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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-01
A THRIFTLEss GENIUS.
Leigh Hunts Observation-Disclosures
of Debt and Care.

Leigh Hunts Observation-Disclosures en-
of Debt and Care.
From Temple Bar
Leigh Hunt had no sense either of time
or of money-a grave fault, perhaps anpar-
donable vice, in a man who had a wife and
children depending upon him. AS long as
he lived he was thriftless and needy, a
lender and borrower, so generous that he
could never afford to be just, bringing upon
those whom he loved sincerely a constant
burden of debt and care.
How reprehensible this was he 5eems
never to have felt Though he blames him
self freely and light-heartedly), and If the
reader Of his autobiography is disposed to
feel sorry for Mrs. Hunt it is not because
her husband sets him the example This
was Leigh Hunts one vice, never amended
nor actively repented of. Yet he mad had
his warning. 1t is pathetic to compare
with each other the two following pass ages
and to see how clearly Leigh Hunt foresaw
his danger and how incapable he proved
of escaping it:
II have SEEM" he writes in 1908, $50 much
OF the irritabilities, or rather the miserics.
accruing from want Of q suitable income
and the best woman of her time was 90
worried and finally worn out with the early
negligence Of others in this respe IT, that il
ever l was determined In anything. It Is to
be perfectly clear Of the world and ready to
meet the exigencies Of a married life before
DO marry; for I will not see a wife who
loves me and is the comfort Of my exist
ence AFRAID to speak to me Of money mat
tiers; she shall never tremble to hear a
knock at the door or to meet nnar+ ~
day." N- @e'
And in 1892:
never hear knock at the door .
but think somebody is coming to take me
away from my family. Last Friday / was
sitting down to my dinner . when I
was called away by a man who brought an
execution into my house for 40 shillings."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-01
A Falling Off in the Number Of Per-
mits This Week.
DUE TO The BAD WEATHER
Material Men, However, Are All
Looking Happy.


There was falling off in the number of
permits ISSUED this week for new buildings,
but this is ascribed to the bad weather.
Builders are superstitious as rule and will
Tot commence work IL the weather Is I'M
certain or unfavora bic. The material men
who drop in at the District building these
days look prosperous and report good times.
What seemed to be bad outlook turned
out to be the one bright spot Of the
business year. and the mills are all running
OF full time getting out material for new
buildings,
The total this week was five permits. ag-
gregating in cost $I3 200. The business was
eivfded between two sections. The north
west got three permits. at $4,000, while the
county took two, at $500. There Is still
considerable complaint among the material
men and the subcontractors over the meth
cd of paying for public work. The District.
when 1t let's contract for public school
building. fire engine house Or police sta
ton, recognizes the contractor and he is
required to give bond for the completion OF
the work to the satisfaction of the Com
lniSSiOnerS.
Immediately upon the signing Of the con-
tract the contractor lets subcontracts for
most of the work. 1t is to his adv lntage
TO get material as cheap possible, and
the natural result is that he resorts to
non-union labor, because 1t is the cheap
est, and gets inferior material. His aim
is always to get the cheapest. This con-
dition of affairs Is brought about by the
loose methods in vogue in the letting Of
contracts. In other words. contracts are
awarded to men of no experience In the
building business. provided, of course, they
are the lowest bidders. All that Is re-
qnired is a sufficient bond guaranteeing the
faithful performance of the contract. The
building Is always finished, but the SUBJ
contractors and the poor laborers are the
ones who, suffer. These men bid low, away
below the bids of legitimate builders. 1t
has been argued by the older builders, the
ores who have done most of the Districts
work, that the Commissioners should re-
ject all these bids. The specifications re-
serve to the Commissioners the right Of
rejecting any and all bids. and this could
be readily done especially If the lowest
bidder was not responsible in view of his
past record, or the fact of his inexperience.
With these facts before the Commission
ers there would be no difficulty in reject.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-01
RETONING THE ORGAN.
Allegheny Big $4,000 Beauty L. Dis
mantled and Lies I'm Ruins

From the Pit;sburg Dispatch
Public Works Director McAfee of Allie
gheny Is having the tone of the big organ in
the Carnegie Music Hall repaired" About
1000 pipes have been torn out of the organ
and are scattered about inside the large
building. They will be put back after the
man who is doing the work has fled down
some of them, bored out others and cleaned
the dirt out of the rest. Then il is hoped
the organ will play better.
The two cities are full of musicians who
say that the organ never was good for
much, but 1t remained for Frederic Archer
10 give Director McAfee the cue on which
ne Is acting. Mr.. Archer played on the
organ some time ago and did not ike II.
he Is alleged to have remarked that its
tone was muddy"
At any rate. Mr.. McAfee learned that the
great organist criticised the instrument for
which he is responsible, along with the
condition Of the streets
Quietly, therefore, while the organ was
supposed to be enjoying a summer shut
down and nobody was looking he engaged
f. ii. James, an expert in such matters.
10 take II apart, saw some of the extra
sound out of it or nail some that is want
ing ill., as the case might be, and then nut
1t together again.
Mr.. James went to work two or three
days ago. / saw him yesterday climbing
around In the cavernous recesses of the
organ ana taking out the pipes He had
stacks OF them piled up on the floor of
the hall. and was still going after Others.
There are 2.S4 pipes in the organ, and he
Is going to take them all out. First, he
VIII clean them, and then he will try to
change the tone of great many Just how
many he does not know. He is going 10
revoice the pipes of three stops. That is
LIS of the larger pipes. known as "fue"
pipes, will be bored out at the bas Sc so that
| more wind can get into them and they will
sound louder.
Others are too loud now. and they will
be toned down by changing the position OF
the reeds or changing the size OF OPEN
ings In them Mr.. James explained it all,
proving that he has very scientific knowl-
edge OF his business. He is going to make
the 'languids" press harder on the teeth
and fix the boards SO the wind can get
through easier.
Mr.. James says that the dirt which has
blown into the organ Is responsible for
much Of Its bad playing. 1t made ii neces-
sary for him to tune 1t every week Resi-
dents Of the neighborhood say that from
the sounds of pain which came constantly
from within the music hall they had
thought the organ was being tuned all the
time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-01
\ BETTER ERA DAWNING

Washington is not proud of her sidewalks.
The streets are beautifully planned and
amply shaded,and in this regard the capital
stands first among the cities of the world.
But the sidewalks, themselves, literally
speaking, have always been a disgrace, and
in this respect the city stands at the other
end of the list.
The history of the sidewalks of Washing
ton is uninteresting. Few experiments have
been made until recent years, when the cry
for better sidewalks became so general that
inventors turned their attention to the mat
ter, and the result was an artificial stone
sidewalk, which has been adopted by the
Commissioners, and is now laid whenever
the opportunity presents itself. Few brick
sidewalks are laid these days, although in
the suburbs they have proved generally
satisfactory.
Under the regime of Captain Rossell ss
Engineer Commissioner, better sidewalks
were demanded. He fostered the artificial
stone pavements, and thousands Of yards
Of improved sidewalks were laid during his
term of Office. His idea was to pave the
business portions Of the city with the i'm
work through the residential sections. The
improvements were made as rapidly as
funds permitted. The large majority, how
ever, were laid under the provisions of the
compulsory permit SySleW " neHeVeF b
sidewalk was in a bad condition it was
taken up and one Of the improved variety
laid, the cost being divided between the
abutting property owner and the District.
At first there was a good deal of protest
against the tax, but the business men
realized the value of the improvement, and
then applications came pouring in for
similar pavements
Small Appropriations.
With a good fund for this purpose, the
District was enabled to do considerable
work, but Of late, owing to the penurious-
ness of Congress. the appropriations have
been reduced SO much, that little work Of
this character can be accomplished these
days. The Commissioners. however, believe
in better sidewalks, and each year strongly
represent the situation to Congress. Grad
ually the old uneven brick sidewalks are
taken up. and in their place a smooth rcat
pavement known as "granolithic" is put
down.
There is a material difference in the cost
Of brick and granolithic pavements but ex-
perience has demonstrated that the latter
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-01

ing any bid. and especially one which
the authorities know before they accept 1t
will only result In trouble to the office
When Congress meets again, the Com
mlssioners have promised to recommend
a change In the method of awarding con-
tracts and paying contractors.
Architect II. A. Campbell has COM
pleted drawings for neat two-story and
basement dwelling, to be erected on 18th
street between o and P streets northeast,
for Mr.. w. N. Campbell 1t will contain
six rooms and bath. The front will be of
press brick. with stone trimmings. There
Will be latrobe heat. tile bath and vesti-
bule.- cabinet mantels, exposed plumbing
and all the modern conveniences.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-01
Would Not Do.

From the New York Weekly
Partisan Artist-'I paint picture Ameri-
caine. and want put in some young ladies'
faces, ali true Americana, ALL
Clubman-"Well, l can get you an invi-
tation to Mrs. Highup's party. She moves
in the most exclusive set in the city,"
"Ah, but want pretty faces"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-01
Only Possible Places.

From the Chicago Record.
Where did Wilkins go for his vaca-
tion?"
HE said he wanted to find a place where
there were no laxative women"
well, suppose he is up in balloon or
has rented secondhand light house."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-01
Has His Reasons.

From the Chicago Record.
the summer?"
HE says it was when he went on a va
cation one year that he got sort Of feeble
minded and proposed to a girl. She mar
ried him, and he has never had the heart
to take any time off tnce."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-01
Roof Garden,

From the Buffalo Times.
She-"What in the world is Clarence Ell
more frizzng his hair so on top for?'
He-"Tve no idea, unless he has heard
that the roof garden idea is very popular
in London just now"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-01
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-01
Betterme nts at Jersey

DclENfmeAIB NJ JeFBey.
One of the greatest improvements at Sea
Gfrt is the new mess hall, which has a
seating capacity Of 1900. The kitchen is
In the center, under a we!l-vertilated tow
er, which carries off the odors of the cook
ing. From this extend the well-lighted
wings, where the tables are spread. The
kitchen is equipped with a great two side
range, with the usual accouterment of pots,
pans, etc, OF the kitchen of large hotel.
The quantity and quality Of food during
the state encampment was about the same
as previous years. but it was vastly better
cooked and served. The Office had a sep
arate mess.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-01
No More Sales,

From the New York Weekly
Confectionery and ice cream man-''Well
lose ten Of our best customers next week.
Assistant-"We will7 Are they going to
Europe for their summer outing?'
mo; they're going to get married"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-01
Not a GUTTER.
From Truth.

Mildred-''Those Philadelphia men are too
slow about kissing a GIRL
Myrtlc-"Yes, I know. But they are also
slow about quitting after they have begun"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-01

Grtnfers' me. DE life feeooi
master Of aooertisiny. saps:
il is efaimes for f8e Was3;nyfsr
Star, ono proBaBfp fruf}fusfe
efaimeo, t8af n, otter newspaper
in f6e eounfrp goes into 50 farys
"a percentage Of off f8e Rouse!
totf6tn a RADIUS Of fpenfp infer
from f6e office Of publication.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-01

care. and il the property holders can he
induced 20 bear half the expense OF the
improvement, Congress could well afford
to be generous with appropriations.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-06-09
CITY NEWS NOTES.

"All' Shellworth, the official police car
penter, spent yesterday in placing screen
doors and window screens in position in
the Seventh Precinct station house.
of the Law and Order League viii be held
this evening at the Bergen Reformed
Church. The meeting is called by the Rev.
J. w. Hathaway, chairman of the corn
mittee. Sunday closing will be discussed.
The new electric lights on Newkirk
street proved their general efficiency last
night by going. put. The lights remained
total darkness until about eleven O'Clock.
Next Thursday evening the Ladies Aid
Society of the Bergen Baptist Church will
give a supper to the officers of the church
in the chapel.
Good Government Association No. j
will hold a meeting on Thursday even
ing at Arcanum Hail. Several important
cussed.
The Bergen Republican Club will meet
tomorrow evening. The Board of Cover
nors will report the result of their de-
liberaticns as 70 what Improvements will
be made
u. r. K. of p, held a driM last night in
the Avenue House, which. was witnessed
by a large number Of Pythians and their
1. Rross Of Washington and Greene
streets fell off his truck yesterday III the
Central Railroad depot and severely in
jured his head
Al fire broke out last night in the apart
meats of George Pratt NO. 20 Fourth
setting 3 lamp. The engine arrived and
Jnsa feNA@0@snfafffH 3 Rlaze Maa extins
~ ~
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-06-09
A FAKE DETECTIVE.
BHncoed a Husband who Wanted to
Scare His Wife Into Love.

Detective Nelson, of .P@ice Headquar-
tiers. Hoboken, this morning arrested a
young man who has represented himself
as a detective and had fim-iammed Fred
Muhie. of Second and Bloomfield streets.
Hoboken, out Of several dollars. The
prisoner, who said he was Fritz Kreitzer,
OF First avenue, New York. is a medium
sized, modest looking German American,
and might. easily pass for a detective
MThle, the complainant against him. IS
q big raw boned German and looks like
ar edsy prey Tor any confidence man.
Muhle had had trouble with his wife.
1t seems, and had met Kreitzer, who told
him hat for g small remuneration, ne
would. scare his wife into loving him
and doing what was right. Muhle gave
him some money and Kreitzer visited his
wife, but failed to get her 10 make up
with her husband.
The fake detective coaxed, begged and
even threatened the woman, but to no
avail. He still continued. however, TO
bleed Null.
When Kreitzer was searched at the
station house he had any quantity of
pawn tickets, but very little money. He
was held FOR examination.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-06-09
AWARDING CONTRACTS.
Street and Water Commissioners Dis
pose of BIDS for Fmproyemants

ri s
The Street and Water Commissioner
were kept busy for two hours yesterday
afternoon receiving and disposing Of bids
for public improvements. AS it was last
spring. the contractors are all out for
work, and as a consequence the estimates
are all low. .
For the improvement of Central avenue
there were seven bidders. P, H. Flaherty
Jr., & Co. were the low bidders.
For the construction of a sewer in
Zabriskie street there were eight bidders.
The work will doubtless go to Gallery &
Murphy.
Fer the construction Of a in
Broadway, there were seven bidders The
lowest BIDDER was P. 7. Plunkett.
Ten contractors submitted estimates for
the improvement of Cambridge avenue.
The bids We're all low, but it believed the
work will go to William Ormsby.
The Improvement of Montgomery street
brought bids from nine contractors. Henry
Byrne was low.
Eight bids were submitted for the i'm
provement of Monticello avenue. The
lowest bid was presented by Michael
Mullery.
For the Bright street Improvement seven
Contractors competed. The lucky man was
p. ]. Condor.
provement of West side avenue. The
work will be done by Henry Byrne.
Two proposals were received for sup
plying the department with lumber. The
ellison, Collins & Co. Meigs & Co. We're
low. The bids were all referred to the
Committee Of the Whole and adjourn
ment was taken until THURSDAY morning
have time to reach the train to go off
On the water inspection trip.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-06-09

CORPORATION NOTICE
25th day Of May, 1885, the Commissioners "
Street. and Water Commissioners their finas
assessment may ard report far TIE acquiring.
of lands and easements and for the ceastrac-
= MAIN SEWER
on the northerly line Of the right Of way of
the Newark and N. Y. Railroad between
Wilton and suydam avenues and ca the
Newark and N. Y. Railroad to Van Horne's
And notice is also given that tho following
street or avenue or particular section thereof
WILTON STREET,
from a point about 100 feet east of Communal
paw avenue to the right of way of tie Newark
and New York Railroad;
PINE Rec
from a point about $50 feet east of Com
munipaw avenue TO the right OF way Of the
Newark and New York Railroad:
SUYDAM AVENUE.
from a point about 10l.A7 feet east of Com
munipaw avenue to the right of way of the
Newark and New York Railroad;
TRIANGULAR GORE.
in Block 2.e4S, adjoining the right Of way of
the Newark and New York Rafiroad, and de-
signated on said map as commissioners No.
$50.
O'Clock p. NJ. and the meeting room of the
Board OF Street and Water Commissioners are
hereby fixed as the time and place whan and
where the Beard ef Street and Water Com-
judicate upon all objectioas to said assess
naent map and report.
An objections thereto must be presented in
writing.
81 order g the Beard Of Street and Water
GEO. T. BoUToN.
Dated Jersey City, May Is. 1876 s'S'A
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-06-09
EXAMINATIONS FOR TIE BAR.
Thirty-Eight New Attorneys and
Thirteen Counselors.
NDecicl 10 Tic Jcrssu CituNe9

TRENTON, June 9, 1S96.4Thfrty-eight
students passed their examinations and
received diplomas as attorneys-at-law yes
terday. Two we're Trentonians, Harry C.
Valentine and Harvey R. Bergen. The
Others fcllow-Henry Young, Jr., James
r. MeDermft, Algernon t. Sweeney, Jo-
seph William Callahan, George J. Jaeger,
G. Lincoln Dewitt, Charles T. Kocaer.
William B.. Kinney, Frederick A. Bor-
oherling, Nathan Weinberg, Julius Rupp-
reeht, George A. Douglas, Newark; Wal
ter H. Condict, Augustus c. Kellogg,
Charles H. Blohn, Jersey City; Archibald
Graham, Fred w. Van Blarcom, Pater-
son; Bernard j. Higgins, John K. Eng
Hsh, Charles A. Trimble, Alfred A. Stein,
Edward Nugent, James 7. Kennedy,
Elizabeth; Simeon IA. Robinson. West
Orange; Archibald c. Hart, Hackensaek
EDWARD S. Fisher, Bound Brook; George
Whitefield Berts, Jr., Englewoed; P. Her
pert Wilson, Long Branch; Charles Oak
White, Mount Holly; Francis Osborn
Hunt, Orange; Frank A. Won Morcheis-
ker, Pasaic; Aaron E. Burr, Moorestown;
Azariah M. Beekman, Martinsville; Chas.
gan, Somerville.
Three failed to pass. George A. Doug
las, of Newark, is the second colored law
yer.
weTe:-Franeis 3. Lee, William ]. BacRes
end Frederick w. Gnichtel. Trenton; Ran
dolph Perkins and j. N. Atkinson. Jersey
City; Charles A.. Dickson. George Il.
Lambert, Frederick E. Hodge, Newark;
Chambers, Freehold; Richard r Henry
Elizabeth; M. E. Matlack, Mount Holly.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-06-09
LEHIGH VALLEY RAILROAD
cave Pennsylvania Il. Es. Depot.

Leave Pennsylvania Il. Is. Depot.
1o2 A.. NJ. daily Sundays, 7.12 A, Ny for
MAUcH CHUNK and a5srnsdiate stations.
ROCHESTER,. BUFFALO, NIAGARA FALLS.
SUSPENSION BRIDGE and the West, and
principal local points, Dining Car to Sas-
iiiS 4. NJ. daily. tezceas Sunday for MAUcH
HUME and intermediate points; connections
for Reading and Harrisburg.
DIAMOND EXPRESs'' arrives Buffalo IL p.
NJ. Through car to Rochester. Pullman YES
tibuled Day Coaches and Parlor Cars Dining
Car Service. Meals 9 Ia carte
lis p. NJ. daily, except sunday. for Easton
and intermediate points.
Ia ? N daily. except Sunday, for l. 6
Chair Car TO WiikCsbarrs.
asI p. NJ, SUNDAYS only, for MAUCH
CHUNK and HAzLEToN and all intermediate
az ?. NJ. daily. except Sunday. for 1. 6
3. JUNCTION and principal intermsdiats
stations. Pulimsa Bufet Parior Car to
5.3i p. NJ. daily for EASToN and interno-
Ss2 r. NJ. daily for BUFFALO. NIAGARA
err Vestihuled train from New York to Chi
caro: sleeper To Buffalo and Torento: connec-
lions fer Reading and Harrisbprg.
ROCHESTER,. BUTFALo, NIAGARA FALLS
and all points West; Pullman Sleepe-s 10
Chicago and Buffalo; Chair Car 10 Wilkes
iaos A.. NJ. daily, excent Monday. for EAST.
ON and intermediate points.
Additional Local Trsins daily except Sum
day Tor ROUND BROOK ana Intermediate
points leave as follows: S.l5 4. NJ, as y. n.
12.z5 p NJ. AIS p. N. and 6.s2 P. NJ.
Tickets and Pullman recommendation at
PENNSYLVANIA r. 4. Depot.
The New York Transfer Company viii call
for and check baggage from hotel or resi-.
derce through to destination.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-06-09
DAM AT LITTLE FALLS.
East jerseys New Pipe Line Pro-
crossing RapIdlY.

News comes to this city today to the
effect that work on the new pipe line Of
the East Jersey Water Company is being
rapidly pushed forward An interesting
part of the work is the damming of the
Passaic River opposite Little Falls, at
which point the imanens pipe is being
placed below the bottom of the river.
One-half the width of the river is being
operated on, and when the pipe has been
riveted and laid. the other half will be
treated in the same manner The river
water is allowed to continue its down
ward run without interruption or the
flooding of the lowlands.
More han 1900 men are at work along
the pipe line. Most of these men are
Italians. Tramps are not employed.
Mr.. Mccarthy, the superintendent, ex-
poets to v the pipe line completed
early next October, when the residents
of Jersey City, he claims, will be sup
piled with more pure water han they
will be able to consume.