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During Entirel Year. ,, OUTWARDS PREPAIDS.‘ jl‘o Naples 518, From Naples $17 “ Genoa 38 “ fienOa, '17 “ Méssina 20 “ Messina :6 .. “ Palermo 2o ‘ “ Palermo 19 TICKETS CAN BE OBTAINED AT THIS OFFICE. ' are studying. THE-EVENING oAzEr'rE 1113131111; r011 BLIND. A UNIQUE FEATURE OF THE CON- L... .GRESSIO’NAL LIBRARY. Pleasure.1‘uke11 by the Siglltless in the Room Set Apart for Them—Fields of | Literature Open to Them—A Daily Sys- tom of Readings. All good Americans should hope to visit the Congress Library before they die. It is one of the world’s wonders. well worth a trip across a continent to view. A sign poly-ts a directing hand to- the reading' room for the blind, and following it you enter the strangest: room in the library, and, indeed, the strangest reading room in the world,? And Zl‘heir Wonderful Gun Works at Es- for this is the only library known to contain special provisions for the blind. The idea of having 'reading room for the blind was suggested .to Mr. Young, the librarian, by a. woman Whose heart had been touched by the plaint of a blind girl friend that there was so little opportunity for the most helpless class of persons in the world to have access to the literature for which they longed. ‘ The room dedicated to this purpose is of good proportibns, shady, cool, with great windows filled with growing plants, the, touch and scent of which are. a constant delight to the readers. The furniture suits the room and num- bers among its pieces an unusually fine carved desk of historic value and a table tomatch. The blind appreciate this furniture very much and are proud'bf it, often feeling of the can" ing and speaking of its beauties. Around the walls of the room are rang- ed the cases containing literature for the blind, 'and the room is divided in the center by a large screen, behind which the readers can retire and so es- cape the observation of casual visitors. 0n the carved table Iis a. beautiful vase, a. gift ‘from a Washington woman, and it is daily filled with cut flowers, which come as offerings from seeing people to, their less fortunate friends. The special attendant in charge of this roomhas a large responsibility resting upon her. She is Miss Etta Josselyn Gifiin. The privilege of read- ing in a room by themselves meant two things to the blind. It afforded an op-‘, portunity to read books that had hith- erto been unobtain-alble, and it was an acknowledgment of. them as a class. This acknowledgment is especially dear becauSe their complete dependence on the good will of their seeing friends has made them looked upon as objects of Charity, and this public recognition of them as a class possessing the in- telligent needs of seeing people is sooth~ ing to their natural desire for inde- pendence. The collection of literature at their service embraces all the stand- ard works, the Bible, encyclopedias, Dickens. Thackeray, Eliot, Emerson, the great and minor poets, &c., and many musical compO'sitions. ' The cost cf printing for the blind is so great lthaut only the well-to-do can attempt the collection of an individual library; hence the benefit of a reading room to them. The Bible, for instance, which can be condensed into a pocket edition for ordinary readers and bought for 2 cents and even less, when publish- ed .in finger print covers a. series of eight volumes, and costs $160. A pray- er book sells for $20, and a common writing slate for $1. 25. This slate con- sists of a table, guide and stylus, and the rapi-‘dity with which the blind write ismarvellous. As they read, they fre- quently pause to jot down on . the slate some comments on‘fthe book they from .-'-rlght to left, though they read from. left to right. , The » correspondence among themselves is a great source of . entertawinment education, and comfort, and where several are gathered- in the» reading room, after the reading is fin- ished, ja smart interchange of slates goes on, each reading with his fingers the thoughts jotted down by the oth- ers. Aftei the reading room for the blind was opened the library officials were anxious that everything possible should be done which would tend to- ward its successful and permanent op- eration. One suggestion that has re- sulted in constant andzlincreasing pleas- ure came from .Davjd Hutcheson, su- perintendent of the general reading room. It occurred to Mr. Hutcheson that if each day a good reader could be secured to read aloud to the blind visitors for an hour, they could become acquainted with much literature that has not yet been reproduced in the publications forrtihe blind. With the co-operation of Miss Giflin, this plan was worked out. Mr. Hutcheson was a. littlevtimorous- of its continued success, fearing it would be difficult to secure readers for each day, but, on the con-1 trary, more readers have offered their services than dates can be found for, and very celebrated readérs at that. The first person to-read aloud was Mrs. John Russell Young, wife of the Libra- rian. Thomas Nelson Page, Kate Doug~ las Wiggln, Grace Greenwood, Frank Stockton, and many other authors have contributed their quota to the daily reading matinee. On several occasions celebrities have given little talks rath- e-r than readings, and these are espe- cially appreciated, particularly when they relate to travel. These readings have proved a most interesting fea- ture of the reading room, and greatly extended the scope and opportunity of the room’s frequenters. Many blind persons desired to avail themselves of the privileges of the reading room, 'and were unable to do so, because they had no one to bring them, to the library, so Miss Giffin interested a number of wo- men who were willing to act as escorts to the afflicted ones, and these escort: day by day bring their charges to the readings. It is interesting to note that their is no distinction of color or nationality. Their writing is done' The first reader Was a colored man; and the second a young white girl, who asked for Emersdn’e Essays, say- ing she was “hungry for Emerson,” The literature called for by the read- ers is of a remarkably high order. The very concentration required of the blind for their reading creates a ’high order of intelligence, and a desire to learn of the best. The room is well patronized every day, even in bad weather, though on wet days vmore men than women are observed. Many pleasant and lasting friendships are formed among the readers,'and a sys- tem of correspondence maintained Many letters of inquiry about the room are constantly receivedfrom residents of other cities—New York Sun. fHE THREE KRUPPS. sen, Germany. The city of Essen is located in the center of a hilly valley, which“ abounds in coal and iron ore, and the digging for both and the melting of the ore and casting the metal into ingots and roll- ing it into bars have been the occupa- tions of .the..inhab-itants for centuries past. Frederick Krupp, the founder of the great works bearing his name, was born in 1787, and when crucible cast steel was first introduced into England, and its importation from there into Germany had been made im- possible through the edict of Napoleon, called “the continental sperre,” I". Krupp began to produce crucible cast steel, first in small quantities for files, stamps, rolls for coins and shears, but only slowly could he convince and per- suade German manufacturers to use his cast steel, and after a life full of disappointment and hardships, he died in 1826, after a long and severe illness, leaving to his son Alfred little else than the old homestead, which still stands in the midst of the great works and the secret of his invention. Alfred Krupp’s energy and enterprise soon conquered. His first success was to be able tofurnish a cast steel of I varyi-ngdegrees of hardness, thereby increasing its adaptability for many new purposes. Next came the: inven- tion of the weldless car wheel tires, which were patented in 1853 in all r enlarging his plant. In 1865 he in- erested himself in coal mines. iron ore mines and furnaces, which" should fur— nnlsh the material for his own works, and in 1867 he began to reap the bar vest from his experiments, inaugurat- ed long since, with steel cannons, and the great Franco-German war of 1870- 71 proved beyond doubt their superi- ority as against the old bronze can< nons. Since then the success of these works and their growth has been phe- nomenal, andwhen’Alfred Krupp clos- ed the busy and "successful and philan— thropic work of his life in 1877 at Villa Huegel, his princely home on the side hills of the valley of the Rube, the city of Essen, in recognition of his great work, erected in his memory a beautiful monument on the most prom« lnent square of the city, and deputa- icount-ries, and furnished him capital .tlons from many nations mourned at his grave. _a~ .nwmgg Essen is a city of ninety-six thous- and inhabitants. and over twenty thou- sand of this population are employed in the works of the able and energetic son of Alfred Krupp, Friedrich Alfred. Over 1, 200 acres of ground are covered with buildings and machinery. Many coal mines furnish fuel for the workse, over 400 iron ore‘ mines furnish metal and large iron ore depositsth in Spain, near Bilbao. have been purchas- ed in addition. and a special fleet of steamers has been built wihiciil‘ bring overi300,000 tons of this Spanish ore from Spain to the German coast and up the .Rhine. Twenty furnaces at Duisburg and Neuwied-on-the-Rhine are reducing this ore for the _Kru=pp works and are owned or controlled by them.—-Iron Age. c..- “TOAST” IN A cup. Origin of the Use of tho,Word for After- Dinner Speeches. The word “toast” used for describ- ing the proposal of a health in an af- ter-dinner speech dates back to the me- dieval times, when the loving cup was 'still regarded as an indispensable feat- ure. of every banquet. The cup would be filled to the brim, with wine or mead, in the center of which would be placed a piece of ltoasted bread. After putting his lips thereto the host would pass the cup to the guest of honor, seated on his right hand, .and the lat- ter would in turn pass it on to his right hand neighbor. In this manner the cup would circu- late around the table, each one present taking a sip, while drinking towards his right hand neighbor, until finally the cup would come back to the host, who would drain what remained and swallow the piece of toast inhonor of all the friends assembled at his ta- ble.’ ’ ' History teadhes that the ancient Greeks, the Romans, the Assyrians and the Egyptians were in the habit of drinking one another’s health at din- ner.~ Indeed, at Athens, the etiquette concerning what may be,desc-ribed as the liquid cou-rtesies of this kind was very strict and elaborate, being known by the name of Ph‘ilothe.” The partici- pants in the repast were in the habit of drinking ‘to one another still they could carry no more, and they would pour out the remainder of the wine on the altar of any pagan deity that might happen to be handy. At Rome the same custom prevailed. Post-prandial oratory, however, was severely condemned as out of place, and while the Greeks con-tented them- selves with eXclaimling, as they put the _ cup of wine to their lips, “I salute you; 3 be happy,” the Romans restricted themselves to the exclamation. “Pro- pi-pc," which is the Latin for “I drink your healtht'i—Chicago News. 1 Times-Herald. RICHARD IS A FIG’QTER. . Lieutenant Commander Wainwright is a Rival to “Fighting Bob." Contemporary naval annals are now threatened with a. “Fighting Dick" in addition to 3. “Fighting Bob," and sure— ly Captain Evans would not grudge this meed of glory to his junior in the line. ' ' From that awful moment on the night of February 15, when Wainwright stood beside his captain. on the sinking quarterdeck ‘of the Maine and gave the order to lower awaythe boats, he had looked forward to some such opportu- nity as that which linked his name with the Gloucester as indissolubly as Hobson’s is linked with the Merrimac. Not that Wainwright is ‘a’ man to brood on vengeance. He has a heart too big to cherish malice. Only his dearest desire was that he might have the good fortune to be an instrument of retaliation. No man knew better than he the ghastly horrors that followed that night in Havana harbor. No man was more certain than'he that the Maine. disaster was not an accident, and none was better qualified to reach a just: conclusion. During all the long Weeks following the disaster it was Wain— wright Who toiled'beside the Wreck, and above it, from dawn till dark, di- recting the divers’ work, recovering the bodies of the dead, familiar with every development of evidence, the confidant of every grim secret brought to light by the submarine research. April 5, long after Captain Sigsbee and all his other subordinates had been relieved of their painfultask, Wain— wright,. the sole surviving officer of the Maine left in Havana harbor, pulled down the weather stained flag that had floated day and night from the shrouds of the wrecked battleship. When Wainwright left Havana the United States government relinquished its sov- ereignty over the Maine. ‘ . a “DICK” wan: WRIGHT. ,Mr. Wainwright was in'Havana har- bor continuously for seven weeks after theAMaine was blown up. During all that, time he was never known to set his foot in Havana city. “-1 don't care about shore leave,” he used to say, when his friends asked why he never appeared in the Ingleterra hotel with his fellow officers? If you invited him to a little dinner or a quiet game of poker you got the same answer, or else he was t00 busy to spare the time or too tired afterlhis day's'work on'the water. Then, if you watched him, you might see him go below into the cabin of the Fern, where he had his quar— ters, 'and, lighting hispipe, he would spend half the night pouring over s‘e‘c- tion-al drawings, perhaps with Ensign Pewelson, or studying out some“ new bit of submarine divers' evidence that seemed to clinch the truth about the Maine. * _ ' ' This taciturn. lieutenant commander, moreover, so it was whispered by his friends on the Fern, had registered a. mental .vow never again to enter Ha- vana city unless at'the head of a. bat- talion of bluejackets. Verily, if ever a. man remembered the Maine, “Dick“ Wainwright did. Big- hearted, as are most brave men,‘ the death of 266 of his gallant subordinates left a wound that would not heal. He was as popular with them as with his fellow officers. Though a strict discip- linarian, the Maine's executive officer during the two months he had been attached to the ship in that capacity had won his way to their hearts. . Lieutenant Commander Wainwright has coined one phrase that will proba- bly live in the traditions of the navy, “Fighting cannot be made a. safe busi- ness.” " The battle of the Yalu river had cab led the attention of naval experts all over the world to the terrible execution wrought by splinters from small boats and portipns of the superstructure of ships of war when struck by modern projectiles. Mr. Wainwright, among other officers,”was detailed to wri’te'a treatise discussing the following ques-‘ tion: ' “If about to go into adtion what, disposition would you make of your small boats with a view of securing the, greatest safety of ydur men?” Wainwright’s reply was an able one. The pith of it, however, was substan- tially contained in the following: “If about to go into actiOn in com- paratively shallow water, I should, if time permitted, strip the vessel clear of her small boats and moor them safe- ly at a distance until after the fight. If pressed for time, I should simply put «them adrift. If about to go into action in deep water, I Should set my ‘ boats adrift anyhow, leaving the ship and her officers and crew to take the chances of war. Fighting cannot be made a safe business.” Mr. Wainwright probably inherits his fighting instinct. He is the non of old Commodore Wainwright and comes of good fighting stock. His appoints. ment to the Naval Academy was from the District of CO!umbia.--Chlcago .......l-' ".155 o . 7' “ OLD ROSY’S" REPRIMAND. Vmercial. ' - . ,; '1' 1 no Took It Like a Sensible Man and a Gentleman. . g The late Geneial Rosecrans ran up against a Tartar once, but he had the good sense not to let his" ruffled dignity, cause him to loose his temper. The story, as told by Colonel James T. Sterling, is as follows: Company A of the Seventh Ohio was formerly the Light Guards of Cleve; land, and was one of the best drilled companies in the army. It was 00mg manded ‘by Captain Creighton. The Seventh Ohi_;was in West Virginia in 1861, and “Old Rosy” was in command. The supplies for the army were brought up the Kanawha river in boats which were unloaded by details from the regiment. General Rosecrans had ordered that soldiers on duty must Weall‘ their equipment. Company A' was sent out to unload a. boat and Captain Creighton permittedvithe men to take off «their equipment and their coats as well while engaged in this hard work. When the work had been completed the men and officers sprawl- ed out on the grass for a. rest, and then ‘ General Rosecrans and some of his staff rode up. The general looked at the soldiers a minute and then called for the commanding officer. Captain Creighton did not know General Bose- crans, but he rose to feet. -' - “Who commands this company?"~ ted the general. 1 do, to the best of my ability," re- plied «the captain. . 1 “Don’t you know, sir?" inquired the general, sternly, “that it is against or- ders to allow the menlto remove their equipments when on duty?" . “I have heard some such order," re- plied Captain C-reighiton. “but the man that issued it never did a day’s work in (his life. When my men have to work hard I’ll see him in the other ‘place before‘I’ll let them swelter with their accoutrements on.’ “Old Rosy stared at the cool captain a. moment and then rode down toward the boat. -I A soldier approached Captain Creigh- ton and said. . “Do you know who that is?” i “No, and I don’ t care.’ ' -‘ "- “That’s General Rosecrans the corn- man'der of this department. " " - ' “Whew!” ejaculated Captain Creigh- ton. “Company fall in!” Without question it was the 1111551 company in the command. When the ggenei'al'and his ‘ofiioe'rs'rode back from the boat, the com any, in full equip- ment stoodin pe . ect order and gave him a “present" in such splendid style as to attract his attention. General Rosecrans returned the salute and re- quested the captam to put his men through the manual. When it was find-shed the general raised his hat, and, turning to the captain. said: “I. think lthat a. company that can handle muskets as well as that should be allowed to unload a steamer without anything on, if they want to."—Detroit Free Press. . W H EN SOLDIERS T RAVEL. Tlieir c'omro'rt'weuuoko'd After by the ..,., GQVanmOH'. .u« u“, "When soldier: in the service of the United States are travelling their com- fort is pretty well looked after," says F. F. Hornet, general passenger agent of the. Nickel Plate. ~11; “The government requires the rail- road company -to provide sleeping cors for the officers an 'lso for the pri- vates if it is possibe eto procure the cars. or course, if men are to be car- ried in very large numbers, on short notice, such arrangements would be impossible, but even then We would have to provide them with ordinary day coaches. The volunteers who answer the present call will be carried in tour. ist cars if their journey laSts through a night. Otherwise they will go in day coaches. I don't think that any other,.'country on earth looks after its _ soldiers so well. When I was soldier, ing We considered a freight car per- fectly Satisfactory. We generally had .to walk. Being packed (into a. freight car on a hot summer day was rather uncomfortable, and the men usually: secured ventilation by knocking holes in the sides of the car with the butts of their rifles. When the officers re- monstrated the boys would say that they were just making loop holes to shoot the ‘Johnm'es.’ "--Buft’a.lo Com- . . 1 ' Emeralds are Scarce.~ ' It is reported that emeralds ' are steadily disappearing. In the fifties and shines emeralds Were the favorite lewéls, and were worn strung on a thvr like pearls. Now emeralds are no 1 ger polished into a round form, but are polished like diamonds. Fault: less stones of a deep color have al« ways been as valuable as diamonds. The reason of the scarcity of emeralds is the decrease in production in the, 'ral mountains. Emeralds were first 'scovered on" therigh’t bank of the -okowoler, near Katharineburg, in the. ' year 1830, and in the first years the harvest was ,a rich one. . ' 5,, U .36 1t-
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