Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-26

I'VE are going 20 have gala day st the Penn
sylvauia State College on February n. sid
ex-Gov. Beaver 10 THs stan representative this
morning nj the Ebbitt House. when TIE new
engineering building. costing sI2o. ZOO. vii bs
formally opened. Secretary Noble wnl deliver
an address Education in Its Relation 10 Our
Government Gen. Walker 81 the Massachusetts,
Institute Of Technology, President Schurmau
Of Cornell Gov. Psttison and staff aud dele
CATION OF Pennsylvania Congressman among
those who viii be present The building viii
be one OF the most complete as b. its construc-
ton and equipment in the country and We are
very proud Of it,"
Prof. George ". Atherton. president Of the
Pennsylvania State College and Of the Apericsn
Association OF Agricultural Colleges and fxperi-
ment Stations, is at the Ebbitt House. I'VE
are giving." he said 10 THH sr.R representa-
tive. ''our youth Of today in our colleges prac-
ticsl education well as a theoretical teaching.
IL Is the combination Of large amount Of care
full practical training in the laboratory. shop
and field in Connection with broad theoretical
training that is the keynote 10 q successful col
lese education. In my college the proportion
Of students who have taken the technical
courses of chemistry. physics. mechanical and
electrical engineering during the rAsi four
wears IL surprising. In electrical engineering
the class has doubled in two wears and IN chem
istry quadrupled in the same PERIOD Nova
DAYS the students themselves pract cAllv taanir.-
ulate the apparatus IN the laboratory. worn IN
the held, in civil engineering and in mechanical
engineering do practical drafting work and
labor In the shop. The result Is that upon
graduation the student while he might not 10
able TO act a. master. Is IN n position speedily
10 assume such. They capable Of assuming
responsible positions from the start"
"if there is one fellow above another whom
would like 20 meet in q dark alley with a bis
bludgeon," said the man with the mephistophe-
lean brows, lit is the impertinent duffe- Who.
without so much a thought Of asking FOR IL
calmly seats himself at the sane table with You
in restaurant and calmly picks up from be-
side your plate your STAR which you had lust
put down while you endeavored 20 pull out the
hsh bone that Is having setto with yon-
epiglotiis. This class Of fends il a. hardened
as Harveyized armor plate. Another bore cn-
countered IN restaurants il the man who
wrangles with the waiter about the service the
cooking OF his food or an ovorcharee OF n
nickel In a voice so loud that everybody nav
hear, ana generally conducts himself like .
trlple-eared kangaroo. 20 the disgust Of persons
whose souls are above the dime limit /"
VI have in my pocket" said OK c Congressman
Wiley of Buffalo to TIE STAR representative
at the Riggs House this morning, "A eonfden-
tiai communication from an influential demo-
cratic politician Of my city which informs me
that the appointment Of Wilson s. Bis-ell 20 n
cabinet position, probably that OF Attorney
General, is an assured thing. Prom NV per-
sonal knowledge and other private advice.
have received. am willing to back NV iude-
ment with a small bottle. Mr. Bissell In. the
Endorsement Of the best people in Buffalo Of
both parties, while the sentiment throughout
the entire western portion OF New York state 1.
in his favor. His friends are making the fich,
Tor him. You mark me that II Mr.. Bi.-eli is
not appointed Attorney General he will receive
one OF the best foreign appointments. He il Q
very capable and learned lawyer. and a most
companionable aud charming acquaintance"
As they rode in carriage they were undoubf-
edly rich. One of trio of street gamins Jumped
at the conclusion that they were necessarily
generous.
So he held open the door Of the carriage while
the two ladies sailed from the entrance Of q
Pennsylvania avenue store 10 the soft cushions
within the vehicle. The urchin's two cornpan-
ions stood to one side and interestedly asaited
the outcome Of the performance Of their COM
| rade.
The door was closed with a bang. the uhip
snapped over the glossy faro q the horses. the
ladies settled themselves comfortably, while the
one nearest the sidewalk inclined her head q
| trihe TO the little tattered bundle Of rage and
the expectant dirty face on the other aide OF
the glass.
The little chaps countcnance dropped. The
Others laughed at him and one said tauntingly:
'She only giyed YOU a bow-oh, my, q bow
well, responded the dim.nutire nickel
hunter AFTER brief philosophie reflection. lit
was something to be tlankea ~ dc ds..s, esy-
way"
"Amongth many things OF interest in WASH
ington, ami which the stranger at once OBJ
serves" said a traveller to The srAR repre-
sentative. lis the abundance Of crisp, brand
new bills You have first call on them Won
know, and from the treasury down TO esesf
store they are handed out TO one This re-
minds me that out the Pacific coast gold H.
still the circulating medium. They look upon
bank notes with a COMMUNICATION. and when q
man hauls out a wRi he's generally sized up
correctly as q tenderfoot. The banks have vide
counters over which TO pass and receive the
yellow metal. aud not the little slits ia the glass
windows as in eastern banks. Behind the tel
Ter, ranged in little piles in hardwood boxes.
are thousands OF dollars in IS, $40 aud $40
pieces and all checks are paid in gold unless
you ask for bank notes"
Zone must look in the American newspaper
to learn Of affairs in South and Central Amer
ica," said Alberto Falcon of Lima. Peru, 20 THE
STAR representative at the Shoreham this morn
ing, land I confess that it is remarkable how
| thoroughly they cover the ground. My eoun-
try is recovering slowly from the results Of the
war with Chile, but is going ahead. Within the
next sixty days its railroad from Calico. ths
port OF entry Of Lima. 10 Oroya will be COM
pleted. This road is the commenced By
Meggs the American, and threads Its way among
clouds and SHOWS Of the Andes over Il 900 feet
altitude. II will be operated by Americans and
with American rolling stock. Ii penetrates o
country which for mineral richness cannot be
excelled in the world. The completion Of this
road will do much for Peru. There 10 compar-
atively little capital invested in South America,
mainly because American capitalists find an
abundant field for operating at home"
"No, )" said Maj. Piper Of the life-saving SER
vice to TIE STAR representative, mo, old Nep-
tune was not down on the government pay rolls
but he drew his rations regularly, and, even fn
didn't do him any physical benefit he enjoyed
the esteem Of everybody who knew him person.
ally or by reputation. Neptune, We are in
"a Il