Evening Star Newspaper, March 15, 1890, Page 12

LOCAL MENTION. The Weath FORECAST TILL EIGHT aM. SUNDAY. For the District of Columbia, Delaware and Virzinia, light snow. followed by colder, clearing weather; colder, fair weather on Sun- day; cold wave. Tae Lance axp Finst-Crass stock of dry goods contained in store 903 7th street. north- West will positively be closed out at auction without reserve. jers and private buyers Will do well by attending. The sale will com- mence Monday, March 17, at 10:30 a.m. and daily until sold. Foteyr, Afictioneer. P.S.—Parties desiring to buy in bulk or any part can do so between the sales. Particvutag Arrestion is called to sale of dry goods now mn expat 908 7th street northwest. See advertisement in auction columa. Niraesn a fine frame with each dozen 18) eabi tographs. aes 711 Market Space. Five Hoxpaep Sour Goxp Rixos, warranted, assorted patterns, $1 each, ©. S Kexrisip, 1205 F street. Portgnnovse Ste. Found steak, 10c.; roast beef. Sc. fad 123,c.; soup. stew and corn W. H. Fexrox & Sox. 409 and 411 Northern Liberty Market, ton Guop Fursrrvre and low prices call at 2 C. E. Brackurap’s, 731 9th st. nw “auerme”—Priestess of Inis—Attendant of the sacred Ibis m the great temple of Isis ai Memphis, Circa 255, A.D. A beautifal mezzo- tint engraving of the above in proof state Yor gale at Vexxnorr’s Art Store, 1221 Pa. ave. Martrrsxas Recerven, 40 yards for 23.50. Splendid assortment of best grades. W. H. Hovontos & Co., 1218 and 1220 F et. Srzctat Bancarxs ror Manca 15, 17 axp 18. Brownley’s royal Smyrna rugs, 26 in.x4 ft. 6 im., reduced to $2.50; 30 im. x5 ft. reduced to $3; 36 m. x6 ft reduced to #5; 4 ft.x7 ft re- duced to 7: 9 ft.x12 ft. reduced to $36. 50 pieces best tapestry Brussels carpet, 5c. made and laid. bar pieces best body Brussels carpet, 50c. yd. made and laid. Velvet carpet, made and laid, #1 yd. , Heywood’: baby carriages at manufacturers’ roe rattan bodies, upholstered in best qual. ity silk plush. $12. reduced from $15; $20 car- reduced to $16. Ant. oak chamber sets #20, reduced f-om $24. Woven wire mattress $2.50,reduced from $3.50 40-Ib. hair mattresses, #7, reduced from 39. 1 mahog. frame parlor suite, ph., $100, re- duced from #130. 1 mahog. frame parlor suite, tapestry, $125, reduced from +150. 4 patterns ant. oak dining chairs, upholstered in Toner, #8, reduced from @11. WasH B. Wiitame, Furniture. Carpets and Upholstery, ‘315, 317. 319 7th st. Dew Presey's Great Fist Escare, Best made and so acknowledged, only @5. Each with all attahementa. W. H. Hovertox & Co., 1218 and 1220 F nw. Curprey’s Paotooraras, 4 cabinets @1; alway essful. See samples, Star Gat- Lert, 459 Pennsylvania ave. Tur Cuxarest Fue in the a is Wash- Spgton gas ght company’s coke. bases nthag coe gh sora Agenta Bapy Canniaces Receive. ‘We want to sell them and have marked them tosell Get our catalogue. W. 8. Hovenros & Co., 1218 and 1220 F st. nw. Bux Your Coaz, Coke and Wood from Jous- EON the leading firm in the Dis- ‘Tiet Yur the Empire C: 31-635 Mase. ave. nw. Tr You Have a Leaxy Roor or dam; Fex Keys, 916 F nw. Prince's Me Co, ‘We Aue selling goods as cheap as anything advertised. Laws of business compel us to sell as low as the lowest. W. H. Hoventox & Co., 1218 and 1220 F st. Geyurse Catr’s-root Jerty made especially for invalida. Janvis’, 426 9th street For Watt Parez, window shades, goto R ‘W. Huwvenson’s, 1113 F st, nw. ‘Sz8 advt. Housefurnishing column, Krxa. Don't Exreniwest wits tue Turoat and — Use only the old brand—Baker’s pure liver ollor Baker’semulsion. All druggists. Orrick Desks anp Furnitvne, W. H. Hoveutox & Co., 1218 and 1220 F nw. CITY AND DISTRICT. 15e.; sirloin steak, 15c.; rib roast, 10c. d beef, Se. Cleaning Works, ‘elephone 787-2 wall C ic Paint AMUSEMENTS TONIGHT. Asavon’ Rhea in “Josephine.” Natiovat.—Herrmann. Haxais’ Busov.—Dan'l Sully’s Corner Gro- tery. Keznyan's.—Howard’s Big Burlesque Co, Guose Tuzaten.—Double Bill Varieties, Nationa, Rirtes Anmozt.—Fair of No. 1, U.R., K of P. Mertnorouitas Cavsce.—‘A Merchants Car- nivel.” Ustversatist Cxurcu.—Benefit Concert for Unity Presbyterian church. _ A Proposed Railroad Extension. Among the many improvements and exten- sions contemplated or being arranged for by the new management of the Columbia railroac isone from the present western terminus at New York avenue and 15th street to 25th and G streets west, The route proposed from 15th to 17th streets is over the tracks of the Washing- ton and town company; thence, with a single track, G street to 25th, to F street, returning along latter thoroughfare with a single track to 17th street. This is intended to supply the south of Pennsylvania ave- Bue, west of the State, War and Navy building, with railroad communication. =e Real Estate Matters. E. T. Keller has purchased for $9,200 of Mary Tolburg sub 18, square 537-24 by 113 feet 10 inches, corner 434 and E streets south- i C. W. Handy bas purchased for $15,000 of ©. Tweedy part lot 2, square 288-26 feet 7 hes front on G street tetween 12th and 13th, and of John heer paans same amount the ad- erty of the same size, rng has bought for $5,000 of C. Gessford part 16, square 9$43—fronting 16 feet 8 iacbes on North Carolina avenue batween 9th 10th streets southeast. ). _H. Ferrell has bought of T. V. Hammond $4,000 sub 88, square 276—18 by 40 feet 1° 13th street between Rand 8 streets. . Ritter et al. trustees, have bought for $19,968.87 of T. Kisly lots 18 and 19, square 620—133 feet 6 inches by 273 feet 3 inches on M between North Capitol and Ist streets north- Ee Transfers of Real Estate. Deeds im fee have been filed as follows: J. M. Durant to Mary J. Durant, sub 163, sq. 155; @—. T. J. King to Jake Frank, lot 17, bik. 37, Columbia Heights; @—. J.T. Bradford to Anna North, lot 15, blk. $5, S.’ssub Mt. Pleas- ant; $3,750, G. W. Cooper et al. to John H. Walter, lots 1 and 2, sq. 1058;@—. J. H. Wal- f i ter toJ. H. Gray, same property; ~ Isaac Neuman to Joseph Forrest lot 1req ii01. W. C. Hill to T. C. Pearsall. lots 1 to 3,” blk. 5, Meridian Hill; @—. N. Wilson et al. to J. E. no gp beg be a Trinidad; pad Ann W. Queen to J. isto, part Flote! all's Chance, &c.; @—. J. E. Putnam to W. J. Newton, lots 1, 2 and Le Droit Hine Gittings, parts tf sad 18 0g Tat; stb John Waiter et al. to € “ab Hi 04. 494; en to 1 ‘Whitney Close: to T. Shaw, 1; 8 we tee Cook ot aL, past © A Cratehfield to A. Baldwin, B. bik. 17, Meridian Hill; to Le A Litehdeld eld of al. Lad _ sa sume property; . . W. Fowler to W. KK. right, subs 43 SS s-. C. B Pearson to J. M. Wi subs 96 and 97, sq. 701; 450. Soin ott bies Yaee eee ee wub 20, a Serpell, lot 12 9q Kelier, part toR. C. Brown, FP. Stenz low 8 to 10, sq. 524; $—. J. H. 8q. 358; payments, a THE. EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON. D.C AMUSEMENTS. ALCHEMISTS, OLD AND MUDERN. Kervax's—Tur Varvis Styrens.—The refined | Prof. Fristoe Talks of the Infancy of Chemistry. ity com, of the Vaidis Twin Sisters ill be the Sravving power at Kernan's next week and it is not saying too much to say that it is a great power. The leaders are of course the Vaidis Sisters on their ri silver Prof. Fristoe of the faulty of the Co lumbian university delivered an interesting trapeze, one of the most beautiful aerial exhi- | lecture in the hall of that institution yesterday bitions ever dive thro there is legless; John Drew, Bobby’ Raiston, the the air by Miss Lizzie. Then loc, the wonder worker; Keller, Irish and Dutch comedian, uted, and the hundred foot | afternoon on the subject of “Alchemy, the in- fancy of chemistry.” His talk was full of odd the | fact about this ancient science, and kept the three-foot ‘comedian sudience in attention and applause from be- Walton and Slavin, im “The TwoOpera Singers.” | Sinning to end. The lecturer began by stating Lane and Kitty Morton anda whole jot of in-| that modern physical science dates from the teresting exhibits, artistic and ph Boston papers gave this show suc they have given no other variety Special matinee on St, Patrick's day. Hares Brov—Cuas. T. Exirs—Mr. Chas. Ag dancer. a bright come- dian, a sweet singer and a handsome man, and the ‘play fits him all around. He has three characters, Casper, Nipum 0° Retily. @ detective, and Katrina “, with songs and dances to match. The er od Supporting him isa superior one and the formance has won the praise of the press in every city where it has been presented. A special feature is the distribution of toys to the children and boutonnieres to the ladies during one of the songs. Usual prices and matinees. Usiversauist Cavrcn.—A grand concert will be given tonight at the Universalist church for the benefit of Unity Presbyterian church. Pa- tronesses: Mrs. Morton. Windom, Mrs, Proctor. Mrs. Wanamaker and Mra. B, H. War- ner. Tickets at the door, Music Hati.—fhe event of nexgweek. mu- sically considered. will be the third concert by the Boston Symphony Orchestra, which will take place at Music hall Friday eveming, March | 21. The list of works which form the program | is abundantly attractive. Nothing can be more satisfactory to lovers of music than the an- nouncement of that crown of ali symphome | works, the Fifth Symphony by Becthoven. The idyllic Tristan and Isolde prelude is worthy of | a place in a concert closed by suci « symphony and begun by one of the happiest of Mendels- e sobn’s overtures, the “Fingal's Cave.” solo work of the concert is by Miss M: an artist of beautiful stage prese derful_ voie She will sing the “Bell Song” from Delive’s opera,"*Lakme’',and a song. ‘‘The Nightingale,” by a Russian composer. Alibieff. The sule of tickets, just begun, promises to be larger than ever. American Composers’ Conckrt.—At Music hall next Wednesday evening the American composers’ concert will be presented under di- | rection of Mr. Frauk Von der Stuckea of New York. All the leading composers of America will be represented on the program. and Mr, Buck. Prof. Paine, Mr. Von der Stucken and Mr. Weld will conduet their own compositions, The soloists are Miss Eleanor Everest,’soprano, of Philadelphia; Miss Louise Karyss, soprano, of St, Louis; Miss Maud Powell, violinist, of New York, and Mr. Arthur Whiting, pianist, of | New York. Prices 75 cents, $1, $1.50 and $2. | ‘Tickets at Ellis’ music store. Geo, Witsox’s Mrxstaeis.—Monday, Tues- day and Wednesday of next week Geo. Wilson's minstrels will furnish music and fan at Music | hall for everybody. Notsince the days of Bar- | low, Wilson, Primrose and West has Washington seen Geo, Wilson.one of the funniest, if not the | funniest, artist in cork ever seenand heard here | or any e else. He has some excellent yoices with him and they will sing the latest | songs by local composers. There are other | departures, too, in the manner’of presenting | minstrelsy, and all of them have been extrava- | gantly praised. In every jcular it is an | unusual entertainment and is as good as it is | unusual, if opinions are worth anything. Tickets at Metzerott’a, Avsavon'’s—“Tue Water Quexn.”—One of the most elaborate productions in the line of gorgeous spectacles will be presented at Albaugh’s next Monday night under the direc- | tion of Bolossy Kiralfy. It is “The Water Queen” and is said to exceed in magniticence anything that has been produced by this master | of stage wonders. The story is based upon the | mythical existence of the naiads and gives scope for all that pertains to the realms of fairydom. | A number of new inventions by Kiralfy will en- | hance the beauty of the ballets and marches, while the scenery is a succession of splendors, a transformation set in the final act being a erowning triumph of scenic magnificence. No pains nor expense have beenspared to render the “Water Queen” in the highest degree at- tractive and it is entirely free from any ob- jectionable feature, being as clean and pure 2s it is pretty. Gioze Tueater.—Next week the Kentz all star specialty company, inclu Prof. Parker's famous $20,000 dog circus, will be the feature at the Globe. In addition will be a number of vaudeville stars. Usual matinees. Amateur night every Friday. Cuvnca or Ovr Fatruer.—There will be an entertainment next Tuesday evening under | the auspices of the young people's union, The program will include tableaus and illus- trated songs. Tue Lotus Gree Crus of Boston will give a concert at the Universalist church March 29, Male quartet music by the club and readings | by a lady elocutionist will make up the pro- gram. A Daamatic Extertarswesr willbe given at the National Rifles hall next Thursday evening for the benefit of the emergeucy hospital, ‘Three plays will be presented, two in Euglish and one in French. eee Catholic Young Men’s National Union. The sixteenth annus! convention of the Catholic Young Men’s national union will be held in this city next October. The Carroll institute, whose delegates invited the union to meet in this city, have appointed the following committee to make arrangements for the roper reception of the delegates: Henry W. tos ¥. gg tod RE. White, Charles A Elliott,Frank P.May, N.H.Shea, George Bogus, | many students of alchemy up toa compari- j}and Latin, names that have long since been | he constructed some very plausible questions ical. The | discoveries of Copernicus, the first real dstron- notices as omer: Torricelli and Pasquelle, who discovered to the world the matter of the weight of the at- mosphere,and Priestly,the discoverer of oxygen, thus giving three distinct eras, Alchemy fit started in form most of the problems which science is still engaged in solving, and it was the infant efforts oi chemistry that drew to the study many men whose donations to science have been beyond value. The search for i ‘was tne crisis of these efforts, accompdnie & wild striving for the philosopher's stone a the elixir of life. The Bible contains many aljusions to the science, but the first record is to be found iman ancient Chinese work dating back into almost beyond computation, in which the elements are stated to be earth, fire, water, metal and wood. Moses was evidently an adept in the science, from several references in the Bible to his works. Rome carried the study to a great extent, and reached such a degree of proficiency that Diocle- sian, upon the eve of a reported invasion by the Egyptians, ordered all on the subject to be burned, lest they fallinto the hands of the enemy and thus give them 80 much knowledge that they should be able to make gold enough to enable them to own the earth, Aristotle forms quite a prominent fig- ure in the history of the science, he being the first man to advance the theory of a universal element binding ali the others together, cor- responding to what we should call a “quin- tessence.” Aristotle was faithfully believed by tively late day, and it is probably due to him that philosophy aud chemistry did not make greater strides forward, They would have been a thousand years earlier had it not been for his influence, SOME QUEER THEORIES, There were some funny theories held by those old philosophers as to the essences and elements of matter. One who lived about 600 years before Christ contended that water was the source of all things, another that air was the primary element, and each had a line of argument and analogy to prove his idea. A man who breathed about 450 B.C. took the ground that fire was the prime feature of the combination and that the human soul was a fiery vapor, Thenceforth the tracing of the history of alchemy and chemistry winds through a labyrinth of unpronounceable names in Greek forgotten except by the students of this science. One of the early lights was named Lucippus, who came near the truth when he said that the earth was made by the falling together of small particles. This is probably the first appearance of the atomic theory. This is a sample of the reasoning by which some of * ancients arrived at their conclusions as to the | elements of matter: When wood is burned it | produces fire, which gives off air, which in turn, when condensed, produces water, while the ashes of the wood form earth; therefore wood is at the bottom of all creation. A grot- ing tree was used to show that water was the prime element by pouring on water every day until the tree had increased in size and weight and weighing the carth with which the roots were surrounded, This, said the old chemist, proved that water had given the tree, or the wood, its increase. Aristotle made up a schedule of constructions and juggled with it to the mystification of all his followers, He said that the four elements—fire, air, water and earth—are not single and definite sub- stances, but derive their existence from other more primal elements. Thus, fire was com- posed of heat and dryness, air of heat and moisture, water of cold and moisture and earth of dryness and cold, On the basis of this table und led the way to the idea of the discovery of the one prime element with which one could transform any substance into anything else, THE LOST ARTS. In ancient times the workers in metals and . other substances handed their secrets down | from generation to generation, and in time some of them were lost. These are the “lost arts” so often mentioned, which are simply lost family secrets, There was no possibility for the artisan who understood the nature of the metals to give to the philosopher any of hia | ideas and thus, by the separation made neces- sary by the civilizgtion of these two classes, | the progress of the world in this important subject was deterred. There was need of the application of some science to the work of the THE CANAL LEASE BILL PASSED, Knd of the Long Debate in the Mary- land Legislature. ‘The bill suthorizing the lease of the Chesa- peake and Obio canal to the Cumberland and Washington railroad company finally passed the Maryland senate last night and now only awaits the signature of Gov. Jackson to become alaw, The debate on the bill yesterday after- noon and evening was spirited and hard fought, Mr, Wootton's amendment providing for the sale of the canal to the highest bidder and not cofifining it to the Cumberland and Washing- ton road was the main point of attack and de- fense im the earlier hours. Mr. Poe made a long and striking speech in opposition to the amendment. THE LAND AS A WATERWAY. Mr. Poe said it is not practicabie to maintain the canal as waterway and this is the prepun- detance of sentiment even in the canal coun- ties, Mr. Poe remarked that he had no doubt in the constitutionality of the act. The assent of two legislatares was needed, butsome legis- lature had to be the first tomove in the matter. Mr. Randall followed in a plea for the water- wuy. He argued that the canal could be successfully run as waterway if run on business principles. He — scath- ingly denounced the political mismanagement of the canal, which, he said, had wrecked it and that now the wreckers themselves were asking that the result of their work be turned over tothem. For #100.000 Mr. Randall esti- mated the canal could be repaired. He then argued that the bill was unconstitutional; that the courts should have the settlement of the matter, | Mr. Pearre followed ‘and produced a long | array of facts dnd figures becking up his as- | sertion that the canal could berun asa waterway | and pay expenses and have something like €30,- 000 a year surplus. THE CLOSING DEBATE. | At the evening session Mr. Wirt continued | the arguments in favor of the amendment. He wanted the »ffnir left to the courts, “If this lease bill passes,” said he, “I predict that the youngest of us will not see the end of the litigation.” r. Poe followed in rebuttal, A vote was then taken on Mr. Wootton’s amendment, which was defeated—ayes, 12; | oes, 14. Annmber of amendments to the origina! bill were then offered in succession by Mr, Pearre and Mr. Stake. They were unani- ! monsly voted down, and at 11:35 the vote on the final passnge of the bill was taken, result- ing in the adoption of the Washington and Cumberland railroad company's canal lease bill by 15 yeas to 11 ni DISTRICT GOVERNMENT, LIQUOR LICENSES, Yesterday afternoon the Commissioners acted upon the following applications tor liquor licenses from Lieut. Amiss’ precinct: Approved—Jos. Mehler, 1409-11 Pennsylvania avehue; Emile Wagner, 210 9th street; George Gro#s, 302 10th street; Jas. L. Kernan, corner lth and C streets; Jos. Gatto, 800 E street; Bar- bara J. Wittstatt, 304 10th street; Geo. Miller, 4308th street; Bennett F. Gwynn, 943 B street; Wm. - Davis, 945 B street; Louis Faber, 413 9th stree! Rejected—Lucas G. Milovich, 1313 E street west; Robert C. Holtzman, 1412 New York avenue northwest; John H. Bosee, 206 9th street northwest; Frank W. Heygster, 94 Pennsylva- nia avenue northwest; Henry Comadis, 212 9th street northwest; Louis C. Zerega, 1311 E street northwest; ‘Yhomas Walsh, 1200 E street north- wes! The Disfigurement of Shade Trees. To the Editor of Tux Evenine Star: The writer, who has had considerable expe- rience in the management of suade trees, would ask leave through the columns of your paper to call the attention of the public to the disfigurement of those on Capitol Hill produced by the dismemberment of many of their branches; Whatever ideal form may be had in view on, the part of the manipulator the result cannot fail in many instances to be very disas- trous to the health and life of the trees. The removal of branches of trees, even when of much less diameter than most of those taken from this once so beautiful avenue (alas, now so disfigured), lenves wounds which are never fully healed and which very often caus¢ the destruc- tion of the éntire tree. There are plenty of illustrations of this disastrous result in the city. On one corner of Corcoran and 15th streets are a number of comparatively small trees dead or dying from this cause, ‘The modus operandi to such end is very ob- vious. The cut ends of the removed branches, which are left projecting from the parent trunks, become the de tories of dust and other filth blown about by the wind and are artisan and of some common sense to the studies of fhe philosopher. The trouble was | that the artisan couldn't do it and the philoso- | pher wouldn’t doit. From the fifth to thi sixteenth century wus the age of fabulous pre- tensions in alchemy, when every discovery | was kept a profound secret. thus making the | time one of almost total ignorance. lt ‘The old alchemists sometimes used goad logic | in their arguments as to the existence ef the philosophers’ stone, and all alchemy wus not | the fraud that modern people would think. There were some good, honest workers in the ranks, searchers after the truth, as well as the | knaves that are to be found in every trade and | every branch of life, ‘There was one monk | living in the middle ages who made a specialty of antimony, ‘Yhinking it to be the great cure- all he first tried gome of it on his hogs and the beasts fattened so that he ‘thought that it must | be good for human beings. So he gave it to his brethren with fatal results, This is sup- posed to be the reason why the metal is called “antimony,” fram its bad effect on monks..| There were tricks in alchemy, asin every trade, | T. J. Sullivan, B. J. Coyie, Thomas J. King, Edward Voigt, Patrick O'Farrall, N. T. Taylor, W. H. Manogue, Edward Mallet, G. I. Ennis, W. F. Downey, Frank N. Devereux, D. McGrath, W. H. Lepley, Wm H. DeLaey, W. A. Johnson, Matt B. Johuson, James Toomey and Frank B. Clarkson. ———— Reception to Their Pastor. A reception was given by the congregation of Foundry M. E. church last evening in the lecture room to their pastor, Rev. George Elliott, to express their gratification that he was continued as pastor of the church by the recent conference. Rev. J. McKendree Reiley, who was reappointed presiding elder, was present, and in a congratulatory address by . R. T. Tilton a pleasant reference was made to both of these gentlemen. Refreshments were served by the ladies, and during the even- ing musical selections were rendered by Miss Bangs and Miss Lulu Clokey gave a recitation. The Colored Catholic Congress. Daniel A. Rudd of Cincinnati, president of the executive committee appomted by the con- gress of colored Catholics of the United States which was beld in this city January, 1889, has issued a call for another congress to meet in Cincinnati July 8, 1890. This has been done after consultation with the committee and with the approval of Cardinal Gibbons and other or- ganization. The object is to continue the work set forth in the address of the former congress and to take into consideration the great work of Cardinal Lavigerie in his efforts to abolish the African slave trade. ae Tue Lance plate glass window that was broken in Saks’ building abont a week ago has been replaced in a remarkably. quick and skill- ful manner. The work was done by Charles E. Hodgkin, 919 7th street, the expert in glass business of all sorts, Glass w: in the new building, on Pennsylvania avenue by meaus of which people were made to be-| lieve that the philosopher's stone had been found. Metals containing concealed gold were so treated as to leave the gold free and visible. MODERN ALCHEMISTS, ‘There are alchemists of today just as dis- honest as those of old, men who swindle and | cheat others with tricks that are ulmost as primitive as those used by their predecersors in the crooked art. They have only changed | their forms of delusion and have struck for higher wages, At thix point the lecturer gave | several interesting illustrations on modern al- chemy, particularly of one practiced in this city, where a man advertised to do wonders | with a little electrié battery that seemed to give | out electricity enough to do any service. The real motive power was in another room in a large machine. He also made assays in such’ clever manner as to make ore owners think they have mines of great wealth from speci- mens exceedingly poor in metal. sll spoons Light-Weight Potatoes. George Jones, who claims that he sells po- tatoes for a countryman named Thompson who lives near Laurel, Md., was in the Police Court yesterday charged with selling potatoes by measure instead of by weight, The evidence was that he sold a bushel and a half of pota- toes and they were nine pounds short. The court imposed the lowest fine, #3, which was paid. Officer Breen. who made the case, in- tends to prosecute all persons found about the market. countrymen and others, who have light-weight bags of potatoes. ————— Recent Robberies. Larcenies have been reported at policéhead- quarters as follows: Walter Shomo of 65 | street reportsa velocipede stolen from 7th between D and E streets northwest, Thursday; John Bray, 1309 I street northeast had a black overcoat stolen from Eckington Thursday; Mrs, Helen McMann, 211 North Capitol street, re- ports a gold collar button set with a diamond stolen Thursday, and D. Murphy, Virginia ave- y Mr. Hodgkin recently. Although he has been in business here but four years his business has increased wonder and he now stands in the very front rank of dealers im glass and Paint goods, nue between 4/y and 6th street southwest, says his horse blanket was stolen Tuesday night, ~ The District Volunteers of 1861. Last night a meeting of the defenders of the District—volunteers of 1861—was held at St. George's hall, Mr. J. W. Bradbury presiding and T. 8. Lamb | templating, also ae weta good deal of the time by the rain, and When dry are more or less cracked all over the surface, and thus active decomposi- tion is set up, which nature strives in vain to repair by a growth of healthy new wood. Or, if as sometimes is the case,the old wound is covered up, stil diseased "texture can be found beneath. Under this condition the trees easily split when the wound seems entirely closed. Suppose all the above consequences are claimed to be imaginary, what can be the motive for thus disfiguring these once “fair ranks of trees?” The writer once knew a man of some consid- erable standing in the community where he lived who held that the Author of Life had made a mistake in giving tails to cats and dogs and such like animais; they were neither useful nor ornamental, he said, but rather an aetual deformity, so that all the r cate and dogs that came under his jurisdiction had their tails reduced to stumps hike the branch- less trees your correspondent has veen con- and for the same wise reason, Sam haps. ee Miss Edwards’ Lecture. The celebrated Egyptian archwologist, Miss Annelia B. EuWards, gave a lecture last evening at Lincoln music hall, under the auspices of the National geographic society, before a large and distinguished audience, The subject of the lecture was “The explorer in Egypt.” and the illustrations added to the interest with which the clear, vivid style of the speaker invested the subject. Miss Edwards exhibited a num- ber of portraits which were found painted un panels taken from coffin lids and also a piece of carpet thousands of years old with the colors remarkably well preserved. The subject of Miss Edwards’ lecture this af- ternoon was “The buried cities of Egypt.” — 3 NOVELTIES at Cc. Prveres To Scrorvra. TERRIBLE SKIN AND SCALP DISEASE. PSORIA- SIS % YEARS, HEAD, ARMS, AND BREAST A SOLID SCAB, BEST DOCTORS AND MEDICINES FAIL. CURED BY CUTICURA AT A COST OF 83.75, CURED BY CUTICURA. 1 used two bottles of CUTICURA RESOLVENT, three boxes.of CUTICURA, aud oue cake of CUTI- CURA SUAP, and au cured of a terrible skin and scalp disease known as psorinsis, I hud it for eight years, It wold wet better and worse at times. Sometines my lead would be a solid scab, and was at the time I evan the we of the CULICURA cEMEDIES. My arma were covered with scabs from my elf>ws to | shoulders, my breast was almost one solid scab, and my back covered with sores varying in size frome penny to # doliar.. I had doctored with all the best doctors With no relief, and used many different med- icines without effect, My case was hereditary, and, I began to think, incurable, but it bexun to heal from ARCHER RUSSELL, Deshler, Ohio, A GRATEFUL MOTHER. ‘thank you for your CUTICURA REMEDIES and feel shat in d@iny 40 1 might be able to save sume per- i | rena wd AB. perform the pleasant dut Miss Cowling of y i: as condue: to passed off the oficers of the ci of Dony were present: - dent, Mrs. Anna A. Peek; sentor vice De page baron py ps ag ms ie B. Tew; secretary, ie V.. * treasurer, Mrs. Mina iE Bmith, i irs. Mary C. Devennort;. conductor, M. Sherman King; guard, Mra, itcher; assistant conductor, Mrs, Petty; assisiant guard, Mrs. Eliza P, Then followed speeches Hendricks hes Burnside pos enport, jain of in A. Logan post; E. Richardson and Mra, a t wi of Potomac relief ey Logan. war, being with her who wasa wi , became intimately acquainted TS y WAS ex] "3 bad weather prev ited. Mie. D. ith gave a happy recitation, entitled -‘O’Branagan's drill,” and the following musical numbers in- tersperved were rendered by the chorus and soloists: “Hail Columbia,” “Wrap the Flag Around Me, Boys,” with sole by Murray; “The Old Home” by the chorus; vooal quar- tet by Messrs. Burr, Smitheou, Cardner ‘and Walson; solo, ‘The Sword of Bunker Hill,” by Mr. Geo, Walson, and the “Star Spangled Ben- ner” by the chorus. Prot, Messer played the violin and conducted the musical ‘exgrcises, Mr. J. W. Bartley played the cornet. Miss Sadie Anderson presided at the organ and the chorus | was com} d of Mewirs, Walson, Burr, Davison, Pyles, Smithson and Cardner and Miss Etzler. Mrs. Murray, Miss Pitcher, Mra. B. Pitcher and Mrs, Cator. Among the Wash- ington visitors not already mentioned were Senior Vice Commander Nathaniel Bickford, Mrs, Hendricks, Mrs. Cowling. Mrs. Goff and Miss Hendricks of Burnside post, Mr. and Mra, Thompson, Mrs. Fuller, Mra, Bradeo and Mra, Dykes of Farragut post. Deatus.—Mr. W. L. Poates died yesterday afternoon at his home on Jnckson street, after a sickness of several month. He was Well along in years, had been a very industrious wheel- right, and was a consistent member of the Baptist church here.—~Mre. Sarah, A. Pum- pier: mother of the well . S. Pumphrey of this village, died at the home of her son on Monroe: street yesterday afternoon in the seventieth year of her age. Funeral from the residence at 2:30 o'clock to- morrow. _ Pensonat.—Mr. Clare Messer, the artist, is in New York attending the art exhibitions now being held there,—Mr. J. N. Minnix is on a trip in Ohio, zee Knights of Honor, The regular meeting of National lodge, No. 642, K. of H., held at Scottish Rite hall Thursday evening was largely ‘attended. Addresses were made by Brother Floyd, Past Grand Dictator Morrison, Grand Reporter Bates and Reporter White. A member of the lodge has offered a special award of #10 to the brother bringing the pergost number of new members into National lodge during this year. ———— St. Patrick’s Day. The St. Joha's college alumni will celebrate St. Patrick's day with a musical wand literary entertainment in the college. commencing at 7:30 o'clock p.m. A tine: program has been ar- ranged, including songs and solos by Messrs. Waldecker, Ryan, Fennell, Forsythe, Galt, Goodchild, Brasnan, Leply, West, McEnaney and O'Connor; recitations ‘and addresses by Messrs, Moran, Walsh, O'Neill, Dolan, Nolan, DeLucy, Shea, Schuiteis, O'Donoghue and Madigan. Ant Sate.—The postponed sale of fine oil paintings and water colors at Ratcliffe, Darr & Co.’s galleries, 920 Pennsylvania avenue north- west, will occur on Monday at 11 o'clock, in consequence of the rain of Friday. This collec- tion embraces several fie pieces by old mas- ters and the water colors and modern paintings are beautiful examples of modern art. The collection will be sold without reserve at the time stated. The exhibition will continue until that time. ig —— nes Huntingdon has paid to Augustus » the London manager, £1,000 and all law costs to break the contract, and she says she would be willing to pay snything rathet than serve under Harris, ‘ Now Is Tx Tne To purify your blood and fortify your system against the debilitating effects of ‘spring weuther. At 20 other season is the bitter taste in the moutlrmore promiuent, the breath so offuusive, the droway dizzt- uess 90 frequent, or that extreme tired feeling so prev- alent, Hood +Sarsaparilis is just the medicine to build ‘up the system, purify the bigod, cure biliousness aud hexdache, overcome that tired feeling and create a woud appetite. HOOD'S SARSAPARILLA In carefuly prepared from SaraspariHia, Dandelion, Mundrake, Dock, Pipslasewa, Juniper Berrics and other well-known and valuable vegetable remedies, by a pe- cul:ar combination, proportion gnd process, wiving to ‘Hood's Sarsaparilla curative power not prsseased by other medicines. : “Thad boils all over my meck and back, troublinz me so much that I could not turn my head arouud nor stoop over. Hucd’s Sargapuriils cured me in two woeks, I think it is the best bioud purifier.”"—MANIEL MEAD, Kausus ity, Mo, THE BEST BLOOD PURIFIER “Ihave taken three bottlés of Hood’s Sarsaparilla and cousider it the best bloul medicine I have ever taken. It builds me up, makes we sleep better, gives ie a good appetite and, uuproves my health geuer- ally—Mus. A. P. LEIGHTON, Portland. Me. N.B.—-If you decide to take Hood’s Sarsaparilla do not be induced to buy any otfer. HOOD'S SARSAPARILIA Sold by all druggists, @1;sixfor $5. Prepared only by C. L. 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Witwer & Co., 1918 Pa. aye. Great Removal Sale. $40,000 worth of Boots, Shoes and Slippers must be sold regardless of cost previous to re moval to our new store.' A lil will be allowed on every pair of shoes. goods marked in plain figures, mi2-4t @ Sreaspunoed, 996 7th st, P Pomeroy’s P Petroline Poroused Plaster. Best and most effective. All Druggists. P eS mhil-tu,th,s3m Piles! Piles! Piles!—Dr. Witiams’ Indian Pile Ointment is the only sure cure for Blind, | Bleeding or Itching Piles ever discovered. Kt | never fails to cure old chronic cases of long standing. Wiu.iams Mro. 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Call and try a cup. 5 A More agreeable traveling companion than acold is Dr, Bull's Cough Syrup. 6 all's Gongs Siri Buy a Machine With a Reputation! Examine our New High Arm No. 9 and notice how its rotary motion, silent and positive, con- trasts with therasping, heavy, uncertain action Of shuttle machines. Office, 437 9th n.w. 119-1 Wueever & Wirsos M'r'a. Co, AMUSEMENTS. _ ERNAN'S NEW WASHINGTON THOATER, Eleventh st. south of Pennsylvania avenue TONIGHT! TONIGHT! Positively Last Appearance of THE H H 08 WW Ww A_ RRR pDD HOH © O WWWW AA RR D D HHH © 0 WWWW AA RRR D D BH Oo Wwww Asa ROR DD 4H 00 W W 4 & K RK DDD BIG BURLESQUE COMPANY. Grand Farewell Reproduction of Mil lett's Great ‘Painting, THE AN WEEK COMMENCING MONDAY, MARCH 17. SPECIAL MATINEE MONDAY, ST. PATRICK'S DAY. Vv. Vv A " ppp it Ss Vv as tt DD it Ss YP Ban BB OT OSs v aau nh Sgs5 nu reer RER gSSg 55s it ges 7H rR Ses 3 sss 5s, T FR RRR Sssy Sss8 nr Sss8 of) okEE R OR Spg Headed bythe Marvelous VaIDIS TWIN SISTERS, 15 GREAT SPECIALTY acrs. 15 Under the Direction of MR. FRANK DER STUCKEN of ork. Works of the following composers will be presented Arthur Bird, Morvaret R. Lang, Dudley Buck. A. McDowell, Geo Jobn K. Paine, A Wilson G. Siui WW. Gilchrist, Frank Van der Sincken, Frederick @ Gl leason, Arthur Gordon Weld, Henry Holden Huss, Arthur Whiting. Mr. Buck, Prof. Paine of Harvard, Mr. Van der Stucken and Mr.” Weld will conduct ‘their composi- 8. SOLOISTS. Miss Eleanor Warner Everest, soprano, of Philadel- i a a 8 Louise Karyss, bs panes of St. Lonis, Miss Maud Po sell, vielinirt, of New York. iting, Pianist, of Boston, Admission $1. Gal- ‘Ticks th at Ellis’ Music Store Monday. March 17. wibl5-tdin ii arenes qe GRAND OPERA HOUSE. TONIGHT, AT 8 Last Appearance of MLLE. * BRR HH ERE a ROR OH H EF AA ERR HHH ER AA ER HH E aaa x H H ERE A a4 Ofthe Grad Original Historical Drama, JOSEPHINE, EMPRESS OF THE FRENCH. RHEA....... AB. Supported by MR. WM. HARRIS..... a8... NAPOLEON And a Compauy of Metropolitan Artints. liste New, Grand and Next Week—Kiralfy's THE WATER QUEEN. m5 SEATS NOW O! BPscuorr coves FOURTH CONCERT. The Fourth Coucert of the Bischoff Course will be ven enc and Light Effects, discount All | AMUSEMENTS. | INCOLN POST, @A.R, FAIR NOOLX 3, Department Pies KR. will bold a FAIR si the Ll NTA ot Wont Cems ce. ON DAY, id 1900, and continuing tor twelve days. Ralier Jax Govrn's, | Bo Paine to make the Pair au attractive exbibipon, veterans frown ack and suflering weubers, have constanty Wsurserox No. 1—A Officer o: th 5.—A Gold Badge rade of the Grand Arn 0. 1 Courteotis St 3.—A Ty 100 Bound-trip Ticket to August. ‘The Teuth Ticket tn every package is also given to each person selling a package, A Full Dinner Sct to the Lady selling the largest number of tickets and for the Music and Lietreshinents _Admission, 25 cents, SLOBE THREAT! R, ELLA, BURLE £ Matinoss Mondgy, Wednesd: t night, 10, 20, JO cent, Ce lust for 10 days, Admission, ‘Season tick Tre DAY EV T° street and 3 Chaered. ‘Leaves the WEBSTER O13 19th a aw. ‘Corre Ro. @ hesiae ee eRe cht srare as well outside the Post, or their relatives, as from, ite respome tit Ail contributions, c amd other arti. cite, should be seat to Sa) Wau. F tcl Fs mittee on solicitations and purchases, at Kooth 3.1447 F street northwest, Weabington, Ik C. Their receipt will be protptiy it wy the correspouding sectet and will ~- hibited bearing the name and address of the contriba- tor. Ackuowie lement will be made in the daily sromuee ord the official bulletin of the fair. OF ARTICLES TO BE V Tat Pulte OFRP POR AND Pull Dress Unis ‘Most Popular orm fer the he National G ~A Silver Badge for the Most Active Police for the Most Efficient Coa § of the Republic 4 An kt en ore “A NickeP te fo road Conductor. uter® for the BM . A Uuiform for the Most Highly Retesmed amner uy American Stiver Watch for the Most Ea ~A Safety Bicycle for the Most Active Boy A Gad Watch for the Fanorite Pare of be rat Congrrees Au American Gold Watch for the Me rect Hatirosd Conductor oe Meet Gold Watch tor the Most Promipent Male 0. 16.—A Silver Composing Stick for the Most Ea- ompositor, —A Dinner Set ‘Most Popular Lady ae iniset homer for the Po os No. Lk A Bead Neck! tor “ Wee! Bay it ihe Worta be for “The Sweetet | No. 20.—A Guid-beaded Cane for the ‘Ugliest Mania bs biuarto.., tickets sold ue. nu OBe ‘horton National Enceaspuaent ie second largest Dumber mN-t a Diamond Ring. udeatd Lee. BOSTON MUsiIc SYMPHONY HALL, ORCHESTRA, THIRD GRAND CONCERT, FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 21, by the BOSTON Conductor, a. NIKISCH. SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, ihe Gifted sapranon, MISS MARY BOWE. PROGRAM Mendelasohn, Overture, Fingal’s ; Bell Sous trom Lakue. Wi er. de. Tristan and lecide, me. The Naghtineale. Tutwortal Fifth Sympbony, SB) and $1.50 a J. F. ELLIS & 00's, BURDITT & NORTH, Managers. CHANTS CARNIVAI.” UNDER THR ‘of the kpworch ue, Metropolitaa We and C ste. FRIDAY aud sATURDAY iS, March 14 and 15. 1880. sRADE DRILL BY YOUNG LADIES.IN iE, Willis B. Maxroder commanding. —— =. MUSIC BALI. J. K. STRASBURGER, Manager. ‘Three Nights Only, M: , Tuesday and Wednesday ‘Conubencing Siar 1 ‘Wedusoday Matinee AT HOME, After an Absence of Seven Yeara, The Supremely Great GEORGE WILSON formerly of Barlow and Wilson) Aud His MAMMOTH MINSTRELS, Composed of the Premier Artists of Minstrelsy, Introducing ALL THE LATEST SONGS COMPOSED BY WAKE. INGTON AUTHORS. sltgserved seats on sale now at Metzerott's Music jt 110 F st. nw 25, 30, 75 conte and 1. 1 “ 7 m Pennsylvania avenue and ; March 10, and during 2 FAYS ieee QUEENS. hig ican ta Hb-cotm_ 5 Sleep: ‘heap Kates. Southern ie Add. Mauawer, 343 ‘Brad __ al S-whke 108 No. 1, U.K, K. OF P. ION, Fair will commence MONDAY NIGHT, MARCH 10. an the Phonograph. Fair will and hear the wonderful ALPS "AIN.—ILLUSTRATED LE bebe ara ETTE C. LOOMIS, WEDNF: yENING next at 8 o'clock AU eburch, 15-5, wat EV, DR. MEXEDITH OF BROOKLYN. x.y will LECTURE at Wesley Chapel MONDAY ING. March 17, 5 lock gu the subject, “DY AND UBE OF THE BIBLE Aduis aut ml4-3t STAGE EXCURSIONS. ARLINGTON—FAST STAGE LINE AT 2.30 ig, Page Se. round. Drive prin! NEW_ PUBLICATIONS. —_NEW_ PUBLICATION Larne, Brows & Ca ‘Bave Just Published MYTHS AND FOLK-LORE OF IRELAND, By JEREMIAH CURTIN. With eu, Riched Froutie ‘, 2 Piece. 12mo, FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 21, 1890, inks seen om AT CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH. comtsibution wich bas ever been musde to folk- er the direction of Dr. Bischof, | lore, Th ag 5 will consist of choice selections tor the Onan, given | eee 8 — 7 baw fey fs SPAS Misddven, Mise Kae V. Wilson, Mrs, Jeunte Sicha epee caly Canin, ar Bes Euglinb, and that Lnice, Miss Grace E. rox. Mr. Fred. A. Grant. Mr. Geo. | MHVSHCCUS. sot net the nina ¥. Terry and Mr. Wm. Wilson. 0 tila 46 Que the fact that, the stories ell d varied program will be offered. Js the case in places where the ancient Gaelic Tickets. 50.cents. Forsale at Ellis’ Muaie Store and | in which they were orwiually told bas perished atthedur. mld-8t EW NATIONAL THEATRE N = commas THE WAY OUT OF AGNOSTICISM; GRAND DOUBLE BILL, TONIGHT aT 8 Ox, THE PHILOSOPHY OF FREE RELIGION. Z Farewell Appearance of FRANCIS ELLINGWOOD bs "The Fanious My Rot lentigo Tbeinae” ne cote et RRE MM MM A NN NNW Bales for bot MAE Sh PEERS E ne RR RM M MAAAS NNN NN | FIFTH AND FINAL VOLUME OF PALFREYS _ ea einamnteee HISTORY OF NEW ENGLAND. a 2 AIR. By JOBN GORHAM P: .. B¥O, ea og Se and Herrmann's Mo: CREMATION, Next Week—The Comedicnne Miss ROSINA FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS, YY oo EX {| AND OTHER STORIES OF NEW ENGLAND LIFR y ° ER Vv Re Eee =) By Bio. cloth, Bi abet stories = Monday, Tuecdey Weluesday and Ssturday Nights, ded botinen* ite Whee Codes “a GAME OF CARDS." ph ie “EME CIRCUS THE HOUGH DIAMOND.” | Sek, gatmaatere, Great and Friday Nights and Saturday Matinee, ne CMY MILLINER’S and at et oh “A PANTOME SKREARSAL" 4 _ Reserved seats now on fale. m. diate NTERTAINMENT UNDER THE Al oF etl Uiton (Guach of Oat LITTLE, BROWN & CO. Publishers, GREE Gt ged Este aw, TOENDAY EVENDD n £253 Washington st., Boston. eee eee th ote m1 5-3t® Caan = EEE come Pa Eee WILLETT & RUOFE, ‘Bole Agente for this city,