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The evening times., 1895-11-20
AFTER THE PIE.

TO the victor belongs the pastry, at least
10 that arm OF the Government represented
by the House and Senate.
An uncivil service has not yet iRtruded
Into that sacred domain. The hattie is
on for all of those nice, seductive little
places, from chief clerk To page of the
humblest rank, which are so profitable and
soft and luxurious.
At least two ex-CongTessrnen are seek
Ing the high office of chief clerk of the
House. This is position which is usually
secured by some statesman who discovered
that his Commonwealth had not enough
places in the Hall of Representatives, tn
satisfy all of the applicants For long
years Mcpherson of Pennsylvania, Clark OF
Missouri, and Kerr of Pennsylvania have
held this honorable post. when one re-
fleets upon the vast periud during which
the keystone State has managed this office
one is led tu the conclusion that the Com
nonwealth of Quay has nine points of the
law in its favor.
Gen. Henderson is eminent, honorable,
able, but he Ia from Illinois Mai. McDow-
ell, e& &-CongresSmaB-at-larS lrufn fennsyi-
Eania, is 4 statesman whose fame as a
raeontcur has left its impress upon two
worlds. More than that, he is a PenHsyl-
vanian, aud that. must seem to settle the
contest in his favor. AS the chief duty of
The tenant of this office is to sit in an easy
chair and receive callers, and entertain,
Mai. Mcdowell certainly possesses in a
peculiar way the qualities demanded. His
suaviter in modu is unassaiied. His for
liter in re will withstand all assaults
whils, however, precedent smiles nn Nc
Dowcll, there are ro dipterous insects on
Henderson, and, NO matter which gentleman
Is chosen, the place viii be urnamented in
The future, as il has been in the past, by the
brilliant incumbent whose acts are writ
ten in history.
The evening times., 1895-11-20
OVERHEAD WIRES.

The city is to be congratulated that at
least an attempt is being made 10 prevent
an increase OF the network of wires which
overhang seures OF streets, even if nothing <
can be done effectively toward the re-
moval Of the nuisance in its entirety.
To the most ordinary observer, however,
the attenipt must appear to be exceedingly
feeble and that only one Of a Thousand
offeilses has been singled Uat for attack.
Certain companies using innuntsrable wires
are constantly engaged in replacing" cd
poles with new, and Invariably the new are
not only more hfieous than their preteces-
sors, but are plainly intended for many
additional insulators. In rearrangc-
ment OF wires no city official is On the spot
to inspect and count The operation is
very canning. 1t is practically Impossible
to prevent an ATTRACTION OF the law.
The only solution of the disposal of this
altogether unnecessary nuisance is TO
force every Company operating wires TO
place its lines in underground cunduits.
Every large city abroad and most Of
them in America took this step long ago,
and that Washington is not in the 'front.' of
the reform can only be due to its subser-
vieacy to corporation Influence.
The evening times., 1895-11-20

NAL into that of his simian ancestor. Others
have performed the feat successfully and
have passed unnoticed, for the same reason
as that given by the Danish clown why
Hamiet's insanity would not be criticised In
England. In the case now considered the
mans physical form reverted to the ances-
tral expression SO startingly That ethnol-
gists have seized upon IL as O peculiar
case, and, 1t is unnecessary to say, they
have excited widespread alarm by the
discussion of a possibility that the men
tality of the simian, which is not So readily
recognized In the human, may So easily
show itself In a sudden metempsychosis
exemplifed by the physical form.
The suggestion has been made by one
ethnoIogist who has been dabbling in social
economy that men may at will cast off the
thin veneering that distinguishes them from
their more or less remote ancestry, and so
escape from the thrald"m of wage servi-
tude. commercial competition, and all the
Ills of civilization, such as cable and cleo
tric cars grade crossings and dictation In
regard to trousers and gowns.
Unquestionably the possibilities for airy
happiness embodied in this reversion are
boundless. One might take his chocolate
from the tree instead of from the gilded
table of my iady's boudoir. The prehcnsile
exhiiaration of the forest might be found
preferable to the senseless tale of the after
noon reception. The whole world would
be a summer resort. Nobody would be
compelled to bother about Kaffir stocks
Cent percent would be a forgotten topic.
Personal liberty would be complete. The
argument is not to be speered at that the
New York man is simply q pioneer in a gen
eraI movement to revert to that lovely and
econpmical condition of the time when the
morning stars sang together.
The evening times., 1895-11-20
Curious Personalities.

Queen Christmas decision TO confer the
order OF the Golien Fleece on President
Faureentitles hnn to wear one Of the choicest
tfeeora tious in Europe. The only living
French members of the order are the Dukes
of TaIleyrami, Nelnours and AGmale and the
Prince de Joinville.
Gen. Joe Shelby. the Confederate bucca-
uetr, who is one OF President Ctcveland's
United States nfarshals in Missouri. is in
fight of words with Congressman Dockery
and others over appointments. Dockery
called Shelby a Mugwuinp. and said he had
appointetf Republicans to office. The gen
eraI REPLIES by showing lie appoints none but
Democrats.
The new census statistics OF Rhode Island
show that women predominant over the
men in the State to the number or 1O,OOo
In Providence alone, with population OF
145.472, women outnumbcr the men by o.
O6O The entire populat ion OF the State is
3s4 75S, au increase of 10000 over 1885.
The Sultan of Turkey recently received a
,naCuificently equipped horseless carriage
At preseut however, he is seeking the Sc
cIusion that the palace grants. and has not
dared to make use of his new toy
Police Judge Campbell, OF San Francisco.
ioincd the Salvation Army in that city last
week Mrs. BaIliugton Booth is preaching
therp and t one OF her meetings the Judge
ii
oftarward joined the army He does not eN-
NET 10 don uniform and become & regular
warrior.
NJ. Kestner is the oldest member of The
Pr.pcb senate, and Is ninety-three. Willie
I'M, oldest member of the chamber of depu-
ties is NJ. Blanc, aged eighty-nine- Among
French celebrities conspicuous in point or
age are NJ Barthelcmy Saint-Hilairc, who
is ninety y-one; Legouvc, who is eight y-c.ght.
and Jules Simon, aged eighty-onc.
Nine. AIbapi has had a streak of good for
tune of late. She was recently guest OF
oucen Victoria at Balmoral. She sang be-
fore the queen in the evening The follow
ing morning Victoria presented Albaui with
a beautiful bracelet made of sapphireS and
diamonds
II looks very much as though Gen. Cam
nos had captured liberal education in
Cuba.
The Prince of Wales Is warm advocate
| of a greater variety of coiors in mems dress.
Peter Broissoit abides in Relle River, Can
| ada. where he carried Off the lions share
| of the prizes recently in the department of
| "domestic manufactures at a county fair.
His versatility is shown by the fact that
prizes were awarded TO him for embroid-
| cry on cotton. embroidery on muslin. tidy,
| guipure netting, and pillow shams.
In the freshly published memoirs of Mrs.
| DeMorgan. widow ofthe distinguished. matil-
ematieian, Charles Lamb is described as
| a "small man, quaint and old-fashioned and
| greatly given to indulgence in ehaff." And
| on one occasion. as Mrs. DeMOrgan records,
| she was indulging In a bottle of London
ef nytt ~
The evening times., 1895-11-20
SIC TRANSIT.

Tie transition of a man of intelligence
from what is called the condition and ap-
pcarancc of the human animal intu the form
and expression of the animal commonly
called a monkey, which phenomenon is re-
ported from New York, is not a matter to
be treated with icvity. II is probable that
each person who has read of the occurrence
has recalled some suggestion OF a similar
spectacle on the part of more or less dear
friends, but merely dismissed it with the
unphilosuphical phrase, "Thcy made mon
keys of themselves"
There appears to be no doubt that the
New York man has been rapidly changing
his nature from that Of the humanizcd ami
The evening times., 1895-11-20
VANDERBILT Love STORY
Pretty SdIlie Lakes Mother Rejected The
Old Commodore IS Pdei Trash.
Names Scratched by Him Upon 6
Window with SaIIy's Diamond
Still Seen at the Mansion.

Just as his great-granddaughte is about
to marry the Duke OF Marlborough, fo-
mantle story comes to light Of the first nd
unsuccessful wooing Of the old commodore,
Cornelius Vanderbilt, founder OF the ram-
lily fortunes.
The commodore's first flame was Miss
Sally Lake, OF Staten Island. sally's
mother, according to the story Which came
out yesterday, rejected his suit called him
Poor trash, and told him never to darken
her door again. AS for Sally, she was du-
tiful daughter.
The evening times., 1895-11-20
WASHINGTON. D. c.. NOVEMBER 20, 1895

sutscrtbers to "The Times" VIII
confer n favor by promptly reporting
any discourtcsy of collectors OF neg
lect of duty On the part of carriers.
Complaints either by mail OF in per-
son will receive prOmpt attention.
The Morning Edition should lie de-
Hvered to all pa rts of the city by 6:So
O'Clock a. m., including Sunday. The
Evening Edition should be In the
Ina r,ds of subscribers not later than
$50 q. m.
The evening times., 1895-11-20

The mansion is one of the best preserved
OF the prc-revoiutionary buildings around
New York. II dates from ITO. In it are
rafters, md cypress shingles that we're there
when the English flag fIoated over the Bat
terry. IL is on a gently sioping hillside.
running almost to the river, and the view
il commands OF the Narrows and upper
bay and the Long Island Shore and the
lower part of the city is superb.
The evening times., 1895-11-20
OCEAN STEAMERS.

For EuRoPE and the Orient this
winter. Mrs. NJ A. CROSSLEI VIII
conduct her tenth select European party
through spain, Greece. Turkey. islands OF
the Mediterranean. Asia Minor. syria. Pal
estine. the Nile to the first cataract. Italy.
Switzerland, France. and England: lcav-
ing New York JANUARY =. 1896. by eX-
press steamer NORMANNfA- First class
throughout. For itineraries, address Mrs
N. A CROSLEY. 7s6 Putnam ave-. Brook
lyn N. Y.
The evening times., 1895-11-20

again advocating the dual standard of
morality. Their missionary work should
be among those OF their own sex. Let
women withhold the finger of scorn from
erring sisters and refuse 10 socially recog-
uize men who go wrong The dual standard
viii then SOON follow.
The evening times., 1895-11-20

The scene was the old Austen mansion
al the foot~Of Pennsylvania avenue. Cliff
ton, overlooking the bay. Scratched on one
OF the window panes facing south are To be
seen 10 this day the words, sally Lake a nd
c. The words were scratched with
saIIys diamond ring, and the &c" pre-
sumably stands for Cornelius.
The evening times., 1895-11-20
Just Invent Something.

A Maine farmer. whose children wore
out too many shoes to suit him. conceived
the idea of fastening strips of copper over
the toes. and found that one pair of these
shoes did the service of three without the
tips. A man from a neighboring city in
duccd him to patent tine idea. and between
$50 900 aud 81 loco was made. How
much the farmer received no one knows.
The evening times., 1895-11-20
The circulation of The Times for
the week ending Sovemb bsr IL was as

I solsnnly swear thar the above Is
q correct statement of the daily cir
cuiation of THE wASHISGTON
TIMES for the week ending Novem ber
II, 1893, and that all he copies were
actually sold or mailed for Il valuable
consideration and delivered TO bona
fide purchasers or subscribers; also,
that none OF them were returned or
remain In the office undelivered.
j. MILTON YOUNG Cashier.
Subscribed md sworn to before ME
this 18th day of November, A. ID.
1905. ERNEST q. G.THOMPSON,
Notary Public.
The evening times., 1895-11-20

evidence that the dewdrops have given a
parting kiss to the daisies and that the
snow flakes viii soon be oscsilatilg with
the chrysanthenlums.
The evening times., 1895-11-20

The next day when Cornelius called the
iooT was slammed in his face As get tine
story, Mrs Lake said to him in most cut
ting style: No such poor trash as Corncel
Vanderbilt viii ever dsrken my door again
Mr.. Vanderbilt went away very much
cut up. He often told MY father that Mrs.
Lakes words We're one OF his stron.e est iB-
ccBtives to be successful in business
THE lovers correspondcd for awhile. but
they never met again.
As to the words on the window. Mr..
Vanderbilt told my father that one after
noon as he and SaHy were coinmenins in
the fashion OF lovers and watching the
passing ships Ire took ker diamond ring
from her finger and commenced to scra tc.i
her uafIc and his the pane. They were
surprised by the waichfuI mother Just as
the &C. was fiu:s,led He doubtless iu-
tended to write Cornelius. and after that tile
date.
Mrs. Muller said her father had often told
her the story, bat it did not so very far. She
was reluctant to repeat it for publication.
New York World.
The evening times., 1895-11-20
A FacettOus Florist.
.Trsz hloI- ~.xl <l-A mn II

When PhyUis, DsOnde aud debUnaE,
Asked George to send her home
Two fiowering plants that wo1!d match her
hair,
To decorate her room;
He coupled at once on that selfsame day
His wife he always huniors-
A ND the bill which he got was put this way.
ITO pair VI yellow boomers"
81 r.
The evening times., 1895-11-20
BICYCLES AMONG The sLiVS
How Il Is Sweeping Aside aass-GroVa
Customs and Kusly Pfejlde's.
Ancient Costumes of Women and
the Uniform of the Russian Sol
diery Disappearing.

The pneumatic tire will probably come TO
be rega rdcd in future ages as one oil the
greatest forces in the evolution OF society
What the primitive ''bone-shaker. the
lofty ordinary" now a mere survival
nav. even the safety" in its first mad
eauacy of solid rubber failed TO do, that
has been achieved by the pneumatic safe
ty' of the present.
Not only does the new steed rule in the
hurried AngIo-Saxon lands, and in busy
Germa ny. but the Gaui and the slav and the
women Of both have been swept away by
the ia shion and the Botsde Bonlogne and the
winding alleys Of Yelaguine Island are even
as Battersea Park.
The evening times., 1895-11-20

Rejected mnEuscr!pts are usually
tetur red when accompanied by
stamps, but aHJ obligation to DO 40
II expressly dtsavo~ed.
MaHusc ripts hnaccompanted py
Iostase VIII not be returned.
The evening times., 1895-11-20

The rainbow chasers being out of a job
by reasons OF climatic conditions can
turn then attention to Perrin's new
comet.
The evening times., 1895-11-20

There John H. Austin lived for fifty yea rs.
He was a well known real estate auctioneer
IN the days OF early New York. and be and
the commodore were close friends. Mf.
Vanderbilt eonfided much to him. and one Of
his condolences was his III luck with the first
woman that caught his fancy-Saliy Lake.
Mr.. Austen died a year ago, and his daugh-
ctr, Mrs. Oswald Muller, who resides in the
old house, told the story to a World repor-
ter yesterday.
THE commodore used 30 row past this
bouse," she said, land soon became ac-
uuainted with Sally Lake. She was beau
tiful and eng a ging and entirely captivated
him. You see, the water is not many yards
away.
"One night she called to him from the
salIde OF the trees: "Corneci, Corneei, why
don't you round to and come m
The evening times., 1895-11-20

The opening OF the Nez Perces reserva-
ton was a comparatively peaceful affair.
Was the land worthless?
The evening times., 1895-11-20

As Justice Hin, New Yorks senior sena-
tor win have different opinion Of per-
sopal liberty.
The evening times., 1895-11-20

win Lord Dunraven kindly lay himself
aside for a few decades?
The evening times., 1895-11-20

The failure of the mackerel catch may
be due 10 the immense Democratic traffic
on Salt River.
The evening times., 1895-11-20

A debatabie question viii the Presi-
dcntial booms go to pieces if they should
strike a Quay?
The evening times., 1895-11-20

Clever women politicians have inauSurated
campaign dinners. These should be very
effective If fed to the opposite party.
The evening times., 1895-11-20

1t appears that no one except the news
paper correspondents are alive in Turkey.
The evening times., 1895-11-20

The availability of the Populist Senator
at present must not be construed as popu
larity.
The evening times., 1895-11-20
CIRCULATION THAT PAYS.

Advertisers VIII Do Wen to Prom
by the Experience Of Others
Experimenting in advertising has proved
very costly To thousands Of merchants
throughout the United States.
The most prosperous merchants in wash
ington are Those who advertise in Ihe
Times Its morning and evening editions
afford merchants such an opportunity as Is
presented by no other medium in this city.
The Times carries no business OF mer-
chants who advertise merely bccs use they
always have. Merchants who use The
Times do so because they have carefully
est mated its value and have realized
the benefits TO be derived from their ex-
penditUrcs.
TIi.. Times asks for business on merit
only. lis circulation is fully % Per cent
greater than that Of any other paper
published in Washington, and affects more
trade than I'll others combined.
The Times IS tie paper of the people
people VITO read advertisements and WHO
spend thcir money in Washington.
The evening times., 1895-11-20

The Sultan was not poisoned. He had
merely been induigtns immodcrateiy in Gig
arettes.
The evening times., 1895-11-20

Now, this the commodore used TO tell
my father was just what he was waiting
for. lie made fast the boat to the rocks
and ran up the slope. He wore boating
suit, broad -brinmed straw hat and red
woollcn shirt, with collar unbuttoned and
turned low. His neck, he used to tell my
father with n laugh, was as red as the wat
tie of Il turkey cock.
That was the beginning. He called fire.
quently after that, and with the usual re-
suit. He became nadiy in love, but The.
girls mother could See no prosperous fu-
ture for the boatnIan. and one afternoon
after Mr.. Vanderbilt made a visit, there
was a stormy scene between the mother and
the daughter. for the commodore bad made
an impression. The mothers firmness pre-
vailed, ana she forced Sally TO give up her
boatman lover.
The evening times., 1895-11-20

Me-,oo Senators will soon be a thing Of
the past.
The evening times., 1895-11-20

The metal button fastener for shoes was
invented by Providence man. and was con :
sidcred great thing. 1t has grown in use
till today scarcely a shoe is sold without
the fastener. Another productive inven :
ton was that Of the man who wanted to
fix shipping tag SO that it would not tea r
out. He thought five minutes. and evolved
the round pasteboard circle on each side Of
the hole, and his fortune was made.
The evening times., 1895-11-20


Tilton was able 10 prove jp his hosts sat
isfacth,H Jfterward that Mrs TilioB had
obeyed the cofnrnan that he sent to her by
what the scientists now call telepathy. or
thought trausfercnce.
After the Tiitons had separated their son
in in;i;diciously sought 10 reconcile his parents
and brought Tilton to the house without his
mothers consent.
Once alone with her. Ti!ton easily com
PEELED her TO sign the confession whict; she
aflsrward repudiaied. She was iu;ellectu-
ally and morally helpless in his hands. just
as Ike hypuStic subjects of today are in the
hands OF an expert operator.
After the trial Tiiton made $50 COO lee
turing. hat when the pubic curiosity was
satiitcd his audiences became so small that
he was forced TO abandon the platform
He has lived in Paris for many years, sup
ported by a wealthy woman. WHO has fire.
Quently sent money 20 relieve Mrs. Tilton's
necessities Mrs Tilon keeps boarding
house in BrooSlyn-E v. Smalley, in Chi
cago Times Herald
The evening times., 1895-11-20

The man who invented the puzzle. Pigs
in Clover" had an unhappy time Of it.
Before his invention was patented another
firm was manufact uring it. and when he
finally got an injunction the craze was over
and h had nothing for his pains.
The evening times., 1895-11-20
QUESTIONS FOR TAXPAYERS.

Do you think that the Distr sh Ould
b<. bonded to llay for u new system
of sewerage and for street eXten-
sion and improvements?
Do you think that, should u bond bin
pass, any of the money realized
from the sale OF these bo nds should
he expended In Improving private
reaat estate holdings out side the city
proper and remote from the great
body Of taxpayers?
The evening times., 1895-11-20


rubber to q cup, netted its inventor
$50, 600, and is still selling.
A recent invention which has come into
prominence within the last two or three years
Is the tin cap OH the top OF beer bottles.
This appliance is steadily taking the Place
of the rubber cork with the iron thumb
lever. 1t is found that the sulphur in the
rubber cork is acted upon by the beer, with
the result OF causing the rubber to deterio-
rate and spoil the beer.
An offer from some whisky makers is at
tracing the attention uf inventors. 1t is
a reward OF $4,000 to $50, 900 for an
applia rt- on bottles which viii prevent their
being refilled. As 1t is now, all the great
whisky and beer manufacturers of the cuun
try, and, indeed. of the world, are constantly
getting letters from people who complain
that they have received inferior qualities
of liquids under weli-known labels.
Several days ago a patent was granted
for an addition to tin cans which made
the opening of them very easy matter
and did away with the old-fasbioned iron
can-opener. The can had small r:m Just
below the top, bent by machinery at an
angle Just below the breaking point. By
blow on the top OF tie can around the rim
the top would be broken off with q smooth
edge THIS did not cost the inventor one
cent a thousand above the regular price
OF the cans. A Chicago meat man, as soon
as he heard Of the invention, ordered TO-
900, 900 cans to pack meat in to fill an
order for the German army. The inventor
.of this can made fortune In the first six
months. His cans are now used all over
the United States for oysters and fruits.
Within the last year a patent has been
granted on Few whistle used principally
by bicyclers and made on the principle
OF the fog whistle. 1t Is manufactured by
a firm In the East and they have only been
able to supply the Eastern trade. The in
yentor las received for some time past
$4,000 month
The evening times., 1895-11-20

Nothing short OF the pneumatic tire
could stand the shocks Of the atrocious
cobble-stone pavement that covers most
of the streets OF St. Petersburg, but the
brave and fair can securely venture, up
borne on the air of their wheels. to ride
SLOWLY over the treacherous spheres, until
they reach some friendly plank bridge and
beyond it 4 freshly graveIed and rolled ma
cadamized road, and forthwith they put
on the pace and scorch through the islands
Foremost in the z iddy race, as IN thedead-
ly breach, is the Russian army. The bicycle
has done what it seemed beyond the power
of man or the elements to ds-it has parted
thu. Russian officer from his beloved mouse
gray cloak, that stately garment that was
ever new. and yet, apparently, always worn,
says writer in Sketch.
But the magic wheel has wrought this
miracle aud daily do officers, in patches
or as single scouts, flash past tue pedes-
triau In the dark green uniform common To
a large part OF the population. with swords
high girt for safety or peacefully strapped
across the bics This OF Itself is almost a
revolution
Again, the ever adventurous Russian wo
man has einulatcsl her French sister, and
wheels passiouately. in habit or divided
skirt. in Turkish or zouave or briefer gar
ment that replace the skirt. These latter
owing perhaps to the watchful eye OF
paternal police. seem mostly "baggy from
the ankles upward
The evening times., 1895-11-20

At Sandringham there ts a sofa with .
table attached to 1t which was designed by
the Prince OF wales himself.