Evening Star Newspaper, June 28, 1890, Page 11

, THE 'EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON —P ee eee 8, 1890-SIXTEEN PAGES. 11 MODERN MINERVAS. The Woman’s Anthropological So- ciety and Its Doings. PAPERS AND DISCUSSIONS. Women Who Belicve That the Proper Study for Mankind is Man—How the Society Was Orgaurzed—Its Present Members and Officers. PSS SSS E IMMORTAL GODS! What is the- \ ogony? O, thou, too, mortal man! What s philanthropy? O, world which was snd is! What is cosmogony? * Thus Lord Byron asked impressively ning of a trio of musically long-sounding words, and a bright woman well known in the world of literature and art inquired, when told of her election to membership in the scientific body we are sketching, “O, heaven and earth! what is anthropology?” in answer, then, an- ogy is the doctrine of the structure of the natural history of the human species. The science of man, considered in his entire nature as composed of body and soul, and as subject to various modifications from sex, temperament, race, civiliza- tion, &c. And an anthropologist s one who is versed in the tremendous science and physical hist {man or the human body. The word is derived from the Greek words that mean to ® a discourse on man. Something of the immensity and scope of the subject tackled may be had from the foregoing definitions. ‘The Woman's Anthropological Society of Amer- ica is composed of ladies who may be calied, Without poetic license, the brightest jewels in the shining coronal of brainy women who grace the capital city. They are women who are els of the best qualities that pertain to their sex, and they combine dignity and learn- ing. the domestic and social accomplishments in arare degree with their active pursuit of the most erudite branch of science for the sake of kuowledg.. ORGANIZATION OF THE SOCIETY. It was in June, 1885, that ten women of this city met to form a scientific society. Mra Tilly E. Stevenson, whose late husband was then in the geological survey, proposed that the society be a woman's ‘anthropological fociety, and Mrs. Stevenson, who was versed in the details of scientific work, was made its first president. There were pessimistic doubters who discouraged the members, be- the ui lieving they could make no progress in the realm ot scientific research by reason of their sex. But the infant society braved the difficulties of its rudimentary State and has managed its business, held its regular meetings and listened to the papers of its members for five seasons. Its fame 1s a national one, as its name proclaims its field to be. «nd today it is one of the credit- able institutions of the city. A GOOD FIELD. Wash: on is peculiarly fertile in material for a woman's society of this character, as there are a large number of women in private life here who have sojourned in many foreign ands with their husbands when they were upon either of a public or private d have thus had broad oppor- tuuities of taking notes for papers relating to this interesting subj Mrs. Stevenson, whe is now in the west pursuing her favorite stud- ies among the Indian tribes, was the founder and wa of the society and con- for three and Sarah A. Scull. as then teacher of history in Mrs. school, was the first corresponding The other officers of that period irs. Emma Louise Hitchcoe«, reeording ad Mrs. Mary Parke Foster, treas- urer. The coustitution was drafted and adopted at the first meeting of the society, which then adjourned until November, and the by-laws were adopted im January, 1896. The constitution and by-laws’ were amended at the first annual meeting, held Janu 30, 1886. The object of the society has been declared to be the “opening to women of hew fields for systematic investigation,” and “to promote anthropology by encouraging its study and facilitating the interchange of hose mterested in anthropo- nd by arranging and _preserv- lly all information relating to hoiding meetings regularly for Tes utseassion.”* THE MEETINGS, These meetings are held on Saturday after- noons of exch alternate week from November un- y inclusive. They are devoted primarily to ntation and ciseussicn of original scien- unications, and all business, except transacted in detail at meetings of d or in committee before being sub- ‘The meetings reception rooms of ity. Besides the regu- ings are held and an ng in January for the election of the reading of officers’ reports, nual reception is also given, at which the ring president is expected to deliver an ad- These special meetings, held at. the ces of the members, are the only Oc- s upon which refreshments are permitted Cushing's manual governs aii the €lecuons, the bo: mitted to the general society. in are held the dent, Miss Alice C. Fletcher, the well-known Indianologist; vice presidents, Mrs. Barus and Mrs. Foster; recording secretary, Mrs. H. L. Bartlett. The office of corr nding secre- is merged into that of the librarian and is ford; board of directors, Mrs. Bryan, Mrs, O. Clarke, Miss Lydia M. Dame, Dr. Hinds, Mra. J. Lander and Mrs. Miranda ‘ullock. The sections are as follow: ‘Archwology.” in charge of Mrs. Virginia i hild Life Study,” Dr. Hind "Miss E.B. Johnson; ‘Philosophy, 3 Mrs, Francis M. Abbe, ana “s 3 A. H. Barus, The late Miss Maria Mitchell, professor of astronomy at Vassar College, was an honorary member of the society. "Madame Sophia Schliemann, who assisted her husband in the excavations in Greece, was also honored by the society. Other members listed are Miss Kate Field, Mise Amelia B, Edwards, Dean Proctor and Mri N r, ou that had the lig In all sweet | ipperary; ‘Twas you could sing the blackbird’s song, In dry or rainy weather; Avic, the long road wasn't long Whin we traveled it together. Sure, scores of times in the mornin’ bright You sung this very road, You med the mare's heart bate so light She never felt her ’Twas you could lilt wid the thrush’s trill; Ab, well, avic machree, God grant you may be singing still In that lonely far countbrie! ’Tis ten long weary years, Shamecn, I recollect it well, ‘The last time that we druy this road, ‘The fair day of Clonmel; The lark sang wild an’ clear on high In hopes your tune to drown, An’ there wasn’t a cloud in the blue, blue sky But the wau above the town. Mavrone! there wasn’t a sign that day, Or else our eyes were blind, Of the bitther storm-cloud, wild an’ gray, Comin’ fast on the wind. Avic, it broke on your little home, The landlord's will was done, An’ ere the harvest time was come You sailed to the settin’ sun. I think your big heart broke, agral ‘the hour you said good. Idruvy you for the las' ‘The tears stoot in m: On hill, an’ vale, an’ plain; ‘The burstin’ sobs—they shook you sore, An’ your face was gray wid pain. ‘The girl you loved—sure, you wor poor. An’ 80 too proud to spake, Though the eart inside your breast Was brea sake, Her tather’s pastures, wide and green, Fed many a flock and herd, You kissed her mouth whin you went, Shameen, But you uever spoke the word. "d rather have had you, Shameen, hin lands an’ wealth galore, She never smiled her own br Wanst you turned from her door. God bless her curls o' the misty gold, A darlin’ girl was she, This many a year she's lyin’ cold Under the Whitetho:n tree. An’ no word came from you, Shameen, I don’t think you forget; Perhaps long ye You an’ the ce Perhaps hand le Through a better land than this; Perhaps you've broken the silence now You kept wid that last kiss. ‘Tis Patrick's Day today, Shameen, ‘The baby flowers ar 3 An’ spring—the sweetheart lwughin’ clear, Wid the shamrock twined in her hair, An’ the shamrock set on her bonny breast, e is facin’ the windy weather, You always loved the spring the best in the days we wor together. 3od be wid you, avic machree, ‘Yo guide you an’ fo save Whether you pur grave! ill with the Escaped From the Pillory. From Pu Mrs, Broadbent-“Have you felt slippers, young man?” Very Young Sales an—*‘*Not since I've been HOW ETCHINGS ARE Art. MADE. A Clear Explanation of the Interesting held by Mrs. Seaman; treasurer, Miss Florence | CAREFUL PREPARATION OF THE COPPER PLATE— LAYING THE GROUND—HOW THE BITING 18 DONE — THE DRAWING — DRY-POINT WORK— ARTISTS AS ETCHERS, ested in the development arts, but comparatively EARLY everybody nowadays is inter- know how beautifal things are pro- of the fine few people duced, The following simple but clear general interes years ago. namented helmets, breastplates Damascus, Venice and Florence. which w " But what we have to consider explanation of how etchings are made, from the Youths’ Companion, will be found of very “In decorative work the art of etching was practiced many hundreds of In most of the European museums of art one finds magnificent specimens of or- hilts, the handiwork of celebrated craftsmen of ornamented Damascus sword blades probably gave the name to the Italian work of this sort, and sword The richly gonorally ealled ‘‘damaskeening. here is that branch of ps go which is allied to the print- ing press, ani 1512. In this work zinc, brass, steel or used, but for all high-cla: ployed, Zinc does not lend itself we may 80 call it, to the etching cause it almost imp: which is always in the zinc of commerce, which dates from about the year iron may be work copper is em- tenderly, if process, be- jible to eliminate the lead The smallest particle of lead is at once exten up by the acid, and the result is a black hole. being a composition of several Brat metals, equally untrustworthy; and steel and iron'are out of the question, because of the superior qualities of copper. A copper plate of the first quality is cast to a certain thickness in the rough. placed in whole casting mto a near! and is then rolling machine, which flattens th homogeneous mas ‘Then it 1s hammered, mach in the same way that a gold beater hammers his gold, and the result is. plate in which all the the metal are absoiutely welded, acid attacks the plate the action ‘This is very important. You are now supposed to have plate. If you are very particular afraid of taking a little trouble you it with willow charcoal and oil, an perfectly smooth and level’ sui “ground” is the next thing to consider. best authorities consider Bosse’s particles of When the is uniform. your copper and are not n will go over dso make a face, ‘The The ground the best. It is composed of fifty grammes of very pure white wa thirty grammes of very pure am mastic and fifteen grammes of asphiaitam. ‘o make this mixture you must proceed with some care. Geta pan or shallow with water and place it over a slow tire. this put « pot and into the pot put let it melt. Then pound the gum dish, fill it Into the wax and mastic in a mortar till it is reduced to a very fine powder, and add it gradually to the wax. stirring witha clean glass rod. When the mastic is quite melted and thoroughly incorporated with the wax add the asphaltum, which must have been reduced previously to a fine powder. slowly, stirring all the time, aud amalgamation is perfect. unit, so to speak, pour the mixtu Add it see that the When the whole is a re into cold water and when it hardens break it into bits into a bottle, 8 stopper is best. A wide-necked bottle LAYING THE ETCHING GROUND. ‘When ready to lay your otching ground, take a portion of the mixture and add oil of laven- der,.which will reduce it to a paste of about the thickness Of ordinary printing ink. With a pak tte knife spread a small quantity of this on a slab of clean plate glass. and with a dabber or roller bext or roll it until it is evenly mixed. A dabber may be made by taking a small quan- tity of cotton wool or horse hair, rolled up into a ball about the size of the fist. Cover this with cotton cloth, and over all puta piece of black silk, sewing it firmly and leaving the ends sticking up toserve roller 1s more difficult to make, as 1 skilled workman to draw the leath wooden cylinder so that there wrinkles. And when the edges of sort of handle. ‘The t requires a er over the shall be no the leather meet they must be beveled and cemented so that it may be, practically, one solid piece of leather. Now dab or roll the plate with the etching ground and see that it is evenly and thinly laid It requires little pon the copper. ‘. : dif resist the action of the acid, ground to the ground lampy or uneven there will be trouble in Hamerton says that the bath should be heated] © AFRICA’S LAKE REGIONS. SHE WANTED HER MONBY. Sctecained by aviag a bets of eotents Ges | Division of the Gsuatry Betwein Troubles of = Witness—Swearing dish and placing the thermometer in the a ws goede . land and Germany. 4 MAP SHOWING THEIR NEW SPHERES OF INFLU- ENCE AND THE PARTITION OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH AFRICA AMONG THE POWERS—GREAT SIGNIFICANCE OF THE NEW ARRANGEMENT, Pays Better Than Washing. “Dese hrar Commissioners cirtny does make me sick,” said am elderly woman of the colored Persuasion as she emerged from the auditor's office at the District buildings a few days age, In her right hand she carried a voucher from the Police Court which entitled her to 1.25 witness fee, But there is no money at the Dis- trict building to pay witness fees and thie was it is an accepted fact that acid “bites” differ- ently under different atmospheric conditions, AFTER THE FIRST BITE, You now make what is called the first “bite,” You may not be sure of the result. You wanta proof, ‘Take a rough rag well loaded with tar- pentine and by brisk rubbing you will soon clean the copper. Now comes the printi process, which is identical with that empl. in producing results from the steel plate. Get man named Stevenson supplied James Stewart, well known for his careful map of Lake Nyassa, surveyed the route, and then, beginning at Nyassa, prepared 40 miles of the road for wagons. Owing to his untimely death the work was then suspended and has never been resumed. In the agreement Great Britain retains the so-called Stevenson road, andaline from Nyassa to Tanganyika, jast north of it, marks the limit of the German From the New York Sun. HE settlement of the territorial claims of Great Britain and Germany in the African lake regions is an event of un- the proper ink, which may be obtained from here in this direction. Then the German | the cause of her remarks, any Healer, d fill the incised lines—that is, ‘usual significance. All the coasts of eewtle, foliows around the north end of | “What's the matter, Auntie?” aby the lines n into the plate. Take any rough Africa have for some time been parceled | Nyassa and down the east coast of the lake | stander as the passed by him. rag that may be handy and very tenderly wipe | out among the nations of Europe, but it was | to nearly its middle point, where the Rovumu | “What's de matter! ‘deres a heap de matter, off from the surface of the plate all the ink. | no until Inst week that the country of the | Tiver, extended in astraight line to the lake | Here I hab been down to de Poliee Co all de Then, with « cleaner rag, go over the whole plate. You will now find some ink or oil stains on the plate, Have at hand some powdered ebalk. Dip the palm of the hand into this and then carefully polish the surface, You will then find your surface clean and the ink filling all of the incised lines, whether cut by acid or the graver. forms the souther 2 A curious feature of this arrangement is that not the slightest attention has been paid to tribal territorial divisions, How will the K’ | of Uganda like it whem he hears that while he is in the British sphere his suzerain and tribute prayer, the Kivg of rich Karagwe, is under the German fing? Massailand has been cut in two in the middle, and it will perplex these nomads who wander all over the country to know whether they are British and Germans, The extension of Germany's sphere to the west and north hae thus added many thousands of square miles to her territory. How bas eat Britain fared? Lord Salisbury is loudly morning fer to swear in a whisky case's} to ceive $1.25, but hyar I finds out thar ain't no money fer to pay me, and de man i yonder says I's got to wait till de bill passes, "fore ean get my money; but what de devil does 1 know about de bili? Don't eben know what de bill bout and ain't got no business knot “ficient fer me to say I done and “fore de Lord ii great lake regions was also divided. There is nothing left to divide, for, in spite of Portugal. England will not relax her hold on Nyassaland, and, if last week's agreement is ratified, the predominating influences that will shape events in the lake regions are perhaps determined for ages to come, This map shows the results of the past month's conference in Berlin, and also the di- vision of that part of Africa lying south of five degrees north latitude among the powers. A very remarkable series of events has ied to this THE TRIAL PROOF, In default of a printing press with which to make the trial proof, the ordinary clothes wringer of commerce will serve very well. The rubber rolls will answer as “blankets,” so that you will need only to dampen the paper and nts worth of washi de time if Lhad knowed dat Iwas not ae ey oapes fer swearing.” “Were you ever a witness before?” asked the reporter, cave it over night between slightly wetted ) sudden determination of white interosts in the | censured by some of the English newspapers | “Why, ‘conrse I was,” said the woman asshe sheets of any common paper. ‘y an im-/ lake regions. Three years ago England and | for having made a sorry bargain. But Stanley | wiped her face with her apron, “Iam a wite pon on the clothes wringer. It will not | Germany agreed upon their spheres of influ- | thinks the prime minister has done splendidly | ness ebery time I gets a chance, ‘oause i fine, but it will give you an idea of your work. Get your plate between the rubber rollers, put on the screws and Iam sure you will get a fair result, The process of ‘rebit- ing” should be avoided until the amateur has reached a good" degree of artistic proficiency; ence in East Africa, They drew the line which appears upon our map extending from a httle north of Zanzibar to the northeast coast of Vie toria Nyanzs. They agreed that the region | north of this line should be the British sphere of influence, and that the country south of it for his country, and so will everybody else who has studied these equatorial regions, In the first place, all of Uganda proper is as- sigued to Britub enterprise ‘and Uganda is the particularly coveted plum in the lake regions, ‘hen Unyoro north and Emiu’s old province easier to make €1.25 o Dg. work is bard, especially whem, dem thar fool lawyers get zamuning you. 1 tell You, mister, dey is got a way of mixing you all but if you feel that you must rebite your plate, | should be the German sphere, They /are within the British sphere. safe from auy | up and making you "pear foolish like to de clean the whole thing with » rag and turpen- | both promised not to intrude pon other greedy power. England will control the | court, but I don't mind it for 1 tine and then roll it up with the protecting | each other's domain, They thought, | head of the navigable Nile, and when the wan-| but I hates to wait fer it, Neb varnish, taking care that the varnish dues not enter the etched lines, Now what has been sufficiently bitten may be stopped out by painting on the varnish with a brush, This is the whole story. It may be necessary to add something after the plate is bitten, and this is called “dry- point” work, With your needle you simply scratch on the copper such lines as you feel are necessary in some of the lighter tones, This dry-point work you will find in most of the better class of etchings, but it should be used very sparingly, as its work does not stand as does the etched line. Som platee are done entirely by “‘dry-point,” but they are not etch- ings. ‘An etching is a result that is produced only by the corrosive properties of acid. A “dry-point” is no more an etching than is a bit of scratching on the lithographic stone. It is common to call any pen-and-ink work on linen—such things as are sold atchurch fairs—etchings. So you may find in some of your magazines a column of funny stories with the heading ‘Etchings,” The word comes from the Dutch word etsen, which means some- thing which has been bitten into from which a proof may be taken, PAINTERS AS ETCHERS. A good etching made by a painter comes nearer to his artistic thought than is possible | ing Mahdist power at Khartoum succumbs the about the countries around the lakes, ‘The | great Nile valley to the cataracts may be Eng- owerful King of Uganda. north of Victoria | land’s it she chooses to take it, On the coast ‘anza, was hostile to Europeans, and the only | the situation has been greatly improved from whites in his capital were prisoners who would | the English point of view. The little country be glad to get away if the king would let them | of Vitu, the islands of Manda and Pata, the go. Emin Pasha, at Albert Nyanza,was hemmed | towns scattered along the Somali coast, where in on all sides by enemies, unable to leave | the German flag was waving, have ali been the country if he so desired, The country ceded by Germany to England and Germany between Victoria Nyanza and the Congo State za acquiesce in a British protectorate over was almost unknown, and none of the wise | Zanzibar and the rich clove-raising island of men who were negotiating knew whether they | Pemba. In short, the British have a clear field would care to give a six-pence for it. So they | for 200 miles along the Somali coast until they however, there was no use troubling their heads tte! home right now apd tele woman what I heered a gai say "bout her, and she will come out and lick de gal and I will see de fight and get another $1. ng a witness, I teil hyar government dou't know who dey's foolin’ with, and befo’ dey gets through if dey don’t pay me my money dey will hab to get another bill passed; you hear me talk. Come along hyar. Liza e said to the little girl who was with her, “let's get out of dis byar hot place. Now, don't you go crying ‘cause I didn't get de money and can’t buy ‘nannars. Befo’ long you will be old to swar and be making the old $1.25 y, Well, good-bye, miste aud with this the eld woman and her little companion vanished down the back stairs, ——>___ Queen Victoria’s Old Age. London Lotter to 8t. L vont “Dispatch. Queen Victoria at the age of seventy-one ise very plain old Indy, and she was by no means good looking some thirty years ago, while she Was still in the prime of life, She suffered great deal from attacks of erysipelas, which reddened and coarsened her skin. She lost her tecth very early in life. owing to the use of camphorated dentifrice to which she teok @ great fancy and which proved most pernicious, ut trom her accession at the age of exghteem till she was twenty-five or twenty-six the queen by any other method. Very few painters have was a very pretty young woman, fresh and fair, the power of expressing themselves with the with soft biue eyes, a small, rosy mouth and point, so that the painter etchers are very few. Rembrandt was, and is, the very grandest artist who ever placed his thoughts on copper. Many so-called reproductive etchers, men with great capacities for translating the ideas of others, have done work only second to the great master. So you will see that, next to painting, etching must take the highest rank, Line engraving has nearly gone out as a ro- productive art. Years must be spent in learn- ing the manual dexterity necessary to handle the graver. Years may be spent on a single plate,which may or may not appeal to the pub- the loveliest arms and shoulders imaginable, Her lack of height was alwa ack and was th: giving grand fancy was wout to appear ina court toilet of the eighteenth century, the high-heeled shoes which must perforee be worn with such e dress lending a very becoming addiuon to her stature, —_o “Knit Ow The only liquor saloon that was ever opened in Moore's Hill, Ind., was “knit out” by the temperance w en of the place, “Yousee it he, Mr. Haden, the great English etcher, was this way,” says a citizen, “When the on his well-known plate, “The saloon was started the women formed in relays He has realized, I am told, and went and took their knitting to the saloon. Ol course that knocked business higher than @ kite. It was not long before that saloon had to be closed, and since that time no man has ever had th over $50,000 from the sale of prints from this plate, Bear in mind that the process of print ing rapidly wears away the copper, but by the process of steel facing, which 18 electric de- posit of iron on the face of the copper, all wear comes on the “facing” and not on the copper, and this “facing,” when it shows wear, is easily removed, and another coat of steel is added at a very small cost. _LADIES GOoDs. DRESS MAKESS MADE HAPPY BY USING THE McDowell Garment Cutting Machine. saves Steel engraving, therefore, by reason of its = = —— ~ m be seen from 2 to 4 p. great cost is becoming one of the things of the THE PARTITION OF AFRICA, “' OGG. Ou, eetesrme, pes Etching has ser its place as a medium ss ET pnts — E ~ Fronts FRONTS etween the artist and the buyer. i i - h tl ired Italian ions, ve ia Nine-tenths of the etchings on the market | d@cided to leave the lake regions for states- | reach the reeently acquire possess: ‘Always in order by plain combing men of the future to quarrel over. The British East African Company was the in- Butevents have moved with unexpected ra- have no art value, ‘The fine ones are treasures. terest tu iconh Ditisin didaihy souseran’ in iets Wood engraving, though costly, is so cheaply a MLLE. M. J. PRANDIS, ‘ ; ; idity and the question of the big lakes came | agreement. and it is safe to say that we shall 1320 F et now. Mrs, - See en eee =o vacy abcupliy 6c tis trent AUSipr aks amecd aot mane ore of complaint from that com- Fine eee Roper pep aoe rer! ‘or the general pu fd ity | Mwanga, the tyrant of Uganda, humbled by a | pany that Lord Salisbury has not ably looked french eine wer hey the salad ie had pie tlcnee ar | Season ofexile, has been restored to his throne | out for the interests of his country. 5 Shampoving, guality is only Seats rink tall ac soe of | with the aidof the whites, and he turned a| But this is not all. Eugland has already,with NCi) PLAITING, 35 CTS. PER the paper, the grade of ink and the intelligence | willing ear to the blandishments of the Ger- | the consent of the native chiefs, established a AUK, 2 cle, per »~s of the printer or the superintendent who looks | man, Dr. Peters, who arrived opportunely on | protectorate over the tribes on the west coast P ECCAS, alanutacturer of Pialting, 908 Oth wt awe after the general resull,”” i the scene, eager to secure fertile Uganda for | of Lake Nyassa, Last week's agreemen: as- | 22kinx mu LETTERS THAT NEVER COME, The Opinions of Postmasters on the Reason so Many Are Undelivered. Germany. Emin, whom Stanley dragged un- | serts that the Stevenson road is hers, and this — Hh retciae ay ty PI Teamen, willingly to the coast, said his country could | is a distinct deciaration that the country south co Curtains © epecialty, at and ought to be reclaimed and he posted back | of that road and between the Congo State and Jpiges, Call se MADAME VALMONI'S old suand, 7 in the pay of Germany and with a large cara- | Lake Nyassa is reserved for England. Thus m7 -4m* van to take possession. A great hue and cry | another great region, only partially explore: went up from the British East African Com- | and containing one of the largest Zambe pany, who bud invested an enormous capital in | tributaries, comes under British influence; and the British sphere. Here were the Germans | there is every reason to believe that before a stealing around behind the line dividing the | great while England will do what the British two spheres and about to grab the lake coun- | South African Company desires—extend thi tries north of the line. Ihe British company | new British sphere across the middle Zambe was to be cut off from the populous interior, | to the vast region north and west of the two robbed of the countries naturally tributary to | Boer republics which have been taken under itscoast. Something had to be done and the | the protecting wing of Great Britain, resent agreement 1s the result of the clamor| ‘The Freuch occupy the region in the north- B England in behalf of the interests of the west corner of our map. It will be seen from british East African Company. the map that the boundaries between the ‘This is what has beeu done and the proceed- | regions claimed by the various powers ing may be followed on the map. The old line | throughout the interior of the southern part ADIES WISHING THEIR FINE LACES DONE ‘Seun |, KENCh DYEING, SCOURING AND ING ESTABLISHMENT, 1205 Virst-class Ladies, aud Gente work ton, Fiush, Velvet and hyenas AND CAKOLINE LEKCH, formerly with Sid Maison riexe, Paris, ANS ecHEES: DRY cl LISHML Dyed without bens ripped. Ladies’ Ev Dresses ssreciaity. Thirty tive years’ exporieuce. Prices mot erate. Goods called tor aud deuvered. it “4 LL-WOOL GARMEN Is, MADE UP OR RIPPED. eyed & eyed Mourn black, 14 _ PIANOS AND ORGANS. The Postmaster General lately desired to learn why over 2,300,000 unclaimed letters, or one-half of the whole number received, are sent each year to the Dead Letter Office from the 460 free delivery post offices alone, and di- rected Chief Clerk Cooley to send inquiries to each of these postmasters asking for their views and for suggestions as to the remedy. The replies have all been received and have been analytically briefed by Superintendent Liebhardt of the Dead Letter Office under the boardin’ away from home. marm.” i , “a of demarcation, which strikes the east shore of | of the contineut have now been quite clearly NS. __ STERING THE SOCIETY'S AFFATRS, ——_ gutting ‘through it to the copper to got a uni- | Readings: 1. Faults of the public. 2. Faulte | $1 tenarentons Much ior cath iatitude, hes | Gefiued: orrept mn the region of tho upper and | 7 HARAUER Baad USE BERT NATEREALS Fs consist of a president, two vice A CHILD’S QUEER SLEEP. form ‘set of lines, The ground being laid you | of the service. 8 Remedies that could be ap-| neon extended straight across the lake along | middle Zambezi, Portugal has put forward a | HX on ‘their ‘Panos, “employ oat ariimaun and do presidents, recording and corresponding secre- es Toust got rid of the oil of lavender, which may | plied by the public, 4, Remedies that might | that parallel, ‘Then it takesa turn to the south- | rather mild claim to this stretch of territory Gi KUL, Sule Aeut. 1208 Get Burdete trawee, . ad oi: Gives How a Cyclone Affected a Pennsylvania | be tccomplished by holding the plate over @ | ye applicd on the part of the service, This| west around Mount Miumbiro and joins the | clear acrogs the continent, but, as she hes | ste Ge Ss, a treasurer and six vectors, the other 2 spirit lamp. i analysis is of great pr al importance as well | boundary of the Congo State. The British | never occupied the central portions of the AVIS PIANO AGENCY WALL ee ee = Now cover the back of the plate with the | as public interest. ‘The largest consensus of | have Stanley to thank for the fact that the | country, neither Germany nor England is pre. i ad ae pnt od i ti samo etching ground, so that when it goes into | opinion ascribes failure of delivery in cities to | boundary line makes that curious bend south of | pared to recognize the claim. fgets P are} A strange case is puzzling everybody at} the acid bath the whole of the copper may be | the transient character of alarge portion of] Mount Mfumbiro, When he wason the way | On the whole, England's share of inner ister theca coe {asucial | Franklin, Pa., physiciaus included, It isseem-| protected. While the plate is still warm hold | the population therein, whieh frequently have | home with Emin he found the country between | Africa gives the best promise of future finan. pommgtaatlpcbcpee 2 ow condacted with bu ingly the result of the cyclone that passed over | It face downward over smoking wax taper, | no permanent addresses, and often fail to no-| Muta Nzige and this mountain a very rich and | cil returns. A great part of hor territory ficct lull be conlered teaker dept, | Vietory township May 10, Since the day of | moving the plate in every direction until the | tity" the post office officials as to the forwarding | prosperous region for equatorial Attica, The | north and east of Victoria Nyanza is frow DECKER BROS. pay the dues and sign the covodur: | the disaster one of the Welton children has | SUtface is evenly blackened, care being taken | of mali matter. ‘This is a cause not easy to| population is’ dense, cattle graze by the | 3,000 to 6,000 feet above the sea, Stanley said WEBER rp Som hem ching nm bags ani “ei : . 2 that it is not burnt. be reached or remedied by the Post Office De- | thousand and valuable salt’ mines are tound. |i arecent address that.in equatorial Africa FISCHER PIANOS, ad to veta a ahe arrears for dues shall be | slept every other three daya For three NOW FOR THE DRAWING. partment. Stanley improved the chauce to make treaties | the lands adapted for cattle generally begin at ESTEY euutied to vote at the annual meeting. days and nights immediately after the disaster The plate is now ready. If you are able to make a good free-hand sketch you may pro- ceed at once to draw on your copper. Ii, from want of facility, you fear to attack that even mass of black, you may skgtch the pictureon a bit of tracing paper and lay it face down on your copper, aud, with a soft and moderately biunt pencil, go over the lines, which show plainly through the transparent’ paper. This will give you the design on the surface of the etching ground, faintly out! If you need something more definite rub some ied chalk ona bit of writing paper and lay it face down on the copper, under the tracing paper, and proceed as before. You will find on the plate « faint red outline of your design. Now get two pieces of wood somewhat longer than the plate and a trifle higher, and lay one on each side of the plate. Another piece of wood is placed on these side pieces, which gives a rest for the hand when drawing. Remember, the hand must not touch the plate until the acid has done its work; and right here let me say that the utmost cleanliness must be ob- served in every stage of the process of etching, and also with all the various materials, Dust isa most serious damage if it gets into the etching ground, on the plate, the dabber or os else used in the process, ti in the judgment of this large number of pos masters the faults which result in the retarn of so many letters to the department are due in a small measure to any deficiency of ad- stration in the postal service, and in very ge measnre to carelessness on the part of the public, and to conditions over which the Post Oilice Department has no control, INCORRECT ADDRESSES, An important cause of the non-delivery of letters, in the opinion of postmasters, is that the addresses are so often incorrect, improper and insufficient. This arises as much through carelessness as ignorance. Then, again, a large proportion of mail matter consists of business circulars. The addresses are, as a rule, ob- tained from directories or old lists, with the result that a considerable proportion of the persons thus addressed cannot be found, ‘EGLIGENCE OF OFFICIALS, While the faults of the public are thus pointed out by the postmasters they also ac- knowledge that there are of commission as weil as omission on the ‘tof the pest oftice otticials, For instance, they acknowledge that clerks and carriers are careless, and it is even asserted that postmasters do not give proper ersonal attention to the work of the office, Winte citizens and officials will continue to be careless and inefticient, yet a large number of the postmasters are of the opinion that if the envelopes with the request to return printed on the face were used more generally thut there would be fewer letters sent to the Dead Letter Office. At least, they say, if the person ad- dressed cannot be found the letter can be re- turned promptly to the sender, by whom the defect can be remedied. CIRCULARS OF INSTRUCTION. Some of the postmasters are in favor of in- augurating a system of instruction for the pub- lic. It is suggested that circulars be issued from the department trom time to time telling the public how to address letters. This system is also to be extended to postmasters and to clerks in post offices. There ubt that in roaurt res) 7 uses from postmasters the de- partment will secure a great many valuable suggestions which will be utilized hereafter in the instructions and orders to be issued, A Spurious Yankee Joke, From the Chicago News, In London just now there is a joke going the rounds of the clubs under the libelous guise of an American joke. They tell of the crema- tion of a certain Yankee who, just before yielding up the ghost, expressed the wish that his dead body should be committed tothe flames. Accordingly, therefore, duly conveyed to the crematory, and, in ce of a of iends, co: with the chiefsof this country, placing them under British protection, and his treaties have been respected in the agreement, This arbitrary line, therefore, from the ocean SUBSEOTS DISCUSSED. themes have been discussed by the In the presidential addresses of Mrs. pjects disvassed were « eof the Zuni Child” and « Medicine Orders of the ributions by Mra. Moki Indian Snake an altitude of about 3,200 feet above the sea, but the best and most nourishing grasses are found above 4,000 feet. When the railroad is built, for which the British East African Com- to the Congo State forms the northern boun- | pany are already shipping material, there is no dary of the German sphere. Fully three-| doubt that many thousands of cattle may be fourths of the coast line of Victoria Nyanza is | profitably reared for export on the great Germaa, The Germans have gained the entire | Massai plateau. A very considerable portion country between Victoria and Lake | of the British protectorate north and west of Tanganyika, most of the western part of which | the Limpopo river is high, fine, comparatively is as yet wholly unknown. The east coast of | healthful country, while the northcast part of Tanganyika is theirs, while on the opposite | it is supposed to be one of the best gold re- shore the blue flag of the Congo State will | gions in Africa, The German protectorate in wave. It was necessary to draw still another | southwest Africa is very largely sand and is arbitrary line to fix the southwest boundary of | valuable only for the mineral possibilities of a Germany. ‘This is how it was done: part of it AVEKS & POND ESTEY ORGANS. MODERATE PRICES. EASY TERMS, Old imstruments taken m part payment, Tuning the child did not sleep a wink, then she went tosleepand remained so for three days, all efforts to arouse her proving in vain. No amount of noise or even pinching while in these sleeps disturbed her in the least. When ber arms are placed in any position they will rem until changed by some cause other than that which comes from her. ‘The muscles will hold the body in any position laced. even to delicate feats of balancing. When the child awnkes from these spells she declares she heard the rushing of the winds and the smash and crash of the trees and house just as they sounded on the day of the disaster and that she plainly sees them as they were huddled together when the storm struck their A number of physicians have examined but caunot account for these strange spells. When awake the child seems to enjoy good health, eating, playing and doing chores about the placo the same as before thus at- tacked. FSTEY ORGANS and Kepa.rung. ‘Telephone O29 air Other are “I “Mission Ind SANDERS & STAYMAN, Cuarice st Baltimore, Maat dcumond, Wa. re Supernatural Tribe of — ludiani Among the Winnebago the Music the Omaha and Indians.” Other communications are and Historieal Sketches of the "ty Mrs. Laura M. Scho- neces of Life Among the tans in the Province of »y tue late $Mirs. Erminie A. Smith ‘Th ux Indians,” by Miss “Observations Upon by Mra, Melissa A. Bryan; “The by — ustoms aud UNEQUALED 18 1 Special attention of “ “New Artistic Siyiem” fished ESI DECOMATIVE Aki ~SECOND-HAND PIAN Marie Bashkirtseff’s Queer Grave, From the Pall Mall Gazette, Close to the entrance of the pretty, still, rural cemetery of Passy has Madame Bashkirt- seff chose to place the “chapel in Paris, sur- rounded by flowers, in a conspicuous place,” dreamt of by Marie the year before her death, Usual as it is to see some little object dear to the dead who lie below carefully preserved on their tombstones or set into the crosses erected above their graves—a wedding veil or wreath, for instance—Madame Bashkirteeff's monu- ment to her daughter's memory siderable comment at the time o! and it is rarely that bi Trust Companies. This class of organizations has been wonder- fully successful in other large cities, and by ag- gregating many small sums of money they are enabled to make loans well secured which can be divided among « number of customers the companies retaining in their office valuations, bstracts gi title. insurance and other papers, They are also able, by proper examination, to see to the prompt’ payment of taxes and're- newal of insurance and relieve investors of a large number of details. In other cities parties possessed of large means have gone to Europe and contented themselves with sending hun- dreds of thousands of dollars to such compa- p neeetn eee A Unique Fis! From the Pensacola (Fis.) News Capt. Wm. Johnson of the fishing smack G.L. Daboil was yesterday exhibiting one of the most curiously formed specimens of the fish family ever seen hereabouts. It was caught well off shore in the guif and its like was never seen either by the hundreds of men who have fished on the gulf grounds for twenty years or more or by many masters of ships now in port and who have seen the strange fiscs ot every part of the globe. In form it somewhat ri sembles the garish, but to no known family of that specics does it belong. It has the suout of a swordfish, the mouth of a sucker, the body of an eel and the tailof arat, It is scaleless and of varying flesh tints in color. In the works of the United States Fish Commissicn it has no pl: rm reference to it be found in the Smithsonian [nstitution’s publica- tious, It is about 4 fect inlength, Its snout is about 9 inches long, nearly round, being =bout 4 inches im circumference and hollow through- out ify length. It was caught with « hook and ine, BICYCLES. R LINE OF SAFETIES. Just glance over this assortment ‘ ‘and prices ‘with cages eae rs. Louie &. dant; ‘Korea, Habitations of Man,” Mrs. se Building in Alaska, Thomas; “Ceramic Art of le |=Coast,” Mrs. M. G. Bancroft of San Francisco; Mra. Mary E. Brown of = Ne York sent a paper Upon “Chinese Musie;” an account of verious s of “Lighting ‘and Warming” was pre- Coruelia E. McDonald; Mrs, da paper upoa ” Mra. Mary ©. Ciarke gave Games,” Mrs. McGee gave an volation of a Communi Js contributed pape: "i 4 “How to Study Cau 7" Mes. James of Brooklyn seut a paper entitled Food im Its Relations to Child Growth;’ Mrs, Emma Hammond read one on “Comparauve Human Growth,” and Mrs. Anna Howes Barus gar The Physical History of College Women.” The majority of these papers represent the result of personal ob- servation on the part of the authors. Several members made interesting compilations con- cerning the life of the Basques. Ihe society is gener: interested in the study of “Child Growth” and “The Avorigines of the District,” an ancient work shop recently discovered, bav- ing presented the subject to the society with vivid interest, PRINTING ITS TRANSACTIONS, It is the intention of the society to print an- ually the transactions of the society, and sev- eral valuable pavers have. been printed. One of the first movements of the officers was to- ward the formation of a library. A number of important works bave been presented to the society and the library is in charge of Airs. M. P. Seaman. The members woes in three classes—honorary, corresponding aud active. The first honorary member was Miss Rose Elizabeth Cleveland. The policy of the Society 1s to keep the membership up to a high standard of and therefore the membership is limited im num- bers, OFFICERS OF THE SOCIETY. ‘The officers for the current year are: Presi- cannot emphasize too strongly the impera- need for absolute cleanliness in ail the tages of etchings, from the time the bare cop- per is cleaned to the pulling of the trial proof. For amateur work the tools xre very simple. A thin steel wire set in wood, the ‘size and shape of alead pencil, may be ‘bought of any tool maker. You may make your own by whit- tling a bit of pine to the size of a lead pencil, cutting aslight grove on one side, placing in the grove an ordinary knitting needte and bind. ing it securely with thread, Sharpen the point ou an oil stone to get a good cutting edge and you are equipped. A burnisher and a scraper are also necessary, as you may have to lighten certain parts, voked con- its erection, day by without ing one or two visitors to Marie Bashkir seff's Inst resting place, made by a mother's loving hands more like a home than a grave. ‘The monument is divided into two basement or vault, and a cha above. latter, which can only be seen by the visitor through a glass door, has been fitted up like @ corner of the studio we have just quitted. Her rocking chair, little table, half- dozen favorite books—there is something gro- tesquely horrible and yet 5 pathetic in the sight tings, nies for investment with no other instruc- tions than to make the same on asafe basis and subject to the approval of the board of directors, ‘The large capital of these companies is an absolute insurance as to their guod faith and the proper management of their duties, and the fact that no legitimate trust company, when organized on a proper basis and its business conducted under proper supervision, bas ever failed speaks volumes in praise of such organi- zal tions, Companies of this kind have just commenced acareer in Washington and must be of great advantage to the general public, and particu- larly to those who have money to invest. It will necessarily take some time for parties to become thoroughly familiar with all branches of trust business, i of the W: The growing patr reenter trea Congaan ¢ ‘clean. dries; Cycles reuted and m10-bm LB GRAVES & OO, 18% 14thet. aw, ICYCLE EXCHANGE, COR. MASS, ith stn. w. Sucyciee ch hosesmeser aah iviae eet Beonicins ogee, s sou. On the walls, inscril IN THE BATH. We will now assume that the drawing has been cut through the etching ground to the copper. Each line should now appear a bright yellowish red. Examine each line care- fully to see if the copper has been fully ex- If ali seems right the plate is ready for the acid bath, Mr. ”, G. Hamerton, a great authority on etching, leer peer a bath which is known as the ‘Dutch mordant, It is composed of chiorate of potash, 20 grammes. hydrochloric acid, 100 grammes and water, 880 grammes. If this list of materials is obtainable the manner of compounding it is as follows: First heat the water by putting a bottle feariomre Splat also containing wai and kee) fonts Hae wpe’ Now 00 A Tender Association. From the Providence Telegram. At bis lecture on “Ministers and Preaching’® last night, Dr. Andrews told some amusing stories of ministers of the past. One about Dr. Jeter was especially good. Dr. Jeter, when he became worked upin preaching and was th most eloquent, had a habit of putting a whit into his voice which as near resembled tears in the voice as bie. Ouce when the tears were especially strong during a sermon the good old doctor yoticed a lady weeping in the audience. As soon as the services were over he hastened to overtake the lady and ask her what part of the divine word touched her to tears. “"Twasn't that,” said the lady. “Have you had some deep afftiction in los- nds?” said the tor. that ueithe: shows that it is al- Sonaeiend ehichs ready commending itself to popular favor. and . 000 and a Cor. r V EOUSEFURNISHINGS, Cooxixa Br Gus. A full line of G48 COOKING STOVES On band end for sala until the water in the pan the chlorate of potash and see that all the crystals are dissolved. Shake the bottle so that the various parts may be thoroughly mixed, Then add the hy. work Ishould advise equal acid and water. This bath is needs constant care, but you will was the a morbid bapa slyly ope: pecred in to see the jlancholy work cremation was = ref progressing. | to tie surprise of all, the sofa, stark, blue’ and shivering, abd erled know very well “Please shut that T never could stand a