Evening Star Newspaper, February 9, 1895, Page 9

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THE NATIONAL GUARD - The New Armory and When It Will Be Occupied. — j THE FIFTH BATTALION PRIZE DRILL | Cecil Cla programs for the affair, will award and cards of h is attragting tation unusually great attention, kave been pre- 14, in the Music day evening, February Hall, Baltimore. The following named have been honor- pared. ably discharged: Privates Thomas Bri: Tv jrenter Fenci m coe, W. F. C. Huck, B. R. Kline, Robert The fae wevewne® ss | J. Laurenson and Corp. D. C. Wheeler, all e Greater Fencibles have begun to | o¢ company B, engineer battalion; Pri- materialize. At a business meeting held | yates G@ R. Owen and Howard W. Thayer on Tuesday evening last the plan proposed | by Captain Domer to enlarge company C, battalion, to a battalion of four | was forr dopted, and th d to appoint a coms © in the constitat second companies, captain auth to make such chau — | of the organization | tion may require. Twenty new member mr le were elected, and nearly a score of ap- The Fencibles to Be Increased to! sete el eu acto watace a ? March 1 it is confidently expected that a Four-Company Battalion. the membership will have reached high- water mark, and ac e then to | a F | be taken to make the ion an ideal one in ¢ respect. At that time Capt. Pe r 4 ee Domer is nee the new officers, an NOT OF ft RE ocession look ward to with intense | hi by a number of enlisted men who | -—— are dreaming of shoulder straps and com- | mission! | « itive that the troops of the} The com s been kept busy ing | Distriet of Columbia National Guard wih | the past fev ining invitations | move into the new armory building before | fom out-of ge | Wednesday next as I am that St. Valen- nestly urged tine’s day is not the Fourth of July,” said » coming Mardi a prominent officer of the guard, one who | ae oe gogse of makes i t to keep informed on all tion and the Fencibles met for the rs of Interest. in conversation wi » at Little Reck in July last and reporter last night. * fast friends. Th < pen : penne Bape who are named af he head of the syndicate t | om, are particuls de sirneture, has turned ove to pt. Domer and his should at- Ordway the keys to the same, and there} tend the dedication of a new armory fs nothing whatsoever to hinder the move | ¢rected by the former. An earnest invita- oe re = covert "| tion from the Pugh Videttes of Indian- from taking place. The building is com-| gy has alse Bean aécithew can the plete in every particular, with the excep-| action taken in regard to one from. the | ieee af waluseoting on the floors above | fourth regiment ef Maryland infantry and tte around 1 that will not be placed | Rother from Boston. The Fencibles will | * | remain at home until the time arrives for fn position until the lumber, now used as | the next interstate drill. meyer lockers in vcd poke a ket Ar ape bes Rules for Dress Parades. comes available, after the vacation of the) Major Suess has adopted a set of rules sbresent quarter to be observed at all cress varades of the v the i nt electri th battali : = : : een th battalion in the future. When the tach room 1s provided with two fix bly, soumaes a8 S ofclocke, the. compe: similar to those 1 in use in the old | B€S Wil proceed to the deiil hall without | aomare. ahah 1 t one foot below | calling the roll, and the men will be in| i | th » of the rooms. The wash reoms are | tions, so tha an face to the | for use, and the numbers have | ptly at the sembly, | heen painted on t rs throughout the | which will sound at i com= ling. The sp the wings | panies are expected the left e structure has «| over and | simultaneous Af the com- odel drill shed for th ee reted, ad is a m light Wi a few hours" we > Drkedace necting the new 4 y with | Con Hail might be ready for | so, all ail, the entire outiit is pretty | snug. The Order to Vove. | “The reason the removal has not taken | e this fs prinet 2 of | ness of the walls on the floor re- partitioned off for the use of the battalion. As general does not care to call the members of the guard { from thelr daily oceupations these hard | times purpose of ling mili- | tary eceasioned | build- | ing, it is d in the old | quarters unt oughly. | been siz: and the re f the dam as thin: ion the er th street ath and L streets r to shift nd Pe will be rompt- ue from hea arters not same Vv than esday. is the intention of Gen. Ordway to ange, to some extent, the assignment @ heen nothing authen- ied on Im that line up to date. The rs have not as yet been paint rifle gallery certainly is ideal | and the de nent of s eve s * proud portion of the structure. guard I should and un will ap- te and take advantage of the oppor- presented for the betterment of ship. The gallery has long since n in shape, and back work will be made in a hurry, you may rest assured. I derstand that a moving figure is to be intreduced to afford practice for those who desire to fire at other than stationary ob- This feature will entail considerable e, but it cannot be otherwise than able addition to the gallery. 1 the move be made? rest sible plan I think wou! keve cach company emble at ent quarters in heavy marching order. a val “How wi Why, the be to its pres- The in the blanket bags, and after reaching the new a a change to civilian attire wonld be the only thing necessary. In m: epinion the troops should move talions, and each quartermaster should snperintend the removal of the property of the companies in his battalion, trans- pertation, ef course, being by mears of wagons. Inside of two hours the Center Market Armory can be vacated, all troop and property be in place in the new structure. Personal property of companies eught,of course, to be moved by the com- Pp ere is no reason Yo donbt that all will work smoothly, beth during and after the move, and when everything and everybody are settled, I predict that our citizen sol- diery will experience a lasting and unpre- cedented boom. Fifth Battalion Dritis. The only matter of interest in the fifth battalion, and ft ts an all-absorbing one, is the first annual company competitive drill which wiil oceur on Friday evening next. As heretofore announced in The Star, the drill will be in accordance with a program hich is to be furnished to the company commane and the company winning the P @ valuable cup, will hold the same fur one year and also bear the title of champion drill company of the fifth bat- talion. If any one company wins the cup twice In succession the trophy is to be- come the property of that organization. On the same evening a gold medal, present- ed by Adjt. James L. Mock, will be awarded to the winner of an individual drill, the successful competitor to hold the medal for one year and to retain final possession of it should he win it twice in succession. ‘The Interpretations of the United States drill regulations as published by Lieut. John T. French, fourth United States ar- tillery, will govern all matters of dispute. The judges will be Capt. Charles S. Domer of company ©, nd_ battalion, chairman; Capt. Harry Walsh of company A, fourth battalion, and Capt. W. E. Horton of the general staff. Inspection will count 109 and drill 50, making (4 a perfect mark on the entire ‘gram. The time allowance 1s thirty redit being given for time save heeome ne hy e drill hal 3 ppany commanie oper command, sible with the regu ard fatigue uniform will be without bay 3 or bayonet scab- The judges will entertam no pro- | luring the drill, and if any a they | st be made when reporting t the yn of the pr ner of enksted men will be | seven, and only such officers wi been duly commissioned office wed to drill. command any will will 1 such umber o judges ro the hall @ compant nd the e: . Strenetis © | e senior judge ziy tO prepare any A. n comp: will occur in iN hall ar meniy. Comp UW driil first, th sand finally compa After the announce- » judges the individdal test Id, with the captain of the win- any in command. At its conclu- nter ‘on is | commanders ¢ Is will anks, bring their com- panies to port arms, and thoroughly in- pect the ed minor errors in and he of the piece"as may be detected. At embly the color sergeant and color guard, which furnished by the color company, wil to the adjutant at header receive the colors in the prescribed m r, after which the ser- keant will report with the same to the Irill hail and approach the color company | rom the front, nalti bont fifteen paces in front of th: will salute the ¢ after which the the left & company i and arms presented. 1 ed with the rifle or ¢ touching the ¢ In White ie presenting arms, will pass around | colors ank to their position in the color the ever colors appro lividuals, unle wh sword, Pp. Uniforms. As the mercury in the thermometers de- hip rolP of company A, cond battalion, ascends. Several add ns to the strength of the organization were made at the regular monthly mecting held a few evenirgs since, when the com- decided to celebrate its twelfth an " which occurs on Washington’ rthday, by parading in the afternoon and giving a hop at the Nz "Armory in the evening. The indiv 1 uniform of white and blue is to be worn during the parade, which to be in conjunction with the first battalion. Medals are to scents the membe: procured as prizes for the monthly individual competitive drills and for rifle practice, and the executive committee was directed te furnish, hand- semely the quarters of the company in the new armory butld school for the in- struction of the oned and non- commissioned officers is held wekly, and in the near future a number of candidates will appear before the brigade board of examination. Reeent Strike in Brooklyn. The experience In suppressing disorder in Brooklyn is now one of the chief topics of conversation ‘among military men tHrough- out the country, and much has been learn- ed that should be of value. During the re- cent trouble the greatest discretion was necessary, as_there was no organized riot in Brooklyn with mobs bent on murder end pillage. Those who wanted to stir up a muss had ample opportunity, but the universal experience was that even in the toughest places the butts of guns were really all that was needed to disperse an obstinate crowd, which, in almost all cases, was largely composed of sightseers. Much was learned in the handling of men, and the permanent squad fermation, as prescribed in the drill regulations, prov- ed very valuable. The necessity of a good, strong shoe te be worn in active service was very apparent, and many of the men who responded to the hasty call in thin- soled shoes, not adapted to military serv- ice, have resolved to have a good, strong pair in their lockers for future emergencies or outdoor duty. The new rubber poncaos were found to be of great value, as were the personal mess kits. The official re- turns show that over 9 per cent of the organizations called out reported for duty. Another point worthy of note was the number of men found among the different companies who were adepts at cooking, and after the first twenty-four hours there was hardly an instance where any com- mand in the field was not amply loaded with many varieties of choice commissary stores, which were readily cooked. Troop A had % per cent of its membership pres- ent during the strike, and the only man absent from the ‘entire membership was seriously ill The famous seventh regiment made an especially fine appear- ance, and out of its large membership but forty men were absent. Company D and company F each had 102 men present and only one absent. The twelfth regiment ard the seventy-first regiment each had an attendance of 91 per cent. The twenty- second regiment, out of a membership of 667 had 693 on duty. As an example of how sumptuous some ef the men lived in the field the following bill of fare of com- pany C, seventy-first regiment, will be feund of interest: Entree, Francaise aux tematoes, east New York lamb, Boston beans, potatoes, green corn, fruit, peaches, apple sauce, milk, cheese, coffee, pipes and tobacco. The chief chef was a quarter- master sergeant, with a private as an as- sistant. The Rifles May Stay Out. The matter of the entry of the National Rifles into the Guard, after the lapse of several months, remains at a standstill. It was hoped to reach a definite conclusion at gular monthly meeting held Thursday ning last, but because of other import- ant subjects no action was taken. It prac- tically ri with Capt. Oyster whether or | ation becomes a bedy of He has thirty-seven men who ed to enlist, but the commanding any, or none at ed number is obtained pt. Oyster, no further ie to have the Rifles repre- i in the Guard. Notes. Private John B. Moon of the ambulance corps has been transferred #0 company C, battalion. second of absence for two months and -s has been granted Capt. John 3 Philip, aid-de-camp on tbe gade staff. Leavy fteen Va bi ajority of the officers of the Dis- ard have received invitations from Col. Willard Howard, and the officers of the fourth regiment of infantry, Maryland National Guard, to a reception oneThurs- The m trict G of company B, third battalion, and Sergt. E. M. Tegethonn of company B, first bat- talion. Quartermaster Sergeant E. E. Barton of the fifth battalion has been granted leave hsence for six months. While he is rgt. William H. Bailey of com- fifth battalion, will act as quar- sergeant. Private James C. nt of compaay A, fifth battalion, has ppointed corperal. First Lieut. Charles M. Shreve of com P 3, first battalion, has been electe captain of that or: st Ser Will to the first geant lieutenancy, and major of the now second lieutenant trio of officers ny will move the uttalion, Jes of B it to popular s e Grant, company. is thought front With sur the that com the nid ce =N WOOD FIRES. or se Who in the Hints te Th the Luxar; We hest De, re! From: the New York Sune Since the taste fer the open wood fire re- vived many new houses have been built with ample fireplaces, and many old ones have been alte pd with while 0 as to be supp! this old necessity and new luxury, ancient andirons have been brought out from holes and corners to grace the hearth. But many persons have centented them- selves with the shallow, narrow fireplace designed for coal fires and with the mod ern cheap andirons of spun brass. The New York fireplace at best is apt to have an artificial look, for nobod sa wood pile in his back yard and a man to chop his firewood, so the New Yorker with a fireplace, great or small, has his wood sent seasoned from the mill and sawed at both ends. If anything can de- the beauty of an open fire it is those artificial-looking logs with their mathe- matically parallel ends and their dead, bark. ‘The real log fire should be of wood, that o hear and smell the z sac even so nay romatic, of the tree's living ues, se of Seasoned wood, are umed in advance by the slow com!» The tion sened le involved in the seasoning. s half Burned before it and half the poetry lifeless ‘hody. The fire of $ to the fire of sea comes: te drie unsea the fire lout of it oned log: logs as a juic riled steak an inch a half thick the thin t fried to a c adr well to have a few seasoned lo; a sudden heat, but for a esque fire to keep a man’s F warin of a winter evening and to nourish hi s unse forest son- imagination, the proper thing and ed wood, still redolent of the unspoiled of* civilization. Utterly unworthy is the trick of obtaining alled pieturesque fire by having the raked in in order that in ng they m: he briiiant colors of the drift-wood fires that burn in great fireplaces along the coast. The only prop is that obtained from loxs with n ends, still rich in sap, clothed with living bark, and not too often split. Two split logs of generous size and two smaller round logs make an admir- L the better if the fire- place be large enough to take them from thirty Inches to three feet long. It is a mistake to suppose that green wood burns bad Logs from a tree less than tweive heurs felled will burn brifiiantly, though they do not consume with the unseemly haste of seasoned wood. Hickory is ¢ red the best wood for open fi Even seasoned hickory will ry fire for a long time, and a log of green hickory may be buried in askes at bedtime, uncovered the next morning, and with five minutes’ work of the bellows blown into a lively lame. If covered deep enough it will waste but little in all the in- tervening hours. Ook makes a brilliant hot fire, but being less dense than hickory will ngt last so lor One hickory log four inches in diameter will outlast, perhaps, twice its bulk of oak. Maple, round g logs of the pin oak, sassafras, and three or four other of the native woods, burn well, though most of them rapidly. It is a sin to burn elms, but an eim butt with part of the root makes a lasting fire. ‘The tulip tree is on no accovnt to be used unless nothing else is to be had, for it burns ill when green, gces like tinder when dry, and in either case snaps great burning coals a yard or more beyond the fireplace. The Connecticut parson who, having receited from a deacon twenty cords of white birch, asked for twenty more to “help quench able fire, and itis a hell fire,”’ seems to have cone injustice to the wood, unless Connecticut white birch of early ‘as different from that of the Adiro: ion, for up in the New York wiiderness white birch makes a good fi. Chestnut is another of the light, snappy woods not to be depended upon for the hearth. The man that fs not too poor to have the right kind of wood fire and not too busy to enjoy it should now and then drop all else and give himself up to this indulgence. Nobody ever saw two wood fires alike, and nobody ever saw a successful one that was not beautiful. It is a proper and com- mendable late Saturday night indulgence to turn down the lights and see the logs smoulder and slowly fall into embers. This operation may well last an hour, and when the silent observer is brira full of revery, the time has come to cover the fire and go to bed. Covering the fire is an almost for- gotten art in these parts, because too many y neat housewives sanction the sac- rilege of sweeping up and carrying out each morning all the ashes from the fire of the night before. Then there are some cautious persons that extinguish the em- bers at night with water, an act that seems almost like taking life. If, however, the ashes have been spared for three or four nights, and the inmates of the house have no nervous fears touching live coals left to themselves, the ceremony of covering the fire may appropriately end a Saturday night’s revery. A deep bed should be scraped until the bricks of the hearth are laid bare, and into this bed a thick, well- fired brand should be rolled. Over this should be poured the embers, and over them the warm ashes, till not a spark or glimmer shows in the darkened room. Half a dozen pats of the shovel on the mound of ashes will complete the task, nd the life of the fire is prolonged until Sunday morning. No good man should per- mit his hearth fire to die the winter through, and ell the train of Jegenda house fairies come to bless the hearth tha ig warm from midnight to dawn. —-se-- The Band Was Always There. From Tid-Rits. ‘A gentlemanly merchant traveler in a railway carriage met a lady and politely rendered her such assistance that she re- ciprocated by permitting him to talk to her. He became quite friendly, and de- sired to know where she lived and who she was. “Oh,” she replied, “I'm only an ord little woman, but my frien trying to make me somebody.” t ry persist in am sure Ta od taste.” you flatter me, ib m me at the station when I arrive at Windsor.” a?” he replied, in open-eyed as- ment. , and the same band always m isn't that flattering?” my dear miss; but may IT ask what band it is that is always so hon- ored?” “Oh, yes, certainly; it is a husband He Caught on to the arm of the for a minute and then went into the next car- riage and bumped his head during the change ts me. “Very, | REAL ESTATE GOSSIP The Suburbs and Street Railroad Transfer Arrangement. as SOME GROWING POPULCUS CENTERS sige The Encouraging Outlook ‘for the Coming Buiidiag Season. > WORK IN PROSPECT - The action of the representatives of the an street railroads “in reaching in regard to a general sy between the different lines n important bearing, especially on interests of the suburban residents fs, perhaps, no question that ha: LriOUs ment anste the ‘There such a vital connection with the develop- the suburbs as this. Since the movement has left the lines of s and has spread out in different through the country, the nevessity fer rapid and cheap commu- nication with the city pressing. To meet this demand the suburban roads were built. In some perhaps, the pe tion was somewhat anticipated, but at any rate along all these roads. tered the homes of people whose busines is in the city. Besid ach year witness an addition to the number who have pe: ment of suburban the steam railwa. directions has become more cases, manently removed from the city to the country. a rule, they live there the year round, the members of the fam- ily, and in some c the female mer : coming in to their in the morning and returning again at night. Under the present. ar are obliged to pay two to come in to the city. According to ement reached by the railroad which is to receive the sanc Congress, instead of paying four cents and one-sixth for a continued ride on a connecting line in to or out of the ey will now pay three cents.Wheth- plan is the most equitable that can he devised, when the interests of the pub- lic and of the railrcads are taken into sa matter that will prob- the attention of Congress ay be the final conclusio’ and without tovching upon the merits of the details of a transfer rangement, it 1s, recognized that progress Is being made toward the settlement of this important matter, An Increasirg Population. The statistics the late po- lice census of the population of the subur shows the large number of people who cre dependent more or upon suburban roads for reaching the city. Few are able to keep a conveyance of their own, es} cially when it is remembere@ that the great majority are engased in the laud ble work of buying their own homes. It every one whe is interested in city that home bu aed alded in ry Et: ts. fo doo that railroad very important fact by prospective by ng on land values not only present and_ prospec nts, but property holders as we vle settlem , are in- t of the fe problem. " : Although real estate, ide of the city, wears an unusually win- try aspect just now for this latitude, still the lendar points to the near approach of the season when public interest is apt to be turned strongly in this direction. The prospects of the spring real estate market are not as yet very clearly indicated by the usual signs. It is expected, however, that the coming season will witness con- siderable activity, both In city and sub- urban property. It is thought that this Will be especially the case with the latter class of property, owing, in part at least, to the more general acquaintance which the average city resident is able to get cf the beautiful country which surrounds the nation’s capital on all sides. The increased travel on the suburban railroads during the spring and summer season as com- pared with that of the winter, and the ad- dition to the number of places of resort and other features, all point to the growing fondness on the part of city residents for trips in the country. Road to Kensington. It is stated that the company which was formed some time ago to build an electric line from the termination of the Rock Creek railroad beyond Chevy Chase to Kensington, a suburban community on the Metropolitan branch of the Baltimore and Ohio has completed the grading of the roadbed and expect to have cars r ning early in the spring. Most of the resi- dents in that vicinity have been obliged to depend on the steam railroad to xet into the city. The new road also will pass through a section of the country which is now without railroad facilities of any sort, and it is expected by property owners that it will be a benefit in developing their property. Encouraging Building Prospects. In the opinion of Building Inspector Brady, the coming season is going to be a comparatively lively one in building circles, and already there is talk of a number of improvements, some of which, at least, are pretty certain to materialize. The recent s ve weather has, of course, had the ef- fect of putting a stop to such talk for the time being, and little has been done while the ground has been covered with snow. With the advent of better weather it is safe to say that things will pick up most encouragingly, and unless all signs fail the coming season will be much more active in the building line than was the past one. ‘A tabulated statement, prepared recently by the building inspector, gives more than a reasonable ground for this, belief. That statement shows that the building record for the half year ending with the first of January Is almost up to that of the entire fiscal year ending June 30 Jast. During the entire year which ended June 30 last, 914 building permits were taken out, and the value of improvements amounted to $4,- x During the first half of the pres- ent year permits were taken out, and the estimated value of improvements that have been completed or are under way is 3,300,000, oc more than three-fourths of the entire amount for last year. This, too, it should he remembered, is for the duller haif of the year, and it is safe to say that the next six months, the spring season, will show an even gveater nerease. Mr. Brady says *that it is only reasonable to expect.an increase of at least two-thirds over the first half, which would make the estimate of permits for the entire year at least 1,000, Or more than 50 per cent more than last year. This will undoubtediy make gfeat improvement in all trade cir especiaily as a consider- able portion of the money called for by the permits for the halt of the present year has not yet be n expended, as the buildings have not ell been completed. All these features, while they may not actly bring about e a “boom,” are cer- tainly full of encouragement. A Half Million of Dollars. Then there is another matter In which the building trades of Washington are like- ly to take interest. The District appropri- ation bill as it now stands provides for the erection of fifteen public school buildings burbay Movement. whether inside or and two enzine houses, at a total cost of about $500,000, When Mr. Brady appeared before the Senate District committee he urged the advisability of making this ap- propriation immediately available, and the appropriation bill so provides. There is every reason to believe that it will go through in its present form, and in that event improvements to the extent of half a million dollars will be begun as soon as the season opens S poss ork of preparing plans and s will be started and pushed forward rapidly, so that the early spring will see a number of structures under way. Ordina’ ily when an appropriation of this sort made available at the beginning of the fi cal year it is really August or September before the work of putting up the build- ings can be begun. If the appropriat for schools and engine houses is ma available at once it simply mi there will be that much work for brickl ers, carpenters and others during the com- ing summer. Building Recerd. The building inspector's rec.rd for the past week, ending yesterday, shows that | two permits were issued for the erection ting in cost $2,500. of new buildings,aggres: ‘This was divided among the several sec- tions of the city as follows: Northwe permit, $1,500, and southeast, one pe! , $1,009, 0 mi ee THE COLUMBIAN PLAY Wi Give a Representation of Dorothy” for Charity’s Sake. The success of the first performance of tho Players has demonstrated the fact shington ard the Columbian Uni- can and will sustain an organi: ticn of this nature, equal if not superior to that of other cities and universit Since their dehut the Players have been in receipt of many requests for a repeti- tion ef “Dorothy” from their friends and patrons. As the first presentation was to an audience of subscribing patrons and that W: S. Hazen Bond. confined to the faculty, alum- patroness ni and friends, who guaranteed the entire of the affair, many who would | ee and hear the college bors were | ble to do so, so that the » has | decided to repeat their opera at the | Grand Opera House February. 19, 1885. | All are hard at work, cest, chorus and | dancers. The Players wisely abandoned { uch of the uninteresting horse play and buffeonery incident to performances given y by malesand substituted straight and conscientious dramatic work. of the monotonous singing of | in unison, Un original score, singing their teis and choruses in strict with the composer's intention. of making the sical work prominent feature has been their friends, and the public r adhered to the quar- duets, accor Their idea the most appreciated no doubt heartily approve of th ni again in the har © Cloward, whose un- Iways productive he best results. The chorus of sixty and cast fifteen in number under his personal direction are singing and practicing stage business with a will. The dancers under ti Dus ‘The pre of Prof. tiring efforts are M. Le Roy Gough, Prof. Vermilya are each aiming to be- come “premiere danceaux.” The cast will be almost the same as before. Messrs. Bond and Gough will play Doro- thy and Lydia, and will be well up on the manners and graces of the “sweet English lasses.” The business management is in the hands of Mr. Walter R. Hensey, seconded by Mr. Hora‘e Wescott and the board of directors and Mr. Frank Hitchcock, the president of the club. eS UNIVERSITY NOTES. Georgetown University. At the recent meeting of the Phil- onomosian Society the following were elected officers: Vice president, Kurner Smith; treasurer, John Brennan; secretary, Edmund Gorman; amanuensis, Morris Head; first censor, Edward McMannis; second censor, John D, Young. The Merrick debate will be given In Gas- ton Alumni Hall on Washington's birth- day, on which occasion the University Glee ‘lub will make its first appearance this ‘As usual, the students are making elab- orate preparations for Mardi Gras. The drama “Julius Caesar’ will be produced by the students, which will be followed by a anquet and'a mask ball. Columbian University. The C. I. M. Dramatie have issued a large number of invitations for a dance to take place Friday night. Music will be furnished by college people, and the whole affair will doubtless be a great success. At the recent meeting of the Enos Society the following new officers were elected: President, Mr. Parker; vice presi- dent, Miss Johnson; treasurer, Mr. Don- nally; secretary, Miss Ross; first editor of the Bee, Miss Norris; second editor, Mr. Davis; first editor of the News, Miss’ Met- calf; second editor, Mr. Heath; critic, Mr Playter; sergeant-at-arms, Mr. Shade; li- brarian, Mr. Frisby. The preparatory School will have a pub- lic debate with St. John’s College March 8. The subject selected will be “Woman Suffrage.” They will also debate with the Pro and Con Ciub of the Temple Memorial Church and with the Friends’ Select School. No subjects for the two last have been yet decided upon. Catholic University. Jeremiah Long of Alexandria, who re- cently died, left by his will, among other bequets, $1,000 to the university. The library is constantly receiving ad- ditions. Many new books have been en- gaged from London and Paris book sellers. ELECTRIC LIGHTING - How It is Applied to Public and Pri- vate Conveyances, AN INTERESTING CONSULAR REPORT Its Use in Paris and the Purposes It Serves. FACTS AS TO COST, ETC anal = “Rlectric lighting ef carriages” is the subject of an interesting report to the te Department by Mr. C. ¥ consul at Havre, France. According this report, gas lighting, which was com- mon in London as early as 1510, was not introduced into Par and more fore its u; al in France. Mr. Chancelor, bject of el than twenty s an illuminant iv Qn the other hand when we turn to the lighting, it must be admitted that France has taken a foremost rank among Euro- pean nations in adopting the electric light. “In Paris electrically-ht private carriages have, for the been exten- sively patronized the affluent classes, but only recently has this process of light- ing applied to private carriages in nd Berlin, The Prince of Wales to adopt it in London, and yerman emperor years st five year by now we learn that the has brought the reso of his active mind to bear on the subject of lighting rriages, und, as a consequence, the court rriages in now lit by elec- tricity, not a y outside lanterns, but also in the interior, which is illuminated by a series of accun carried in the vehicles. ‘All over the are placed What the Ger uhlampe, or ich glow like fir in motion.’ s Should Be Mluminat- ed. small, colored flies when the ¢: All Conveyance Chancellor, | to} fit up public carriages with electri minating power much less expenditure is needed than is required to apply the light to a private carriage, the cost of such an installation, including the accumulator, be- ing only about $50." —— CURIOUS ACCIDENTS. ilv- Occurrences Known to Doctors Having Befalien Human Beings. From tne New York Herata. Curious and sttange accidents re- ported from time to time, and many of them would seem entirely incredible had they not been given to us upon the highest authority. The case recently reported of a man wko Was admitted to Bellevue Hospital whess arm it was supposed had been fractured by an explosion, but instead of which el a feet of lead wire was found by the sur- | Beons, may be recalled. The man, a machinis in the employ of | the East- River Lead Company, was in | charge of a which converts wwolten | lead into wire. eel box, into which the lead is ed, beitig then «forced | in diameter by a hydraulic pressure of | GW tons. Reaching the air the lead be- | comes hard, in the form of wire, is wound on a | This apert become clogged, and Scanlan, the victim of this curious tacci- seized the projecting wire in his ands, intending to free the action of the machine, as he had done hundreds of times on former occasions, by a sharp, strong pull. re and given it the | He had seized the | asual pull and jerk, when an explosiva oc- |curred, and § n was hurled io the | floor, unconscious. Felt Little Pain. On the way to Bellevue Hospital Scanlan, in the ambulance, recovered his senses, and expressed himself as feelin, all right, with the exception of a little soreness in his ieft arm, at the elbow. The swelling, which had developed very apidly, made it impossible for the ms to make a thorough exami on the following day when ntly subsided they did so, a’ id a compound fracture of excepting a slight and trifling cor little above the wrist that the surgeons gave | Was no e3 | | it no consid: ‘picts! sass no vaild Feason why a4 OT ear aan ce ee ee public conveyances, cabs, omnibuses, tram | ther was administe ete, as well as private carriages, | and, to the amazement of thos should not be illuminated by electricity. It | instead of a bone a piece of le would certainly largely nance not only | | st iseegie and one. yon of an the comfort, but the safety of locomotion | “Disns mee paces aie tb ale a he inne AOOUE s of large cities. 1n-) moved, ull finally the total length of wire deed, it has been found t supplied with a proper! light, the most formidabi nged € of outdoor foe un cities, might the Hiant, st be d ching electr 1d enable sengers to an reading | books and ne moreover, obvious that the an extended ‘ale, of electricity as iNuminating agent in private and public vehicles would serve a double purt one of a d tinctly practical use . that of inereasing the brightness and cheerfulni of the streets, which terjally aid in the beaut zs of a ci Again, it hs been ascertained that the more the omni- bus and tram car companies make their vehicles attractive, the greater will be their traffi “In private ses the electric lamp is placed inside, center of the roof, and’ the twin lights, for there are two, contained in vial-shaped — vacuum glas are shielded by a cirevlar gk plate rather larger than the ‘bull’s- an ordinary ht, but neither cot he back of the lamp zped enameied vex nor there a The ho: become incandes: nd the current is is conveyed to n order to econ- cuum gla sS ure the bell protector, zontally, and in order to pre- vent the wires dropping dowmwards when hot a iittle glass stilt is added to support them. In this w the roof of a brougham is filled with a light diffuser whieh will not interfere with a person's head entering the vehicle. Each of these lamps ive a light equal to seven candles. “In the first attempts to light carriages in this manner the moving of the carriage w apt to jar the lamps, often using a breakdown, and steel springs were not found sufficient to prevent this. The plan now adopted is to suspend the complete lamp in a sheet of rubber, which is at- tached to the interior of’ the carriage. neutralizing the vibration. It is only neces sary to pi a button in order to switch the current on, and by a second push it is turned off again. How the Supply is Stored. “A suilicient suppjy of clectricity required for the lamp is stored in an accumulator. One accumulator, weighing two pounds, is ‘the allowance for each lamp. Should the two outside lamps be also electric, two other batteries would be needed. The out- side ilur tors are not ef ‘the same shape, and differ in principie from the in- terior lamp, but an India-rubber cocket is used to reduce vibration, Accumulator, or accumulators, as the case may be, ire carried in the beot, under the coachman’s seat, and they are easily accessible. ' The coackman himself, witheut electrical knowledge, makes the necessary connec- tions. “An eight-cell storage battery for an ordinary family carriage or brougham is simply a box 5 inches long, 4 inches wide and 7 inches deep. This supplies the cur- rent to keep the lamp lighted for eighteen hours, which, ordinarily, is sufficient to last the owner of the carriage from one to two menths. The cest of recharging varies, ac- ecrding to wear and tear, from 50 cents to $l—not more than the expense entailed by the employment of oil lamps, which in- variably give out an unpleasant odor and an uncertain illumination. The electric lamp does ‘not wear out unless subjected to careless treatment, or unless it is weakened by the application of too strong a current. The accumulater, however, makes the lat- ter contingency almost an impossibility. “There appears to be a fair prospect that, in the course of a few years, the majority of public conveyances in cites, as well as private vehicles, will be lighted by elec- tricity; but the public will, of course, e: that electric lighting shell be supe: oil. This question seems to have been al- ready quite well determined. It has been Yound that an electric lamp of 2 1-2 candle- power will enable any passenger to read in comfort while traveling. Apart from the actual amount of light to be afforded, which, of course, is capable of adjustment, it may be stated that the latest form of battery overcomes the difficulties which have hitherto stood in the way of the adap- tation of electricity for the lighting of street conveyances. Weight of the Battery. “A tram-car battery, werking two lights to illuminate the interior as weil as the colored lamps seen from the front or rear of the car, will weigh about 30 pounds, and furnish a light equal to 21-2 candlepower, for forty-five to fifty hours. The battery is constructed to resist the jolting which ac- companies the motion of a wheeled vehicle. “Lamps applied to omnibuses, trams and cabs differ in form. The omnibus light is fixed in a globe, smaller and flatter than the pattern which screws the oil lamps in a European railway carriage. The inecan- descent carbon hangs downward, instead of projecting upward, as it does in table lamps. It is contained within a very small bulb. Behind it is a concave retlector of cnameled iron. There is no restriction as to the form of the tram lamp, as the same conditions do not apply, but in the cab lamp, where economy of space ts a con- sideration, the globe, contained in a semi- circular reflector, having a glass front, is placed upright at the back of the vehicle, over the passengers’ heads. As these cab, tram and omnibus lamps are of the [di- son make, and there has been of iate such a great reduction in their price to the pub- lic, it may be understood that ‘in order to thus removed aggregated eleven the lengest piece mez hertest one-qrarter of an, inch. The wire found embected under the m1 rm, and some of it had d in between the bones of th arm. To cap the climax, and most 1 able of all, there was no fracture ner in- y of the bones, and Scanlan, as soon as tearing of the muscles has heaied, will have as good an arm as ever. Snake in Her Arm. t, uring two feet and the A very curious and almost incredible «: was that ef a woman in South who had a live snake in her arm. case was related to me by se Carolina ‘This a reputable jeston, and had he not vouched for it I should not have siven it credence. When the woman, who is of a | prominent family, first had her attention | attracted to her a it was by a bow-shap- led welt, not more than two inches long. | It grew to 2 foot in length and as large as j 2 lead pencil. | In the London Lancet some years case was detailed of an idiot whose body was extracted quantities of slate pencil, from one to two and If nehes long; bits of stick, pieces of r fragments of wool. The boy speedily covered. Prof, Agnew tells of a case of an insane weman in whose body was found after | death a pair of suspenders, several skeins of sik, three spools of cotton and iwo roller bandages. Dr, Drewry of the Virginia Lunatic 4 lum gives the details of a very ex nary case, The lunatic was a large, looking colered woman, forty-six who for a long time had suffered from a sorder that led the dector to suspect the presence of foreign substances in her body. Astonishing as it may seem, a “job lot of things, weighing, after having been tak- €n out, ninety-seven ounces, proved the correctness of the doctor's suspicioi: phys’ nm in C It was a remarkable collection, indeed, and embraced such delicacies as bits of 4 e, glass, slate, brick, buttons, fruit ings and clay. That the woman had Howed them was proven by investiga- tion. Spontancons Combustion. Dr. Clendenen, coroner of La Salie coun- ty, IIL, relates a peculiar case of spon- taneous combustion. He was telephoned to go to Seneca, a Village in the county, to hold an inquest on the bodies of Mr. and Mrs. R., who were found dead in their farm house. On arrival he imparcied a jury of the most intelligent citizens, ene cf whom was a physician. The first thing that attracted special at- tention was the peculiar sickening odor which pervaded everything in and about the large frame farm house where the deaths had occurred. Both the man and the woman, and more especially the wo- man, were addicted to the excessive use of whisky. The man was found tying dead on the floor by his bed in the room +-ljoin- ing the kitchen. In the kitchen 1 the furniture was found in its usual place. A tallow candie on the table, one-third uish- burned, appeared to have been exting ed by Mrs. R., as it was her cust be the last to retire. A hole wa: burned through the Kitchen floor about two and one-half by three feet square. Upon examining this opening in the floor a mass of cinders was discovered on the ground beneath. Upon examining them they found the skull, the spinal bones of the neck and half of the spinal bones of the back, which had become reduced almest to cinders. They also found part of the thigh bone and a large part of the hip boue, and these also were almost burned to cinders. The feet were found in the shoes, the left one reduced to a cinder and the shoe partially calcined. The other foot and shoe were reduced to a complete cinder. The other parts of the body were reduced to a very light cinder, leaving no shape of the former body. The clothing was en- tirely burned. ‘The woman had weighed 180 pounds. The remains, however, after having been zath- ered together, were placed in a box that would hold less than a bushel. The entire remains weighed twelve pounds. The evidence disclosed the fact that the woman had been a habitual drinker, had drunk more than a quart of whisky during the previous day, and was intoxicated when last seen alive, at $ o'clock at night. It appeared as if she had burned on the floor without a struggle. Why, however, the floor did not continue to burn was a mystery. The pine joist against which the remaining cinders lay was slightly charred, and no other evi- dence of a blaze could be found. The skull and hip bone were really the only evidence by which it could be told that a human body had been cremated there. A very curious accident happened to a commercial traveler in Omaha who was walking from the railroad station to his hotel in a gale of wind. As he turned a corner an English sparrow struck him in the face. Its bill pierced his eyebail and ruined his sight. Called on a Layman. From the New Yetk San. The story 1s told of a bishop at a club dinner, down whose back a careless waiter spilled a plate of soup. He got up and sat down several times, swallowed hard once r twice, and then appealed imploring’ Won't some lay brother kind y some thing appropriate to the occasion?”