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The Local Chess Championship—End of the First Roun The first round of the Libby cup tourney was completed Thursday night by the playing of a game between Capt. O'Farrell and Mr. Molstad, which was won by the former, this giving him the lead. The score at the end of the first round stands as follows: Total Player. Won. Drawn. Lost. score. O'Farrell . 4 2 0 5 Hanna. 8 2 1 4 Walker . 3 2 1 4 Wright - 4 0 2 4 Tharp ae 2 2s Gwyer meet 0 Gs Moistad a) 0 6 0 The first four players are remarkably clese together, but the slight lead of Capt. O'Farrell gives him a decided advantage over bis competitors in entering the sec- ond round. The schedule for this round has now been completed as follows: April 17, Walker vs. Gwyer, Tharp vs. Wright, O'Farrell vs. Molstad; April 20, Hanna vs. Walker, O'Farrell vs. Tharp, ‘Wright vs. Molstad; April 24, Walker vs. Tharp, Han- na vs. O'Farrell, Gwyer vs. Wright; April 27, O'Farrell vs. Walker, Tharp vs. Hanna, Molstad vs. Gwyer; May 1, Walker ve. Wright, Gwyer vs. Tharp,’ Molstad vs. Hanna; May 4, Molstad vs. Walker, Hanna vs. Wright, Gwyer vs. O’Farrell;’May 8, Tharp vs. Molstad, Wright vs. O'Farrell, Hanna ys. Gwyer. The second round was therefore begun last Wednesday night, and the determina- ticn of all the players to contest every inch of the ground remaining was shown the extraordinary closeness of the play. st one of the three games played was ccneluded. Capt. O'Farrell and Mr. Mol- stad drew after several hours’ play, and the games between Walker and Gwyer, Tharp and Wright were adjourned at midnight without conclusion. | These games will be played off next week. - The championship play tonight will have to be abandoned on account of the pres of Mr. F. J. Lee, the champion of Ire who will give an exhibition of simultaneous play against all comers. Chess pl: are not members of the club ar participate. It 1 be fifteen or twenty some brilliant play invited to expected that there will tables running and is looked for. Mr. S$ a most creditable nal field. He comes here to fill a return engage- he and Mr. Hanna fought game, lasting which y¥ ly won by the very ord in the prof from New Orle ment. Last even played a stubbe over three hou Mr. Lee by pawn had given him a m the game was admir, watched it. Hanna » and all who had At a meeting of the executive committee of the club, held early in the week, it w ed that there should be no y inaugurated ior during the summer, be more profitably spent of interesting events, and ar- its have already been started for a of consultation ‘The pla will be grou and eniri ¢ for these events are already being made. ring matches In pre with the i nmittee, is a t the of the Capital ‘le Club, probably a dozen in number, an equal force from the ranks of the uington Club. No date has yet been fixed for this event, but it will take place @ very short time. ——e the executive committee mecting it also decided to make an effort to re- st in whist this spring, and Dr. G. Walls was designated as a subcom- ngements for an event the whist players to Thursday evening has -cted as whist night, so as not to with the play of the Capital Bi- Club men, who use Wednesday even- purpose, or with the Baltimore ho have chosen Friday night. Is has about completed a plan for y of “compass whist,” particlpa- in which will be open to any pair of ers in the city, whether in or out of Next Thursday night the play will begin, and ft is expected that there will be large crowd In attendance. Unattach- ed play ill be allowed to work as part- ners through an evening, but club players will permitted to retain partners. It is series of games for three or four months, and the nt the end of that time will be an accurate indication of the — tndividual strength of each player participating, as in compass whist every element of luck is eliminated. The Among the other ation in compli secutive At Ww vive inte I mittee to make that the would attract club rooms. a tourn tion checker tourney is almost at an end, a few games remaining to be played. The score last night stood thu Won. Drawn. Lost. 42 1 8 81 19 6 20 17 13 20 bis 23 14 15 24 10 % 23 9 a 81 ning at § ¥ e will be an interesting check- ent at the club rooms on 12th stre undelle and McHardy will pl Pryor and Bokee of Baltimore a return match to balance that which was ved in Baltimore about three weeks ago, n the Washington team”~won by the score of 17 to 11. It is probable that a large crowd will be in attendance, as the players are well matched and represent the talent of both citie: isn’t necessary now- Carlsbad is coming to you. At least the health-giving part of itis. You get every curative quality that has made the place fa- mous for hundreds of years in the Carlsbad Spradel Water and Salt. That is, if you get the xenuine. Beware of called “‘improved” or “artificial” salts of- fered in the market. The genuine has the signature of*‘EISNER & MENDELSON C0., Sole Agents, New ork," on every pac e, Write for pam- phlet. the so- THE Animal Extracts Prepared according to the formula of DR. WM. A. HAMMOND. The most wonderful therapeutic discovery since the days of Jenner. CEREBRINE. :s++..From the Brain. For Diaeases of the Brain and Nervous System. MEDULLINE........From the Spinal Cord. For Epilepsy, Locomotor Ataxia, ete. QARDINE.................From the Heart. For Diseases of the Heart. .-From the Testes. For the Testes. -From the Ovaries. For Diseases of Womer. Dose, 5 Drops. Price, Two Drachma, $1.00. For Sale by all Druggists. THE Contansla cage ‘00., as . C. end for book. ag Os THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, APRIL 20, 1895-TWENTY PAGES The Latest Photograph of Mr. Reed Taken by an Amateur. THE NEXT SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE Some Personal Chat About the Big Man From Maine. IN AND OUT OF THE HOUSE ————————— The latest photograph of Thomas Brack- ett Reed was taken by an amateur. It is reproduced in the cut which accompanies this article. The scene 1s the balcony on the south end of the Capitol. The Picture was made the 28th of Feb- ruary last, and this reproduction in The Star gives it the first publicity. It exhibits Reed just as he appears in the House, and, indeed, at the time he stood for the picture the House was in a wrangle over the naval bill, not twenty feet away. Mr. Reed will fill many a page; transact no little history during the two years flow- ing in. He will be Speaker of the next Hcuse, an office second only to the presi- dency. And will win or lose the White House, whether in convention or at the polls, in 1896. Reed is of English stock, and for two and a half centuries his fore- fathers have inhabited the Casco Bay country, Maine. No one save the Indian may boast himself to be more thoroughly American. Reed comes of a salt and ocean-roving ancestry. Sailors they we who went down in the sea in ships; fishermen, a hardy brood, who rocked the long nights away on the fog-robed bauks of Newfound- lard. of a coaster, mate of a deep-water boat, all in turn. Reed’s people were poor; he is ays by Reed his 1; she & poor man himself. like water by a sie lends open. He lives at Portland. Money his hom Cne who is a free-trade feather, and who wou given a chance, vote for Thomas I Reed, may admire him without si One’s politics should not t Apache wears his blanket; to be his cos- tume by day and cover his couch by nigh And aside from politics Reed is as near “gre as any the rolls of Congre furnish. It ts difficult to be very gre, fore one ts very dead. Reed himself said cnee, in a speech in the House, “What is a tesman? A statesman is a dead politi- jan.” One must go through the tomb to reech one’s apotheosis. Among men who yet live to be republicans and democrats end other things, Reed is great. An Attractive Persopality. He {s es:entially a partisan. But parti- sarship dcne away with, he has a vast deal of humanity in his big body, and men who meet him much think much of him. There is about Reed that attribute observable sometimes in those of his big physical Luild, which charms like a serpent men who come in personal contact with him. Call it an atmosphere or magnetism; it binds others to the one possessing it like a spell. Reed is popular, even with his hot cppenents in House war. When cne r flects his bitter partisanship, his tri for m, this truth sounds strangely. There is one tremendous thing about Reed. He is in a public way absolutely honest. No odor of corruption clings to any act of Reed. No one has ever thought; no mouth was ever wanton or carel enough to harbor the word of any dubious involvement on the part of Reed. His name is stainless, and his fame is clean. These are great words for a public man to earn in a day of muddy by-reads in politics. But when he has earned them, give him thei It were impossible within the frentiers of a sketch to furnish a ration of Reed. But in a hapha: the man. In the rough the House, where controversy runs all the way from duel to general riot, no one in recent time has been a match for Reed. Incapable of word flourish, or of the flounce and frill of rhetoric, Reed is a ther than an orator. ‘He launches ich tells of his ine origin. His instinct 1s entirely xon, and his words are of the one ble sort; few, indeed, of them showing the slightest trace of Norman blood. On the Floor of the House. He talks all in one tone, ‘like a gale in the pine trees. After the seventh or eighth word comes a pause, as if dictating to a slow stenographer” The characteristics of Reed's speaking are lucidity and a kind of battering ramism. There goes with all he utters a sinister, butt-end force, cruelly ad- mirable. He likes contest of the hand-to- hand ,foot-to-foot variety. He sheds shafts of sarcasm like a porcupine his quills. Soaked in the vat of party, nothing so draws Reed as a political discussion. On such occasions he reminds one of some fat gatling gun of debate. He will rise in his place, about midway of the second aisle to the right of the center. For ten minutes he will, as it were, rain verbal lead. When he ceases and the smoke drifts astde that proposition in opposition politics which drew his fire will have a bullet hole in every part of its surface. It is this trick for trench- ant epigram, this sleight for sarcasm, which makes Reed a bit feared in the House. And yet no one may dodge it; it is due at any moment. Once while Springer was elaborating some question Reed sat listening quizzically. Some one interrupted Springer, Boutelle perhaps, with a taunt based on the orator’s record. Springer turned it with that re- mark oft quoted, battered by much use: “I would rather be right thaf be President.” Reed looked indolently up: “The gentleman need take no alarm,” he dr: gentleman will never be either Reed’s bent to be sarcastic has now and then tempted him to hunt small game in the House. But for a year or more he has miuch guarded against and refrained from these meadow-mole crusades. And his dig- nity has had high improvement thereby. Even his opponents note this. > “It is due to his candidacy for the presi- dency,” sald Gen. Catchings. “Reed is lke every other American. He'll rise to any occasion; grow to any need. Now he's after the presidency, and the very pursuit of it has broadened him, deepened him, added dignity to him, and made him a stronger, better man.’ A Ready Talker. Reed thinks and talks as he shoots a rifle—offhand. (And, by the way, he’s de- scribed as a tack-head shot with a rifle.) He celdom, if ever, writes a speech. Nor does he much favor those who do. When His father was a fisherman, captain | A CAMERA ShOt Congress, while careening: on the “‘writ- ten” speech and 4hx man who writes it, Reed said: re “For my part, at-least, I have slight pa- tience wherewith to tisten to a man whe knows s0 little of 'the subject he’s di¥ cussing that he hak to write it down.” The big ex-Spedker is excessively the democrat in his dealings with other men. Any one who has a wish that way finds no difficulty in meeting him. He is frank, plain, direct, with a/trick of keeping his word and expecting you to keep yours. At the capital he lives at the Shoreham. He dines well, albeit Lucullus would find noth- ing in him to admire. His table is not lux- urious, no~ has he much taste to drink wines or liquors. A favorite lunch program is -to stand at a high counter and devour oysters as fast as some flattered shucker can evict them from their shells. Reed, while an affable man and generally friendly with all, is also of the sort that has cronies. Cabot Lodge is a great crony of Reed; so, too, 1s Du- bois. Cousins of Iowa is another to whose society Reed is partial. As he goes care- lessly about among men Reed has a turn to be waggish. In making friends Reed often crosses over to the other side. One of his com- rades was and is Mr. Morrison, ex-chief of the ways and means and a democrat of the shagbark type, and now a member of the interstate commerce commission. It Was during the Fifty-first Congress, when Reed, as Speaker, had earned the epithet of “czar,” and was accused by his oppo- nents of riding down every rule to force his party way, when one evening Morrison and Reed found themselves partners in a whist game. They were beaten and beaten agan; they could not win a game. What on earth can we do to beat these people, Morrison?” asked Reed, desperate- ‘e might change rules on ’em,”” sug- ted Morrison, with a hopeful slyness which made Reed’s face redden while he laugheg. ee YOUNG MEN IN THE SENATE. en Zach. Chandler Was a Shining Ligh At the time Zach. Chandler was first a member of the Senate he was one of the youngest members of that body. Besides having a youthful appearance, all the other men seemed quite old to him. On the last day of the first term of Senator Mitchell of Oregon Chandler and he sat in the ba ber shop and chatted about events of the session, and finally Chandler began talking about his earlier career, “When I went to Detroit,” he said, “there were not more than fifty houses in the place. leading cities in the west. territory, times there, Now it has become one of the Michigan was a and we had some pretty hard but I stuck to ft, and have ful. Why,” he added, is elected to the Sen- “That's Mitcheil, I: “Nothing! I consider it a great deal to have been, elected to the United States Senate at forty-four.” “Well,” replicd Mitchell, quietly, “I have served six years in the Senate and am not forty. at. “J give it up,” responded Chandler, “you have the best of me. The farther west we the more push we have. Senator Mitchell ill a young-look man, yet there is only one man in the ate who was a Se en he was sworn in who ha sd continuous Th Senator Morrill of Vermont. She Ohio and Stewart of N s of the Sen t the t hell was elected, but bot Senator Sherman Sec for four ye ator her man_ rej Mitchell's After servin . @ der on chosen, elected,and Elegant Simplicity, Rathe: weous Displey, in Desi The flowers for the Gould-Castellane t $¢ was the greatest | ¢ y that has been made in New many Nevertheless a infor do by of authority matters th flowe: at thi: d hymen: celebration were ove any ef them—such m as to impos effect. The walls of ere pom, ble a high artisti one drawing room er covered with roses. This 1 by erecting frames of to ceiling, in which the were stuc n the ceremony was performed the bride and groom stood in front of a background of lilies-of-the- valley, the latter being arranged in a lar fashion. he principal disad of treating flowers is that the in the pre ‘Ss of arrangement. to be handled too much, and many of them are, in consequence, aded by the ti the work is don me way Wi! in accomplis from floor Dicssoms wire ntage of this method ured are inj baskets contrivances of flow i with of wire, and for this reas partly such de have gone oue of u within the last few years to a great extent. are employed, furthermore, m has to be separately wired, and suffers injury in the operation: Thus, Lackgrou! nd like displays of massed flowers have ce: to be used. An exception is the canopy of blossoms, which is aly a fe of a wedding among Hebrews. being essociated intimé lere of matrimony, will Ss but at present it is more jonable to have a whole chime of bells—half a dozen or more—tied together with ribbons. The fad just now is to combine ribbons with flowers. It has been rather long in reach- ing this country, having been all the “ for scveral years In Paris, where 1t o he accepted fashion in flowers today i survive, the “empire” style, in which b bunches of roses or other blooms a scciated with green garlands and wide ribbons with great bows is not pensive owing to and other . Elegant sim- nded, rather than gorgeous and costly effects. In this respect the mode undergone quite a change within the last few years. More attention is paid to the artistic arrangement of flowers. ‘The floral ertist, having undertaken a job, gces first of all to the house that Is to be decorated and inspects it, in order to de- termine what kind of a display will be best suited to the rooms. urally, some people go in for quan- when they buy flowers, while others prefer quality. At this season roses may be purchased for $30 per 1,000, while American beauties cost $1 apiece. Florists are paying less attention to the cultivation of the American beauty than formerly. Though no rose is more ex- quisite, it has the disadvantage of not blooming very freely. Obviously, a kind of rose that will yield 2%) blossoms in a sea- scn ts far better worth ‘the attention of the grow?r, other things being equal, than a variety yielding only fifty blooms. The demand in this country is for large roses ecmparatively speaking, the large amount of smilax gtecnery that is introduc plicity is dem: of fine colcr on long stems. Abroad, on the other hand, the best market is for small reses that.are profuse bloomers. reason in France and England the roses are the greatest favorites. What florists in this country are trying to obtain is a rose that shall be a free bloom- er, while possessing the advantages of the American beauty in respect to size and color. Of course, perfume must be con- sidered also. Fashions in flowérs are started in trifling ways. Joseph Chamberlain gave popu- larity to a particular kind of orchid for the buttonhole. Just at present a foreign ecunt, attached to one of the legations in Washington, has a standing order at a local florist’s for a boutonniere, which is sent to him every evening. It Is composed of four white carnations and three pink carnations. The combination may be all the style a season or two hence. — SIR BEDIVERE DEAD. ‘The Most Famous St. Bernard in the World. Sir Bedivere, the most famous “St. Ber- rard dog in the world, died at the Argyll kennels at. Little Rock, Ark., Thursday night of gastritis. Sir Bedivere was bred by Green, near Liverpool, in 1887. Mr. Pratt, proprietor of the Argyll kennels, bought the dog two years ago from Col. Reik of New York for $3,000. Sir Bedivere ‘They Unite in has won first prize in every bench show in which he has participated, both in Eu- rope and America. PROMINENT DOCTORS AGREE. WIAA WILLIAM EDWARD ROBSON, M.R. OC. 8. 1, L. K. Q C. L, London. “T am satisfied that zoore than one-half the deaths: which occur in England are caused primarily by impaired action of the kidneys, and the consequent retention in the blood of the poisonous kiduey acid. Warner's Safe Cure causes the kidneys to expel this poison, and prevents illness from impoverished blood. I conscientiously state that I have been able to effect more cures by the use of Warner's Safe Cure than all the other medicines ascertain- able to the profession.”” WM. EDWARD ROBSON. DR. DIO LEWIS. Writing over his own signature sald: ‘The very marked testimonials from college professors and re- spectable physicians to the value of Warner's Safe Cure greatly surprised me. Many of these gentle- men I know, and reading their testimoi impelled to furchase sone bottles of the and analyze them, Besides, I took some, ing three times the prescribed q ate that if I found myself the vi y trouble I should use Safe Cur t that it is one of those happ which occasionzlly bring help to suffering boman- ity” “A personal fflend, whose application for life in« rance had been rejected, was cured under my dl- rection by the use of Warner's Safe Cure, After this demons! mn of its powers I prescribed it h the most satisfactory results. In a large ciass of ailments where the blood is in an unbealthy state—where there 1s no evidence of or; ic mischief, but where the general health 4s depleted, the face sallow, the urine colored, con- stituting the ‘bilfous’ condition—the advantage ined from the use of Warner's Safe Cure Is re- rkable, and Iam glad to acknowled: nd com= mend it thus favorably.”” R. A. GUNN, M.D, Can you not see that so great and beneficial a remedy may be just what you require to add to your health and happiness and possibly prolong your life ? WOMAN'S RELIEF CORPS. whe Round of Visitation Made by the Department Officers. The Department of the Potomac, W. R. C., stands unique in the sisterhood of de- partments, in that the territory is so small that the department president may visi every corps under her jurisdiction during the month, if she so desires. Owing to that peculiarity this ought to be the best managed department in the national or- ganization and the best fixed financially. If it is not it will not be the fault of the department president, Mrs. Hamilton, and her staff, for a more energetic lot of women never wore the badge of the order. They are making a round of official calls upon all the corps, an innovation which creates a pleasant diversion, and is bound to be salutary in effect. The corps visited in the last month were Lincoln, Farragut, John A. Logan of Anacostia and Laf: ette. They have all very pleasant quar- ters, and seem to be in a prosperous and healthy condition, with a constantly grow- ing membership. In the paper on the Woman's Relief Corps of the Department of the Potomac read by Mrs. Katherine MeMonigle of Burnside ‘Corps at the meeting of the Fed- erated Clubs of the District it was shown t the order is growing in strength and st under wise and economical man- gement, and that the amount of relief work done is of considerable magnitude. When Mrs. Hamilton was elected de- partment president she promptly resigned the office of president of Potomac Cory much to the regret of the mem- but in the election of Mrs. Edgar fill the v: which election was this w s has selected a ppointed Hamilton, a to held worth: s Ruth chool h girl, probably der holding position. She is ardent plication to her du- a living exemplitication of the utilizing fresh yo blood in ©. work. Mrs. Bessle Boone Cheshire Was on the same evening elected to fill the office of senior vice president of Potomac Cory Cheshire festly well fitt he oifice, being woman of culture and refinement, devoted work and prompt in executing 2 made for relief of the old soldier. Burnside Corps also lost an efficient of- ficer when the new department offic were elected, in the person of M beth Montis, its secretary, who w snior vice president of the depe Like the president, she felt it incuml upon her to give up her office in the corps it being the unwritten law of the order that one shall not hold office in both corps and department. i he Woman's Relief Corps, auxiliary to the Grand Army of the Republic, and standing upon the same platform with it, was organized eleven years ago in Denver with a membership of about one hundred. It now has a paid-up membership of 1 000, and in the ten has expended $1,015,000 In cash for nd benefit of unfortunate soliiers, their families or the sed widows and orphans of those dece It has founded schools, homes and hos- pitals, and has led the van in the maren for teaching patriotism in the public schools, It has among its honored mem. bers the wives of men who have been lead. ers in the ni m’s counctls, and the wives of three Presidents. The name of Mrs. Frances Fo! land was added in December, making the fourth. The others were Mrs. Hay Mrs. Grant and Mrs. From the Chicago Inte Mrs. Nuwed—"I am certain that beauti- ful vase the Carters gave us when we were married must be very inexpensive “Mr. Nuwed—“What makes you think dusted it four Nuwed—“Bridget h and it’s not even ci (Sa: ONE ENJOYS Both the method and results when Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant and refreshing to the taste, and acts gently yet promptly on the Kidneys, Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys- tem effectually, dispels colds, head- aches and fevers and cures habitual constipation. Syrup of Figs is the only remedy of its kind ever pro- duced, pleasing to the taste and ac- ceptable to the stomach, prompt in its action and truly beneficial in its effects, prepared only from the most healthy and agreeable substances, its many excellent qualities commend it to all and have made it the most popular remedy known. Syrup of Figs is for sale in 50 cent bottles by all leading drug- gists. 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The nerves being made strong, the brain becomesactiveandclear 1 box lastsa week. Seco S0cts., or 5 boxes $2.00. Druggists or by mail. 2 aS 1512 Chestnut st., 026-¥, CHASE CO VS" Philadelphia. = m78t28 1 RECAMIER CREAM 2 wil Cure a Bad Skin and Preserve a Goo. ‘One. Apply at Night, Wi oi'in'the Mornings” HUBBARD AYER, 131 W. 31st St, New York. fo-sly RN NNER GALLONS FOR 25°, Not of the preparations of coloring matter and essential oils so often sold under the name of rootbeer, but of the purest, most delicious, heaith-giving beverage possible to produce. Qne gallon of Hires’ is worth ten of the counterfeit kind. Suppose an imitation extract costs five cents less than the genuine Hires; the same amount of sugar and trouble is required; you save one cent a gallon, and—get an un- healthfulimitation in theend. Ask for HIRES and get it. SUeveenenoeanenaveeresenerasvancescuccoscrecoeearcerneeeniseraninao = 7 ly Rootbeer THE CHAS. E. 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It is the most Wonderful remedy of the age, and the only medicine known that cam prevent’ con- CAN CATARRH CURE is the result study and treatment of the disease. convinces the most skeptical, It 1s r use, needing neither douche ores ‘the hearing, cures the hay ctorating, removes headache and ases the appetite, produces tes the whole system and in- creases the 5 is impossible for any one to enjoy perfect health while suffering from the dropping of mucus in the throat, which is ever offensive and unhealthy in character’ and poisons breath that fs taken into the lungs, there ndering the blood unhealthy and impure and leading to consumption of the Ta What a boon to mankind must be the remedy which will prevent this suffering and restore t health. ‘To the many thousands ired of ‘being cured of this terrible disease we fully recommend the AMERICAN CATARRH CURE. 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