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Evening star., 1900-09-25
AUcHIoN.sALEs ,oE.REM ESTATE, &
Today;

IO0ay.
James W. Radcliffe, Auct., 800 Pa. ave. NV
Executors sale of desirable 3story brick house.
No 2O36 | st. NV, MI, Tuesday. September
25 at 4;30 pm.
Duncanson Bros, Aucts.. 9th and sts-Trus-
tees sale of attractive .3-story and basement
brick dwelling known premises No 2512 st.
NV. on Tuesday. September 25. at 4:30 pm.
Thos. J. owen. Auct.. 9f3 st.-Trustees sale
of frame dwelling, 1885 5th st. NV, Tuesday,
September %. at 4:3o pm.
Tomorrow.
Duncapson Bros. Aucts 9th and sts.-Trus-
tees sale of valuable improved real estate No. 81
Quincy ST. me-, Wednesday, September 20, at
4:3O pm
Thos. bowling. Auct.-Chancery sale OF houses
322s and 1880 o St. 1921 and 1898 st. and 1921
and 1923 33d ct. NV, Wednesday, September
26 at 4:30 pm.
James w. Radcliffe, Anet.. 92O Pa. ave.-Trus-
tees sale of brick honse, No. 1920 Saith st.
on Wednesday, September 26. at 4:30 pm.
Thos. J. Owen, Auct 9l3 F st.-Peremptory sale
of S-room and bath and cellar brick dwelling, No.
1916 st. NV; also 2story, Groom and bath
brick dwelling No. 4G3 4th st. ne, to positively
close a partnership, on Wednesday, September 20,
at 4:30 pm.
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Thousands Of situations have been OBJ
tanned through the want columns or Thu
Star.
Evening star., 1900-09-25

Branch Office, 18th and Welfing Place.
Advertisements are received at The Stars
branch office. Epply's Pharmacy, corner
14th street. and Wellng place. at regular
rates. No charge for rfessenger.
Evening star., 1900-09-25
AUCTION SALES.
FUTURE DAYS
THOMAS DowLING 4 CO.. AUcTloNEERs

HICKMAN ST. Sc.
BY virtue of decree Of the Supreme Court af
the District OF Columbia passed In the case where
IN stephen Van Wyck and others are complain inanrs
and James p. Donnelly ct al. defendants, the
undersigned trustees win sell, at public auction
on MONDAY, OCTOBER FIRST. A. ID. 1900, At
HALf-PAST -FOUR O'CLOCK PM. In front Of
the premises, all that piece parcel OF land lying
and being In the cit of Washington. District of
Columbia. known and designated as lot 81 In
Archimedes Heckmans subdivision OF square T3s
as per plat recorded In Book IL, page l67 one
OF the records OF the surveyors once OF the afore
said District OF Columbia. the said lot being in,-
proved by comfortable dwelling with all modern
Improvements.
Terms of sale: All cash. a deposit of $3.50 90
being required at the time Of sale. The purchaser
Will he required to comply with the terms Of sale
In nffee'i days; otherwise the property will be re-
sold at the risk and cost of the defaulting ppr-
chaser. Conyeyanctng and recording fees revenue
stamps. etc, at the purchasers cost.
FRED'k L. SIDD0SS Trustee,
Loan and Trust building
WILLIAM Il. REILLY Trustee
se1s-dNds 4S6 Louisiana ave NV
Evening star., 1900-09-25

!; G. SLOAN CO.. AUcTIoNEERs. I4O7 G ST.
New-York tribune., 1900-10-07
CUTTING STEEL WITH RED HOT TOOLS.

AN OPERATION MADE POSSIBLE BY NEW
HARDENING PROCESS.
From Cassier's Magazine.
In the large machine shop of the Bethlehem
Steel Company at Bethlehem, Penn, within
about year and half the output of all the
machine tools has been almost quadTupled by
the of what is known as the TaylOr-White
process of tool steel treatment devised by
owned by the Bethlehem company. What the
process consists of is not told beyond this, that
Ii embraces the use of a steel of special COM
position, and apparatus also for heating the
tool to uniform and readily controlled tempera-
lures
The amount of metal cut by tool is clearly
indicative of it's working value, and to this
the Bethlehem shop records show that since the
tests were commenced, about eighteen months
ago, the weight of metal removed per hour per
tool increased from 81. Is to 1873 pounds, repre-
senting a gain of about $40 per cent Within
that time the main lines of shop shafting have
been Speeded up from ninety to two hundred and
fifty revolutions minute, and further changes
have been made in countershafts to speed up
individual machines. The cutting speeds of the
depth of cut 30 per cent, and the feeds "a per
cent. These figures speak for themselves.
The underlying virtue of the Taylor White
process is that il gives to the steel the excep-
tiOnal property of retaining high degree of
hardness when heated to a visible red
heat and it is thus possible with one of these
tools to cut steel at a speed so great as to heat
up the point of the tool to redneSS and have il
continue to cut for several minutes at this
speed and still leave comparatively smooth
finish the work But cutting metal in a
lathe with tool at red heat is something
which the sceptic must in order TO believe
Opportunity for this. however. has been given.
and is daily available at the Bethlehem works
New-York tribune., 1900-10-07

reported that the French Government has con-
tracted for a supply of it from England Two
years ago Westphalia alone produced no less
than 100000 tons of briquettes; and it is esti-
mated that the combined output of European
countries for 1900 will exceed 20O0000O tons.
In America a large number of attempts have
been made to follow the example of foreign
countries but for various reasons most of these
efforts proved unsuccessful from either scien-
lfc a commercial point of view. The ap-
Dalling waste of valuable material which was
represented by the piles of culm at the mouths
sf the mines was fully recognized, but somehow
The Yankee genius triumphant in other in
austres seemed at fault in this one. Since
1887 more than a hundred patents have been
granted for making briquettes; and this figure
probably indicates only a small portion of the
schemes which have been tried. Scores of Amer
leans living today have nearly ruined them
selves financially by investments in such
periments
At the very close of the century, however,
success seems to have been achieved. There is
in Chicago coal briquettng plant that has ap
parently solved the problem, and solved it more
effectually than has been done in Europe The
oreticay making briquettes is a simple process
Something to bind the particles together is need
ed, and on the other side of the Atlantic cheap
that purpose. 1t is admitted that from s to 10
per cent of binder is used in Europe, and it
seems probable that an even larger proportion
is commonly employed. But effective binding
material in America is more expensive than on
the other side of the Atlantic. And 1t has
hitherto been regarded necessary to use IL or
Is per cent, which would cost altogether too
much. or else to use so little that the briquette
would not be firmly cemented together.
The plan which has finally been adopted in
this country is to introduce small quantity of
lime, and thus make possible reduction In the
amount of pitch required. AT Chicago only 5
per cent is put into the compound The proper
ton of lime is per cent. The latter material
has been used extensively to consolidate pulver-
tzed metallic ores into briquettes, and gives very
satisfactory results. The innovation here indi-
Gated makes harder briquette, and thus pre-
vents immediate disintegration when the fuel
begins to burn. The wear and tear of trans
portation is also successfully resisted. 1t is
said that there is less waste with it than with
anthracite. Again, the diminished percentage
of pitch practically does away with the smoke
emitted by other briQuettes. In both respects
the American article appears to be distinctly
superior to the foreign and at the same time
1T is cheap enough to yield a profit to the pro-
ducer.
The procedure at Chicago may be briefly out
lined follows Illinois soft coal is the prin-
cipal ingredient of the briquettes, although a
kroduced. If the industry were established here
stead What is called Slack coal Is used
New-York tribune., 1900-10-07

This is washed. to eliminate the Sulphur. Slate,
too, is rejected. The coal is fed into crusher.
which reduces it to dust, and is then carried au-
maticaIly to a heater, where its temperature is
raised to $50 or 200 degrees Fahrenheit. The
heating process promotes the subsequent ad-
hesion of its binder to the coal, and the tenn
perature mentioned is fully 400 degrees below
that at which the coal would ignite.
On an upper floor are placed side by side, a
hopper holding several tons of tte pulverized
and heated coal, carried thither by elevator;
two tanks containing bitumen, and receptacle
in which is slalled lime combined with enough
water to give it the consistency of cream. The
bitumen in one of the tanks is cold. In the
other its temperature is raised to about 800 de-
grees. The room also contains weighing ap-
paratus and a mixer capable of holding a
New-York tribune., 1900-10-07

charge of 1000 pounds or more There the in
gradients put together, after very precise
measurement, to insure the correct proportions
The mixture now falls through passage to
the floor below, where it is formed into
briquettes.
The press employed in this operation has a.
substantial wheel on whose fiat periphery are
a number of cups pockets. These are the
moulds into which the paste is fed Another
wheel, with which the first comes in contact has
corresponding indentatiOns The two are so ad-
jLsted that they exert a tremendous pressure
upon the plastic material while it is inclosed in
the moulds The squeeze amounts to about five
tons to the square inch.
The shape OF the briquettes be varied, of
course, may be desired. At first the Chicago
New-York tribune., 1900-10-07
DRUG STORE PHYSICIANS
HOW CHEAP MEDICAL ADVICE AND At
TENDANCE ARE SECURED.

One of the sharpest competitors Of the prae-
tsing physician for many years was The dr11p-
gist. He charged nothing for his advice ana
his medicines were frequently furnished at cut
rates. People who were satisfied with curb
stone advice went 10 him for relief. and many
families depended him for all the Ills thai
came under the head of walking complaints.
by which the slight ailments that do not require
confinement to the house known
The laws for the protection Of the public
against possible harm at the hands OF IN
licensed physicians had bad effect on the drug
gst-doctors- Some of them continued 10 pre-
scribe. but others found it advantageous TO en-
poy licensed physicians as clerks and allow
them to attend to the wants Of the people gho
came to be cured uD."
Other aspirants for the sick mans money have
been the organizations il which every mem
ber and the members Of his family are entitled
to medical treatment by paying a small sum
in the way of dues. The physicians for these
clubs are employed by the MONTH and in addl-
tion to a fixed salary they usually receive
small amount for each call Clubs Of this kind
usually shortlived. but where one goes 10
pieces another is formed. and young physicians
who have practice and are anxious to form
acquaintance can always be found to accept the
position of medical director chief consulting
physician or even visiting physician FOR the
new club.
The latest development of the cheap medical
treatment scheme is a combination Of society and
druggist. The prospectus Of one of these relief
bureaus states that for 81 admission fee and 30
cents monthly dues family may secure the re-
duced rates offered by the bureau The rates
are so cents a call and - cents for consuIta-
tion. and special rates for chronic cases
The prescriptions are all turned to the
drug stores in the combination. and, as one OF
the subscribers said: When you pay for the
medicine you begin to realize that you haven,
got bargain
A physician who practises his profession IN
the crowded East Side district. where many ~
the cheap medical treatment schemes have Hour
/ ished. said: The laws which make certificate
from the Board of Regents Examiners ueces-
saTy TO practise medicine have done much 20
drive the quacks out and TO make the drug
sellers stick to their business, but these clubs
and bureaus still keep at it. with the help Of
regular physicians, But the service is unsatis-
factory. because the physician who is employed
by another person 10 attend to your family or
the physician who gives bargain counter service
never becomes the friend of the family, and is
soon dropped for a regular practitioner. The
family gladly pay a little more for the salts
faction OF speaking about our doctor a dis
tinctiOn which raises them degree above their
neighbOrs who employ club physician or go to
seen there"
New-York tribune., 1900-10-07

people adopted oval form, but subsequently,
changed to a square cake with rounded edges
and corners. The older briquettes weighed
about six ounces each; the new ones weigh five
and a half. In size they correspond pretty
closely to small egg" coal and they burn readily
in open CRATES ranges and furnaces.
The output of this press is about ten tons an
hour, 200 tons day. This would be equiva-
lent to 10000 tons year though the plant has
been in operation only few months. Its man
ayers contend, too. that there is no other sue
cessful briquette factory in America 1t thus
appears that while Europe makes about one ton
of briquettes for every twenty tons of coal she
mines and has been engaged in the industry for
many years the United States at present pro-
dCces about one ton of briquettes to every 5000
or $500 tons of coal mined, and has only just
made a start. However. the Chicago plant is
about to be enlarged and already there is seri-
Gus talk of starting another in the East.
New-York tribune., 1900-10-07
"BETROTHAL C4KES0 NOW.
From The London Chronicle.

From The London Chronicle.
terror is about to be added TO existence
The bakers and confectioners who are at pres
ent dispOrting themselves in the Agricultural
Hall propose to bring into fashion ''betrothal
cake" similar to the wedding birthday and
christening cakes, in which case it is suggested
that the gay deceiver' would be the bakers
best friend The Bakers Times" however,
points out that care should be taken to give a
guarantee with each betrOthal cake that il will
not keep beyond month, lest 1t should be used
In evidence" against truant lover.
New-York tribune., 1900-10-07
COAL DUST BRIQUETTES.
AMERICA BEGINNING TO INITIATE EU-
ROPE
sIxTY YEARS OF COSTLY EXPERIMENT AND FAIL
uRE FOLLOWED BY SUCCESS.

The art of cementing puiverized coal together
and moulding the paste into blocks for fuel has
long been practised with profit in Europe. and
the industry has developed there to large pro
portions, especially on the Continent. Coal bril-
quettes as the product Of this operation is
called, are extensively used the railways Of
France and Belgium. A number of the ocean
liners empIoy the same kind Of fuel. And 1t Is
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-01-08

pessimism appeal 10 a very wide circle
Of nineteenth century readers. Such
readers 0nd In his lines today an echo
OF their own doubts and questionings,
Tor TINS old time -lnget seems 10 have
anticipated an his own early times the
spirit Of the nineteenth century. Just as
Shakespeare might be said 10 have
done in his play OF Hamlet" In fact
the philosophy OF the two works is not
unlike. Yet the whimsical poet OF
Nishapur loved 90 indulge I'm sophistrios
and paradoXcs and delighted I'm mysti-
flying and confusing his readers. He
also delighted In drawing upon his
careless head the ever ready ylals OF
wrath OF his sur opponents. and then
retorting with his keen flashes uf wit
So this is why moderns can scarcely
tell whether Omar was az heart "a cynic
on AN eplcurean. Nor can it be de-
tcrmincd whether or not the wine cup
ne talks OF stands as a symbol OF the
divine on merely as a tavern beaker
What was the cypress slender minis
ter Of wine?' Was IL an earthly sylph
OF some Nishapur inn. or did IL stand
as the expression Of some mystic sym
Dol OF the sOul2
The immortal quatrains Of the tent
maker have accordingly afforded un-
limited study to literary people since
Edward Fitzgerald put them into Eng
lish form. Mccarthy Allen lie CAL
lienne and n score of lesser lights have
followed I'm Fitzgeralds footsteps and
have met with more or less success. II
was therefore wonderful for "A mere girl
TO undertake that which had baiiled
the ablest men.
off a. H., IL 4t.fth
which Miss Curtis performed the task.
\ comparison OF her work with that
of the other great translators shows no
trace Of imitation. nor even of echoing
Where the Persian figures Of speech
must be translated into those Of the
western races in order TO be cOmpre-
hensible she has not employed one that
has been used by other writer's, but in
every instance has taken one OF her
own or else coined one from the quar-
ries of her own experiences or fancy.
Her treatment is Virile rather than
feminine. She reproduces the massive
thought. the stalwart sentiments and
the dauntless doubts OF the Persian
singer as If she were a Whitman or a
Morris rather than a shrinking and
sensitive woman.
It may be mental organization OF a
masculine type or II may be that high
art which rises above all sex. but in
either case thee. impression upon the
readers mind is the same. Ii Is the
voice of a strong man heard full Of
force. music and defiance of fate. The
workmanship is admirable. In every
respect IL IS on a par with the sonnets.
idyls and lyrics which she has already
published. Each word seems 10 have
been picked out for its place. and into
the quatrain OF the east have been
skillfully worked the ALTERATION, the
assonance. the line rhyme and half
rhyme OF modern versincatior
Here. " anywhere. is the only place
where there may be a departure from
the original model: yet if IL be de.
parture IL has increased the music and
the charm of the composition. The
work has been printed ana bound in
beautiful style by the Brothers OF the
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-01-08

she may go nut 90 bc seen m her
toilets, in itself aha incentive 20 make
them their very prettest This Is the
view epC English cousins take o.. the
LngaiN Ayomeu have erased 90 wear
tht ear9ophig aud disngurng Grape
veil ann combine duH iet bugles with
crcpc cloth They du not Danish so
much as IA fold OF white relief from sa-
BILE trappings. All women may con
trive "a look very elegant I'm barege
mounted on six. IN crepe de- chine
yelling a duh merry in cashmere
fringcd with strands or knotted silk
cord or coarse monk serge smartly
stitched. and II our millinery is light
In A~eight and vaporous with black
tule relieved with white and even the
many lilacs and puppies. we are held 10
be obedient 20 the demands Of the sad
moment
Fine faced cloths. cashmere Grape
cloth, serge and matelasse are permit
ted 10 the latter day Niobes one OF the
most salient objections on the score of
economy 90 the old type of mourning
has been removed. too--that of COCkling
in the wet for the best black cloths ana
grapes are all rendered imperyious 10
damp and rain.
The knowledge or many persons ap-
pears TO be vague with regard 20 what
may and may not be worn according 10
strict etiquette For my part, I agree
with madame, whom / quote regarding
a widows mourning IT is, Of course
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-01-08

Of fancy whether the wearing OF
mourning in its kindred stages--mean-
ing mauVes, gray and Violet-shal be
discarded altogether or If one shall re-
sumo the wearing of colors Age usu-
ally settles the point A very young
widow will undoubtedly take advan-
tage Of the latitude thus allowed and
emerge from her period OF sackCloth
and ashes In raiment OF brightest hue.
For immediate members of the fam
lily. mother and sisters are required to
wear mourning for year, during the
last half'of which IL is lightened. IL is
not good form To appear at social gay
etics until the expiration OF this pre-
scribed term. The younger members OF
the home circle may wear white
throughout the period if they desire. A
band OF bombazine worn on the sleeve
OF either a tan coat oI jacket is a per-
missible badge of mourning but is not
approved by those authorities who i'm
sist upon the strict and consistent OBJ
servance Of the rules, which means all
black
Mourning az one time a doeful due
tu les cOnvenances." so very generally
bestowing ugliness upon those who had
20 wear n that they gave it only the
scantiest tribute H. at present quite
fascinating state OF dress II Is be-
cause fashion now chooses the limpid
style, eNtoling the virtues of simplicity.
grace and that quality Of serpentine
elegance with which the garb OF woe
SO sympathetically agrees. And also
We may trace its fascination 20 the fact
that the rules OF retirement that used
to circumscribe the mourner's move
ments are now sensibly relaxed, and
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-01-08

fancc of orthodoxy Diamonds arc the
only Jewels admissible during The FIRST
few months. ana pearl. atc sometimes
mingled with black enamel Afterward
thc range is a wide one. though 30 it
somewhat out of keeping 60 wear
bright colored stones.
As nowadays some people leave ttoir
socluSion pretty quickly evening dress
enters INTO a mourning outfit more than
lt used TO- Black Grape, crepe dc chine
and lissc make effective dresses and are
in accordance with the soft cinRing
style OF present fashions. unrelieved by
any trimming except duh jet embroid-
cry or n soupcon OF dead white lissc or
chiffon et the neck Dead black is not
at an unbecoming, except TO one with
an impossible complexion and TO the
unduy tail or 10 the overstout II IS
positively kind
Attention should certainly be paid
TO the item Of petticOats at this june
ture. for many people spoil an other
wise irreprOachablc ensemble by for
getting the Importance OF this IN deep
mourning a black silk or satin or
black and white striped silk is correct.
while for half mourning any tone Of
violet which does not encroach nu pink
on blue is possible. as also are gray
ana white.
Turning 90 half mourning. SO great
Is the LATITUDE that no one need hasten
10 put an end to the time. The delicate
tones Of gray. black and white and vi
olet are capable of the softest and
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-01-08

The Japanese bride. dressed in a long.
white silk kmono and white veil, sits
upon the floor facing her future hus-
band. Two tables stand near. and upon
one are two cups bottle OF sak ana
kettle with two spouts. Upon the
other are miniature plum tree. typ
flying the beauty of the bride a minia-
ture fir tree. which signifies the
strength og the bridegroom, and stosk
standing upon a tortoise, representing
long life and happiness. The two
spouted kettle is put to the mouths OF
the bride and bridegroom alternately.
signifying that they are TO share each
others joys and sorrows. The bride
keeps her veil. and il IS used as her
siffeHel-Fr Aef-sl4e-a4e es--- --
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-01-08

the deepest, and an black extends over
a year and "A day. During that time
Grape cloth or some duh material much
betrimmed with Grape is the orthodox
wear. with the muslin collar and cufs
and widows cap with long ends. The
regulation bonnet lis not SO generally
adhered to. and the French style Of the
long, sweeping. graceful veil. either
thrown back or over the face, seems TO
be obtaining favor. In France quite
young girls wear these long, floating
wells, or. perhaps. streamers would be
better word, for they usually fall
from the back OF the hat to below the
waist. They are much worn among the
better French families"
The two hats Illustrated herewith are
typical mourning wear yet very styl-
ish. The toque is composed entirely Of
crepe lisse in turban form, with up
right loops. The neck ruflle is Of black
plated lisse, with a narrow ruching OF
Grape. The other is modified dircc-
toire shape I'm fine black chip. with
large bow and strings OF Grape. 4 pip
ing of Grape edges the brim.
good many makes OF silk with dull
surfaces are allowable i'm the deepest
mournings but velvet and satin are
more correct for half mourning. The
same applies to jet. the duh kind 20
be worn during the first period, the
sparkling Jet during the second. Ger
tain furs are allowable. such as astra-
khan. sealskin. black fox. bear smoked
FOX, ermine and chinchlla i'm haf
mourning, but people who have hand
some sables do not always care 90 re-
linQuish them, even FOR q short time, and
so they continue 20 wear them I'm de-