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’ WASHINGTON. D.C. SATURDAY, AUGUST 22, 1891—SIXTEEN PAGES. FOR SALE—HOUSES. AUCTION SALES. r 37 TWO OF THE PReTTiEest New| Fs. Dine utheast, on #th st. near | $3.80 cient and improv: | Fare 5s veh st. nw. SALE_WE ARE ADIHORIZED To PLACE N.W., SIx- window brica, renting for 610 30. "Price, DUGAN & BUTLEK, 000 F st_ a. Ti7H SHAK M NW le ow F ot. - rooms and bath. €3,000 and bath... 4,000 A bat S20 OK | TAIN Hi aa WRIGHT & STOCKETT, 810 F st. n.w. TO” INVE growing city of Nortoli. Fossa nat DesaLe x wo (0x10) 1305 Nat. Apply to OWNER, oF E—NEW BRICK STORE, COR. 6TH AND he 72 irs, cellar pot oan ‘rented at new 10-room dwelling; elec- t one of the nicest houses I ‘and; water, some fruit: fine vie any.” Appiy to owner, E. BEH REN: JOR SALE— FOUR 7-ROOM BRICKS; LOTS 154X | Jp AICLINFE, DAKE & CO., AUCTIONEI FNS iah'9eh Whey price a2,600 ane.” CO R ~ 20 PAL AVE. NOW. SRY, 1321 Fst. nw. eual: aS JOR SALE—SPECIAL BARGATN—1 TRADE, SALE BY AUCTION OF, DOEER sz Barco ‘BRISTLE AND OTHER BRUS! £2 = THE LINE. WHICH PLETE, CONSISTS OF iat en BEUSHES, 8101 TUMBLER AND HORSE oN 2 EIGHTH, 1 PN PRIDAY, AUGUST TWENTY. : sit ATTEN O'CLOCK A. 3. we will seit on the VANIA AVENUE NORTHWEST, a «eneral and com- plete assortment BRUSHES, UR SALES ROOMS, 820 Pi Of the above woods ip lots to suit the BATCLIFFE, DARE & CO., aud oe Auctionsers. s OF GROCER WINES, &o. -T NOR’ VEST /NSIST] xe IN PART EE, SPICES, CANNED GOOD! SEARCH, VINFUAR MOLARSE ‘TEA CADDIES, SCALES, SHELVING. HURSDAY. MORNING. AUGUST TWENTY- SEVENTH, st TEN O'CLOCK, we will eell at the above-named store the ent hich the attention of = 8, ke. ont: RATCLIFFE, DARE & CO. ____ EDUCATIONAL. Tory deairahie improved od vy coanginir fed Ons the best DORMICK, ‘Norfolk,’ Va. HGNTS PoEPARATOuy SCHOOL WILT BEG | ite twenty-third annual session ~EPTEMBE. in North Seesion oom, Four-an-a-baif Breet Pres- truction @, higiest character, is. For further informa- jdress J.W.HUN1,717 Irving st. | Bienen Church, HOROUGH. References of th both patrons and foriner pupil tion or an interview ad | WAS” ALE_NEW @ROOM BRICK, 114 OTH ST. e 0.18 feet front: i New @room ‘Le Droit offer wanted. BSSe2e% ATTORNEYS. BOLICIIUKS OF PAT- Spe aite Pineburg, wt : Pitsbuns, ss any t-Bu Grouse W. K ir cE AND (PE: SIONS, a ‘eovernment claims, patenta.caveate, + procured without delay. Write for a huerits oC YOUr case without 7m: is mall-dm AMPBELLCAURINGTON, Webster Law building, D.C." Kesidence, 9.5 K'st MANICURE. SALE—1230 51H ST. N.W., THE CHEAPEST house: Jot 178i); price $3 000. “For further particu as 1d S00 ‘WASH'N DANENHOWER, & h ani AT DESIRABLE NW. ;ORN. RN n prem- a FOR SALE—LOTS. ;OK eaty, are #4. JOHN 0. JOHNSO: ALE—THE BESi BUILDING SITEIN THE 100x100 to 15-ft. alley; on.y vacant ground in lumproverments inade; no payment asked O23 F wt. SUR P iid oa cuts per toot, easy terms. T. K. BRUO! ust. au Siw mak Sikcow? ailder veryebeap. - J. BUND, od bath “furnace heat« . Sote TOR SALE 14TH _ST. pear i able line in SALE BY M0 ON THE EAST SID h st. Uetween F and Gats.n.e.; very feet tront on Gand Liton th; will to great advantage into RNER OF STH ANDG STS. N.E., ubdd vid lots; cheap eu2z. bay burciasere either to tuwest cor. Hand x82; 91.35. Sch st.. North Carolin ine. ; LuOa: Stn st. to be uuproved and provabuity of car line 4234 conte. Pinear North Capitol: 75 by shall HOOKS, UIO 12th st. n. pues: {OK SALE-THE FOLLOWING PIECES OF round are very cheap st prices named and will aprove oF well: yw depth; ‘HUMPSON, uw 8, Atiantie building. K STH AND 3. h st. with an average 20 Leet. uuproved on @ use. modern improven 1 be sold Whole or in part. me MEI ive. and @ me., 60x11; boar 24 m0, 40.82100 to 20-f. ale DUokS ear eid tue Fst “auld- FOR SALE TINE LOT near lath st. : 72x145 than current o: A HEIGHTS 22145, to prompt purchaser at less hart os * PESLER & KUTHERFORD. 1207 Ft. 12 ©. shear cor. tront \yts e.joining 214 11th AUULS Fant Capitor st KONT LOTS, oth 3. ‘Capitol U6; Lor “2 On Fo THO: HAND: ‘For te wite ties. on porah aide @ finest newb boraved, quick sis Pel eve aw. Flats, Ps Salb—BEAULIFUL LOT, 10 FEET ERONT st. b.w. near 7th st. down town tranat. Appiy’ 28 Li SALE—-LOTs. PALISADES OF THE POTOMAC LAND IMPROVEMENT COMPANY. (AFICENT VILLA SiTES—OF ONE OB MORE ACRES— "And FINE BUILDING LOTS PALISADES OF 1HE POTOMA\ ee CUNDUIT HOAD Oe "HE PURCHASER. can be bougiit as MALL MONTHLY PAaY- ‘3 SEVERAL FINE RESIDENCES ARE NOW BEING ERECTE DON PROPERLY ALREADY SOLD. SE PURCHASING NOW are sure to REALIZE SOME FROFILS in the bear 1uture, jurther intoriuation apply . Pamphlets and 1 jor: 1415 F et. n.w., Washington, D.C. __ SUBURBAN PROPERTY. _ SVILLE—Fox RENT—1WO DESIRABLE Yroom dwellings, convenient to st ATERS & THOMPSON, Roow 8, Atlantic butiding. sth and 1th: two-story | HOR teks prlce, 83,0005 y invest ‘aud only Bear, eps ‘wie HE PRETTIEST HOUSES taining Y ToOwWs; new cul Best cts Avply te EH BROOKS, BIB * _SALE—A BEAUIIFUL LOT AT ‘and fruit trees. uu: YATIS. le, fenced ; with shade = OO28S ‘Yery cheep; also sowie ulce lote yor.” BUCKET 8 FORD els Peet ow F SE 34LE_NEW COTTAGE AND 18 ACRES OF land: fri vuit, Be. 5 oo ae ot ¢ a re fast Fatty howe chs eplen iuout.. ¥- BENJAMIN, OL Fat: uw. wulsoe PARK, whuiow monthly. K. 8. ‘aw’ eK, Fee road, BEAU TINUE | gsvnet seore Rest rye hones and bata ren brick: 6 r [oUae ts Zood reper rent, $1 per monitor Tai | week the early cultivation of literary taste. corner 10th and G ste. 1. w. RENT—30-ACRE PLACE ON BENNING own as Uak Cottaye: 1b acres in grass, in- rs *. OR WILL EXCHANGE FOR Sroom brick; Rew . ue. near H st. Address OWNER, 1014 if st_o.w. | ry | is ome ot the Baled wit ‘SALE—BA.GAIN—A NEATLY FURNISHED Louse, with 40 roows, mod. aps. ; omy 0, frou city on Met. branch, B- and U.K. ik This house most desirable fur and’ _su20-3t* free. 1321 Fok 405-1 yOHUNDRED SUBURBAN rLaces ‘and fsru:. Explanatory list and comp rede iuap of country thirty untles arvaud W ‘Also viaces tor rent. JAMES E CLES sUFTON co ington electric road AME PA MANICURE AND CHIROPODIST, 703 ISTH ST. N. W. ni7-12m Office open all summer, OE BIND: Ip all {te branches; and ‘Harper's mayazines. ‘apl0-tF MRACIT SUL dh at Baw. st. ABOUT THE EARTH'S HEAT. Does It Grow Constantly Hotter From the Circumference to the Center, From the Goldwsite Magazine. Many scientific men are devoting their lives to finding out all that can be learned about the interior of this wonderful globe of ours. One of the interesting problems on which they are engaged is the depth and geographical limits of the permanently frozen soil. The British association bas collected a large amountof data on this question. It has already told us some curious things, such as the fact that excellent wheat lands north of Manitoba overlies frozen earth that never thaws. Some geologists find strata of rock that they are able to show must have been buried at a remote age 20,000 feet under the surface. These upturned edges of rock, which some terrible convulsion lifted to the air, give us » glimpse of the condition of the interior some way below the greatest depth to which we can attain. The workmen in the deepest mines in Europe swelter in almost intolerable heat, and yet they have never penetrated over one-seven- thousandth part of the distance from the sur- face to the center of the earth. In the lower levels of some of the Comstock mines the men fought scalding water and could Iabor only three or four hours at a time, until the Sutro tunnel pierced the mines and drew off some of the terrible heat, which bad stood at 120 de- grees. The deepest boring ever made, thatat Speren- berg near Berlin, penetrates only 4,172 fect, out one thousand feet deeper than the famous ‘tesian well at St. Louis. The result of this imperfect knowledge is that there are more theories and disputes among scientific men with regard to the interior of the earth than about anyother problem of physical science. Some eminent physicists, for instance, like Sir William Thompson, have believed that the crust of the earth is at least eight hundred miles thick. The majority adduce good reasons for believing that the is only twenty-five to fifty miles thick. agree that the tempera- ture within the earth continues to incroase as it does neur the surface—at the rate of one de- gree, Fahrenheit, for about every Sfty-five feet Of descent. All igneous rocks must be fused at no great depth. In fact. at this rate of increase, the temper- ature at 200 miles is 28,000 degrees Fahrenheit, Which is Prof. Kosetti's estimate of the prob- able temperature of the sun. It is improbable, however, that this rate of increase is main- tained for a great distance, and many physicists believe that at some unknown but not very great depth the increase in temperature ceases, One of the most wonderful things in the study of sciences is the fact that the mvsteries of one science are sometimes completely or partly ex- plained by knowledge gleaned in some other department of study. Itis thus that naturalists who have investigated the fauna and flora of scores of Pacific islands have learned how far south Asiatic types prevail and have added great weight to the conclusions of geologists that these islands were once @ part of the big continent north of them. ————_e+____ Intellectual Training of Children. From the Boston Budget. Mrg Richard Henry Stoddard, in one of his delightful and inspiring papers that hav peared from time to time in Lippincott's Maga- zine, where on a thread of bigography is strung such pearls of criticism, speaks, in passing, of the eagerness and energy with which we teach children howtoread, but neglect to teach them to read. There is food for reflection in this ob- servation, and for reflection that is peculiarly plicable to the home. For it is here that the child acquires a taste for reading, if ever and if anywhere. It 1s interesting to see how children at a very early age will appreciate much of the best and greatest of literature. An intelligent child of four years will listen with the interest and fas- cination he would give toa nursery tale tocertain es out of Shakespeare, as, for instance, the stirring scenes of the witches in Macbeth; or the marvelous passages in Virgil where the Cave of the Winds or other picturesque objects are described or events narrated: and the rudi- mentary comprehension the child will give will be the beginning of the growth of literary taste and appreciation. The writer of this rocalls the vivid pleasure with which, as a child of five or six, almost the entire books of Virgil in Pope's translation was heard as read aloud in a father’s tender and arduous eare to Much of a portions of Dante, elo- uent and noble passages from Burke and Macaulay, fragments of tales by Goethe, poems or stray stanzas from Tennyson and Mrs. Browning, were all made parts of the juvenile gimen, and the result of such early training in childhood is that one grows up unconsciously re of high thoughts and with susceptibility at least to that which is refined and choice in the world of ideas. ‘The home life should not only teach the child how to read, but teach it to read; give to it familiarity with the great names and the great masterpieces of literature. Such teaching is like planting a seed that germinates in spiritual life. To a great degree it precludes the possi- | bility of evil tastes. It almost of itself invites happiness in after life, for there is no happi- ness like the following out of pure and elevated tastes in thought and in action. be Instead of filling children’s minds with un- CAY WOOD, 953 9 Meogtat wil vantte balaet ancastrane ““| meaning trash and numeery jingles. give them DOK SALE_NEW GKOOM AND ATTIC PRAME | Louk at our advantages: of the best, simplified and adapted as may be F oan ic Weis sable; 15 ‘uindter” walk from | E-rctie road ;scuu to be fn operat by selection and arrangament, but etill of the = ron. gr best that literature offers, and the result will be . ciasiatie the elevation and the ‘strengthening of all Sa BS AEN et | Ee as ct.” ames - Acie, Pore Bogor. “Misa Lewis has dramatic feeling and great Peet oe ee| fone secrete powers Lous Sepublcan 5 Poy a af Sg Silage in | or stayeand uliparecesees sei ve erage —>——_ yathing and ropilly “waprorine meine? Bend vd Atianucbuicing. | Benjamin Pratt and Benton Mott were at- eck. RUST & UURCERFORE Teams always oa band to urive yuu ver. jyzs-eoim | tacked by two roughs at Zoar, Conn., Thureday mee 14th ot sae tt, firing in self-defense, shot and W910 cams, seat brick dwa. ning, 6 roe ‘stun, SWORMBIEDT cottage, with bath, range, shade. Teru.s to suit. ¥. LEIGHTON, 48: La. ave. 2.w. SUBURBAN HOUSES ‘WITH CITY IMPROVEMENTS AND RAPID TRANSPORTATION, seriously wounded Mott. ‘The boiler in Ferguson's brick yard in Troy exploded yesterday and wrecked the engifle house. Dennis Faris a Martin were injured by flying deb: The wages of the girls employed in the Akron (Ohio) mills, con by the American Cereal Company, have been between 40 and bac! cent. ‘he New England delegations of the Sons of Veterans ieft Boston last night for Minneapolis Feats. Dron ned ak Ep eee EASS | _ sow inthe time to bay, Pee fal terme —z neingew bau wanes, vory denirab.y located om Capitol Mill: and permit to inspect sail upon the Endecuugh’ Qemely Bolsked and decorated, ail modern PEON ——— at Omy @5,000 exch. FULTO! We also have other subarban heusss from €2,600aa4 wis, Ss Fee auctor tu pil perve.of tne suburee, SOR SALE: MREL-STORY CONNER BRICK | putsuvacs cesneiees Me™ these propertion om ap- unre €5) pee manta.” Vague OWSEE tices McLACHLEN & BATCHELDER, x saz] & BA’ Fol ee ANGEGEVERAL Dest | POO Oe 1 om Oe PR eu rey Wi ST.N.W.. Perens Peta Tuee are gee Tt rte d ae a to attend the annual encampment of the order. John D. McLean of Utica, N. ¥., while bath- ing in the surf at Scarborough, io, Kate and Mary Walton of Dorchester, Mass., were crowned in South Boston bay yesterday. While a scavenger was iimore whart sink pion ER body of a man from ba Deon in the hoetible pit eres moniker " SOCIAL MATTERS. ‘Where Well-Known Washington People Are Surmmering—Personal Notes. Mra. A. T. Whiting and Miss Josie Whiting are ding August and September in the White mountaina, Mrs. Wash Danenhower and have rone to a ona rings to nde month. wr mat ‘lamtio city for the past mont Mr. and Mrs. Thomas B. Crisp of East Wash- ington, formerly of southern Illinois, have is- sued invitations to the marriage of their dat ter, Kato Honrt, to Mr. Edmond Mallet, jr. The ceremony is to be performed at St. Patrick's Chureh on Thursday evening, September 8. After visiting some of the most resorts in New York state the young couple will make their home with the bridegroom's parents, Maj. and Mrs. J. E Mallet, Ne. 1581 8th street morth- west. Mr. and Mrs. Worthington Ireland, with their children and niece, Miss Irene Connor, are rusticating in the mountains of Virginia dur- ing the remainder of the heated term. Mrs. Pattison, accompanied by her mother = | and little son Eugene, is at Summit Point, in the mountains of Pennsylvania, for the ‘re- mainder of the season. ‘Miss Virgie H. Wood left the city last Tues- day to visit friends in Baltimore, Before re- turning she will visit Cape May and Atlantio City, accompanied by Miss Ida Jones of Balti- more. Mrs. A. B. Bateman is rusticating at Popple- ton Hill, on the Potomac, for the rest of the season. Mrs. J. W. Swainson and her daughter Bessie have gone to Boston. From there they will ge to Prince Edward's Island, Canada, to spend a fow weeks with friends. Mra. Philo, a resident of this city, while visit ing in the country Intely fell down a long flight of stairs and was badly braised. Ina days malarial fever set in and for a few days her life hung in tho balance. She is still {na serious condition, but her friends expect her to re- cover. A pleasant garden party was given last even- ing by Morning Star Lodge, I. 0.G.T., at the residence of Miss Ida M.’ Phillips, Lo Meadows northeast. Among those present were Mr. and Mrs. Perry, Mr. and Mrs. Gour- ley, Mr. and Mrs. Dickerson, Mrs. Entwisle, Miss Florence Perry, Miss C.’V. Stewart, Mr. A. P. Clark, Mr. George Redhead, Mr. 8, W. Burgess, Mr. P. L. Tallton, ‘Miss Josie M. Bur- getmand Mr; Wm. “Mabr. “After participating in games refreshments were serve The following Washingtonians are at the Sheldon House, Ocean Grove: Mrs. W. F. ver and the Misses Geyer, Howell Bartie, Nathan Bicklone and Mrs. W. 8. Rittenhouse. Miss T. Duffy, who has been sojourning at Manhattan Beach and Delaware Water Gap for the past two monthe, has returned home. After a brief stay she will, in company with Mrs. C. H. Knight, go to Newport to spend the rest of the season. Miss E. W. Stokes and her mother are spend- ing a couple of weeks at Atlantic City. Prof. Joseph R. Keene, supervising princi- pal sixth division public schools, has returned rom the west, accompanied by his niece, Miss Bertie Keone, and his son, il. J. G. Keene, and family. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph H. Hunter leave today for Ocean City, Md. Miss Annie Burke and Miss Ellie Collins, ac- companied by Mrs. Gleason, all of South Wash- ington, will start tomorrow morning with » party of friends for Colonial Beach, where they will remain @ few weeks. Mrs. Ellen Smith of 1125 Sth street northeast, with Miss Emily Davies of Danville, IIL, will leave tomorrow for Atlantic City, to be absent ten days. Miss Isabel Miller and Miss Bertha Ritter will leave for the mountains this afternoon. Mrs. Wm. F. Turner has gone to Orkney Springs to spend several weeks. ‘The Misses Irene and Flossie Barry, 2221 H street, leave this evening for St George's Island for a stay of two weeks. Mrs. John G. Toepper and her daughter, Mrs. F. A.Heitmuller, are visiting in Rochester, N.Y. From there they will go to Niagara Falls. Miss Mary Morgan of 204 9th street southeast, who was married to Thomas J. Burns on Au- gust 11, will hereafter make her home in Chicago. ‘Miss Mary A. Hoyle has just returned from » two weeks’ stay at Colonial Beach. Mr. and Mrs. Calderon Cerlisle and J. Halle were registered at the Herald office in Paris you- terday. Mrs. Lizzie Gleason, Miss Annie Burke and Miss Elia Collins of South Washington are spending a few weeks at Colonial Beach. Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. Lancaster with his mother, Mrs. Ignatius A. Lancaster, leave on Monday for the north. Mra. C.C. Lancaster will visit her mother, Mrs. Samuel J. Ran at Sing Sing, N. Y. ‘Mr. Lancaster end his mother will go to Boston, whore Mr. Lancaster will attend the annual meeting of the American Bar Association, which meets on the 26th in- stant. ‘The following-named Washingtonians are so- Journing et the Bedford Springs, Pa: Richard smith, ©. C. Bryan, H. Clay Stew wi H. fond Stewsrt, jr., James een and ife, M. Selis and wife, Mrs. W. H. Menden- wit hall, J. L. Barbour and family and G. G. Buckley and wife. Miss Fannie Kaufman has returned home after three weeks’ stay at Atlantic City. ‘Miss Jennie Grinnan of Capitol Hill has re- turned from a pleasant trip to Piney Point and Norfolk. Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Harding of T street north- west, with little Harriet, have gone to spend a month with friends at Lacona, N ¥. Wednesday evening was the scene of a very pretty gathering at Colonial Leach, the occa- sion being a ball given at the hotel by the manager, Mr. W. 'T. Crump, and a delightful time was passed by all who were present. One of the novel features of the evening was the pre- sentation of prizes. Miss Mamie Crump took the first prize as the most popular young lady and Miss Annie Dinsmore took the second as the best dressed yous lady. She wore a very pretty costume of pale blue silk with pearl or- naments. Mr. A. Grounsell took the first prize as the most popular gentleman present and Mr. David Spitzer took the second as the best | to dressed gentleman. At midnight a delightful repast was served in the spacious dining hall of the hotel, after which dancing was resumed until a late hour. Among the Washing- tonians present were Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Houghton, Mr. and Mrs. A. Grounsell, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Boker, Mr. and Mra Charles A. Cooper, Mr. and Mrs. E. Kaiser, Mr. and Mrs. Marion Duckett, Mr. and Mrs. Boyne, Mr. and Mrs. W. T. and Mrs. E. 8. Peck, Mr. and Mrs. Rogers, Mrs. Dr. Johnson and daughter, Mrs. Preston Sher- man, Mrs. Hoffman, Mrs. Skidmore, Mrs. Robey, Mra. Gassenheimer and Misses Grounsel Spitzer, Oettinger, Hammond, Snyder, John- son, Bien, Crump, Dinsmore, Peck, Hurley, Harrington and Mrs. D. Bangs, and Messrs. Cooper, Spitzer, Cameron, Finckle, Lake, Kauffman, Tomlin, Heckinger, Bates, Grounsell, Charles, Boker, Rutter, Allen, Boswell, Evans and Drs. Sohon and Yates. The following Washingtonians are at the Hotel Imperial, Atlantic City: 8. R. Waters, lan T. Bacon, Jos. C. Witmer, Daniel Lynch, a b, Mra Le Lt \derson and wife, J. 5. Farden and daughter, Mrs. M. Williams, E. Duvall, Mrs. J. E. Houser, Mre. Jno. R. Schneider, Miss Dotic Schneider, Mr. and Mrs. Byron 8. Adams, Mr. and Mrs. Anton Fisher, Mr. and Mra. Wm. H. “Ruther- ford, Dr. J. B. Rutherford, wife and child, F. J. 8. Duvall, B. Waters, Edward Heath, A. A. Friedrich, T. A. Carroll, F. W. Holt, Miss Annie Mattingly, Miss Jennie Mattingly, Mrs. 8. M. Thom; Nina N. Thompson, Willard T. Thomy belle T: Thompson, Jos. 8. Miller, Hattie Pettibone, R. M. McKee, Jno. R. Schneider and 3.B. Brown. A very pleasant party gathered at Sunset Cottage, on Camp Hill, above Harper's Ferry, on Thursday composed chiefly of Washing- Nace a he party roped to ike dint ne haicaee partook of an elaborate dinner. Among those present were Misses J. A. and K. C. Davis, Ellie E. Wilson, Nora and Nellie Mc- Knight and Anna and’ Kate Wheatley and Leet ae pee ali ge on! H. H. Bur- ro W. G. Wheatley, C. C. Wright, John O. Itussell and J. W. Wheatley. ‘Miss Mattie Slater of Capitol Hill has returned from s month's visit to Norfolk, Virginis Beach and Richmond. loft today to the rest of August and Sep- tember ix the'Blue Blige mountalan, ‘Miss Mamie Maguire of I street is spending some weeks with her sister, Mrs. Charles H. McAuliffe of Winchester, Va. Miss Maguire will also visit the mountains of Pennsylvania returning. ‘Mr. and Mrs. Clarence G. Allen have returned ‘trom s month's travel in the west, having vis- Victoria Tes Selt Lake City, pmo he yr] Mr. J. Brainerd Hall and wife of Worcester, Mass., are — Mr. W; The Veteran. ‘Mra. Charles Fleischman and four children of 508 Virginia avenue southeast are at Berkeley Springs, Va, H.H. Hompler and family have returned from Atlantic City. Mrs. Thos. B. Stahl of East Washington is spending a few days at Berkeley Springs. ‘Mr. Robert J. Wynne, Secretary Foster's pri- vate secretary, left today for Atlantio City to join his family. ‘Miss Zadie W. Gibson is visiting Miss Mand Pfifer of Annapolis, but will leave there on Au- gust 25 for Normandole on the Master Alfred W. Johnson, eon of the late Admiral Johnson, recently killed « large deer at Nimrod Hall, Ya, where he is spending the summer with his mother and sister. Mrs. D. J. Appleby of 1705 T street northwest, has returned from an outing of thirty daze to Thousand Islands, St. Lawrence river, where she went to meet her sister, Mrs. N. A’ Oben- shain of Champaign, Ill. Misses May Allen, Jennie Allen and Ida Briggs of Southeast Washington left the city this morning for a vacation of several weeks et Fair Haven, Md. ——————_--__—_. SHOOTING STARS “Tomorrow” is too often asynonym for “good intent.” The tramp put his lips to the tumbler, Then said, “Tis a pity to think That the government's revenue service Is raising the price of « drink.” “Where do you live new?” “Nowhere; I board.” ‘The vace-track is one round of pleasure. Mary had a little dog, An ugly brute to view; ‘The dog was covered o'er with fleas, And Mary had them, too. ‘The new reporter had carefully read the office rules, and when he wrote up asuicide from a third story window he referred delisately to an ‘obtuse, nauscating sound of concussion.” TO THE DOG CATCHERS. Leave us our dogs; ply not the net, Tho fleas that come this way, We'd much prefer the dog to get, Bo let the puplet stay. The following pathetic bit of musing on land- marks is from a contemporary which must be accepted as sincere in its reflections on bygone days, as it has never been suspected of humor: “Slabtown, Kan., the scene of many interest- ing events, is about to pass out of existence. ‘The station house is being removed to the new sito, about half s mile tothe north One by ono the landmarks of early days are disappear. From s six-thousand-dollar-a- ulpit to a bundred-thousend-dollar speech in. the Sen of the trade-mark is over us all.— Speech by Henry Waterson. The poet springs forth, though his purpose be Prose. ‘When he rises to tell of the ills that we bear, A metrical thrill through his utterance goes, And the soft charm of alliteration is there. How many great truths do our great people say, ‘That are mildly approved as they transiently fall, But we feel with a fervor fall-fraught with dis- may, ‘That the trail of the trade-mark is over us all. ——_— DISTRICT GOVERNMENR. A NEW SUPPLY OF TIME. ‘The District Commissioners’ office hasa new oleck. Itis plain in appearance, but is sup- posed to be thoroughly up to its business. Tt one of those connected in an electric circuit with the observatory, o that it is started right every day at 12 o'clock. This timepiece take 1¢ place of two old clocks that had been in the service of the District nineteen years and had got s0 independent as sometimes to strike, or rather refuse to strike, and also to throw the whole machinery of ‘the District government into cenfasion by the discrepancies between the reoord of time they made ‘and the record made by other clocks and watehes. Frequently the Coutmissioners had to apologize—ail on ec count of these two old clocks’ lack of prompt- s—in meeting appointments with delege- jons. Now the Commissioners expect to be on time so long as the supply of time at the ob- sorvatory holds out. Everything will be Prompt ‘about the District government, Mr. jouglass remarked today, though he mades resorvation as to the garbage service. ‘THE FARMERS AND THE MARKET. The Commissioners have received a letter from W. J. Morris, 1214 L street, in which he says: “I desire to make a suggestion for a ‘new deal’ in the matter of places along B streot for farmers and hucksters attend: market. Ithink it has been left long enough without egulation, In the first place, ‘we, the people, are entitled to an opportunity to buy from farmers and hucksters farm produce of ever kind in the freshest possible condition. that end ® farmer or wishes to attend market regularly Be a secure a iF space, ways left for his tocupenoy up to « certain hous ony 5 a.m. in summer, after that to be open to the ‘irregulars.’ ‘The spaces should be marked off snd numbereds numbered stone could be sot in the pavoment an onding tickets dis- tributed among the bona fide farmersand Buck- stars (giving the former P ce) in any wuitable manner that might be determined on.” jpeaking of the present system Mr. Morrison t militatos directly against the health citizen in that it forces the producer wagon and come to town frequently twelve hours before he o! would in order to get a place.” THE BATHING BEACH. The bathing beach is not entirely completed, but most of the houses are in order. For sev- eral nights the boys gathering there have been Permitted to use the houses and to go in swim- Tho result is that there have been about hundred boys there every evening this week. A policeman is there to keep order. There is still some grading to to make the beach smooth. Mr. F. X. Stevens who not propriation trom Congress ten ‘0 huckster who only the a vat bas superie- jed the construction of the beach was at the District building today for the purpose of conferring with the Distriot re toregulations thing place. to be- enforced at the bathing BUILDING PERMITS. Permits to build were issued by Inspector Entwisle today as follows: Ed J. Hannan, two brick bageeng os and 431 M street northwest, $12,000; Peter McCartney, two brick d 815 and 317 —— southeast $9,500; Bauer, brick smith shop, 14th street be- tween Fand G northeast, ‘e400; ford, carpenter, 900, $700. The Commissioners on the recommendation of Maj. Moore have detailed Private M. W. Quinlan, who has for several years been the hack . for special service inthe de- tection and bean potion ag ag pie viding m for the pur- pose. Private S.A. Grok has beon detailed to it as hack inspector. These changes are made from July 1. sa act as to date 4 DAY OF RECREATION, STILL THERE I ALOT OF BUSINESS TRANSACTED AND 4 GREAT MANY INTERESTING PAPERS READ attending the sessions of the American Asso- lation for the Advancement of Sclence were | city tor the members cf the sescnation ou this | Monday from 1 to 4 and from 8 to 10. The reception committee met at the Commos Club yesterday and perfected their arrange- ments for welcoming the members of the inter- mainly bent on pleasure. It is true that sessions. But it was the last day of the four days’ work and there were indications of that fact te be seen on every hand. The papers that have been prepared with so much care and represent the result of many months of study and research have been read, and that duty having been performed the scientists, like other people who have finished their wok, real- ized today that their play time had come. AMPLE PROVISION FOR RECREATION. ‘They found that the local committee had made ample arrangements for their recreation. The committee on excursions, of which Mr. Everett Hayden is chairman, came to the front foray in great, shape and was the important factor at headquarters. Everybody who had not seen Mr. Hayden wanted to see him today. He was ready for them. It has required a good many days and nights of hard work to_get all the numerous details in shape, but Mr. Hayden has accomplished it, and the satisfactory result was seen today as the members crowded around and decided upon some excursion. There was no delay or confusion, and grerybody ie happy. Some decided to ge, t0 Luray, others to Atiantic City or Old Point Com- fort. ‘Others concluded to visit points of in- terest in and about the city and on Monday » number will go to Baltimore. : On Monday, also, the scientific societies of this city will give © complimentary excursion to Mount Vernon. ‘Tuesday evening the final session of the association will be held. MORE BUSINESS DONE TODAY. More business was done at the session this morning of the council than at any previous session. A feature of the meeting was s ring- fag speech by Prot. Brashears of Allegheny City, Pa., in favor of establishing a fund to en- Sourage scientific research. || He said that so much had been accomplished by those who had been aided by the small fund at the disposal of the association that he believed the work ought to be carried onona larger scale. ‘This was done by the British association,and our own bon ton association, ashe called the National Academy of Sciences, has funds for this purpose, and he thought thats great democratic body like the American association ought to have a fund of ‘at least €100,000. He was confident that if the members would make a personal effort in this direction that the money would be forthcom- For one, he said; he was going to make the experiment. President Prescott indorsed the remarks made, and added that he hoped it would start a movement which would result in the collection much-needed fund. COMMITTEE ON FORESTRY. ‘The report of the committee on forestry, of which Prof. T. C. Mendenhall is secretary, stated that owing in part to the efforts of the committee a section was inserted in the law of March 8, 1891, revising the land laws in gen- eral, which authorizes the President to with- draw and reserve from sale or other disposal such public timber lands as he may deem fit ‘The report added that under this law the Presi- dent has enlarged the boundaries of the Yel- lowstone Park. A necessary enlargement of the Yosemite Valley reservation is antici- ted and a number of other reserva- Tous ‘in Minnesota, “Montana, “Idahe, Colorado, New Mexico and Callfornis, comprising several million acres, will be ak for ina memorial prepared by the American Forestry Association. ‘he committee asked for a continuance in order to aid in the efforts to be made by the friends of forest reform to secure tho pastage of laws which will give ade- quate protection and provide for th nis tration of the lands thus reserved. ‘The report was adopted and the committee continued. pias Tcommendation from the section on logy was adopted favoring the petitioning of Congress to establish in or'near the District of Columbia an arbustum under the direstion of the Department of Agriculture. TO UTILIZE TRE WEATHER BUREAU. Aresolution was adopted suggesting to the Secretary of Agriculture the desirability of utilizing the weather bureau, the various agri- cultural experiment stations and other forces in forming a systematic service of water statis- ties and in making a careful survey of the condition of water supplies, which may serve as a basis for the application of rational prinei- ples of water management. Acommunication from the sect of the retary Australasian Association for the Advancement | & of Soience was read transmitting a resolution adopted by that association favoring the ap- pointment of an international committee to 8 uniform system of biological nomencla- ture. The association adopted this resolution and appointed the following as members of the Gage of New York,* was described, together 1d committee: 8. H. G EE Minot, J. M. Coulter, Theodore Gill an G. L. Goodale. ‘A resolution was adopted expressing the ap- preciation of the astociation for the energy and public spirit of the Wheeling Development Company in putting down a test well at Wheel- ing, W. Va., to the greatdepth of 4,500 fect, and pearance! the funds for drilling the well at t 1,000 feet deeper, having dedicated this work to the cause of science. ‘A resolution was adopted commending the work being done by the foi division of the Agricultural Department in making tests of the strength and physical characteristics of American timbers. It was stated that the council had appointed as delegates to the international congress o geologists, which meets next week in this city, the president, the permanent secretary and the Vice presidente and secretaries of sections E and F. PROF. BAKER'S ANNOUNCEMENTS. The local secretary, Prof. Marcus Baker, made a number of announcements. He said that the Corcoran Gallery, which was now closed, as it was undergoing the annual house clean- ing, would be open for the inspection of the members on Monday afternoon and evening. An invitation had also been received from Mr. ‘Thomag E. Waggaman to visit his gallery Mon- day mol vitations were also received to visit the muscum of hygiene and also to inspect with Mr. Holmes his discoveries of Indian remains in the Piney Branch region Monday afternoon. ‘The association adjourned until Tuesday even- ‘NEW MEMBERS ELECTED. The following new members were elected at the meetings of the council held last evening and this morning: F. H. Newell, United States survey, Washington, D. C.; Charles P. Steinmetz, Yonkers, N. Y.; editor and publisher of A Washington, D.C.; Josish Quincy Kern, ones Wastin gion, D.C; George ¥ fees ane Iytical examiner, patent office, Washing- BR.’ Greenleaf, M. D., sur- ent, Washington, D. C.; M. rofessor in N- W. University lecturer in Michigan Uni- versity; Dr. Andrew J. Parker, Toledo, Ohio; Marous E. Jones, Salt Lake City, Utah. LIST OF OFFICERS AGREED UPON. The complete list of officers of the associa- tary, Mass.; 3 Amos W. Butler, ; council Prot. T. Norton of University, ced trescurer, William Lilly, Mauch Chi if i 8 a at > ? ; : U i f i i & & i fare in 1890 as the work of another person had been written by him. The office of the secretary of the local com- mittee was brightened yesierday with flowers from the Agricultural Department and li and lotus from the propaga’ onds. ‘A number of the forciss mnkes of the in- ternational congress of geologists, which meets in this city next week, have already arrived. They have been registered as members of the association without the payment of dues. This is a courtesy which is shown to Americans visit- Europe. r. Clinton Townsend, who was for several Zeatea teacher in the Washington High Schocl, vat who has for the last to. years been chiet chomist for a large eugar-making firm in Don- aldsonville, La, is in the city to attend the meeting of the A A A 8. csiaaher cle THE ANTHROPOLOGICAL SECTION. Several Very Instructive Papers Read at the Session Today. 4 row of the oddest, most grotesque portraits in colored crayons hung room in which the anthro; ton met yesterday. They represented Zuni chiefs with their heads and faces covered with clay masks, after the fashion of these wonderful People in some of their weird dances. The drawings were used by Frank Cushing, the famous anthropologist, who lived for years emong the Zunis. His paper was entitled “Outlines of Zuni Creation and Migration Myths Considered in Their Relation to the Ka-ka and Other Dramas or So-called Dances.” The paper detailed the essentially dramatic and religio-ociologic character, of primitive dances, the relation of the Zuni dances in their make-up or personnel to the Gentes, and in their ordering or organization to the clusters or septs of Gentes or Kinties, the rela- tion of the paraphernalia, costumings, action, songs and rituals of them to myths of creation, &e. the character of primitive drama or dramaturgy as contrasted with civilized drama, ‘comparing them with the civ- lized’ drama. Primitive drama was always reproductive and dramaturgic, shown by the supposed necessity of dramatic jelity in unseen preparations for, no less than in public enactment of, dramas.’ An example was the repetition, in pantomime or otherwise, ofall portions of creation mrthe up to bagia- ning of specially dramatized legend or my’ He also gave readings from outline myths of creation and migration and commented on re- lations of these to ceremonials of the priest- hood of the Bowdrama of the origin of corn, describing the latter. ‘TRE LENGTH OF A GENERATION. Prof. C. M. Woodward, in his paper, “The Length of a Generation,” said that there were three periods connected with vital statistics likely to be confused, namely, the average length of human life, the average age of sons now living and the # difference in age between father and son. Ihe last period, said, constituted the length of a generation, ‘and has little to do with the length of life. ‘The “Burial Customs of the Hurons” were described by Chas. A. Hirschfelder of Toronto, Canada, and then “The Messiah Religion an the Ghost Dance” was discussed by Jas. Mooney of the bureau of ethnology, who spent last win- ter and spring with the wild tribes in the so west investigating this subject under - spices of the Smithsonian. ‘he idea of a Re- mer has been common to many savage peoples in all ages and the present Messiah craze is by no means the first which has ap- peared among the Indians, although perhaps the most widespread in extent. It originated among the Piutes about twenty years ago, but attracted no great attention until about two years ago, when the prairie tribes sent a large delegation to the Pinte prophet to learn the doctrine and the ceremonial songs. After crossing the mountains the new religion read rapidly among nearly all the tribes from the British border to'New Mexico.” In its lead- {ng iden it ig ‘an adoption of the white man's joctrine of a mer for the confound- ing of the whito man himself. Civilization and tho stranger will be swept away and the old Indian life will be re- stored. The movement isnot warlike in any sense. The frantic ghost dance under the moonlight, with all the weird accompaniments, ith the mesmeric per- formances and the plaintive musical songs in which the Indians recall the old happy life that is gone from them. Mr. Mooney is now preparing an elaborate work upon the subject, to be published by the bureau of ethnology at no distant day. STUDY OF A DWARF. “Study of « Dwarf,” by Frank Baker, fol- lowed. ‘This was an interesting paper, giving anthro- pometric and vital statistics with reference to an abnormally small man here in Washington who has begn watcned and studied for years by Dr. Baker. "His observations of the little man were compared with the observations of other students. A paper entitled “Evidences of the High Antiquity of Man in America” was presonted by Thomas Wilson. Mr. Wilson believes that America contains evidences sufficient to found an hypothesis of the extreme antiquity of man. He presented with his argument a fossit human skull of iron from Sar- asota bay, Fla, and also human vertebre and ribs incased in hard stratified sandstone from Sarasota bay, Fla. He also cited the known examples, the calaverous skull, stone mortars and pestles from under the basalt and among the auriferous gravels of California. SOME ARCRMOLOGICAL CONTRAVENTIONS. In a paper entitled “Some Archwological Contraventions,” by Gerard Fowke, it is stated that since the first decade of the present cen- tury speculation has been active concerning the origin, identity and fate of the mound builders. Students have taken greatly di- yergent views and have arrayed ves in two opposing ranks, the one side advocat- PROF. JOSEPH LE CONTE. THE NEW PRESIDENT. Sketch of Dr. J. W. Le Conte, Selected by the Nominating Committee. HIQ CAREER AS 4 SCIENTICN—BRIEF SKETCRES OF SOME OF THE OTHER BERS OF THE AME! VANCEMENT OF sciE The choice of the nominating committee of the American Association for the Advance- ment of Science has fallen upon Prof. Joseph Le Conte for the first place in the gift of the association. At the meeting of the association next Tucsday evening this choice will undoubtediy be ratified and Prof. Le Conte will be the president of the associa~ tion for the next year. Prof. Le Conte is one of the few savants who crossod7the continent to attend the mecting of the association. He bas been professor of geology in the University of California from the organization of that educational. institution. He is the suthor of the lending American text book on geology, and is well kuown as «popular writer jor various American aud foreign periodicale on scientific topics. Prof. Le Conte is one of those few survivors of those savants of the old ‘choo! whose information covers the entire Tange of science. He is not omy one of the foremost American geologists, but an authority on optica, werostat- ica, physiology and various other branches of science. He has given special attention to binocular vision, certain obscure physiologic functions of the human body, ecrial paviga- tion and many other subject. SKETCH OF HIS CAREER. He was born in Liberty county, Ga. on the 26th of February, 1823, and was graduated at Franklin College of the University of Georgia in I8i1. He obtained nis medical “degree at the College of physicians and surgeons New York city in 1845, and settling in Macon, Ga., practiced his pro- fession for several years. 1850 he entered Lawrence acientitic echool of Harvard, and devoted his attention principally to the natural sciences and geology under Louis Agassiz. He received the degree of B.S. in 101 and during the came year accompanied on an exploring expedition to Florida. In 1852 he became professor of natural science in Oglethorpe College and a year later was called to. the chair of geology and. natural history in Franklin College. He accepted in 1857 the professorship of chemistry and geology in South Caroline Co:\oge, and Is69 ame professor of and natural history in the University of fornia, During the war he served as chemist to the confederate laboratory for the mamufac- tare of medicine and in a similar capacity to the nitre and mining bureau in 1864-5. He re- ceived the degree of L.L.D. from the University of Georgia in 1579, and is a member of numer- ‘ons scientific societies, including the National Academy of Sciences. DR. EUGENE W. RILGARD. Dr. Eugene W. Hilgard of the University of California is one of our transcontinental vie itors. During the ante-bellum days he wes state geologist, first of Mississippi and after- ward of Louisiana, and did much to develop the geologic structure and economia capabilities of the gulf slope. He was also for a long time connected with the Agricultural Col- lege of Mississippi. Subsequently he was called to California to take the chair of chemistry and geology in the State University. He was soon after placed in charge also of the state agricultural work, and has done as much to develop the agricultural resources of the Pacific slope as be formerly did in the shores of the gulf. He had charge of the agri- cultural surveys extended over a considerable western territory ae gg central — of the western territory along the line of the Northern Pacific railway soon after the building of that railroad. He is usually rogerded as the leading American authority on the subject of agricultural chemistry and agricultural geology. PRESIDENT T. C. CHAMBERLIN. One of the most striking figures in attend- ance at Columbian University is that of Presi- dent T. C. Chamberlin of the University of Wisconsin, For many years he was connected with the Beloit College. Subsequently be was made state geologist of Wisconsin, and executed model survey extending over nearly adozen years, and the recent in- dustrial advancement of that state is to be as- cribed in large part to the researches into and publications concerning the mining resources of the state by Dr. Chamberlin and his assist- ants. He was for several years connected with the United States geological survey, having charge of the superficial deposits.’ Three years ago he was called to the presidency of the University of Wisconsin, which has under his administration fully doubled in wealth and inthe number of students. He is regarded, both in this country and abroad, as the authority on glacial geology. DR. JOUN C. BRANNER. Another conspicuous figure is that of Dr. John C. Branner, at present state geologist of Arkansas, but soon to go to California as the professor of geology in the newly extablished Stanford University. Dr. Branner is one of the pupils of the illustrious Agassiz, with whom he studied and whom he accompanied in his well known scientific survey in Brazil. Later he occupied the chair of geology in the Univers sity of Indiana. Four years azo he was called to take charge of the geological survey of Ar- kansas, which, by unusual energy and ability, he has already carried to successful completion since that tim Prof. Henry 8. Williams, the vice president elect of section E, is notin attendance. He has for many years been professor of geology and paleontology in Cornell University, and is ing thoory = race f the best kk paleontologists’ in the igh fas Eea ns | Samy Meh eng oo ac, sat other proclaiming that the mound builders | of the association and was secretary of section were but Indians, whose state of culture has | ¥ at th: w York meeting in IS88, He has been much overrated. A 5 weapons alo ns Uy © numerous pemmepepn inp ey the olvantage is with the advocates of a primitive condition for these . ; Po ‘ted, some only read by| Prof. Rollin D. Salisbury of Madison, Wis., title, were; “On and imple- | who has just been nominated for the wecretary- ments Found in Vermont,” by oH 3 3 |ship of section E, represents the nn by Wei Holmes; | ee 6 Seen oe, % Askan- his reputation already extends throughout ee ee country and Europe. He was for some James Owen « professor geology in Beloit College, ‘of Prebistoric Ob: ‘spent a year abroad, a [ i { t } ‘ } i l i i 18 i i i ry i