Evening Star Newspaper, January 28, 1893, Page 14

4 att THE NATIONAL GUARD Something About the Work It Did Last Year. ate WHAT THEY SAY I . Barbour and His Troop Are Moving Kitle Practice Sehedale for the Week The Lee-Metford Bullet—Maj. (Campbell Keturns to the Fourth Battalion— Notes. H OSE SNEERING mortals who are always tional Guard and toun- dervalue its patriotism may be able to secnre a hitle eye-opening infor- mation if they will read foliowing statement {service for the year 1892, compiled by one of the most capable officers in the loca brigade ection of newspaper shows that daring the of the country were | or held in readi- vering eighteen dif- In January, one company was y at Nevada, Mo., to prevent a lynching, mpanies were sent to Arkalon, preserve order in @ quarrel about the | jocation of the county seat, remaining about a week. In March ables in Memphis. ies to be held under jes until quiet was restored In May. at Redding, Cal, mpany took part in the pursuit of « robbers. Marquette, Mich., any was held in readiness for and in the same month y was on duty to pro- | great flood and fire ttrike of miners of one company most prolitie month “4 clippings,” he w year 1892 the militia tro either called out for serv! ness in twenty-two cases, examination tes, hile two ¢ te to restore order at) s being sent to the | ce and the third held in | nt was withdrawn af Race troubies led to yat Padueah, Ky., to ne of prisoners; the Jacksonville, Fla.. and | jail at Lexing’ S| the labor troubles in | which brought out | bout 200 men. r two weeks. Regular wed and not entirely August was also troops. In Ten- by the employment had broken out in ecessitated the serv- ther with a zed for the t jeers ora Even now « small body is on duty be reilroad strike at Bi lo. ured this mouth, which brought men. two-thirds of Nation d. and kept arms for two. week: New York was again called upon regiments, a provisional battalion naval reserve, to enforce the cholera tine. the whole time of service for the ietachments being about three weeks. ber a military guard was required at Summerville. Ga, to prevent the lynching of a murderer, while in Titusville, Fla, two ont to mppress a race panies in Nebraska were readiness to go to the scene of a county not needed; and at a large tire in Milwaukee, Wis., one regiment, a battery anda troop of cavalry preserved order and pro- tecte:! property. ovember saw the company in Newport News, Va., called upon to suppress | an election riot: that at Winston, N. C.. during = lima a fire, and the whole force of Louisi- na held im their armories during the general trike of laboring men in New Orleans, If | y legislator, state or national, who | | | S000 necesaary institution and support. his constituents ought at the earliest opportunity, as be | suiticieat intelligence to be of | retire br mu ers IX ENOEAND, | t isattracting attention | abroad is made evident by the following p graph, which appeared in the Army and Rary | The events of the last few have taught the Americans a lesson re- value of a well-organized and pow- wilitia which w net soon be forgotien. New vavia the National | developed than any- i] both of those he only barrier y and law-abiding people and out the support ¢ 1 have been no ready law, and the authority hes of the civil gov- successfully defied. iu wee found weak and insurrection | » result was a demoralizing and 1 of alarm and confusion in the | Yet even in Teaneseee a few! troops were the main instru- | der. It is very clear that | { the nation knew well whet they the organie law of the land | | the militia ¢ uarantee of the right to bear | n declaration of the necessity | i was ncorporated in | That more tha: ‘ent organization, troop has started in to eclipse all previous records probably succeed. Every member of Capt Barbour's command is going to do his | twill be improvement where nent seemed possible. Here er Hesngcantens Piust Seramate Comvany, D. C. N. G, January 17, 1890. rewarding those who ‘are al- ting the indifferent year as follows A medal. ficieney in | mdition of | ip and discipline. ) medals, Three e will be awarded the winners thiy earbine practice. Medals to be the winners of the highest number | car clase respectively at the close of | * incase of ties and award of | the ranking officer or present to carry out paragraph, and each ficer is required to have ed officer ommanding. NEXT WEEK. & the coming week will be ce with the following sehedale: mpany 1 fourth battglion, 2 staff, first battalion (at ry range apany C, third battalion. pany A, fourth battalion, ny B, third battalion. pany B, second battalion, month of February will beat 2 will fire two scores at this ul be recorded. w the individual prac- 1 by each organiza. tion. A pr » results, to be en- tered in the ¢ ‘target record book, will Be certitin’ by the inspector of ritle practice. Compasies will be Feported at the rife gal- prompt § o'clock p.m.on the date ucdress uniform, armed and sequipped. in ease of rain or snow they may be marched to the gallery without arms. Rites will be cleaned at the close of practice before leaving the gallery The rile gallery will be open every day ex eept Sunday from 3 to 6 p.m. for voluntary practice. Ammanition will be furnished on the payment of one cent for each round. An ectur of ritle practice will be in attendance ou request will certify scores to the =z, twins of companies to be credited as part of Bequired rraee tle, three ¥ ready to decry the Ne-| | Priv | National Rites” Hall Tuesday evening, February | Thursday | ship and has realized the great expanse of shal- | seems to indicate that the task will be easier a | doabtful in execution. DEDSTEADS, LACE CURTAINS AND UMBRELLAS TN 1OWA. First Lieut. A. C. Sharpe, U. S. A., who was in camp with the Iowa National Guard in 1892, contributes @ very interesting paper on that organization to the United Service. He makes mention of several things that are generally interesting. “The mechsnics of war,” say ’ (quotes Lieut. Sharpe), “really consisis in two things—fighting and eleeping—using ard pro- icing physical power. To keep both in per- fect equilibriam is the science of war. It often takes far more skill to produce force than to use it.” Whenever the repose of a camp is disturbed by a nocturnal uproar, its health en- dangered by decaying garbage or its security jeopardized in time of war, it is evident that the guard duty is uct properly performed, and some one should be held accountable for it. “It is not intended to convey the idea that there troops were exceptionally deficient in this regard. Compared with other states the Iowa | sentinel is no better, no worse; but there is vast room for improvement all along the line. If rd daty is to be learned at ali it must be | Tearned at home. There is little time for ele- mentary instruction after coming to cam) “The impedimenta which sometimes follows the national guardsman to camp, consisting of bedsteads, banjos, ince curtains, umbrellas and ‘a heterogeneous collection of other movables, has been reduced in the Iowa service to a very uniform if not minimum basis. The cooking was done mostly on field stoves; mess kits were compact and serviceable, and the bedding con- sisted of a light cot or bed sack with straw, with the usual allowance of blankets. Each company has the usual complement of hatchets, shovels, axes and hand saws,and very few boxes, barrels or trunks were to be seen.” “IWOULD HURT IF IT HIT Yor. F. Smith, late professor army veterinary school, reports as to effects of the Lee-Metford bullet that when the shaft of a bono is struck at any range from 50 up to 1,000 yards the re- suits are appalling, the wound of exit is often large enough to readily admit all the fingers of one band. He says: “I have known pieces of bone to be carried completely away when hit at 900 yards and dropped several feet behind the target. Inone case a large piece was missing from a fracture, and I have no doubt in my mind that it was carried into the butt some thirty feet to the rear. Up to 200 yards, no matter where a bone is hit, itis pulverized; over 200 yards the pulverizing is limited to the thaft of the bone, while its extremities are bored. I doubted the existence of this boring | wer until it was proved experimentally. The | fair admirers of this popular club. The com- View I have expressed of the pulverizing effect | mittee having it in charge hax been of this bullet at short ranges is borne out by|at loss to know just what to pro- he recent experience of the French in Da- homes. The graphic description given by the French correspondent of the ‘masa of human jelly” is still fresh in our memories. | THIS IS “THE ONLY” COL. KUSER. | “Gov. Werts of New Jersey («ays the New York | Times) has a good staff. The honor of senior- | ity goesto Col. A. R. Kuser, who was the first member sworn in on Gov. Abbett's staff. He is @ Young man worth half a mill wis a brew- ery, an ice plant, a farm and a yacht, so he is in a fair position to make it pleasant for his fellow | warriors. He lives in Trenton and does the local bi haa a great many firm friends in G. He is one of the best and most | le of the Jersey officers that have made | moor and Sea Girt. WILL AGAIN COMMAND THE FOURTH. So Maj. E. R. Campbell is coming back to the guard? He will be welcomed by everybody and especially by the fourth battalion, which has, ice his resignation. been headless. The major }¢ @ good soldier and a solid man. Occasionally he used to imagine that it was time for him to retire, but he was wrong. His place is by the colors so long as a rag remains on the staff. THE COLORED SOLDIERS ARE DOING WELL. Company A, first separate battalion, did very well in the gallery last night. Hitherto the colored companies have been considerably to the rear in the matter of rifle practice, but re- cent scores seem to indicate a determination to wipe out past records. Here are the results of firmg Lieut. Webster, 42: Lieut. Dodson, 31; Sergt. Freeman, 48: Sergt. Clements, 31; 24; Private Allen, 29; Private Brown, Bradley, 25: Private Custis, 34; Private C. A. Gibson, 38; Private John Gibson, 15; Private H. L. Gibson, 24; Private M. B. Gibson, 87; Private Jefferson, 20; Private Jones, 34; Private Patter- #on, 4; Private Ridgley, 3; Private Tinney, 26; H. P. White, 28; \ Private Hogan, 13; Private Beckett, 0: ne, 14; Private Mel nd Private Smith, 13. Number of men firing, 22; total hits 46; total points, 197; average per’ man, 8 91 percentage, 59.62. ores. Company B, sixth battalion, did especially well in the gallery this week. Of the thirty- two officers and men who faced the targets fif- teen made sharpshooters’ scores, eleven ranked as marksmen, thus leaving but six who did not qualify. After the individual rife practice of Capt. | Ourand’s company. C of the first battalion, las ‘Tuesday evening, the scores of which have al- ready been published in ‘Tae Stan, the com- pany was exercised for the first time in volley firing. with unusually good results, 61 hits, con- sisting of 29 bylls and 32 fours, being made out of 6¥ehots fired. ‘The individnal average | was 11.57, 15 being the possible. ‘The company | percentage was 79.13, almost that of sharp-| shooters. Sergt. Wm. H. Mellach of troop A has been | appointed first sergeant, while Privates J. H. Lewis, D. H. P. Brown and J. Warren Conard have Leen exalted to the rank of corporal. Battery A” gives n dancing reception at the 14. The battery promises to make the occasion most enjoyable. ‘The National Fencibles (company C, second | battallion,) gave @ most successful hop on | ening. It was a great social event. — Stealing a Million Acres From the Sea. From the United Service. ‘To any one who bas entered the Helder in » low water to the eastward of him, dotted by the sails of busy trading vessels, the work of drain: ing the Zuyder Zee must appear appalling. Yet | the preliminary work already accomplished than was expected. The great dike from the northern extremity of North Holland to the coast of Friesland, passing the island of Wier- | ingen (which is’ nine miles southeast of the Helder), is now in course of construction. The work is, of course. one which takes time, but it is said that the tides are unexpectedly and ma- terially assisting by the deposit of sand and mad both outside and inside the dike. ‘The no doubt of the success of the work, which will adé near a million of acres to the area of Hol- | Innd, or about one-tenth of the whole country. | ‘The mouth of the ¥ssel, which empties into the | Zoyder Zee, and the mouth of the Amsterdam canal aré to be preserved. ‘The estimated ex- pense of the work is under 200,000,000 francs, or $40,000,000—a very good investment when we consider the value of the Dutch polders for grazing and agricultural p After the present scheme is complete another | one of much more difficult attainment is in serious contemplation —the uniting of the islands of Texel, VEeland, Ter Schelling and | the Ameland by means of dikes, and then | uniting the whole to the coast of North Hol- | land and Friesiand, thus rounding off the Hol. land coast so as to present an unbroken front to the aggressive waves of the North sea. But the tidex Letween these islands are most pow- erful and have scored deep channels in the sand and ooze, rendering this second acher:: more | | Ifany one can do such a feat th> engineers | | of Holland may be relied upon to accomplieh it. If it is done the world will never see again | the remarkable feat of the capta-> of a man-of- | war (frozen in, to be sure,) by » force of eav- airy, which certainly occurred once, if not | more than once, on theseshaliow inland waters. | - — i sk Questions. Don't A: From the X. ¥. Times. ‘This from an authority: “Don't ask ques- | tions, don't mention names, listen occasionally, and you will find yourself a society favorite.” The first “:don’t” seems to have been most cor- rectly placed. There is nothing which creates |x pleasanter impression and which really leads | to the most complete confidence than the tact | which listens sympathetically to all a compan- | ion will say, but never probes by an im- pulsive interrogation. One learns to trust such ‘an acquaintance and feel in his company a pe- culiar sense of security that is very ing. Manny of our small attempts to | presnve recital are, we know, most ‘one or two sharp queries would | and we learn, as. burned child vide for the entertainment of the guests of that have exhibitions of special work, such as a brother act on the tray a pyramid by ten of the j , 3 jumping, bar and buck work, and so ou, will be things so pleasant for Washingtonians at Creed- | jeft out, teresting in their places on the door will be called on for a recitation or a song, or for whatever else they | have a reputation of doing well, and there will be lots of fun and smoke and — i offered to the first to supply the missing word! mittee to have an illustrated lecture on the 18th lecture. Upon the evening named thero were Wells, | very few members present. In order, there- Private | fore, that there may not be occasion for a da, 9 | gren’s work. He is a good match for Stewart, | our local bowlers ers, are taking exorcise regularly in the gym., GENERAL ATHLETICS. February Program of the Columbia Athletic Club. the Pentathlon of cera tee ee members of the Y. M. C. A. of ware, West Virginia and this District, will be held in this city in the early spring. The event will be a great one and the winner will hold the championship of the state he represents in the games. The events will include one hundred ard run, one mile run, throwing twelve pend | ie without turning, pole vault and high jump. The system, as is well known, isa suc- cess wherever it has been adopted and been ful qT its, to - IN THE Y. M. C. A. GYMNASIUM. | Sntvane tehing up epecteition Ns aloe is cbiohy }to develop all-around athletes; it will have The Proposed Entertainment for Charity— Formal Opening of Carroll Institute—Eow! ing Match Contemplated—Interest in the Coming C. A. C. Election, emerges HEN THE IDEA OF having « big athletic and sparring exhibition for the benefit of the poor of the District (which was first sug- gested by the Stan) was mentioned toindividual members of the several athletic organizations and their instructors last week it promptly met with favor,and it is hoped that the repre- sentatives of the several organizations will come together early in the week to make ar- rangements, A hall or theater with a stage large enough to give class drills and individual specialties and sparring contests will be one of the first things necessary tosecure. Isit possible that such a one can be secured without cost? It is worthy object snd the entertainment upon the scale proposed is somewhat novel and it ought to be a big success, THE COLUMBIA ATHLETIC CLUB. ‘The coming month is full of interest to the members and friends of the Columbia Athletic Club. The amusement committee has been busy at work and has completed its program for the month of Februars. For Thursday, February 9, another of the de- lightful ladies’ days is on ‘the card, and once more will be assembled in large numbers the day. It will in a few days arrive at some deti- nite conclusion. At this time it is decided to . by Sewell and Koss, jorizontal bar by Ashby | difficult feats on the Bain, and, if 6 that this number ean be given in is suggested that the men who wisl it come regularly for practice. ‘There will also be « sparring exhibition by Mooney and Lindgren, which will be a good one, as these men ure weil matched. It is the intention of the committee to present individ- ual work,and for this time the contests, such as ood shape it to appear in On Saturday, February 11, another of the very interesting athletic and sparring contests by local talent will be given and some new feat- ures are promised. ‘The evening of the 18th of the same month has not been filled as yet. February 25 a novelty in the way of s will be given in the gymnasium. It “smoker by the members and for the mem- bers,” assisted by local talent, and a very in- rogram is promised, The members A prize i It was the intention of the amusement com- of the coming month, but tt has dropped that intention since Wednesday night, when Dr. Greenleaf delivered his splendid and instructive recurrence of this lack of appreciation of lec- tures in the club house the committeo has decided to drop that feature. ‘The annual election of officers and members of the board of governors for the ensuing year will be held at the club house on Wednes- y, February 8; the polls willbe open from 3to ma. Thereare a number of men spoken of to fill the several offices, but no definite informa- tion as to possible slates can be obtained for the reason either that there are none made up or eise some quiet inside work is being done. ‘The great hope and desire of the members, however, is that the present officers may be prevailed upon to again hold in their keeping | the club's interest, the present healthy condi- | tion of the elub’s affuirs being due to their very | careful management. Nominations will cloee with the committee on nominations at midnight February 1. It will be in order for the members to hurry up their nominations, Work in the gymnasium is mo the interest growing, the evening classes nverag- ang from thirty to forty, and a number of very good all-around men are being developed. Bain is one of the most promising all-around men here and his work shows earnest practice. Thompson, Eminons and Craig are some of the new men of whom Instructor Crossley has great hopes, as they show much aptnes: Dono alse of the Analostans and Jose of the | Columbia Cycles are among the new men who are taking up the work here. Jose is well re- membrred es the second man in the C. A. C. bieyele race laat fall. Lindgren has given up sparring, his medical studios requiring his closest attention. He will occasionally, as upon such occasions as the coming Iaiies’ day, don the mittens, and a possible appearance at a club exhibition, but he will not go into contests, as he has no time for training. Hensley, a new “star” in the local orld, is.a trifie slow as compared wit | | along and having his same style, and both aro very strong and heady. Hensley’s long swinging blows will go along way to making him a winner. ‘The first series in the bowling tournament has ended and, as has been shown in thi pape some good bowling bas been done, and while lo not claim a score of 249, such as was made by George A. Teele in one of the eastern league games, yet the averages have been equal to any series of like number of games In tho big leagues elsewhere. _ While there were some surprises there were likewise some disappointments, and the coming series may develop still greater disappointments: it is possible the first now may be Inst then. Frank Sherman is now installed in the billiard room and there seems at this early day an in- creased interest on that floor. His methods of handling the cue himself and the trouble he takes to show others how to do it has already impressed the management that it made a good move when it secured Sherman, ‘The gymnasts and athletes from this club, to- gether with Instructor Crossley, proved great feature of the program at Mr. Joyce's benefit exhibition this week. ¥. M,C. Ay ATHLETICS. It is not remarkable, but it is true that there are scores of Christian associations for young men in this country looking upon this city and Philadelphia as the leaders in athletics in| this very popular class of organizations. ‘The | development of athletics in ¥. M. C. A. circles | is something wonderfal, aa ft bas not been very many Years ago when the bare idea of such | athing was hooted at. Now it is one of ite principal features. Many Christian associa- tions throughout the country who have taken up athletics as a feature have failed, mainly be- | cause it was impossible to secure good in- structors, or else use they were unfortunnte in having incompetent ones. It is much better to be without any atalt than to have one of the latter kind. ‘The local association is fortunate in having a good one, and therefore its suc- | cess in that branch, | Burdette, second base; O'Hagan, catcher; E. | Johnson, third base; Sanford and Jones, field- and are anxiously awaiting the opening of the baseball season, The team this year will be strengthened in several places, and with the material on hand and in coatempiation there is no reason why the ¥. M. C. A. Id not have 8 good show for a near the top this year, ‘The members of the team think very highly of the ition to have indoor base ball, and will shortly decide definitely as to whether it tendency to encourage aman to work hard at those things he is deficient in. In the contests every man enters, knowing that he will be ex- pected to take part in every event on the pro- gram, which is generally hmited to the princi- pel events, as before named, and he is cred- ited with the score made in each event; and the contestant receiving the highest average ascer- tained from his total scores win the prize. It will bring out lots of goodmen and devel ability for good all-round work and whi certainly is more beneficial than doing a thing only half well. Of course there should be very careful paration for this all-round work in field events so that the effort to do well in all will not prove harmful rather than beneficial. The system is a good one and I cannot imagine why it is not more generally adopted. Y¥.M.C. A. will present the affirmative side in a debate with Columbian University Law School Debating Society next ‘Thursday evening at 8 o'clock. upon ject: “Resolved, That capital punishment should be abolished.” I bring this in here, not that it has anything to do with athletics, bat because I believe it will be a good exhibition of thetorical and oratorical gymnastics. CARROLL INSTITUTE ATHLETICS. ‘The new club house of this organization will be formally presented to it on the 30th instant, and the ceremonies and festivities surrounding it will be onagrand scale. As soon as every- thing is in good working order physical exer cise will be taken ap in the gym. and it is ex- pected that the institute will develop some ex- cellent material during the coming season, The bowling team is getting into shape, with aviewat an enrly day to having a series of ames with the C. A.C. The bowling news as printed in Tur Stan is carefully read, [am told, by the members, so that they may learn how much harder they must practice to beat the C. A. C. bowlers. SWFENEY'S BIG 301 Since M. F. Sweeney of the Xavier A. C. of New York broke the world’s record for the running high jump, clearing 6 feet 434 inches, he has been cheered to the echo every time he has appeared in an exhibition, He’ recently cleared 6 feet 2 inches in an exhibition jump at Madison Square Garden. Of course this does | not give hima record, but it makes Fearing, record man for indoor jump, 6 feet 21¢ inches, feel that he must make an effort to go higher. Oscar P.'Scmapr. _— ‘The Impertinent Press, From the Springfield Unton. What are we coming to if the press is going to take the starch out of everything? An es- teemed contemporary (we have forgotten which one) has complained that the reports of the daily press have made the recent heresy trials appear ridiculous in the eyes of the public ‘The dignity end mystery of theological discus- sions, once s¢ awful that angels scarcely dared to tread the platform where the discussion wae | carried on, have been reduced to a common- placeness coniparable to the reports of a ward meeting or a filibustering session in Congress. The impertinent press persists in treating everything and everybody in an every-day sort ofaway. Even religion has to undergo the @ treatment. If there is any sham or m: ism or superstition in it it is liable to be handled asa detective handies an embezzle- ment. The press as a rule believes in pure and undefiled religion, but it want: ligion that is good for Mondays and Thursd days as well as Sundays. It is complained by some Roman Catholic authorities that the press is unnecessarily meddling with the alleged controversy between the archbishops, and that the laity of the church is being stirred up by a contest which ought to have Leen confined to the prelates and settled by them. But everything is nows, and so important a matter as alleged insubordina- tion in the high places of the Catholic Church can no more be kept quiet in these days‘than could the outbreak of @ volcano on Manhattan Teland. It does indeed detract from the dignity and mystery of ecclesiasticism to have ita quarrels reported in the papers, but it cannot De helped, except in one way. Let quarrel cease and the press will quit {ts impertinence. ‘This meddlesomencss of the press is more marked in this country than in any other, but in Europe the trouble is growing worse and | worse. Emperor William is in perpetual fear that some newspaper man will remove one of the casters from his throne and show tho world how unsteady it is. As for the French press, it has been meddijng with things to its own hurt, and yet it is tu great floods of light upon the mysteries of Parisian officiaidom. In Eng- land the press has been free to criticise except in certain directions, but once in awhile takes the bit in its teeth and runs away and smashes something. Probably the time is coming in the haleyon future when everything that everybody does will be open and above board, when there is nothing hidden that shall not be known, when that which is spoken in the ear shall be pro- | claimed upon the housetops, and we rather think that the impertinent press is bel ring about that day. ‘The fear of public ters many a man from doing wrong or delivers him from the temptation to go astray. Men who seck to take unfair advantage of their fel- low men because of their poverty or ignoranc or weakness,or for any other reason. find an ob- stacle in the light which the press throws upon their actions and motions. Individual ne papers have their idiosyncrasies and other faults, but as a whole the pres believes in right living, honest dealing, truth telling and doing as you would be done by. ———_-ees- Afroper Preparation for Medical Training. Dr 3.8 Billines in the February Forum. ‘To the young man about to choose # pro- fessional career, medicine at this time offers opportunities for the employment of the high- est mental faculties, for the increase of knowl- edge, for usefulness to the world and for the attainment of true happiness, such as no other profession presen The young man whom I would advise to take medicine as # career should have had a broad preliminary education, he shontd know his ‘“hu- nd it is highly desirable that he should have taken his B. A. dezree at a large versity, not merely as a guarantee that he has had proper training, but because of ‘the as- sociations which he will have formed there, the ideas which are in the air, the intelligent sym- pathy with literature, science and art which will there be developed and which is exsential to his future usefulness and happiness, He is then to take ® four years’ course of instruction in © medicat school having ample facilities in the way of laboratories and hospitals. Fol- lowing this should come a service of a year and ahalfas resident ina large hospital. By the end of this period and not much before the end judgment as to his own capacity and tastes and as to the particular branch or branches of medicine which are best suited to his wishes, He must beware of beginning to specialize too soon; the foundationa must be broad. My young friend will have spent five years at 8 good intermediate school as a preliminary to entering the university, which he does when he is about seventeen years old: three or four years atthe university, four yéars ut the medical school, one and one-half years in the hospital and two years in travel and spécial studies, eo that when’he is ready to begin work he will be about twenty-eight years old, and his education, living, books, é&c., will have cost about $8,000 from the time he entered the iversity. It chn be done for less, but this is a fair average estimate. a The cotton king ball given at Richmond last night at the Mozart Academy,under the aus] of the Society for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquity, was the society event of the season and a great success in every way. of it he will be qualified to form a fairly wise | ; he spends | “a? EVENING STAR: ‘WASHINGTON, D. G, SATURDAY, JANUARY 28,"?693-SIXT PAGES. CYCLING SEASON OPEN Already Three Clubs Have Had Runs This Year. GROWING IN POPULARITY. More New Wheels Promised for the Coming Spring Than Ever Before—Experience on the Road—General Notes of Interest to Cyclers, ICYCLING PROMISES to be one of the princi- pal outdoor amuse- ments this summer, as interest in wheeling is constantly on the in- crease, and the number of new wheels this year Promises to be larger than heretofore. Already many riders who were content with a solid or cushion-tired wheel last season are getting pneumatic wheels now, and the dealers have already booked a number of orders for light "93 roadsters, ‘The season was formally opened last Sunday in the snow and ice, and the wheelmen who attended the run express themselves as highly gratified at the pleasure of riding over tho snow packed roads. There were three club runs, the Georgetown Cycle Club, the Columbia Cycle Club and the tlington Wheelmen making a trip over the onduit road. ‘The Arlingtons took the favorite trip of the wheelmen to Dickey’s and return, and along the road they saw many pretty sights where the ice and stiow had formed in various shapes and the sun shone on the frozen masses with beautiful effect. It was about 9:30 o'clock when nine members of the club left Capt. Rob- ertson’s bicycle establishment on 9th street, and nota single dismount wax made until they bad passed the Angiers’ club house and found their way down to the Chesapeake and Ohio canal, where they found the towpath rather rough riding. When the river was reached, xome distance this side of tho Big | Falls, where in the summer time the current is so swift that boating is rendered tiresome and laborious, the deep stream was covered with nearly two feet of clear ice and the wheelmen had the pleasure tor once in their lives of going acrow without the use of a boat. When the middle of the ice and snow-covered river w: reached eight of tho members were photo- graphed by one of their members,J. C, Hunter, who had carried a camera on his wheel. d Terry was the only ono in the pa wore arctics and he came in for his sharg of re- bout his extra shoe covering, but when the Virginia side of the river was reached and they had to beat their way through the snow ‘Terry had the laugh on the others, and it was a lang’ he really enjoyed, for when the house was reached he was the only one who could boast of dry shoes. Dickey was there to meet them, and soon after they reached the house the chickens had to suffer, for off came several heads, and while the fowls were being prepared Mrs, Dickey was at work making a suppiy of hot biscuits and preparing other things for dinner. In the mean- time the wheelmen had made their way to the foot of the falls, where the ice had formed an arch extending part the way across,and beneath it the water was splashing and making # roar- i Upon this crystal arch the wheel- alked until they were as far out as the thickness of the ice permitted, and in doing so they were perhaps in a place where no one had ever been before. Dinner was served at 3 o'clock, and as the wheelmen took their seats around the table they were reminded of their pleasant visits there in the summer time, when a awing in a hammock or a seat within a short distance from the wild Tush of water was enjoyed. Dinner being over, the wheelmen got ready to return. Terry had on his arctica and his com- rades started out to devise some pian for keep- ing out of tho snow on their way to the river. Messrs. Robertson and Clapp made snow shoes of wood and the others used bagging | with which to protect their feet, and when their wheels were reached they were in good condi- tion to make the homeward journey. ‘The road was in good condition and the tri was greatly enjoyed by. those who. attended. Berides Capt. Robertson the party was made up of Messrs. Bowen, Hutchings, Terry, Hunter, Davison, Clapp, Palmer and Lrecker. The heavy snow fall a week or more ago broke up the run of the Georgetown Club, for that reason they were on the Conduit row apt. Cook, who made up his mind some go to have his club on the road as early ther club, had arranged fora ran on the ice as far down as Mount Vernon, but it was ascertained that the loose snow would clog the wheels and make the trip so unpleasant that the program was changed a made to Cabin John bridge without a dis- mount. Atthe bridge the wheelmen had an joyable lunch and in tho afternoon they re- turned home. A QUICK TRIP TO THE FALLS AND BACK. Messrs. Fisher, French and Simpson repre- sented the Columbia Cycle Club on the road, and they rode all the way to the falls on this side of the river. Like the members of the Arlington Wheclme and the road as far as the Angiers’’ c se in good condi- tion, but when they left the conduit and started up the big hill they found a litle more exertion necessary, though they were able to get through all right'and enjoy a good dinner and a beaut ful sight at the falls, They were on the Mur; land side, while the Arlingtons were at Dickey's, just across the river. On the return the three wheelmen came over the icy road, covering the distance in a little more than two hours. Capt. MacDaniel of tho Capital Bicycle Club ag yet issued no notice for a club run, as he is satistied to remain on the concrete pavement when he has a wheel. Just at present street ears ate good enongh for him, but he wifl have a wheel by the time the roads get dry, and then ‘he will lead the wheelmen over some of the roads upon which ¢o many pleasant runs were taken last reason. But there is to be a club election in May and after that it will probably not be Capt. MacDaniel,as it is said that he will not again be a candidate for the captaincy. Tuesday night there was a plearant gather- ing at the club house, when the members and their Indy friends assembled and enjoyed a game of drive whist. ‘The games wero inter- esting and amasing and the winners were the 2A of appropriate souvenirs, whist players in the club have won so many Idurels this year that challenges are very numerous just now, but the club has not acted upon the more recent ones, There are yet two more games to be played with the Hamilton Club of Philadetphia. "One game will be played in Philadelphia and one here, but the dates of games have not yet been agreed upon. ‘The management of the complimentary L. A. W. musicale and soiree announced for ‘Thutaday, Pobruary 9, have decided to give this entertainment in the Metzerott Music Hall i stead of the Builders’ Exchange Hall, as previ- ously stated. Every attempt is being made to render'the event worthy of the highest apprecia- tion. and suécess is assured, as many of our talented local favorites have volunteered their boii Invitations will be issued ina few 78. Wheels for the Clerks. “Competition has long been 60 keen among. the cyelé dealers of Washington that the sys- tem of selling to department clerks on long time has become firmly established,” says the Bulletia, whith is sadly misinformed. “Notes are taken as security. On the 4th day of ! March, A) D. 1893, thousands of clerks will jeadly leave their positions and go to their homes in all parts of the country. It will be one of the features marking the close of repub- nd the run was | lican rule, What Joud the wenge of you range o! will take home not Prises for Wheelmen. Ten prizes will be given in a membership competition in the Ne! this year. They will radiated os Slows, For one new member, gold-plated League of American Wheelmen button ;for two new mem- bers; gold-plated League of American Wheel- men watch guard;for three nex members, gold- plated League of American Wheelmen pendant pin; for four new members, gold-plated League of American Wheelmen locket; for five new members, solid gold pin; for eight new mem- bers, solid gold pin: for ten new members, solid gold pin: for fifteen new members, solid gold watch chain; for twenty new members, an open-face Elgin or Hampdeu watch; for twenty- five new members, a bhunting-case stem-winding Elgin or Hampden watch. Prizes ranging in value from 75 cents to $25. Zimmerman’s Plan Zimmerman, the noted racer, will go to Geor- gin some time in the latter part of March, or the beginning of April, for training purposes at Warren Leland’s winter resort, where there is « magnificent ten-mile strefth of shell road along the ocean. He will get himself well lim- bered up and will then sail for England in com- pany with Joe McDermott and a racing com- aerioge probably Harry Wheeler, and if the ter shows as much improvement next season as he has done this, this pair of Americans are going to make Englishmen hustle worse than they did in 92. Cycling Notes. One of the most interesting volumes that have. likely to have a wide circulation among wheel- men, is Gen, Ordway’s cycle infantry drill regu- lations, says the Bulletin, It is the first volume of its kind ever published, notwithstanding the fact that the bicycle has been in use in the armies of Europe and Great Britain for several years past. Kansas wheelmen hold a state meet at Fort Scott July 3 and July 4, and at its close about twenty of them will start for the world’s fair on their wheels. leave —Longfellow. s fled since thou saw the light of day, e fashion’d out of clay. to sing, for at the plow ught Nature, and she taught thee how er secrets. Soon thou foundst a way “And then to die so young Unfinished what he might ac ytland’s In thy n But thou wert both ‘Thy heart To read ‘To frame thy thoughts in many a glowing lay, Til Fame’s bright garland crown'd thy worthy brow porn, thou wert not humble then, ‘ople thou didst mingle free; and ranked thee mongst her greatest men, And critics paid due homage unto th Hyattsville, Ma. Be Character and the Walk. From the Jenness Miller Magazine. In the form of the foot ths sexes differ as much oreven more than in that of the hand. A woman's foot is usually narrower in propor- tion than a man’s, while his will be considerably stronger in the ankle and more powerful in the formation of the toes, especially of the ball of the great toe. When a woman owns a sirong, firm, wide foot many of us experience perhaps no_sensa- tion of surprise at finding her “strong minded;” when a man trips along on # delicate little foot people instinctively believe him to be lacking in power and often put him down as effemi- nate. If, instead of the cramping imprisonment of boots and shoes, the foot from infancy were allowed a free and natural development, it may be questioned. whether, under such conditions, it might not be rendered capable of performing other functions besides those of locomotion and sustaining the weight of the body. Most people tread more firmly with the right than with the left foot. There seems to be a greater capacity for propelling the body with the right foot. From this the horseman springs, with his left foot in the stirrup, and, unless left-handed, no boy in his play hops naturally upon the left foot. To the attentive eye none of the ordinary gestures or movements betrays peculiarities of individual character more plainly than the gait—the sailor's rolling, the soldier's stiff, the countryman’s jolting gait are immediately recognized. Slow steps, whether long or short, suggest gentle or reflective state of mind, as the case may be, while, on the contrary, quick steps seem to speak of agitation and energy. direction of the steps, wavering and following every changing impulse of the mind, inevitably betrays uncertainty, hesitation and ‘i The proud step is sl toes are conspicuourly turned ont, the leg is In vanity the toes ‘are rather turned, the strides a little shorter, and there is very often an affectation of modesty. Tiptoe walking symbolizes surprise, curios- ity, diseretion or Obstinate’ people, whe y than on intellectual power, rest the fect flat and firm on the ground, walk heavily and slowly and stand with the legs firmly and farapart. Tarned-in toes are often with preoccupied, absen! The toes pointed and d with slow m pearance. Perplexity occasions irr ps and abrupt movements. The prudent walk is measured and regular, entirely hurry, agitation or precipitation. ‘The miser's walk is represented as stooping, noiseless, with short, nervous, anxious steps, y the walk is lively, for lightness, gract suppleness characterize ahappy mind, although the walk here is often modified in’ harmony with the cause of joy; the joy of gratified am- bition, for example, betraying itself by a differ- ent cutward semblanee from the joy of happy love. Disappointment walks heavily and with irreg- ular step. Where a revengeful pu: be bid- den under « feigned smile the step will be slink- ing and noiseless. —_———-+e2—_____ Character in Walking. From the Chicago Mail. Quick steps are indicative of energy or agita- tion. Tiptoe walking symbolizes surprise, curiosity, discretion or mystery. Turned-in toes are often found with preoc- cupied, absent-minded persons. The miser’s walk is represented as 4 noiseless, with short, nervous, reap mae Slow steps, whether long of short, suggest a gentle or Teflective state of mind, as the case may be. The proud step is slow and measured; the toes are conspicuously turned out; the legs straightened. Where a revengeful purpose be hidden under afeigned smile the step will be slinking and noiseless, ‘The direction of the steps, wavering and fol- lowing every changing impulse of the mind, in- exitably betrays uncertainty, hesitation and in- ion. Obstinate people who in an argument rely more on muscularity than onintellectual power rest the feet flat and firm on the ground, walk heavily and slowly, and stand with the legs firmly planted and far apart. Batler Saw Comfort im It. From the Bosion Journal. Butler was avsolutely without sense of fear. When he entered Baltimore he und his troops were soaking wet from a heavy rainfall. Prosontly Capt. Farmer of Lowell 3 “General, | have been informed that this bill (Federal Hill) is mined, and that we shall all be blown up.” “Well, captain,” said Butler, “there will be one comfort in that. We shall at least get dry.” | will be taken up now or not. Instructor Simms and | wien the tact of Manredtlates of the cierto ke AYE : # # i Fd THE USES OF ADVERSITY. been published for some time, and one that is | flection is revealed in frequent pauses and | walking to and fro backward and forward; the | nore on muscularity | planted | f [rs BU SMOKING TOBACCO.2 old King Gle tije merry old soul, Hewould have called for BULL DURHAM| To smoke in his pipe, ———= PUREST. MOST RELIABLE. is Had lived ip this great age of curs, And been merrier under its powers. The Millionaire in his palace, The Laborer in hi The Swell on the strect, The Sailor on his ship, Comfort-lovers everywhere, Prefer Bull Durham. Blackwell's Durham Tobacco Co., DURHAM, N.C. _AUCTION SALES IS EVENING. pweest | FUTURE Days. a3 5 WORTH OF DIAMONDS, GOLD | WALTER B. WILLIAMS & A | $25,000 Boxee OF BraMonre, cok” | Vy j goods from Marston's 1oan office, Troy, NY. BECH- | SEVEN Tilor | NER? Auctioncer, G11 Pa. ave.. under Metro's Hotel. | ROLLS OF MALT | Ee —] on wennespat Fi hit 4 PAST TEN ( cK AM RE DAYS. ATCLIFFE, DARE & CO., AUCTIONEERS, m0 PA, AVE NW ND NSTRE AME HOUSE: TON BY ALC f two de nd iad, 1 drecords of the I anetion in f F OR BRUARY Tnprovet bs bed a } { fancing, record: mK, Se, to January 1, 189%. THOMAS M. FIELD, Assign 340 D st. Ratu VERY VALUABLE BETWEEN T FIRST STREETS BY A FRAME HOUSE, STREFT. | On FRIDAY AFTIRNOON, FEBRUARY THIRD, | at HALF-PAST FOUR O'CLOCK kale, in front of the premises st part of orurimal | lot 5, in square 101, fronting 16 teet on M street and Funuine Lack 194 feet, with "rigut of way to. a pub: fe alley ‘This property is nicely located in « fashionable Reighborhood where real estate 1s constantly incress- ing in value. ‘Terms: One-third cash, the balance in one, two and tures years, Oper cent per annum, payable’ seut-an- nually, secured by deed of trust on the property sold, or all cesh. at the option of the purchaser. A depoalt of $200 required at the thine of fale, “If the terme of auto are mot complied with i, iftean days from: the Gay of sale right reserved to resell the property at the rie snd cont of the defaaiting purchases, ‘after five dary Advertisement of such re-ale in soe newspaper pul lished in Washington, D.C. All conveyancing and recording at the cost of the purchaser. jezrd&ds RATCLIFFE, DAKE & CO. GPo. © STICKNEY, Auctioneer, PEREMPTORY SALP OF PRAME J AND LOT, 5 KEING MOUSE Nc LADNER & SLOAS, Anctioncors, 1407 Gat. 2 ceT ORIENTAL CakreTs: By virtue cf a certain deed of trast ty virtue ofa certain. trast rec . Libtr'No. 1307 follo 443 et seq. ove. of the isn AND RUGS. records for the ‘District of Columi Quest of the party secured theret gale, infront of the premises, on’ MONDAY, FEB- RUARY SIXTH, 1503, at HALY-PAST "FOUR P.M. the tollowing described pronerty in of Washington, District of Columbia, to Wit: The west 20 feet front on Irving street by the full de num)ered ten (JO) in block mum- beredone (1), in Todd & Brown's subdivision of part of Mount Pless nt and Pi as said sub division is r. | District of Col: ia, and at the re~ Hl Me will offer for ABOUT 500 PIECES, CONSIGNED Us BY ONE OF TRE LARGEST HOUSES IN N&W FORK, COMPRISING MANY BALE AND VALUADLE PID OF THE FINEST GEADTS, AT PUBLIC AUCTION operty will be resold a a ae WITH 5 OUE SALES ROOMS, 1407 @ ST. N T. ARMS, ? _JaBWeotds THOS FP. WAGGAMAN, { Trustees. WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, | 216 F st. new. | wep | FEBRUARY FIRST, SECOND AND = AND THIRD Grew STICKNEY, Auctionee TRUSTEES: SALE OF ¥ T AT ELEVEN A.M. AND TIT £ the land Fecor. wambda, and at the request of erebs, We will of or for sale in fron m FRIDAY, THE THIRD DAY P. S.—We tnvite special attention to tits collection, AT HALE-PAsT | es many of the pieces aro new to this market and of extra quailty, and described prop: Dostrict ines. square hve hindi recorded in Liber 15, pace the District of Coluubla ust ou lot to secure the | ": One-thind of the purchase money in excess 0: said trust cash, and tbe balance in two Fears, with interest at the rateof per centum per win, secured by deed of trast om propesty said. cr easli, at the option of thepurchaser. “Une 4 dollars deposit at time of sale. Teruis to be LATIMER & SLOAX, Auctions, RATCLIFFE, Dank & Co. Auctioneers, CHAN SATE OF VALTARLE BY A TWO-STORY BRICK STAUEE 1 BRICK DWELT PROSITE VICE f MORTON'S HOUS! with in ten days, or the proverty will be resold at the | By virtue of Fisk snidcoe' of the defeulting purchaser afver Sve dayv" | ofthe Hite readvertisement. ty) ey . DARBY. UFUS A. a — ROTLOC AYCTION SALE OF UNREDEEMED PLEDGPS Saley Taners 4 Ax (98) of Jamendo On WEDNESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY me to nine (tof), im we 1863. AT TEN OC A.M. we (185 5 being No. 1 Anuence to sell at the establishment of E. | avenue northwest. fm tevemenin ces Heidenheimer, 1296 Pa. ave. n. story brick dweilin« and two-story brick upon which the interest is overdue Of jot. consisting of fine Bi Terms of ale: One-third cash and + Earrings, Gold. silver fetches, all kinds | oreand two years fren pep a Te in found in « oun office This sale shall contintie unt all lots are diny- sed of cred payments aindt Sf trust on the proverty esd ors be pe otiee: “edb oe) EW DESERT PONCANSON BROS. avcTIONEERS. Kindly take Broker. te my ad = TRUSTEES SALE OF A SPLENDID BRICK | within ts } BUILDING O€ gS Sefweie tira AND femestts tee ih and cost nf defeuition pu AD Fa 1 TEh hater after Sve days’ adveriisenoent Keown is “pate “AS* -*hhie Siac PON | “SIMON ROL as Eee FLATS." HENRY F. WOODARD. Ich and Fate (By virtue of a deed of recorded in Liber | sai9-a is ts 130, follo 150.et seq.s of the jand recorte of the Die is . BAvOPFEbuCARY A Dima-ata wctock® |__ POTOMAC RIVER BOATS. ML. all those certain’ pisces or tancels of land aud = — = Fast Reon? ry PHILADELPHIA, Bo: Lave ‘been mises situate and betng in the city of Washington, iatriet of Colurubia. knows: abd distinwrulntved as ict N'ah'b wash yey numbered tev (10) and eleven (11) im samuel David- ade by the N. gon's subdivision of lots in a numbered one hun- i ome veny with t dred and twen y-seven (197) as per plat recorded | lites operating out of the above ma ETWEEN NeW yon in. Liber N.K... folice seven’ (7) and t ut deliveries at Washington frow New fot cd TivorCoitmita: ako partef crieraal ict numbered | eight hears, MY FOP Morand Bonin tan forty Columbia: also partef origomal lot ‘mas 7 i tickt (B) in snid_square nombered one handred amd | dtd-dan as Geueral buperinten deat. twenty-seven (27), the samo being the west fifteen (5) feet front by wi even depth of one hundred and hine (100) feet of said lot “The said preiniens are improved bys five-story brick building, nary occupied as a residence and the temaining portion as Sn apartment house, kaown as “Tbe titon,” with the buildings, rights, priviieres and appurtenances tereanto belonging or in anywise 2 ‘Terms: One-third of the purchase money in cash, the balance in three equal installisents at one. two and three Years, notes to be wiven for the deferred payments bearing interest at 6 per ornt Sa ESS on the property sold, or all cash, at the option of yepUrchaser. Conveyancing, &-, at the purchasers NOPPOLK AND WASHINGTON STEAMBOATOM POWERFUL TRON PALACE STREAMERS WASHINGTON" and *“NORFOLK.* Daily at 7 p.m. from the foot of 7th st. for Fortress Monroe, Newport News, Norfolk, Virginia Beach, 4 deronit of $1,000 required st time of sale. | Portmouth and the south, Through sleeping cat the: service vis Norfolk and Carolina raiiroadand Atisntts one ‘rabl wey Coast line, between Norfolk, Wilmington, Chasen CTs. i. rr 2 ton. 4200-4ta._ NATHANIEL WILSON, | Trustees, Savannah, Jacksonville and St. Aurustinn ‘USTEE'S SALE OF PROPERTY 1 GF MASHISGLON.D.C SITUATED O€ FER FRO. CALLAHAN, STREET NC AND D STREETS | aiz4e Stbit Hau Dwettie > BY A TWO- aie By virtue of a decree passed (the 8th day of De: ae St Columbia in ue cause of William © Dewsltantt ATTORNEYS. : — ~— OF on FRIDAY. $3 ae Doncasson auth seas 5