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Evening star., 1898-10-08
WHOLESALE pRoDrCE MARKET.
Waru Weather Depresses Prices
S0meSSh hat

The recent warm weather had a some
what depressing effect upon the local
wholesale produce market, and today about
all quotations are those prevailing week
ago Butter is unchanged in price, and a
great deal Of storage goods is being used
which has lessered the demand for strictly
fresh goods. Cheese shows Indications of a
coming advance In prices. Good eggs are
difficult to obtain. and but for the fact
that large quantities OF storage goods are
being used prices would be very high. a
slight advance over last weeks prices is
obserTed. The demand for poultry is quite
good and ready sale Is found Vege-
tables and fruit are fairly plentiful. the lat
ter having been somewhat affected by the
recent warm weather.
Butter-Creamery, Elsin, extras, % cents
a pound: choice, Ply; frsts q; seconds,
grades. 13 to IS.
Cheese-New York state. full cream large
10i2 cents pound. flats IL; ponies, 11la.
EGgs-Nearby. fresh. IL cents a dozen;
western. l6; southern. H.
POultry-Chickens. live. II to 13 cents a
pound; old fowls, to 10; ducks, live, to
o; geese. live, o TO S.
Vegetables-Celery, fancy. per dozen, 40
TO 80 cents; medium. Is to IS. common. 10
to 10 Beans. per box, - cents TO 81. Let
tuce, per barrel, - to as cents. Potatoes,
fancy. new. per barrel 81: choice. $50 to
E-I5: culls. 10 cents 10 81; western, per
bushel, 80 to 60 cents; Maryland and Vir-
ginia, 80 to 90. Sweet potatoes. fancy, per
barrel, Si.25: No / 81; culls 80 cents. Yams
and haymOns. per barrel, 81. Tomatoes.
per crate, native, % to 40 cents. Beets, per
100 punches, 81 to g. Cabbage. per 100,
& to $50. Onions, yellow, per barrel, 81 rs
to s1-50; yellow. per bushel, As to 80 cents.
Beans, white. New York. mediums. 81. 10 to
Si5O; New York pea, 81 40: marrow, 81 40
TO S1.76; Virginia, white, 9Oo to 81; white,
Evening star., 1898-10-08
REAL ESTATE GOSSIP
An Interesting Type Of a House for
Suburban Residents.
OLDEN time BUILDING METHODS
Large Sums Being Expended to
Meet Current Needs.
SOME NEW STRUCTURES

An interesting house is being built by
Mrs. NJ. c. McAllister on Mintwood place,
west Of Columbia road, Washington
Heights. 1t occupies a -foot-front lot,
but the architect, Mr.. w. B. Wood has
left space on each side. The main en-
trance of the house Is through a gate
in the hedge which will surround the lot,
and thence by porch on the side, SO that
the outlook is directly on lawn instead
of on the street. The feature of the house
which makes it rather distinctive among
the types of houses built in the suburban
sections is the use of stucco and brick in
stead of wood. The lower part of the ex-
terror walls Is light buff brick, while the
upper portion is of rough brick covered
with stucco. In the gables is exposed the
beam work, while the roof is covered with
sea-green slate. with crestng of red tile
In addition to the opportunities afforded by
this style of construction for providing an
Evening star., 1898-10-08
Short Story Club Meeting,

The Short Story Club held it's first regu-
lar meeting for the season Tuesday even
ing, when the members were called upon
to give accounts of their summer outings.
One traveller confessed to having made a
bicycle trip of some two thousand miles,
but admitted that ii was over The smooth
asphalt pavements of Washington. Anoth-
er member had stood upon Plymouth Rock,
while one had made a pilgrimage to the
birthplaces of Washington and Lee, and
several ladies had patriotically spent the
summer in ministeriBg to the needs OF the
brave soldier boys.
One OF the defenders of our country being
present. he was called upon and gave an
account of camp life at Tampa. Among
others participating in the program wero
Mr.. Whitaker, Mrs. Metcalf, Mrs. Sperry,
Mrs. Willis. Mrs. Case, DR.. Coe, DIR. klemm,
Prof. Kirk and Mr.. Hall.
Evening star., 1898-10-08
Carroll Institute Officers.

The following were elected as officers Of
carroll Institute at the annual election held
Thursday evening: Ed. ]. Hannah. presi-
dent; Nicholas II. Shea, vice president: Geo.
L. Cox. secretary. and Bernard j. Coyle
treasurer; beard Of directors, James X.
FltzGibbons, Lawrence Mangam, Jno. Quinn
and NJ Edward Reach. Messrs E ]. Han
nan, John ]. Dolan and Henry w. sohom
were elected as delegates to the coming
convention of Young Mems Catholic Union,
with which the Carroll Institute is affili-
ated.
Evening star., 1898-10-08

The regular permanent family
circulation of The Evening Star
in Washington is more than
double that of any other paper.
whether published in the morn
ing or in the afternoon.
AS a medium for unobiec-
tionable advertisements it there
fore stands uncqualed and un-
approachable.
Evening star., 1898-10-08
HIS MEN HONOR HIM.

Company Il to Present a Sword to
Capt. +. l.. Graham.
The enlisted men Of Company E, 1st Dis
tiict Regiment, have ordered a handsome
regulation sword, which they intend pre-
senting to their commanding officer, Cap.
Frank l.. Graham, as n token Of their af-
fection and appreciation of his jealous care
or them during the war It will be pre-
sented Immediately after the muster out
next month.
Evening star., 1898-10-08
THE NEW ERA IN PORTO RICO
Endeavor Of the People to Become
American,
Progress Shown in the Daily Paper
Recently EstabIished - A Unfoue
Sketch of President Mckinley,

Homecomers from the war which has
carried them into hitherto foreign parts,
are bringing back many souvenirs of their
so1ourn in strange lands. Some of these
are military momentos, relics of the bat
tleheld, suggestive of CORY incidents and un-
peasant to contemplate. Others breathe
the spirit or the new progress which the
American arms have infused into Porto
Rica and Cuba. OF the latter sort is a
newspaper furnished The Star by Lieuten-
ant Alfred A. Smith of Company H, Dis
tr!ct of Columbia Volunteers, who recently
arrived here with his company, which was
detailed for engineering duty in Porto
Rico.
The Journal is called La Nueva Era, a
term easily traEslatable. 1t is directed by
Jose Llorens Y Echevarria and is published
at Ponce. This particular issue is No %
OF volume l, dated August 25 1S9S thus
revealing the true extent of the new
era which the title bespeaks. 1t is print
ed mainly in Spanish, but even an Ameri-
can who has no knowledge of that Ian
guage can detect throughout it's four pages
evidences of the stanchest patriotism. the
KIND created by the advent of General
Miles and his conQuering forces. Jose
Liorens Echevarria Is already very much
OF an American citizen in spirit if his jour-
nal be taken as an index
Sings of the new era" which has come
10 Porto Rico are abundant. Here is an
advertisement of the newly opened cafe
Washington there the card of a lady who
desires to teach English and Spanish. the
former to Porto Ricans. the latter to
Americans. Next comes the announcement
OF the publication of a rev grammar
guaranteed to teach "eI idioma ingles" the
queer quirks of the tongue of the new
owners Of the land. In its newborn en-
thusiasm as a newspaper published with
out the restrictions of subserViency to a
grabbed official Spanish censor, La Nueva
Era prints in bold type at the foot of its
first page this confident announcement:
Este diario publica las noticias del dia
con la mayor regularidad," which being
literally translated, is to the effect that
This journal publishes the news of the
day with the greater regularity" Without
pausing to reflect whether this is a sug-
gestion of comparison between the new
era and the old, the latter having been
marked at times by a painful uncertainty
as to both the appearance and the reiia-
bility of the news" it is interesting to
press on to the principal article of this
particular issue in English, entitled. Mr..
Mckinley-Biographic Notes" 1t is
worth reproduction in full, verbatim ct lit
eratiIn:
Evening star., 1898-10-08

without a single preliminary yell they'd
start up. Ear-splitting? Worse; simply tore
ear drums to tatters.
Well. the night in question | got up and
got my Marlin-I shoot 1890 Marlin, that
is good pont-blanli at a 1000 yards and
viii Kill at 3,Oo0-and proceeded to accom-
pany that coyote chorus. / killed eight.
Their companions ate them up and then
went off, conscious of full stomachs. After
that we would follow the same tactics
whenever annoyed with the vile beasts
and they worked admirably, coyote meat
appearing to be very soothing to coyotes
themselves.
Il never saw such quantities OF quail
and grouse continued Mr.. Birmingham.
"Bunches of both were flushing constantly.
a bunch of eight or ten grouse would rise
and light in tree. Then would be the
time for the ID caliber rifle that every one
of us carried in addition TO our Martins
to come into play. One man could get all
the grouse by simply shooting the head
off the one lowest down. and then doing
the same thing with the others in order"
Wonderful Fishing.
How did you find the fishing?" inquired
The Star reporter.
Mr.. Brittingham's countenance changed
to an excellent stimulation of sorrow.
1T was very poor ne said, with mock
regret we started in to fish with three
mes, but mountain, brook and rainbow
trout were SO numerous that We were
compelled to take off two flies and use but
one. They bit SO fast that We struck as
soon as We cast 1t is no fish story I'm the
accepted sense of that term when / tell
you that our camp man would go out for
an hour in the evening and catch thirty
pounds of mountain, brook and rainbow
trout Go out with me next year and III
show you real sport"
Several years ago conSumptiVe had a
nice cottage built away up on Pyramid
Peak at an altitude of between IL 600 and
12,c1 feet, on beautiful little plateau.
He died before he could occupy it. and it
has only been tenanted now and then since
by shooting parties. While on his recent
trip Mr. Birmingham purchased the house
and forty acres of land surrounding it.
and now every sportsman who knows him
is craning his neck to see an Invitation for
next summer come his way.
Evening star., 1898-10-08
A Growing Population.

One OF the striking features in the ma
terial growth Of the city just at present is
the development of the street railroad sys-
TENS of the city. While to some extent
this is confined to an Improvement in the
motive power. still what is perhaps of
greater significance is the effort being made
to furnish railroad facilities for an extern
sive area Of country about the borders of
the city. To accomplish this millions of
money are being furnished by capitalists
and it is evident they have faith in the fu-
ture of the city.
1t is, however, not much the future as
the present that these men Of business are
making provision for. There has been no
recent census of the city taken but 1t is
apparent that such official confirmation of
the growth in the population is not needed
by those who are looking for an invest
ment for their money. Sufficient proof of
the fact that this city is forging ahead is
furnished by the plans Of those that are
managing the various railroad enterprises
Of the city.
Evening star., 1898-10-08
In the Eastern Section

The most recent action In this dir ction
ing of the stockholders Of the Columbia
railroad during the past week, when it was
decided to issue half million Of bonds for
the purpose of building an extension of the
road eastward to the bounds of the Dis
trict. distance of some seven miles, and
to change the motive power of the city line
from cable to the underground electric.
The management of this road is recognized
TO be one OF the most conservative In the
city, and the decision to make such an ex-
pendlture for such purpose affords
striking commentary on the needs of this
growing community and the provisions that
are looked upon as necessary in order to
provide for present and future require
mentS.
During the past week also an additional
interest in the securities of the Belt rail-
road was secured by the owners of the Cisy
and Suburban railroad, formerly the Eek
ington, and the presumption is that they
contemplate making the improvements re-
quired, which will result in the expenditure
of at least three-quarters Of a million dol
lars. AS is we'll known, those In control Of
the City and Suburban railroad have all
ready made contracts for the re-equipment
of the line, which will take an expenditure
of about a million and a half of dollars
This line Is not only to extend to the
bounds of the District, but beyond into
Maryland. and there Is confidence express
| ed that the demand for homes will result
| soon in the building up of a large section
| of the country through which the road will
pass. A similar idea in regard, not only
| to the future of the city, but to its present
| requirements, is evidently entertained by
| the western syndicate that Is engaged in
| building a road through Marlboro to
| Chesapeake Beach.
Evening star., 1898-10-08

attractive color scheme, it is thought that
it is more durable than frame construction
and at the same time less expensive to
maintain, as q saving is effected in the
bills for exterior painting and also in in
surance rates.
The interior arrangement comprises a
hall, with parlor trimmed with oak and
a dining room paneled in the same wood.
There is a buffers pantry, with back stairs
and stairs to the cellar. The kitchen is on
the rear of the first floor. There are three
bed rooms on the second floor, with A sew
ing room and a bath room, while on the
third floor there are two bed rooms and a
bath room, besides storage rooms.
Evening star., 1898-10-08
OId-Timc Construction,

There Is very general impression that
buildings erected many years ago illustrate
better style of construction than that Of
the present day. These who are Of this
opinion believe that not only superior ma
terials were used as compared with those
employed in these degenerate days, but
that the workmanship was of higher
grade. Such views, however, are not borne
out by the experience OF those who have
had to do with the removal of number Of
old buildings in this city. They have found
that the methods of cheap, shoddy, work.
manship were as familiar to our forefathers
as they are today, with the advantage en-
1oyed by the former Of a probably less
stringent enforcement of building regula-
tions. In the early days 1t was thought
that stone was the only suitable material
to be laid in the ground as a foundation
for buildings, and certainly to all outward
appearances 4 wall built OF such material
gives the impression Of greater strength
and solidity than one built Of brick. In
one of the foundations thus constructed 1t
was found that the stone mason had Slick
ed over his work by throwing in dirt be-
tween the layers of stone, rather than good
honest mortar. Even in the cases of build
ings erected before the period of mill -sawn
lumber, when hewn jOists were used which
have such an honest durable look to the
modern eye, 1t was discovered that the
saving builder of the oden time had placed
them as far apart as the actual safety of
the building would allow, so that the con-
struction was really weak. However in
spite of this and other defects and weak
nesses, the building somehow remained in
an upright position for nearly a century
There seems to be coherency about brick
and mortar which def1es all the ingenuity
of shoddy workmanship, and walls so built
remain standing when, according to all
the rules OF good construction, they ought
Evening star., 1898-10-08
THE EVENING STAR.

Few York OHoe. 40 Potter Building.
Iron County register., 1898-08-25
Gravelton Items.

Mr.. Editor - Everything is quiet.
Much ploughing is done for wheat.
Fruit is not plentiful. Corn is good.
Mr.. F. z. Whitener has been sick
since he came home from the grand
jury at Greenville.
Mr.. j. l.. Bradshaw. of Tennessee,
has been engaged to teach telegraphy,
type-writing, shorthand, booK-keep-
ing, guitar and banjo in Concordia
College the coming year.
Prof. w. A. Summit, of Nashville,
Tenn. will give lesson for the same
school on piano and organ. We are
glad to get those to valuable men in
our community.
DIR. Wagner is riding a good deal
now.
Prof. Hickman brought home a span
of mules, a farm wagon, and a log
wagon as he came from his school at
Brunot. He will soon have his fine
farm we'll arranged.
Mr. G. w. Hovis has sowed his
wheat. We think it rather early to he
done sowing wheat.
Messrs. Alva and Luther Barnes re-
ceived I'd grade certificates at the
Madison County Institute. They are
good boys and will make their mark.
School will soon open again at Con-
cordia, and another year of lively
work and sweet enjoyment will be
ushered in.
One more thought, Mr.. Editor, and
we will close for this time. Is there
any way possible to find out where the
st. Louis Republic stands on the money
question now? 1t does not seem to
know the war is over. We would like
to have little politics now, if it could
only realize the war is over and cam
paign is on in Missouri. Some great
papers have been known to mould
opinion for the party, but not so the
Republic. The democratic party and
the St. Louis Republic are like Mary
and her little lamb. Wherever the
party goes the Republic goes trottlng
along behind it; never before.
BARKIs.
Iron County register., 1898-08-25
From Granitevllle.

Ed. Register-Mr. Chas. Schifferly is
home again from st. Louis.
Randle Bateman is visiting his grand
parents at Irondale.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. Murray visited rel
atives in Arcadia Saturday.
Miss Mamie Hill has returned home
after a two weeks visit with relatives
in Belleyiew.
Mrs. L. F. Walsh was on the sick
list last week.
Miss Bradley, of Bonne Terre, is the
guest of Mrs. j. Burke.
Misses Lizzie and Lou Effinger called
on friends in Graniteville Thursday
afternoon.
Miss Ella Breslin, of st. Louis, is
visiting friends at this place.
Miss Josie Olson spent the greater
part of last week with friends in Iron
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Milne, of Syenite. are
spending the week with Mrs. A. Han
nah.
Messrs. Allen, Hale and Warming
ton returned from Bonne Terre Friday.
Miss Emma Wardle. of Arcadia, is
visiting home folks this week.
Miss Jennie Logan, of Belleview.
and Mr.. Blue. of Pennington, called
on Miss B. Schifferly Sunday afternoon.
Miss Minnie Edmonds has returned
after pleasant visit with friends in
Pennington.
Mrs. Hanson, of Ironton spent Tues
day with friends at this place.
Misses Augie and Louise Rieke, of
Ironton, visited in Graniteville several
days last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Coad returned
from the city Sunday.
Prof. A. P. Vance was in town Sat
urday.
Mrs. T. Lees was called to Farming
ton last week to attend the funeral of
her sister. Miss Hammers.
Prof. Hawkins. Misses j. Olson and
H. Crews spent Sunday with friends in
Arcadia
c. L. Ferguson was in Ironton on
business Tuesday.
Miss Katie Kerwin Is visiting friends
in lronton this week.
Iron County register., 1898-08-25
Our State University.

Nothing is of more Importance to
the youth of our land, whether rich or
poor, than a good education. Missouri
has supplied in our University. locat-
ed at Columbia, opportunities for OBJ
tanning an education as thorough and
complete as can be obtained in any in
stitution in the country. Whether one
wishes to become a soldier, doctor,
lawyer. an electrical, civil, architec-
tural engineer. a farmer, fruit grower,
teacher, journalist, or to obtain a gen.
eral or commercial education, he can
find the necessary facilities there at
the minimum cost.
The United States government and
Missouri have erected buildings and
equipped them at total cost of $780,
900, in the determination to place
within the reach of every young man
and woman in the State a University
education of the highest grade.
No one need be deferred from seek
ing an education on account of limited
funds. The club house arrangements
at the University. augmented by the
appropriations of the last legislature,
have reduced the expense of living to
actual cost. Many students actually
earn their living during the school
year.
Iron County register., 1898-08-25
Arcadia Locals.

Leo Tong was on the sick list last
week.
Mrs. E. c. Rockwell is entertaining
her two neices from Mine LaMotte.
| Mrs. Speck of Ironton was the guest
of Mrs. j. F. Hatten one day last week.
Mr.. W. Walsh of St. Louis spent
Sunday with his family at the Noun
tain View.
Mrs. John Mangold spent several
days in ST. Louis last week.
Miss Mable Reyburn has returned
from a three weeks visit to Doe Run
friends and relatives. She reports a
delightful time.
Will Whitworth and George Kells
visited Bismarck Sunday.
The Arcadia House has a number of
new guests.
Mrs. Price Ringo. Miss Mamie
Ringo, Mrs. Moore and Mrs. William
Fletcher spent one day with the camp
ers at the river last week.
Mr.. Bisch of Hogan was in Arcadia
Saturday.
Prof w. D. Bay of Red Point. Mo-,
principal of the Arcadia Public School
for the ensuing year, has arrived. We
are glad to welcome Mr.. Bay back
again.
Mrs. John Mangold was called to
Harviell, Mo-, Monday by the very
serious illness of her mother, Mrs.
Muse.
Mrs. Blanton attended the wedding
of her sister. Miss Fannie Vance, one
evening last week.
There was a social hop at the home
of Misses Hattie and Flavia Polk last
Friday evening. A number of guests
were present and spent very pleasant
evening.
| Mrs. A. f. Bisch and sister, Miss
Stacia Owens, were in Arcadia Friday.
Mr.. Hood has moved his family into
| Sweeney's house.
] The picnic at the Arcadia picnic
grounds Saturday was not very well
attended.
Misses Josie Olson and Hattie Crews
| Hawkins of Belleview, Newman Par
mer and Gilbert Hills OF Ironton were
guests of Miss Rose Jones last Sunday.
Kelton White of st. Louis and John
Turner started Wednesday on a horse
back tour. They will visit Salem,
Mo-, and several other places before
returning home.
We are glad to see that the school
house and grounds are getting the at
tention they have so long needed. For
several years they have been a dis
grace to the town and we are thankful
to the new school board for the
change. We are sure that the child
rem will take more interest in going to
school, now that they have pleasant
surroundings.
The Epworth League is going to
give an Ice cream supper at the Noun
tain View this Thursday evening. A
short literary programme will be given
at 8 o'clock. Everyone is cordially
invited.
Mr.. Fletcher Eddiugton moved his
family over to Doe Run one day last
| week. SUNSHINE.
Iron County register., 1898-08-25
Personal.

Bird Smith was here Tuesday.
Mrs. ". Oliver is visiting in Potosi
Will Kendall is here from De Soto
this week.
g. II. Broadwell was in St. Loui:
this week.
Ed. Kells was caller at this Office
Wednesday.
J. Grandhomme is spending a few
days in Ironton.
Miss Raney of Patterson is the guest
of Miss Nettie O'Neal.
j. Lopez and Ben Pickel went to
F-edericktown Monday.
Mrs. III. NJ. Collins and two children
are visiting in Bonne Terre.
Miss H. NJ. Brown of st. Louis is
spending several days at home.
b. r. Billings, wife and daughter, re-
turned to St. Louis Wednesday.
Miss Norma White of Texas is the
guest of Mrs. Gilbert Whitworth.
Mrs. A. Winkler and children of St.
Louis are with relatives in Ironton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Z. c. Weast of Des
Arc are visiting relatives in Ironton.
Chas. Kendall is now in the employ
vi d uerCdneilo esIdoIiSnueHI III LEX
ter.
w. ID. Bay has returned from the
west end of the county and will have
charge of the Arcadia public school this
year.
NJ. B. Tetwiler and family left Pop
lar Bluff Tuesday night for California
where they will make their future
home.
Mrs. Belle Lay and family of Belle
view left Wednesday for St. Louis
where they will make their future
home.
j. d. Elgan and wife, Rev. J. E.
Watson and w. d. Bay are attending
the Baptist Association in Pennington
this week.