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Evening star., 1898-08-27
A DRUMMER,S EXPERIENCE.

Travelled rs a Clergyman, but Did
Not Sustain the Character.
From the Chicago Chronicle
Just came from st. Louis" remarked a
well-known commercial traveller, as he
alighted from the train, land had one of
the funniest experiences of my life on the
way up"
Relate it, and be quick replied his fell
low-drummer, who was about to catch a
train.
well, you know Mandlebaum the ticket
scalper," replied the other. Just as / was
about to board the train he came to me
and offered to sell first-class ticket for so
low figure that 1 was obliged to take it
for strictly business reasons. My time was
limited, and l neglected to look at the name
Oh the original purchaser, SO l boarded the
train and took possession of a seat in the
smoker. FIRST came a cigar, and then, be-
ing thirsty. l took out that old flask of
mine from the satchel and proceeded to
Quench my thirst in good old fashioned
style.
All the while the conductor kept his
eyes on me and at times whispered to the
brakeman, VINO was sitting quite close to
lhe. 1ney We're both strange on the run,
and consequently l did not pay much at
tention TO them. l then got mixed up in a
not game of seven-up, and told one or two
stories which would not pass the ordeal of
FA1' NSAi7oi oip lDaily, the conductor
came around and whispered in my ear He
asked me now the Sunday school was get
ting on, and allowed that church matters
were Frightening up bit in my section of
the country. His talk was all Greek to me-
put L managed to look wise until we had
reached Chicago.
The whole business dawned on me then.
he told me L should have been more cir
cumspect on the journey up, and warned
me against one of my congregation. He
sald IL was bad form for a clergyman to
smoke, play cards and drink whisIsv from
a mask in full view of the passengers on
poard train. l asked him if he knew who
! was, and he pulled that scalper's ticket
from MS pocket and informed me that l
was tne Rev. Mr. Phineas Bascom of Han
nioal, Mo. l have made up my mind never
TO buy another scalper's ticket from Man
dlebaum."
Evening star., 1898-08-27

citement when they rehearsed our victories
at Santiago and Manila
We English are too much for the other
blooming nations. Don't you think So"
one OF them said. Why, an Anglo-Saxon
alliance, my friend, would capture the
world put in the other
But you chaps are daisy shots. I saw ,,
the first cadet continued BLOW me If
you did2t hit the Colon five miles aWay.
Thets wat / term doisy shooting"
Both cadets eyinced a great interest in
the war and a knowledge of affairs that
You would scarce expect from a foreigner.
Queens Own Tells History,
Captain Jessup, retired, of the Queens
Own, volunteered to tell me a scrap of the
history of Kingston The captain Is :.
typical English gentleman. tall, erect and
with clear blue eyes. His height is empha-
sized by the long. well-fitting coat he
wears. The Gladstone whiskers give him
the additional dignity But the cantat,
was real good fellow and talked with me
about old Kingston until the boat Started
He recalled the foundation of the citv bv
the French pioneers under Count de From.
! tenac, who had been sent from Montreal 70
build fort. 1t was the first stroke In this
section. he said, of France to gain a foot
hold In America This was In 1913. Ia
Sahe came later, but after De Soto discov.
cred the Mississippi he went to explore
the river by sea and conquer new urov-
l inces for his king. Captain Jessup rehears-
Evening star., 1898-08-27

Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons.
near the building, is affiliated with it.
Ihere is not time to visit the churches
OF which there are some twenty so we
hurry TO the military acaderny-the Wool
Wlch or West Point of Canada
Daisy Shots They Call Us.
1t is situated Immediately in the rear Of
Fort Henry and the main building is corn
manding in appearance. We are met at the
gate by Mister Emery Awkins., who
with the real mother tongue, grants US an
entrance. He is dressed in a tight-fttinp
Jacket with saucer shaped cap held in
position by a strap which rests under his
chin. THE cadets are still on vacation >,
ne SHOUTS to US as we enter. The place
seemed deserted. Two cadets were on
hand-the advance guard of these who re-
turn IN September. They We're quite vol
uble and talked enthusiastically of the
college During our talk they said the
college was founded in 1874, by act of par
llament, for the purpose of teaching the
mlltary profession. 1t was not until 1876
however, that the college got started If
was a great success from the start The
term is four years and costs the bows in
the neighborhoOd of 81 coo. They are re-
CURED tc deposit on entrance $500 to cover
the expense of messing and 500 additional
Tor school books. After the first year the
fee Is $50 DER annum. which covers uni
forms, instruments, etc. The boys referred
to the rules governing the institution
which they explained were most rigid No
ldlers were tolerated, and when any were
found they were shipped home. Not every
boy in tie dominion can enter the college
Each of the twelve districts are allowed
two cand dates, and these are put through
a vigorous examination before they are
admitted. The age for admission is limit
ed between fifteen and nineteen. No
wealthy students are recognized, and all
fare alike. Spending money is limited to
81 per month. During the latter part of
June examinations are held and in Septem-
Der the college opens. Every branch of en-
gineering is taught and the cadets were
warm il the praise of their officers. The
cadets were anxious to turn the conversa-
ton to our war, and they gloTied with ex-
Evening star., 1898-08-27

ed the victories of the English and drew
an interesting comparison with the capitu-
lation of Fort Frontenac and the surrender
of Santiago. Like the gallant Shafter, our
Colonel Broadstreet permitted the COM
mander of Fort Frontenac to capitulate
and safely transported the garrison to Mon
treal. Kingston was settled soon after the
close of the revolutionary war by refugees
who refused to forsake their allegiance to
the mother country. They left their homes
in America, and, under the leadership of
Captain Grass, located at Kingston.
They Squeezed Kingston Out.
In 1871, when Upper end Lower Canada
were united, Kingston was made the capi-
tai, but the seat OF government was after
ward changed to Ottawa. Captain Jessup
said confdentially, in commenting upon the
handsome buildings of the city. that most
of them were built with the idea that the
government would accept them for the use
of parliament and permanently locate the
capital there.
The boat whistled and we were off again,
having been on Canadian soil three hours.
On our way back we passed the steamer
America She was apparently in trouble.
This was confirmed after our return. The
shaft had broken and the boat drifted about
the river until 1t made fortunate landing
at small uninhabited island. Its distress
whistles drew a sister boat and the paSSen-
gers were returned after much inconven-
1ence, TO their homes
Evening star., 1898-08-27

spires over the old stone wall. While the
fCrt occupies a commanding position. II is
of ancient construction and would fall an
easy vi tim TO q modern battle ship
BY this time we are in the lake. There
are few on board who give active demon
stration OF the fact. But 1t is only for
little while. and now we are steaming into
the harbor, with It's busy shipping We
are pushed by customs officer since we
have no luggage. but turn with the rest tc
atCh the superficial examination he gave
trunk that was landed. At the gate
beardless youth was handing out car tick
cts, inviting "one and all to take a free
ride On the electric railway" There seemed
to be no need for this, since the railroad
has no competition We concluded to take
the ride however. and went speeding
through the city At intervals the corduc-
tor Ia mere boy) calls out the places of in
teresr. Down steep hill We go at break
neck speed. past the penitentiary with its
cherries wall, and catch a glimpse os :he
armed guard. as he walks along the nara
pet with loaded rifle, to kill any one trying
to escape On our return we have an ex-
cellent view of the warden of the peni.en-
uary- He is douliciled just across the
street from his charges, in picturesque
house. You are struck with the architec-
tural monstrosity OF the broken stairway
made of marble and SHINING Respondent
from the cleaning the convicts give it
twice day.
Back again. over the same route aroun,l
the city park. with its beautifully shaded
avenues and men playing cricket in the
Evening star., 1898-08-27
WASN'T AWED
by the Engineers Accomplishments.
but One Thing Puzzled Him.

by the Engineers ACCOMPLISHMENTS,
but One Thing Puzzled Him.
From the Detroit Free Press.
one of the delegates attending the recent
convention of civil engineers in Detroit left
this story:
Just as was stated by the president in
his opening address, the Importance and
accomplishments of civil engineering are
not held in the popular appreciation thew
deserve. 1t is simply because the great
majority do not understand They approve
or our works, but do not comprehend the
knowledge required in producing them.
When considerably younger was I'D in the
northern part of our state surveying the
route OF proposed railway. An old farm
er with whom l stopped for a time admit
ted one day when he saw me figuring In the
held that mathematics always seemed q
wonderful thing to him. Being Young and
enthusiastic l began to enlarge its wonders.
telling him how we could measure the dis
tances to different planets and even weigh
them how we could accura tely foretell the
coming or a comet or eclipse, wears in
advance of It's actual occurrence determine
the velocity of the fiercest protectiIe. ascer-
tain the height of mountains without seal
ing them, and many other things which 1
meant should astonish him
You can imagine how he set me back
when he replied to this brilliant array of
facts by saying: Yes, yes, them things
does seem kinder Gurus, but what allus
bothered me was to understan' why YOU
have ter carry one fur ev'ry ten But if
you don't the burned thing won't come out
right "
Evening star., 1898-08-27

oval The Victoria public school is passed.
and the conductor calls special attention TO
it l was unable to learn why, since ex-
ternally it could not equal one of Inspector
Braiy's designs.
We hurry by the city buildings. and here
1 hesitate in drawing a comparison with
our reformed office building in Washing
ton; and so with the court house, a modern
structure fashioned after a Grecian design
and built of water limestone almost as
light in color is marble. The present struc-
ture was built in 1876 after the destruction
by fire of the former court house. 1t has
ample facilities for the holding of the sew
eral courts, and in the rear is a large jail
We catch a glimpse of a number of spires
with square tower rising proudly above
them 1t is the Queens University, one of
the Oldest universities in Canada and the
pride and boast of Kingston, and justly So
since learned it was progressive and COM
plete in all departments. 1t is undenomina-
tonal, although founded by royal decree in
1874 in connection with the Church of Scot
land in Canada. This church afterward be-
came the Canadian Presbyterian Church
A Presbyterian theological school is at
tached to the university.
There are attached to the university de-
partments of arts and sciences, and the
Evening star., 1898-08-27
LOndOn's Public Houses.

FROM lne century.
The public houses explain a great many
of the miseries of the miserable locality.
There may be some teetotalers but there
are not many, and there are almost as
few drinkers who are always moderate in
their hbations. The curse of bitter beer
raw Scotch whisky and "tuppenny' gin
rests heavy on the place. Public opinion is
no weapon against it, for public opinion
openly fayors drinking whenever one has
the necessary money and does not regard
actual drunkenness as a disgrace worth
mentioning.
Women drink at the bars as unconcern-
edly as men do and barmaids serve them
Ihe bar room is the gossip place. and babes
ana small children are carried to 1t and
Kept in 1t by careful mothers who gather
there for the days necessary talk Infants
sometimes cry, and at such times are ner-
mitted a sip from the maternal glass. quite
as other children are bribed with chocolate
drops. Thus blear eyes and drink-reddened
races OFTEN have early beginnings. The
chlioren on the streets are dirty, ragged
and vociferously happy over small things.
Adults are not genuinely happy There is
no reason why they should be- They de-
rive much spasmodic merriment from the
pubic houses. Drunkenness and tigbtipo
are common everywhere, especially on the
streets. During one noon recess / saw three
nghts develop among the two dozen en-
p!oyes OF a box factory. Nor are the COM
pdtanls always men or boys.
Evening star., 1898-08-27
DUNcANsoN BROS, AUCr1oNBERs
CHANcERY SALE OF A LOT, IMPROVED BY

CHANCERY SALE OF LOT, IMPROVED BY A
COMMOpIOUS BRICK DWELLING, KNOWN
AS NO. G52s FIFTEENTH STREET NV.
Under and by virtue of decree of the Supreme
Court of the District Of Colombia, passed equity
cause No. 1924. on the 10th day OF August, is0S
being suit of Mary G. Lennon against Frances NJ
Rich ct al, the undersigned receivers heretofore
appointed in this cause will offer for sale at pub
lie auction. in front Of the said premises, On
TUESDAY, AUGUST THIRTIETH, AID. 1895 AT
FIVE O'CLOCK Pm, all of LOT numbered Sc in
the subdivision Of SQUARE 104, made by Colum-
bian College, James Miller and Joseph Abbott, and
recorded IN Ldber G. Il. B., folio 101 of the rec
ords Of the office Of the surveyor of the District
Columbia. The said lot having frontage of 23
feet inches on 18th street northwest and running
back. Of the same width 100 feet, and is improved
by a two-story brick dwelling, known as premises
No. 1928 18th street northwest.
The terms of sale to be: One-third of the pur-
chase money In cash and the balance In two equal
installments, at one and two years from day OF
sale, secured BY deed Of trust the property sold
and bearing interes: at per cent per annum. or
pesit Will be require ed at time of sale. cnd all the
cenveyancing and revenue stamps to be at the cost
Of the purchaser. II the terms of sale ere not
complied with within ten days from day Of sale
the receivers the right to resell the prep
erty at the risk and cost Of the defauiting Iur-
chaser. JANIS. Fl. TAYLOR,
au1S-d&ds JOHN RID0UT, Receivers.
Evening star., 1898-08-27
Why Doctors Commit Suicide.

From Pearsons Weekly.
Statistics show that the medical profess
sion is more prone to suicide than any
other. During the last three years the
number of suicides occurring among phy-
sicians in the United Kingdom has been
respectively, 45. 40 and Al per annum. an
average of nearly one to 1000; or as the
death rate among the physicians is about
25 to 1000, nearly one-fiftieth of all the
deaths in the profession have been by sui
eide.
= 1t has been suggested that an explanation
of this tendency may be found in the de-
velopment of morbid fancies in the mind
OF a doctor, on account of his constant as
sociation with the sick and dying, or be-
cause he has the requisite knowledge Of
how to die painlessly and conveniently,
A medical journal dissents from all these
views, and holds that the leading factor "A
the accessibility of the poison drugs, which
are almost invariably used.
Suicide Is largely matter Of insane I'M
pulse Imagine a man fatigued in body
and depressed in spirits-as a doctor very
often is-swayed by an overwhelming con-
viction of the utter WEAKNESS of life to
the impulse of suicide. II he had to mt
on his hat and walk to the chemists and
tax his ingenuity for a lie with which TO
explain his desire for poison, he might
postpone the fatal act from mere inertia
or he may meet a friend or have his inter-
est In life aroused by ono OF multitude of
everyday occurrences, or physical cxer-
else may bring him to his senses
II, however, as Ia the case with almost
every doctor, he has simply to feel In his
pockets, or walk across his room to get a
deadly poison, the impulse may be carried
into execution before anything can happen
to supplant 1t in the brain,
Evening star., 1898-08-27
GEN. JOE WHEELER,
A Georgia Friend Tells How He Once
Unmarked a Battery.

From the Macon Telegraph
AT the battle of New Hope Church. be-
tween Atlanta and Chickamauga. General
Walker sent Major William H. Ross, who
was on his staff, to ascertain from Cen
eral Wheeler, who occupied an advance po-
sition, what was in his front.
He found the general on his horse. with
one leg over the pommel of the saddle Sa-
luting him, Major Ross said:
General Walker intends to make a
charge at this point. ana would like to
know if the enemy has masked battery
in front of u.s."
don't know, major" Gen Wheeler
replied, but L can soon find out" and
swinging into position in his saddle, he gal
ioped up to slight eminence accompanied
by Major Ross and his staff, and planted
gu1don. A moment later a puff of smoke
In the distance and the sputtering Shrek of
smell as 1t flew over them, showed what
was ahead
Turning to Major Ross, the general said
Give Gen. Walker my compliments, and
say there is a masked battery in front of
u.s.
Major Ross ventured the remark that IL
was rather a risky way of unmasking a
battery.
The first shots always fly high" was
the cool reply. It's the shots that follow
that are dangerous"
When l returned and reported to Cen
eral Walker" said the major, Il requested
MIN to send some one else the next time he
wished batteries unmasked by General
Wheeler"
Evening star., 1898-08-27
Decadence of True Hospitality.

From the New York Tribune.
How seldom nowadays one is asked to
psrtake of friends hospitality with no
Interior motive on the part of the enter
tainer for extending the invitation. The
aftermath of dinners consists of favors
requested, charity tickets for some pet en-
tertainment etc. A woman who had been
somewhat surprised and considerably fat
tered at being bidder to a particularly
smart" house declared she had literally
been made to pay literally for the privi-
lege, her fashionable hostess first sending
her tickets for a concert to be given for a
nursery of which the latter was a patron
ess, and afterward a request for a SUBJ
scripticn to another charity which she
could not afford to give, but which she had
not the courage to refuse after the compIi-
ment of the dinner
Il hear Mrs. A is going to give a dance. -
said Mrs. b. to Mrs c.. "and 1t is to he
an exceedingly smart and exclusive affair.
1 wonder if we will be asked?" Was n a
coincidence that that evening Mrs A. re-
ceived dinner invitation from Mrs c.? A
few days later the latter, meeting Mrs. h..
remarked carelessly:
Il received my invitation to Mrs. AS
dance; did you?"
II think it is certainly odd I was not
asked" exclaimed the former 'I know
her equally as well you do" Whereat
Mrs. c. smiled sweetly.
Evening star., 1898-08-27
DISHES WITH QUEER NAMES.
Epicures on the Hunt for Them in
Unfrequented Places.
From Harper's Bazaar

From Harper's Bazar.
New Workers. for years have been in pur-
suit of out-of-the-way restaurants queer
eating places in obscure corners under
the elevated, down in the slums, and. best
of all, in cellars. 1t satisfies, no doubt,
an instinct which the more fortunate in
dulge In travel. Many persons call 1t
seeing life touching on the bohemian
side of things, some Newport woman
tired of conventionalty, expressed 1t. And
1t does give one new sensation to take a
car for the tenement house districts on a
Friday, and to work ones way down from
the Bowery and past the swarms of chill
dren who fill the little side streets, past
the street venders who are selling every
thing fIcm calico to fish from hand carts
drawn up to the curbstone, and after
touching elbows with the great unwashed
to find ones self in a cool and well-ven-
tilated cellar, set out with scrupulously
clean tables, with a printed menu to de-
light you, on which are promised queer
and toothsome dishes with unpronounce-
able names, all of which you know to be
coed, else the fame of the place could
never have been established. This partIc-
ular restaurant, the latest idol of bohemia.
is presided over by Hungarian, who now
counts among his acquaintance almost
every Well-knoWn young man in New York.
A hungarian band plays, and now and
then some man among the guests rises and
takes the leaders violin and conducts the
music for little or plays some fantasia,
winch rouSeS anew the enthusiasm OF the
listeners.
So popular has this dining cellar become
that it is now necessary to engage ones
table in advance for any Friday, and this
in spite of the fact that an adjoining cellar
has recently been added. Such popularity
however, generally marks the doom of any
of these out-of-the-way restaurants The
distinctive, unusual, suddenly surprised
quality is gone. 1t always takes flight
when these who come to satisfy a sense
of curiosity begin to patronize. For this
reason some owners of successful rcstau-
rants still insist upon serving their viands
on the same old wooden boxes with which
they opened their careers, and this in spite
Of the fact that amount of wealth has
accrued to them which would easily en-
able them to replace their pine woods with
mahogany. 1t requires a fine .act and a
rare appreciation to know Just what bored
people do want, and it is often quite as
fatal to continued prosperity to yield to a
spirit of progress it is to retrograie
from that of well-established excellence.
Evening star., 1898-08-27
TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE BUILDING

TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE BUILDING
LOTS ON ! STREET BETWEEN TWENTY
SIXTH AND TwENTY-sEvENTH STREETS,
AND ON TWENTY-SIXTH STREET BE-
TWEEN II AND l STREETS NORTHWEST.
BY virtue Of deed Of trust us. duly recorded
among the land records OF the District Of Colutn-
bia in Liber 2121 folios 122 ct seq. VIII. at
the request Of the holder Of the notes secured
pr misses at HAIF-PAsT -FOUR O'CLOCK PM,
On FRIDAY. THE NINTH DAY OF SEPTEN-
EER. AID. 1928. the following described real es-
tate, situate In the city OF Washington. District
OF Columbia. to wit: All those certain pieces
parcels of land and premises. known and distin-
'F." In Brooke Macksl. trnicr'e. subdivision OF
original lot numbered two CO.. In square numbered
five (5l. said subdivision is recorded In the
cfice OF the surveyor Of the District Of Columbia
In Iiber Nv: F." folio lSs Also lots lettered
Mackan juniors subdivision Of rart of original
lot numbered seven 90. In square numbered seven
teen 40 recorded In the Office OF the sl,r-
veyor Of the District Of Columbia. In LIber wv.
F." folio 1b7. together with tthe improvements
and appurtenances thertunto bslong ng In any
wise appertaining.
Terms of sale: One-third cash. balance 10 one
and two years. represented by the notes OF tha
purs haser. bearing per cent Interest. payaiie
semi annually. ind secured by deed tf trust upou
the property sold. all cash AZ the c,.tion of thu
at time of sale. All convs yanciEg ani recording
at the cost Of the purc aser. Terms Of sale to be
complied with within tea days from dEte Of sale.
otherwise the trustees reserve the right 70 resell
the property at the risk and of the a-fauiinr
purchaser after I've days advertisement o. such
resale In some newspaper pui lishei In washinc-
ton. ID. G. The lots VIII be cfarrd separately
ALBFR1 4. w-ISrS TfuStre
JOHN Il. LARNER. Taster.
suSs-oSos 1855 st.