMED ALL ABOVE
THE OVERFLOW AT ORDINARY HIGH TIDE.
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MR.. BRADLEYs ADDRESS.


Mr.. F. NJ. Bradley was the next to speak
The temperance people of this District. he said,
are prohibitionists and in favor of the enforce
ment of the present law. If the liquor men are
building any hopes on division of The temper
ance people they were reckoning without their
hosts. They were united and time alone would
show the truth of his remarks What the tenn :
perance people needed was leader and legal
adviser whose duty it should be to visit the
Commissioners office and fight the liquor
attorneys with their own weapons. The
temperance advocates today occupied
better position than they have for
fifty wears. He was glad. he said. to see that
The EVENING STAR, the great champion Of the
people, had n representative present to report
the meeting. He thought it would be n wise
move to have two cards printed. one giving the
citizens all the information in relation to their
powers over saloons and the other giving them
brief analysis of the law and its penalties. If
these were circulated broadcast it would wake
up a sentiment that exists, but lies dormant
Under the new law the temperance people had
the power to close two-thirds of the saloons
that have been licensed in the past
Rev.Mr. Muir of the Street Baptist Church,
Rev. Thos. B. Marche and Rev. DIR. Lemon of
Gorsuch NJ. E. Church also made speeches.
COMMITTEE APPOINTED.
Tpon motion IF Mr. Staw,rt ba cbairp,a N
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-05-13

When you have Catarrh, use the sure rem
edy-Dr. Sage's. $500 for an incurable case
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A COMMITTEE APPOINTED

Upon motion Of Mr.. Stewart the chairman
appointed the following committee to make
arrangements for monster mass meeting: H.
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Honor to a Noble Sir
From the Courier,Journal.

rroin tne courier-Journal.
III the words Of the scoffer who said The
frst citizen of Kentucky is a horse" were
wholly true. the flags on our public build
ings would be at half-mast today. For
Longfellow is dead
The news will set many men to dreaming.
They will recall the days OF more than
twenty years ago, when uncouth John Har-
pers big brown colt was the pride OF the
west They will remember how the rising
fame Of a younger rival caused Longfel-
lows owner to break his resolve that the
victor over the greatest racers of the east
should run no more. and will see with menu
ory's eye the car travelling from Kentucky
to the seaboard bearing the legend, Long
fellow goes to meet his friend Harry Bas-
sett" The famous race brought defeat to
Longfellow, but with 1t such glory as no
other horse ever gained from victory. The
superb courage he showed when, crippled
past all remedy, he raced TO the end and
almost won may explain the love for the
thoroughbred that lies deep in the heart OF
every true Kentuckian.
That love beyond a doubt exists II NAV
not be moved by the pigmy struggles OF
today. But let giants like Longfellow meet
in battle and once more nerves will tingle,
and across the blue grass will ring out
cheers that come from the very soul The
days of Longfellow were the brightest OF
American racing. The turf and trickery
were not then correlative terms. Honor as
we'll as money was the aim. Longfellow,
IN ali his races won less than undeyelopei
colts now receive for a few seconds scam
ner hut he gained what none of these can
do-fame that will not die long as horses
and men exist. To his descendants he has
ir1pa rted his own great qualities and there
was not much eXaggera ton in the para
phrase praisng him first as a race
horse. first as a sire and first in the hearts
Of his coun tryren."
Let no one ridicule Kentuckians for hon.
oring a horse. Remember that he once
stood for Kentucky against an corners.
Nor will he be forgotten now that the third
side Of old John Hsrper's monument will
be filed. and under the blue g-rass three
will lie toEether-Harper. Ten Brock ana
Longfellow.
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Is personifed by pink nymph with flying
drapery and tresses in mid air. Below as
II she were its genius leading on, there
come into view the somber outlines and
the flashing headlight of a sawed-of Euro
pean locomotive, belching forth white smoke
into black-blue sky.
a. Dance halls, cafes-concerts, circuses
and variety shows.
5.) Special theatrical events.
o. Balls, expositions and charity fetes
Amusement Posters Lead Them All.
The dance halls, circuses, variety shows
and cafes-concerts lead all the Others The
fact is significant 1t shows the new still
changing life of Paris. Great places of
amusement refuse. in their dignity, to put
out picture posters at all-the Opera, the
Opera Comique, the Theater Francois. the
Palais Royale. the Gymnase, the Vaude-
Vile. the Varieties. Even places like the
Gate and Professionalism and the Cha
telet, which make a speciality of spectacular
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bareback steed, which gallops round and
round. And Mademoiselle Bob-Walter is
under training to do the same dance in a
den of four Algerian lions. These are the
people who are seen in the expensive
affiches. and not Coquelin or Sarah Bern
hardt. When Brunin, whose chief recon-
mendation is that he can Irvine his boa
constrictor-like arms around his cadaverous
body and so scratch himself re-enters the
Ambassadors, a new afiicne comes out 1t
Is the same when the Folies-Bergere has a
new ballet. When the Nouveau Theatcr-a
theater of end-of-the-century panton,ime
run in connection with a dance hall devoted
TO high kicking-brought out THE Rope
Dancer" all Paris was spattarad over with
girl In golden hair and crimson tights.
The Influence of One Man.
The predominance of Cheret in all this
photographic art has so far been OVERFLOW
ering. He appears to have but one type
that Of the tantalizing lady with the slant
ing, squirting or wide-popping eyes and
bursting smile or kissing mouth. He Is all
extravaganza and all go" A newer set of
types Is slowly coming in. Six months ago
the new tendency might easily have been
declared to be the Japanese-like remi-
niscences of such men as Ibels and Lau-
tree. The latter did the celebrated poster
OF the Moulin Rouge, which is now already
rare ana much sought after by collectors
lbels' aftiche for Mevisto, a popular song
singer, Is complete example of this ten
uency. But the furore for that change in
ladies' dress, which came up so suddenly
veered and has not yet settled down
Drought out another mode. The mingled
simplicity and extravaganza, dating hack
say, to the year 1880. have worked changes
In the dressing of the hair and shoulders
ana skirts and, would almost say in the
IDEAL or female beauty. The artist Forain
VINO mas recently made tour of the limited
states under the directing patronage of
MI James Gordon Bennett, made an afiche
1uIl year and half ago which foreshad-
owed this change. 1t was for that oxposi-
ton or womens arts which went almost
drawing a portiere aside, to disclose the
words or the advertisement. In expression
pose ana dress, especially in the smootb
pam dressing OF the hair, curyinp from
forehead down to ear front after the fash
ion OF our grandmothers this new afhcbe
contrasted strongly with the scatter-braine5
cocottes OF Cheret and his followers. These
Always seemed half tipsy with champagne
TWO Things are certain. First in Paris
the designing OF pictorial advertising pos
tiers is fine art. and well-known artists do
not hesitate to sign their names to designs
for which they get so high a price Sucb
advertising is on the increase in layisbness
and merit. In the second place. this art has
its schools and movements Intimately con-
nected with the current taste in literature
art, decoration and fashion
If that be true, which friend of mine
has theorized about-a scientific man wbo
has written it all out-that the mere ner
sistence of widely-spread advertisement
will actually hypnotic the public mind
then how lucky the Parisians must he
Hourly they are hypnotized into good taste,
STERLING HELLO.
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TRAVELLING SPIDERS
One Species That Build Balloon, ma
Make JOurpeys

make Journeys.
From the Toronto World
There is a certain species OF snider uyhtc,
is moved by instinct at certain seasons q,
the year to travel, and to travel distance.
mat no one would suspect him DESTROYS of
covering. What, then, is their metboa,
Inc spider selects the right KIND OF a dav.
one on which there is almost a calm, an tha
air' or rather one when there is just the
slightest breeze
he crawls up a tree or a ra0star nv .
ouirush or anything that will give him a
Tree position. He then begins to emit the
iree END OF web from his flament bag.
anu thls is SO light and fresh that II floats
away In the air and is carried along nv the
light breeze
ne may emit 100 or 200 yards. ana every
now ana then he tries whether there a.
enough out and floating to buoy him ~ he
iets go his grip on the tree or other eleva-
non. by nice system of calculation he
ascertalns just what will buoy him ana
t.hen, letting go his hold the filament Is
vi on by the wind, ana he himself ar
nee, me END OF It, and in this way ne can travel
miles and miles.
II he finds himself conoin0 Meas, 81, $500
ne pays out more of his cable and in mar
49, ne OBTAINS more floating nlament TO
bim him. h,n up. II, on the contrary. he nnds
Ga HE a, gong TOO high he draws in his
OF floating filament VIC "iii0uh'
,aas you anchor a pole in a body of wafer
is the pole above the surface ana niIf
tntant.t[ upon II, he will exhibit marvellous
~ isence by his plans to escapa AZ fy~t
- m4u SPIN a web several inches long ana
., Is 70 one end while he allows the otbar
..,,i oat on IN the wind in the hone Thai a.
VIII strike some object t ~
~ curse this plan proves a failure h-,
nn,u sp .S rs not discouraged He waits
anothar s,u VINO changes, and then sends
direction. Another failure Gs foho,,.aS 'i ,sa
seneral other similar attempts untu an ~.
p1 n oI the compass have been tried
put heither the resources nor reoson,,,x
POMer OF tne spider have been ,rsaa ~
cunlps 70 the top OF the pole ana a,a-,a.s
SaiIy goes TO work TO construct a siIken -
loon he has not hot air with urhich - o.
nate X, but he has the power of ynaLtn. :,
buoyant. Vi making IL
When he gets his balloon finishes -.
uoes not go on on the mere sunnositto,
tnat IL VIII carry him as men often do h1,t
ne isstens IL TO guy rope, the other END ~
Mh wien ne attaches to the island pole upon
Wnlcn ne lis prisoner. He then gets tn,a
MS aerial vehicle while IL is made fas, arS
tests II to see whether its dimensions az.
capable OF bearing him away
ne o1ten hnds that he has made 4, ,oo
Small IN which case he hauls down tales
an apart and constructs IL on a larger
anu petter plan. A spider has heen sasn
TO make three different balloons he,ora ~
became satisfied with the experiment
inen ne VIII snap guy rope and susnen6
60 from hlament, will sail away 10 land
as gracefully and as supremacy independent
vi MS surroundings as could be imagined.
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LES raslfs paaoUfrs solstales
les tyItas t1aISs NaRsass
Guces .ARcENERIss .vasssIlfs
vGfS
MAINS SALES
PAR lE TRAvAis

Parasol to make halo for her fluffy hair.
Beyond you see the sky, a glorious blue,
deep, sensuous, intoxicating. a blue of
dreams that Nice and Monte carlo never
knew. Hills, sea, a town, a curving bay,
are splashed in fainter .ints and outlines
more alluring from Their very faintnCss
Or one great daub IF brilliant cherry-red
that runs from black to blash-rose fading
INTO white will make background for the
enigmatic lady Of ;he tantallzing smile
1t Is always there. the lady-the chief fig
me in these Paris posters. The English
advertise brand of soap by spreading far
and wide the picture of a leering monkey
sliding down a balustrade in evening
clothes. A Frenchman makes a soap which
also won't wash clothes. The prettiest name
ne can think Of for 1t is the "Savon de
Jeanette" 1t is Jeanette the soubretteN
heavenly blonde parlor maid from out
the comic operas, in a Starched and GRIN
kled muslin cap with flowing strings, a
gown or satin stripes with high-puffed
shoulders and no sleeves The soap of
Jeanette is Indispensable for cleaning.
without scalding, streaking or scratching,
tables, floors, woodwork, mirrors marbles
and silver ware and hands that have
been soiled by work" And Jeanette in
red and white against a blue-stained
background, stands smiling down upon
you over her left shoulder
Inese splendid advertising poSters-splen-
old always in their colors and, from the
STANDPOINT OF a Frenchman, splendid also
IN their outlines-show themselves on every
Paris wall which is available One artist.
Cheret, leads the others In designing them,
since 1867 he has produced more than 400 of
tnese posters for circuses, concerts, balls
soap manufacturers, charity fetes patent
purgatlVeS, theaters, Illuminating oils,
newspapers and publishers and powders for
the face. In each of them he has not failed
TO place his delicate and fin de steele lady
now doing her unfathomable smile. now on
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naring tricks of contrast-geraniu,n red, a
midnight blue. a lemon yellow, with seas
Of fainter blue and lakes OF fair Nile
green They shine upon the stranger as he
walks the Paris streets-these marvellous
affiches-and they swell his heart with glad
ness even when they recommend a soap or
purgative or some dread tonic fer the aged.
THE Elixir of Pere Montfortv'
degenerate yourself with he Sircp Vim
cent?
For every poster has female face to
coax or tease, to smile upon you with a
meaning which you try IN vain TO lead.
If the railway company Of Paris-Lyon-
Midi wishes to allure you to the sunny
shores of Nice and Monte Carlo or to the
springs of Vichy in Auvergne. it knows no
better way than to set up s1uirming. smil-
ing lady. She is in The foreground, the
chief figure, riding mayhap on a doaSey.
She firts a shimmering white or golden
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the point of exploding with some inward
Joy, now hooking, sometimes with a look
OF conscious Stiffness. but still adorable
There is always the slantng or the pucker-
ed eye and kissing mouth. How otherwise
would Frenchmen look at them?
Different Kinds of Ads.
These posters naturally fall in classes:
a. Advertisements of commodities The
few French companies which have hereto
fore monopolized refined petroleum In
France have also been great patrons of the
admirable Cheret. Under such names as
Orifiamme, Luciline, and Saxoleine a set
OF more or less gummy, yellow-burnin
compounds has been for years supplying
the French with drawing room shadows
better adapted to the purposes of this i'm
pressionistic art than to Frightening I'D the
FAMILY circle. Illuminating gas they ha I'd
ly know at all, except for economical cook
ing. The stearine candle is still the great
enlightener of the lower middle classes
This being so. the graceful affiches of Cher
ct even though they only glorify petro-
leum lamps, suggest the thought of pro-
Eress. They show always the same type-a
ripeish-lOOking married lady under thirty
years of age. holding with an air of triumph
some lamp of rare design. She holds it at
a proper angle TO cast flood of light upon
her hair, her face and her Shoulders
light that never was on sea or land, but
yet agreeable.
e. Advertisements of shops. have in my
collection one of Cheret's of a year ago.
pulling up magazine for hats. A Young
mother and her little daughter are each in
ecstacy as they try on the new Creations"
all the way from three francs sixty up. So
much joy for dollar and half-how
could the husband and the father deny IL
them,
O. Railroad advertisements of summer
and winter resorts. The "Rapide" the
lightning express from Paris to the Riviera,
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and fairy pieces, with much ballet ordina-
rily content themselves with posters with
out pictures. Their simple announcements
in large letters contain only the piece, the
cast. the hour, the prices and the theater' s
location.
This was the old way. But all the old
ways are changing rapidly in Paris The
Cafe Richie. with its furnished elegance
real elegance nevertheless. where quietness,
courtesy and good taste still hold sway-is
in lingering state, half dead. Half a
block below, the Taverne Pousset can
scarcely hold its crowds of customers 1t is
new, gaudy with imitation thing on its
walls, with papier mache imitation of cary
ed wood, bursting with electric lights, loud
in its laughter, flown with insolence and
beer and perfumed in its every nook with
sauerkraut ham and small crabs boiled in
savory soup. So with the theaters. For two
years the Paris papers have been occupied
with what they call the "krach"-a real
theatrical decline. 1t is a decline in patron
age. The people will not sit out five or even
three acts-they want to drink and smoke
and walk about. and rub against the per-
FUMES. lace and ribbands of the promenoir.
A walk along the Paris streets, in study
ing their pictorial affiches of amusement
halls, will show all this; for enterprise and
capital are more quickly sensitive to chang
es than the theorizing minds of critics
The Olympia Music Hall, the Nouveau
Cirque. the Scala Cafe-Concert. the Folies-
Bergere, where Loie Fuller has begun to
dance again, the Summer Circus, the
Cafes des mbassadeurs. the Concert of
the Eiffel Tower and the stage and dance
floor of the Jardin de Paris-these are the
places, whose proprietors pay out their
thousands of francs for a single new affiche.
A Little Venice.
The Nouveau Cirque has a ring whose
floor is made to sink and let in tons Of
water. Then all the artistes have to swim
out. and ducks and brakes, swans and
geese perform to military music. Kam-
Hill sings pretentiously his jingling ditties
up to date" in black satin Knickerbockers
and scarlet dress coat. riling gloriously
around the ring astride n stallion. Some
girl does Loie Fuller's 'serpentine" upon a
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A LOST RECRUIT
JANE BARLOW IN PAIL MALL MAGAZINE
HEN MICK DOHER.

HEN MICK DOHER-
ty heard that there
was to be ut e
marching next day in
the neighborhood of
Kilmacrone, he deter
mined upon going of
for a long "stravade"
coastwards over the
bog, where there were
no roads worth men,
tioning, and no risks
of an encounter with
the military. In this
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Not Necessary.

Eleanor-"Did Mrs. Badchild tell YOU she
had never touched her boy with a switch
in her life, Gladys?"
Gladys-"No, dear; she didn't need to-"
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Aos AHOFCAALSA 70 Ao~os
T r A w s S II o w
which way the wind
blows. The pictorial
posters of Paris, shin
ing from dead walls
in glorious color
splashes a1d chic cut
lines. Tell the story of
the Gity's light and
ticklish gayety. The
simple black an d
white which repro
duces them can never
even indicate their
rainbow tints N d
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The only objection TO the self-n,ade man
Is that in many cases he has failed to
put himself together so as to work noise
lessly.-TrutA-
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A High Grade of Art Used in This
Work.
HOW THEY SHINE FROM DEAD WALLS.
Paris Loves the Dainty in Her Ad.
yertisements.
THE INFLUENCE OF ONE MAN.
special Correspondence Of The Evening Star

PARIS, November I, 1893