Evening Star Newspaper, March 28, 1891, Page 10

10 THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON. D.C. SATURDAY, MARCH : MEN OF INVENTION.| 2: 2 ments provision wae wisely made for a com- mittee to look after the Some of the Features of the Celebra- | comfort of visitors, e»- pee jo provide fact: i i 7 ities so that they coul tion in April secure proper ‘accom J the eelebration of the paten wiil begin. If the general public 0 ~ imly conscious that | as far back as the year J a ~ eee oe oe for loading eartridges” It was nd | government and with some modifications has Prior to that time all He hae taken the inventors are going to hare « big time in this city on the Sth Committee of arrangements on G strect. aK: atmosphere there is elect preparation. Prof, Watki fn some seuse the center of Which aye constantly throbbing with inquiries s, the secretary, end suggestions of all kinds. He has discoy- | the Pol | the ered that the inventors of the country are | the Englund descent and was born in central N¢ York. He went west in 1846 and located in the stive gathering of men who — in-| then territory of Wisconsin, where he pub- Sent are becoming brighter evers day. | lished « news two y He removed to Minnesota owner and editor of the Winona Kepubiean. he established the Minnesota in politics. Dur- greatly interested in this celebration and the for # large ard represent- While the inventors are arranging their plans so a4 to attend the celebration the preparations for their reception and entertainment are being rapidly pushed toward completion. The various | In th committees of citizens who have charge of the Prepared are busily ongeged and nearly every plans. The details of the program for the | uretings that will bea feature of the celebra- | tion have been determined upon. While the main interest will center about | these meetings, whic will be held in Lincola the celebrati events. ‘THE STREET PARADE. i For instance,on Friday, April 10, which is Called centennial day, because on that dav 100 years ago the patent system was established, these with be agrand street parad Gen. Ordway, will the assistance of the other mem- Bers of the committee ou parade, is perfecting the details. The regular soldiers stationed in | this city will be ordered out, then the District | Guard ‘ill appear, horse and foot, and in ad Gition the High School Cadets and other mil | izations. It bas beer. propored in addition to the. military display that | civie feature be added avd thot all or i who earn their ations be by mate | hi tractive feature of a street parade can be pre- | Ton of assistanh aie general of the |States and was the rej Mr. M. M. Parker P ‘tment bests to win the plandite of the assembled | )7t? crowds that will lize Pennsylvania that oecasion. Another interesting feature of the celebra- tion will be the reception which will be tex+ ‘he entire ildivg will be thrown dine te ‘through the itis probable that rooms of the examiners will te e PUBLIC COMFORT. modations while in all in PROPOSED STREET DISPLAY. | from those to come to the city rela- tive to rooms and board are referred. Distingnished Inventors and Their Descend- | j,j:{ce has list of places agte—Asrangements for Their Reception— | where be accommodated, and ‘The Geseral Program—What Committees |e er only all the are Doing. | Information called f committee is Mr. W. Not only is he i strangers can ge. rt tiiospisted eltizens but a es es - . ebration asa publie-spi m, as an (CPE SEEK FROM NEXT WEDNESDAT | foventor he bas joined sn the movement which centennisl | wij] result in bringing together e uncor- | time the inventors of the country. ear 1866 invented a machine been used ever sine cartridges were filled by hand. t twenty United States patents and several ic’ with the bustle of | foreign patents, mostly on fire arms, some of whieh are in extensive use at home and abroad, ‘ne extractor in the Bmith and Wesson In consideration of his inyentions the king of Italy presented a medal te him and ferred on him notabl ganglia of ne revolver. nd became joint ss and became activ = ol ing the winter of 1560 hiy newspaper office was Cetails of the elaborate program whict has beea | PS ae be ied ee position of assistant doorkeeper of the evening there is a meeting of some committe? | subsequently appointed to the position of ex- Bt head narters to consult and perfect their | aminer in the patent office, which he held until bs n resigned and went into business In connection with his sons ill carzies on this business. THE FINANCES. y important factor in he elements which contribute to Music Hall, yet thers will be oth-- features of C™UMeTating t js | the success of such an enterprise. It has been which are likely to be notable germane ears generously on this oc- casion by the eitizensof destroyed 3 he sti soliciting subseriptions done by a commit- tee,of which Mr.Joseph K. MeCaramon is man. While great cre is due to the energy displayed by the com- mittee | ty Ae knowledged the great assistance which they receved from the citi- zens, who so cheerfully JOSEPH K. ™'CAMMON. Teas | Me. McCammon. has tee | well as in the others which he hes of | ‘ee abit Interior He is 4 graduate of Prineetou © f oflice, has built up TRE RECEPTION. & prosperous law practice. tie rnoonaM oF THE MEETIXos. The program of the public meetings which Ged the visitors by the Secretary of will be held at Lincoln Music Hall has been terior and the commissioner of majepts im the dl lis t it cient balling ou the G60 Ing Wertnenisy, Apel 8. at pm, Presi y, April 8, at 2 p.m., presided over by Presi cead_as follows: Charles Eliot } necticut, commissioner of patents, “The and Growth of the American Patent System;” Senator O. H. Platt, LL.D., “Invention and Advancement; ip. | Wright, M.A., of Massachusetts, commissioner yaies Chandler and | of labor,"The Relation of Invention to Labor;” ‘Will also receive. and ft is proposed that | Hon. Samuel Blatchford, justice of the Supreme helt oice rooms and receive | Court. ve. An opchesira will be sta-| Robert S. Taylor " tue court ‘and as the visitors | Making Inventions of America. itehell of Con- of Connecticut, Carroll D. ry of Patent Law; of Indiana, “The Epoc! UNIQUE COLLECTIONS. Oarefully Selected in Almost Every Quarter of the Globe. PICTURES AND ART TREASURES | Cellars, ‘What May Be Seen in Some Private Houses im This City—It Haa Taken Years to Get ‘Them Together, but Some Cannet Be Du- pitcated. ‘T BECOMES MORE STRIKING YEAR after year tosee the valuable and inte rostiny objects of utility and beanty that the critical taste of the prominent residents are always ac- cumuleting. Some incline to pictures, others to statuary, others find pleasure in making col- lections of allver or china, others again pick up something everywhere they go and in one way or other these possessions displayed in their homes are sources of gratification to the artis- tie friends as well as of information to the many others who cannot enjoy the advantages Postinaster General Wanameker's is never-ending joy. The subjects of the canvases are not only pleasing but the splendid sppointments of the surround- ings are thoroughly harmonious. Both Mr. and Mrs. Wanamaker enjoy their pictures per- haps more than any other beautiful cbject that an purchase. So it is with the Brazilian ister and Mme. Mendonca. ‘The walls of their present residence are nearly covered with ictures, and yet they areas familiar with the Getail of each as they are with the face of an old friend. ‘These are only two examples selected from the many private collections, which, like the splendid gallery of Mr. Wagga- man, are not the work of a day, but have been made as @ sort of artistic stepping stone throughout many journeys. ISTERESTING AND UNIQUE SOUVENIRS. ‘Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Curtis jn their spacions new home, at the head of Connecticut avenue, have many interesting and unique sgnvenirs of their travels through old and new countrios, The taste tor collecting Ture and beantifui things they share jointly, but to Mrs. Curtis the praise for adapting these odd poxsessions to th adornment of their home is, of course, entirely due. Two of the sofas in her drawing room are covered with superb rugs. One with rugs made of ostrich feathers of two shades—the short, white, flufly feathers of the breast ani the brownish fea ers from under the wing of e gigant of Paraguay—and the other with the mottled yellow and white fur of, the guanaco, the royaf ermine of the Incas. Two pairs of, brase slippers, one near the fireplace are, it turns out,not slippers at all nor even shoes for bad weather, bu i smaller stew in Dutch, a collection of spoons of odd Tisse' and shapes and a set of pepper boxes which were perhaps a century ago the re- ceptacle for some grand dame’s face patches. ‘They are shaped something like a covered vase and were worn suspended from Curtis had the lids perforated and the cutest of pepper pots. With the modern gold enameled spoons Mra. Curtis has aset of Afghanistee spoons, which gold, enameled in black, a gold vodke cup and many other pretty things to mark her travels in the land of the ezar. SPOONS FROM MANY COUNTRIES. During Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Mattingly's trip abroad last summer they made a collection of spoons as souvenirs of their stay in each place. Miss Mattingly, who had been the two years previous in Europe, studying in Dresden and traveling with her teachers through southern Italy and France, had also commenced to make a similar collection, which she pursued so assid- uously that at the conclusion of her even more extended journeys last summer with her par- ents she had an enviable assortment of the spoons of nearly every leading city in the old countries. Her entire collection numbers about forty and Mrs. er has about and anc their assistants be on te the strangers some of tae processes in ths evalution of an invention | of Invention and the American Patent Law.” to the perfected stage of a patent. iva Willitts of Michigan, assistant twenty of equally quaint and valuable spoons. Excepting one they are all small coffee spoons. ‘This one exception has, 0 coumter- part in this city. Mrs. bought it The It is OTERR YRATURE.. ‘The Relation of Invi On the following evening, which will be that | \Teption to in of Thursday, the Atouriean Society of Civil En- | the Indies who accom gineers will gi i office, April 8, 9 to President, Otave Chanute of Chieago. Friday | Noble and Commissioner euing ‘THE SECOND DAY'S PROCEEDINGS. The third meeting will be held on the aftor- y. Frederick Fraley, LL. D., president of the national board of trade, will oe ee ee preside. The papers to be presented will be as resentative Benjamin Butter- ‘he Effectof Our Patent 8} tem on the Material Development of the Uni ‘Octave Chanute of Illinois, f the American Society of Civil “The Effect of Invention U and Other Means. o AR. Spot Col the board of trade of this city, on be- half of the citizens, will entertain the promi- Bent visitors and the members of the various | noon of Thursd committees at a banguent which will be givea committee on badges, of which Mr. Schuyler Duryee is chairman, has selected a design for u medal which will be made to com- Memorate thisevent. The material selected is asiuminium. and on the obverse there will bea fug simile of the seal of the patent office. On | the reverse there will be an appropriate inserip- tion and the date of the celebration. It ts probable that in the hall of the National Museum there will be an interesting display of curly inventions, while inventors who are de- ous of showing to the public their own pet | Gray, prof t iaveution will probably be accommodated in | some ball which will be secured for tbat pur- | me. It ix expected, however, that if ‘those | ture.” ' Mrs. Julia Ward Howe. Special ventors and manufacturers and them at the patent ‘Secretary follows: worth of Ohio, * States.” Communication. d, L. L. D., librarian United States Tea Origin and Cc. zB. F. RB. 8 E., of Indiana, fessor of dynamic enginec: of the Telegraph’ and Telephone. the are interested in flying machines, perpetual | Seely of Pennsylvania, pri ‘ incipal examiner, Motion machines and other inventions of like | United States has a bowl almost ladle. The handle is one eee ae in fall ving two or three figures at the prow wavin; a pi to semebody onan unknown shore, It is called a wedding spoor and it probably ladled out in years of service some delicious nectar at the nuptual festivities of the family hose coat-of-arms is stamped on the back of the bowl. Among the little spoons nearly all have the coat-of-arms of the city where purchased or of the country. One has the bowl made of an old Austrian coin and one came from Juns- bruck, others from Geneva, Zurich, Interlacken, Strasburg, St. Moritz, Rotterdam, The Hague, Norway, Ibussia, Antwerp and Munich have each a distinctively odd decoration. One from Co- logne has at the top of the handle the shield of the city, eleven flames typitying St. Ureula's band of "11,000 virgins and martyrs. A spoon from Dresden has an exquisitely painted china handle; another from Holland has the sug- gestive windmill; that representing Groat Brit- ain has the rose; the shamrock the thistle twined together; in auother set the shamrock by itself shows ‘a spoon bought in Dublin; another that hasa thistle, made of an amethyst, character indicate their intention of making eu exhibit that this feature of the celebration will not be generally popular, and it may not | Smithsonian In be to be heid in LL.D., of New York, gineering school of mines, Columbia College, “ihe Effect of Techn Progress of Invention.” necessary to muke any provision for it. DISTINGUISHED NAMES. Secretary Watkins has received a letter from Mr. Eli Whitney, the son of the inventor of the cotton gin, stating that he will attend the celo- bration and will also serve asa member of the onal committee. Mrs. Amanda Vail, the widow of Alfred Vail, who was associated with Prof. Morse in bis experiments which led to tue invention of the telegraph, will also be pres- eat. Prof. Alexander Graham Dell, the inventor of the televhoue; Mr. Brush, the inventor of the are electuic light, and Mr. Elihu Thompson ef the Thompson-Houston Electric Lighting Company be among the prominent in- ventors who will take part in the celebration. TUE COMMITTEE ON LITERATURE. One of the important com nittces ia charge of the arrangements for the cetebvation is the Committee on literature. To this committee was assigned the fra-! portant day ing the progam. well ther have per- formed their ta be meen ver tho progr: the various meetings. | ‘The chairman of this committee ix Prof. G. Brown Goode, wh There NY is periaps no marge bet ter known in the scien tiie world than that of Prof. Goode. As the assistant of Prof. Baird, 2 the secretary of the @ Buowx cooper. Smithsonian Institu- perfected the plans which led to the code was placed at the bead of that great in- | itution, and under bis wise care and execu- | Management it ha. become a vast reposi- Gustrating by a scientitie grouping of } ‘les the development of civilization throu;sh | Deane. anc is ood old Fiigrin stock. | From Judge. foin College and studied ~ iri A Pe ieee} wg [eles eile »tection of Industrial Property. S. P. Langley, the sec stitution, will preside over the i vening. Papers will liam P. Trowbridge, professor of en- jical Schools Upon Kobert H. Thurston, and professor of mechanical enj ley College, Cornell Unit tion of the Steam Engine. fenry _ professor of New Jersey, Prineeton, m the Progress of Flectrical Science. of Ohio, chief chemist U.S. geologieal sarve “fhe Relations of Abstract Scienutic Research al Invention, With Special Reference " Maj. Clarence E. rtment U.S.A. the In- on the Impiements and Munitions of Modern Warfare. ANNIVERSRY DAY. | Friday, April 10, is anniversary day, 98 on that day 100 years ago President Washington signed the law establishing the American Dutton, ordnance de} where an address wili be delivered by M. ‘Toner of this city on “Washington as and Promoter of Improvemente.” ¥ Graham Bell will preside over tho final meeting to be held in the On that occasion papers will be read ‘T. Harris, commission ho Relation of Inveation Invention and Dis y aud Practical Atkinson, Ph.D., LL.D., of Massachusetts, “Invention in Its Effects tablishtaent of the Netioual Museum. Prof. | Cpon Household Economy. — Kev. Greew Clay Sinith Sick. Rev. Green Clay Smith, pastor of the Métro- politan Baptist Chureb, on Capitol Hill, wuffer- tit vated with Prof. Goode on | ing with an abscess on his thigh, has gone to this coomities exe Me. Ainsworth It, Bpodiord, | his home in Kentucky for rsing, and his pul- he distinguished librarian of Congress, and | pit is supplied by Woolfolk. Mr. Llewellyn @ Scotch spoon, and the third bought in Lon- don has the lion et the top of the handle: an- other, bought at Stratford-on-Avon. which is called the lucky spoon, has a small’ gold coin sunk in the bowl, a bust of Shakespeare sur- mounting the handle; another odd spoon from the same place bas a perforated bowl to sprinkle sugar over berries, and the handle ends in asharp pointsby which the berry can be carried to 9 the snouth; an Italian » ove. fomn Hallas, ne tying ieroary ou tye lnndle, the figure of Helvetia tops off a Swiss spoon, a fleur-de-lis a French spoon, the coat-of-arms of Paris another; the figure of Joan of Are is on another French spoon, and a dying lion, an exact copy of that on the ficld at’ Waterloo, is arved at the top of a spoon bought at this historic spot. Another odd piece of silver used every day at the table isa little cow. On her back isa fiy. Lift the fy and a receptacle for boiling milk presents itvelf. Kaive ber ap gently by her curly tail and the hot nid rans into the cup of coffee from her open mouth. ‘Mr. Mattingly Brizes also some odd beer mugs that he picke: up in the Iand where ihe bock iourishes. One, a stately affair from Nuremburg, has at the base » music box, wick curiously enough will only play while it is tilted. SOME BEAUTIFUL PAIXTIXGS AND SCULPTURE. ‘Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Hutchinsonin the fine residence on Massachusetts avenue, which they have made their winter home the past two or three yearg, have many fine pictures, not onl; fine eanmples of the bill of Pay tist they rep resent but also portraying subjects ao pleasing ‘that one always returns to look at them with increased enjoyment. To Mr. Hutchinson this | latter qualification appeals strong! of the part of his collection which he irom his New York country house the follow- are some he likes best himself, i many lovers cordially y ha rb “Si way hange, a supe ESTATE GOSSIP. ¥' SECTIONS OF THE CITr— APARTMENT HOUSES—THE METHODIST UNIVERSITY'S PROSPECTS—OTHEB MATTERS. took no form except ns. Amony Ppa nor ‘ac., make superb table furnishings. FAMILY PLATE AND FURNITURE. Mrs. Mary M. Hallowell, in her home on Cor- coran street, has one of the most interesting collections of family plate and furnitare, which years. Hor family treo, known asthe Morris free, probably the most com- plete in existerice, running back over a period ‘turies, contains over 3.000 was spent in its prep- in Possession of the (0 LARGE TRACTS OF LAND IN THE north and eastern sections of the city have reeently changed hands. They may be classed among the largest transactions that have taken place in unimproved property this season. The announcement of the closing out of these sales has aroused » good deal of interest among owners of property in that part of the city. While one of the properties referred to was not in the northeastern part of the city yet it is in euch close proximity that for all practical pur- poses it may be considered as located in that section. Frequently attention has been called to the rapid development of that section, and ‘this fact seems to be realized not only by in- vestors but by property owners,who, as rule, display great roluctance to part with their holdings unless for a very handsome considera- tion. While houses have been going up in that locality prices haye also gone up, and those dates back 900 names, and forty Bie seutiy fetter des Cn ‘ashington to family a letter from Capt. ‘arst commander of the clty conveying his thanks service in the war of is from this historic soldier re. Hallowell traces her descent. letter still remains in the original silver case, set in gold, in which it was presented. In ad- dition to thes valuable family relies drs. Hallowell took occasion during several trips abroad to get together other coilections of antiques, which lend another charm to her which they suggest. ‘The picture gallery at | OTHER COLLECTIONS. Mrs. John G. Carlisle has a set of spoons which are very odd. The bowl of ench is an recent operations in that section of ‘This movement has gone on in advantages which would seem of consequence to offectually check any improve- Although there are no street railroads in all that large section between East Capitol street and Hi street north and from the latter street to Boundary houses are being built and | |axe oeenpied by people who don't seem to | on 12th street near C sonthwest the Epiphany | mind the walk of several blocks to the nearest | Mission, to cost £14,000. bt. Rtead ix the street car lines. It hasbeen expected that some | architect and Emmert & Hei company would secure a charter to supply this ed or that the Metropolitan Company would | handsome dwelling at 16 nild a cross-town line | west. It is for Mr. Wi when completed will b Mrs, MeMillan, wife of the Michigan Senator, has ona glase-covered table in her parlor, a collection of curious pieces of old gald and sil- ver, in spoons and ladles, with chaiela other urticles of personal adornment. Pictures on the walls of this mansion ere by the best artists and many of them were painted after suggestions made by Senator —Me Malia, who desired in cach cuse to sew repented some- thivg he admired from the brush ot | the artist. In this way his pictures have a personal inter e given authority to m East Capit&l street. have not waited for the railroads, but have | gone and established their homes and no doubt | of their enterprise will be rewarded by seeing the | and cost when completed $1 | is the architect and Jno. He: | builders. 4 People, however, | Mra, Cutter, who has spent so many years | abroad, has continually added to her china. In some respects she has the finest collection in this city of Chinese and Japanese china. postion idling railroads come to them. ‘TWO NOTARLE SALES. | nt transactions in lend in the eastern section, which wus referred to above, is the purchase by Mr. Bell of Portland, nn., of a large tract of land at the north- t corner of Ist and M streets northeast. ¢ purchaser has already begun the erection of brick buildings and will establixh there an extensive stone yard where buildin, all kinds ean be prepared for use. uurchased from Messrs. Charl Emmons and Char! iser, real estate agent ‘The frontage on M street is 120 fect and on 1st streot 159 feet, ‘The pri and us the property contains 19,030 squaro feet the purchaser expended nearly $20, Written for The Evening Star. Hail, O blessed Raster mornin, Shout, ye angela, with delizi ‘“Blesse:l be thou, precious dawnin, Jesus Christ thy wondrous light!” He Could Come Sing, ye sons of men, the story, ‘Strike the chords in loftiest strain:— “Christ, our Lord, now reigns in glory, reveals this ai He who died now lives again!” Banging down sho dacting ages, King through E. 1, Over mountain, plain and fen, Rehoed by the lips of sages:— “Christ recetveth sinful men!” Roll on, O majestic chorus, ‘Spread thy glories far and wide; Bear this banner e’er befor “Jesus Christ, the crucified!” As He gave His life for others, Let us not forget the decd, But count all men as our brothers And in love supply their need. And as glories of the morning Chase away the dusky night, So let us, the Christ adorning, Flood the world with Christian ight! —Moncoxe Bunge. +00 —- ROLLING EGGS AT EASTER. Originally a Scoteh Custom—Some Inter. esting Points About It. “ CUSTOM OF ROLLING EGGS ON Easter Monday, peculiar to this vicinity, is of Scotch origin," said Prof. Otis T. Mason “The region hereabout was originally settled by people from Scotland, and in that country during very early times it was the fashion at Easter to roll bannocks down hill for fun. Bannocks are wheel-shaped coarse cakes make of oats, and in the ancient days they were a staple food amongSecttish folk. Subsequently the eating of this homely fare went out of fashion in the old country, and eggs wore substituted for rolling purposes. “When the Scotch settled here they brought this curious custom with them, and it still sur- vives. Years ago, when I was a boy, eggs were rolled on Easter Monday on every 8 side that was aj Washington and member that not only the children, but the older people, also joined in, the sport, and it was quite the thing for loving couples to roll ther, SBnetintes ond would Fold an of the declivity, Another largo sale of ground in the same lo- cality has recently been negotiated through Gibbs & Loeftier, real estate agents. ‘Tho prop- t nprised what was formerly known | jarden at the northwest corner of New York avenue and 1. age on New York avenu street 261 feet and on N street 206 fect, com- prising a total of 59,664 square fect. For this erty 80 cents per square foot was paid e owner, Mr. Charles W. Kinj Allison Nailor, the purchaser. | Mr. not announced his plans, that he will improve the property by the eree- tion of houses. NEW APARTMENT HOUSES. ‘The growing demand for apartment houses is gradually being met by the erection of new buildings especially planned for this use and by the remodeling of buildings originally built for other purposes. Plans have been prepared by direction of Messrs. Kennedy & Ficklen, for the remodeling of the residence of southeast corner of Connecti- street. This proper frontage of about thirty-six fect on and extends along Connecticut avenue about seventy feet. When the alterations now con- templated are completed the main entrance in the center of the Connecticut avenuo front and on a level with the street. An addi- tional story will be added height of the building, five stories bigh. tion to the south end and each floor will be arranged in suites of rooms the use of bachelors. An elevator vided and also the other facilities of an ay ment house. The first floor will ‘be. use for jusiness purposes, a drug store oceuping corner and florist the store room on side of the main entrance. The suites will con- sist of five rooma each and are intended to ly all the accommodations an, two lors who are chummy eno’ share ‘The bachelors seem to be especially favored tust now. as a large apartment house designed for their venienee and comfort has_recently at the corner of 17th and H street. rtment house is bein; chelors. It is inten ilies. The building, which is bein; Mr. BH. Warder at the northwes 11th and G streets, will be designed so that the three upper floors will be Fooms. The first floor will be avoted to basi: hess purposes, but above provision ¥ There are several build ings of this kind in the business portions of the city which enable those who wish to reside conveniently near their business to do so and at the same time to pay a moderate rent. AN AVENUE IMPROVEMENT. Plans have been prepared by Mr. Robert I. Fleming, architect, for exteritive alterations in the building at the northeast corner of Penn- sylvania avenue and 11th street. The front on be modernized, thé roof raised and a new cornice built- There will bea bay | Were jection on the ith street front and the | bra ding adjoining on 11th street, which is also is to be entirely taken beerected a new build- onding with that of the is 167 feet, on Ist but it is supposed to @ Sram reporter. ‘Sir Henry Van cut avenue and ‘Adai the present that it will be | “™WS FROM will be an. addi- riate to picni } paighborhood. apartments together. inter descended. At other there would be little bets made—of a pe such trifle—nas to whose egg would reach the more fun in it than in anything equally 4 unimportant that I things 1 myself have done once ed in suites of a dozen of us would go out there, at hi ‘to roll cee, being rogeiea after fresh milk other ities of a rural nature. CONFINED TO WHITE HOUSE GROUNDS. But, as the city grew, people came who had with such simple pastimes. Roughe frightened the children away from the ear pad y Nal Wy shih ne affor em sport were Sind Gae plosssat spot after ancther the Easter Monday picnickers no more. ears ago the rolling was only | Hill and in the grounds of the lansion. Then it sol one year, when the Capitol Hill had been newly sodded, the children spoiled the fresh turf,and the Senate voted that there should be no more rolling of eggs on those premises. Sonow the fan is confined to the rear of the White House, where next Monday. if the weather permits, you may see the infants and their nurses dis- ‘themselves merrily. President Harrison izes heattily with the egg-rolling idea, at the Marine Band lends made for family life. old egg-rolling groun sociated exhibited writing. ing, the design corres; remodeled building ai an addition to the corner building, each story connecting and forming a part of the story in the main building. This will furnish much needed room for Brentano and for photographer, the present occupants of the corner building. ENLARGING A SCHOOL BUILDING, The same architect has prepared plans for an addition to the school building of Mrs, Somers, at the corner of 11th and M streets. When ia improvement is completed the building at will with the cently erected fronting on 11th street, giving a total frontage of 100 feet on 11th street and 100 ‘The new portion will be a larg? music room with a lofty ceiling 24 feet ig! and he sees to it thi its tunefal aid to the festivities. When an is broken the proper thi due seasoning of As thie venson anythin ee he) it, with s le, yr. f eavore ‘of the Ina store window are iched chicks, and some ducks a@ taken care of by two motherly hens in while the little ones scamper about in a lively’ way and hunt for food in thesods that make an artificial run for them. from @ mill run by clockwork flows ina steady streamlet into pond, where the: swimming. There is a crowd all day about the window. Another crowd is gat atthe window of a florist on 14th street, where 5 scene with children rolling feet on M street. THE METHODIST UNIVERSITY. Itis possible that before the present season closes some stepa will be taken toward begin- ingthe erection of the building of the new Methodist University on the sito selected west of the wn assistant, Rev. Dr. Bald ggs is shown in Bishop Hurst and his re toward closing up for the money needed to , «A ¥. 8, 1891-SIXTEEN PAGES, to 628 2d street northeast, to cost $10,000. Jno. is the builder. 4 DISMAL OPENING. 4 VEXTURESONE TRIP, prese-brick three. Getting in Shape for Real Ball Playing—| Mrs. French-Sheldon'’s Expedition to Eas Africa. frontage of twenty fegt and a depth of forty-three feet. T. F. is the archi- ry prese-brick dwelling at 929 N street at a cost of $18,000. The house will have a frontage of 22 feet and a depth of 80 feet. ‘T. F. Schneider is the archi- Wc. O'Mears has broken pencil erection of a three-story pressed-brick i at 1901 9th street northwest, "HF. Geta is the architect and builder. perch gurburban frame dwellings are about to commenced at Isherwood, corner 19th and Benning road. A. B. Hines is the owner. A magnificent dwelling is to be erected at 3082 N street northwest for Wm. Nordlinger. ‘The honse will be two stories and have a and attic, It will have « frontage | cight feet and a depth of forty feet. T. F. of thirty- neider is the architect and Darby & Davis the builders. The house is estimated to cost $20,000. IN THR NORTHEASTERN SECTION. The northeastern section ie to receive some big improvements the coming season. Robt. Waldron will erect a row of ten two-story and cellar brick dwellings from 622 to 640 15th street northeast at a cost of $25,000 and Washington Danenhower is making ready to erect a row of seventeen two-st | from 202 te 218 | street northeast to cost $36,000, and cellar brick dwelling: ect and from 508 to 517 A new mission honse is a the builders. Ground bas been broken for the erection of 20th street north- M. Leay. ‘The house mir stories high, hay- a frontage of twenty-five feet amd a depth thirty-nine feet. I will be of press brick ran go) —- GEORGE WASHINGTON. e Same. From the Boston Advertiser. Itis painfnl to find that the father of his | ness. country practiced deceit down in Jersey. Eliag | Scorer to the great delight of many patrons of Boudinot, whose papers are getting printed, | of Washington's character. | y played a trick on Sir William Howe | and made him believe he had 12,000 men in his | gen’ army about Morristown, when he bad but 3,000. , Pec It seems that Howe had sent one of his inna- No, said the crafty Virginian—and here I quote from Boudinot—“but ordered him to go home and immediately to draw returns from | every Brigadier in the army of the number of | their brigades, making the army to consist of about 12,000 effective men, &c., &c.—to place these in’ the pigeon Holes on’ his Desk and then to get introduced to the Spy end invite him to lodge with bi him to sup with him alone. About 9 o'clock in the evening to have To endeavor to get id Samuel Adams, thinks ‘one. Of in the Dazzling Globe. From the St. Paul Globo. Shortly after 12 o'clopk last night @ party of gentlemen were taking lunch at = resort on Wabash street when their attention was attracted toa peculiar clicking of the carbons in one of the electric light globes overhead. The sound was exactly akin to that of a telegraph instrument, and was kept up inces- santly for fully fifteen minutes. Comments were passed, but at last the novelty wore off, ]and the party procesded to discuss chicken sandwiches. A few moments later anew enstomer entered. He was an operator from the Western Union officer, and as he sat waiting for his order to be filled the elicking of the carbons was re- newed. The telegrapher started, looked all round him and then at the electric lights above. After listening intently for a moment to sounds he drew atab of paper and a pencil from his pocket and began to write. The others were watching him closely. fora few minutes when the clic ‘What is it?” asked every one in chorus. ‘What is it? Why, it of the As Se ipsa ca Wi olen Deon ron whit m Itreals ty from, train Yor! pin. On Monday evening Lewis. Hansell, Willian Coylognd Abranain Buip, braiewen, “were” arrest an. taken to Doylestown, given a preluninary hearing und bound over ior a further hearing tomorrow. The Value of the goods taken will amount to iany thou- sands of uollars. The only explanation that ean be offered is that there was a contact at some point between 8 telegraph and electric light wire. See a Oe ele Helping a Little Mother. From the New York Herald. It was on a cross street near 6th avenue that one of the human race was struggling with bottomless courage against an overwhelmingly adverse Fate, witha big F. This member of the human race was about three feet high and of the feminine gender, and the fate took the form of @ great, fat two-year-old child dead | geason, in that the pitching dista asleep. Where she had come from or how she had ever gotten away from there is more than Tean guess, but when I first saw ber she was ring across the street under her impossi- joad, only to sink, helplessly overcome, on the curbstone. It was dark, justa little after € in the evening, but the young ones had chanced to tumble under a gas lamp. Young women came along; they had come out of the back entrance of one of the great shops | on the avenue. Evidently they were sh gir “You can’t carry “T've carried him lots and lots of times,” do- clared the mite in s voice divided between ell t goses he's gained five pounds since last him, by the look and a baby asleep like that always weighs a ton. Where do you ‘Notes of the Clabes, gloomily in this section of the comntry. Rain and snow always play havoc with the national game, and | started this morning from JLondon for eapecially in this vicinity, where folks have | where Mrs. French-Sheldon joins the hi evidently come to regard the sport es practi. cally hoodoed in the early spring. The inces- | bi sant moisture has left scarcely a chance for | the expediti work to be done on the new grounds, and con- | mand. sequently all of the games proposed for the | from here, who is to be com and maid, preliminary season have had to be abandoned, | also cook for herself and Mrs. French-Sheldon even that of next Tuesday with Boston, which | after they leave Mombassa. was thought to be a certainty. The men are now in Baltimore or possibly Philadelphia, where they bad a date yesterday | S that they could not fill on account of the mow storm. A queer result of the long absence of the game from our midst is to be seen in the enormous enthusiasm that has arisen over the of Thursday in Baltimore, where the tremendous score. cranks, however, lave | carefully worked ont the fact that Washington, being defeated by its own pitchers, as not defeated at all, and that Baltimore showed no particular amount of strength. team as finally or edly be a strong betting are at least five men on it who have reco! heavy hitting in times past, and not These meu will, of their best work this n know, but at any rate the ized will undoubt- | gto) prove a terror to the pitchers of the association. THR NEW CATCHER, Sutcliffe, who accepted the terms of the club some days ago, has turned short and has, after | being silent tothe telegrams of the folks at signed with Omaha. He er this, though that is ot likely, As soon as it became apparent that Might not come to Washington S Seanion began to work for saw Manager Irwin of th passed through the city the after some talk it was agreed that Irwin should have Hart, oue of the men whom he t to be, erected | this end for some da: taay be given tronble n ng to play ball her joi the team in Philadelphia. A meeting of the board of directors was Hart will probabl ighty Near te Telling » Lie, | | had this same job several has therefore plenty Xperience m_ the busi- -¢ was elected official the game, who are very fond of the captain's | careful method of tallying hits and errors aud other sorts of plays. His long acquaintance me and ite intricacies and his natured disposition render him a rly fit man for stich a position. trick Fitzgerald was appointed keeper of the | merable spies, who were tories in New York and | B€W park, and authorized to go abead with the patriots in Philadelphia, to see what was goin on about Morristown. The adjutant general found out the rogueand asked Gen. W: if he would not have him arrest: matter of grading, which has beon a bear to the club ever since the groands were | started. Pat promises to have the place ready | by a week irom Monday, which is good | | time considering the vast amount of rain and | lawn and garden stretching down to the benks | kindred moistness that has hindered the work | Of the Thames, where they have a boat house | with various kinds of pleasure boats. The | house is tiled with pictures and trophies and re hington | for several weeks past. ‘THE GRAND STAND ve 2s practically finished, and a prettier one was | jicnt never seen in this part of the country. It is | but one story in height, with a smal! tower on the roof for the newspay ers. It contains 1,200 foldi: anc comfortable pattern, and has every f: call on him with positive orders that the | for the comfort and ease of the patrons of the Adjutant should attend the Ger That then He should make an Excuse to the Gent, suspected as a Spy and leave him alone about half an hour. ‘Tis was done, and in this Interval, as was suspected, the Spy took a copy of the returns, and next morning went off with | 7 ‘ them to New York. This convinced Gen. Howe | fully 2,000 people. It is on the south: side that we hyp ad od strong tobe attacked, and ‘saved us thro’ the winter.” 7 Prof. Hosmer, who has written 80 well about | thereby helped to an enjo; hat | The seats stretch away from the graud stand ‘and Franklin did not behave quite | toward Le Droit Park and up into the air nine- right in the matter of Gov. Hutchinson's let- | teen rows high ters, which put Massachusetts in the hands of the patriots. But here is George Washington, who “could not tell a lie,” making his brig- | adiers all tell men and the scor- chairs of a neat | Orderly Sergeant to ‘Two broad stairwa stand from the ground, trance and exit for the crowd:. can be emptied of its thoasand folks anil more in five or six minutes without the least rush or trouble. The bleachers or open stand will se lead up into the nd give ample en- Such a stand meral in haste. | §8™me- that the actions of the players are watched from | the side of the first base and the crowd is ent of the gam: can easily stop all high fouls that pen space beyond. There are going to be no home-run hits over. the fence thin year, as the longest drive possible on a tly could not, by any means, go further than the frst row of | trees on the first bound. Yet there will proba- bly bea number of field home runs made, as the lenty of chance to roll after get- who will have to go dodging ought by recone a oP? | $6 use the famous banker. Rothecbild appeared THE ELECTRIC LIGHT, An Operator Hears » Press Dispatch Ticked between the trees’ in chase. some that thero have not been tree cut down in the outtield, where they standing within fifty fee of the outfielders. re the back positions | trees, that have been | left standing, are goiug to form a beautiful to the contest that will be es of the spectator. THE MANAGER'S OPINION. Aletter received at Tue Sran office this from Manager Trott at Baltimore con- tains the following reference to the game of “The score of yesterd: must have looked somewhat one-sided to you, but when you consider the way in whi Baltimore pitchers—who were pitching for us— them up to the Baltimore batters -y did not get more runs. who pitched for Baltimor tching for all he was worth, notwithsiand- was told not to work too hard. ings young pitcher he wanted to show up well an did.” of Catcher Hart as follows: * background of very restful to He wrote king again g along breath, “that . The ever heard of in my | three first-class catchers, did not need Irwin let me have him. recommended by all the Boston players asa number one catcher and a good hitter.’ wager Trott has a exhibition games for next week on the home | grounds: Wednesday, April 1, Washington Lig! Club; Friday, April 3, Pasti Baltimore: Saturday, April 4, Baltimore Asso- He is very highly the following The team is now compicte beyond question. Dunlap, who did not play Thursday, will join the nine in Philadelphia, The men will return to this city Tuesday and Will then pass in review of the board of di- rectors for the first time, There was nothing done at the National League meeting in Cincinnati yesterday, except @ discussion of the Johnson matte: A steam roller will be used on the new grounds for the purpose of leveling jast as svon us the soil becomes hard enougls to permit the | George Keefe is thought by his friends to be | fortunately favored by the now rules oi the from the long alley and it is unlerstood that fe promises to eclipse all of bis tormer work Sporting Life Base Ball Guide for the season of 1891 is out anda copy has come to Just then two A party of Hartford young ladies, visiting last summer at a back coun! Great difficulty in getting their mail. The train would arrive and the letter bag reach the office, but then there was long de- lay. They laid it to the postmistress reading | the postal eards, which they insisted she did at tty town, found correspondent Republic writes: Mr and Mra. French-Shelden pee, Men bar. Mr. Kheldon accompanies dura for Zar fe only takes only one woman with ber About fifty men will be chosen from among proved most faithful during the ition, with a few of their wives to do their cooking, to accompany Mra. French Sheldon from Zanzibar as her guard, attend- ants and carriers, Twelve of these men will be the special carriers, fonr at a time, for the Palanquin in which will be Mrs. Sheldon and er maid. This palanguin is ® most beautiful and uscfal affair; it is a carriage, chatr, tent and bed all by a simple combination. I bad the re of inxpecting it and sitting in it when it was at Mr. Van der Weyde’s on Saturday to be photographed. A few friends were invited to be present at the ceremony. 4 GORGEOUS PALANQUTE. lange ened by and made reful supervision of Mr. Henry 8. It is made entirely of cane and is circular in shape, with four curved feet for resting upon; the bottom part i# closely and ongly woven and the upper part simply the carved canes covered a canopy of Water proof material of a beautiful fleecy green shade, with old gold silk fringe around it. There are rain curtains for the sides of thi nopy, bordered with gin the brig can sunshine. The inside linings and and covers for cushions are of canary-eolored China silk. The whole effect of shape and Lore is ul. Under the seats are large high up ere various “lockers” for books er medicine. The two will set exch other. ‘There are brass attachments for a polo in front and one behind. ‘The whole affair is very light, yet very strong. Fiom Zanzibar Mra. Pr to Mombassa, the starting p tion. Thence they proceed up country, where no white woman has ever been, to the beautifal » of Kilimanjaro. She is taking ail sorts of things as presents and for barter. Pieces of bright velvete and silks and musline, gold and silver eubr a every description Ts. French-Sheldon isa great-great grand- Gaughter of Sir Isanc Newton. She was born in New York. She lived for awhile ou # ranch in New Mexico and wrote a book about it. She al two years in Cuba. She has lived in suntry most of the time, but has traveled all over the world. MER HOME Won! Mr. and Mrs. Sheldon now live in a charm- ing old house at Hampton-on-Thames, with ves from all parts of the world. It ts an nglish home. Mrs. French-sheldon has written a number of novels and short stories. Her translation of Flaubert « “Salammbo” is probably the work by which she is best known. Stanlev, Prince Malcolm, Max Muller, Wilkie Collins and ® host ‘of our best writers speak of the work in the highest terms, and the French think so highly of it they had a copy of Mrs. Frenci:-Rheld translation most hand- somely bound and put in a glass case and pisced in the mcnument erected to Flaubert m Rouen, his birthplace. She has just finished & translation from the French called the “Women of Versailles.” Perhaps her new work may be on the lines of “Halammbo, * but she says she may alter her plaue entirely after thi trip to Atri ' Mre. French-Sheldon goes only ax far s Kilimanjaro we hope to see her again in Lon- don by the ist of July. — — ROTHSCH I | How the Great Finencier Treated = Com- mittee of Communists in Paris. From the Irish Thnes, During the revolutionary period in Paris in 1848 a committee of seven communists called at the Dothschild establishment and demanded ‘as ruave as you plense. “Pray be seated, gentlemen,” said he. “And now, what can I do for you?” “Rothschild,” said the chairman of the com- mittee, “our time has come at last. The peo- plcare triumphant; the commune is on the | toy Good for the people. Vive la commune | cried Rothschild gleefully. The time has come,” continued the ehnir- man, “when each must share equally with his fellow citizen. We have been delegated to call xpon you and inform you that you must share | your enormous wealth with yout countrymen if it is so decreed,” ‘said Rothschild, “At 200,000,000 francs,” replied the latter, boldly dnt what is the population of France ated,” said Rothschild. We figure it at 50,000,000," was the | answer. | “Well, then,” said Rothechild, “it would ap- Pear that T owe each of my countrymen about rancs. prttine his hand in his pocket and producing « | lot of silver, “here are 28 francs for you. I have paid each of you, have I not? Please give Me a receipt, and 80 good day te you.” The committee retired and the commune never pesiered the war financier again. 4. hn. Theatrical News. From Puck. Mr. Hamlet Ticounter (on the home atreteh)— “What » doing. me boy?” Me boy Easter. Mr. Hamlet Ticonnt b. indeed! What company opens here at Kaster ‘The Law of Conjugal Attraction. From the Review of Reviews, Hermann Fol, one of the most eminent of living embryo logists, while staying at Nice—the mecca of honeymooning—bad his attention «(- tracted to the resemblances between young marricd couples. ‘The popular notion that married people “end by resembling each other” was shared by Fol, but his trained vision detected among crowds of young married couples characteristics that led him to 4 contrary proposition to be nearer the — they begin by resembling each other. To put the matter to scientific test he . series of observations and researches on the sb married Se pe Scientifique. E He i all if ! t f HES iif fee i f i il; ti i i i i fs tf ii t