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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-07-17

: A subject Of growing Importance to a
large class Of citizens Is discussed In the
yeport sent to Congress by the Commission
srs on the Senate bill providing for five
cent fare on the city street railroads, with
the right of transfer to and from the sub
urban railroads. The Commissioners very
properly object to the abolition Of the equi-
liable system In universal practice In this
District. which fixes the price of tickets
good on all roads at six for twenty-five
cents. They point out the injustice of in
exeasing the cost of street car travel to the
entire body of citizens by the substitution OF
the fve-cent fare. for the purpose Of giving
70 the comparatively small number Of sub
urban residents the privilege Of a continu-
Gus ride for one fare over suburban and city
lines.
1t is evident that the system Of transfers
between city and suburban roads, as pro-
posed in the bill. which the Commissioners
state. IF enacted into a law would. for the
general public interest, be a step backward -
Is q measure In the interests of the railroad
Companies rather than of the public. The
enect would be that the large percentage Of
the travelling public would be taxed to pay
Tor the transportation of the suburban Ia
irons over the city roads. Undoubtedly the
earnings of the city roads would receive a
substantial addition under the operations
OF such system.
In recording their objections to this meas
ure the Commissioners, however do not fell
to recognize the claims of the patrons Of
suburban roads to a more generous policy
than they now enjoy at the hands Of the
city road officials. The report recommends
that the city roads should be required to
Interchange transfers with intersecting sub
urban lines for an additional fare Of not ex-
eeedins two cents. Even on the SUPPOSE
ton-and no doubt the officials of the city
roads will promptly declare that there is
no superstition about II, but a demonstra-
bic fact-that the city lines at this rate
VIII carry the suburban passengers at
loss. IL IS reasonable to maintain, in the
nrst place, that the revenues of the roads
affected Justify the extra expense, and in
the second place, that the stimulus which
such an arrangement will undoubtedly give
to suburban travel will tend to constantly
reduce the margin of the supposed loss
There is the further consideration of the
undeniable public benefit which would fol-
low the adoption of such plan, not only in
the immediate cheapenlng of the cost of
communication with the suburbs, but in
adding to the Inducements which the sub
urbs now offer in the way of less expensive
building sites and the lower cost of building
and OF living as compared with the city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-07-17

Qhe explosion Of the ammunition caisson,
With such appalling results. In Chicago yes
ssrday should unquestionably be made the
subject Of expert investigation. To the
uninitated the occurrence seems amazing
and unaccountable Absolute safety of con-
yeyance should bs as compulsory an attri-
buts of projectiles as their qualities of
deadly execution. OF course such deplor-
eSls instances as that Of yesterday are SO
few and far between as to be remarkable
70 their occurrence. but the lives of even
four OF Its soldiers are inestImably more
valuable to the United States than all the
ammunition In its magazines, and an In
Quiry Into the Chicago tragedy and the
adoption OF some means to prevent its rep
ection are clearly necessary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-07-17

: philadelphia had forty-flve minute py-
1osechnic display on the night Of the Fourth
Of July, and now II threatened with q
month or two Of controversy over the bill.
Taxpayers think 5000 too much to pay for
such small amount of pyrotechnic delight,
and have. In their protests. figured down
exactly the cost per second and per minute.
This makes an astounding showing. and
there are calcuiators who will dsmonstrats
that II the display had been kept up con-
tinuously for several days. the city would
have been bankrupted. The fireworks man,
'however, had a regular contract. and 1t
looks ~ though Philadeiphians will have
20 pay for their patriotism. An interesting
feature Of the controversy Is that 1t has
drought out statement that there IL .
trust in existence which controls all nrs-
works manufacturers In the country. When
3yusts run foul Of the American Eagle and
the sps-tt Of "a American citizens are
tksly to stop and consider the question,
s.What are We coming tor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-07-17

No measure probably ever made its ap-
pearance In Congress which seemed to be
% generally commended as the pending
bill to establish q free public library in
Washington. Before the bill was offered in
Congress the project was long discussed
among citizens and 1t was strongly urged
~ organizations representing together all
the different interests In the city. 1t Is a
1heasurs that involves practically no ex-
1sndtture. II Is proposed to house the H.
brary In the new post office building, and
% supply II at the start from the great
torplus OF books now accumulated In Wash
mSton and Of no practical benefit to the
public at large. Washingtonians have In
their midst more libraries and books than
any other community, and yet there Is no
library to which the public has free 40
cess. The means are at hand for estab-
hshing and maintaining a public library at
utds cost and there seems to be no cppo-
2tion to the plan. With all the conditions
% favorable It would be q sore disappoint-
nsnt to the many friends Of the bill II It
we're not acted upon by Congress at this
session The reports In its favor are 10
ytrong and the measure has already been so
ysn considered. that 1t Is believed little Of
M time Of Congress would be required to
DAact It into law.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-07-17

The representatives OF American sports
on land and water who have been yieine
with their sturdy English brethren in the
tight little isle across the sea appear to
have gotten somewhat the worst of 1t so
far The defeats OF the VIgilant by the
Britannia, followed SO closely by the beat
ing OF Yale's crack athletes by Oxford in
the all-around competitions which occur
red yesterday may have the effect of caus-
tRS we2k-kneed Americans to imagine that
Yankee prowess Is on the wane. The facts
IN the case, however. do not bear out this
Impression. The Vigilant IL a wind and
deep-water boat. She was primarily de-
aligned for sailing under such conditions
and In the matches so far with the Britain
mia she has been handicapped In both par
ttculars. The Yale athletes yesterday went
upon a field with everything against them.
Their runners had probably never before
started out to sprint on a track soaked and
airpery from rain. while the Oxford repre-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-07-17
The Inevitable Nawkish Display,

From the Chicago News Record.
Well, Prendergast is dead-hanged. To
what good?
Carter III. Harrison Is not brought back
to life again. The crime of murder is not
stayed. A mothers heart has been broken
family has been irretrievably disgraced
Furthermore. II, as many firmly believe
Prendergast was insane q monstrous out.
rage has been done the most sacred in
stincts of humanity.
But, aside from this latter consideration
the taking away of human life involves SC
dreadful responsibility that We can well
afford to stand a moment beside the dead
body of this wretched. hated, pitiable crea-
ture and ask one another: ITO what good
has this ard been wrought?'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-07-17

Following the great strike in Chicago has
been unlooked-for activity in commercial
circles. Until all the evidence is In 1t may
not be wise to declare that this has been
a consequence of the labor troubles but
undoubtedly the strike and its settlement
have had some influence In bringing about
this state of affairs. 1t has been generally
conceded that the depression which has
existed In this country for many months
has been due In a large degree to the fear
of capitalists, large and small. about in
vesting their money. Out in Kansas, when
the farmer on the plains sees a dark cloud
arising on the horizon, he straightway
makes tracks for his cyclone cellar. He
is not sure that the approaching cloud pos
sesses elements of disaster, but his ex-
perience In such matters has taught him
the wisdom OF keeping on the safe side, In
view OF a possible emergency. When the
cloud passes over, peacefully or otherwise,
the Kansan energies from his underground
retreat, and proceeds about his business
with increG sed energy. The financial world
has been undergoing Just such an expe-
Renee. Moneyed people have been nervous
and worried over the apprehension of some
impending trouble. Now, perhaps, believing
the trouble has passed by, they are figura-
lively emerging from their holes. The vio-
lent ebullitlons in Chicago seem to have
acted upon the commercial classes as agl-
tation acts upon stagnant pond, stirring
up the bubbles and letting the deleterious
matter escape. No matter how much Wall
street may be derided, the business trans
acted there in the subs tantial stocks is a
good barometer of the state of the CONNER
cial atmosphere. and the steady strength
the market has shown since the collapse of
the strike is very good Indication OF re-
turning confidence on the part of the
money spenders of the United States.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-07-17
The Invariable Result.

Il understand" said the Washington man.
that Richard Croker came home with three
Eames instead of two.
Yes" replied the New Yorker: Its
remarkable fact that that man never turns
his attention to anything without realizing
a handsome increase on it."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-07-17

It is to be remembered, to the late Mr.
Prendergast's credit, that he was not 70
sponsible for nearly a. much Of the trouble
and delay In his execution as the autAssi
ties were.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-07-17

Times Is gittin'

Times Is gittin' better; there is promise In
the air;
Men a-settlin' down ter work an Rittin'
cash ter spare;
They're havin' the policemen all converted
In New York.
And Chicago's bracin' up agin on palace
cars an pork.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-07-17

1t II hoped that Mr.. Gould will not feel
called upon to apologize and explain that
the accident to the Britannia was NO fault
Of his,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-07-17
Decrspit.

Poor Justice! All admit she's blindt
And men her slewness blame.
Judged by the way she lags behind,
She's also somewhat lame.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-07-17

did you have a good time on your two
weeks vacationr' said one young man tc
another.
II must have had" was the YEARLY
spoken reply. 1 left home with two hun
dred dollars and haven't q cent left"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-07-17
A Commitment.

fhey's one good thing bout these her
congressman" said Farmer CorntosserI
wife,
''Whut's thetr'
They don't never seem ter git discon
tented with their jobs an strike.''
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-07-17

It has been made plain that the sympa-
thstic strike Of Chicago musicians was due
to no feeling Of sympathy for the public.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-07-17

That's lie.''-Mrs. Diggs What excuse
remains for excluding women from the
halls OF national legislation?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-07-17

Mr.. Debs is trying to take too literally
that injunctionl Strike till the last armed
foe expirssT'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-07-17
SHOOTING STARS.


Utterly Discouraging.
These Is terrible hard times" said Me
andering Mike.
You bet they is," replied Flooding Pete
"A Teller can't 60 nowhere lookin fur worl
nowadays without hevin' some offered him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-07-17
Tho Midsummer Porch.

scar and lifeless waste we see
Where once the blades waved green ant
strong,
The sign keep of the grass" win be
A hollow mockery, ere long.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-10-25

the tender and remarked to the FIRE
man that they would get off and repair
it. When half way down the noun
tain side he brought the engine to
standstill. and the two men went to
work at what proved to be twenty
minutes job packing hot box on the
tender. The tallow pot was left at the
boilers head
After completing the repairs the men
were mounting the engine again. only
to see huge mountain lion devouring
the tallow and holding full possession
of the engine cab. 1t was cold night
and the snow drifting. The men had
already remained outside until they
were very cold, and the chances of dis
possessing Mr.. Lion were very meager,
as he snapped his teeth and flashed his
eyes and fast stored the tallow out OF
sight. The only consolation the men
had was that the tallow would not
last long at thst rate, and even this
thought was not entirely satisfying, as
they had no way of determining that
one of them would not go the same
way at the conclusion of the tallow
feast. Finally, after fifteen minutes
further delay, the tallow pot was
empty, and giving a growl, as much as
TO say: Il am very thankful, gentle
men, and you ought TO be-" the animal
leaped from the cab and disappeared
in the hills
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-10-25
BILL NYE'S TEXAS RIVAL.
He Il Envious and Wants to Write 70
the New York World

Ne Il Envfous and Wants to Write for
the New York World
This curious letter has been re-
ceived by the New York World from
an admirer who lives in Texas:
DIR Sr commenced reedn ur paper 10
years ago anain't red nary uthr senc:
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sa bill nj gifts pade fur his ritin? an I
consdr me hispear-I halt 2 ask for his
job but nosewells Iddu thet bills
pladout; hev got tn fnst mule TEEN
in Tarrant Co an ken travlt les expenc
onu then bill? SO let me no trounc fuel
hyr the foar cotton piclin. l am
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ritin, uall don't ject don't reckn fur
me to talk mi family long. no kin
du wei l aint got colig egikashun an
II cud deduck suthn on akount Nv pure
spelyn. but IdreS with more decenc
then bill nj hees a fool to put his
picturn the papr. / am the bst lukn
man Mt mite B help to put meen tn
papr. l vii farwd my foatygraf. 1
reckon ual neadnt he feardt sen my
salryn edvanc III Poast Mastyr hyrsmi
best friend: Right hym sbowt mi
honst. l leav til salry alltu as uall no
the vain Nv ht-atoor prodducks betr ur
iddu kin rite potreto:
I am tn saim Sandy Sam Newark
Texas Tarrant Co.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-10-25
On. Of England. OIdes, Trees.

One of the oldest trees standing in
England is the ''Tortworth" chestnut,
which, es far back as the reign OF
Stephen, in 1135, was SO remarkable for
its size and antiquity that it was recog-
nized as the terminal boundary of the
manor of Tortworth in Gloucestershire.
The wondrously old tree was cited by
DR.. Ducard in his controversy with
DANES harrington as & convincing
proof of the chestnut being indigenous
to Great Britain. 1t Is supposed TO
have attained its maturity IN the reign
of Egbert. In 1766 the Tortworth chest
nut was fifty feet in circumference and
fifty-two feet high, and many more
centuries of tranquil existence were
predicted for It.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-10-25
A FEAT OF ENGINEERING.
The Raising OF a Railroad Bridge With
out InterruptinS Traffic.

The Raising of a Railroad Bridge With
out Interrupting Traffic.
The raising of bridge in Switzer-
land upon the line of the International
railway from Paris to Vienna has at
tracted considerable attention from the
methods pursued. The occasion for the
change, says Locomotive Engineering,
was that the river crossed-the Rhine
had lost in the sectional area of tho
passage between the piers about 25 per
cent. in thirteen years, owing to the
deposition of gravel and sediment,
while the highwater level had risen to
such an extent as to pile floating de-
bris six feet deep on the bridge floor il
times of flood. The alterations In
cluded some reinforcements, besides
the raising of the whole structure
about five feet. The bridge was con-
tinuous over a center pier, and had two
main vertical posts there and four YER
teal end posts. To each of these posts
an inclined strut was attached in q
transverse vertical plane, presenting a
surface for the top of hydraulic jack
to act upon. Eight special hundred
ton jacks were used, with an eight-inch
stroke and working pressure of four
hundred atmospheres, the piston being
nearly OF in diameter. The fluid used
was mixture of water, alcohol and
glycerine. Sixteen men operated the
jacks, their movements being synchro-
nized by a code of signals, designed to
secure uniformity of action. The bridge
was raised foot or two by short lifts,
followed by thoroughly blocking and
then building under one course OF cut
stone masonry. The total load was five
hundred and forty-six tons, and the max
imum load on each jack was eighty.
seven tons. The bridge was raised in
four stages during intervals between
trains. The longest interval between
trains was about two hours. The
weight of trains was rigidly restricted
during the time the bridge was under
going repairs, and their speed was linn
tied to three miles an hour in crossing
the bridge. In addition, a special
block system was organized upon that
section of the line upon which the
bridge is located, SO that operations
could be suspended and the track re-
stored five minutes before the arrival
of a train at the site
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-10-25
A LION ON The LOCOMOTIVE.
He Was Only a Mountain Lion, But No
body Disturbed Him.


body Disturbed Him.
Last winter when the snowstorms
were so fearful throughout the noun
tains in Utah and the earth was COW
cred with snow to the depth of five to
ten feet and remained hidden SO long
the wild animals were forced to desper-
alton. The wolves, says the Detroit
Free Press. were starved and weak,
and what IS known as the mountain
Its great strength failed il and man
with knife could soon take the life
of an animal that short time before
could hold q powerful OK or horse and
make meal OF his flesh.
The hungry animals after awhile dis
covered that food was to be had along
the railroad track, where passengers
threw bones and scraps of victuals
from passing trains. Often two starv-
ing COYOTES would engage IN deadly
combat over chicken bone that had
short time before been ridden of its
last vestige Of nonrishment by some
economical person who did not care TO
pay seventy-dFe cents for meal This
was the condition OF things
Engineer CAST had charge OF engine
No. Isl. which was known as the
helper from the fact that IL helped
trains up the mountain and when at
the summit cut of and dropped back
down to the bottom ready TO help an
other. one night when business on
the road was slack CAST noticed some
thinG xronn with the gearing under
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-10-25
Wonders of Prehisturic Art.

In one of the oldest ruins of the state
of Oaxaca, Mexico, a number of very
rare and interesting images. found in
metal, have been uncovered. The
images representpeople of Oriental ap-
pearance and dress, as well as priests
In their robes of sacrifice. They bear
hieroglyphics of unknown characters
and are elaborately wrought, with fine
art lines shown in every curve. The
images found thus far are of gold,
either wholly or in part, and are coated
with some unknown enamel, which has
preserved them from all harm in tho
many years they nave been buried in
the soil
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-10-25
CHINESE VEGETABLES.
seveSai Likely to BE Useful Introduced In
This Country.

In bulletin C, just issued by the
Cornell agricultural experiment sta
ton, Prof. Bailey gives some account
of several garden vegetables which
have been introduced into this country
by the Chinese. The most valuable
for American gardens. SAYS Garden and
Forest. is the so-ealled Chinese cab
bage. pe-tsai. 1t is plant with a loose.
lettuce-iilze head of crisp leaves. which
may be used in all the ways in which
cabbage is served. II is an autumn
vegetable, and requires cool and
moist soil. The same cultivation and
attention are demanded for the Chinese
mustard, which is an excellent plant
for green's. and produces an enormous
amount of herbage. California pepper
grass, which was brought prominently
into notice by John Lewis Childs IN
1890, seems to be a finely cut leaved
torm of mustard which has been long
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-10-25

known in old gardens in this country,
but has not been described either in
American botanies or gardening books.
1t is one of the best of all plants for
early spring green's. 1t is not known
how or when the plant first came to
this country, for, although it is culti-
waited in China and Japan. it does not
appear TO have been independently in
troduced from either of these countries
in recent years. There are other mus
tard-like plants which have been intro
duced from China which possess less
merit than the foregoing species for
American gardens. Among them are
the pak-choi. used as greens and for
the thick white leaf-stalk; and the
tuberous-rooted mustard, grow1 :or its
small turnip-like root. Of the cucur-
bitaceous plants introduced by the Chi
nese the best is the wax gourd, zit-hwa,
the fruit of which is excellent for con-
serves 1t is easily cultivated, but re-
quires a long season. The lakwa, or
Momordica charantia, is not new to
the American city trade, but has more
merit as curiosity and an ornamental
vine than as an esculent for our taste.
The luffas, or dish-cloth gourds, are of
two species, which differ chiefly in the
contour of their fruits The one best
known has ribless cylindrical fruits,
but the one chiefly cultivated by the
Chinese in the neighborhood of New
York has club-shaped ribbed fruit.
These fruits are chiefly interesting be-
cause they yield sponge-like fiber
which is useful for household pur-
poses. The tau-kok is bean of some
merit for late home use, but the Chi
nese pea has little to recommend it,
and the other vegetables named have
hardly any value for our gardens.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-03-19
BOOK NOTICES.

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