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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-28

Church. The union is now engaged in rails
Ing the money with which to pay a debt in
CURED in helping North Capitol Church.
The president is Mr.. G. w. +. Swartzell.
A number of workers of the Central Union
Mission headed by Mr.. J. NJ. Muncaster.
are to assist Rev. Charles J.. Pate, pastor of
North Capitol Church, in holding the ser
vices of the week of prayer. The first one
will be the watch night service, and the
last on the 18th of January.
Arrangements are being made for the in
stallat ton of the new officers of the District
Epworth League, the exercises in connec-
ton with which will take place a. Hamline
NJ. E. Church Wednesday evening, January
s. 1896. Presiding Elder Wilson will Off
cate as chairman of the meeting, and Rep
reSentatfve James z. Watson of Indiana,
eN-president of the Indiana Epworth
League, will deliver an address. Banners
will be presented to the senior and junior
chapters she wing the largest proportionate
gain during the year. An orchestra has
been secured to help with the music.
Archbishop Gross of Portland, Ore, a
brother of Alfred G. Gross of this city, has
come east to attend the ceremonies in con-
rection with investing Cardinal Satolli
with the symbols of his new office He will
preach in st. Paurs Catholic Church to-
morrow, and will be the guest of Rev.
Father Mackin. He was formerly bishop of
Savannah, Ga, and comes of old Balti-
more family. He began his clerical career
as Redemptorist father md during the
late war he served as chaplain at the hos
pital in Annapolis.
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at his lodgings, and this again demands his
attention. All told. he may have a dozen
letters during the day. or he may have fifty.
The lighter mail of the afternoon he may
dispose of before dinner or he may let it go
over until morning. After dinner il is a
call, the theater, visitors, IN evening in the
parlor with the ladies' a loaf in the hotel
corridors, or hunt through volumes in
preparation of speech held in contempla-
lon, to be delivered al some time according
10 sentiment and circumstances. The thea
lers and the ho@el Hobbies are the most COM
mon places of resort in the evening.
The men who, from their positions. have
responsibility for the policy of the House
ana nave to take charge of the business in
the capacity of leaders, have much more
work TO do. They have scarcely time to dis
pose OF what is forced upon them, and some
llineS they point out lines of work for other
members, whose time is not so much occu-
pea. They deNe themselves, and endeavor
10 INSPIRE the less responsible, and, there
lore, less active members, to work and re-
search which may be useful to make a DO
htical point or to aid or injure proposition
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wouldn't Break the LAW,

From the New York Mail and Express.
A weary and disheveled man toiled pain
fully over the promenade of the Brooklyn
bridge. He chung closely to the iron work
on the right side of the walk and occasion
ally stopped to reflect.
why don't You get out in the middle
here?" asked a policeman who had been
watching the actions Of the unsteady pedes-
tran.
"'Gainst the law. ole feL" was the reply.
Guess you don't know me. hey?'
NO, don't know you," returned the DO
liceman. Where do you live?"
the man waved his hand in the direction
of Brooklyn.
brooklyn" queried the policeman.
The man nodded. Don't know me?" he
mumbed. why. I'm Joe Team. Live in
Jolman street.
"Jeroloman street,"
I'm. Jol man street"
We'll. why don't you get out here away
from the side?'
Why" repeated the wobbly gentleman,
with a foolish smile. Cant you read?
Look at that sign there. Whatever want
me to do-break er law? Read a sign"
The policeman looked over into the road
way and this is what he read:
Loaded teams will keep to the right"
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to observe the working of the new system.
The car itself is an old-fashioned horse
car remGdeled. The interior fittings are
entirely rev, and comprise the latest con-
verienccs in railway mail equipment The
car bei3s of the old-fashioned type Is too
short. and rides too roughly to be all that
could be desired. 1t is about sixteen feet
lcng, and the trucks are in the middle q
the car. so that with the slack of the train
and the rough starting and stopping, the
inmates are pretty badly jounced about,
and not infrequently thrown off their feet.
On the first days trip the two clerks were
more than once thrown off their feet, and
on one occasion both fiat On the floor The
fittings. consist of large pigeonhole case
at one end of the car, with 249 compart-
ments, the bottom of the shelving slantlng
downward on the inside. so that a letter
once thrown into a pigeonhole cannot by
any means fall out In the bottom of each
pigeonhole is hole to prevent accumula
lions of dust. On one side of the car is an
iron rack. equipped with many stout iron
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heavy leathern pouch and dump it's entire
contents on the table. Hanging t e
heavy iron rack are canvas sacks for sec
ond, third and fourth-class matter, and
leathern pouches for letters. Sometimes the
packages of letters have had their stamps
car celled and sometimes not. When the
service is in full working order the various
stations and substations will cancel all let
terS.
Nevertheless. yesterday several pouches
came aboard the car. with hundreds of I'M
stamped letters, and the clerks stamped
them with the old-fashioned rubber stamp,
moving like lightning and rafting the let
and regularity of machine. Three leath-
ern pouches hanging on the iron rack re-
ceived the letter mail One of these
pouches was labelled to go to the general
city post office, another to station b, on
Capitol Hill, and the third to catch the af-
ternoon train from New York at the Balti-
r?Cre and Potomac station. r'',ts nractical-
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Living Posters.

From the Chicago Tribune.
The newest of all new things-newer than
the new woman, events planned for the an
nual promenade concert Of the Visiting
Nurses Association to be given at the
First Regiment Armory next week
The living poster has never been seen.
either in Chicago or anywhere else. The
originals to be reproduced are selected
from the works of Chenet Grasset and Luz
tree Dudley Hardy and Beardsley and
Rhead. The living posters will be adve--
tised by a special poster, which is being
designed for the committee by an artist at
the art institute. Copies of this poster
will be on sale, and those who have been
favored with a view of 1t say it is a charm
ing creation, and almost portrait of one
of the women who will take part In the
representation. This poster is under the
supervision of Mrs. c. p. Abbott.
The tableaux Will be exact reproductions
of the original posters, and will be shown
in frames, after the fashion Of pictures.
The background will be painted in, and
the figures will be done by number of
young women, who are almost daily re-
hearsing in their decidedly difficult roles.
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PIANO TOUCH ON PAPER.
4 Device That Has Lately Been Used
1t is Simple.

From the GlObeDemocrlt
Evenness of touch Is the elusive quality
that piano student thinks himself for
tunate If he can attain in a dozen years Of
laborious practice. One of the reasons for
the tediousness of progress in touch study
is the difficulty of telling by the mere
sound whether the notes are pressed with
absolute equality of force. A device that
can be relied upon to give graphic rep
resentation of the tension and pressure of
the fingers, in such form that student
can actually see what he is doing, and cor
rect his own errors, may be the means of
saving years of hard work to piano play
,rs. Such an apparatus has been con-
structed in France. 1t is quite simple in
construction, and consists chiefly of rub
her tube placed under the keyboard, united
at it's extremities by registering drum,
also of rubber. When the notes of the
piano are played, the pressure on the tube
causes a wave of air to be sent through it
into the drum, to which is attached pen
that records its movement on a moving roll
of paper. The wave makes the drum VI
brate, and the motion is communicated to
the pen, which leaves irregular marks on
the paper. The board on which the tube
rests is regulated by means of wedges ad-
justed to screw. When raised. it almost
reaches the notes of the piano, and the ap-
p!iance is then ready for the work of
registration. When no music is being play
ed the recording tape shows simply
straight line. The instrument is extreme
ly sensitive, and the peaks seen on the re-
cording tape vary in height according to
the degree of force with which a note is
struck. In the case of an even shake the
peaks show Ike long drawn out range of
miniature mountains, of uniform height
and shape: characterless, lop-sided shake
on the contrary, issshown on the paper as
a series of weak, irregular and jumbled
markings. This instrument is likely to be
of great service as an educational agent
Even artists Of high attachments can de-
rive much benefit from 1t, since the per-
Torrance of a pianoforte classic ny n
great artist can be graphically impressed
on the recording scroll and can be after
ward followed and studied from beginning
to end. This may prove to be almost as
valuable as a method of musical tuition as
the photograph is found to be in the teach
ing Of language accent and enunciation.
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~ constituted the
classification of the
letter mail received
on the car. Moving
with the CELEBRITY and
skill of a magician.
the clerk slashed
open packages of let
ters and began tC
throw one here au..
one there into tn
pigeon-hole case, I'M
til, when a few
blocks had b e e
traversed, the entire
C o n t e n t s of the
pouch had been dis
posed of. AS the sue
cessive stations were
-I
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the round trip with
The Star reporter,
and explained the
mu.titudinous compli-
cations of the serv-
ice. Mr.. Schultz is
an old railway mail
clerk, and now and
then he dipped in
and assisted Particle
and Carter. throwing
packages ard letters
with all the skill and
confidence of one to
the manner born.
The first thing the
clerk does with a
pouch of mail thrown
on at any point Is
80 ,,~1&a1- 49, ,.@
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hooks, on which the mail pouches are
hung. On the other side is a broad, fiat
able. to receive the contents of the sacks
and pouches that are put on the car.
Tucked about in various convenient hooks
and corners are drawers and cupboards for
the storage of Irvine. route slips, paper and
the numberleSS useful things required in
the railway clerks daily round of toll
On each side of the car are large doors,
nicely bound in brass, through which the
mail bags and sacks are passed out and
received. There is but one entrance door
to the car the pigeonhole case occupying
one whole end and returning three or four
feet on each side of the car. Windows
and doors are covered with strong iron
netting, and in every way the car is pro-
tected and strengthened from any possible
attack.
Not m Experiment..
The Introduction of the street railway
mail car in Washington, while 1t is new
here, is by no means experimental, as scores
of these cars are in operation in New York,
Brooklyn, Boston. Chicago. st. Louis. Gin
cnnati and elsewhere In handling the
enormous malls of those cities these cars
have been found to be of surprisingly great
service. both i'll saving time and expense, so
that 1t vas only a matter of time when they
should be introduced here in Washington.
The main line of the Washington and
Georgetown railway. traversing the entire
length of the city through its main artery
of traffic and travel, was ma turally the first
Introduce this service. Under a contract
with the Post Office Department, the rail-
road company. a month ago, undertook to
provide suitable for the service, and
its shops were set at work upon 1t. Quick
work was done with good results. Second
Assistant Postmaster General Nelson and
Mr.. Charles w. Fickery, superintendent of
the third division of the United States rail-
way mail service. have given their diligent
personal attention to all details. and hardly
a day passes that they do not make a round
trip on the car to note its working and sug
geSt improvements and convenienceS To
Gen. Nelson the credit of the system
is due. II was his conception. and it is re-
garded the greatest postal discovery of
the times.
How 1t Works.
This street mail service is known as the
pennsylvania avenue railway post office"
1t Is directly in charge of Superintendent
Vickery, and is scheduled and systematized
precisely would be any other route IN the
railway mail service. The present schedule
provides for receipt and delivery of mail
at fifteen points on the line. The first is
large, bright red box, where letters may be
railway mail service have access. The keys
carried by the collectors of the city post
office will not open this box. Only those
carried by the railway mail clerks open 1t.
Collecting the mail deposited in this box al
at the Georgetown post Office, known as
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The Pretty Work Done by the PENN
sylvania Avenue Postal Route.
SAVES Time And MONEY EVERY HOUR
The System is to Be Developed
and Extended to Other Lines.

II f n T H L sun
goes down tonight
the little white mail
car on the Washing
ton and Georgetown
line will have com
pleted its first week
OF service. Yesterday
a Star reporter tum-
bled through the
br a S s-lined doors,
landing half on his
head and somewhat
on his feet. and
made the round trip
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-28
From Tuck

From Puck.
Mrs. Gossippy-"About such things as
these. John, the less said the better"
Gcssippy with resignation)-'Tell me the
whole story, then, dear"
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Jtation A. Here a wagon with a letter
carrier and porter stands ready to receive
the mail to be thrown off and taken on
The next stop is made at substation No ~
at 1000 pennsylvania avenue. Here there
10 no wagon, but simply a messenger VINO
delivers a pouch. Stops are also made nj
292l Pennsylvania avenue, 18th street and
Rennsylyania avenue, the corner of F and
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One box is labeled "Official;" another
Senate P. o." another, House P. o."
another. BOX Department" Each station
and substation also has a pigeonhole. The
letters thrown into any of these boxes are
tied up. addressed with slips and when
sent to the general city post Office can be
easily distributed as they are addressed.
Besides the facility for prompt dispatch
of mails collected at the various substa-
mail car itself. This opportunity thus far,
however, has received very little attention.
Perhaps a dozen letters day are mailed
on the car itself. They fall into a fiat
chute close to the table where the clerk
distributes his mails, and he is bound 10
see them the moment they fall into the
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A Registered Sack.

On the trip westward yesterday from the
Navy Yard there came aboard at 4th and
Pennsylvania avenue southeast, from the
station wagon, small brown-striped
canvas bag. Its lock was probably the
most peculiar ever made. This, Mr. Shultz
explained. was an inner registered letter
sack Its label stated that it was sent by
the postmaster at station B to the general
city pest Office. AS quick as he saw it, Mr..
Carter whipped out small book and ex-
amined the lock, which was peculiar
tumEler construction. The combination as
seen clearly on the tumblers was U-T10.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-09-26
BRIEF JoyTINes.
ago.

NJ, Ezekiel Hanson, the truckman,
while walking along Middle street Tues
day stepped on loose stone and fel'
breaking his leg near the ankle.
Yesterday was bright and much cooler
with a southwest wind changing te
southeast.
DR.. Torrington of Peaks Island has
had green peas from his garden from
the first of July to the present time lie
was picking Tuesday morning from q
piece of ground that has been planted the
third time this summer.
There has been shipped from Gorham
this fall for Pettengill & Co., of this
city s65 tons of oucumbers for pickles.
Mr.. Charles Harvey Of franklin street,
while riding his bicycle on Congress
street Tuesday evening, was upset by
cat and thrown up against tree, badly
bruising his right arm and jamming
his hand.
The big rattlesnake in Greenwood Gar
def has been in his den four months He
has not eaten anything since he was cap
tured In Florida some time last winter.
Ivy Rebekah Lodge will give box
supper Saturday evening. Each lady
Els 20 bring box Of eatables.
Officer Bonner. James Casey for
breaking and entering Cook, Everett
& Pehnels' store on Middle street and
stealing a coat and other articles. In
the municipal court yesterday Casey
was fined So and costs for intoxication.
Several committees of the city govern
ment held meetings yesterday, but
nothing but routine business was tran
sacted
Griffith & DeCoster invite the ladies
to attend their fall opening of trimmed
hats and bonnets Friday and Saturday
at No. 643 Congress street.
The Ancient Order Of Knight OF Malta
will meet at their hall, Exchange
street, this evening for installation of
officers.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-09-26
Harbor Notes.

Yesterday was decid eddy colder in the
harbor than the previous four days, but
still 1t was SO bright and pleasant that
not a few yachts and steam launches
took advantage to enjoy one Of the few
last of such outings that remain for
this season.
The tug Ice King came from Bath yes
terday and took three big schooners in
tow for the Kennebee to load ice. The
schooners were the Abel E. Babcock,
the, Sarah. = and Ellen and the Louis J..
Rabel. They went down light of
course 49, . %0
The lower harbor was filled with 30
or 40 sail, of coasting schooners yester-
day. Their wise and wary shippers are
evidently. expecting bad storm very
soon. It, is safe to predict that, when
SO many. coasters come and cast anchor
together that there, will.-be bad weather
within "a or 4S hours.
The Nellie IF. Sawyer came in yester-
day with coal for Spears yard at South
Portland. She made the trip to New
York and back in II days, which is..a
good record for summer weather. She
sailed out in two days, but was four days
in getting back because of the calm
weather, of Saturday and Sunday. Her
master, Capt. Willard, once sailed in the
two -masted schooner Nellie Chase, $50
tons, tc New York in 3S hours. He had
a corking breeze, and hit the tides just
right every time
The schooner B. f. Brown brought
1000 live Holsters to Lewis McDon aid.
The seining schooner Lucy W. Dyer,
brought four barrels of mackerel, to Webb
& Sheppard yesterday.
The schooner Charles P. hoffman ar
rived yesterday with $500 tons of Poca-
hontas coal for Randall & MeAllister.
The schooner Geo.sE sWaloott brought
1854 tons of coal from Philadelphia for
the Grand Trunk.
The schooner Geo. P. Davenport brought
2, 1875 tons Of coal from Norfolk, Va, to
the Maine Central road.
The schooner D. H. Rivers brought
1885 tons of coal from Philadelphia to
the Maine Central railroad.
The scow Maud Tuesday night brought
to the city 100 barrels of squashes. grown
on Hannaford Bros farm on Cupboard
Island.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-09-26
AN OLD PORTLAND PASTOR.
Honored Highly by San Francisco Uni
tarians Two Weeks Ago.

Thirty-one years ago DR.. Horatio Steb-
bins, formerly pastor of the First Parish
church of this city, became the pastor of
the First Unitarian church of San Fran
cisco, CAL, and Sunday morning, Sep
TENDER Sth, services in commemoration
of that event were held. The church at
the corner of Geary and Franklin streets
was crowded with the present mem
bers of the congregation, and large
number who were formerly connected
with the church, but are now residents
of adjacent towns.
The ladies of the church had provided
great surprise in the form of fine por-
trait of DR.. Stebbins, painted by Miss
Eva Withrow, a well-known artist. Rev.
W. 6. Eliot, Jr., assistant pastor, con-
dnotedI the church services, and it had
been the intention of DR.. Stebbins to
make an address, reviewing the work OF
the church since its organization and
his connection with it. He was not
strong enough, however, owing to past
illness. Mr.. c. A. Murdoch, and Rev. Mr..
Eliot spoke Of the great work the pastor
had accomplished, and then the clerk of
the society, Mr.. S. G. Kellogg, unveiled
the portrait He wanted the church to
accept the offering and place it within
the walls of the ediflce, where it will al
ways remind each member of the pastor
who has served them SO we'll. His
work has been of exceeding value, con-
tinued the speaker, land his wise teach
ings have accomplished great good. No
matter what trouble or turmoil may
have been in other churches, there has
iseen none in this. Never has he spoken
a word calculated to inoite trouble, but,
on the contrary he has always counseled
wisdom, moderation and strength.
Moderator Charles M. Gorham, in &C
cepting the gift for the church, respond
ed In similar vein. He paid high tri-
bate to DR.. Stebbins, whose words he
said, often seemed inspired. He spoke
of the pastors fearlessness in attacking
wrong doing, always ready to censure
vice or evil, whether it futtered in rags
or Haunted in brocade. He said the por-
trait would remain in the church, it be-
ing considered privilege to pay such
honor to one who had served so faithful
" and well.
DR.. Stebbins, Notwithstanding his
feebleness, insisted on speaking briefly.
He expressed his disappointment at be-
ing unable to say more, but did not dare
trust his strength. He wanted his friends
to know how deeply grateful he was
for the honor that had been paid him
upon the occasion, as we'll as for the
many favors extended during his long
ministry. After the services the congre-
cation crowded about DR.. Stebbins to
take his hand. Among those present at
the meeting was Luther G. Dodge, who
met DR.. Stebbins at the dock when he
arrived in San Francisco to take charge
| of the church. The church at that time
was located on Geary street, near Stock
ton, and was a strong organization. 1t
had been built up by Rev. Starr King,
whose death made the vacancy for DR..
Stebbins. The new church building was
erected and dedicated about seven years
ago.