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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-21

It Is expected that the House of Repre-
sentatives viii. In the immediate future
pass the bill for the repeal of the tax on
state bank circulation. The House may de-
Jude itself with the belief that there is wide
spread demand for such legislation, but
unless it desires to add much to the mercan-
tile and financial confusion which now ex-
lists, 1t win move very slowly In this matter
Our present money system Is quite as salts
factory as any that now operates in other
lands, and such a radical change as the one
proposed should not be made without due
elaboration Many of those who advocate
the measure do so without thought Of con-
sequences and mainly because they desire
to take from the general government some
Of the power which 1t now exercises for the
general good The possible financial results
are to these men of less importance than a
victory FOR what they often enormously
term states rights In no two states are
the banking laws precisely similar, and If
the proposed legislation goes through In its
present shape there will be in existence a
greater variety of paper currency than this
country has known since the day Of wild
cat banks and countless counterfeits 1t Is
true that provision is apparently made for
supervision Of the currency by an officer Of
the general government, but unless the force
at that officers disposal was increased a
thousand fold the supervision could not be
more than nominal and in most instances
would be entirely Ineffective. Financial con-
ditions are now most unsatisfactory, and
Congress should give this state bank bill a
good deal Of thought before pushing It to a
final vote.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-21

The District of Columbia has reason for
oongratulating itself over the compilation of
the statutes in force In the District. The
labor Of compilation was. under the law
which authorized the work, to be assumed
by two commissioners learned in the law"
but almost the entire burden has fallen
upon the shoulders Of William Stone Albert.
who has devoted much time and a great
deal Of painstaking energy to the task.
Only those who know Of the complex statu-
tory conditions in this peculiarly governed
scrap Of territory can have any idea of the
labor involved in what Mr.. Albert admits
has been an exceedingly difficult and
tedious work" Such a work was necessary
and cannot but be OF great value to the
community.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-21
The Lesson of "a Beautiful City.
From the Atlanta Constitution.


Washington has been made a beautiful
city, and rich men all over the country
are seeking homes there during at least
half of the year. The city is kept cleaner
than any other town of its population in
America. Its wide, well-paved streets and
boulevards, numerous parks, beautiful
statuary, public structures and other at
fractions crafty the eye and appeal to an
esthetic taste.
The city has population of perhaps over
800, 900. 1t has few industries, and its trade
merely supplies the local demand. But it
is a desirable place of residence, and the
millionaires flock there. These rich resi-
dents spend millions every year, and their
money goes into every channel, and bene-
fits every class. There is a lesson to be
learned from Washington. A city like At
lanta, with the start 1t already has, could
very easily add to it's attractions and sup
plement it's advantages in way that
would draw wealthy men from all parts of
the union, and induce them to invest here,
and reside among US at least several months
of every year.
Washington teaches a lesson that can be
profitably utilized by Atlanta.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-21

House bill 1851. innocently entitled "a
bill to modify an act approved January 81,
1888, provides for racing with book max
ing on mile tracks more than three-quar-
tiers OF mile from the limits of the cities
OF washington and Georgetown and be-
tween the first day of April and the thir-
ueth day of November. The measure needs
amendment, for If it were to become law
IN It's present shape continuous racing
would be possible within the period speci-
ned This Hayes bill permits bookmaking
at any regular meeting OF any jockey
club or racing association in the District Of
Columbia where said club or asso-
citation has not used for meetings to ex-
coed eighteen days in said time between
April and November 30) in any one year"
That means that a succession of jockey
clubs or racing associations may locate
themselves in the District of Columbia and
violate the anti-gambling law of 1888 for
eight months in every year. OF course the
succession of associations would not really
be, for as rapidly as one Of the organiza-
tons reached its limit of eighteen days.
another. consisting of the same men, with,
perhaps, one or two nominal changes in
the officers, would take its place. pro-
vision for spring and fall meetings at the
are interested in the sport of horse racing
will desire, and consideration for those
whose sole interest is in the gambling ac-
compartment of racing is neither necessary
nor desirable.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-21
Dress Garniture

Of every proper Sort including novelties the shades
and styles Of which not only new, but have an
Individuality and bear the marks of exclusyeness
The following but an Introduction to an ineom-
parable assortment:
Palette Gimp, Y to IL inches wide. sc. to 500
I'D.
to $1.T5 I'd.
Palette and Jet Lace. 4 inches wide. 81 % I'D.
Fancy White Cotton Pique Braids, in pieces OF
~ yards &C., &c. and loc' pc.
Plain White Cotton Hercules Braid. u to IL
inches wide, in pieces Of IL yards l5c to $l0o pc
Ecru and Red Cotton Wave Braids. u and VI inch
wide ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS SC. and &c I'd.
White Pique Braid, in pieces Of IL yards. Soc,
&c. and soc. pc.
Fancy White Cotton Gimrs, with colored satin
ribbon interwoven-blue, green lavender and pink.
lncn Wlue .<oS. ~.
Cst floor. .11th st. bldg)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-21

Most men If asked which was the more
civilized. New York or Kansas would, If re-
Quired to answer hastily. be apt to reply
New York. Sometime ago the New York
Evening Post said editorially I'VE do not
want any more states until We can civilize
Kansas" and that declaration brought forth
comparison which will probably result in
making representatives of New York some
what deliberate as to thought and speech in
which Kansas is concerned. The western
champion Is Mr.. James Willis Gleed, a Yer
monter by birth. but now one of the most
influential of those who dwell In the great
country west of the Mississippi. Mr.. Gleed,
through the medium of The Forum, asks
the question rs New York more civilized
than Kansas? and then proceeds to answer
In the negative. Starting out with the indis-
putable but frequently forgotten fact that
no section of the country can get true ideas
of another section by the perusal of the
newspapers because the unusual thing is the
enc reported by telegraph. the Kansas
knight says that if Mr.. Gould and Mr. Most
mOnopolize the column of New York news,
the western farmer dependent on that
column for information is gradually led to
think of New Workers as either capitalists
or anarchists. while if no Kansas woman
Lease, the tendency Of New York is to gen.
eralize from her. and some hundreds of
thousands of sensible. sweet-tempered wo-
men count for nothing. Mr.. Gleed's COM
PARSONS are. as he admits. broad and rough
and are made mot with the idea of pro-
ducing conviction, but rather of provoking
reflection" There are in Kansas a million
and a half of people and about the same
number inhabit Manhattan Island. Kansas,
II is claimed. was settled by primary mi
grafton from New England and later one
from the middle states; New York is
rather a foreign community, a great ag-
gregation of strangers. largely Irish largely
German. considerably Russian and extern
sively miscellaneous" The New York mag
net is that OF accumulated wealth and power
and the alleged existence of extraordinary
opportunities for pleasure and profit" the
attraction that at first drew men TO Kansas
was "a war waging for an abstract prin-
ciple, the abolition of human slavery"
The statistics of illiteracy are unquestiona-
bly, favorable to Kansas, where four-fifths
OF all the children under is and over years
Of age were enrolled in the schools: in the
SA>.s Of New York. scarcely more than two
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-21

The terminal railway which proposes to
occupy with surface tracks K street and
Water street In South Washington will sup
ply, II It receives life, the Pennsylvania
road with an additional line across South
Washington. 1t viii also furnish the cap
ftal with a large number Of new grade
crossings. and will interpose an additional
barrier between the main city and the
river front At a recent meeting the board
OF trade. without a dissenting vote, con-
demned the proposition. The policy of the
board. and OF the city. is to reduce instead
OF increasing the number Of steam-railroad
grade crossings, with their dangers to life
and limb and their distractions to trade
and travel Citizens have urged Congress
to require the Pennsylvania road to remove
its existing tracks from Maryland and Vir-
ginia avenues and the mall, and to follow
by an elevated road the proposed K street
and Water street route through the city.
Now the Pennsylvania road proposes in
effect to accept the K street route, not as
substitute for its present course, but as
an additional grant, and proposes to run
along K street, not on an elevated struc-
ture. but at grade. The very least that
Congress can require in defense of the
welfare Of the capital city, of which 1t is
the legislature, as a condition Of this
grant, Is that the railroad shall before Ii
makes new grade crossings on X street
remove those now existing on Maryland
and Virginia avenues by an elevation or
depression Of the present tracks. This
removal Of grade crossings from the mall
and the great avenues is sure to be &C
comDlished at some time and on some
terms-it Is now. In fact. only a question
of terms-and In negotiating with the road
In behalf Of Washington one Of the assets
available for barter of which Congress
must in honor avail itself is the privilege
of occupying for freight purposes K street
and the river front.
To give this valuable privilege to the
railroad. at this time, and Internationally
Is to Increase startlingly the number of
death-trap grade crossings in the city, and
IL to postpone indefinitely the desired i'm
provements on the existing line of the road
by depriving the public, without compensa-
ton. Of the means by which through judi
cious use the road could doubtless be in
duced promptly and at its own expense to
make these improvements. This action
would be a piece Of unjust and injurious
tdiocy OF which the Districts legislature Is
believed to be incapable.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-21
He Was Shocked.

IT suppose you frequently go to the Capt.
toll to see Congress in session." said the
young man who is visiting Cholly.
mot fwequently. 1 went once. 1t is an
eSperwience 1 shall nevah fohget. Nevah,
nevah!'' And his emotion almost overcame
him.
"Was it exciting?'
1T was horwible. 1 chawnced to dwop in
during a night session. 1t must have been
severwal houahs aftah six o'clock, and,
would you believe it, not one of those Con-
gwessmen was in evening dress! 1t was
the most immodest occasion l evan wit
messed. 1t was, weallyr'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-21
Book Department.
"A PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTFOLIO

"A PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTFOLIO"
OF the marvellous works Of God and the wonderful
accomplishments OF man, embracing a rare and
elaborate collection of tie most beautiful snd
noted examples Of Palaces, Castles, Cathedrals.
Paintings, Lakes and Picturesque Scenery on the
face Of the globe. interspersed with Instantaneous
photographs Of street scenes in the worlds great
Cities together with On accurate description of
the scenes by an extensive corps Of travellers.
All the engravings are printed on finely calender.
ed paper, each one being 1ols,14 inches In size.
There are three hundred and forty engraving, I'm
all, strongly bound In cloth. s.. so
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-21
Enterprise.

My friend" said the man with fringe at
the bottom of his trousers, I'D like to put
you onto good thing in a financial way"
You would? Well, don't know that I'd
feel justified in declaring myself in on any
of your profits. Besides. I'm in a hurry"
That's all right. Som l. But this is in
the interest of science. You jes' capitalize
me at any bar room that you choose, an
I'll go inter trainin', am
But don't care to get you intoxicated. +"
That's the sacrifice tibet I'm willin' ter
make in the interest of science. Ten er
'leven drinks II make me see more sights
than the Eden Musee ever dremp Of.
Glyptodons an megliosauruses amt in 1t.
I'm purity handy with pencil. an I'll dror
picters of 'em ez they come an IL we
don't sell 'em ter the Smithsonian fur a
hundred dollars apiece. it II be because
we're both of us suddintly struck foolish"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-21

waists and dresses, and mems pajamas This lot
ou safe "onoa! at'.-.. .2oc. yard
zine Bingham, In neat checks and stripes-Blue
and White, Pink and White Lavender and White.
and others, 81 inches wide. ..a0 c yara
Real Scotch Zephyr. in a variety OF prettv
checks and stripes-all small effects, 30 inches
"ide. .25c. yard
Japonette, light in weight-lace effects STYLES
peculiar to itself-cannot be seen in other fab
RIGS Perfectly fast colors, so inches wide sc ,d
Zephyr, in checks and stripes finished to Look
Ike SILK One Of the richest productions Of the
season' % ihches "ioe......... SOC. yard.
French Organizes, 30 inches wide. .37hzc. yard
SIX Gingham checks and plaids. 5sc QUAIL
Swivel Silk Bingham, a recent arrival OF new de-
signs and coorings; also Dragon Black. abso-
iutey iast. .......................5 9c yard
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-21

Philadelphia rejoices in the fact that 1t
has at last reached the plane of modern
Improvement occupied by Sioux City and
Duluth in becoming the possessor of a
system of electric trolley street railroads
in full operation. The Quaker City news
papers indulge in vivid descriptions of the
opening of new road. The cars are neat
and natty and the populace turned out to
welcome them with something like the in
terest with which a real steam locomotive
is greeted In a semi-civiliZed region.
Crowds of curious spectators gathered at
every corner to see the cars go by. 1t will
be interesting to watch our Philadelphia
contemporaries and measure the space they
will hereafter devote to the casualties
caused by the innovation in the city's mode
Of transit; but 1t might be well for their
editors to come to Washington and receive
an object lesson in the study of electrical
street railroads. They would find it on U
street, where no unsightly poles destroy
the beauty of the thoroughfares; no broken
wires MAIN or murder unsuspecting pedes-
TRANS. They would find the trolley slowed
safely away underground and they might
utilize their discovery with good effect upon
Philadelphia's future dealings with street
railroads which purpose using electricity
as motive power to propel their cars.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-21

DUTY to yourself and to your family calls for
your giving thought to the Ice you will use this
summer.
The Hygenic Ice is appropriately named, for 1t
is Heathful Ice No other ice is made In this Dis
which in the process OF making Is distilled and
filtered thus insurng the destruction OF every lv-
ing germ. The process Is a very simple one, and
you and your friends IRE cordially welcomed to
come to the works and inspect every detail of its
making. After such visit you will use no other
ice as long as you can secure Hygienic Ice-even
II you can get the other ice at a lower figure. For
every home purpose 1t Is the best.
YOUR patronage is solicited Send US your
name by postal, and will have the driver on
your route call and arrange to when and how
much ice you wcnt. Our prices are as low as
those offered by other responsible companies. Our
works at Fifteenth and streets northeast and
the telephone number there is 1900.
THE HYGIENE ICE COMPANY.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-21

thirds; in New York city, less than one-half.
New York fails to furnish its children ade-
quate school accommoda tions, many thou
sands of little ones growing up in ignorance
because of this neglect: even in the arid
regions of Western Kansas every child has
opportunity to attend school.
In the number of colleges and in enroll
ment Of students, Kansas leads the great
eastern metropolis by such a distance that
Mr.. Gleed feels justified in saying that
Manhattan Island Is not patron of liberal
education; that 1t Is almost wholly en-
crossed in money-making and money
spending; that the Intellectual life Of Amer
lea is not there. After calling attention to
the characteristics of newspapers published
in New York city and in the state for
which he makes such an admirable show
ing, Mr.. Gleed touches upon the well-pa-
tronized public reading rooms and libraries.
the university extension classes, the art
leagues, the history Shakespeare and So
cial science clubs. the Chautauqua circles
and the Browning societies of the much
abused Kansas, and arrives at the we'll
established conclusion that nowhere else in
the world can there be found a body of a
million and a half of people who do any
more independent thinking, reading and
debating than the million and half of
whom he speaks. Comparison as to vice
and crime is entirely unnecessary; New
York city spends nearly six million dollars
annually upon its police department, a
sum that equals the entire cost of town.
ship. county. municipal and state govern
ment in Kansas. That drunkenness Is
common in New York every one knows; Mr.
Gleed says that in the city of Topeka there
are children more than a dozen years old
who never saw a saloon or drunken man.
In the matter of the religious character
and habits of the people. the facts and
figures prove New York to be very much
inferior to Kansas, while If the doctrines
Of John Stuart Mill and Thorold Rogers
that the best governed and best civilized
country Is that in which property is gener-
ally distributed and where the great body
or the people live in material comfort-are
accepted as true. then Kansas is a long
way in advance of Manhattan Island. Po-
htically, too, Kansas has no reason to be
afraid Of competitive measurement, The
disagreement of New York city is and.
with few brief exceptions, always has
been VIGOROUSLY disgraceful. Mr.. Gleed
says, that citizen of New York, Capt.
Kidd. first set the fashion, and piracy has
hourished on Manhattan Island ever since. ="
History shows it to have been a riotous
community In which one or two unscrupu-
lous men held supreme power and exercised
1t for anything except the general good.
Admitting that populism has worked some
harm to Kansas-evil that will, he be-
heves. be undone at the next election-Mr
Gieed asks the EveLing Post IL 1t had to
choose whether 1t would be ruled by Mr.
croker or Mr.. Llewelling. would it choose
croker? The answer is easy. and the vic
tory just now is with Kansas.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-21


Whether visiting citizens come to protest
against the Wilson bill, or to demand vision
airy legislation; whether they come in the
interest of the republican, the democratic or
the populist party. or in their own private
interest; whether they are able or unable
to support themselves while in this city,
and whether or not they are supplied with
return tickets to their homes, they will all
receive fair treatment and must all on their
own part as law-abiding Americans obey
the statutes, and one of these forbids the
assemblage of organized bodies at the doors
of the Capitol. The purpose of this law is
to prevent anything which may resemble
physical intimidation of the national legis-
lature.
This law, which has been applied to
numerous organizations in the past, and
which Is applied today to intelligent and
self-supporting workingmen who come here
to protest against the Wilson bill, cannot
with safety be broken in favor of our pro-
posed first Of May visitors. who differ from
the other workingmen notably in living
upon the public in their journey capital
ward, in Selling railroad property in
numerous instances in order to get here,
and in threatening revolution If the law is
not suspended in their favor. and their
wild requests for legislation granted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-21

Crepe Moire, In handsome printinss and MORE
effects, 80 inches wide. .12iac yard.
Jaconet Duchess, light airy, zephyr-like fab
ric. 30 inches wide. .12hc. yard.
Fine Dimity neat patterns. fast colors. 80 inches
Wiue. .l<f2C .dru
Louisine, in Navy Blue grounds, with new print
ed effects, so inches wide. .12Izc. yard.
Satine. in a good assortment Of colors, incud-
ing Navy and French Blues, 80 inches
Wiue. .loc shru-
Union Linen Lawn a 24-inch imported fabric
brought out to sell for CSC. yard. Purchased by
at q sacrifice price.
On sale Monday .15c. yard.
Datiste Lawn. a beautiful fabric for mid
summer wear. &c to 40 inches wide. =. lie. yard.
special lot OF English Oxford Cheviot, 80 inches
wide. the regular price of which, from side
Of the country to the other, has always been soc.
1t Is extensively used for women's and children's
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-21
Black Dress Stuffs.

Black is fashionable, 1t is also economical, and
It is capable Of wider treatment in fabrics and
effects than any color Some special values for
Monday are:
3s-inch An-wool Foule Serge. Soc. quality. SOC.
I'd.
37-inch Atwood Storm Serge 45c. quality. soc.
I'd.
42-inch Allwool Diasonals. 75c. quality .59c I'd.
66-inch Atwood Storm Serge. e0c. quality. 15c.
I'd.
42-inch Fancies, Priestley's make. s1.00 quail
tv .75c. I'd.
DIST floor Annex to 10th st. blds.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-21
yprinrtime Communion,

Though of course they'll hardly kill US,
They will surely make us squirm-
The anarchy bacillus
And the fierce malaria germ.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-21
Cotton Dress Stuffs.


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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-21
An Alternative,

Oh, who shall be Queen Of the May
Is the question that puzzles today;
To send for Miss Lii
Would take time and seem silly
So it's likely We'll crown Mrs. Shea.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-21
SHOOTING STARS.
Not the Same.

Were you upheld in Chicago" asked the
wife of a lawyer who had gone to that city
to argue a case
NO." was the reply; but was held up."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-21
Comparisons.
From the Chicago Times.

From the Chicago Times.
The American travellers in Egypt were
greeted in Cairo by the gentleman who
used to put the egg in his eye on the Mid
way last summer, but they were disap-
pointed at not hearing the cry of the bum
bum candy butcher"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-21
1000 WORDS M1spRoNouNcEp.~

A complete handbook Of difnculties In English
pronunciation Including an unusually large number
of proper names. and words and phrases from for
eisn languages. Good paper and type, handy
size; alphabetically arranged, . supplement of
l'4oo words' compiled By VIM h Phyfe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-21

1t is feared that Gladstone's shoes are not
quite high enough in the instep for Lord
RoSebery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-21

The silence of the Brazilian revolution
has made room for few reports from the
oyster war.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-21

Mr.. Coxey should not abuse the news
papers. He has revealed in gratuitous adj
vertising that a theatrical manager would
give years of his life to attain.