Evening star., 1897-01-30

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Richard Harding Davis."-says a gen.
tleman who was In Moscow last summer
but who does not claim to have witnessed
the coronation ceremonies,-"prints in the
February number of Harper very faithful
and graphic descriptions of that part of
Russia lying between the German frontier
and Moscow. and also of that city and its
unparalleled preparations for that great
historical event, but he makes a bad break
when he speaks of McGahan, the famous
newspaper correspondent, as of Cleveland.
Ohio An Ohioan McGahan was, but not
of Cleveland. He was from Perry county,
in that state.-a sort of backwoods local
fty. from which much never ex-
peCted. but which nevertheless gave to the
country that gallant fighter Phil Sheri-
dan, well McGahan who was un-
questionably the most daring and brilliant
war correspondent of his time. And Mr.
Davis is still wider of the mark when he
says that this reporter, who could have
beer king had he wished it. lies buried now
on the hills above the BoSphorus. Nc
Gahans body indeed inferred Temporal
rily near the place of his lamented death,
hut his remains were afterward removed
from there by loving and reverent friends,
and now repose in the unpretentious little
Catholic cemetery at New Lexington. in
the county of his birth. near where his
relatives still reside.
Il see by the way" added the reminis-
cent narrator, that a movement has been
set on foot TO erect statue or some other
form OF memorial in honor of McGahan.-
10 be placed in New York, l believe. If it
is ever built. and it ought to be. it should
be placed in Washington, the capital of the
country he honoIed and loved so much.
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Gentlemen are becoming less chivalrols
or perhaps 1 had better say less considerate
than they used to be in their conduct to-
ward women; there is no Disgusting that
fact" remarked one lady to another at
Mrs. ClevelaHd's tea last Saturday.
Yes said the other. land the worst Of
il is that the respons- -biiity for this changed
condition of things rests upon the women
themselves The stage-obscuring theater
hat is largely to blame for it. A man rea-
sons this way: If so-called lady has no
regard for my rights or comfort at a
theater. shows studied rudeness to others.
as a rule. and takes on mannish ways, gen.
orally. why should L show special consId-
Grafton for her by giving up my seat in
street car. or pay her the many deli
cate little attentions that her sex enjoys
so much? 1t seems to me the whole drift
of things is in that direction. and it is
greatly TO be regretted
Too true" remarked No. l. "And the
most unfortunate feature of the case is
that those who offend are rarely punished.
l-t uut lIt JNOuSnIleSS, ana the gldQy
get about as much attention as ever. while
the seif-sacrificing and the modest are left
TO shift for themselves. are treated with
positive disrespect. But it was always the
tOt of our TO suffer vicariousiy and il
always will be. L suppose. Goodbye
Goodbye
Washington is at once about the best
paved and the worst-paved city 1 ever
saw" Thus spoke an eminent civil engi-
of cir in Of
ing hotels an evening or two ago. What
1 mean" he continued, lis, that while
some of her roadways will compare with
the best to be found anywhere, some of her
footHalks are just about the worst Yes
the very worst. And on some of the fash
lonable avenues and most used thorough
1ares. too In the latter respect the ma
tional capital that rather and very justly
prides herself on her attractions, would
suffer by comparison with almost any of
the prosperous and progressive towns in
"hat you are pleased to call the wild and
woody west. In fact, Washington is the
only place / know where pedestrians for
sake the sidewalk and use the middle OF
the street for comfort and safety, especial
ly after dark. But that is not at all sur
pris-ng. Some of these old-time brick
pay ents-4Ed not lew OF them. have
been laid, - my own knowledge, more than
third OF q century. and some perhaps
1dIly half century aSo,-are in such a
Condition that ought not to be tolerated by
any community, and would not be where
citizens have the right to choose their
municipal rulers. They are unsightly un-
comfortable and unsafe, to the last degree
Ihe TACT is. no brick pavement ought TO be
laid on the footwalks of any city after it
mas a population of many as a hundred
thousand people Indeed. with the excel
lent arlhcIal stone pavements that can
now be put down, there is no longer a good
excuse Tor laying Drick Io0lwaIks any
Nnere for public use. They soon become
uneven on account of the difference. of
fdrdneSs in burning; they are gu .kly
thrown out OF place Oy the frost. and the
spaces between the bricks gather and hold
NTH and germs of disease. In short, what
washington needs, and ought to have is
competent and determined Inspector of
Sidewalks, with authority 10 compel the re-
moSaI OF all brick pavements wherever
laid.-firsi. OF course,on the tnIckiy Travelled
thorougnIares,-and the substitution there
Tor or stone or granoiithic slabs. Ii YOU
Print anything 1 am saying" he con-
cluded. please let it be understood that /
say II not because L dislike, but because
admire Washington IiIueed. / like " ASH
lngton more than any city 1 know-more
even. than the place where 1 was born
But l would like her still better If her peo-
pie and visitors had as good footwalks as
they are entitled to-"
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Extremes in the weather. remarked a
druggist who handles large line of ther-
niometers. either in cold or heat create a
iun on thermometers. and though 1 had
rather large stock on hand, the fall in the
weather which started on Sunday last
nearly cleaLed me out. On Monday 1
think. / sold more thermometers than on
any other day that have been in business
Ordinarily people give but little attention
To thermometers. but let a very severe
change come and they will have them it
matters not how much they cost. 1 don't
exactly understand 1t, but it appears that
many persons are more thoI oughly con-
yinced that IL is very cold OF extremely
warm when they read their own thermom-
e-ers. Another thing Is that they seem to
enjoy seeing the mercury go down or rise
and Tor that reason like to have the wealth
er Ineasurer il their own possession. Trade
Was exceedingly dull In Thermometers but
somehow, though. they are generally
bs ught freely at Christmas time, there were
but few purchasers until about Monday
last Then It was very active"
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