Evening Star Newspaper, August 12, 1889, Page 6

THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, D.C. M BROWN-SEQUARD’S WORK. How the Scientist Describes the Action of the Fluid Upon Himself. In the London Lancet of July 20 Dr. Brown- Bequard hasa paper describing his experi- ments with the fuid which has since become popularly known as the “Elixir of Life.” The doctor first describes the method of preparing the fluid, which he obtained from certain glands of dogs and guinea pigs mingled with distilled water. For each of the subcutaneous injections made upon his own person he used one cubic centimeter of the distilled liquid. He said: Ihave made ten subcutaneous injections ofsuch liquid—two in my left arm, all the others in my lower limbs—from May 15 to June 4 last. The first five injections were made on three succeeding days with a liquid obtained froma dog. In ‘all the subsequent injections, made May 24, 29 and 30 and June 4, the liquid used came from guinea piga, When I employed liquids having passed through Pasteur's filter the pains and other bad effects were somewhat less than when a paper filter was used. Coming now to the favorable effects of these injections, I beg to be excused for speaking 80 much as I shall ns of my own person. I hope it will easily be understood that, if my demonstra- tion has any value—I will even say any signifi- cance—it is ow: to the details concerning the State of my health, strength and habits previ- ously to my experiments, and to the effects they have produced. ‘HIS STRENGTH MUCH IMPAIRED. I am 72 years old. My general strength, whicn has been considerable, has notably and gradually diminished during the last ten or twelve years. Before May 15 last Iwas so weak that I was always compelled to sit down after half an hour’s work in the laboratory. Even when I remained seated all the time, or almost all the time, in the laboratory, I used to come out off it quite exhausted after three or four hours’ experimenal labor, and sometimes after only two hours. For many years, on returnin home in a carriage by 6 o'clock after seve: hours passed in the laboratary, I was so ex- tremely tired that I invariably had to go to bed after having hastily taken a very small amount of food. Very frequently the exhaustion was 80 t that, although extremely sleepy, I could act for hours go to —— and J only — very little, waking up exceedingly tired. ‘he day after the first subcutaneous injection, and still more after the two succeeding ones, a radical change took place in me and I had am- ple reason anand ee ae gained at least e_strergth I possessed a goodmany yearsago. Considerable laboratory work pom t tirea me. To the great astonish- ment of my two principal assistants—Drs. D’Ar- sonval snd Hubocque—and other perscus I was able to make experiments for several hours while — feeling no need whatever to sit down. Still more, one day (the 23d of May), after three hours and a quarter of hard experi- mental labor in the standing attitude, I went home so little tired that after dinner I was able to go to work and to write foran hour anda ‘& part of a paper ona difficult subject. For more than twenty years I had never been able to do as much. My friends know that, owing to certain cir- cumstances and certain habit«, I have for thirty or forty years gone to bed very early and done my writing work in the morning, beginning it generaily between 3 and4o’clock. For a great many years [had lost all power of doing any serious mental work after dinner. Since my first subcutaneous injections I have very fre- quently been able to do such work for two, three, and one evening for nearly four hours. RUNNING UP STAIRS AGAIN. From natural impetuosity and also to avoid losing time I had till I was sixty years old the habit of ascending and descending stairs so rap- idly that my movements were rather those of running than walking. This had gradually changed, and had come to move slowly up and down stairs, having to hold the banister in difficult staircases. After the second injection I found that I had fully regained my old pow- ers and returned to my previous habits in that er iy limbs, tested with a dynamometer fora week before my trial and during the month following the first injection, showed a decided gain of strength. The average number of kilo- grammes moved by the flexors of the right fore- arm before the first injection was about 3414 (from 32 to 37), and after that injection 41 (from 39 to 44), the gain being from 6 to 7 kilo- grammes. In that respect the forearm flexors Feacquired ins great measure the strength they had when I was living in London (more than twenty-six years ago). The average num- ber of kilogrammes moved by those muscles in London in 1863 was 43 (40 to 46 kilogrammes), Ihave a record of the strength of my fore- arm, begun im March, 1860, when I first estab- lished myself in London. From that time to 1862 I occasionally moved as much as 50 kilo- grammes. During the last three years the maximum moved was 38 kilogrammes. This year, previously to the first injection, the maxi- mum was 37 kilogrammes. Since the injection it has been 44. With regard to the facility of intellectual labor, which had diminished within the last few years, a return to my previous ordinary condition became quite manifest during and after the first two or three days of my experi- ments. It is evident from these facts and from some others that all the functions depending on the power of action of the nervous centers, and especially of the spinal cord, were notably and rapidly improved by the injections I have used. ‘The last of these injections was made on June 4, about five weeks and a half ago. I ceased making use of them for the purpose of ascer- taining how long their good effects would last. For four weeks no marked change occurred. but gradually, although rapidly, from the 3d of this month (July) I have witnessed almost a complete return of the state of weakness which existed before the first injection. This loss of strength is an exceilent counterproof as regards the demonstration of the influence ex- erted on me by the injections. My first communication to_the Paris biologi- cal society was made with the wish that other medical men advanced in life would make on themselves experiments similar to mine, so as to ascertain, as I then stated, if the effects I had observed depended or not on any special idio- synerasy or on a kind of auto-suggestion with- out hypnotization, due to the conviction which I bad before experimenting that I should surely obtain a great part at least of these effects, This last supposition found some ground in many of the facts contained in the valuable and learned work of Dr. Hack Tuke on the “Influ- ence of the Mind Over the Body.” Ready as I was tomake on my own person experiments which, if they were not dangerous, were at least exceedingly painful, I retused absolutely to yield to the wishes of many people anxious to obtain the effects I had observed on myself. DRE. VABIOT’S EXPERIMENTS. But, without asking my advice, Dr. Variot, a physician who believed that the subcutaneous injections of considerably diluted spermatic fluid could do no harm, has made a trial of that method on three old men—one fifty-four, an- other fifty-six and the third sixty-eight years. | ‘On each of them the effects have been found to be very nearly the same as those I have ob- tained on myself. Dr. Variot made use of rab- bits and guinea pigs. These facts clearly show that it was not toa | arom idiosyncrasy of mind that the effects I ave pointed out were due. As regards the explanation of those effects by an auto-sug- Sestion, it 1s hardly possible to accept it in the | case of the patients treated by Dr. Variot, | They had no idea of what was being done, they knew nothing of my experiments and were | only told that they were receiving fortifying injections. To find out if this qualification had anything to do with the effects roduced, | Dr. Variot, since the publication of his paper, has employed similar words of encouragement whilst making subcutaneous injections of pure water on two other patients, who obtained thereby no strengthening effect whatever. Since writing the above | have rece letter from Dr. Variot announcing that injecting the liquid into these two individuals, | he has obtained the same strengthening effects Ihave myself experienced. I believe that, after the results of Dr. Variot’s trials, it is hardiy possible to explain the effects Ihave observed on myself other- admitting that the liquid injected e power of increasing the strength d ‘dly say that those ¢ffects can not have been da after | in marvelous form. tions, the results I ee ments on myself and those which have observed by that this im) it subject should be further insealiguied expertuentonty. Experiments in Various Cities. Dr. J. 8. B. Alleyne, dean of the St. Louis AT BAR HARBOR. a and to Church Sunday. “DARK DAYS FOR JOHN L, Dr. Variot on three old men, show} The President Goes Sailing Saturday | Muldoon Says that Sullivan May Goto Jail for a Year. The President, together with the Blaines, M. | Rochester, N. ¥., Special to Roustan, Lodge andabout one hun- ‘Wm. Muldoon, the trainer of Sullivan, was in Congressman He had just medical college, says: “I hardly think it possi- | dred other notables took asail around the island | Rochester a few hours Saturday. ble to restore wasted vitality. I may say I} at Bar Harbor Saturday afternoon. The Presi- | come back from New Orleans, where he went think it impossible. Ovid, the old Latin poct, | dent, as is his usual custom, oceupied the pilot | to look is really the father of the theory. It wasa house, but the early symptoms of mal de mer after Sullivan when the champion was arrested and taken to Mississippi at the insti- poetical idea with him, and it has been the | were soon visible in the chief magistrate. The gation of Gov. Lowry. To the Times corre- dream of various persons: the scientific world today from an eminent source, and that mere fact warrants this wide- consideration and even consternation, I do not Cae gos Doctor Brown-Se- quard’srejuvenating theory pmentobe anestablished and an unalterable scientific fact. It is not unusual to in- ject well-known substances directly into the blood channels where the stomach from To stimulate a patient by this method 80 as to tem ily assist him in resisting dis- ease is nota renewal of life, but only a pro- longation, We may prolong life, but we can- not make an old man ically young. Dr. Brown-Sequard is an old man, septuage- narian, and the splendid intellect of former years may be weakening. It may all be the dreams of an old man. Heapect for his great name, however, reo — criticism and suggest a patient hearing, I suspect.” Other St. Louis nem on concur in this belief, but Dr. Krebs reports a satisfactory test of the elixir upon a man of forty or forty-five years whom ipation is said to have debil- itated to a remarkable degree. A FORCED VITALITY MERELY TEMPORARY. In Kansas City Drs. Berger and Adams have made systematic experiments of the elixir, and the former considers it only a temporary stim- ulant. He believes that the elixir will act upon a person like a hot house ona plant. He believes the resultof the elixir is a forced vitality which will leave the subject ex- hausted after the effect has wornoif. The old men who have been experimented upon tell the doctors that if they had only bad such treatment before they were so old the: wouldnot now be in the home for the age: They seem inspired with the skill of the phy- sicians and their mode of treatment. CHRONIC RHEUMATISM CURED. A successful experiment with the elixir has been tried in Connorsville, Ind., by Drs. But- ler and Ford upon a man who had suffered from chronic rheumatism contracted during the war, and who, during the past four months, has been unable to take off his coator to grasp anything in his bands. After remaining quiet abont twenty minutes th tient said he felt a peculiar sensation in his fingers and his face felt flushed. In a few minutes he could close his hand, a thing he had not done in months. He was handed a pencil, which he grasped so tight thata gentleman could not get it away from him. Aboutforty-five minutes after injection he arose and walked with comparative ease and took off his coat without pain. He could put on his hat, and said that he felt no more rheu- matism than-if he had never been subject to it. Yesterday morning he appeared upon the street without acane and could shake hands with ease. WOMEN MAY BE BENEFITED. Dr. C. E. Hewitt of Philadelphia has tried the elixir upon a number of persons. including himself and a reporter of the Philadelphia Press, always with the effect of renewing wasted vitality. He says: “I have found that women may be benefited by it as well as men, In fact the only one who knows that I am experimenting with it is a woman. She is forty-six years old and is being treated for nervous prostration, She is the wife of a prom- inent Philadelphian, and declares that the elixir bas bad an excellent effect upon her. Another who has noticed its effect is a married woman of forty-seven, the middle lobe of whose left lung has gone.’ Another woman is aged twenty- seven and is suffering from consumption, A little girl of fourteen, whose ailment was noth- ing more nor less than starvation, has begun to fatten since I have been applying the secre- tion to her.” LOUISVILLE AND CINCINNATI. In Louisville, Ky., a few days ago Drs. Wil- son, Yoe and Dugan of the hospital medical college staff, made an application of the Brown- Sequard elixir in the case of an aged man who had been troubled with rheumatism, general debility and the various ailments incident to old age, with results which are said to have been satisfactory. Dr. Harper of the Cincinnati infirmary has tried the Brown-Sequard elixir on five inmates of the infirmary, He gave no intimation to his patients of ‘the nature of the experiment, ‘They were all infirm men over seventy years of age, except one, who was about forty, but was arheumatie cripple. The doctor reports that only one observed any result whatever, and he said he felt like he had taken an alcoholic stimulant. The doctor concludes that results found elsewhere arise from mental excitement, Not an “Elixir of Life.” Dr. Hammond, who has recently experimented with Dr. Brown-Sequard’s “Elixir of life,” denounced as foolish the reports that it was something that was going to prolong life in- definitely or restore old people to youth, or any- thing of thatkind. He declared that neither he nor Dr. Brown-Sequard had ever called it the “Elixir of life,” or authorized anybody else to give it that name. It was still in the ex- rimental stage. Dr. Hammond said that he ad received hundreds of letters, which de- velope a rewarkable state of popular idiocy. “Why,” he said, “‘a Brooklyn man wrote to me and wanted to take an agency for the preparation and travel about the country and sell it. Now that, of course, could not be done. be has to be used immediately. It could not be ept.’ ———-+e+_______ A Woman Poisoned. News was received at Atlantic City last Friday night that a woman named Mrs. Elizabeth Buzby, nee Mrs. Wilson, was slowly dying from | the effects of poison administered, according to her statement under oath, by a prominent member of the United States army, She is at the Model cottage, at Ellwood, cee A Church Strikes a Snag. The First Presbyterian church of Erie, Pa., has run afoul of the law preventing the im- portation of labor. After looking around for some time for a pastor it — to call Rev. H. C. Ross of Ingersoll, Ont. It has been informed that Mr. Ross being a Canadian the law will wo! in his case and will prevent him from ac- cepting the call. A legal adviser has informed the church officials that to make a temporary arrangement for the Rev. Ross’ services would be a violation of the law. American Cricketers Again Victorious. The game between the Philadelphia and Cambridge cricket teams was concluded Satur- day. The Cambridge men finished their sec- ond inning with a score of 144, making a total of 295 for the twoinnings. The Americans, who scored 307 in their first inning, thus won the game by 12 runs with an inning to spare. Bailey of the visiting team was credited with 6 wickets for 54runs. He took the last three With successive balls. A London special to the New York Worid says: The Philadelphia cricketers are pis ing ‘Their batting and fielding has completely surprised the English cricket experts, who expected to see a commonplace team and did not credit America with possess- ing such good men. oo —_____ Confidence in Comrade Tanner. Charles Russell Lowell post, G.A.R., of Bos- ton, has passed resolutions ‘That it is our earnest hope and desire that the President will stand by Commissioner Tanner and continue him in office unless there shall be proven against him some act unworthy of his high position.” A Deputy United States Marshal Shot. One of the most brutal murders in the history of West Virginia occurred near Oceana, the county seat of Wyoming county, Friday morn- ing at daylight. The victim was Deputy United to structural changes, and that they re- | States Marshal James O. Hager, who was am- dalted only from nutritive modifications, per- in a great measure from purely dynamical ha mces exerted b; of contained in the injecied dud. "° Principles Fhave at present no fact to mention which twenty-four hours, Marshal Hager bad recently been States Marshal White, and from Charlestown R soorranap anes ters. About 5o'clock in the morning house and to the horses. As fired F B F E dl i : SFE tte ri i pletely overcome by the motion of the boat, but Gen. Harrison braved it out better than bright prospect of Sullivan getting off easy. most of his fellow voyagers, When near Somes- | #0 much care that the fight took place in his will ever become an | ville a boat was lowered and the President, | state in spite of his proclamation. but he Mrs. Blaine, Mr. snd Mrs. Mr. Halford, | smarted under the gibes of the newspapers, Mrs. Patterson bea Merny wel rowed | and especially annoying to him were the har- ashore and took a buckboard back to Bar Har- | monious rhymes that everywhere appeared in bor. Saturday night Mr. and Mrs. Walter Gur- | ridicule of him. At first the southern news- and Judg: Mra. dined with the President and Secre The President went to church at Harbor yesterday Secre' and Blaine, irs. Blaine, Con; ‘iss Harriet Blaine, we Es. Episcopal chapel of St. Mary’s was he! ¢ Episcopal chapel E by the Sea, about twelve miles from Bar Har- bor. Bishop Doane of Albany, who has a sum- mer residence at that resort, preached the ser- mon. The President lunched at the residence of Mrs, Gardner, s daughter of Bishop Doane. In the afternoon the party drove back to Stan- wood by the ocean drive, stopping at Mr. Pal- mers cottage for tea, where they met Secre- tary Tracy, Mrs, Wilmerding, his daughter, Lieuts. and Mrs. Mason and Cowles. The par- ties from the Despatch and these officials and ladies, together with Congressman and Mrs, Boutelle and Mr. and Mrs. Edmund Pendleton, were among the diners at Mr. Blaine’s cottage —— a day. Today the Ellsworth trip will ma MRS. MAYBRICK’S TRIAL. Discussing the Scientifi¢ Aspect of the Case. London Special to Philadelphia Press, August 10. ‘The newspaper Chemist and ist, which devotes an elaborate article to the scientific aspect of the case, says the entire course of treatment is the saddest commentary on modern medical science which we have had for many years, The old school and the new, allopathy, homeopathy, vegetables and minerals, calma- tives and explosives, acids and purgatives were tried. The whole thing has been a jumble of | irrational empiricism utterly destitute of | scientific order or design, and bringing home tous far too forcibly the fact that the medical treatment of today is as great a toss up as it was in the days of polypharmacy, The Law Times also discusses the matter at length and decides that from a lawyer's point of view the Maybrick trial is a case of limited importance, but from a medical standpoint it is of enormous moment, because it proves that scientific evidence is practically useless in diffi- cult cases, and that it is an alarming fact that upon almost any issue involving medical opin- ion contrary and diametrically conflicting views may be laid before a jury to almost any extent. Nevertheless the Law Times advocates a change of the law to allow the prisoners to testify in their owa behalf, though it is of opinion that the verdict of the jury is just. The discussion of the case in parliament en- abled Arthur O'Connor to make a good point tor home rule. When Home Secretary Mat- thews stated that the prisoner was cheered, the | jury who found her guilty hissed and’ her | majesty’s judge mobbed and hooted, Mr. O'Connor arose to remark that such scenes often occur in Ireland and when they do the mob is made to suffer. Had the honorable gentleman heard, Mr. O'Connor asked, whether on this occasion the police on duty had either batoned or bayonetted or had shot any of the crowd. Mr. Matthews made no reply, but sat down hurriedly. THE MYSTERY OF “JOHN.” The Junior Travelers, one of the prominent clubs of London, is anxious to find out who the “John” is who wrote to Mrs. Maybrick and whose letter was read in court. In this letter, which was arias signed “John,” and was written on club paper, Mrs. Maybrick was warned that she had put her foot in it by tell- ing conflicting stories concerning her where- abouts on certain nights to an aunt of the writer. As there are more than one hundred “Johns” in the club the guilty one stands little chance of detection, while all of them are said to be more or less uneasy. +e A SEARCH FOR A PRIEST. Loving Couple from Washington Bound to be Wedded at Once. A Snow Hill, Md., special to the Baltimorg American says: The mail trainfrom the north Thursday brought a gentleman and lady who stopped at the Washington house. Shortly after their arrival the gentleman made in- qniries fora Catholic priest, having been in- formed at Berlin that he would find one in Snow Hill, He told the proprietor of the hotel, Mr. Nock, that his object was a matri- monial one. Unfortunately for the loving couple no priest of the Catholic church could | be found, as there is no such church in this | town, Thelover suggested a Protestant nia-| ister to tie the knot, but the young lady re- fused to marry unless the ceremony was per- | formed according to her ideas, which were that | none but @ priest could do it properly. The | | gentleman was ina quandary and thought of | | driving to Salisbury, but, learning that in Sal- | isbury he would not- meet the object of his search, became desperate and telegraphed to Wilmington for a priest to meet them in Berlin Friday morning and make them one, and to the latter piace they took the 7:35 train Friday morning. The young lady said they were from Wash- ington, The lady is an adopted daugh- | ter of a Catholic family, who opposed her mar- | riage with the gentleman, as he is a Methodist, | ‘The loving pair have been at Ocean City for some time, and concluded it would be quite romantic to be married by the sad sea waves when a priest came to the seaside for a vaca- tion, but, much to their disappointment, none came. So, as the “mountain would not come to Mahomet,” Mahomet started to hunt up the mountain, The gentleman’s marriage license has been carried in his pocket next his heart | for so long a time that, unless a priest can soon be obtained, it will be entirely worn out and a new one needed. The loving swains while here tock a mooulight stroll around the town, and expressed themselves as greatly pleased with its beauty. Neither the lady nor the gentleman would register at the hotel, for fear the lady’s adopted parents might find out her where- abouts and object, and take steps to prevent the successful completion of their much-de- wish, The couple have, no doubt, ere jis returned to Ocean City and surprised the guests of the Atlantic by registering as man and wife. A see, Gen. Sherman and the Hotel Clerk. From the Merchaut Traveler, The other evening Gen, Sherman went to a well-known hotel in New York and inquired of | the room clerk if he could hire an umbrella, at the same time explaining that he had been caught out in his evening suit and he feared rheumatism and other complaints. The clerk didn’t know him, but he thought he could well afford to take chances on such an eminently re- spectable looking gentleman,and, although the | polite clerk has a rotund figure and weighs | about 212, he gladly offered to loan him his | overcoat as well as his silver-handied umbrella, “But,” said the general, “you are lending these things to an entire stranger and you ought to accept some kind of a deposit to se- cure you against dishonesty,” “Oh, that’s all right,” colonel,” lied the clerk. ‘I can’t be deceived by you. Ta trust that face of yours for anything. The warrior was tickled by the compliment, and he remarked casually as he went out with | his tall, gaunt form enveloped in the garment | thet fitted him like a mealsack, “I'll take you at your word and you shali have my card ‘when I return these things.” The next day the coat and umbrella arrived, accompanied by a note of thanks and a photo- graph of Gen. Wm. T, Sherman, with his auto- graph across its face, “Great Scott!” said the ar . “and I called him ‘colonel,’ just as if he been any ordinary American citizen! wouldn't mind it half so had mar aan that he would droj i witl "Blaine. Co qeemhen and said: ‘Tl show them whether I will drop it or ‘alker Blaine | not,’ and with that he redoubled his energy | sure that he hed in his hand the pers claimed he was making so much noise for the purpose of gétting a renomination. Well, when he failed to secure that the papers the effort to punish him mad, and he hters. That Secretary Halford. The service | and determination to punish both Sullivan and THE JUDGE WAS FRIGHTENED, “We had it all arranged to have the trial come off before the county judge in the county where the fight took place, and it was under- stood that this judge would only impose a fine. But on the day fixed for the trial the governor and the state prosecuting attorney went out to this judge's court and they frightened him, He was not used to dealing with such big men a8 governors and attorney generals and there- fore he weakened and sent the case to another court, in which Sullivan will not fare as well. A YEAR IN PRISON PROBABLE. “The trial comes up next Tuesday, and if convicted, John will probably be imprisoned a year and fined $1,000. ‘He is now at Lookout, with Bud Renaud. We got him out on and he will be present for trial. Of course, much will depend upon the jury. I don’t be- lieve they can secure evidence from people who saw the fight unless it be from some who are mad because Suilivan whipped Kilrain and La., bail made them lose their money. I was advised to get out of the state, and jot. They could fine me 500 and send me to jail for a year if ing Sullivan's they should convict me of rom by If we are both to be locked up, I want to goin when he does, so that we can get out together. It would not be funny at all for him to get three months the start of me on the jail business. What we wanted to do was to get the case postponed from time to time until Lowry and some others he is commanding should get out of office; but I guess he will not allow that, At least he acts now as though he intends to make us sweat. Before this matter is ended it will cost $10,000, but if we could have staved off the fora year we could have gone ahead giving sparring exbibitions and mado $100,000. Tin going home to Belfast at 3:10 today and I propose to stay there.” ALL THE PARTIES TO BE INDICTED, Atelegram from Purvis, Miss., August 11, says: “It is stated that indictments will be found against Kilrain, Muldoon, Cleary, John- ston, Mitchell, Dennis Butler. the two Mur- ys, bottle holders; Wakely, Stevenson and ‘nett, and officers will then be sent to bring the parties back for trial. The special term for the trial of the parties who have already waived examination and are out on bail will begin to- } TEENT: morrow.” ee A STUDY OF VOMEN’S FEET The Collection Made by an Amateur Photographer at a Southern Resort. From the Brunswick Times, Yesterday morning an amateur photographer exhibited to a 7imesreporter a series of twenty- six photographs taken by him on St. Simon's | secured thi Island during encampment week in June last, Most of them showed the counterfeit presenti- ments of surf bathers on the beach in front of the Hotel St. Simon's, A peculiarity about them was that in every case, except one, the upper part of the figure was blurred beyond recognition, while the feet stood out in start- ling proportions, By way of explanation th photographer said: “T was a green hand with the camera, and some how or other Icouldn’t make the thing work so as to take a perfect picture, But just look at these feet! They are large, but their outlines are perfect. Since the photographs have been in my ession I have been mak- ing a study of feet. For instance, look here, You gee this is a naked foot. It belongs to a ‘oung lady whose home is in Atlanta. These ittle bumps on the toes are corns. If you'll ex- amine closely you'll observe that there'are sev- enteen pf them. Don’t you know the young lady ieeranad sitting down to standing uj ‘These corns were made by tight shoes. 6 unfortunate owner of the feet belongs to that very large class of women, who, when they buy shoes, fit their heads instead of their feet.” ‘The reporter picked out a photograph which showed a pair of feet clad in slippers, “Whose are these?” he asked. “They belong to a Madison girl,” was the reply. *You never saw feet more perfect. By the way, I want to call your attention to a discovery I've made. These are the feet of a blonde. You will never see a blonde whose feet are ugly. They may be large, but they will be shapely. There’s one small corn down there on that little toe, but it serves the same purpose # piece of black stick- ing plaster serves on a white face—it brings out all latent beauties, The owner of these feet was one of the most popular belles at the Hotel St. Simon's. She completely captured the hearts of the Columbus guards, and, { am told, will become the wife of a member of that company in the fall.” ; Among the photographs was one which dis- layed an extremely handsome figure and feet tar as perfect as Juno's, The reporter was icture of @ charming Atlanta belle, or one of Macon, or one of Brunswick, ‘Who is thi#” he inquired, “Well, that might be Queen Victoria’s youngest and handsomest granddaughter,” was the re- ply, “but it isn’t. That is a nurse who was at the Hotel St. Simon’s witha prominent Atlanta family.” ‘The last photograph examined showed a pair of feet incased in tan-colored low-quartered shoes. ‘Whose are those?” he asked, expect- ing tohear the name of some famous belle. ‘Those,” replied the Lets ete “are the feet of an insurance agent, name is Sheppard.” MAUD 8. The Mare to be Trained, but Not Sent to Beat her Record. From the New York Sun. Maud 8., who has had a rest from the track thus far this season, will soon have another chance to show her speed. Mr. Robert Bonner intends to secure a trainer in a few days who will give the famous mare some fast work on her owner's track at Tarrytown. Mr. Bonner himself has frequently driven Maud 8, to a light wagon during the summer, and only yes- terday morning drove her at what he calls a jogging pace through Central park aud 7th avenue, “Maud 8. has not been speeded the present season,” said Mr. Bonner last evening, ‘‘be- cause of the illness of her trainer, John Mur- phy. So long as Murphy lay upon his death bed I did not wish, by securing another trainer in his place, to wound his sensitive nature. I had known areey Svenis vere and for the last ten he had driven my best horses. I had the most implicit confidence in him and so had Mr. William H. Vanderbilt, by whom Murphy was at one time employed,” Mr. Bonner said that Maud 8, would not be put into training to break her record. He con- siders her record of a SPX soot evough for the present. Guy, who has je the mile im 2.1054 inks should strive first to eclipse dangerous “If you were to see two horses come in at the finish, one 82 feet behind the other, you wouldn’t call ita very close race, rou?” said the owner of Maud 8. ‘Well, 82 feet to the mile in speed FE is too fat for tnat, and, besides, it If I were to give her work to we : it E : Ee Hes E and since. It comes from | Turkish minister, who was on board, was com- spnndent Mr, Muldoon said he did not see any * ‘TO-MORROW. JUNCANSON BROS., Auctioneers. Fr ‘EHOLD ULAR SALE 0] RS tom FURNITURE. PARLOR Si WALNUT, ASH, AND OTRER MATTRI x PILLOWS AN: TERS, WALNUT EBOAE! EXTENSION Ta- BLES, DINING C! Be ae 'D GLA! MARE HALL FURNITURE, NG “AND BEATING STOVES, KITCHEN REQUISITES, &0, ALSO, SMYRNA RUGS, ASSORTED SIZES, ae AT AUCTION. TUESDAY MORNING, Al ‘HIR- ‘i, at TEN CLOCK we ki sell T 4 EN 0" st our sales rooms, 9th snd D streets will Fenny a goods, to which attention ty FUTURE DAYS. DF cmaratiaal BROS., Auctioneers, STOCK OF NOTIONS, CANNED GOODS, CROCKERY, GLASSWARE. SHOE BRUSHES, RUBBER BOOTS, TOBACCO, BENCES, &c,, &o. ~ 1 Al NINE FINE DRIVING AND WORKING HORSES On THURSDAY MORNING, AUGUST FIFTEENTH, gommencing at TEN O'CLOCK, we will sell, at store No. 521 x. ot west, corner of Virginia avenue, all the stock of ‘Notions, &., con- A At TWELVE O'CLOCK Mitt front of the above store, ‘Nine Fine Driving and Working Horses, 2 DUNCANSON BROB., Auctioneers. OOT & LOWENTHAL, Auctioncers,037 7thst.n.w. ON | WEDNFSDAY MORNING, AUGUST FOUR- TEENTH, COMMENCING AT TEN O'CLOCK, 1. FRONT AND WITHIN OUR SALESROOM, REGU- LAR WE OF NE ND CONL ZRNITULK, EMBRACING WALNUT SETS, HAIR CLOTH TRACKS,WALNUT RNDOARSECLETARIES, RAC r rr es tice i ONT "OF A DEALER NING BUSINESS, 1,01 LoTs OF TIN, GLASS AND WOOD: iE, ROGERS’ CUTLERY, TABLE, CAST! Be VASES, TOILET ' L LAMP} Boe CUSPI- Do! AN JUPs AND UC; ICTURE FRAMES, WASH BOILERS, PRESERVE KET?ILES, BROOMS, BUCKETS, COAL HOD», Fob ce NOpCH RN in ar NUMEROUS OTHER ARTICLES OF CROCKERY tee ES, COUN SHELV- ING, fan Lot BE CLOSED OUT WIiH- SEKVE. )WENTHAL, A: access GROCERIES, co} ING POWDER, PIGRLES. AT ARCH BROOMS, BUCK ODS, TOBACCOr CANNED GOODS, SCALES Ole TANK, CONFER, MILLS LANGE Tek BOX, COUNTERS, SHELVING, be. AYTON WAGON AND HARNESS, AT AUCTION, Pon WEDNESDAY MORNING. AUGUST: FUCK: ENTH, commencing at DEN O'CLOCK, we will sell at store No. 326 East Capitol street, corner 4th st., the entire stock of Groceries, Large ‘Ice Box. Coffee ill, &c., contained therein, to which the attention of buyérs is called. aul0-3t rpuowas DOWLING, Auctioneer, TRUSTERS' SALE OF PREMISES KNOWN AS No. 808 SHERMAN AVENUE, WASHINGTON COUNTY, D.C. By virtue of a deed of trust, dated the gist day of Avril, 1888, and duly recorded in liber No. 1411, folio 389 ef seq. one of the land records for the Dis: trict of Columbla, and by direction of the party ereby, the undersigned trustees will offer in front of the premises, on MON- INETEENTH DAY OF AUGUST, 1889, af P.M.. the following-described real estate, Viz. : All of sub lot 41, of the subdivision of the Washington Provident company No. 2, of ordinal lots 16 aud 17, iu block 7 of Todd & Brown's subdivi- sion of a part of Mount Pieasaut aud Pleasant Plains, as recorded in ove of the land records of the surveyar's giice of the District of Columbia in liber Gov. Shep- erd No 1, folio 91. Leet of sale: Cae taed coh. belle in six, twelve an n wont! Bo! 6 per cent perannum until paid, and secured by # deed of trust ou the ty sold, of all cash, st the option of purchaser. conveyancing aud rec deposit required at e Of wale. Ing at purchaser's cost. ‘Lerins of sale to be com plied within ten days from day of sale, otherwise the Trustees reserve the right to resell at risk aud cost of the defaulting purchaser, after five Gays’ advertisement in some Lewspaper’ published in Washington: Dt priey DEEBL! _aulo-dsds WENRY D. WiLLiabs$ rustoes, TP ROMA DOWLING, Auctioncer. CONTRACTOR'S SALE oF TWELVE SES, ONE MULE, NINE CART: KO WACO! Soer AND WAGON HARNESS, TWO WAGONS, PLOWS, &¢,, &. a Ou THURSDAY, AUGUST FIFTEENTE, 1889, at TEN O'CLOCK AM, at Buckley's Stables, corner and H wtreeta southwest, I will sell for cash the iol* Ti Fine Young Work Horses, 1 Fine Driviux Horse. 2 Doudje Wagons and Harness, 2 a yn Petra Heri ¥Y WILLLAM BUCKLEY, Con THOMAS BOWLING,” aul0-ats ‘Auctioneer. rpiowas DOWLING, Aucuoneer. VALUABLE IMPROVED PROPERTY, NO. 55 PIERCE STREET NORTHWEST, AT AUCTION. By virtue of a deed of trust dated Merch 2, 1559, and duly recorded in Liber 1573, tolio 225 et seq., of the Land Records of the District of Columbia, and by direction of the thereby secured, we will sell at DAY AUGUST TWENTY SECOND: 1600 AT HALE. Past FIVE O'CLOCK P.M., the following-descrived . in the City of Washington— Lot num- red ope hundred and twenty jour (12. & Dofiy’s subdivision of original lots 15 and 16 in square numbered six hundred and twenty (620), suid subdivision being recorded in the office of the surveyor of said District im liber 16, folio 48, im- roved by a Two-story Brick Residence, being No. 59 reet northwest. 16-1 cash, balance in one and two with mterest, and secured by » of trust property sold, or all casb. Ail conveyancivg and re- Cordaig at cost of purchaser. A depouit of 6100 will bbe required at time of sale. ANIEL A. DU! D. FFY, aul0-d&ds ‘TIMOTHY D. DALEY,| Trusteos. UNCANSON BROS., Auctioneers. AKUSTEES' SALE OF BRICK HOUS! 1612 NINTH STBKEET pEHODE ISLAND AVENUE, Virtue of a deed of tras recorded No. 1317, folio 400 et wea.,oLe of the Laud auction 0) er TUESDAY, THE SIXTH DAY OF AUGUST, A.D. 1889, AY HALY-PAST O'CLOCK P.M., tiie tollowins described estate, City of Washinton, District of Colum: I that certain piece or parcel of laud Of, slot mubered 3) “in of, lot number teen (2) square hundred and sixty-four (364), beginning for the same at the southeast curuer of said lot fitteen (15), thence ruuning west on the south line of said lot oue hundred sud thirty-eight feet uine inches (138 ft. ® inches) to the line of alley, theuce north ten feet seven and one-hali itches (10 ft. 73¢ inches), thence enat to the west line of Ninth strect uurthwest; thence south to the pl maiUg. Tbe sume being known as prewnises nuuvered 1612 Niutn street northwest. ‘Terws; One-third cash, balance in one and two ‘curs, for which the notes of the purchaser, secured by ed Of trust on the property sold und bearing interest from day of sale at tue rate Of six per cent per annum, ‘Will be ‘taken, or all cash, at the vption of the pur: chaser. A deposit of §100'wiil be required at time ‘All conveyanciuk. &c.. at purchaser's cost. Termsot sale to be complied with im ten days from the day of saleotherwise the trustees reserve ht foreach’ the property at the risk und cost of the de- faulting purchaser aiter five days’ pubic notice of guch resale in some newspaper published in Washing. HAS. C. DUNCANSON, gy2s-anas SHAS: §. BERG § Trustees, t2- THE PURCHASER AT THE FORMER SALE NUMBER NOUTHWEBT, NEAR having faiied to comply, the above property will be re- soid. in of the ‘premises on WiDNESDAY, FOU: DAY OF AUGUST, A.D, 1889, ab TIVE O'CLOCK €, DUACANBON) qrasteos DAK, i uctoneer, ASOUT SIXTY-FIVE HUNDRED CUBIC FEET VALUBLE GKANITE, COL FOR THE SUB biKCCLURE OF 4 : BRALY ATAUGTION. oO OnAL Lae e¥, A rN. On WEDNESDAY, AUGUST TWENTY-FIRST, Jo9, at FOUx O'CLOCK P. M., at Barbour's wharf, Water st , foot of 10th st. s.w., 1 will sell for cach and Without reserve, 6,073 1-6 cubic feet of Cut Granite, Wiuch was wo have been emsioual Livsary ct. ‘Lo be removed within 19 By ond siou ler ot HALE & BANGS, Con THOMAS DOWLING, Auct. FAMILY SUPPLIES. Pe" FALLS 20 CUBE DYSEN- HEITMULLER’S CASTELLON WINE THE ONLY CURE. NEVER FAILS ‘For sale by JAS. L. BARBOUR & SOX, Wholesale Agenta, myll-3m BOUSEFURNISHINGS. Cooma Br Gus fll ne ot @A8 COOKING STOVES On hand and forsale OF tractors. -eu7-dits 49 pm, sai stations: at Sd for Lexington and Local Stations 10:30 m, 3 VS.50 em, Tid-ov ann, TH00 pm. 3 * 30 (45-minuter. 9:00, 10:30and i ay ay 5 «4:00 = Metropolitan Branch, 16:45, principal statiols wuly; van. jashington on Sunday at 1:15 meson Metropuiltas Brauch, 12.0250 au. 13200, 74:50 0 30am. and $5;50p-m. . i 1:4, acm. an bath and St Louis dade oo 1:55 pam.; from Pitisbury 7:10 ais. ant SOR ew York, i rento 18200, 9:50, oy nye Car The 4:20 pn. train does ‘or Philadel News) #400, $800, 49:30, "12-00 & 085 and*10:30 p'm, For intermediat for Washington, *4:1 “#245, °5205, SBi43 and and 2:30 p.m. Sundays 408 For Lovg Branch and Ocean Gi mM, T12:0Y noon ; 99:30 tExcept Sunday Sunday and Monday called. tor resi by Umon ticket offices, 619 and at Dey 7 pet, CHAS. J. T. ODELL, Geuerai Manager. IEDMONT AIR LINE. Schedule in efiect June 30, 1889, 8:30a m.—kast Tennesse Mail, daily for Warren- ton, Gordousvilie, Chaurivttesvilie, Lyuchbury, and ‘stations = Alexandra aud Lynchburg, Koanol Bristol, Knoxville, Chattanoota and Memphia bull” man Sleeper Wasiulusion to Memplis. 11:24 a. m.—Fast nail daily for Warrenton, Chan Jottesville, Gordousviile, Stat Chesapeake and Olio Koute, Lyucbourg, Kocky “Moi 5 apd 1 noon, We 14:00, 13:00 a ‘Daily.” Sunday only, Except xcept Monday nd checked from hotels and nsier Co. on orders deft at 1 Fonnayivanis avenue. and SCULL, Gen, Pasa Aut dy=7 tions between Lynchburg and Greensboro’, Aaleigh, Asheville Auwusta, Auanta, Bier Ww Orleans, Texas and Califor: . ew York to Atlanta, parlor ca: ta to Mouts ¥, Pullman Sleepers Montgomery to New Orleans.” Pullman Sleeper Greensboro’ to Columbia and Augusta, Pull yuan Sleepers Washington t Cinchunati via C. aud. 4:15 p. m—Dally, except Sunday, for Manassas, ry and yr statious. * . 225 p. m.—Duily via Lynclburg, Bristol and Chat- fancome, Fullusan, Vestibule Siceyern W gtom 10 jem pl connecting theuce ior all Arkauses jute: alse Raatinetou wo Now Orieans, © 240 p.m—Western Express, daily for Culpeyer, Orange, Charlottessiler Stace ville, Cincinuati. “Pullman Vestioue train we Secret with t for Lowsvilte. :0U p. m.—Southe ly fe ackourg,, Danville, Raleigh, A Charlotte, Columbia: Augusta, Atlanta Montyox New Orleans, Lexas, and California, Puimau Vestibule Car Washington 1 New Orleans, via Atlanta and Montgomery. Pullman Sieeper Washington to Birmingham, Als., via Auanta a fist lee except Si Hull 11:0 eau. and 7-2 returhing leave Round Hill 6:05 am. daily x opt Sunday, arriving Washington 8:30 1a "2:53 p.m, Ahrough trains from the South via Charlotte, Dan- sad Lyncibury arrive in Washington 6:53 a.m, 3 p-i. ; Via East Tennessee, Bristol and Lyuch- 3 am. end 10:40 p.im.; vi a3 53 am Hekets; slocping-car reservation and information Sfivanie avenue, sadnt Pocenget Bonen, Paes: enue, ahd w a rt Railroad, Gib aud Batreets ra JAS. L. TAYLOR, Gen. Pass, Agent, T ie HE GRE: ATEN NSYLVANIA ROUTE TO THE NOL1i, WEST AND SOCTHWEST. DOUBLE ThACK. PLiNDID SCENERY, st ALLS. MAGNIFICENT EQUIPMENT, TRAINS LEAVE WASHIS Fon ST. ATION, CORNER OF SIXTH AND B STKEETS, AS FUL 8: For Pittsburg and the West, Chicago Limited of Pullman Vesibuled Cars at 9:50 am. 290 Bln dally 10 Ci ‘with'Sleeping Cars trom ana Harrisbure vo st. Loni Pao ington to Chicago and Bt. Lo Pecting daily at Harrisburg with through Sleepers for Louisvilieand Memphis, Pacific Express 10:00 m. daily, for Pittsburg and the West, with firoush Siceper to Vitteburg, and Pittebane to Chicawo.. 23 BALTIMORE AND Canan daixus and Kochester daily; for But. jayara daily, except Saturday, 10-00 p, 2., with Sleeping Car mB to Kochest For Williamsport, Lock m, daily, except Sunday. Fou PHILADELPHIA, NEW YORK AND THE EAST, Faz, 2 Gand 12:40 am., 7:50, 4:10, 2:50, 4:10, and 11:20 p. Express of Pulm lor Cars, 9: except Sunday, aud 3:45 p.m. daily, with Dmiug * FOR PHILADELPHIA ONLY. Fast Express 5:10 a.m. week days, aud’8:10 p,m daily, Express 2:10 p.m. daily. Accom. p.m ¥. ur Boston, without change, 2:50 p. m. everyiem Hor boa’ ud. x. all through trains conti Jersey City with boats of Brooklyn Annex, a! direct transfer to Fulton | street, double ferriage across New York city. Uceait Cy id Fouts eu Desware Division, 317 p.m. week days, ’ Bon Aiea 00, 11:00 and 11:40 a. m, week on Sunday, 9:00, :0b, 9:00, EN 0, S245, 2:20, 6200, T0, ma. 4 7:20 am. and 4:40 p.m. daily, and 9:00 am., 12:05, 4:20ana xcept Sunday. Sundays, 9:05 EXANDKIA AND FREDERICKSBURG ALL Path? ALESANDiLA AND WAsHINGLUS Accuuunodation for Quantico, 7:45 a.m. and 4:55 pan week days. ‘a.m. Suiday For Sicumond and the Sou, 4:50, 10:57 a.m. aud 6: except Subday, We: So 22 p.m. ek at the otlice, northeast cor. per of loth street and Fennsyivauis aveune, and at the station, where orucrs can be leit tor the checking of baxyage to trom hotels and residences. J. R. WOOD, Chas. k. PUGH, General Manager. Geveral Fassénwer Agent. \ATSKILL MOUN ras. LAKE Groace, © **0S* Ou aud ater SUNDAY, J West Shore adruad wil 3. ALN }XPRESS.—Leave Jemey ‘Arrive Puanicis, 12:55 tu. 5 1 Kuccerakill, 2:40 P. ; Hote! 4 —e House Stauon, 13e Pt; Pubou' pim.. Drewing-poutu Cate Jersey ity to Ot Botel'stsiion sud to Puamicia tur Motel Keatertt and Mountain House), O Pui; Cadwell,” Lae wing oom Cars Pidladelp.ie, aud to Phauicis Gor liotel iui use), New Kerk to Unid- Weil aud Jersey City to Da SKILL MT. sr ECIAL, SARALOGA AND CA Leave Washington, 9:00 ain. Arrive Phauicia, 731 Patu,; Grand isotel, 8:25 p iin; Hotel Kauserasalloclt paul; Mt House 8:05 Arrive Seriuma, Caldwel Berwin tia ten karen creas 000, ae t s New Lurk t0 Gral " and to Pharticia for Hote! Kestesal! aad oasis House), atid Washiusion wo sarctoxa. Pure! tickets at lenusylvauie Railrosd offices and Tory mg py Sit) Station terail portuern: through. ETE CeirrK ee Je2Atsep30 General Passenger Avene New vork, te arenes nanometer meters nas bam GENTLEMEN’S GOODS, ——S 1h A AA AA AAA >; > THE EVENING STAR ts a PAPER OF TO-DAY, not of YESTERDAY nor of LAST WEEK. It prints ALL THE NEWS, Local, Domestic and LONG IN ADVANCE OF THE MORN- ING PAPERS. This is conspicuously true of all classes of news, but especially so in regard ta Local News and District Affairs, TBE STAR has a very much LARGER and BETTER force of LOCAL RE- PORTERS and SPECIAL WRITERS than any other paper in Washington ever thought of employing, and ITS MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT AND PRINTING FACILITIES ARE MORE THAN THREE TIMES AS POWER- FUL AND RAPID AS THOSE OF ANY OTHER WASHINGTON PAPER, Itis therefore able to print each day a full report of every transaction of public in= terest occurring in the District up te the very hour of going to press. —:0:—— By the free use of the OCEAN CABLES for REGULAR AND SPECIAL DIS- PATCHES, and with the difference of time in its favor, it is also able to give its readers every afternoon the news of the WHOLE EASTERN HEMISPHERE for the entire day, and up to 12 o’clock: midnight, thus leaving literally nothing in the way of news from Europe, Asia, and Africa for the morning papers. 20: —— Equally does THE STAR lead all its contemporaries in the publication of the NEWS OF OUR OWN COUNTRY. Receiving the regular dispatches of both News Associations; with alert and enterprising special telegraphic cor- respondents at all important points; and. with wires leading directly from its own office to the general network of telegraph system touching every city, town and hamlet in the United States and Terri- tories, it is enabled to receive and print atonce a full report of every event of consequence occurring during the day anywhere between the Atlantic and Pa- cific Oceans, —— J NOTE THE RESULT: 9 ——:0: —— THE STAR HAS MORE THAN THREE TIMES AS MANY REGULAR SUBSCRIGERS and MORE THAN FIVE TIMES AS MANY REGULAR READERS AS ANY OTHER DAILY PAPER IN WASHINGTON. It is de- livered regularly by careful carriers at the HOMES OF THE PEOPLE, AFTER THE BUSTLE AND WORRY OF THE SAY ARE OVER, and it is thus read leisurely and thoroughly by EVERY MEMBER OF THE FAMILY. They know that it prints all the news, and has only the interests of the people of the District in view, with no partisan measures to advocate, and no private schemes to forward. They know it,in short, tobe THE PEOPLE’S PAPER, and nothing else. Asan ADVERTISING MEDIUM it is, therefore, ABSO- LUTELY WITHOUT A RIVAL. It is in fact worth more as a means of reach- ing the public THAN ALL THE OTHER DAILY PAPERS IN THE CITY TOGETHER. Furthermore, in proportion to the re- turns it gives its patrons, ITS ADVER- TISING RATES ARE THE CHEAPEST IN THE CITY. —0:— In conclusion, the public should bear in mind this one siguificant fact: THE STAR does not rely upon empty boasts to impress the public. ITS CUIRCULA- TION IS SWORN TO; its PRESS- ROOM IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC; and its BOOKS MAY BE INSPECTED by any one having an interest in their examination. These are CRUCIAL TESTS, which few papers invite, and which those that boast most are least able to stqnd. —0:——— 6 The esteem in which THE STAB is held by the reading and advertising public is conclusively shown by the fige ures given below. In the first six months of each of the sfive years named the average daily cire -cutation of the paper was: of publicity. Thenumber of NEW AD- VERTISEMENTS printed in the col- umns of The Star during the first six months of the years named was as fole lows: