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ITY AND DISTRICT. —+—_—— Should Be Stopped. fo the Editor of Tue Evexio Stan: ‘Will you tell us if there 1s a law allowing boys to play Dall on the streets of the city? It has ‘Decome dangerous to walk or drive on any street, as re liable to get a ball between the eyes, or to your horse hit in the head, or to have the Dall plunged Into your carriage, as has been m: experience several times. It has become a peril for any one to travel the streets in the day time. ‘Can't we bave it stopped ? SUFFERER. ‘The Identification of Criminals, ‘To the Editor of the Evesixe Star: In the Paris prefecture of police great dimculty has been experienced In the identification of crim- nals who have been previously convicted of crimes, The photographing of each delinquent | Seon brought together 50,000 cards, among which | ‘he search for an {individual's portrait became very troublesome. Dr. Bertillon, examining these ards for anthropological purposes, classified them Dy sexes, by height in groups of five centimetres’ Variation, by the length of the foot, the color of | the eyes, the length of the head compared with | the width of the callipers, &., until they were re- Gueed to classes of smali ni easily handled | and convenient of access. ‘This division proved a blessing to the police, for | when a suspected recidiviste 1s Drought before the | ate a few simple measurements puts him 1m @ small clas arch enables the | guardian of the pi : pUmMame Is SO | nd so, and here Is your picture. You have been | ere already, under nine different titles.” No Goubt the same diMculty of identification exists to a very great extent in such x floating popula- Yon as that of our city: It may not bea worth- Jess suggestion, therefore, which scientific an- thropology offers to practical government. O. T. Mason. ———_—_eee____ WASHINGTON STOCK EXCHANGE. | Governments. Bid. Asked. | nz | 333 | =e, no | yenty years’ fanding 6x, 189? nz | years’ funding 6s, 1902, coin. .- qa | Fire Insurance and Gaslight Companies | Gaslight 36 3675 ht = uri 20% e € ay Insurance a Railroad Stocks. BS | Weshincton and Georgetown Stock. ...... — 0 Washington ana Georgetown Bonds.) 108 = —— Metropolitan . 13 7% Boi jaahington Marker Co. lvauhoe Mining Co. stock. ‘Much-ne rap i Warrants, other Soldiers’ Additionals, per acre... Sioux Half-breed Sep, per acre. Estate Title Insurance jc telegraph company TRANSFERS OF REAL EsraTe.—Decds in fee Rave been Med as follows:—F. TH. Smith to Emily A. D. Wroe, w. ¥ lot 1 ny Ke Ells to H. W. Blair, 10ts 28 Sq. 69; $2,650. | ots Band 2, E Carus, trustee, to J.C. G. Kennedy, lots 7 and ¥4, sq. 214; $—. A. 'T. Bradley to E. Clark and W. Pyneheon, lot 9, sq. 81; $— Martha D. Abbott etal. to W. Wilson, lot 3, sq. 183: $2,000. J. J. Clark to A. C. Whitney, nt. 24, sq. 588; $4,500. A. C. Whitney to Annie’ E. Clark, same prop $A Wo. I Edgar | Frisby, property at northeast corner of West and Mortgomery streets, ‘own; $1,700. W. ‘Thomas to Margaret Mui lot 47, sub sq. 485: $1,100. John Muleahey et al.’ to W.E. Thomas, | Bane property; $1.1 yD. Biddle, trustee, t6 | Harriet E. 40, south grounds Col. umbia Unive W. T. Waiker et al. } Charies Pay 0G. E y: # ny sub lot 18, sq. eis, lois 22 and @. Francis to oodioe and C. same pro RIE. Yoat: son, sub lot 1 136: $1,960.50. &. Mitt, sub . | Barnard w rt 29, Ayres, lot 12. mn Univer=tty ; $9 ells, part of P. iy Bub. lots tn sq. 371 | Conners, pts. 4 Bevens, survivi 8q. 517; Harrie part 3.’<q. 25; to Sarah Gre garetta Dourhty tA Joo B 13. sub, Crrevit Covrt—Juage Macarthur. Yesterday, Emery Coal Co. agt. Haskins et al; Werict for plaintiff tor $664.09. O'Day agt. Van- Rant; do., nominal damages. Egurry Court—Judge James. Yesterday, Marks agt. Main; leave to amet Dil granted. mt. Shoemaker; sa’ Ted; C. H. Cragin, trustee, to sell. Ensor agt. Ensor: divorce a vin. mat. granted. Jackson agt. Davis, administrator; testtinony In this city and im Memphis, ‘Teny., Ordered taken. Bayley agi. Bayley; decree of May 2%, 1871, vacated a8 to lot 6, aare es Peter's Pence WHE FALLING OFF IN THE AMOUNT ATTRIBUTED TO THE POPE'S CIRCULAR. ‘The collections of Peter's pence made last Sun- @ay in the Catholic churches of the arcli-dlocese of Baltimore are sald by the Baltimore Sun to show a notable falling off. ‘This 1s attributed to | @issatistaction of Irish-American Catholics over Pope Leo's letter to the Catuolic clergy of Ireland Aisapproving of gy ald to the Parnell fund. The feturns from th® various churches In the arch- ice ‘se made to the Rev. George W. Devine, chan- cellor, have not yet been officially stated, but ft ts understood that, with the exception of a churen in Cuinberiand and a few others, the reier’s pence $n no instance exceeded $100. AUSt. Joun’s Catho- He Church, Ewer and Valley streets, where a con- gregalicn of 5,000 persons worship, the contribu- | Hons reached only the small sum of $40. Hereto- | fore this parish has given from $300 to $400. At | St. Vine-at’s Caureh, Froat street, $60 was collec- ted. The other cllurches frequented by Irish | Catholics gave similarly smal! sums, } A PRIEST'S OPINION. Rev. James McDevitt, of St. John’s Catholle | Church, Eager and Valley streets, who has been | President of the state council of the Irish Land League, said toa Sun reporter that he thought the holy father had madea great mistake. He sald that for some time past a party of Catholic bisi- ps and nob'emen have been meeting at the resi- | @enee of Candinal Howard, in Rome, and preparing | ans, Whiclt they have bo doubt urged on the pe. do not impurn their motives, but-l know | ‘they would mo Heaven and earth to Influence | the Holy See in Engtand’stavor. ‘The circular will | not bave the shghtest effect on the Irish party. | On the contrary, it will cement it more strongiy Yogetuer. “Are the Irish people tn conscience bound to obey the instructions of the circular?” asked the | base spe “ET think hot,” satd Father McDevitt. litical question, and not one of faith ‘and niorals, I cannot sce in this matter where the Opinions of'the Pope are worth more than any Otner prelate. He 1s not king of Ireland nor any Other place that I kaow, except his own domtv- fons. J belleve that the farther apart church and atate are kept the better; and I agree with a senti- ment previously expressed, that Pope Leo knows more about theology than’ he does of Irish poll- ties. As @ piece of policy and prudence, the Disheys and priests are compelled to listen to him 1g this matter, as he could remove them should he Gesire. It is different with the laity. It the Pope Spoke ex cathedra as the head of the church ona Question of faith and morals he would be intulll- , DUE on political questions h's views are only the same as any private individual.” ———————---_____ Mow the Czar Looked. THE PAGEANT AT MOSCOW YESTERDAY. In the procession at Moscow yesterday the em- peror wore the uniform of a general, and was Mounted on asplendid charger. He roJe a little In u€vance of the four generals who were directly attending him. He maintained a calm demeanor. Cheer upon cucer followed each other incessantly from the densely packed multitudes on the streets and from tue thousands of people In the balcon:es and windows. The empress was greeted with every mark of enthusiasm and loyalty. Caugiter, the Grand Duchess Xenia, Issey tothe people. The mounted grand dukes formed ® very Dfilllant group. The emperor wore the Droad blue ribbon of the Order of St Andrew over bisunttorm. The empress and grand duchesses ‘Wore uational Russiqn dresses, the Aslutic depu- tations were magnificently attired. The state earringes were splendidly decorated, and the whole effect was gorgeous. The entire route was lined with troops. A‘ the moment the cortege en- tered the city a salute of seventy-one guns was Bred (rom the Tsarskala Palace. Fecelved the emperor at the city boun- fp and joined the cortege with bis suite. somes ee “Being | est vo! THE SUNRISE ON THE MOON. Evidences of Former Velcances Dis- covered by Telescepe. A Boston dispatch says: Last evening a small Party assembled to take a farewell view through the object glass of the great Russian telescope ere its departure for its eastern home. The in- strument was turned upon the moon, and the Tesult is thus told: The solid earth slips away from under their feet. The; have left it behind them. They are me hundred miles above the moon, sailing over its surface. The scenery below the party on which they fix their gaze is tumultuously irreg- ular, and yet_ bears throughout a general re- semblance. Here is a specimen: A circular cavity, the exterior on one side andthe interior on the other being brightly illuminated. They call it a cavity, but in the Interior it seems level except near the center, from which there rises @ cone or dome, bright on one side, on which the sun shines, and casting a shadow on the other along the floor of the enclosure. That central mound is ‘:igher than Mount Washington. The enclosing walls which fence it in are higher stiil, and the enclosure it- selt is more than fifty miles across, This is the type of a lunar crater on a grand scale. Others, however, are larger, their diameters being from two to three times that which we examine and | covering a surface in some instances of nearly twenty thousand square miles. From this they range down to insignificance. There are more than fifty thousand craters on the moon, which indicate how prevalent volcanic action once was upon its surface. . What a spectacle our satel- lite must have presented at the period of [eo disturbance. Fifty thousand cra- ters! mapy of them rivaling in height the loftier mountains of our own globe. Here they are mixed together in inextricable contusion. No wonder if the observing party are bewildered. They have no time to study the craters In de- tall; they must take them en masse. Now the observers are on the terminator, that } Ine which separates the ght and dark parts of the moon and which seems soeven to the naked eye, displaying now every conceivable irregu- larity. What ts that glittering in the dark? — Is it the reftection from some artificial work flash- ing the sun’s rays bac ing a tale of habi- tation and industry? No; it !s a mountain peak catching the solar beam, while the surrounding region is in darkness. On that peak the lunar day Is dawning, the long day ot 354!¢ hours. Could the party have time to watch it they would see the sunlight gradually steal along its Tugged flanks, and slowly the whole landscape become illumined. But it would only repeat in its general features that on which they had been ing. As the sun gllds that mountain top joes any living being hall the beams that usher in the day? Now, if ever, 1s the time to ascer- tain if there Is life in the moon. ‘The observers are gazinz through the greatest telescope in the world. They strain their eyes to see some sign, some token that the landscape they survey isnot a desert. They are willing to be con- vinced where facts command conviction. It is grand, it is magnificent, put the magnificence of desolation. Where, then, are the cities, the fortitications, the cultivated fields, that charmed the eye and delighted the fancy of the older astronomers? Is It possible that these onco existed and are now no mor = pone Movement in Human Industry. W. Mattien Williams, in Popular Science Monthly for june. The philosopher -who first perceived and an- | nounced the fact that all the physical doings of man consist simply In changing the places of things made a very profound generalization, and one that is worthy of more serious consid- eration than it has received. All our handicraft. however great may be the skill employed, amounts to no more than this. The miner moves the ore and the tuel from their subterranean resting-places, then they are moved into the furnace, and by another moving of combustibles the workinz of the furnace Is started; then the metals are moved to the foundries and forges, then under hammers, or squeezers, or into melting-pots, and thence to | molds. The workman shapes the bars, or plates, or castings, by removing a part of their sub: stance, and by more and more movings of ina- terial produces the engine, which does its work wh and boiler. je statue is within the rough block of mar- ble; the sculptor merely removes the outer por- tiuns, and thereby renders his artistic concep- tion visible to his fellow-men. The agriculturist mere order that it may rece then moves into it, and, when the growth ts completed, he moves the resuit, and thereby makes his harvest. The same be said of every other opera- tion. Man alters tie position of physical things j in such wise that the forces ot Nature shall oper- ate upon themand produce the changes or other re-ults that he requir eae ‘The Right Kind of a Man. Choose aman who has plenty to occupy his mind. Not necessarily a great deal of money or real estate, but one whose mind ts active,and who will be likely to find plenty to look after outside of the house and home. That woman | 1s wise who chooses for her partner in life a man who desires to find his home a place of rest. It is the man with many interests, with engrossing occupations, with plenty of people to fight, with a struggle to maintain against the world, who is the really domestic man in the wife's sense; who enjoys home, who is tempted to make a triend of his wife, who relishes prattle, who feels in the home circle, where nobody is above him and no- body unsympathetic with him, as if he were ina haven of ease and relaxation. ‘The drawback of home life, its containing possibilities of insl- pidity, sameness and consequent weariness, is never present to such a man. He no more tires of his wife and children than of his own happier moods. He is no more bored with home than with sleep. All the monotony and weariness of life he encounters outside. ‘It is the pleasure- loving man, the merry companion, who requires constant excitement, that finds home life unen- durable. He soon grows weary of it, and con- siders everything so tame that it 1s impossible for him to be happy, or not to feel that he is less unhappy there than elsewhere. We do not mean that the true domestic man will be always at home. The man always at home has not half the chance of the man whose duty is outside of it, for he cannot help being sometimes inthe way. The point for the wife is, that he likes his home when he is there; and that liking, we contend, belongs first of all to the active and strong and deeply engaged, and not to the lounger, or even easy-minded man. The only point to guard against is that he does not become so deeply engrossed in his business that he takes it home with him and makea wife ofthat. But in nine cases out of ten the wife is at fault for this more than the husband, and if she had but the tact to make it entertaln- ing for him, and the aptitude to be entertained by any one. she would find that such aman ts the very man to appreciate and enjoy the so- ciety and the rest and freedom from care his home afforded. a Life in Large Cities. Cities are costly luxuries, and the bigger the city the more expensive the luxury. The as- sessed valuation of property in the city of New York for the year 1825 was $101,160,046, and the tax for that year was $387,448. In 1850 the as- sessed valuation of property was $207.142,446— having doubled in twenty-five years. The amount of taxes had, however, increased eight times, being $3,230,085. In 1875 the assessed valuation had risen to $883,643.545, while the total amount of taxation had reached the enormous sum of $32,367.744—having becn multiplied one hua- dred times in fifty years, while the state tax charged against the city has risen from $50,580 in 1825 to $8,012,886 In 1875. In 1880 the as- sessed value of propert was advanced to $942.571.600, but the total tax was reduced to $28,937,272, due to the reduction in the state tax leyied on the city from $8,000,000 to $8,571,322, the city tax remaining the same. Another great grievance under which the New York citizens labor and groan is the extravagance and reck- lessness of the expenditure of the moneys ralsed by taxation. If we may credit the statement of the Journals of that metropolis nearly halt the city funds are absolutely squandered, worse than wasted. —_——+e.____ A Quick-Handed Parson. From the Durango Herald. ‘It was in the Carolina backwoods. A country couple and parson. When he had finished the ceremony he sald: “‘An’ them ’uns who God have Joined—” 4 “Stop thar, parson,” sald the groom; ‘don't say them "uns—say these ‘uns.” “Jolin,” sald the parson, “Etech you at school, and I say them uns.” n sme “uns,” shouted the groom, drawing his pistol : The parson, seeing the movement, fired t! his surpiice, and the groom dropped dead, 'wing- ing the parson as he went down. There was a When the fusillade of aps thi shots. smoke cleared ha a poe) men were on the floor. The Bride, ing over the pulpit, to which she had fled Tor refge, gazed mournfully bar a Searing pistols is a playing ols Is a Ss i with my prospecks,” en fuel and water aré moved Into its fire- | y ‘moves the soil in | e the seed, which he EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON. INESDAY, THE DECAY OF FAITH. Skepticium a Symptom net the Effl- cient Canse of Existing Imreligion— Agnevticism Foredoomed to Oblivion. From the Toronto Mail. The avowed unbelief of the time is not suf™- Clent of itself to account for the decay of faith, Skepticism is a symptom, not the efficient cause of such irreligion as exists. Indeed, when the phenomenon is carefully analyzed it will appear | Clearly that theoretical unbelief plays only a subordinate part in the matter. Of all those who are practically without God, and have no hope in the world, the agnostics are but a feeble folk, and form an insignificant portion. The reason for thisobvious fact lies on the surface. With all its clamorous pretensiousness, dog- | matic infidelity is hollow and unnatural. The | majority of its votaries accept from scientific men, who are not philosophers, still less stu- | dents of comparative theology, certain vague statements upon trust, with all the fervor of unreasoning superstition. For the solemn prelude of Scriptural law or admonition, “Thus salth the Lord,” men are treated with what Tyndall says, or Clifford thought, or Spencer is speculating upon. To the | agnostic it does not appear necessary to examine the premises, it Is quite enough to condense the fog which gathers about the pseudo philosophy and embrace it as an ascertained conclusion. An English reviewer lately remarked that the crud- ity of recent speculations, outside the range of physical science proper, is simply marvelous. In riods of scientific advancea “new wave of fashionable Demo-criticism” sweeps over hu- Mmanjty, and the deepest and best thinkers are forgotten. ‘Such a wave has been passing once more over us and the old errors, exploded ahun- dred times seemed for a while to have fairly covered spiritual philosophy out of sight. There are various signs, however, that this wave has spent itself. It may welldo so, for it never spread over a wider surface, it has never carried more rubbish in its sweep. It never was more superficial and more arrogant, and future gen-, erations will be astonished at the influence which resuscitated these sophisms.” The agnestic dish is thus compounded: Take equal parts of evolution and molecular physics, garnish with a little Lucretius, add a liberal quantwn of Hume, and serve up with Buddhist sauce. It is clear that such a creed can have no hola upon any human soul. It lacks the first elements of constructive energy. Man aske for bread, and agnosticism disdainsto offer so much asastone. It knows nothing except that there is nothing except the material universe, of which man forms a vain and insignificant part. Unbelief of that type can never succeed, because it cannot satisfy the instinctive yearning of the |Tace. It fails to content the scientists, who are perpetually stretching out their longing arms to the “Unknowable.” It cannot content their humble followers, who take everything on trust with a childlike falth that is almost touching in its simplicity. To the mass of mankind its theories are as if | they were not. Few people care a jot about rotoplasra, or take the trouble to inquire how k came into existence. The broad chasm which yawns between being and no being, between matter and vaculty, does not alarm men, be- cause they care nothing about the matter. Nevertheless, agnosticism is the outgrowth of the epicurean and materialistic tone of the age. It Is the intellectual flower which springs from ;@ soil rank with moral and spiritual decay. ; Hence, even where it {s either ignored or un- known as a formuiated gystem it nevertheless | Serves as a decent covering to practical godless- 4ness. Those who do “not like to retain God In i their knowledge” are practical agnostics, whether they so profess themselves or not. Men vho have a smattering of the no creed sympa- | thize with it, because they find therein a seda- | tive for conscience—an impunity for selfishness, for covetousness, for reckless living. | One of the gravest stumbling blocks to reli- gion isthe hard materialism of the age. The triumphs in invention of which we boast so | loudly have their sinister side. The openings for speculation—the new world to conquer—are secured at the cost of human spirituality. That ngrossing worldiness which infringes even upon the Sabbath calm pursue the race with its sting as the fabled gadfly harassed the fugi- tive. The love of the world when it becomes an absorbing passion {s incompatible with religion and with much else that is lovely in the char- acter. Christianity does not enjoin neglect of worldly duties. “This we commend you,” said St. Paul, “that if any vuld not work, neither should he eat.” The Saviour Himself,in sup- lication for His disciples said: “I pray not that Thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that Thou shouldest keep them from the evil.” The evil in our day consists in the universal haste to be rich; and there is surely no passion so utterly destructive of moral and spiritual well being. It is going far below the mark to | Say that ail the fantasti ‘stems of materialistic agnosticism haye together wrought less harm |to the race than the confused and heartless | scramble for worldly success among men who call themselve#Christians. We hear much of Christian unity; what our age demands is more spirituality, more self-denial, less. money grub- bing. As it is, the taint of Mammon worship pervades the atmosphere to the exciusion of | faith and its sister graces. Wherea man’s treas- | ure is there will his heart be also. Energy, en- terprise, business sayacity are all noble quali- ties, but they may be pressed into the service. When the issue comes to lie between God and Mammon, the effort to serve two masters must result’in terrible damage to the soul of man. Formalism is the natural result of absorption in earthly pursuits. A profession of religion, 80 far as church attendance may serve to indicate, is often not only a matter of habit or fashion, but a positive necessity with those who aim at the main chance. The pew regularly filled at the beginning of the week seems, in some sort, a portion of the man’s stock in trade. It gives him tone, credit and character with his fellows; but beyond that religion has no significance to such an one. Yet it is surely clear that if Chris- tianity is to have free course and to be Justified by its fruits, itmust permeate the life. To bal- ance Sunday worship against “the wretched remnant of the week” is a terrible mistake in one’s life reckoning. Yet that is too often the way in which men keep their current account with heaven and conscience. Is it any wonder that faith decays,when those who claim to be its adherents thus deal with it? Agnosticism is foredoomed to oblivion, notwith- standing {ts hollow clamorousness. “Upon it !s inscribed the solemn announcement: “He that drinketh of this water shall thirst again.” But, with ail its sinister intentions, it has never, nor ever can, entail a tithe of the evil brought about by the unspirituality of professed Christians. Who shall breathe upon these dry bones, that they may live: ——_—_—_~-. ‘The Wedding Vail, Travelers in Japan describe the Japanese maiden’s weddin vail as a long. flowing plece of gauze, white and soft in texture. It is used but twice—first for a bridal vail and again when it serves as a winding sheet. Weave ye tho vafl, O maidens! sing and weavel et your swift shuttles fly! Nor may one nimble finger dare to leave A flaw within the ply; Like her pure life, the web must not receive Or faintest stain or dye. Weave yo the vall, © maldens! weave and sing! t strains of Joy arise! In chorus chant the hj Let all the glad surprise— The shy, sweet joy to see so fair a thing— Well up within her eyes, Sing of the happy lover, proud and free! Its folds when first he sees, So snowy white in graceful witchery On the caressing breez. The moonbeams, sleeping in their purity, Are not more fair than these] Sing of the rounded days that glide away From rosy fugered Time, Who counts the lauzhing hours ‘like buds of May, Th ach ees in is prime; t to ey show a heart of rose too sweet stay vehWithin this ftruy clime Weave ye the vail, maidens! | Soft and slow ‘our s'rains may echo here! ‘Twine strong the thread, and firm the weft let go, ‘To last Tull many'a year; ‘The bridal robe, with all its gracetul flow, ‘Must drape the funeral bier. ‘Weave ye the vallin silence! Holy Love Shall cast its tener spell O’er the souls passing to that home above ~ Where all true hearts do dwell! : Weave ie two bridals! ae canonly prove mn second weddin: ul. —Hester 4 Podle in the Continent, es A Sufficient Ground for Complaint. From the Chicago Herald. . “We can’t stand this sort of meat. sir,” sald the spokesman of adelegation ot the orew of the steamship Louisiana to Captain Gager on a re- cent trip. “What's the matter with the meat?” inquired the bated of the steward. “Nothing at all. sir. It’s a piece of the cabin that I was obliged to send down because the stock of meat for the crew ran short. It le fresh, tender meat, Taste it yourself.” Captain Gager tasted it and said kesman of ne delegation: kes ite = can see nothing the matter with that meat. Wiavate a ead the spoke tre don't like tek node ‘we don’ SINGING IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. ‘What Theedore Thomas Says. IT 18 HARMFUL TO THE VOICE, AND IS NOT EVEN A HEALTHY EXERCISE. 1 ‘Theodore Thomas endorses, in the June Cen- tury, Wm. L. Tomiins’ views “On the Training of Children’s Voices,” by way of introducing them tothe readers of The Century, and Mr. Tomlins says in part: ‘ When the study of sing- ing was first introduced in the public schools of Boston, the most utopian anticipations were indulged in with regard to the degree and value of the musical culture that would then become the acquisition of every child. Two advantages, In particular, were counted upon: That fluent singing by note would become common, and that a foundation would be laid for a genuine appreciation of good music. To some extent these expectations have been realized. A cer- tain very moderate knowledge of musical not,a- tion has become general among the younger people—not only of that city, but of almost all other cities throughout the country, for into nearly all of them music has been introduced. Even this moderate facility in reading music has served as a means of enlarging the pupil’s prac- tical acquaintance with musical literature, and to that extent the school instruction has done something to advance musical taste. “But, on the other hand, it ts very far from the truth, that the ability has become general to sing accurately by note any but the simplest music, even among the more musical of the students in these schools. It ts equally doubt- ful whether the wider dissemination ot musical taste is to any considerable extent related to the public school instruction in music. “There ig, however, a more serious question which deserves to be considered. It is, whether the exercise of singing as commonly conducted in the public schools is not positively harmful to the voice and destructive to tuture ability to sing artistically. “Briefly mentioned, the faults of current in- struction are these: Everything is sacrificed to a knowledge of musical notation. The voice is developed only in respect to power, and this, un- fortunately, in a way which must be entirely undone whenever the study of artistic singing is begun. Instead of soft, pleasant, expressive voices, one hears in school almost universally a hard, shouty tone, unsympathetic and Inexpres- sive. This tone is produced by an improper ac- tion of the throat which absolutely prevents the production of an emotional tone. In this way is formed a bad habit which must be entirely undone before expression can be acquired. Singing thus conducted is not even a healthful exercise, for it engenders vocal habits which re- act unfavorably upon the throat. “‘Nor do the musical text-books exhibit a real Pprogressiveness toward higher and nobler ideas. How far this is the case will appear as soon as we compare the singing-books with the ordinary school readers. In the latter the child begins with easy words and very simple thoughts. From this he is led to longer words, more involved sentences, and more matured ideas. The pro- gress does not stop short ot Shakespere and Milton. Instead of such a progressive course in music, the pupil is held to the lower grade. Even where the difficulties of music-reading are gradually increased, the musical ideas are not correspondingly raised. “All of these short-comings finally reduce themselves to two, namely: Ignorance ot or in- difference to the physiological relation between singing and the vocal organs; and second, apathy with regard to all kinds of musical re- lations beyond the simplest and most. obvious. “This state of things, which prevails for the most part throughout the country, is to be ac- counted for or, at least, has been influenced by two or three circumstances. The music teach- ers are chosen mainly for their knowledge of notation and the sight-reading ot music. They are generally earnest, practical teachers, with perhaps a turn'for music, but with no system- atized training in the physiology of the vocal organs, and without practical acquaintance with the technic of vocal culture. They are pre- centor-like singers, with loud, unsympathetic voices, and with a low grade of musical ideas,” pa An Able Fish Liar. From the New York Herald. A stout, portly looking gentleman stood in the midst of an attentive group of friends in a Cort- landt street hotel yesterday afternoon. He was evidently whipping the trout streams of his imagination, for he waved his cane above his head with the rhythmic motion of a leader ofan orchestra. After making several superb casts he evidently hooked a specter trout and landed him with great applause. Encouraged by his success he began to tell of an unusual capture once made by him, the novelty of which caused the most profound impression: “You_ know, gentlemen,” he said, “that the usual M@thod of catching a trout is from the bank of a stream or out of a boat. Once, how- ever, I captured a very big trout while riding on atrain of cars. I was going upto Pike county, in Pennsyivania, fishing, as was my custom for many years. The conductor of the tain was a brother angler, and I rode with him in the bag- gage car, chatting over the fish we had taken, The conversation turned to those we had not secured. My friend said: ‘General, we will soon come to a narrow stream which the road crosses, where resides an ancient and remarkably wary trout. For thirty-six years I have endeavored to hook him without avail. Men have grown thin digging worms to catch him. He dwells under an old log, just beneath the bridge, wait- ing for the fragments of lunch which fall from the cars.” P ‘An idea at once occurred to me. I took my rod from Its case and put it together, adjusted the reel and tled on a favorite cast, which, by the way, was given to me by Sir Morton Peto when he visited mein this country. 1 said: ‘I'll try the old duffer. Don't stop the train, but slow up when you come to the stream.’ Ina few minutes the train went rumbling on the bridge. The baggage master exclaimed: ‘Here we are,’ and rolled back the door at the side of the car. I made my cast, gentlemen, and had him, by jove! He weighed over four and a half pounds, It was a he one.” ———_-o-_____ Esthetic in All ‘fhings. A young girl in a Memphis family insisted upon having something to say as to the selec- tion of anew carpet for the parlor. “I don’t care so much about the colors,” sald she, “nor whether we get a regular carpet or a rug; and most of the pattern may consist of small de- signs, if you like, so long as there are a few figures in it of oblong shape, and about elght by fourteen Inches in size. I really must insist on those dimensions, and I want all the outlines to be distinct. Why am I particular about these points? Simply because my feet are rather large. My knowledge of art is sufficient ‘to teach me that the eye judges of size by com- parison." If my foot ts put out for view on or beside a figure ina carpet that is smaller than itself, don’t you see that it shows for all its actual dimensions, but it jt rests on a distinct, design of three or four times its own area, it Is Separently reduced? So our carpet must have a few big figures in it for my personal use. As soon as you have made the selection I will know by the colors how to make my purchases of hosiery for the season. The exactions of dress nowadays require harmony of hues.” Chinese Poisons. From Nature. The commonest poisons are said to be opium, arseng, and certain noxlous essences derived from herbs. But besides these other things are taken by suicides and given by murderers to cause death. In some of the southern provinces there exists a particular kind of silkworm, known as the golden silkworm, which is reared by miscreants to serve elther purpose as occa- sion may require. Quit ver, which Is also used with fatal effect, is either swallowed, or, like the “Juice of cursed hebenon,” which sent eciere ae fo his sccoant, is poured into s ‘orture neogasarliy consequent on this last method of using it aes eh exces- sive that it may safely be assumed that it finds favor only with murderers, Swallowin; gold, on the other hand, seems to be the fa- vorite way of seeking death with wealthy suicides. It has been held by some writers that the expression “swallowing gold” is but a me- taphorical phrase meanii “swallowing olsoning,” just as when a potable culprit is or- dered to strangle himself he is sald to have had “a silken cord” sent to him.- But the ‘“Cor- oners’ Manual” puts it beyond question that gold is actually swallowed, and it prescribes the remedies which should be adopted to effect a cure. Gold not being a poison, death is the re- sult either of suffocation or laceration of the in- testines. When suffocation is imminent, J ete rue ie gid'itaeee ines n ie gol wnw! wi frone takee attained, the flesh of par- trid, among other thi the nath ig other ings, should be eaten by Seeing the Superintendent. ‘From the Wall Street News. In the office of certain western railroad sa- Perintendent it was understood that, when a common looking stranger entered the outer office and asked for the great mogul, one of the several young men therein employed should claim to be the official wanted, and thus turn the bore away. The other day a web-footed stranger, with a business squint to his eyes, Naw Ccormme Hou asked to see the superintendent, and the chief clerk promptly replied: “Yes, sir; what can I do for you?” “Are you the man?” “T am.” “No mistake?” “None at all.” “Then it’s all right. Six months ago one of our trains killed a cow for me, and you have nm just mean enough not to answer any of 'm going to lick $35 out ‘29, 8. E. Con. 1rm ap D Ore. PERFECT FITTING GARMENTS. “But, sir, you see——” “I see nothing ‘but you! Prepare to be licked!” ‘And the pro: ELEGANT AND BEAUTIFUL IN STYLE. superintendent was not only mopped aroun the room and flung into the ABTISTIO IN CUT AND FINISH, woodbox as limp as a clothes line, but the cow owner kicked the others outdoor and upset the desks and tables with the remark: “The next time I do business with-this cor- ration, I want you to not only reply to my letters, butto put ‘in haste’ on your envelopes.” —_-e-____ Slow to Keep Cut Flowers. From the Cleveland Herald. A reporter found his way into a florist’s yes- terday afternoon and feasted his eyes and nose on the beautiful buds that lay in bouquets there. . “How long will this clove pink last?” he in- quired. “Oh, with care. a week or ten days. A solid rosebud will last about the same time. There's a good deai in knowing how to keep flowers fresh.” “Do you use any preparations? Any salt in the water, or ammonia, or the like?” “Not at all. That's all nonsense. All that is necessary to keep flowers fresh is to keep them moist and cool. If people, instead of dippini flowers in water, or putting them In a vase wit water, would simply wrap them up ina wet newspaper, they would find that they would keep far fresher over night. A wet.towel or napkin would be too heavy and crush the blooms too much, and, besides, it would allow the moisture to evaporate too easily. See that box ‘THOROUGHLY AND KEATLY SEWED. A FULL LINE OF CLERICAL SUITS. ROBINSON, PARKER & CO., ONE PRICE CLOTHIERS, ‘ep2s 819.8., Cor. 7th and D Sts, Ixvucewers Exrnsonpmany. KING'S PALACE, 814 SEVENTH STREET. of buds. They were packed in Boston Monday | Freeh arrivals of all the in wet paper, and you might say they are | LATEST AND MOBT FASHIONABLE STYLES, fresher now than when they came off the bush. Great t ns in “Why do you send clear to Boston for rose- buds; haven't you got the same kind of roses here?” “Exactly the same kind, but they won't grow sonicely here. Take this Boston bud for ex- ample and put it beside a native bud. They are of exactly the same variety, both being Bon Silenes. But the stem of the Boston bud is far longer and stouter than that of the na- tive bud. The colors are far more brilliant and the bud is more durable. When the stem is long and thick we don’t have to use so much wire to strengthen it, and that makes it much more convenient.” “‘What advantage has Boston over Cleveland in the raising of roses?” “It's the climate. It istrue that it isn’t so FLOWERS aX ‘LACES, RUSH. : KING'S PALACE, warm there as it is here, and it hasn't been ex- tremely sultry here this winter. But the tem-| ™y17 814 SEVENTH STREET. perature in a greenhouse is easily enough reg- ulated, as well as the quantity of moisture in| T'xz Misrrr Srors, the air, and the soll is made just go rion with all CORNER 10rz AND F STREETS. gardeners. It can’t be because they are any more skillful in raising flowers there than we are here, for I know of leners who have come here from the east and expected to do the same things they did there, and falled com- READ, THINK AND JUDGE! Clothing for Men and Boys. ROBINSON, PARKER & CO., HATS AND_ BONNETS, > EAT FRENCH BEADED LACES AND CROWNS at half their value. Special inducements in RIBBONS AND SPANISH $50,000 WORTH OF MILLINERY GOODS to be ‘slaughtered. ee te see LADIES’ DRESSES at 60 cents Souuez Ovenrxa DO NOT FAIL TO CALL EARLY TO AVOID THE PURCHASE UNTIL YOU HAVE ASCER- PORE: TAINED OUE PRI Asevery SUCCESS is sure to have imitators, so has the MISFIT STORE. Be sure, therefore of coming to the CORNER of 10TH AND F STREETS to buy your __ ATTORNEYS. GQAMUEL B. WaLKeR. a next to City P.O. DW. H. THOMAS, si it room, main Eps hrc GOODRICH, A! ~AT-1 Antes, oes © BALL, NDREW C. BRADLE: a i de Ek mt STN RE a ae HAS, ————— Bu BOOKS. siesta EASTON & RUPP, 8.E. corner Ps. ave. and 13th st. OOKS. i of Wm. fy ge E Sopien tae ake orcs jane yng ») fet Hel Acorn kira diets Benaes “i Reema Wi Wealth, (Witnington): 268 Ciecice he ap? aa en ‘yivania svenue, LADIES’ GOODS. - Mu. J. P. . ALMER, IMPORTER OF FASHIONS, oe 1107 F STREET NORTHWEST) NOVELTIES IN LONDON HATS AND PARIS BONG METS CONSTANTLY BEING RECEIVED | THROUGHOUT THE SEASON. eri or IMPORTED BONNETS And ROUND HATS, ‘THURSDAY, May 17, 1883, MRS. M. J. HUNT, No Cards. 1309 F STREET. mylB Lions: Boots, PERFECT IN FIT, ON OUR PARIS LAST, HAND SEWED, 98. WIDTHS AA TO D; SIZES 1 TO 7. pletely. Even in New York the florists sell ten a “ Bosvon bade to one of their own growth, and aurrs FoR poms FROM 12 TO 11. EDMONSTON'S, it’s Just so all over the country. You know the | Good plain suits for $5, worth’ more oulture there is bestowed upon a rose, the | Aly rok sults for $6, worth $10, my6 1889 and 1341 F street. more double it becomes—that 1s, the more of | Elegant suita for $9, worth $15. W. these stamens turn into petals. Well, I suppose FOR BOYS FROM 4 TO 12 2 ee Pi g nea that, as Boston fs credited with possessing an | Good knockabont suite for $2, worth $3.60. Fine Neckwear, Dreas ‘Trim B atmosphere of ‘culchah,’ that has something to | Nice snits for $3, worth $5. styles French Corsets, Handsome Wray do with it.” All-wool suits for $4, worth $6.60. 1 wuite, Jersey Poloneiec, ‘Monrnine 2 lendid suite for $8, worth $3. White Sufts tna variety lea abd prices, fant suits for: ‘worth $10, Suits, Silk Suite for $30 and anda fine’ The National Capital in Spring. MEN’s CLOTHING. mm arian and Jackets, 207 Pen = Correspondence New York Tribune, Blue nel Suite, G. A. R, cut, $6.50, oy hes polis < ney is even Bh 1 Si Best In. ), worth | s very desi ansortment Mantil at Wasuinctox, May 12.—The visitor to Wash-| Fine Yacht Clot Siren Gide corey see ee gent discount” Festhers dyed ‘and re-canied equal te ington at this season of the year sees this beau- | ¢Ahiine Gverovate, in great variety, will be sold re- = J tiful elty at its best, and those who intend to vist it, and do not care for the attractions of Congress and the crowds It draws with It, can- not come at a better time, The trees are all in full leaf, and have been for ten days, cold as the spring has been. The skies are, for the most part, bright and glowing, and the air is genially warm, with just a flavor of coolness to remind one that the summer heat has not come yet to rth $10. $10, worth $18, 12, M5 Sin $15, wort and orth “Fiabe Broadcloth Suite, $18, worth $35, worth $1! lack Diagonal Suita, $10. render it parched and lifeless. The visitor at ‘Serze Suits, finest le te worth $25. this time realizes that the glory of Washington | Bisex x Sobre Sul, ‘Guest Guality, Siz, Wace ook, {stn its trees. | Every street and avenue is lined | fine. Corascren Suite, $10, worth £96, at variety, with them; they shade the parks and little tri- angles and squares of green which the peculiar ‘conformation of the city places at almost every street corner. Seen just at this time, when the new follage is fresh and brilliant, the whole city seems set in a frame of living green. Washing- ton, with more than a hundred miles of trees in its streets—not including those in the parks— surely sets a good example to other American cities, 80 many of which have allowed their trees to die out and be crowded out. until their streets look like tunnels in brown-stone quarries or brickyards. It 1s fortunate, too. in another respect as a city of residence. Having no commerce and no heavy traffic in its streets, it can maintain the smooth asphalt pavements that make carriage- driving here easier than on a well-kept country road. In one particular it is still far Pentnd the metropolitan standard. The detestable brick sidewalks of the southern towne still exist in almost all parts of the city, and with their bulges.and hollows wrench the feet so badly that it is a common thing for pedestrians to take to the streets, which are much better adapted for walking than the sidewalks. The squares, circles and other parks alluded to, are a special; feature of the capital. Many are beautified with beds of flowers set out from the government gardens and thoroughly cared for. They fur- nish delightful outlooks for the houses grouped about them, and are a continual pleasure to the eye of the passer-by. French Detectives, From the Nineteenth Century. Tes Agents Secrets are not only personally un- known to the general public, but save in excep- tional cases, even to each other. It is known where they may be found at a moment's notice when wanted; but, as a rule, they do not fre- quent the Prefecture more than can be helped. They have nothing whatever to do with serving PANTS® WORKING PANTS AtT5 cents, $1, aud $1,50. 7 men at very low prices, ae aize PACKING TRUNKS, good and strong, Strong Zinc-covered TRUNKS, at $2.75, TRUAKS up to$15, guaranteed cheap. SATCHELS! SATCHELS! SATCHELS! ‘Linen-covered SATCHELS from 75 cents up. Leather-covered SATOHELS at 75 cents; large ones, $1.25, $1.35. All-Leather SATCHELS at Bottom Figures. HAMMOCKS! HAMMOCKS! For childces ana grown peorile, from 76 cents up. and Stretchers, Ropes, Hooks, Stretchers and Pillows sold separate. summonses or executing warrants. There are PARASOLS! SUN UMBRELLAS! among them men who have lived in almost | COACHING PARASOLS from $1.50 up. every class of life, and each of them has what Gent's SILK UMBRELLAS, $1.90. may be called a special line of business of his == own. In the course of their duty some of them mix with the receivers of stolen goods; others with thieves; many with what are call RUSH BAGS, large sizes, only 5 centé, Shopping and Lunch BASKETS. CROQUET SETS at all prices, at in Paris commercial rascals, and not a few with thoes sah eet iat = melt sue and other pro) ‘a like vali le nature. Forgers, sh Prail inds, house-breakers and horse- stealers—a very numerous and most industrious class in Paris—have each and ail their agents of the police, who watch them and know where to lay hands upon them when they are “wanted.” A French detective who cannot as- sume and “act up to” any character, and who cannot disguise himself in any manner so effec- tually as not to be recognized even by those who know him best, 1s not considered fit to hold his appointment. Their ability in this way is marvelous. One of them some years ago made me a bet that he would, in the course of the next few days, address me four times, for at least ten minutes each time, and-that I should not know him on any occasion until he discov- mylt ———————— ees P2OTECT YOUR FURS AND WINTER CLOTH ING AGAINST THE RAVAGES OF MOTH. REFINED GUM CAMPHOR, %c, PER POUND. L. C. BISHOP, Drugrist, apld ‘730 9th street. corner H street northwest. Cu Rorrser, = 3 AND 405 TH STREET NORTHWEST. ered himself. Asamatter of course Shaped on BEAD QUART ‘oanutaGe CoMPAnY. = mm and mistrasted every one who came | THE T UTY, CO} anD near me. But theman won his It is need- ep URAELLITY Bae less to enter into it suffice to Iewn Areh- oS presented himself in the ofa maker's assistant, a flacre driver, a venerable old gentleman with a great interest in the Bourse, and, finally, as a walter in the hotel in which I was stopping. Assurediy, the man deserved to win his bet, for in no single had I the taintest suspcion of his identity. oo Her Daughters Husband. ‘From the Burlington Hawkeye. Atraveler saw a woman takeaman by thecollar, yank him up the steps into # railroad car, jam him down into a hot seat near the stove, pile up ‘a valle and two big brown baskets with loose covers and long haniles at his feet, shoves lady into his lap and say: “Now, sit there until I Jane on Loe! ‘and don,t move til Tenconeee ad QyoreR ror DESIRE 4 LOW-PRICED BOY's gardlesa of cost. golQilifferent, patterns Cassimere and Cheviot Suits at wo! § different patterns Cassimere and Cheviot Suits at Hferep$, patterns Cassimere and Cheviot Suits at rown Tricot Coat and Vest Prince Albert Office Coats, in different colors and qualities—bar- ‘gains, ‘We are now prepared to show one of the largest and best assorted stocks of TRUNESfor Ladies and Gentie- We have an elegant assortment of TRAVELING | /Uzibia:,*) Your, SATCHELS for Ladies and Gentlemen at Bottom Prices. very MEXICAN HAMMOCKS, HAMMOCKS with Pillows S. Sere ree Dae, 3 veg yy gy! = i? difterent, paiterns Cassimere and Cheviot Suitaat | Fiiting’and Desguice Eales Process and correct. ‘Lhe success Mr. White met with in cit due to his thorough knowledge of ne ao <4 system Mr. White teaches is universally acknow! the best. The system is by moasu! it. chatt or part of « chart,” School open day and evening. Mz Geo. Wane, LADIES’ TAILOR, 1115 F srreer xortuwest, Is Now to Take Prders for EVENING, RECEPIION AXD DINNER DRESSES, WEDDING TROUSSEAUS AND mace Cloth Costumes. All the works ‘fret Beet ntgwarantesd. | var tad Teaving thie city eh take one of Mr. WHITE'S ocleuratod Clots with her. — £19-456m_ NDERWEAR!—DOUGLASS’, 9ra AND F STREETS.—The in this t fae Deen tar tn excess of our expectations, the eale off if ji con! Each day we it eer ine, of Fits at 26 cents a 7 cach. The best chemise ever offered for price, Jeneth, | Mousqustaire Gloves, DOUGLASS’ 9th and F streets. CAL CLEANING ESTAI MENT, 906 t north’ ence. “Ladies and Gentlemen's pita ro 3 wrpasoed 11 Paris, Non fotice.. eu n ow Grease spots guaranteed to be thoroughly removed.au2® Ms ANNIE K. HUMPHERY, GENTLEMEN’S GOODS. = —= s. B. ELLERY, a ‘SUCCESSOR TO DUBREUIL BROTHERS, |ANUFACTURERS. 0) E DRESS SHIRTS, = sh GENIS' IBHINGS, 1112 F Breer Nortawesr, Wasurxotor, D. 0. Six of the Dress Shirts to order.. 812.4 Eis Fairy Flue rst order Fs Six Fine Shirts toorder..... Tuoursows SHIRT FACTORY ax MENS FURNISHING EMPORIUM, G16 F Street, Opposite Patent Office. Paden Rep nota, airanee SAFE DEPOSIT CO. SPcvRiry. FROM LOSS BY BI ROBBERY, FIRE OR ACCIDENT. “THE NATIONAL SAFE DEPOSIT COMPANY, & ‘of Weahington, ay, ree tied onpernes esensspenee: i i ae eee age ‘joining Vaults, VAULT DOORS GUARDED BY THE SANGER ee c Ree S = 2 °Riymek, Ast. Soap. a At ie