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The morning times., 1896-10-04

Oh All the suburban homes is Clifton, the
country seat of the French ambassador
Just beyond Georgetown Heights.
IL Is delightful, the trip there from the
Heights, through Lovers lane where
on moonlight nights, sweethearts have
walked and exchanged vows time out of
mind. The villa is situated on n eminence
the approach of which is By picturesque
driveway, that winds about the hill. com
ing out in front OF the green stone mansion,
which Is well shaded by oaks and piazzas
on all sides: Gables and towers add to its
fine architectural points
The entrance is through spacious hail
in the center, from which the drawing
rooms, library and dining rooms open. In
one corner is cosey ''Ingle-nook" fire
place, and on the opposite side of the han
Is small pipe organ, for Mrs. PatenOtre is
an accomplished musician aud whiles away
many an hour with the works of the grcat
composers.
To many the most interesting room is the
library. whichis on the left of the hall, Il fine
apartment well lighted and fitted up for
the uses for which it WAS designed. Mrs.
Patenotre Is also great reader, and pos
sesses the happy faculty of never being
lonelyt IL she ca n have the compa nionship OF
good book. And they are there. all the
best English, French and American authors
of the past and the present.
Clifton" was wedding present from
Madam Patenotre's father. Mr.. James
Elverson, of Philadelphia, and peculiarly
acceptable. since she has all that love for
the country house which the French of the
highest class manifest.
The legation in the city; is fun OF inter
esting things. many of them souvenirs of
the ambassadors other diplomat positions,
such as rare tapestries. bric-a- brac, to say
nothing of the solemn vissaged Buddhas and
oriental trophies that are beyond price. The
country home is elegantly furnished through
out, but 1t takes the overflow of these treas
ures to give the finishing touches.
Clifton possesses many and varied views
of Washington and the surrounding country,
gathering in its sweep the Potomac River,
Arlington, Washington Monument and the
dome Of the Capitol, with all that lies be-
tween these widely separated points of
the compass. There is O dark-eyed little
maiden Of fourteen months to give the touch
OF domestic aud home life to this delightful
spot.
"Chftou'' being SO near the city, the
members Of the diplomatic circle find it
Just charming drive In the cool of the
evening. Indeed, the finest drives about
tue city are 10 the Rock Creek region, and
itmust be a cold heartthat is not impressed
with the beauty OF 1t at this season of the
year.
After driving through these well shaded
and picturesque highways, across country,
passing Brig ghtwood, ,an older suburb. Bleak.
house, is tound-the home Of Boss Shep-
herd-to whom Washington owes her pres
ent beauty, her wide, weli-payed streets
and many green parks.
"Bleakhouse'' has been tenantless part
of tue time during the past few years, for
tsowner hashad as many Interesting things
The morning times., 1896-10-04
LoNDoN's TROLLEY.
Runs Through the City Eighty'five
Feet Below the Pavement.

LHCFtcut EUytHetF.
At present there is in London only one
electric underground road, but this has been
such a conspicuous success that six new
systems have been authorized. two OF which
are being constructed. These railways
will be tunneled on the "Greathead shield
system," at an average depth of sixty feet
beneath the pavement of London, and no
sign OF their progress will be visible to
those who use the streets, excepting on
the sites of the proposed stations, where
shops and houses are being dem olshed.
The public attention just now is directed
principally to the Central London Railway.
which will ruI, from Shepard's Rush to
Liverpool street, a distance Of six and one
fourth miles.
There will be fourteen stations along the
route, the trains stopping at each station
and running at intervals of two and one
half minutes. The cost of construction
and equipment, which is calculated ut 81,
SIT, SOC, 900. At some points on this
line the rail level will be not less than
eighty five feet beneath the surface. anu
five hydraulic lifts will convey passengers
to and from the trains. Subways will be
constructed for foot passengers to cross
from one side of the road to the other.
The company expects to carry between co.
000, 900 and &C, 600, 900 passengers in the
year. The boring OF the two tunnels,
which will be circular and lined with iron,
and IL feet 6 inches IN diameter, will be
proceeded with from each station stimuli
| taneously, 90 that the work will be COM
pleted. it Is expected. by December. 1897.
The morning times., 1896-10-04
THE SILKWORM.
Old Spinner and the New Machine
Against One Another.
There are 10 little things,
A wasp is but a small affair,

There are 10 little things,
A wasp is but small affair,
But. patIence! how lie stings,
sinss The poet. And ii is true of even So
small affair as worm. 1t seems a
very Insignificant thing when We crush the
unwary earthworm on ewet sidewalk, but
when le co-op-rltes with his fellows. the
worm becomes an important factor in ma
ture's economy.
The silkworm is the prince OF the worm
Kingdom. No other has been the object
OF SO much consideration as he. None has
cut such Il tremendous figure i'll commercial
and Industrial affairs. No other worm
has tempted fair princesseS and sedate
ClergyIneu 10 be disloyal to their country's
laws.
The silkworm has fascinating history
that dates way back beyond the days
of Cleopatra and the Queen Of Sheba. 1t
IS particularly interesting just now be-
Cause the silkworm has reached critical
period in its history. IL threatens to 20
the way of many another time-honored
thing. The old and the new, the worm and
the machine have met and the chances are
that in this instance. as in so many others,
the machine will conquer, the new will
tupersede the old. A machine has been in
vented which threatens 10 drive the worm
out of business The silks of the future will
probably be made of spruce wood sal
dust and few chemicals.
silk culture was oIcc one of the cher
fshed secrets OF China, and very slow indeed
was its progress to Italy and France, where
II has grown to such tremendous proper
lions There is an Interesting little tale to
account Tor the escape of the secret from
China
a Chinese princess. they say. was mar
ried to an Indian prince Before she went
away to her new home she grew very home
sick, and when she heard that no mulberry
trees grew about her new palace, and that
NO silk gowns wera TO be had unless they
were imported from China, she straishtway
hid a few mulberry seeds and silkworms'
eggs in her hair and carried them away to
her new home. Anyone who has observed
the Chinese woman's coiffure will have no
difficulty. In believing that tale. From
India the silkworm and mulberry Travelled
somehow to Persia. Each nation in its
turn seems to have been anxious that the
secret should go no further and to have
made stringent laws gainst taking worms
eggs or mulberry seeds out of the country.
Another piece of faithlessness was the
means of introducing the silk industry TO
the western world. About the year 500,
20 runs the story, two Persian priests were
e1iled from their native land, and prob
The morning times., 1896-10-04

happening to him during the past fif-
teen years as though his home had been in
chancery, like its English namesake.
When the legislative form OF government
was abolished In the District 1t was the
means OF wrecking the fortunes of Alexan-
der Shepherd, and both his town and coun-
try houses had to be dismanued TO satisfy
his creditors. But he was not the kind Of
Of man To sit down and weep over an empty
picture gallery or broken hopes. He went
to Mexico and to mining, and has recovered
himself finely, having spent the last year
in his beloved Washington. Bleakhouse
was always favorite residence with him
and many pleasant things have happened
there In the past and may again.
Close Dcighbor to this place is the fine
country seat Of Mr.. C. s. Noyes. 1t is a
modern house, well adpted to making coun-
try life pleasure indeed, with ali modern
improvements within and ornamental
grounds without.
There are still other interesting suburban
hGmes, such as ex-Mayor Emory's, In this
vicinity, but Calumet, the home of Mrs.
john A. Logan, near Fourteenth street,
is Il powerful magnet for the sight seekers.
Calumet is one OF the historic homes OF
tho Capital City. and though on the
The morning times., 1896-10-04
ITEMS Boots,
The only house in town
carrying a complete
assortment for work,
dress or sport.
Prices from SIS to IS.

apiS, as means of revenge, as well as to
lhsuretheirfavorab bic reception 1 N a strange
country, they carried seeds and eggs with
lhem In hollow canes. In due time the
precious secret was impaired to the en-
peror OF ConStantinople. Looms We're set
up In the imperial palace and ladies' did
the weaving. According to tradition al,
lhe Nix worms Of the western world are
descended from those brought in the egg
TO C"nstantinople in the year 500. Only
once 5iucc has there been an important
importation OF eggs from Asia. That was
about $50, when the late DR.. Pas;eur went
to the silk growing regions of France to
study IA germ disease which threatened
TO destroy the industry Pasteur solved
'he problem very simply by advising a
return to nature. Worms were reared In
the open air, and only healthy worms were
allowed to breed.
And now after all these centuries of
Trouble comes a Swiss inventor who claims
TO be able To make silk, which looks
every bit as good as the worms product.
from an infusion of sawdust and alcohol,
The morning times., 1896-10-04

We haze in f1sba,aztiOn handsome and useful souae
MI, hieh aoe shall present 10 eaeA of tile many seho0l ehA
, aolo haze a0rbea earnestly the contest S0hich has
inst closed DIE nOke cgU be sl0en aoAeu souvenvs
ready far eys,y. Tie 1ee prize eom6osious sOiH be
b,Zuked at a later date
The morning times., 1896-10-04

Pole and plant grove Of Wollybobbuses
around tue South Pole, and then / can
sell these Wollybobbuses TO the Lickun-
kickums, who Will raUsome the Kum-
lumlickkicks, children OF the LimkimIuck-
kucSs, who are held in bondage by TIE brutal
Bumbumbuttuscs"
Il viii lecture to the people OF Wash
ington on these hidden subjects and tell
them how TO make gold out of dirt and
live forever without wrinkles"
Mr.. Frisk was hard 10 get away from.
He was about to teli another story OF the
Hylylulus when the reporter fled
Mr.. Frisk was born in Cecil county, Mary
land, near Havre de Grace. He lived at one
time ON Ninth street. above e, and at
another on Four -and-a-half street He
took his present lodgings about two mouths
ago.
The neighbors became so alarmed a few
nights ago because OF a revolutionary adj
dress which Frisk was delivering with
the and of spirits on the housetop, that
Policeman LaIly of the First precinct was
called in. Lally y climbed out on the roof, and
Frisk told him he was a Lam!amkaek-
kack and that he knew how to cast OUT
devils.
The morning times., 1896-10-04

the home OF Gardiner Hubbard, and his son
in-law, Alexander Graham Bell the noted
inventor.
MIR. Hubbard is a gentleman OF wealth
and high literary and scientific attain-
nents. He is personally most magnetic.
aud his influence is felt in all the literary
and scientific circles of the Capital.
Mr.. Hubbard was the moving spirit in the
recent international cnnvenuon, held in
Washington, for the promotion of inter
national arbitration.
The morning times., 1896-10-04
A Gr..nt nn,,nrtnni,r

Il wish | was one OF them spirituai
fellers," said Perry Patetic. as he lay on
his back gazing at a cloud and wondering
why it moved when it didn't have to.
what fer?' said WaywOn Watson.
''Jist this. All the papers is full OF stuff
about what Tom jefferson and Ate Lincoln
and Andy Jackson would do In this here
election IL l was one OF them fellers
I'd jist call 'em up and find out, md sell
the Information TO whichever party it done
the most good to."-Cincinnati Enquirer.
The morning times., 1896-10-04

.Iciri..> IL Ii reilly h,W within lie city
limits. 1t is Il dcutIe house with grand
stairway in the grand central hall; tie
/rnoms on either side are square. high. spa
cious and in the old style, as is the furni-
ture. Mrs. Logan having the good taste to
furnish it in keeping with the style Of the
house. Ii is said she is good Judge OF
furniture and many q choice tit has been
picked up for u sorg that world sell for
geld.
This house is full of associations past
and present. Under its roof Senator John
a. Logan passed few happy months, and
M one or its upper rooms he died. Into
it his faithful wife has gathered every
souvenir OF his life and career, and massed
The morning times., 1896-10-04
An Irish SockdoIorer

If the following joke really did come from
The Christian Guardian, to which II is
credited. that paper deserves large and
sudden boom in its circulation. The story
is about an Irishinau aud Frenchnian, who
We're disputing over the nationality Of a
freud of theirs. Il say" said the French
man. that If he was born i'll France he is
a Frenchman." "Regorra,' said Pat, III
a cat should have kittens in the oven. would
you call them biScuits?"-San Francisco
Wave
The morning times., 1896-10-04
Rather ExtrnNnga

She Do you consider Della Ware Il pretty
girl?
He (rapturouslyl DO l? She's 50 pretty
she ought To have an angel for an UNDER
study Buffalo Times.
The morning times., 1896-10-04
THE TWO FAMILIES.

No one need be told Of Alexander Graham
Bell, as he has only one rival in all the
world in electrical discovery, Thomas Edi.
SON IL Is interesting in this connection
to notice the intimacy that.exisls between
the families OF Mr. Hubl ard and the Bells.
Mr.. A. Graham Bells brother married one
OF the Misses Hubbard, and he was at
ttacted. 1t is said. TO his wife from her
childhood. whtn II. wa'experimeAting witt:
the idea OF teaching mutes Miss Hubbard
was mute, to use the oral language
Miss Hubbard proved 10 be an intelligent
and apt pupil and he sucSseded beyond his
fondest expectations Mrs. Bell is a
beautiful woman of the blonde type, who
takes an interest in many social functions
and writes Interesting articles for the
magazines on subjects that appeal 10 her
Perhaps the most deiieMfully situated
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1896-03-07
B1B1rormoA Dn ssLA CORRESPONDENCE" II

Estrelles Yo no ten1s ningun empefio; pero mi
hija, que es muy entendids, me ha hecho com
prender que con una gran fortuna como Ia mia,
debia tener una posesi6n territorial. Ademds
permftame usted decirselo SC hcra marquess, en-
ouanto opiniones soy liberal, pero respeoto d
relaciones, oomprendo que Ia aristoorsoia,
al decir esto Moulinet SO sobaba las 60
lapas de su chaleoo blanco estio del sglo XVIII.
miranda So slrededor con atrevids koDrisa.
Todos los preEentes quedsron estupefaotos, y la
neoedsd monumental del antique miembro del
Tribunal de Comercio anonsdo At4nasia, quien
Sin fuerzss para remediarla dej6se caer en- una
but soa, exhalsDdo un suspiro.
Mostr6 en- esta OCCASION Ia marquess ell ex-
quiaito bRsn gu to de una dnens oe casa one
oonoce sns deberes Ia disimulada impertinen-
Cha de una verdaders gran senora
Sin querer que Mouliy ct advirtiese Ia seve.
ridad con que SO les juSgaba, no renunci6, sin
embargo, la satisfaction de dirigirIe slgunos
fnos epfgramss, representando para los que po
dian comprender Ia sitaaoi6n una preciesa CO.
media
-Crea listed oabsllero-diio Moulinet-
que me copmuaven mucho sus sentimientoa ex-
pressdos con tan ffsnca naturalidad. Son dig.
nos do IN hoahEe que ha cor quiatado por %
iateliganoia Ii poai0i6n que usted tene.
EaoantaaQ Moulinat por l. respussts, .
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1896-03-07


IL Fccmo. Sr D SI1O Idor CdsGHas,
tb6spo de Urgel principe de Undo.
rrn, etcetera. etc6terG, por sW oScess
s16n al S 'cro ColegiO.
son ET o
va desde nifio, catalan gigantic,
Las celicas doctrinas defendiste,
Y errores serpentinos combatiste,
Con ciencia y con virtud exuberante.
Dios de Urgel te Lizo obispO en- adelante
Y, principe de Andorr0, pasmO fuiste
Del gobiernO espa6 cuando escribiste
Contra 81 frances, injusto arroRante.
Cada dia admiraste mas al mundo,
Amparo de tu grey siendo, y consuelo,
Aef como terror del m6nstruo inmundo.
Te da en- premio Ell gran Papa hoy Ell
(CapelO,
Y otro ola ell Monarca sin segundo,
Corona de orc te pondra en- Ell cielo.
Jose Maria CarssglG.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1896-03-07
FELIPE DERBLAY
los brazos srqueados epoyando el sombrero
eobre el core zdp:

los brazos srqueados epoyando el sombrero
sobre el core z6D:
LA aenorita de B .aulieu u ests eef5ors-
dijo designsndo l. b. zronesa-ban sido cor dis
c1pulas de mi hijA en- ell Sagrado Coraz6n. Stem
p me felicit9, y ahora mGs que nuncs, de ha,
ber puesto Ataneaia en- este colegio, que ca,
ein dispnta, 81 mejor de Paris. Las i6venes re.
cioen en- 81 educaoion eemeradfsima y edquieren
relsoonea muy provechosas.
Sonri6 la maa quesa y miranda con altivez
Moulinet:
va 10 advierto-contesto con soer to de
irop1a, que no oomprandio ell industrial. pero
que hizo palidecer de impotente r@bis Ata-
nasia.
-Ea ouanto d mi-oontinu6 Mouline4 mi,
ndndose, ,-confeao que me conmueve Ara
marquesa, el favor que me hsoe permihendome
ofreoerle mis- respetos Dsbfa tributdrselos or
variaa razones: en- primer logar, como reci6n le-
gado eata oomarca, donde aoabo de comprar
una fnoa.
La marq1esa echo una ojeada d Baohelfn,
y el not'r hjzo an gesto que signifcaba "lqu6
le hahfs usted dicbos;;" la sef1ora de Beaulieu
reapondi6 con IN movimianto de oehese, qua
qHerta deair: "tiene ated raz6n''
Una 6nca may impottante-anadi6 Mn.
hnet desconcertado For el mudo ooloquio de la
aar4aasa 81 hotario,-La Varenne J. de los
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1896-03-07
DocroR CON eERoN.Mo B.ssAL

MEn1CO GIk,tANU p {; - "a
Isla de cuba donde ha eercido dura 1te 10 an en-
los hospitales de pals ofrece al pd1l;o en- gene
ral espec almente rara las enfermada1es de las tnu
ieres de los nos lnterinamente recibe ordenes en-
ell HOTEL DE FRANCIA cal e de "a forta eza 10 ne
2 8 de Ia tarde. Gratis para los pobres. lo-7
J. r. SILVA YCA -TETUAN 87;---di-
taInben cab sobre todas las pazas os
iaas gog esntdsdss mo- men9sgs ds 70 Bs
Eea Hoanda 6,namaroa Bulgaria RuSts snecia S9soega
Argea Rgpto EEls T6nszSobts NsW-Yofk. santo Donn
90 Iala de Cuba.
VlNO&.-EL MEIoR DE ToDos EN CA
pa Crsto Manuel Rvera San Sebastian 90 en- s
rra segunda Los certificates de orgen anass Dc
tan exceentes cados es&n disposition del guse yero&
Diciembre i9
Entire dos horas:
No comprendo como es possible en-
gaflar al proiimo.
-Lo que es 20, no he engahado en- mi
vida 4 nadie.
La otra, eatupefacta:
-iPero no eres casads
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1896-03-07
Sc YENDE EN- SO. 600


una EataLcia cCmpufsta de l4l cue rdss
pn el barrio d Santa Olalla, CON l6 i'd oe
cafe plantilla y cosecho, casa de vivienda
cobijada de paja y punto de tienda y un
para la recolecci6n.--Dar& ra-
z6n demas pormenores. los sef1ores
COBIAN 6OLISY COMPANIA,
15-S I'm Bayam6n.
- 4. - -.
Oh AR A D A
Cuanto mas la cu0rt0. cincO
lucubra, medita , piensa.
y trav6s del asR0 dos,
que Ell immense espacio LENA,
la inmensidad de los astros
y de planetas contempla
que en- prSng0-SegundG tres
psrpetda incandeecencia
briilan fulgurRn, gravitan
en- virtnd do sabiaS reglas....
Mas mas La conviction
de su Dios 90 afirma On elle
que ha de givir Eiempre. t0do
Robernando ciel0 TERRA.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1896-03-07

Rico FIDEI GUIIIERMETYFfdase en- las buenas Botcas
Drogueas de Ia Capital Ponce Mayaguez Aguadla
Coanao Lares Arecibo Adjuntas Utuado Bo-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-11-05
GENERAL SPORTING GOSSIP.

lhe Harlem Rowing Cub will held a
boxing show Friuay night, when Marty
McCue VII fight Jack Delsney 10 rounds
at l22 pounds and Frank Brennan viii
GO rgeiust Peck Barry at,1i pounds for
Elk rounds.
George McFedden has been secured to
meet Larry Burns at the Knickertocke
=. e. Saturday night. Billy slit OF
Chicago boxes Tommy West OF Boston
end Frank omen tscKles Maurice HsR-
erstrom OF Providence.
"suike' Sullivan wanted too much
money TO hghl MiSe McNauus Cd the
new Myers Athletic Club Of Albany, y.
y, Noven Der 20, so Gtorge siddons was
stcured.
Dave sullivan Of Hoston 4. matched 10
nght Crsrer Leon, tho recognized los
fsun1 chsmIion OF Americs. at the Bo.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-11-05
Uc Got tho Pass.

While playing In 81 Louis few years
ago j. l.. Dodson received a raro compli.
ment from AN unexpected source He was
finishing his dinner one night az the Lin
dell hotel, when the colorcd waiter. who
had been eying him for some time. began
Ia patronizing manner, II hcah yo' have
q good play dis week " "Yoss" said the
comedian. "Oh, va as" continued the
waiter, IAN I'm tolo yours is very good
company" Dodson thanked him on bc.
half OF his comrades "Oh, pursued his
colored friend, with visions Of pass be
fore his eyes, II 20 20 all dc shows dat
come todis city. Use seen all dc big stars
DE hest actor l ever seen was John Nc.
Cullough, an yo' could beat him on dc
sidewalk. lie rot the u0ss
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-11-05

Colby defeated Bates in hard fought
GENE OF football at Waterville, Me-, by
score of 3 TO D. The home team won
by better playing, though careless work
In the iirstfhalf nearly allowed Bates 10
secure touchdown. The ball was
stepped on Colby's l0-yard line. how
ever, and from that time on Colby played
more steadily though the bell remained
in Colby's territory nearly ail OF the frat
bait.
in the second half Colby played
quicker, and by criss-cross plays made
long gains which nstted two toucs
downs. A chance for goal in the first
was lost In kicking for position. Bstes'
plays wero all against Colby's line for
short gains, while Colby had no dificulty
In going though Bates line for good ad.
vances.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-11-05
A CHALLENGE FROM CARROLL.

1t IL generally conceded tnat Pat Car
roll of Waltham is tho fastest rrofes-
sionsl runner in this country for any dis.
tance from one to five miles, and possibly
beyond that. His MANY victories at
picnic games have practically proved
this, as he has repeatedly beaten such
good men rs Jim Rushwortb, Mcclellan n
and McGonagle. Just what he is capable
OF doing Ia the way Of time is not
KNOWN as he has never been extended.
Carroll has now placed himself under tbe
management OF Pete Ward, well
known Boston man, who issues a
challenge in his behalf TO run any man
IN this country from one TO five miles for
5000 n side. II there is no acceptance,
carroll will probably go to England.