Evening Star Newspaper, December 13, 1894, Page 9

— THE EVENIN iG STAR, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1894-TWELVE PAGES, 9 ___PIANOS AND ORGANS. PIANOS AND ORGANS. ~ AN ORGAN Js just the thing for a “Christmas present," ticularly ‘when ft can be bought at euch rates a We are today advertising. These prices are “bona Bde" and mate simply on account of our early Baticipated removal. SMITH MELODEON — NEW ENGLAND $30. ESTEY PELOUBET ~ $25. $50. $40. Terms to suit every purchaser. sin F. Droop & Sons, Steinway _& Sons’ 13-2 Pa. ave, Piano Warerooms, 16 D st. Sisc00 Cash And $10.00 Per Month Will Buy a SOHMER PIANO. HUGO WORCH, Sole Agent, 925 7th St. PIANOS For RENT a3 Regina Music Boxes For Xmas Gifts. “O Mrs. O'Flaherty” and thousands of other popular airs are played by “the “Regina —“Musle Toxes — the sweetest — the most Wonderful—and the most Amable Music Boxes made. Prices range from $10 to $100. Sweet Toned Swiss Boxes, $10, $17 to $20. On receipt of a siuall deposit now we will lay asi Regina or Swiss Box, to be de- as eye. Better ‘select now TF Notice—We are the ts for Keginas In on and ‘ones able to furnish “NEW” BOXES. F. cn ‘Smith, 1225 Pa. Ave. Vou Never Wiil BE ABLE TO BUY 4 NEW PIANO AS LOW AS 1 HAVE ONE FOR $10 RELIABLE GUARANT Heary White, 935 F. oc2- 203m @ BIG ORGAN OFFER. A grand organ for $68. We have a deautiful finisbed organ in owk or walnut that we have educed from $115 to $6: $5 cash and $3 per month. ‘This organ has 2 full seta of reeds, ts guaranteed for 5 years, and stool and cover goes with it. Oue second-hand Clough & Warren organ, $38. HUGO WORCH & CO., 925 7th ‘st. FIVE OF THOSE BEAUTIFUL SOLID WALNUT ORGANS , Are still to be had. We are closing out our Stock preparatory te moving, and will sell them at a sacritice. MAKE AND D 5 YEARS. n13-6m-12 = Wileos & White, ors = stop. Your 120 Wilcox & White, 5 oct., 7 stop. FAB Clough & Warren, 5 oct.,11 stop. Choice ¥140 Clough & Warren, 5 oct.,11 stop. | for BZ Mawmitlton, 5 oct, 11 stop. | $8 $10.00 DOWN AND $5.00 MONTHLY. STOOL AND BOOK, E. F. DRDOP & SONS, Steinway Piano Ware Roots, 925 PAL AVE. AND 916 D 50 a11-2t Don’t buy a Piano Until you have called on us and as certained what we can offer you, It'll be worth your while to defer giving mr order long enough to walk around to our ware rooms, hear our Pianos and learn our prices and terms, and if we can't save you money Don’t buy of us. D. G. PFEIFFER & CO., 417 11TH ST. N.W., aS-200 Stief Piano Agency = | We are going to drive ae from now until Jan. 1, and to do so we | are offering any Piano tn | our jst o 0-at eat | Marked in plain figures. Metzerott Music Co. store at @ re- ant Pianos for Xmas. ‘THE BEST PIANOS IN THE CITY. Small expenses make low prices. Do youswee? W. H. Shoemaker & Son, a3-13t 422 9TH ST. N.W. Musical Gifts. Where Musical Waste and talent exist a MUSICAL INSTRUMENT fs always a pleasure-giving present. Sanders & Stayman’s Is the best place to bay anything in music, be- ‘enuse thelr stock is the largest, the most varied and lowest in price. Pianos and Organs Im great variety of styles and makes, PAILLARD'S Swiss Music Boxes, Boe. to $250. STATO GUITARS and MANDOLINS, BANJOS. CASES AND COVERS for all instruments. SHEET MUSIC and BOUND MUSIC LOOKS. Sanders & Stayman, 934 F St. N. W. BALTIMORE STORE—13 N. CHARLES ST. Mart o BaY HE MERITS OF THE “KRAKAUER PIANO’ are & disenssed from da to day y all artists, as well as the refined pubiie es seif at KUHN’S TEMPLE OF MUSIO, as nbn KNABE Pianos. A magnificent assortment of New, Artistic Styles fm Grands and Uprights, finished ‘in all kinds of fancy woods. N D'ALPERT: From fullest conviction, them to be the best instruments "of Dr. SB _VON BULOW: 1 Gectere them the solutely best in America. MALFRED GRUNFELD: I cousider them the best ‘uments of our time: ta ES CHAIKOVSKY; Combines with great vol- ume of tone a rare sympathetic and noble tone EC IND-HSND PIANOS, : r Toa slightly ased. PIANO TUNING. pGLORGE J, BECKER, Professional Piano Tuner. Highest references. Terms moderate. Say So! IF YOU WANT SOMF FURNITURE OR A CARPET—COME UP HERE AND SAY SO— WE WON'T ASK ‘TO SEP THE SIZE OF YOUR POCKBT BOOK—ALL WE WANT IS YOUR PROMISE TO PAY FOR WHAT YOU GET-A LITTLE MONEY WEEKLY OR MONTHLY. ‘THE LOWEST CASH PRICES YOU CAN FIND On Credit! WE WILL YARD OF ¢ FOR YOU FR cosT—» FOR WASTE MATCHING SAVE Y¥¢ MONEY FOR CHRISTMAS PRESENTS— GET THE FURNITURE OF US ON CREDIT —NO NOTES—NO INTEREST. PLUSH OR HAIRCLOTH SUITES—CHOICE, $22. SOLID OAK BED ROOM SUITE, $13. SPLENDID BRUSSELS CARPET, 0c. PER YARD. RELIABLE INGRALN CARPET, 25c. PEIt YARD. MADE AND LAD) FREE OF COST. SOLID OAK EXTENSION TABLE, $3.50. 40-POUND HAtR MATTRESS, $7. PARLOR ING AND COOKING STOVES—ALL SIZES-STANDARD MAKES. YOURS FOR A PROMISE TO PAY. GROGAN’S MAMMOTH GREDIT HOUSE, 819-821-823 7TH STREET NORTHWEST, Between HM and I streets. 411-844 STERLING SILVER | NOVELTIES. 4 | Szarinas, | | 7 i Hat Marks, Satchel Tags, Coat Hangers, Belt Bucktes, * Match Safes, Book Marks, ” ‘Tie Clasps, Button Hooks, Paper Cutters, Garter Buckles, racelets, || Glove Buttoners, Stamp Boxes, HI Paper Cutters, Bair Pins, A Solid Silver Thimble, guaranteed, 10. _ Tl. Schuster, 917 Market Space. Goods reserved for the sere nol-3m 29099599800 000 5 SC900090008 :Butterine 3 jand costs less; it 1s sweet, seat and clean, never fails to give satisfaction, providing you get the right kind. We are the joriginstors of strictly HIGH GKADE BUTTERINE in Wash- ington, and never a pound of any kind but the best have we ever offered for sale, and we don’t ask any more money for jour kind than others do for cheap, shoddy goods that don’t even look like Butter—ours can- not be distingutshed from the fancy output of the finest cream- Lery. than bat ben joa & Company, SQUARE MAKBLE AND GLASS STANDS, $ Center Tlarket. 9° aT-40d 3 SESHSSOS OOS OO FEFEFOO GCC OOOD Decembe: Clearance List 1894. Second-Hand and Sh worn Wheels. PNEUMATICS. PRICES. NET CASH. 2 No. 3 Diamond negenrge Nos. 4227 and 5135, each. din 1 “IRWELL,” No. 2637, G. & J. matic tires.... 1 Ladies’ “Lovell Safety, G. & J. tires, en- tirely new and guaranteed every way; shop- worn; price reduced from $110 to.. + 50.00 1 PRINCE, 26-in. pneumatic tires, 2d-hand, list, $50. evenne® + 30.00 2 COMBINATION RAMBLERS, wheels 26x 30-In., used some, but in good riding con- dition; Nos, 2175 and 4493; each. + 45.00 2 CENTURY COLUMBIAS, ‘93 pattern, ‘94 G. & J. tires; Nos. 9989 and®15063; ante refinished; each........ + 65.00 1 DART, G. & J. pneumatic tires, ‘94 pat tern, 30-in. wheels 1 No.'1 DIAMOND PNEUMATIO RAMBLER, G. & J. tires, fine shape CUSHION TIRES. 1 RUDGE, Model “D," No. 79810; new and in fine shape; cut from $140 to + 60.00 1 PSYCHO, very strong and durable wheel formerly $140; now cut to.. + 40.00 1 GIRL'S IDEAL RAMBLER, No. 4352; al- most new; cut to. + 25.00 1 COMB, CUSHION RAMBLER, ie con- dition ... + 25.00 SOLID TIRES. 2 JUNOS, Ladies’ wheels, cut from $65 to (each) .. @rop frame, ball bearing and i and in’ good condition.) WE WILL DUPLICATE | for any plan that will help you to possess what you need—without pulling your purse all out of shape. It costs money to buy FURNITURE, CARPETS—DRAPERIES — STOVES, ete.—yet they are the necessirles— But through our Equitable Credit System E it don’t take much cash at a time— We cut the payments up in time and aiount to just suit you. It paves the way to pessibility No extra charges, No notes. No indorsements. A free privilege. House & Herrmann, 917, 919, 921 and 923 7th St. 636 Mass. Ave. Deseseseetntntatateateatentontoateatoatindontongondondondoagengengonds Football 13 IN DISGRACE. Baseball Is OUT OF SEASON, Racing Is IN BAD ODOR— Fence we must rely upon the Representatives of the nation, tn CONGRESS ASSEMBLED, For oar WINTER SPORT. And as thelr antics are an unknewn quantity, you must put yourselves in proper shape to meet any emergency. We can furnish you with an All-wool Cheviot Suit of any size from 34 to 42, inclusive, A TOP COAT AT... A Single or Double-breasted Sack Su medium or extra length Frock Sult, at An All-wool Homespun Overcoat at An Oxford Mixture, a Tiger Silk Mixture, @ Daisy Diagonal, an English Serge, a Black Cheviot, a Gray Tweed, a Gray or Brown Melton Overcoat at. +$7.50 A Campbell's Kersey, a Cloth, a Blue or Black Cheviot Overcoat, with silk and satin facings and sleeve lin- ings, at....... sins +6810 Men's Suits of Clothes that were $18.75, $17.50, $16, $15.50, $15 and $14.50 at. Boys’ Long Panis Suits, all wool. Boys’ Short Pants Suit: Men's Pantaloons upward $1.50 upward $1.50 upward y $3.98 Boys’ Shert Pant -15e. upward The “Shriekers’ yy tribute to them if you will, That {8 your privilege. But if you want the value of a dollar for every hundred cents expended it would be wise to investigate. You car. begin with us, {f you will, In that event the strong probability 1s that you will end with us. “The prophets of Beal are not ‘in it.’ “Truth and righteousness must prevail Victor E. Adler's 1o Per Cent Clothing House, 927 and 929 7th st. n.w., corner Massachusetts avenue. Strictly One Price. During the whole month of December this store will be open evenings until 9 o'clock. Saturday until 11 pm, 4-100 Feoeevesooooooooooooooooors 3A Sick Chamber <Often requires additional heat— furnace inadequate to keep it at Fequired temperature. A, Gas Stove Will do—and {t woot cost you much if you get it of us, and we will kesp it in repair one ‘year free, jas Radiators, $10 Gas Heating Stoves, ‘aylor’s Fireplace Tienters, $25 up. Covered Gas Stove ‘Tubing, Te. ft. 3Gas. Appliance Exchange, $1428 N. Y. Ave. o 7-284 3 H 3 3 7 SPSS IVOVETH IF O0O 906999608 A $3.50 Sale. For a few dass $3.50 will pure chase a pair of either of the follow- ing priced shoes, viz: Men's $6.00 French Patent Calf Shors. Men's $6.00 Cordovan Congress Shoes. Men's $5.00 Calf Shoes, several “GIFTS.” ‘The useful, appreciative sorts—perpetual reminders of the generosity of the donors. Little things, too! Cut Glass, Sterling Silver. Dainty Table China, Artistic Bric-a-brac. Quadruple Plated Ware, styles. Men's $5.00 Sample Shoes, numer- New Japanese Vases—and to illustrate thelr cheapness, what do you think of a Gormully & Je Jeffery Mfg. Co., 1325 14th St. N.W., Washington, D. C. Hassocks, fa. Stade up tn all “the 50C. Sakis ents for the house. he Houghton Co., s1214 F St. N. W. Fur Capes At “easy”’ prices. | Electric Coney Capes, $18. 27-in.Alaska SealCape,$175 Willett & Ruoff, 905 Pa. Ave. aii-20d THE CONCORD HARNESS. LUTZ & BRO., 497 Penn. ave., adjoining National Hotel. Horse Blankets and Lap Robes at low prices, aS-T5d cent line. light think of ( ny Fine Astrakhan Capes, $22. Get the Best. ole Staten #00 Datton fase! Zac! Shoes. These goods are all havd-sewed and the finest qualities. THE WARREN SHOE HOUSE, Geo. W. Rich, 919 F St. 42d 16-inch Jap. Vase for $2.50? Open Evenings! Wilmarth & Edmonston, Crockery, &¢., 1205 = ave, dll-344 Buchanan Bros., SCIENTIFIC OPTICIANS, 1115 F at. Gold glasses bought for presents will be fitted SPSSPGSOOS IO OSOS SESS SOOSOS free after Xmas. ol7-im ITLELTLT| WHEN YOU PEEL LANGMD, Dull and heavy, it’s your liver that’s at fault. A sluggish, torpid liver deranges your stomach and kidneys and bowels. It poisons your bload. You feel it “all over The best known remedy ia the world is Carls- bad, Peopl> go there, not only for a disordered liver, but for all the diseases “that follow it, and for jaundice and chronic liver complaint, and every ailment of the kind. There's*no need for you to go. cisely the same treatment {a the Salt (the water solidified imported waters. In cat pepsia, habitual consiiy gouty or rheumatic affe You get pre- risbad Sprudel the stomach, dys- diabetes, or any they have been a specitie for hundreds of years, Take only the genuine imported erticle, with the signatur EISNER & MENDELSON €O., Sole Agents, and the seal of the city of Carlsbad on bottle. Beware of the many worthless imitations sold he-e as ‘improved’? or “artifielal'* Carlsbad Salt, which consist only of a mixture of common ( der, and in no way genuine natural remedy of Carlsbad. the genuine. wuber Salt and Seidiitz Pow- e the same action as the Insist upon 3The Blessings of a 3 o $Pure, Healing Soap g $ Can orly be fully realized ° 3 By tng : 4 ° ° ¢ Pine Blossom 3 > e a $ Soap. $ > Absolutely pure, imedicated, anilseptic. 4 @ It soothes and heals all inflammation or red- <> 3 ness of the skin, removes blackheads, cures & ® pimples, gives health and beauty, A mod- © S em tamtly necessity. 3 3 Price 25 Cents, > ps AT ALL DRUGGISTS. b 4 $ Foster Medicine Co., $ Baltimore, Md. 3 QS szarzet 3 / THE HUDSON BAY FUR CO., 515 uth St. N.W. Au1-50d 30000004000000000000000006) ecescostecceoseeseye ye: Seneesoneesiennnesenioren es : Our Great : $ Christmas 2 8 Sale of 3 : ° bs ° e ° 3 : : 3 ° Electric Geal Capes -$15.50 °° Genuine Mink Scarfs. » 7S o ° you Mutts at + 1.00 b4 2 chttaren’s set + 125 3 2 Mountea Rugs. + 7.80 3 Carriage Robes. + 12.00 °° Baby Carriage iobes + 4.50 2 Gents’ Sealskiny Caps. + 13.50 2 Gents’ Driving Gloves...... 5.50 3 Gents’ Driving Collars...... 8 7 re Coachmen’s Capes........... 8.00 2 Quality (Guaranteed, z Old Fure Nemodeled at Small Cost, Ps °e ° 3 3 2° ‘sMannish’’ Shoes For LADIES. Fave you seen our vew line of Ladies® Hand-made Calfskin “HEALTH” Shoes? Made like a man's shoe—yet replete with all the graces of 2 women's shoe. A stout shoe for winter wear—waterpreof—can be worn without ribbers—will outwear two pair of erdinary shoes. In stock and made to order, only $5, Everytody will wear them this winter. Newest novelifes in Slippers for holiday sift giving. Ready made or made to orde Our $3.50 Shoes are the most comfortable Shoes in America, Lots of people know it, too. Do you? TFThose $5 Made-t-order Shocs for mea @re still kings in shoedem. WILSON, “Shoemaker for Tender Feet,” 929 F St. 411-364 SPTSITGOO0SOOSOSSOO0OOSSO00 Ora Natural — FORMERLY PRICED 32.75 AND $3. Wonderfully ie, too. Unmatehabi bargains.’ See them, We Dress Hair In the most artistic and stylish manner. Shampocing. Hair Cutting and Curling by skillful_artists. ‘cheay wi at those figures, eard-of = oseecegcoooooooesoocs oocces o 3s. Heller, 720 7th Sts z dlt-28d gorereeenrre LOPoeooooes No Grit, iHome- made 3 {Fruit Cakes, 3 e EXCEPT THE 10? REQUIRED TO > TLACE THE ON Sale AT 30C. pounn. _ OUR OWN MAKE. WE KXGW Qrhat ie in these cakes. WE KNOW they are bet- ter than those usually sold at @ much higher price. We have them from 2 Ibs. up. Orders for Christ- mas can be ‘feft now—delivered when desired. Can be shipped by express anywhere. Will keep for years. SEASONABLE SWEETS Peanut TAttys pound, 1c. Best mandy Mixture ever sold. nelled find Salted Nut_ Meats, flavors of ICE CREAM day in the year, quart to hundreds of gal Telephone. ~ FUSSELL’ 2, 1427 N. Y. Ave. d1-49e01m SLLOSIPISOPSODOPOOOOOSOE OS OOS Gowns of Delicate Fabric Require the greatest care when they are cleaned. It doesn’t pay to tuke chances." Send YOUR POPPPIIDO SESOOS Minaaa hates, Vd amie peasooooeeooes gowns HERE. You'll be sure to have them cleaned equal to “new,” without the slightest injury to most delicate fabrics. Reasonable prices. Et calls. Anton Fischer, 906 G St. di2-10d AUCTION OF TOYS, HOLIDAY GOODS AND E00KS, IGHT AT 7’ O'CLOCK. AMSTAG, B14 Oth st. mw, yERY aut-t08 GEN. CASEY'S RETIREMENT. weaseved That Col. Craighill Will Be His Successor. The next army retirement of general interest is that of Brigadier Genera! Thom- as L. Casey, chief of engineers, which occurs in May next, and speculation is al- ready rife in regard to his successor. The officers next below him in rank are Colonel George H. Mendell and Colonel H. L. Ab- bott, but the promotion of either one of these is regarded as very unlikely, for the reason that they both retire from active service in the early fall of next year. Colonel Mendel! ix stationed at San Francisco as president of the California debris commission. Colonel Abbott is in charge of the river and harbor improve- ments at New York. The officer next in rank is Colonel W. P. Craighill, in charge of public works at Baltimore and vicinity. He is the president of the American Asso- ciation of Civil Engineers, and he will not retire from the army until July, 1 Following him ir order of seniority are Colonel C, B, Comstock, president of the Mississippi river commission, who retires in February next; Colonel O. M. Poe, station- ed at Detroit, who retires in March, 1896; Colonel George H. Elliot, in charge of the Washington aqueduct, who retires March Lieutenant Colonel H. M. Robert, iy Engineer Commissioner of the District, and now stationed at New York, who does not retire until M lol, and Lieutenant Colonel John M. Wilson, 'com- missioner of public buildings and grounds, who retires October 8, 1001. Of the above named officers Colonels Abbott, Comstock and Poe were brevetted brigadier generals for distinguished services during the war. The general impression in military cir- cles is that Colonel Craighill will be the next chief of engineers. With the excep- tion of Colonel Robert and Colonel Wilson all the cther officers will retire from active service within one year after the vacancy occurs, Colonel Poe, who retires in Mare ‘96, having the longest period to serve The early retirement of the others practi- cally leaves only Colonel Craighill and Lieutenant Colonels Robert and Wilson eligible for the appointment. Colonel Craighill’s seniority cf service and the further fact that he would still have over two years to serve are consid- ered strong elements in favor of his selec- tion over his more youthful associates. Although General Casey will yo on the retired list in May next it is likely that he will continue to render active service for the government for several years beyond that month. He is specially charged by Congress with the construction of the Congressional Library and will be engaged in that important work for at least two years to come. His retirement will not affect his connection with that work, in- asmuch as he was intrusted with it in his capacity as an individual rather than as chief of engineers of the army. There ts also a strong probability in case Congress ever authorizes a new building for the government printing office that General Casey will be placed in charge of the work of its construction. It has even been sug- gested that General Casey ve charged with the completion of the work on the new city post office, and it is said that the proposition is still seriously considered by several Congressmen dissatisfied with the past and present rate of progress on that building. ‘These ihings show the high standing of the present chief of engineers | and also indicate that the community is not likely to lose his valuable services for some time to come simply because he is fast approaching the limit of age fixed by law for service on the active list of the army. ‘Argues for Insurance Commissioners. To the Eaitor of The Evening Star: In view of recent developments anent the Fidelity Association is it not time for the good people of the District to ask the legislators on the hill up yonder to give us commissioners of insurance? It may be remembered that the U. S. Heme and Dower Association in 1878-9 sterted here with a great flourish, claiming ® paid-up capital of $400,000, and then dis- appeared, to the great sorrow and loss of many worthy people. One of the ringlead- ers of that institution made a full confes- sion of the scheme, inasmuch as he had quarreled with the rest of the managers. That confession was made at my house before the then district attorney, Colonel Corkhill, and it was reduced to’ writing. The party who confessed was an old insurance man; had been engaged with ny doubtful schemes in the west, and was a fugitive from justice even ‘then. When asked by Colonel Corkhill why he inaugurated the Home and Dower Associa- tion here he replied that he could not start such a scheme in any state where commis- sioners of insurance had the legal right to investigate it,but here was an open field and no one could forbid it; that he had had an experience of thirty years in life insur- ance companies throughout the country, and all tricky men had discovered that there were no restrictions in the District of Columbia against fraudulent companies, and, naturally, they had to leave the states and locate here. When asked by Colonel Corkhill how they had acquired a paid-up capital of $400,000 he replied that the association had bought a tract of wild land in the west for $4,000 and had placed thereon a mort- gage of $400,000 and returned that as an asset to shut the eyes of depositors and investors! The object of legalizing commissioners of insurance is plain enough. Without them Tom, Dick or Harry can start a company of any kind, claim a paid-up capital of any amount and no one can say nay; but when ccmmissioners of insurance are legalized they have the right to examine into the assets of all institutions incorporated un- der the laws of the state where they are and pronounce them sound or unsound, as the case may be. Just as long as we have no such restrictions in the District of Co- lumbia just so long will our people be the victims of tricky adventurers and swindling associations and companies of all kinds. CLARENCE F. COBB. —— Officers Elected. St. John’s Mite Association last evening elected the following named officers: R. B. Donaldson, president; J. N. Birckhead, vice president; E. C. Elmore, secretary; E. H. Chamberlin, treasurer. Officers of Dawson Lodge, No. 16, F. and A. M., have been elected as follows: F. A. Sebring, W.M.; C. F. King, S.W.; W Garrett, J.W.; R. Willis, secretary Ball, treasurer; E, G. Harbaugh, 8. D.;'Geo. P. Davis, M. C.; L. Stoddard, tiler; delegate to Masonic Board of Relief, O! Drow delegates to St. John’s Mite Association, J. N. Birekhead, James H. Trimble. Mount Vernon Lodge, No. Knights of Honor, have elected the following of- ficers: John R. Keech, dictator; A. H. 8. Davis, vice dictator; James H. Richards, assistant dictator; James F. Kilgore, chap lain; Richard H. ‘Holland, guide; John H. King, reporter; William P, Allan, financial reporter; George W. McKee, treasurer; Matthew Jarboe, guardian; William C. Ac- ton, sentinel; John E. Herrell, Edmond Cotterill and James H. Dony, trustees; Jas. F. Kilgore, representative to the Grand Lodge of the District of Columbia, and William P. Allan, alternate thereto. Charles P. Stone Post, No. 11, G. A. R. last evening elected officers as follows Commander, John W. Bradbury; senior vice commander, George W. Gladmo juntor vice commander, L. F. C termaster, A. N. Thompson; D. Bradburn; officer of the Lynch; officer of the guard, lion; surgeon, J. F. Lucas; delegates to the department encampment, George C. Har- ris, A. N. Thompson, W.'H. Hoover, G. W. Gladmon, L. F. Cullan, M. J. Sauter, John O'Meara; alternates, J. J. Cammack, John Enders, Clinton Vermillion, E. J. Lynch, Bernard Kelly, John Spaulding and G. Kahlert. At the annual convocation of the Grand Royal Arch Chapter of the District of Co- lumbla, held last evening at Masonic Tem: ple, the following officers were elected and installed for the ensuing yea’ rank 1, Campbell, grand high pri . H, Holt, deputy grand high pri . De Moll, grand king; Wm. H. Collins, grand scribe; L. G. Stephens, grand secretary: Martin R. Thorp, grand treasurer; Orville Drown, grand visitor and lecturer; W. BE. Parson, grand chaplain; Chas. H.’ Smith, grand captain of host; Dr. J. F. R. Apple. by, grand principal sojourner; Samuel R. Bond, grand royal arch captain; Wm. Bar- num, grand master third vail; Robert Ar- mour, grand master second vail; Abram Frey, grand master first vail; Leonard Stoddard, grand sentinel. saisinoas eas The three hundredth anniversary of the birth of Gustavus Adolphus was celebrated at Stockholm, Sweder, Saturday and Sun- day, with a’ pomp and splendor which made it one of the greatest festivals ever held there. Baldness is either hereditary or caused by sick- ness, mental exhaustion, wearing tight-fitting hats and’ over-work trotble. Hall's Renewer will prevent it. 314 STH ook Store, ST. N.W. Few Doors Above Pa. Ave. BOOKS| NOT HUNDREDS, BUT THOUSANDS OF THE MOST INTEREST BOOKS! BOOKS FOR BOTH SEXES, No House IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA HAS EVER The Youn CAN FEED THEIR BRAIN WITH INSTRUCTIVE LITERATURE OF ‘THE Books ANS OF US FOR A CHRISTMAS PRESENT ME. RTISED UP Td SHOWN OR OFFERED SUCH GRAND SELECT ¢ and Old PAST AND PRESENT Bought THE PER CENT OVER 4% SAVING OF DATE. 50 5,000 12 mos,, bound in cloth and gold. The regular p Our Price, 10e. 2,000 Copies of Avon Edition, bound in seal leather and gold. Regular price, 7c. Our Price, 6c. 1,500 Lew Wallace, very hantlsomely fllustiated. Copies of Ginevra, by - Regular price, $1.00. “!Y} Our Price, 85e. 1,000 Copies of 100 different titles, bound in silk vellum, cloth and Fables, Grim Fairy Tales, Arabian Nights and other such well-kn It, Anderson's Fairy Tales, Aesoy wn titles. Regular price, $1.00, Our Price, 25ce. 2,000 . Copies Standard Li follows: The Data of erbert 3 ‘arda, by Gcorge Ebers; Ancient Religion, Historical Evidences—Rawlinson; Great Thoughts from! Greek’ and Latin Authors, by ford Jait-Ramage, Lt uals of the Fatrlarchs and Prophets and also Curious Myths of the Middle Ages. by. T Haring , and hundreds of just such other selections by well-known authors, ule, price, $1 Our Price, 25e. 10 Seaside Novels, for one week only, 2000 8C. A SELECTION OF JUVENILES THAT WILL READING WILL INTEREST THE ADU ALE AND SPEC IM v0 iy THe CHBAPEST 1 INTEREST THE LITTLE FOLKS AS MUCH Ag LTS. RANGING PRICES, Se. TO 2he. EACH. AL PRICES IP YOU ARE INTERESTED IN 1OUSE SOUTH OF NEW YORK. ‘We are Open Every Night Until 10 O’Clock. MAKE YOUR SELECTIQN AT ONCE. THE STANDARD BOOK STORE, 314 9Til “it ST. NW. BRIG: yOOD CITIZENS. They Meet and Consider a Questions, The Brightwood Avenue Citizens’ Asso- ciation held its regular meeting at Moses’ Hotel, Brightwood, last evening. There was a good attendance and much enthusiasm was manifested. The first business in order was the elec- tion of 9 secretary to fill a vacancy caused by the death of Arthur L, Keene, and on motion Mr. Claud F. King was elected by a unanimous vote. Mr. King then reported that he had seen the trustees and that they were willing the association should hold its meetings in the hall, as usual, until the building was leased. Mr. N. E. Robinson of committee on unit- ed associations reported in favor of hav- ing a representative on said committee. He believed all suburban associations should co-operate, and on motion the chairman ap- pointed him to represent the Brightwood Avenue Association. The contagious disease hospital question then came up and was freely discussed by Messrs. Norris, Gatley, Saul, Robinson and King, after which President Gatley assured the association that the hospital would never be built on the site selected. On motion the president appointed Messrs. Robinson, Cox, Saul, Norris and King as a committee of five to'see the Commissioners and the House and Senate District comm! tees at once and have the appropriation for improvements on Brightwood avenue in- creased from $5,000 to $10,000, and also en- deavor to have the avenue improved all the way out. They were also instructed to urge the appropriation for enlarging the school house, besides looking after the mai ter of the Metropolitan Rallroad Company's alleged refusal to comply with the law in reference to reciprocal transfers and track- age. The question of having the free delivery service extended to Brightwood brought on considerable diseussion, resulting in the ap- pointment of Messrs. Cox, Saul and Fields to see Postmaster Willett about the matter. After admitting Mr, Thomas O'Brien to membership the president was instructed to see the Brightwood railway officials again and urge them to put on more cars. Mr. N. E. Robinson gave notice of two amendments to the constitution which he would urge the adoption of at the next meeting. The first amendment calls for a semi-annual election of officers, the second for regular monthly meetings from October to April and bi-monthly meetings from April to October. ‘The Benning Association was thanked for the splendid manner in which they treated representatives of the association at an open meeting held last week, The new plan of street extension, prepar- ed by Frederick Law Olmstead, so far as it provides for the laying out of streets and avenues on paper only, by dotted lines, was condemned in unmeasured terms and fre- quently spoken of as outrageous. After a long discussion the secretary was author- ized to draw up a protest against the plan and forward it to the Commissioners. After fixing Friday, January 11, 18%, as the date of its next meeting, the association ad- journed. amber of Real Esiate Transfers. CAUSE OF REFORM ADVANCED. How the Civil Service Law Has Been Administered. A meeting was held last evening in Cen- tral Music Hall, Chicago,at which President Carl Schurz of the National Civil Service Reform League spoke in part as follows: What civil service reform demands ts simply that the business part of the gov- ernment shall be carried on in a sound business-like manner. * * * “As to the observance of the civil service law in the several departments of the na- tional government, the Treasury Depart- ment undér Mr. Carlisle has, I regret to Say, wou an unenviable distinction, Be- ginning with an act of gross nepotism, his management has not only furnished the strongest proof of the necessity of putting the chiefs of division under the civil sery- ice rules, so as to protect those places, in the manifest interest of the service, against the encroachments of spoils politics, but in the matter of removals, reductions and promotions shifts have been resorted to which, without perhaps violating the letter of the law, have run counter to its spirit in a manner but too well calculated to im- pair among thg subordinates that reliance upon fidelity and efficiency for continuance in office and for promotion which 1s {ndis- pensable to uphold the morale of the force, and which prevails everywhere else in the classitied service. In this respect the Treasury Department under Mr, Carlish has conspicuously fallen below the stand- ard maintained by his predecessors since the enactment of the civil service law, “In other departments a very gratifying progress is to be observed—notably in the Indian school service of the Interior De- partment, whose superintendent, Mr, Hail- mann, has recognized in the civil service law the best friend of his endeavors; in the Agricultural Department under Seore- tary Morton, where the civil service re- form spirit hag made perceptible advances; in the Navy Department, where Secretat Herbert, without being bound by the ot: service law, has faithfully maintained the non-partisan labor system introduced by his Rp edecessor, Mr, Tracy; and oapestally in the Post Office Department, which has been conducted by the Postmaster General, Mr. Bissell, as to the observance of the law, in a manner entitled to the highest credit, ¢ ¢ ¢ “On the whole, it must in justice be sald that, its shortcomings notwithstanding, President Cleveland's second administra- tion has materially advanced the reform cause, The President not only, whon en- tering upon his office, invited Mr, Roose- velt, whose ability, zeal, watchfulness and fearless energy have long been of conspic- uous value in that position, to remain a member of the civil service commissiot but he has further strengthened the com- mission by fillfug a welcome vacancy in it by the appointment of Mr, Proctor, @ vivil service reformer of tried earnestness and judgment.” The Philosophical Soctety, The meeting of the Philosophical Society at Columbian University last evening was the scene of a brilliant gathering, which had assembled on the occasion of ‘the an- nual presidential address before that body, The lecturer, Dr, Robert Fletcher, the re- tiring president of the society, was intro- duced by Dr. Dall, who said that Dr, Deeds in fee have been filed as follows: J. Calcott Pratt, trustee, et al. to Brainard Washington | lots 23 to Joseph A. Blundon et us lot 302, sq. 1004; lots part lots 130, 181 and and 275, sq. 1004; ar M, Brya H. Warner, Heights; $10. to Louis Gundling, 103 and 104, sq. 102 141; lots 264, $10. Joseph P. Clarke to 0: t lot 83, sa. Jas. lwards, H. W. B. Larner, trustees, to Jane F, and Mary F. 2 $8,500, Same to Robert F. and Miller, lot 8 sq. 314; 36,800, Rudolf Goldschmid et ux. to Samuel Porter, lots 51 ant 53, sq. GS; $16. Jno. W. Lainhart et ux. to Herman Harbers, lot | 4and north 1 . %, Mt. Airy and Friendship Jas. T. Harrison et ux. to Patrick Connors, part lot 222, Anacostia; $1,200, Same to Harry L. Jordan, lot 223 and part lot 2 1,200, Samuel Porter to Rudolf Goldsehmid, part lot 7, sq. 457; $10. Rebecca W. Roberts to Wm. J. Wilkins, lot 20, bik, 8 Ivy City; $475. James Ray to Sarah B. Moore, part lot 2, sq. 458; $10. Mary A. Willis to Emma B. Fitzgerald, lot 6S and part lot 69, Mt. Pleasant and Pleasant Plat $10, Fletcher was too well known to need any introduction to a Washington audience, which was fully demonstrated by the ap- plause which greoted his appearance, The lecture, which was an exceedingly able one, was devoted to pointing out the rela- tion of anatomy to art, A number of prominent Washingtonlans were among the audience, while on the platform were Dr. Billings, Dr, B, R, Greene, Mr, F, Ward, br, Dall and General Greely, After the address, which Jasted about an hour and a half, Dr, Dall announced the meet- ing eal A Cure For Rup ture. ‘The following is onw Seal 8 legion of testi- monlals; Wat badly | ptured (10 years, after ‘al Am pow fect; ron a sf ‘get rate! treatment for two mouths, ROH, We treat, both cones | Ne ROBERTS PROCESS It a8 fajture when the Nt Wy National Hesciat’ Institute, Rigee ease, Weebingtoa Branchy asta 1421 G@ St,