Pww-t? l)ATCf :!KTJBljliLJfiWJi!sl mmwbwwh: T. k i r-ct W $k m-.-y. !iA . V .rz, CORRIDOR GOSSIP, !.' SWV ' jw-m HeKtb 0 AT A WHIT! RECEPTION. . (f 1'" t4Msl tWk fcy KawnHtpm- CiiMwii4tU y" "'.?! latemMng Retlit One-I Bt, lulu Abeat Sam T Hm Matt ramose V -i':' "'l"1 mate. "V MnarUl amambwul f WiUBmre!t. Oct. 17. There never WMftapotnere prollfleof gossip than 'Ik mta oerridor of the While Heuso ' tertag a pretrfdentlal reception. Te this Httf pMMgfeway, wide and richly decorated, open the. blue room and the ether parteeata occupied ly the prcsl 'Vat sad his brilliant suite in receiving tMr guests. Here assemble the news correspondents, the lady society government officials who have invited te become a part of the .. -' rsMvinc coterie in the blue room hard f,fcjr,laBd many ethers te whom Washing l,4ea eflckl life and Washington social ' Ufa are open books. The president gave - at reception me nignv last wees: 10 me Knight Templar and their ladies, and thsri was such an assemblage in the cer- , rMerM that of which I have spoken. ' The corridor gossip of that evening would Ha book. "It k net a well dressed cabinet," said ee of the lady society reporters. "In my opinion, Mr. Harrison should np np peint a court dressmaker, who is te be takes out and hanged at sunrise if he doesn't make the sleeves of the gowns worn by the ladies of the cabinet fit better. Why, Mrs. Blank's dress h kiih- Sly abominable and she such n swift Hie woman, tee. It is really tee bad. 1 wonder if she makes her own drcasent Leeks like it In fact, there nre a number of home made gowns in the blue room at this blessed moment, unless I am greatly mistaken. That dress of Mrs. Harrison's is lovely material, but it isn't made right. Out have you noticed hew weetly Mrs. Harrison receives the com pany? She doesn't shake hands, Heaven be praised. I hepe we have seen the end of hand shaking by ladles of the White Heuse. Mrs. Cleveland used te terture herself se that the next morning after a recep tion she was unnble te dress without the help of her maid. Hew much nicer it Is te gently incline the head toward a guest and smile, as Mrs. Harrison does, than te have your hand swollen by senseless gripping and twisting. I have heard that Mrs. Harrison is trying te prevail pen the president te abandon hand shaking, tee, but he is afraid somebody mmj take offense. I'll bet she carries her point before the winter is ever. If they will only get a court dressmaker warranted te make geed sleeves, nnd abandon handshaking, I think the ad ministration will be n sucr though I must say the Clevcland was the best dressed cabinet, sc the ladles are concerned, we hav .md in Wosh Wesh Wosh ,ingten in twenty years. MrB. Clovo Clevo Clove Kand's gowns wcre poems. Mrs. Whit ney had her dresses made by Werth, nnd they wcre 6tunnlng. Mrs. Fairchlld dressed beautifully, and se did the Misses '.Bayard. "Nobody knows hew much moreof this akein of small talk would have been un wound hed net another lady correspond ent come up just at this moment with the marks of excitement visible in her fece. '.'Such a nice piece of newn as I have just picked upl" exclaimed she. "What de you think? Steward Zieman is going te leave the White Heuse. The story is that,h4 has an offer te go back te the HetJ Richelieu, Chicago, at $3,000 n year, and that he has accepted. But I happen te knew Hint be resigned a month age because he nnd Mrs. Hurrl Hurrl ten de cot ogree about seme things in the management of the house Thcre is no quarrel, or nnythihg like that, but professional stewards Ilk Mr. Zlemnn and geed housekeepers like Mrs. Ilarri Ilarri ten were net intended te llve under the same reef. "I have just been down stairs talking te Mr. Zieman about it. He showed me all through the kitchen nnd laundry nnd says he never werketl in n nicer place, nor undsr a nicer man than the presi dent, He actually hates te leave, though he is te get a thousand dollars tucre a year in Chicago than the government allows. Yeu sce, the steward of the White Heuso is somebody. He is court ed by a geed many people who consider themselves of imjiertance. Life below stairs in this case is a pretty geed sort of life, The steward has very little work te de with his own hands, nnd reigns supreme in the basement, except son cuoeses te go down He has very comfertablo quarters of his own, including a parlor as nice as that of some millionaires I knew, in which he can receive his friends. I understand that Mrs. Harrison intends takingcharge of the heuse for a time, and that no steward will be employed te take Mr. Zianan's place." At this moment Postmaster General Waaamakcr left the blue room for a moment and passed through the corri dor. "I knew a geed joke en Wnnainaker," aid a newspaper innn; "you knew the postmaster general always wears n high, white hat with a black band ureund it. He has worn that uarue hat ever stnee he came te Washington the $1.19 hat we boys call it and he actually wero it here te-night. I'm betting that he wears It all winter. But the jeke I was going ,te tell you abeut: Ycbterday, Mr. Scott, chief of the salary division of the post pest office department, was walking ever te Clark's for luncheon with the postmas ter genera), who wanted te talk te him about the investigation of the Chicago postefflce. A band went by, playing a lively air. 'What tune is that? De you knew it, Bcett? 'Why, yes,' responded the division chief, 'that is "Where Did Yeu" . But here Scott stepped. He looked up at the postmaster general, coughed, stammered a little, and finally cencluded: 'Guess I don't knew that tune, after all, Mr. Wanainakcr. It sounds familiar, but I can't just place, it.' And aa they entered Clark's the band disappeared around the corner of the patent office playing 'Where Did Yeu i. Get That Hat?" K It was a woman, tha wife nf An nffl. eA. -j.i l . 7 fy, Vjr wu ne spoue. ,! -MraWIndem is looking very well ft e te-night," she said. "She is as sweet as f.if. lu Istfilra K,e. K .It.l ww wwmw. .w im MUV VUW UtU I see her 6. t . i i 'f "B7t That was when she happened te see a photograph of her husband, the secretary, tak;n profile. I was at her house when a'ae first saw this picture, and she didn't like it a little bit. 'It is abominable,' she cried. 'It makes him leek like a monkey.' The jeke of this was that it docs net strain one's imagina tion te see a mjnkey in the profile of the secretary, handsome though he is, but I didn't dare tell her se then. She ordered X 'her carriage immediately and drove straight te the photographers, where she -'. m aer sue aewn en the showcase and - fVeland she'd sue the man for libel in 'the name of her outraged husband If sraMreef these profile pictures were panaWtedtogetothepublio. The geed (featured photographer suppressed the MtUen and destroyed the negative," "-, "Let me tell you the most extraor extraer dfcttrr tabu I hare beard ab-.nt u adsauMration,MTelnnterMlaKewYcrsf correspondent; "it Is net a thing that yen Democratic papers can make use of, but It is certainly remarkable, and al most Incredible. Yen knew old Jerry Rusk ever there, the man who told Jee Cannen, of Illinois, that even if he was the tall of the administration he would try te be useful, for one of the chief duties of a tall was te keep the flics off. Well, Secretary Rusk has been a lumber man, a teamster, a stage driver, a sol dier and a politician, and he never used tobacco in any form. Did you ever be fore hear of anything quite se extraor dinary as a stnge driver who did net chew tobacco?" "Speaking of Rusk and Windem," said another member of the gossip circle, "that reminds me of the fact that they are the two domecratio members of the Cabinet. Secretary Blaine finds It neces sary te be a little exclusive. Miller is the sort of man who has few friends, but geed ones. Neble is a very charming man, but also a very dignified one. Proc Proc eor is little known except by officials, and the same is true of Tracy. Wana maker is tee busy te waste any time en his friends, however much he may be inclined te de se. But It appears as if everybody knew Windem and Rusk. They are the only chatty, informal, hall fellows in the Cabinet. I have seen them at Chamberlln's of an evening, sitting nt a little table, with a bottle of wine bo be tween them, and n few geed friends around, telling stories. Unde Jerry Rusk is the best story teller in the Cabi net, nnd if you want te enjoy yourself sometlmoget the secretary of agricul ture laughing. He is a hearty, lively, geed naturcd, well balanced man. who sleeps e' nights and has n geed nppctite. I nm net surprised nt his popularity. "Secretary Tracy is a mild looking sort of man," remarked a Baltimore newspaper man; "leeks like an cany go ing Methodist minister or n vcncmble nmlly physician, doesn't he? Out it is a great mistake te suppese he hasn't lets of force nnd spunk. I was in his offlce the ether day when he discovered that a ccitaln plecoef work which he had order ed pushed had liecn neglected for several weeks. He sent for the derelict official. Where nre the specifications for that cruiser' he asked, sharply. The official made seme excuse and said it was Mr. S.'s fault. Mr. 8. was holding back the work en the cruiser In question. 'And who in perditien is Mr. S.?' asked the sccietnry. 'Is Mr. S. bigger thnn the navy department, bigger than congress, bigger than the secretary te whom con gress has given Its orders? Congress ap propriated the money for this fillip, nnd wltcn congress meets ngaln It will want te knew why the work has net been -started. I cannot lay the bluine at Mr. S.'s deer. If I did, congress would laugh atnie. Congress holds me responsible for executing its will, nnd I held you responsible for executing my will, nnd this Mr. S. nlse. Send thnt gentleman te me at once.' "I should like te hnve been present at the Interview between the sccietnry of the navy nnd Mr. 8.," added the corre spondent, "but under the circumstances I thought I had better retire. Tills little scene, of which I wni accidentally n wit niss, showed me who is naming the navy department, nnd convinced me that the navy ofllceia'cllijuehas been nomero successful in managing Secretary Tracy than it was with Secretory Whitney." While the sir knights nnd ladies passed by the presidential party in the blue room, and tills getsip continued In the corridor, the famous marine band was playing nmid n blaze of electric and calcium lights en the lawn south of the Whlte Heuse. "Have you ever heurd the stOt-y or shall I call it the tradition? nbeut the origin of the marine band?" iuijulred nn old gentleman. "A geed many yeura age, perhaps clxty or reventy, a United States war vessel was cruising en the coast of Italy, As lib orders would shortly carry him te Nice, where the ehip'a officers were anticipating n pleas ant Beclal season, nnd, as he had no baud en beard, the commander hit upon n novel plan te secure the much coveted music. lie Kent oue of his mettt reckless officers ashore in command of n trusty beat's crew of Jack tais and marines as reckless as himself, with erdein te im press nsAmcticniuieamcn the firbt stroll ing band of musicians they might ceme sic less. Thcboerdeis were carried out, and the bold commander nnd lib officers had a splendid time in the winter retort ports of the Mediterranean. "Mere than that, they (neught their strolling players te Washington, nnd these musiciuus wcre the nucleus of the new famous band which we hear play ing outside. Some of the best Italian families In, Wniihlngten, rich ns the Carusta and Masseys, nre said te have been founded by these win filing musical immigrants. Carusl's dancing lull, ou will remember, was the scene of ene of the inaugural balls given in honor of President Hanlsen'a grandfather. Walteii Weluian. DRESSING FOR DUCK SHOOTING. 11 hut CeniprUn an Outfit ami Wlnit CJitetl Out. CiMlft. In the ceurw of an article en duck -.hooting n. nrltrr In Tlie Nv Yeili Bun xajs The first thine te cemidcr lu a durklim out- lltiitbeclettiltiK te wear. Nenmttcr nlii-tlicr oue ishes te dioet for the marlct or for I tie fun of it, proper clothes are of first linort linert ance. If a muu wnuU tewe.ir out liU old clothes, let him put oil lliree old "oelen un dertltlrti- nnd tlirea old -mil s of draw cr nnd two pair of wuelm ketUf, w lietlicr lie IsKeiiiK te sheet from a blind or u buttery Owi these put the thickest woolen 0nt and tren-eni and a pair of beet. Then put en the eldest nnd most faded overcoat et hand n faded prrtii ene for the battery or brown for the Wind ill be hest. Fer the hnndi a thin pair of noeltn Rioters nithn thick pair of blj; mitten easily dinp ped off. Fer the hend a reu'n ester in nulls pensnble. It should le teu;ht tnoer thiee sl.es tee lurRc, u that the hi mi nnd rr can be wrapped in a failed imiltlcr In-fore It ft put ou. Over nil some mrt of a Mleliet or w nter proof must Wlind,nmt twuhber liUtilet I n- Reed ns an) thin In tbl rig a man limy Iw fairly eomfei table en erdlimry dueU sheeting davr, but he ill be by no menus in the ltt rig te be had. The best ri is llrst n suit of Knett thick woolen untlti wear nnd n pair of noelen socks. Then ill aw en a MacMunn ihlrt mid aMacMmtH pair of drawers. They nre made of wool, and nre a quarter of an inch thick. If the weather is particularly severe he should put ou two Hilts, hut thcre is danger of bundling up se much as te be unable te held the gun On the feet draw felt beets. These beets nre used by the lumbermen in the Adirondack, and nre In all i expects the best feet coloring for hitter weather ever de vised. Next put en ran v as limiting trousers nud a hunting; eu.it which bne previously been soaks d In lliineed oil, and then dried ami soaked u;ain and dried. The gun stores sell these canvas suits uueiled. When filled they smell like fresh j-alrit, and that n 111 be dKigroeable te seme folks, but net te disagreeable as u stieani of cold nuter deuu the lack. The color of these goods Is a raldUh In en u, loe bright hcn new, but just light for the blind u hen grown dingy. if ene Is te sheet' f retu,a battery afloat, thru h leaden giecn Is a tietter color. A little paint will fix them. Oil coats nud trousers can lie puicbased at the clothing stores en the nater front, but the oiled coat sold thcre are net adapted for the purpose. The rial hunting coat has a jatch sened hi under the rhnulders In such a way that a man can raise hn -ms without bringing the weight of his coat - 'hem. If, n-jw.a man must wade any te git te his blind or 'it out decoys, be roust have rnhlK-r tiadm bcetA The hat must bj a m r-tsr. stt tMSi, Stsm, tss-B MM) J-er I lewhk Alier' seu'wtsker is k bM te b W. Fer the bsndt, tbu woolen gloves am Mff, thick mittens ever them are Absolutely neees ssryt And If after All these Uilags Are ob eb tAlned one can bAv An old bone blsnket te threw ever bis knnes (for tbs knes get cold tart), be cAn count en a comfortable day, rain or ihlee. v i Berne idea of tbs cost of an outfit will net be unlutrrnting. HerelsAlktptrpamlbyA dealer for n reporter! ,' ) One suit heavy u-tdenrr , .....7.. tW Twe suits Jliwklnsus ISO) One canvas suit (oiled) i. 00 One pair Rlnreti and en t pt lr nlltte ..... ICO One pJlr felt beets.. 3M One pulrwadlD; beets 18 W Oneseu'tTMUr ! 60 One rubber blanket SCO One gun (4 bore) ISO 00 Unwn csrtrlilces. S3 00 Uattrlrig) box e 00 A Sleep, forbaeraoUDilanoottnf. S00 00 A small beat. 1300 ICO decors (mske them hlmselO A 00 HanhirrassceaatylhJttU bought) SCO A -feet! batter? B300 Total 1ST 00 That would be the amount of capital UiAt a market shooter might Invest act net watts anything. There are market shooters en tbs Great Seuth bay who have as much as 13,000 lu beats, guns, decoys, batteries, etc In parts of the country w here market shooters are net known, If there are such place, en could start In tbs business for much less. THE ELEVENTH CENSUS. SOME INFORMATION AS TO THE METHODS OF ITS TAKING. It Is Hoped te link It the Most Com plete Since the Beginning of Census Taking In the United States The Men en Mr. I'nrta-r's Bluff. The Hen. Rebert P. Perter, superin tendent of the eleventh census, has fa vored the public with unusually specific information as te Its scope and his pro posed methods of enumeration, and in a late issue of Frank Leslie's he sums tip Ills plan in a very Interesting way. It ItODIwKT P. P0RTF.lt. JOHN E. BII.U.NOS. DAVID T. DAY. FltANK n. WILLIAMS. gees without saying that congress in tended the census of 1800 te be the most minute nnd com pic te ever taken In this or any' ether country, nnd it is almost a discouragement te learn nt the start that the completed work will consist of at least twenty-flve quarto volumes, as the labt did of twenty-two. However, the bureau Is already erganized,-nnd will have seme 2,000 clerks, se thnt the work will le finished in much shorter time than was the census of 1880, nnd the volumes will be se divided and the factt se clusnifiwl i bat ene can find what lie wants any isiniitt Reme of the leatures will be quite novel. In addition te the standard tables en population, race, color, sex, age nnd nationality, the vast statistics of produc tion in nil branches nnd the summaries en disease, crime, pauperism, illiteracy, etc, ns in the tenth census, there will be ininute specifications of the gas wells nnd products, debts, taxation, mortgage) nnd nil ether Itemi bearing en the recial con dition et thn people, nnd a complete enu meration of thu teternns of the war for the Union mid their place of tcsidence. In fhert, nny geed calculator can take the tables and in a few minutes summn summn rize the condition of nny class or bcctien, tell what his chances for long life nre in nny particular district, what diseases he will Iw lluble te in each place and many ether curious thingn. Dr. Jehn 8. Billings will suminarize the vital statistics ami deduce from them seme axioms of general application, and, ns he is known throughout the civ ilized world for skill in this line, the results will be mere valuable that) usual. Mr. Henry Gannett, geographer te the bu reau, ns he was in 18S0, has divided the country into 175 districts, ever each of which thcre will be n supervisor, who will name his own enumerators. At the head of the population statistical divis ion is William C. Hunt, who has made a reputation in Uie-Ma6Racliu8etts bureau of labor. Frank It. AVilliams, of Louis iana, who had charge of the statistics of manuracture in 1880, will fill the 6a me position for this census. Professer Henry C. Adnms, the well known lec turer en political economy, will have charge of the highly important depart ment relating te transportation. Dr. Da,id T. Day will head the depart ment of mines; iu the collecting of facts many of thu best trained expeita In the country have been secured. Of cej. , Superintendent Perter is a little cautious in giving out nny guesses as te the popu lation erueallli of the nation next jear, and equally, of course, the usual warn, lng is given that exactness cannot be ex- WILLIAM C. HUNT. 1IK.VRY (1AKKETT. JAMES II. WAItDLK. II. C. ADAMS, pected ill home lines, especially In the enumeration of crimes, criminal, depend ent nnd defective classes nnd illiterates. This is something of n "chestnut" among statisticians in all countries, for it is obviously im-iossible te draft instructions se minute that all enumerators will understand them alike. Who, for in stance, Is n 'criminal?" A man who has been iu the penitentiary or ene also who ought te be? Who is an illiterate is one who can write his name, but no mere? It is also notorious that many who can not writodcclare they can. As te the total population, cautious guesscrs state nt 05,000,000; but thore is geed reason for believing it will be near er 70,000,000, nnd that the colored, in fctead of Wing mere than an eighth of the whole, will rise but little above a ninth. The census of 1870 was noto riously bad, and showed the Increase of tlie coleied (1800-70) te have been but a trille ever 0 ppr cent., whlle the tenth census made their increase, III 1870-80, about 35 per cent I Ohe of these was evidently wrong, nnd probably both were, In fact the last was flatly against common tense, as it indicated "a radical change In the laws of nature. Te show this, consider that In 1790 the colored MM.W- ware MaMy enc-Hfth f tfa total pep ktien, Md la 1870 thy wen but em eighth. The following shows the num ber of colored In each 1,000 of the total population at each census: KM ISO ism. ...I 1880.... .....,i IBS 1860...... ....... ,....157 MI0.. ISO IMS ..lit tMO ,...,i...,. ,.,.!M lA.v...............IS 1(S0 ... .,...... 181 1880.. ................IW New, since 1680 immigration has ex ceeded anything recorded in history; In only two years has It fallen below 400, 000 (a very little), and in ene year 780, 000 Europeans landed in the United States. The total for ten years cannot fall much below 0,000,000, nnd ns nearly all wcre in the prime of life, nnd of the class that marry aa seen as they can buy stove, bed and chairs, it is safe te say that the 0,000,000 have organized at least 1,000,000 new families, and of se many families averaging five years duration, 1,500,000 children is a low estimate. It Is safe te add 7,600,000 for the foreign increment alone, or as many as the en tire colored population, reducing that te a point net far above one-ninth of the total. If the increase of these already In the country in 1880 be put at the low est point claimed by any one, say 18 per cent, that would still make It ever 9,000, 000, and se make the total very near 67.000.000.. If. however, the increase el the colored be put at what it was before the war, and that of native Americans at the avcrage rntcs of 1840-80, It will be seen that the population next year must go surpassingly near te seventy millions) Huch a rapid Increase certainly cannot be maintained through many decades, for experience shows that whenever pop ulation begins te press en the means of subsistence a rapid diminution in the rate of Increase results; and the point at which the people feel "pressed" Is de termined chiefly by their habits of life and standard of comfort. In many parts of Europe, for instance, population is already practically at a standstill the people declaring by their acts that they would rather be comfortable than nu merous. Iu the United States the point of pressure, the feeling of limited com fort, will be reached sooner than in say ether country. Indeed, it is alt-eady reached by nt least a fifth of the popula tion, nnd it would net be difficult te mark out considerable classes whose numbers are stationary. Assuming that recent rates of Increase abroad have continued, European Rus sia new hai 88,000,000 pcople; Germany, 47.000,000; Austre-Hungary. 88,000,000; France, 87,000,000; Great Britain and Ireland as many; Italy, 30,000,000, and Spain. 17,000,000. Se the United States Is only exceeded among civilized nations by Russia, though forty years age it steed sixth, nnd twenty years bence It will certainly lie first in numbers, as it has for seme time been first In wealth. CHESS AND CHECKERS. Clica problem Ne, 82. Frem Brevity and Brilliancy. Black. &mim m m m f Fn m KJS 7W. '1 ' K.'C!J VKUn ',' A S23 MJeBLJ3Sil"Ka ft t&4 im tm zjMi . itjas v:m m m mt rm vm ?m vm &... w.Ba . BBfl M B, m ill Whlte. Black te play and m.ite hi tlnee moves. Checker problem Ne. 33. Frem Lyman's "Selected Frehltins." Black 1, 10, II. mi ?M W JiSA. isjajijes .sale BL m mmm m v Wii ii &i l i Esfcl Mi mmm B E$ TI ?!A 8 fcs f-n -e s.i.3Bv2 J3.!2fcii .. w m m m V, hlte -.', fl, U White te me e nud druw. Checker problem Ne. 31: Whlte-S, 11, 14, 31. Black-1, 4, 5, 18. While. BlAck. 1..31 te'JO 1.. 1 te 8 2.. B te 3 2.. (He 0 3.. 11 te 8 3.. 4 te 11 4..2-UOM 4..18ti! 5.. 3 te H Whitawina. fiOLUTIOKS. Chess problem Ne. 31: White. Black. L.BteKKtSX. l..KxU(must) 2..KtteQUXX and mMe. l'HOnl.KM NO. 13. BY " MOwnACK." Black 13, 22, 23. rjMj? t"W $m w?fa v,.a .?, t-i..i Ksa m&. MM r S&B xl. JB$k kLHSBl ?"i- n. !T4 T!S UZZsA .h. IXsiJi i iKm SBS I ,m M W M nJa V'.eA z&rA m WK W J8EI WA $ & m WM Wlilte It, IP, 21, Black te nioe nud win. Following is the solution te Ne. 12, by " Me-whack" : II. 23-27 12 li) 82-23 30 STi '."2 2ii 312 21122 2327 2i 10 Black wins. " Maid of the .Mill," plnyed between Mr. It. Stulr, of Hanover, nnd "Harry," of I-micMHtcr : Black inevet. 1115 1016 22-17 3120 811 1210 1713 2S 21 15-18 812 23-1 1 3228 !18 710 2i)-23 2117 10-11 37 21-20 1714 4- 8 10-17 25-22 13 I) lh-21 5-23 2!--22 2f 3 ft 10 172t) 2t IS 3D 2J n-2;i; 27 IS Whlte wins. f.ritl)iilc' Iiupctlnl I'ul.icc. The Iiucr!al pal.tce at Striiburg, wheie the (jeimnn emperor and i-iii-prcbs residetl during their recent isu te that city, has taken lle yeais te build, and it has cot JL'IUU.OOO. It is the llnest imperial palace that has been built by the re nl family of Fruvdn, nud the con tractors for the vtttleus p.irtN of the work were exeliuiively Alsuci.ms apd na tives of Seuth (?nuany. Londen World. He' J Ilttli Tlierr. Physician (in the street) Hew is your healUi? Fermer Patient Dees it cost me any thing if I tell you, doctor? "Wasp. THE GLIDING RilLROAD. THE INVENTION WHICH IS PUZZUNfJ FRENCH ENGINEERS. IU Construction and Fair ass Mtarately Ksptalned BeneflU te Be Dwrlrt-4 If II 1'raves Saccessfnl Water Use rrepclllas; eer. The French, both engineers and pub lic, are just new greatly interested in a peculiar little railroad operated in one corner of the exposition ground at present a mere toy, but capable, possi bly, of being made very useful. It may be called a gliding train read, as water is the propelling power, nnd the cars are arranged te move en a constantly re newed water bed, without noise or fric tion; and the Inventor maintains that it will preve eminently practicable and very economic in mountain regions or wherever a stream supplies abundant water se as te secure pressure. A melancholy interest attaches te the Invention. As early as 1804 Monsieur L. D. Glrerd was experimenting, en his own property, and in 1870 had just an nounced that he had secured the desired combination when the France-Prussian war broke out he entered the service and was killed. His friend and pupil Monsieur M. A. Barre at once took up the plans, and after many experiments an nounces a success. There are two prin ciples: perfect smoothness and freedom from noise and smoke are secured by having the cars rest en box supports (there are no wheels), which run en a very thin bed of water; and the metive power is by turbine wheels under the cars, which wheels are moved by col umns of water rising from fixed tubes along the track. The mechanism of the latter process is rather complicated, and of course the system would be practicable only where a running stream could be drawn en at will or an immense conduit supply abundance of wa ter. Thus it will be seen that this gliding train is one . II. OIRARD. TDE GLIDE RAILROAD. way of realizing the old dream of mak ing a rapid current itself supply the means of ascending it. Of course, nny ene can see that even the smallest of naviguble rivers, with the most Bluggish of currents, sends te waste, se te speak, far niore than enough power te propel an ocean (steamship up the stream if only nil the power of the downflewing water could be concentrated en the upgeing beat. In the Girard-Darre invention the upright columns in which the water is nre powerfully capped; yet the caps nre se nrranged that the firbt car opens the cap nud the last ene closes it. This may be partially understood by reference te the annexed cut. At R is n step cock comma) dr 1 by the aim projecting te M M; opened, it al lows a gush of wntcr through the pipe T nnd against the piston C, which is much larger than the cap D. C gives back nnd being connected by red with D, opens it. By means of n sloping bar en the firbt car the lever is pressed down till the end of the arm is at M, nnd eethc cap is opened; en the last car a reversed bleping bar presses the arm back te M, the water which has been pressing en C escapes, the coil behind O tends te push it te its place again, and se D is closed. If the conductor thinks there is speed enough, he raises the sloping bar by a lever se that it misses a few spouts, till the speed is reduced te suit him. Of course, the water in the upright columns or tubes (strictly speaking, it is net in them till the automatic step cocks have acted) has a high "head" and comes with immense force. Equally, of course, the turbines under the cars are 60 le cated ns te glide evenly ever the tops of lhe-uprigh tubee and secure-thc- full ferce of the water, and the tubc3 are thickly set along the track. The cars rest en box sills, if one may se call them, Instead of wheels, and these box Bills nre rectangular and re versed en rectangular rails, en which they fit snugly. Down into these box 61II3 comes a small pipe conveying water under great pressure. Tills water tends of course te flew out, front or back, be tween the box bills nnd the rail, but lit tle grooves nre made in the rails 60 as te crente many nnd ruinute eddies nnd greatly check the outflow. This is most difllcult te understand by the ordinary reader of any part of the by stem; yet the engineers attest that the arrange ment is se far a success that a water bed of less than n twentieth part of an Inch bctw een box bill and rail reduces fric tion and shock te an inappreciable! mini- Tun riteruLSEUR. mum. One man pushing with his shoul der can uiove n train weighing 110,000 pounds. As the water for the box sills must be transported, it is desirable te re duce the needed amount te a minimum, and this is very ingeniously done. Thcre nre many ether curious points In the system, but the foregoing are the main principles, and after thorough trial the engineers report that the system is practicable along nil rapidly running streams; that it insures freedom from smoke, dust, nolse and jar; that it saves one-half the ordinary wear of cars; that trains can be stepped In much less time than these running by steam, and that a speed of 110 miles per hour with perfect safety is attainable. The reader Is, of course, nt liberty te discount for the French of this. The idea of making n river current supply the power for ascending it has long been n favorite with engineers, nnd r.eine of the schemes suggested have been both curious nnd amusing. The main difficulty is evident te the most un scientific mind the machinery te utilize water power must, apparently, be sta tionary, and yet the lieat must move. One plan suggested was te utilize the chain already employed In seme rivers by which steamers "climb," their gear wheels turning en the chain as they go, and the projector thought that with this "purchase" n beat mlghtruu against the current as a kite rises against the wind. Thus n lm.it mltht "climb" rapidly from Caire te Pittsburg and 'float leisurely back. In mining regions where box flumes nre straight and regular, a toy. se te speak, is occaienally seen of which the paddles nre struck by the current vu wntle tne wheeai run en the side et the flume. As paddles and wheek neces sarily turn in a direction opposite te that or the current, the concern roils up the ascending flume, Messrs. Girard 4 Darre appear te have been the first te conceive of a stationary power applied te a raeidlv mevlntr ebiect, INTERNATIONAL MAHINE CONGRESS. It Is Sew llelnr Helil In Washington Its , Alms ana rcnennei. The International inarlne conference, new in session In Washington, is Intend ed te Impreve the cedo of signals In use en the high seas, thui promoting the safety of navigators. In 1868 congress 6. I. KIMBALL. BEAR ADMIRAL FRANKUX. WH. T. SAMPSON. ANOEL O. MONASTERIA. passed an act authorizing the president te appoint seven delegates and te invite all maritime nations te send representa tives te participate iu a conference. Seme twenty years later It became the part el President Cleveland te make the Ameri can appointments. They are: Admiral 8. R. Franklin, of Washington; Capt. William T. 8ampsen, of the United States Naval academy at Annapolis; Sumner I. Kimball, chief of the life sav ing service bureau at Washington; C. A, Griscom, of Philadelphia; Capt. James W. Norcross, master marine, of Bostom Capt. Jehn Shackferd, master merchant marine, and William W. Goedrich, 0 well known maritlme lawyer of New Yerk. Fifty years nge thcre were no signals laid down by law for vessels en the high seas, each master of a vessel using his own discretion when meeting ethers. England was the first te enact laws en the subject, about 1810. Improved rules were introduced in 1870, which are still in ferce. In 188." cengiesa paired an act legalizing, with slight improvement, the English cedo. This was n step in the right diicctien, but n united uctien of all the nations represente(en the ocean has long beemed te be necessary. There are seven English delegates, three from China, 6cven from Sweden, Norway nnd Denmark, and ether nations in sim ilar proportion. The Mexican delegate ia A. O. Meuasterla. It is expected that the conference will be laigely instru mental in doing nway with the perils ei the sea. Rase rtumilns. Te Fogar'.y, of the Philadelphia club, bo be bo Ieiirs the title as the peerless base runner of the Ixnsue. His avcrage la .433 per cent. That meant that nearly every ether time lie reached first bnse this season he hat ttelen another. Sunday fellows with a pcrecntuge of .405. Then comes Tem Urew 11, .401 ; Kelly, .322; Unnlen, .300, and Ward, .203. Presi dent Yeung has used the cei root method in making up the lirseiunninK nvcrni-rs that It, divided the number ef lnscs stolen with the limes thn plner lia.lic-l llt-t liiue That H the correct nnd only ji-t method gpcchtl jtettcun. i:ecii. The transition from lone, lingering and pain ful sickness te robust health mnrkt an epoch In the life of the Individual. Such a reniitrknble CNent It Irennureil In the memory nnd the aiiencv whereby the geed health hns been at tained Is (rntcfully blessed. Ilence It It thnt se much Is heard In praise or Klectrle Ultlers. Se ninny reel thny nwe their restoration te health, te thu iiie of the Clreat Altcrnttc and Tonic. If yen nre troubled with nny dlsease or Kidneys, Liver or Hteinach, of long or short etnndlnj. j en w III surely tlml relief by u-e of Lleetrle 1111 teiK. SelilntfjOcuiulSl perbettlnnt II. II. Coch ran's Dnift Stere, ia7nnd 131) North Queen street, Lancaster, 10. d Motliei-H! lothei-H I ! Motliers 1 ! I Are jen disturbed ut night and broken of your rest by a sick child suircrlnc and crylni; with the exerucliillinr pain of cut'liiB teeth? If se, KiMit once mid get a bottle of MHS. WINS I.OWH hUOTIIINU HYIlUl'. It will rellce the peer little suflcrcr Immediately depend upon It; thore la no mistake nbentlL There Is net a mother en earth who has ever used It, who will net tell youatenco that It wlllrcicu wlllrcicu late the bowels, nnd gl e rest te the mother, aud reller and heHlth te the child, operating like mnt-lc. It Is perfectly wife te use In all cnt.cn and pleusnut te the taste, mid Is the prescription el one or the eldest and best female physicians and nurses lu the United Htutes. Held everywhere, 25 cenUtt bottle. JuneSSlydftw IIueklcn'H Ai-nlcn. Snlve. Tub RehtHai.vk In the world ferCuts, Bruises Beres, Ulcere, Knit nhetim, Fever Beres, Tetter, Chapped Hands. Chilblains, Cerns, nnd nil Hkln Krnptlens, and positively cures l'lles.er no pay rciiulred. It Is guaranteed te le per fect satisfaction, or money rcrnnded. t'rlce 'Je cents per box. Ker snln by II. II. Cochran, Druggist. Nes. 1S7 and 139 NerUi Queen street. UttlltlCtll, ... luncZMyd Thelr lluslnes.i lloeniinu. Probably no ene thing has caut-ed such n gen eral revlnler trade 11 1 II. II. Ceehrun's Drug Btern ns their gl lng awny te their customer-- of 1.0 many free trial bottles or Dr. King's c;v Dis covery for Consumption. Their trade la simply enormous In this very valuable nrtlcle from the fact that it nlnnj scores nnd necr disappoints Coughs, Celdx. Asthma, Ilreuchltls, Croup, nnd all threat and lung diseases quickly cured. ou enn test It before buying by getting 11 trial bettle free, large slze $1. Kcry bettle warranted nt II. 11. Cochran's Drug Hlere, 187 nnd 13Uerth Queen street, Lancaster, I'a, W Ddttocfuvuteltiun ('"oebo. piAI.L. AND BEE THE ROCHESTER LAMP! Blxty Caudle-Llght; Heats them all. Anether Let of Cheap Glebes for Gas and Oil Btevts. T1IK " I'EUFECTION " METAL MOULDING and ItUUDEU CUSHION Weather Strip. Heats them all. Thlsstrlpeutwcarsall ethers. Keeps out the cold. Steps rattling of windows. Excludes the dust. Keeps out snow and rain. Anyone can apply It no waste or dirt made In applying It. Can be fitted un where no holes te bore, ready for use. I will net split, warp or shrink a cushion strip is the most erfect."Al the Hleve, Heater and limine Btere of Jelin P. Sdmiim & Sens, 34 SOUTH QUEEN ST., LANOASl'EH I'A. Huefc. D ONTMISS IT I RARE BARGAINS. A Grand DUplav nf the Most Popular and Most Kellable Pianos and Organs AVILLB? MADE I) V Kirk Jehnsen & Ce., ATTIIL LAXCASTEI! COUXTY FA 11!. All should examine them, for sooner or later you will n ant one, and ene Ibnt will she you satisfaction. We positively guarantee satisfac tion in every particular for six jenrs, and sell en the easiest terms (He dollars a month. Think of It from one te two venrs te pay for It 1 The above poeds enine direct from the factory, and we will elfcra positive bargain each day of the Fair. K1UK JOHNSON A. CO., Ne.!JIWst KlugHt,, I.-incaster, Pa, P.S. Hicend-IIanil Piane, am! Organs taken I.i Exchanje. ni'HydAw MSasa-sMs m 9avt nfc $h0f . "DAMAUTa. VISIT STACKHOUSE,l This Week FOR DIG DAROAINS IN Beets & Shoes. A Feil Line of tbe Celebrated WALKER BOOT! The Best Beet Hade. CaII and see them. D P. STACKH0USE, N09. 28 and 30 East King Street, LANCASTER. PA. S3.00 snOEH! GENTLEMEN'S CALF CONGRESS. A shoe for busy people who haven't time te lace or button shoes. Popular with railroad men, telo tele graph operators, postal clerks or salesmen. Th($ shoe speaks for it self. It is sold strictly ou its merits, and the continually growing de mand shows that the combination of fit, style, comfort, wearing quali ties and moderate price commend it te all people. The Congress is a style bavlDg merits of its own, one that will al ways be popular with fleshy men who de net want te bother with laces or buttons, and with busy men and all ethers whose time is limited. It Is a very comfortable style as well, and the elastic used being of the best quality enables it te retain Its shape, and always fit snugly and neatly around instep and ankle. This shoe is improved machine sewed. A shoe of sound material nud geed workmanship throughout. Congress Gaiters us lewns$l.S5, as high ns $8.00 per pair. SHAUB & BURNS, 14 Nektii Queen Street, Lancas ter, Pa. B OOTS AND 8H0ES. A Departure from Our Is most nl ways beneficial, net only te ns, but te these upon whom we influence. It is se easy get Inte a rut, but a hard matter te get out. It has been my rule te Display the Ladles', Misses' Children's nnd Infants' Bhees In Largs Window, nnd Men's, Beys' nnd Youths' In Hmall Window, ncrenfter 1 will change the display every two or three weeks and will have the Men's Shoes first lu ene window and then In the ether. Yeu will find the Large Window full of Men's, Uejs' nnd Youths' Shoes In Fine and Medium Grades of all the Latest Fall and Winter Stj les, from $1.25 te $0.00, and the Small Window full e Ladles', MUses", Children's nnd Infant's Bhees. It will pay ou te step and take n leek before purchasing elsewhere, as the Trice is Marked en Every Shee. The One-Price Cash Heuse. Ohas. H. Frey, (Bucceswr te TOEY i ECKEIIT) the Leader of Lew Prices In BOOTS AND SHOES, NOS.3 & 5 EAbT KINO STREET. LANCASTER, I'A. -Htere closed every cvcnlngnt6 o'clock, ex cept Monday und baturday. (Sellcrjca. kEIRCi; COLLEGE. OF BUSINESS ANI Short-Hand. Recerd Building, 017-018 CHESTNUT STREET, Philadelphia, l'a. Second, Third and Fourth Floers. Morning. Afternoon and Night Sessions, Twenty-Firth Collegiate Year begins TUKS IJAY.HEITEMIIEH8. 18S9. Twelve hundred nnd slxt-nlne(l!-J9)student Inst j car. Enrlv applications necessary. Send for enrollment blank. Technical knowledge qunllfylng for busluess engagements. Full Instruction for commercial nnd general business -.ocattens. Alse fahort fahert Ilnna and Type-Writing. A faculty of morn than n score of practical men he have practiced what they tench. Boekkeeiersoutor counting houses touching bookkeeping; lawcrs teaching lawnndbusl-ne-s ferms: successful high school principals tc hlng English branches; law reporters tei hlng short-hand and type-writing, etc., etc. This institution hns lictn exceptionally for fer tu mle In thu success of the students who have gr diluted therofrem." (-Mie epeiic-,ery week day during business hours and ulsoeii Monday, Tuesday and Thurs day Evenings for the Enrollment of Students. Announcements, etc., sent when request. Visitors always welcome. Addresn, THOMAS HAY PEIRCE, H. A., uugliHiiuM.tS Principal nndFeunder. iUtetdftvaitha. R( OfE. I JUST RECEIVED FROM Kcenigsburg, Prussia, Twe Backgrounds minle Mpec'nlly for Bust and Three-quiftcr lenlh Photographs. ROTE 50 1-2 North Queen St., Next Doer te the l'okteniee. JanTj-Gmtl 1 lavs PERCE 1,111 I TN U t x i. M-j ftSeA-ilwiW 1