Evening Star Newspaper, February 27, 1895, Page 3

- S§PECIAL NOTICES. MATTANO RESUMES HER TRIPS and every Tuesday, one and et thereafter at. same pot . T. JON it, £ ah ae wart. REMOVAL—WM. KNABE & OO. remove to No. 1422 Penna. av. next to Grand Opera f27-1f PIANOS, WILL near 15th SPRING! SPRING! Goods, Prices, = meets T Treatment. OWEN, Fine Tatfloring, 423 11TH 8ST. YOU'VE HAD “LA GRIPPE" ra YOU NEED A GOOD Not! else could take will “bi up” make you feel like Tees again as mickiy as MUNCHENER HOFBRAU BEER, re wi the best malt under the Q supervision of the royal court at Munich. Ideal tonic. Delicious beverage. it and in FRITZ RECTER'S, COR. PA. AVE. AND 4% ST. 127-104 ‘The greatest successes are those of the ‘‘one single iden" principle, ard for that reason we do not propose to let the Men’s Furnishings inter- fere with our great success in Custom Shirt- mal . It is being closed out at cost and less. B0e. and $1 Underwear, 35 and 50c.; $2 Evening Gloves, $1; 75c. Gowns, 50c.; $1 and $1.50 Neck- Wear for 50c., and 80 oD. P. T. HALL, Shirtmaker, 908 F st. 126-104 THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE STOCKHOLD- wf the Columbia Railway Company will be held at the office of the company, 15th and H sts. n.e., on TUESDAY, March 12, 1895. The polis will be open for the election of seven di- Fectors. to serve the ensuing year, at 1 and closed - at 2 o'clock p.m. Books for the transfer of _ stock will be closed from March 6 to 12, both inclusive. JAMES, B. ADAMS, Secretary. 25-tombil PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF SEC- ticns eleven hundred and eighty-eight (1188) and e:even bundred and eighty-mne (lisv) of the Re- Yised Statutes of the United States relating to the District of Columbia, we, J. F. Herrmann and ‘August G. Herrmann, trading under the firm name of. F. Herrmann & Son, of the city of Washing- ton, D.C., manufacturers’ and venders of mineral waters and other beverages by law allowed to be sold in bottles, do hereby file with the clerk of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia a de- semption of such bottles and of the names or marke thereon for the purpose of protecting the sume under the provisions of said statutes. The suid bottles are described as follows: First—Sy- phon bottles of white, colored or transparent glass, head or neck of syphon, “J. F. * and on side of ‘J. F. Herrmann Second—Syphon bottle of colored or transparent rked on head or neck of syphon, “J. F. Son, and on side of bottle, Herrmann & hington, phon bottle of white, colored or t Marked on head or neck of 851 7 Herrmann Tenth st. s.e., Wash- ington, D.C.,”" said bottles used for bottling sarsa- rilla and’ other carbonated beverages. Fifth— jottles of white, colored or transparent glass, made to contain one (1) pint, generally for the purpose of bottling lager beer, having on thi shoulders a HEART, with words ‘TRADE MARK’ on the side thereof, and ubove the words, F, Herrmann, & Son, 750-754 10th st. s.e., Washing- ton, D.C.,”" and on the opposite side, “This bottie Sixth—Bottle of white, colored or glass, made to contain one (1) pint. enerally used for the purpose of bottling lager beer, baving the following words thereon, “J. F. Herrmann & Son, 752 10th st. s.c., Washington, All persons are notified ‘cautioned not to fill, with mineral waters or other beverages, any guch bottles so marked, or to sell, traifie in ot buy @ same; otherwise they will be prosecuted ac- cording to law. Given under gue band and seal at ‘ashington, D. C., y of January, 1895. "BiennMANN €, SON x =: J. ¥. BERRM. by AUG. G. HERR- MANN. “True _copy—test: "JOHN. I. “YOUNG. Gerk, By RJ. ‘ieids, Jr., Assistant Clerk. OPEN FIRES.—FRANKLIN STOVES GIVE ALL the pleasures of an open fircplace with the heat of a stove. May be used with andirons or grate. per cent discount on Andirons, Portable Grates, Spark Guards, Gas Logs, ete. fe8-tf J. H. CORNING, ‘Tile Shop, 20-522 13th st. TO BE HAD FOR THE ASKING— -, OUR 1895 CATALOGUE, edition de luxe—TIRE MANUAL; new edition for 1895. POCKET CAL- NDARS;’ same souvenir as given away at New York excie show. uantity of this latter is Mmit. ap- piitation "is ‘suggented. gumeacn RAMBLERS ‘for 1895 could not be excelled, gyn, Af Wwe charged you twenty-five dollars more for them. GORMULLY & JEFFERY MFG. CO., fi-14d 1325 14th st. nw. H. i. McQUEEN, Prixer and Publisher. Fine Book and Job Printing. s Telephone 820. 1108-1116 E st. n.w. TURKISH BATHS. Luxuriously fitted up—commodious— ly ventilated. Attendents well versed in all the mysterfes of the shampooer's art. 23 years’ experience in some cases. Single bath, A course at reduced price. BS SHEDD’S, 903 E St. 127-114 as IT’S A SAFE OFFER We make to return the cost of a shirt if it doesn’t fit. It always does fit—we make ’em that way. Style and material, too, up to the same notch of perfection. A sample shirt $1.50. Frank Wells, Shirtmaker. f27-14a Pa. Ave., Under Willard’s. It’s Easier To Save Money ‘Than It is to make It, Why not save a little on everything you buy. Come here for Stationery and Office Supplies. We have everything you 4 could desire for ycur business in this line. We can save you money on all your orders, as com- pared with prices elsewhere. Easton & Rupp, 421 mth St. Popular Priced Stationers (just above ave.). f27-14d You need no longer send your show cases out of town to be reglazed, for we keep on band all sorts and sizes of bent glass. tal and we will call and give rfect- estimate. jon’? #2 Probably save you mioney on the De All sizes in plain and beveled mirrors. Chas. E. Hodgkin, -ciass expert, 913 7th street. fe27-12a RUPTURE? Do not risk Strangulated Hernia by wear- rT cheap truss. We do not sell 7c. because they cannot truthfully be mended and guaranteed. We control the two best trusses in tho “Honest John’ and the ‘“Mili- rfect fit guaranteed or money refunded. Surgical Instrument Dept. Mertz’s Modern Pharmacy, Cor. 11th & F Sts. N. W. f27-tf Sauterne and Riesling With Fish and Oysters. Nothing so bad but it-might be worse—don’t grumble because you have to live on fish and oysters during Lent. Fish food will become quite enjoyable {t you wash it down with a little To- Kalon Sauterne and Riesling. Only $4 case 12 uarts. To-Kalon Wine Co.,614 14th "Phone, 908. West Washington orders filled through Manogue & Jones, 82d and M sts. n.w. £27 —will soon be in order. You naturally want o select class to attend hese ane there is no way so good as a “per- sonal Yetter," gotten up by typewriter process, which reproduces - all—in any quantity you desire. See us We have a number of ture and about your spring printing. “new and original {deas’’ which are yours for the “We never dis- askinz—if we get the printing. appoint.”” Byron S.Adams, itu re am. 26-14 * “FAGGED OUT!” This is the kind of weather brace’ you up!’ Only 61 fall: dunt. Jas. Tharp, $12 F St. N.W. “Wise Mein” arr custom-made 126-124 last longer and cost less in proportion to the comfort and satisfaction obtained. We Custom-made represent a large Baltimore Custom Shirt Fuctory—hence in buying Shirts of us you save the ‘middieman's profit.” Special: Halt dozen Custom-made Shirts for $1-50! -Ellery & Ireland, “Two Old Timers.” Next to N. Y. ave. and 9th. £25-14d “Dots And Stripes” in shirts ary “an fait” new spring up a half @ now—we've had the goods some timc—in time to make jandred orders already. Have you fe25-74 CURED WITHOUT THE KNIFE. Scnitarlum, 1320 G st. nw. CHARLES ALLEN, M.D. Veterinary Notice. T have returged to the city to practice m aud other domestic animals. 1 OS. T. BUSHMAN, M. R. C. Office, 1210 Unio ave. ‘Phone G06. fe2-Im THE EVENING STAR, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1895-TWELVE PAGES. THE DAIRY CONGRESS The Possibilities Open to Dairymen in the South. THE FIGHT AGAINS? OLED FRAUDS Inspection of Dairy Exports Con- sidered and Urged. VISITING SPEAKER CRISP The national dairy congress continued its sessions today at Willard’s. Mr. R. B. Chaffin of Richmond, who is known as one of the largest dairymen in Virginia, pre- sented a paper showing what the dairyman could do in Virginia. Mr. Chaffin said: “I have visited the greater portion of the United States, and no section of our great country can boast of so many large streams with innumerable small springs. In fact, in the greater portion of Virginia so well is she watered and timbered that in nearly every field in most of the state spring branches can be found. Our climate is such that three crops can be raised on an acre in one year. I make this statement to our northern and western ‘dairymen, knowing that they will question such a statement, Lut I stand ready to prove it. Commenced Small. “Twelve years ago I commenced dairy- ing with two cows, thinking it best to feel my way cautiously. Trough born a far- mer, the war and other businesg pursuits have taken much of my early manhood time up to within twelve years. My farm, Chatsworth, is well locatef, in sight of Richmond city, three miles off, and com- prises 575 acres; only about 400 acres in cultivation. First I made butter, selling to our rich citizens at 40 cents per pound, from time to time increasing my herd, un- til I found it difficult at all times to hire a reliable buttermaker to make uniform but- ter to command the highest prices. Being so near our city, I turned my attention first to the retailing of milk, but my desire to increase my number of milch cows to 300 gave me so much milk that I found the time consumed in locking after a retail milk business interfered with my other duties, so I contracted to sell milk at whole- tale, getting 18 cents per gallon for six mouths for 360 gallons of milk per day, 15 cents per gallon for my surplus for six months and 12 cents per gallon for six months, not to exceed 50 galions per day. How He Does It. “Now as to how three crops are raised on an acre in twelve months. April I cut either rye or German clover; the land is now rich from top-dressing through win- ter. A three-horse plow is used to break up the land to the depth of twelve inches, and the disc harrows are immediately used to prepare the land as fine as a garden. Corn is then planted and worked level with a riding disc cultivator. The corn is re- moved in July for soiling and August and Septemter for silo. ‘he land being level, can easily be cultivated for rye or Ger- man clover. I then sow, while the land is freshly prepared, turnips, about three- quarters of a pound of seed ‘per acre, broadcast, with rye or German clover, and apply the roller. In our climate we get large crops of turnips seeded from July to the 15th of September, thus getting three crops from one acre in twelve months. I tind soiling more profitable than grazing, for cattle, by walking over the fields in wet weather, do much damage, to say nothing of the general waste of manure. I am now carrying nearly 500 head of cows, heifers, calves, werk mules, brood mares and colts on four hundred acres of cultivated land, but only by soiling can this be done. Labor is cheap in the surny south, and our people will wel- come our northern and western friends to come and make their home in old Virginia, regardless of politics or religion, where the farmer can do out-door work practically twelve months in the year, without being frozen in winter cr burnt up in summer.” Milk Supply in Large Cities, George M. Whitaker, editor of the New England Farmer and dairy commissioner of Massachusetts, read a paper on the milk supply of large cities. He cluimed that the sale milk industry does not receive proper attention in tabulation of dairy statistics, largely because milk dces not go into the érdinary channels of commerce, but, being a perishable article, is in the hands of the consumer within forty-eight hours or less from the time of production. But the bus- iness is of immense proportions. The greater Boston, with three-fourths of a mil- lion of people, consumes annually, by close estimation, 82,000,000 quarts of milk. This nets the farmers on an average nearly $5,- 00,000. This ratio applied to New York, Chicago, Philadelphia and Boston makes the sale milk industry of these cities and their surroundings $18,500,000. For the 32,- 000,000 of people who live in these and other cities we have an industry amounting to -$88,000,000. This makes no account of the thousands of large towns of the nation. ‘This makes the sale milk industry of the country more important than the cheese business, and probably not far behind the butter industry. An important consideration in the mUk business is the quality of the milk. The ideal way of selling milk would be on qual- ity, high-grade milk commanding a higher price. This is not always practical, and many states have an arbitrary statute standard. Massachusetts has by law a 10 per cent standard, which keeps out of the market large quantities of water and low- grade milk and prevents it from competing with the better milk. This law gives con- sumers more confidence in the quality of what they buy and stimulates consumption. The care of milk at the farm requires ™much attention. Milk drawn by clean men in a clean barn from clean cows into clean utensils and then properly cooled will keep much longer than other milk. Short-lived milk is usually filthy milk. The sanitary phase of the question is also important. Milk is a medium for transmission of dis- ease germs. With the present tuberculosis agitation this phase of the subject deserves emphatic attention. The speaker conclud- ed with a @escription of the methods of doing the milk business in Boston, where it is bought of middlemen, who transport it long distances in especial refrigerator cars and sell it in the city to peddlers. Brief allusion was also made to the vary- ing customs of different cities in the regu- lating of the sale of skim milk. Mr. Wing of Georgia read a paper show- ing the natural advantages of his state for the dairy business. With warm winters, many springs, cool summers, three forage crops a year, the opportunity was the best he had seen anywhere. Against Impure Dairy Products. Congressman Grant made a brief speech to the congress on the need of support frem dairymen for the oleomargarine bill now pending in Congress. He asked the congress to call on Speaker Crisp in a body and urge him to give the bill its chance this session. Mr. Wing of Georgia was asked to head the congress in a call on the Speaker during the day, and the following resolution was adopted unani- mously: “We, the delegates from the vari- ous states to the national dairy congress, in Washington assembled, being deeply solic- itous tcr the future good of the great dairy industries of the United States,would urge upon Congress the need of such laws as will protect that industry against the ‘SPECIAL NOTICES. ‘Removal’ Sale Of Men’s Shoes. Before moving to our F st. store we will close out all “‘odd sizes” at next to nothing prices. These are but hints of dozens of lots equally meritorious. Men's Calf Shoes, good medium toe. Sizes GA, 640, THD. 8%, 9% and 10E Reduced from $5 to $3. Lot $6, $6.50 and $7 Patent Leather Shoes in odd sizes—maybe yours. Reduced to $4 Pair. HOOVER & SNYDER, 1217 Penna. Ave. it sale of articles made in imitation of and the passage of the bill introduced by Sena- tor Hill of New York in the Senate and by Representative Grant in the House of Represertatives would not only be a pro- tection to one of the great industries of the nation, but also a protection of the public from fraud in food products.” Adoption of Co: ation. A constitution was adopted on report of Mr. Whittaker of the committee on constitution aud by-laws, making the name of the organization “The National Dairy Congress,” to be composed of one or more delegates from each state dairy associa- tion, experiment station and state depart- ment oF agricuiture or dairy bureau, each state to have one vote in the meetings of the National Dairy Congress. The object of the congress is to hear reports of pro- gress in dairy work in the several states, to bring about an interchange of ideas on the results accomplished and improve- ments to be suggested, to council addi- tional work which the dairy interests of the country-may need, and to put into practical effect, as far as possible, any Practical results or suggestions made at the national conferences. Mr. Gabrilson, treasurer, read the annual report of fees and other moneys received by him and accounted for with vouchers, which was approved and accepted. Mr. Ashburn, secretary, made the custom- ary annual report of disbursements during the year for printing, traveling expenses and sundry items, which was approved and accepted. Upon motion of Mr. Potter of Connecti- cut an amendment to the by-laws was adopted providing that dairymen from all parts of the country may be eligible to honorary membership upon payment of a fec of $10. Mr. Ashburn, from the committee on resolutions, stated in brief the report of the committee on the assistance to be asked of the Department of Agriculture. He said the first request was that all possible in- formation be collected from abroad as to methods, appliances, breeds of cattle, mar- ket, etc., and all information possible from dairying interests at home, as to local con- ditions, stock, methods, remedies, results and the whole field of inquiry on dairy in- terests. Export Dairy Inspection. Mr. Walker of Virginia, in a most earnest and convincing speech, brought up the sub- ject of inspection, remarking that we had a low status in foreign markets because of the sale of skim milk cheese. He thought we needed strict legislation in this direction by the states and by the general government. Mr. Wing of Georgia said this was the best idea that had resulted from the ses- sion of the congress. We ought to have butter and cheese inspected and stamped according to their purity and quality. Mr. Ashburn thought it was practicable only in part. Butter might deteriorate in transportation to a foreign market and a stamp as to quality might not be borne out. The producer of skim milk cheese had a right to export and sell it. ~ Mr. Goss of Virginia suggested that there should be grades of quality, to be deter- mined by inspection, and that the whole matter could be made a matter of scien- tific classification, properly reduced to a system and put in practical and successful working order. Mr. Patterson said he thought poor goods should be barred from export, any- way. If the best went abroad prices would be the better sustained. Mr. Potter thought such legislation was not feasible, but he believed good goods would establish the reputation ‘of a brand and it would always have a welcome. Mr, Manchester was in favor of an ex- pression condemning oleomargarine. He wanted to give it a black eye. Mr. J. R. Dodge, formerly statistician of the Department of Agriculture, said there were over 90,000,000 pounds of oleomargar- ine exported from the United States an- nually, while the butter export was but 9,000,000 pounds. Mr. Ashburn argued that the oleo men had a right to make and ship it as long as they called it oleo. How a Fraud is Committed. Mr. Whittaker said it was a matter of common information that large quantities of oleo were exported to South American countries in tin cans. These goods were honestly entered for clearance in order to get the drawback of revenue for goods ex- ported to countries sustaining reciprocal relations with the United States. But con- sular agents state that no oleo is sold in those countries: The customs marks are removed from the packages and the stuff sofi as fancy butter. There is also a great deal of oleo of] exported to Holland and Denmark to be there used in adulterating butter to be sold in competition with hon- est goods. Mr. Whittaker called atten- tion to the use of the word “butterine” for oleomargarine, which was in itself a fraud. In England this word “‘butterine” was pro- hibited by law. A Chicago firm uses the picture of.a pretty Jersey heifer on its oleo packages and the words “pure, clean, sweet,” with the last syllable of the word “butterine” disguised and nearly obliter- ated py a flourish, so as to make custom- ers think the stuff is butter. Mr. Ashburn offered a resolution asking that the Department of Agriculture inves- tigate the exportation and sale in foreign markets of pure and imitation dairy prod- ucts, and report the same, with such rec- ommendations as may be necessary to pro- tect producers of pure goods from fraud and give American products a standing abroad. Legislation Against Coloring. Mr. Goss of Virginia suggested that legis- lation against coloring oleo would go far toward preventing the sale of fraudulent butter. No one would think of eating the white, clear tallow if it were not disguised by the yellow coloring matter which is mixed with it, and which is itself a fraud to begin with. Mr. Gabrilson said this was the law today in Iowa. Oleo could not be eclored there. It must be sold clean and white, and as a result it was hardly sold at all. Mr. Ashburn declared this’ was likely the case in Nebraska. A bill has just passed the legislature there making it im- possible to put any shade of coloring mat- ter in oleo, or even to have the coloring matter on hand. Mr. Walker of Virginia said this oleo fraud was the worst blow ever struck at the average farmer. It was possible for them a few years ago to provide their gro- ceries from the sale of pure butter. W. B. Hawkins of Kentucky urged that -butter producers themselves were in some degree at fault for the present state of things. Butterine was a sanitary product. It would not make you sick. But there was a good deal of bad butter bought at coun- try stores that was unfit to look at. And it was just that bad butter that made it possible for oleo to get and keep a foothold in the market. It was all of the same grade, and, while it was fraudulent, it was not unhealthy. Mr. Whittaker brought up in this line the matter of renovated butter, which was a product almost as bad as oleo. Vhis product was sold under labels, was generally bad, and the oleo people, taking up this line of goods, and by expatiating on its bad qual- ity, making capital for their own. The congress adjdurned at 12:30 to go to the Capitol and urge upon Speaker Crisp the importance of giving the oleo bill con- sideration this -session. ., ——-——_ An Enjoyable Musicale. A testimonial concert was tendered last night to Signor Mariano Maina by Mgr. Sa- tolli, at the residence of the apostolic le- gate, 201 I street. There was a brilliant as- semblage present, and among the clergy were Bishop Keane, Mgr. Sbarretti, Rev, Dr. Stafford, Fathers Richards, McGee, Mack- in, Dr. Booker ard Mgr. Berletti. The fac- ulty of Georgetown College also attended. Among other notables present were Minis- ter Mendonca of Brazil, Minister Guzman of Nicaragua, Minister Hurtado of Colom- bia and Minister Zeballos of Argentina. The program was long ani varied. The participants were the Marine Band Orches- tra, under Prof. Fanciulli; Sigror Maina, Miss Rosa Cayce, the Euterpean Ladies’ Club, Miss Rica De Veechy, Miss Mary Helen Hcwe, Miss Mamie Donnelly, Mr. Wm. D. McFarland, Mr. Meem, Mrs. Maina, Miss Jennie Taylor and Mrs. Stehman Forney. Rev. Dr. Stafford delivered a brief but cloquent talk on music. Don’t Fail to Get a Copy. You can obtain The Evening Star's Alma- rac and Handbook at any news stand, or at The Star office. Mailed upon request. 25c. = Engineer Radford of the express train to Savannah was shot at that place Monday night by some one in ambuscadé. As the train was slowly crossing Madison street five shots were fired. At Knott's Island, N. C., Saturday, the seventeen-year-old daughter of Knolly Wa- terford was accidentally shot by her founger brother, a lad about ten years of age. REFORMS IN “DRESS Subjects Discussed at:the Woman's CONSIDERED FROM MANY STANDPODNTS aia The Corset, The Heavyr: Skirt and the Tight Shoe Arraigned. ae FASHION. AND HEALTH co ee ES There was an unusually Jarge attendance at the morning session of the National Council of Women today. ‘It was a session of particular interest, too, which is saying @ good deal in connection.with a conven- tion like this. 5 The subject for the discussion of the morning was “Dress,” and this may have accounted for the size of the audience, for, as Mrs. Sewall said, in opening the meet- ing, dress is a subject in which women have heen interested since the days of Eve. Before beginning the discussion of the morning the freedom of the floor was ex- tended to Mr. Herant M. Kiretchjian, sec- retary of the Phil-Armenian Association of the northwest. He proved to be a most eloquent speaker, speaking English perfectly, and he de- livered an impassion- ed address on the subject of the condi- tion of women in his native land. In earn- est words he pictur- ed the recent out- rages committed in Armenia, and appeal- ed to the women of the council to inter- est themselves in their sisters in th far east. No voice, he said, would be heard across the Kate Bond. ecean more clearly than that of the en- lightened women of the United States, who-| stand in the front rank of those who are battling for the advancement of the sex. At the conclusion of Mr. Kiretchjian’s speech fraternal greetings on behalf of the Business Woman’s League were extended by Mrs. Ellen A. Richardson of Boston. The Report on Dress. The session of the morning was under the auspices of the committee on dress. The report of the chairman of the committee, Frances E. Russell of St. Paul, Minn., was read by Mrs. Rachel Foster Avery. The report characterized the use of the corset and the long skirt as detrimental to the best interests of the sex. It pointed out clearly how the development of the sex had been too long retarded by the style of clothing invented for them by the men of Paris. The influence of clothing on character begins with the earliest child- hood. Frequently it is said that small boys are naturally mors graceful than small girls, but the truth of it'all ig that the dif- ference comes not from “nattire, but from dress. Dress a little girl in a’suit of jersey cloth like her brother, easy ahd giving full play to the limbs, and she will be as pic- turesque and, at the same time, as happy as he. But put her in long frocks and cloaks that hamper her é@véry movement, and she will not be at hersbest by any means. : Woman has been the slave of her clothes long enough, said the chairman, and the spread of the interest in* athletic and bi- cycle costumes has done thuch to bring her freedom. Women should feel free to wear suitable and sensible clothing appropriate to the different occasions instead of fol- lowing slavishly every whim of fashion. The eternal skirt is cumbrous and a nui- sance, but it persists because it advertises the fact that the woman inside it is righ enough to afford the idleness such a re- striction enforces. The same is true of the high heels and the unnatural waists. Wo- man’s dress is enough to prevent her from achieving her highest atms, and is the most evident badge of her social dependency. The paper treated at some length of the efforts which have been made to find an attractive ard sénsible costume for the female sex. But, said Mrs. Russell, the perfect dress for women has not yet been invented. Organizations of women and the widespread interest in the subject are do- ing a great deal, but there is still a great deal left to do. Ethics of Dress. “The Ethics of Dress” was the subject of an address by Rev. Ida C. ifultin of Mo- line, Ill, who opened the discussion on the subject of the morning. “Many peoples have viewed the body from different points of view,” said Miss Hultin, “and have regarded it as ‘intended for dif- ferent aims and objects; but the theory of the Christian is a simple one. My body is not myself, but it is mine; it is my tool wherewith to do. We cannot separate mind, body and spirit; the three are one and the one is three. So, nothing can touch the body to influence it but affects the mind to elevate or degrade it. Our body is cur tool, and it is our duty to make it beautiful as well as strong. There cannot be freedom and development of mind or soul unless the body is free and untram- melted. Women have long been said *o dress for admiration’s sake, but of lete there has been something of a change in this matter, and men and women both are beginning to think about what they should admire. The “dressing” part of life has taken so much of woman’s time that it has left little in which she can develop the best and truest side of her character. “Reform in dress will never be success- ful,” said Miss Hultin, “until a form of dress has been invented which shall com- bine the three requisites of beauty,economy and comfort. We should have regard for the eternal fitness of things, afd, above all, our dress should be for us, not we for our dress. Above all else, our dress should be an expression of our personality, or, at least, be an aid to it, not a concealment of it.” Dress as an Art. “Dress as an Art” was the subject of an address by Mrs. Martha J. Strickland of Illinois. Mrs. Strickland wore a reform gown. It was of plain black velvet, which fell in freedom from the bust to the floor, much on the lines of the old-fashioned Mother Hubbard, without any ornaments to break .the lines. There was a yoke of black silk and the leg-o’-mutton sleeves, also of silk, were small compared with present styles. The gown was fitted to the body in the back, but not in front. To Mrs. Martha Strickland, lawyer, be- longs the honor of being the first woman to argue a case in the supreme court of Michigan. At the age of twenty she be- gan the study of law with her father, Ru- dolph Strickland of St. Jolins, and was graduated from the law départment of the University of Michigan im1883. It was due to her efforts that there, was won before the supreme ccurt of her:native state one of the greatest legal victeries for women. The case involved the right of women to hold the office of deputy county clerk. Some of the best lawyerg doubted her po- sition, but with faith in her case she pre- pared her brief, appeared before the court, made her argument, and won. In 1886 she opened a law office in Detroit. Her classes in parliamentary law and,the. active inter- est she has taken in every movement for the advancement of woman has brought her in contact with the’intellectual ele- ment of the city, and she:occupies a lead- ing place among the prominent women of Detroit. A In dress, says Mrs. Strickland, more at- tention could be paid to unity and beauty. In arraying women we exaggerate the shoulders, minimize the waist and exag- gerate the hips. Then we say, “Look at this point of beauty, look at that,” but we do not say, “Look at the woman as a whole.” We have destroyed her unity. There is another ailment which should be considered, and that is the element of mo- tion. The perfect dressmaker of the future must give due regard to the artistic, but he must do nothing that will restrict the free and graceful movements of a woman’s body. From a Bicyclist’s Standpoint. Miss Frances Seavey of Massachusetts read a carefully prepared paper on the subject of “Improved Dress From a Bicy- clist’s Standpoint.” ‘Woman's dress,” said Miss Seavey, “is a subject which deserves the most earnest consideration, from the little muslins in which she is first swathed to the garb in which she is placed for her attractive dress gi’ serenity and feeling of satisfaction that even religion cannot give. Seavey was opposed to women imi- tating men in their outing clothes. She She advocated a simple, attractive cos- tume, consisting of a loose but artistic blouse and a serge skirt, which contains &@ number of the good points of the riding habit. It is fitted while the wearer is on her wheel, so that it conforms to the mo- tion of the body and hangs straight end gracefully down the sides. It is heavily ored in the back, so as to fit to the sad- le. With this goes the combination un- dergarment, which fits so easily and yet snugly to the body. Gaiters and a suit- able hat or cap complete the costume. Clad in such garments, comfortable and yet graceful, said Miss Seavey, the good which comes to a woman on a wheel, skim- ming through the open air, getting exer- cies ane oxygen, can hardly be overesti- mated. Dress and Hygiene. 2 “Improved Dress From a Hygienic Stand- point” was the subject considered by Mrs. Ellen A. Richardson of Massachusetts, who said that hygienic dress is nothing more | than oxygenic dress. In other words it is such a dress as will give the wearer an opportunity to get plenty of air. It must be loose, so that a woman can breathe in to the very bottom of her lungs. Mrs. Richardson characterized the present style of dress, with its mammoth sleeves, small waists and pointed shoes, as ugly in the extreme, as well as unhygienic to the last degree. Mrs. Richardson paid particular attention to the manner in which women take care of their fe and pointed out some of the many pliysical evils whic% result from wearing tight shoes and high heels. She said that it was hard to say which is the greater evil of modern dress, the restriction of the feet or of the dre: Comfort and Beauty. Annie White Johnson of Illinois read a paper on the subject of “Improved Dress From the Standpoints of Comfort, Health and Beauty.” Mrs. Johnson herself wore a “reform” dress, which was not inartis- tic. In opening her address she said that she did not appear simply in the interests of prettiness. She said, however, that the only way to get the female sex to adopt rational dress is to convince them that such a dress is at once pretty and becom- ing. Tell a woman that the corset is cer- tain to destroy her health and physique and she is only half won over, but get her once to realize that the natural figure, not bound up and contorted, is an object of real beauty and she is a convert immediate- ly. Mrs. Jolmson then went on to show how rational dress tends to make indi- vidual women and the entire sex more beautiful by allowing the body to develop along natural lines and to its full perfec- tion. Reform in woman’s dress will never be brought about through any efforts of anatomtsts or physicians, but through the application of artistic principles to mat- ters of dress. Mrs. Clara Bewick Colby of this city, who is well known as a “dress reformer,” con- tinued the discussion, dividing the subject into the three topics of health, beauty and ethics. If we are healthy we are sure to be comfortable. Woman's first need now is freedom in matters of dress, and she made a spirited attack on the corset, heavy skirts and tight shoes. Attacking Dressmakers. The formal discussion of the morning was brought to a close by Julia Pauline Leavens of Illinois, who made a very bright address, devoting most oi’ her atention to the “stupidity of dressmakers,” who are opposed to the reform movement. Women, she said, are bossed by their dressmakers, and ought to strike. If dressmakers will not make the ‘sort of dresses that women want the women ought to go elsewhere. The dress of the women of today is not beautiful, is not comfortable ,and not healthful. No woman would care for a copy of the famous picture of Queen Louise coming down the palace stairs if the queen wore a tailor-made gown. No one would admire the vestal Tuccia if she had a tiny waist and wore big sleeves., The dress re- form movement is not a mere fad of nov- elty mongers, but is the result of earnest thought by men and women of taste all over the land. The moven.ent has come to stay, and is sure to accomplish great re- sults. After some announcements and a few re- marks from Kate Brownlee Sherwood and Mrs. Sewall, a general discussion on the subject of dress followed, which was pre- sided over by Mrs. Bagley, and shortly be- fore 1 o'clock the morning session ad- journed. This Evening’s Session. ‘There is no session of the council this af- ternoon, and the program for the session this evening at 8 o'clock is as follows: Education.—American Anti-vivisection So- ciety—“Is Vivisection Morally Justifiable?” Caroline Earle White, Pennsylvania; “The Worst Thing in the World,” Mary F. Lov- ell, Pennsylvania. Moral Reform.—National Council of Wo- men of the United States—“One Result of the Double Moral Standard,” Charlton Ed- holm, Illinois; Morality vs. Moral Codes,” Rev. Ida C. Hultin, Ilinois. ————-—__ NOT SETTLED. The Difference Between the Officers and Men of a Railroad. The differences between the officers and employes of the Southern Railway Company have not been settled. A reporter for ‘The Star was told this forenoon that the end of the controversy is not jn sight. Some of the representatives of the employes main- tain that the demand for a general increase of pay has not been abandoned. It is given out that the only points of difference now under advisement by the conference are those affecting the application of that gen- eral schedule which has been substituted for the several schedules hitherto observed on the various parts of the Southern sys- tem. Although the federated board repre- senting the employes and the unions has plenary powers, yet the decision will prob- ably be submitted to the unions for ratl- fication. A conclusion is not expected to- day. : eee The Christian Man. ‘The Churchman’s League of the District of Columbia has arranged for a Lenten ccurse of lectures on the subject of “The Christian Man.” These addresses are of especial interest to the members of the Jeague and of general interest to the public. ‘The indications are that the series will be fruitful of good. The course will be as fol- lows: Tuesday, March 5, St. John’s Church, “The Christian Man in Society,” by Rev. Geo. Wm. Douglas, D.D., 8. T. D.; Tuesday, March 12, Church of the Ascension, ‘The Christian Man in the Parish,” by Rt. Rev. William Paret, D. D., LL.D.; Tuesday, Merch 19, St. Paul's Church, “The Chris- tian Man in Politics,” by Rt. Rev. Leighton Ccieman, 8. T, D., LL.D.; Tuesday, March 26, Church of the Kpiphany, “The Christian Man in the Family,” by Rt. Rev. Alfred M. Randolph, D. D., LL.D.; Tuesday, April 2, Trinity Church, “The Christian Man in Business,” by Rev. William B. Bodine, .D. = —_—_—=—_ A Magnetic Storm. & A magnetic storm centered over Wash- ington last night, deranging the telephone service of the city. The connection between these electrical phenomena and the weather has not been established. Eerly in the evening there was a display of aurora bo- realis, but the sight of this electric light of the north was due to the clearness of the atmosphere. The relation which exists, if there be such, between these displays and storms cannot be fixed. One theory is that they presage cold waves, but this theory falls when it is known the displays are ob- served by reason of a clear atmosphere, and that this condition of the atmosphere does not ordirarily precede a cold wave. Au- rora boreali are concomitant with solar ac- tion, and at 9 o'clock this morning eight large spots were visible on the surface of the sun. A peculiar way with the aurora is that it blazes, as it were, in cycles; that is, it reaches its maximum of intensity once in each fifty-six years. Its next maximum of brilliancy is due early in the next cen- tury. a The Pooling Bil The friends of the pooling bill have not yet given up all hope of again getting up the bill in the Senate. They have not yet formulated their plans, but it is probable that they will defer their efforts until the larger appropriation bills shall be disposed of, when they hope that there will be times when the Senate will be free to give atten- tion to this matter. . EVENTS OVER THESEA Li Hung Chang Graciously - Re- ceived at Pekin. REPORT ON THE ARMENIAN MASSACRES Disturbances in Cuba Said to Be Serious. FOREIGN TOPICS IN GENERAL LONDON, February 27.—A dispatch to the Times from Pekin says that Li Hung Chang has been received three times in audience by the Emperor of China, who treated him graciously. It is added that the viceroy has accepted the mission to Japan in order to negotiate for peace with that corntry. The Armenian Tragedy. LONDON, February 27.—The Telegraph has a two-column dispatch from a reporter who was sent by it to investigate the Ar- menian outrages. The dispatch describes the attempts on the part of the Turks to destroy the proofs of the outrages, and especially to obliterate the telltale pit in which hundreds of mutilated bodies were piled—heads, arms, hands, legs and trunks mingling in one festering mass. Barrels of petroleum, that were originally intended to be used in turning villages, were poured into the pit and set on fire. ‘the flames failed to consume the mass, and a hill stream was then dammed and diverted from its course, but even this failed to wash away the horrid evidence. Now the re- mains are being removed piecemeal. The details of this massacre are sickening and most fiendish. The Bulgarian atrocities ap- pear mild in comparison. The fugitives were pursued and butchered. Some, how- ever, escaped and went to testify before the commission. They were seized and im- prisoned on various pretexts. Spies and Policemen stalked the highways and pounced upon any Armenian who was sus- pected of an intention to testify. The Cuban Disturbances. MADRID, February 27.—It is reported here that the disturbances in Cuba are of a serious nature. The Spanish government, however, denies that it has received in- formation that the twenty-four persons re- ported to have been arrested in Cuba have been summarily sentenced. The Pope to Officiate. LONDON, February 27.—The Morning to- day publishes a dispatch from Rome saying that the pope will officiate on Sunday next at a special service in the Sistine chapel in celebration of the seventeenth anniversary of coronation. On Saturday next his holi- ness will receive the congratulations of the notabilities at Rome and through the diplomatic corps the congratulations of the governments having representatives at the Vatican. Cape Colony’s New Governor. LONDON, February 27.—Sir Hercules Robinson has been appointed governor and commander-in-chief of Cape Colony and high commissioner for south Africa, to suc- ceed Sir Henry Brougham Loch, recalled on account of differences with the premier, the Hon. Cecil Rhodes. Arrest of Pillaging Wreckers. SUEZ, February 27.—Several Red sea pro- professional wreckers have been arrested for pillaging the steamer Yarrowdale, recently wrecked in the Red sea. American Tourists at Athens. ATHENS, Greece, February 27.—The Hamburg-American line steamship Augusta Victoria, with» the American excursion party on board, arrived here from Smyrna. . Law for Alsace Lorraine. BERLIN, February 27.—In the reichstag tcday the bill repealing the dictatorship clause of the reichstag Alsace Loraine laws passed its third reading. The major- ity was .composed of centrists, socialists, members of the freisinnige party, anti-Sem- ites and the members representing the reichsland in the reichstag. ee LA LIBERTAD ARRIVES. The Mexican W: hip Believed to Have Been Lost. NEW ORLEANS,February 27.—The Mexi- can man-of-war La Libertad, which was believed to have been lost during the re- cent northers on the gulf, is now anchored off the jetty channel, out of coal and with her sails split. She will be towed to the city. J Concerning the severe weather which pre- vailed on the uf tor a week after La Libertad sailed from Vera Cruz, Capt. J. W. Pickthall of the steamer Nicaraguan, from Liverpool for Mexican ports, which recently ‘arrived, reports that he was de- tained two days at Tampico by a heavy norther, which washed away about 1,000 feet of the north jetty. Arrived at Vera Cruz on February 10, and from the --th until the 16th heavy northers prevailed there, during which three lighters were sunk, and two driven ashore, but no lives lost; thence he had bad weather to this port. ———— BOYCOTTING THE WAR CRY. San Francisco Printers ana Salva- tonists at Odds. SAN FRANCISCO, February 27.—The boycott of the War Cry by the Typograph- ical Union will probably result in an organ- ized fight against the Salvation Army by trades unions. Steps are being taken by the union to accomplish the result, and copies of their manifesto, calling on all members of unions to refrain from having anything to do with the Salvation Army, have been sent all over the ccast. The War Cry offices of New York and London are both under union rules and the feystem works smoothly. The printers are very confident of winning in the end, be- cause Gen. Booth is known to be in favor of labor organizations. At the headquarters of the Typographical Union the feeling is very bitter at the action of Staff Captain Milsaps, who dis- charged the two soldier typesetters because they asked Gen. Booth to order the War Cry offices unionized. On the other hand, Staff Captain Milsaps is equally obdurate: He declares he is the man who has sole control of the local of- fice, and that by going to Gen. Booth, Captain Merritt and Private Hickok were guilty of conspiracy against him (Milsaps.) “They should have come to me,” said the editor; “but they passed me by, went to the general and showed that they had been conspiring to defeat my purpose while working under my command. As this is a military organization, such behavior could rot be tolerated, and I discharged them.” — The Hennepin Canal. PRINCETON, Ill, February 27.—Work will. be resumed at once on the eastern end of the Hennepin canal, giving work to nearly 2,000 men. Work on the lock ex- cavations and foundations will be resumed next week, and it is expected that the first six locks will be completed early in July. —— Fire at Bath Beach. NEW YORK, February 27.—Fire, which broke out in T. B. McNickel’s drug store at Bath Beach, Long Island, has destroyed business and ‘residence property to the value of $50,000. —_—— Fell Dead at His Club. CHICAGO, February 27.—George B. Boy- den, a well-known member of the board of trade, dropped dead at the Union League Club today. His death results from heart disease. —_———_ Joshua Lawson, a colored boy twelve years of age, was accidentally shot and almost instantly killed yesterday at Dan- ville, Va., by Herman Hoyt, a bartender. Hoyt was cleaning a pistol and “‘didn’t know it was loaded.” (J) INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS. ‘ ttt ittttt ttt itt HORSES AND VEHICLES. LADIES’ GOoDs. LOCAL MENTION, -Page 13 LOST AND FOUND. -Page MARRIAGES .Page MANICURE MANICURE AND HAIRDRESSING. MONEY WANTED AND TO LOAN. ET CLEANING SUBURBAN PROP ‘ UNDERTAKERS . WANTED (Help). WANTED (Houses) WANTED (Lots)... WANTED (Miscellaneous)... 4 4 12 6 4 T 5 5 By y 8 4 4 4 4 4 4 ‘ ry 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 ‘2 5 7 5 4 6 4 6 5 5 6 8 4 4 Petter et titi tt] FINANCIAL. HANDSOME FORTUNES MADE IN SUCCESSFUL SPECULATION. Men toll and economize for months and to add “$1,000 ‘to thelr capital, but successful specu lation in GRAIN, PROVISIONS or STOCKS often leads to a fortune in a few days. We are carefal and conservative brokers: on Te cel elegraph or mail, Write for particulars. References in every state. J. 8. BROWNING & ©0., Bankers and 21 Monadnock bidg., Chicago, The Union Savings Bank, 1222 F Street N. W., Pays four per cent interest on savingsaccourits. Open until 5 p. m. on Govern- ment pay days and Satur. day evenings between 6 and 8 120-208 123-skwisr W. B. Hibbs, 1421 F Street, © G HUBBARD I'RICE & CO., BANKERS AND BROKERS. Members New York Stock Exchange, New York Cotton Exchange and Chicago Board of Trade. fo-1Gatt LIFE, TONTINE, ENDOWMENT AND PAID-UP INSURANCE POLICIES PURCHASED AT & FAIR DISCOUNT. Money loaned on same. JaiS-tf EDWARD N. BURMS, 1307 F st. n. The National Safe Deposit, Savings-and Trust Company Of the District of Columbia. CORNER 15TH ST, AND NEW YORK AVA Chartered by special act of Congress: Jan., 1867, and acts of Oct., 1890, and Feb., 189% 20d CAPITAL, ONE MILLION DOLLARS. C. T. Havenner, Member Washington Stock Exchange, Real Estate and Stock Broker, Booms 9 and 11, Atlantic building, 930 Fst. nw. Investment Securities. ~ Stocks, Bonds and Grain bought and sold for cash oF on mai Cotton bought snd sold in New York on New Orleans. Private wires to New York, Chicago and New Orleans. Telephone 453. ‘aplo-tr CORSON & MACARTNEY, MEMBERS OF THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE, 1419 F st.. Glover building. its Of Messrs. Moore & Schley, * Broadway, Bankers and Dealers in Govcrnment Bonds, ts, Excha: Railroad stocks and b listed on the exchanges of New York. Philadelphia, Boston and Baltimore bought and sold. A specialty made of investment securities. Dis trict bonds and all local Railroad, Gas, Insurance ‘and Telephone Stock dealt in. American Bell Telephone Stock bought and eold, LOANS ON LIFE, ENDOWMENT, TONTINE OR Gistribution policies our specialty. Money ad a stoke, Ronde. “teerts ank Stbar sa io delay. ER, 40 to 46 Metserott bidg. % ns, and all securities vanced proved collateral. YERKES & jali-tt DISTRICT GOVERNMENT. Condition of an Alley. A. Lisner writes to the Commissioners today calling attention to the condition of the alley between 17th and 18th streets ard Massachusetts avenue and P street, and re- questing that the necessary repairs be mede. Ask Inspection. Wm. M. Galt & Company have called the attention of the Commissioners to the eon- dition of the alley in the rear of their warehouses on ist street. They ask that it = inspected and repaired as early as pos- sible. An Appointmen Lizzie Unstein has been appointed nurse at the Washington Asylum, with compen- sation at the rate of $60 per annum, vice Lucy W. Osborne, resigned. About a Claim. The Commissioners have addressed a let- ter to Senator Eppa Hunton, with refer- ence to the bill for the relief of Emmart Dunbar & Co., stating that in view of the inability of the Commissioners to make a definite recommendation, it has been sug- gested that a satisfactory result might be obtained through a reference of the mat- ter to the Court of Claims, and the in- veetitur2 of that court with the necessary Jurisdiction to pass on it regardless of any statute of limitations. They suggest that it be introduced as an amendment to the sundry civil appropriation bill. Arrears of Taxes. ‘The attorney for the District today ren- dered an opinion to the Commissioners in regard to arrears of taxes on parts of lots 3 and 4, in the suburban subdivision known as “White Haven.” The attention of the Commissioners was called recently by Orrin B. Hallam, attorney for Jared Dorsey, to the fact that the taxes had not been paid since 1873, and that the bills rendered amounted to $288.22, about two-thirds of the present assessed value of the lots. When the property was transferred to Jared Dorsey in 1878, it was not reported to the assessor's office, as it should have been, rendering it somewhat doubtful whether taxes for subsequent years as- sessed in the name of the prior owner of the property are legal, since the law pro- vides that property shall be assessed for general taxes in the name of the true owner. The correctness of the facts stat- ed by Mr. Hallam was conceded by the assessor for the District. The attorney for the District has ccncurred with the as- sessor in recommending that, in this case, the Commissioners shall recetye the prin- cipal of the taxes from 1880 to 1893, omit- ting penalties and interest. —_———_ % ‘The Chesapeake and Ohio steamer Istrial, for Newport News, twenty days overdue, has arrived at Bermuda short of coal. The timely arrival of fire engines from Massillon and Wooster and their effective werk prevented what promised at first to be a most disastrous blaze at Dalton, Ohi yesterday. The damage did not excet $8,000,