Evening Star Newspaper, May 28, 1895, Page 13

THE EVENING STAR TUESDAY, MAY 28, 1895—-SIXTEEN PAGES. 13 OUR WEAK DEFENSES ‘The Lesson of the Hour for the Peo- ple of This Country. THE DANGERS FROM ABROAD Folly of Depending on British Pro- fessions of Fraternal Feeling. ——_.>—__-_— AN ARMY ON PAPER Written for Evening Star. Ina recent communication I intimated that it behooves us to strengthen our de- fenses speedily, in spite of the preachments of amiable old fossils and the boastings of Young America, if we wish to avoid some of Chi woes and to be safe from foreign enemies, and especially “England. As all Anglomaniacs would protest against the last assertion, we will glance at the reasons generally given to throw us off our guard. 1. We are told that we are England's flesh end blood. Admitting her step-moth- erly relationship to be unfortunately true to a certein extent, the sentiment that blood is thicker than water is a purely Yankee notion—England has never acted upon it. On the contrary, she paid Indians to help her in the revolu she burned Washington in the war of 1812 (after the Cossacks had spared Paris), and prolonged the war of the rebellion by characteristic acts of purely British “neutrality.” But in spite of theoretical assurances of her car- dinal virtues, England is the same Chris- tlan nation which pillaged Badajoz for two days, fired sepoys from the muzzles of guns and bayoneted wounded Egyptians at Tel-el-Kebir—all for the crime of un- successful patriotism against the Chris- tian intruders. [t is the same nation which, in return for Cyprus, saved Turkey from the consequences of Bulgarian massagres, and so made those of Armenia possible. I believe the English called it “peace with honor." If any persons suppose that the days of bombardment, village burning, re- prisals and summary military executions among Christian peoples have passed away they should read a little book called “Mili- tary Manners and Customs,” by Farrer, 1887, showing, ameng other modern in- stances, how the Germans acted in France in answer to the only method of free-shoot- ing warfare which would be open to Amer- icans in case of foreign invasion, provided we did not increase our uniformed forces. The average English commander will be only too giad to try his guns at Yankee targets. 2. We have just been assured that our friend, the enemy, has all the land she wants and is seeking no more. The facts being that she Is at this moment consider- ing the “necessity” of seizing the valley of the upper Nile with a strip of land on each side of the river (for fear the‘French might take it); of keeping Chitral and an indefi- nite territory thereabouts (to prevent the Russians from doing so); of getting part of Morocco, and so holding both sides of the entrance to the Mediterranean (lest that body of water should become a French, Italian or Russ!an lake instead of an English one); of holding on to Chusan, so as to dominate the middle of the Chi- nese coast, and, through the Yangtse, the whole central interior (in order that Japan may not reap the full ftuits of her vic- tory); of getting bare foothold in Hawail graph cable, so as to raise “pro- questions, levy “fines” and col- * ending in occupation of the group and command of every cross-road of Pacific trade (to prevent that key to trade and invaluable outpost for military opera- tions from being ceded by the Hawaiian re- Public to the United States), Every page of England's history shows how utterly un- trustworthy her assurances are. Give her a lodzment anywhere and she will foment disturbances; let the people rise when it is too late and they become “rebels; as an English journal admitted a few day: she annexes a kingdom every decad answer to a strange destiny which dri her people on. Destiny, indeed! Like the thief who blames the Almighty for having made him what he is. England was the world's pirate in the time of Queen Eliz beth, she is the world's land grabber in the time of Queen Victoria, and will be the world’s highwayman until she breaks up into the independent governments of Aus- tralia, South Africa, Canada, India, ete. From such a nation none is safe, and we, owing to circumstances, ieast of all; for we are im ly rich, though under a tempo- rary cloud; we are her ¢ommercial rival, though at present pouring our wealth into her lap in return for things we used to make for ourselves, and we are well nigh as helpless as China, though In somewhat different ways. If we are reminded that ago, in Englani has voluntarily given up three spots shc once occupied, we are bound to confess that she did so, and made the orig- inal owner pay roundly in one case, made a@ bribe of another, and is about to “repos- sess” the third to keep Spain from get- ting it. 3. We frequently hear that we are quite safe from England, and that she dare not fight us because we could raise a million of men to take Canada, and would fit out a swarm of privateers to sweep her flag off the seas. That is magnificent, but it isn’t common sense at present. The first inti- mation of war would be the rush of British gunboats and torpedo boats, always on hand in the dominion for that purpose, through the canals and rivers and into the lakes. Let us not lay the flattering unction to our souls that we will be forewarned and given time for preparation; the day of formal declarations of war as a first cere- mony is past. The blow will be struck at the lake trade, which we boast is greater than that of the Suez canal (the very rea- son why the British want it captured or destroyed); those fine cities, which never tire of proctaiming their wonderful growth in population and wealth, will be sum- moned to pay ransoms commensurate with their boastings or be bombarded within twenty-four hours; the fleets of trading steamers and coasters will be seized and converted into hostile gunboats or else sunk, and our single, venerable war vessel torpedoed. In short, there is no doubt, as matters are at present, that the first blood will be for Canada, and the first round al- so. “isut,” it may be asked: “What will we be doing all that time, with our m Mons of men?" Fighting men do not now epring rmed from the brain of Minerva or even of Columbia; our unsur- 1 regulars, only 26,000 in number, will be ttered all over the country; our splendid national guard, some 120,000, will be pursuing all manner of daily avocations at disian men will be chiefly on paper. granted that in the » the mischief on the points, and the 9,000,000 available But let it be ss of time, after lakes has been com- pleted and all the towns which have not . ‘iched the enemy have b Jaid in shes—we will be ready to march north- ward in order to cut the Canadian Pacific railroad—huilt to out trade us in peace and to threater enemy will be mu: and westward of the fo pose that v ze the road at two widely Wistant poiuts and roll each way toward its extremi We will fir ary at length to lay siege to pl Queb and Halifax at one end and Esquimault at the other. We may even, after infinite labor 1 reased by a hostile popu- latio e try is not ready for an- nexation), 40,000 militia fighting for their homes, and ‘a rigor climate—take or : ork the coal mines of Nova coast, and those of r the other—but, hav- ly outnumbered as to be mentioning, and most d by that eet so the e' with full command of both’ ocear t forcements of personnel and material into the stronghol mentioned until we r ngth, t 5 y, or sue or both. t, for ail practical pr , the pos- on of central Canada in of w would be of more bother than it. w worth: though we m y and tak for essential portio t will cont and ravaged, while each this hemisphere will of # squadron to summon our se the glorious alternatives of tribute bardment; all because our forts b guns, morta protecting, ) could look face at home, cut his f. stroy his c ree, for we Bull in the stoma and th recapitulate, the 1 t round Canada as a whole; the second round would be in favor of the only portions of that country which we wanted,but could neither take nor hold, and the conclusion of the matter, unless we prepare beforehand, would ‘be our throwing up the Canadian sponge, together with an indemnity, be- fore which the milliards of France would be a flea bite, our proudest harbors being occupied untii we paid up. These are the painful words of truth and seberness. But we may be told that Great Britain has twice agreed to arbitration with us, that that will be the invariable pratice in future, and, so far from war, there is to be an alliance between the two countries. It is all a delusion and an Anglomaniac snare. As to the “alliance,” English journals openly state what it amounts to: If this country is attacked the British fleet is to protect us, if England is attacked the tes will give that “moral sup- n the Venezuelans, among other are becoming so well acquainted When Great Britain has a ‘soft thing’ the case doesn't admit of arbitra- tion, and it would appear that if it were condescended to, no commissioner from an American state need apply. Let us glance, moreover, at the two instances when ar- bitration was accepted, for they are both instructive. First, at the close of the re- bellion, we demanded damages for Anglo- confedarate captures; but, as we had just passed through a great war, had contracted an immense debt, had begun to disband the army and disperse the navy, we were met by refusal and Englishmen had the im- pertinence to call the incident “closed.” But mark! Within six years we had had a breathing spell; we had already begun to pay off our war debt; our enormous army, flushed with victory, and our navy, power- ful for that time, could have been reassem- bled or duplicated; our blood. was up in thinking of four years of injury and insult; we reopened the question and were drifting toward war; of course Great Britain agreed to arbitration under those circumstances; with a wholesome recollection of 1776 and 1812 she dared not refuse satisfaction. It is a pity we did not ourselves assess the amount of the “fine” and collect the “debt” after the approved fashion of the bold Briton of @oday when he administers affairs on the American continent, for at that time we could have expelled him completely from this hemisphere. Second, when we thought that, having purchased Alaska, its belongings, including the seals of Bering sea, Were ours, we were met by Canadian poachers. If we had had an adequate fleet they would not have displayed their tricks and manners; having no fleet or defenses we submitted to arbitration, and Great Britain, never having asserted any “rights there, and having nothing to lose,but pretty sure of gaining something, consented. The humiliating result is well known: First, having no rights she afterward took the lion's share; beginning with some policing and a little poaching she has come to es- sentially no policing and all the poaching she wants, and in due time we will be as- sessed damages for trying to defend our own seals—all bécause England has the guns and ships, and we have none that she need respect. Practically wherein lies the difference between the case of Venezuela and the case of the United States? Perhaps if I have succeeded in wounding the self-esteem and shaking the self-con- fidence of Young America it may be asked: “Why make public statements of our utter helplessness?” First, the facts are already known where they will do most hi when our natural and hereditary enem: feels that the time is come, it will only be a matter of certain underlings in bureaus of intelligence, reaching toward certain pigeon-holes, which contain all the informa- tion necessary to make a successful at- tack upon any point of our coast; the po- sition of every gun in every fort and the size of those on every ship are known to every enemy, and known more fully than to the average American. Second, the only hope of bettering matters is to submit them to the public common sense. CASSANDROS. —_——_ UNIVERSITY NOTES. Catholec University. Archbishop Reardon made a short visit at the university last week before sailing for Europe. Rey. Dr. Quinn, professor of Greek phil- ology in the university, sailed for Athens on Saturday last. He makes this trip in the Interest of his department, but princi- pally with the view of getting necessary equipment for the establishment of a Greek periodical, which will be issued from the university next year. Rev. Dr. Lucas of the Scranton diocese Pennsylvania, who {Is to stand public e amination for the degree of doctor of di- Vinity in-June, is at present a guest at the university and will remain several days. Columbian University. Senator Morgan of Alabama will make the commencement address before the graduating class of the law school on June 11 at the Academy of Music, and Mr. Holmes Conrad, solicitor general, will award the prizes. Prof. Cox will continue his lectures to the junior law students regularly until the end of the month. Rev. Dr. McKim will be the orator at the commencement exercises of the school of graduates, to be held on June 10, in the university hall. The graduates in the college and Cor- coran Scientific School have completed their examinations, On Friday next the Enosinian Society will hold their last meeting, at which the closing exercises will take place and prizes will be awarded. The new catalogue will announce Maj. J. W. Powell as lecturer upon “History of Culture,” and Dr. Otis T. Mason, lecturer on “Origin of Culture.” Georgetown University. Arrangements are being made by the rector to have Georgetown University rep- resented at the centennial celebration of Maynooth College, Ireland, this coming June. A Latin letter, engrossed, will be sent and presented by some of George- town’s ecclesiastics abroad. The course in constitutional history by Father McGoldrick in the post-graduate de- partment ts giving considerable satisfac- ti Father Fulton has concluded an excellent course in forensic eloquence and an analy- sis and critical commentary on Hamlet. He is now giving a series of lectures on the modern novel. Rev. Fathers Richards and Welch will attend the semi-centennial celebration of Notre Dame University, Indiana, June 11, 2 and an ornithological collection has been ad- ded to the Coleman Museum collection; the birds were sent from Woodstock, and number about 300, Another handsome collection of about fifty South American humming birds of great rarity and beauty has alse been recently received, They were the gift of Dr. Thos. Norris Vincent. _ The executive committee of the junior law class met Saturday night to make ar- s for the commencement, to be 10 at the Academy of Music. Invitations the commencement are out, and programs will be furnished next ik by the graduating classes, post graduates Were examined and pleading on Wedne: <ht the seniors and post 1 be examined in evidence, y night corporations for the rangemen held Jur and post gi An excellent class picture of the se is now on exhi in the library. A picture of the same design will be sented to the school by the class. Howard Universit the Rankin Memorial department will hold Wednesday the pre- paratory school will close and on ‘Thur: day the colle department will distribute its pr thus finishing the -iniv courses fer the year. SSS SNUB STEAMERS. fors ree pre- This Chapel its my evening in the normal neement. TWO REV Proposals for Their Construction In- vited by the Trensury The Treasury Department has is ular inviting sealed propo: ruction of two single-screw revenue steamers, one to do service on the great lakes and to be constructed of stecl, and the other to be of compos nstruction, and to be a gned to duty along the New In length the vessels are t over all, with a displacement feet beam and 17 feet draft. h will be limited to ossessed of the ne nd other facilities for the perform- the worl ll be received at the sued a als for the Department until June 20 nes Is must be completed and deli 1 or before July 1, 1896. HAVE YOU SMOKED TOO MUCH? orsfore s Acid Phosphate. in | SUBURBAN NEWS ANACOSTIA, The funeral of Mr. Franklin Clough of Anacostia, whose death was referred to in yesterday’s Star, took place this morn- ing from St. Theresa’s Catholic Church, Rey. T. B. Hughes, pastor, officiating’ The pall bearers were selected by President Reardon ‘of St. Theresa’s Branch of the Catholic Knights of America, of which the deceased was a member. They were Messrs. John Madigan, Edward Nash, Bryant Downey, Lawrence Quill, John Doudy and T. E. Reardon. The interment was made in Congressional cemetery. Mrs. P. S. Quaid of Jefferson street, who has been seriously ill for many weeks, is now considered out of danger. The funeral of Mrs. George Baxter, who diced Saturday last, took place yesterday afternoon. The burial was in Mt. Olivet cemetery. The I. D. K. Club of Anacostia has been regularly chartered under the act of Con- gress and has secured comfortable quarters on Monroe street near Franklin street. The list of officers was published in The Star at the time of the formation of the club, several weeks ago. Mrs. M. M. North, the Misses Theda, Edith and Mildred North and Mr. Beverly North have gone to Virginia for the sum- mer. ————— BROOKLAND. Sunday after the morning mass at the Catholic University Bishop Keane delivered a short discourse on the “Reconciliation to the Chureh.” This was in connection with a novena that is being celebrated at the university during the octave of Pentecost. During this novena services are held every evening at 6 o'clock. Rey. John J. Keane, rector of the Catho- Ue University, left Sunday night for New York. Tonight he will deliver a lecture be- fore the National Academy of Sciences, in Brooklyn. He will return to the city to- morrow. Rev. Dr. Garrigan of the Catholic Unt- versity will go to Troy, N. Y., in June, to celebrate the silver anniversary of his or- dination, There were eighteen in the class ordained in 1870, and of these 14 are still alive and will meet there on that. occasion. They will say mass at the altar before which they said their first mass. There will also be a banquet, at which Dr. Garrl- gan will respond to the toast to the Catho- Ne University. The B. ¥. P. U. met Sunday night at the Baptist Church with a large attendance. The meeting was presided over by Mr. Thomas Meems. The young people will give a festival Friday evening. . Mr. E. H. Allen, manager of the Grand Opera House. wife and children, are. lo- cated at the Eckington for the’ summer months. Mrs. J. J, Fisher is erecting a neat little cottage in Queen Anne style on Wallace street. . Bishop Curtis of Wilmington, Del., will conduct the ceremonies in the absence of Cardinal Gibbons, who is in Rome, at the ordination of the Marist Monastery, in the old Brooks mansion, which will take place on the 10th ef June. Sixteen seminarians have passed the necessary examination and will receive priestly orders. ee FALLS CHURCH. The executive committee of the Village Improvement Society held an important meeting Saturday night at the residence of Mr. S. V. Proudfit, and decided unanimous- ly to celebrate the coming Fourth of July in an elaborate manner. The exercises will be similar in character to those of last year, except the athletic sports, if any, will not be under the auspices of the so- ciety. The committee voted to accept the invitation of Mr. E. J. Northrup to have the exercises on tne Eagle House lawn and to commence at 2 p.n. and S p.m. The following were recommended for apnoint- ment by the soc as chairmen of the various committees, with Mr. E. ©. Hough as general manager: On speaker: Proudfi on finance, M. literary exercises, A, E. music, S. H. Thornburg; r piion, G. A. L. Merri- field; firework: J. Northrup; decora- tiors, A. P. siman; grounds, Dr. J. B. Gould; refreshment: 2 Ww The Christian Endeavor 5 a sociable at the Baptist Church pariors Friday night Rey. Geo. W. Quick, pastor of the First Baptist Church, Springfield, Mass., preached ia the Baptist Church here Sunday morn- ng. é Mr. and Mrs, Fowler of Washington have rented the lock §=hov on Washington Hawxhu street, belonging to Mrs. Turner. and of the Presb Saturday afte ng The mission Church held a picnic The question of bon $10,000 for school purpos: by the resident freeholders today, the council having ordered an election to be held from 1 to 7 p.m. on that day. —__—> —_ KENSINGTON, terian ‘avon. the town for will be settled Mr. E. A. Zeigler, principal of the Ken- sington graded schcol, has gone to his home in Hyattstown for the summer vaca- tion. The newly elected town government is now in working order. The retiring mayor, Thomas R Martin, Tuesday night admin- istered the oath of office to Mayor-elect Dr. R. B. Detrick. That gentleman called the council together at his house Thursday evening, where they were duly installed and apportioned in the following commit- tees: Ways and means, E. J. Hardesty; improvements, H. K. Mannakee; health, Dr. J. L. Lewis; lamps, George W. Duvall. The council re-elected Mr. E. A. Zeigler as their clerk, and Mr. E. J. Kelly was re- appointed bailiff. Mayor Detrick has fitted up a temporary council chamber at his home, where meetings will be held every two weeks, begutning with June 3, at 7:30 p.m. The courcil decided to act’ upon a recent request of the citizens’ committee and hold an election soon, at which the question of bonding the town for a $5,000 sewer farm will be voted upon. Mr. C. ¥. Newton and Mr. George 8. Krouse were selected as judges of the election, and to Mayor Detrick was assigned the duty of selecting the third judge and fixing the date and place of election. The Montgomery public schools Friday, this being about six weeks e closed rlier than their usval termination. The primary department of the Kensington school, un- L. der the management of Mr: Langille, gave the following pro y a great deal of credit to both teacher and 's: Recitation school; “Dick A. e pa’s Ant Hill and ncis Wagner the Bee Hive," Grace Little and Matie Blackburn; “The Little Patriot,” Otis C Doria. mall and George F. Parker; “The Forget-me-not,” Sophia P. TeQueen; “May,” William M. Russell; fhe Little Housemaid,” G E. Proctor; Ballots, Janie Walte in he T “oniy On Eldridge; lappy Ante- by Harri Pe a Gentleman Two Little Frogs,” ] Dorian. Remar > made b ‘al of the visitors present, after whic’ cake and lemonade were served to all. . Arrangements are being made for an entertainment for the benefit of the No Library, the p:oceeds to be devoted entirely to the purchase of new books. Se ROCKVILLE. m of the ¢ The next t ‘uit court for this county will commen: here on the first Monday in June. The following are docketed for the term: , 70; judi- ppe ‘This is a non- term, but owing to the amount of ness to be transacted will probably oc- cupy some deys. following transfers of real estat were last week placed upon the land record books of this county: S$. T. Mullican, sher- iff, to Mary 184 acres of land; $1, trustees, to Beall jand near Darn the number of cas Crimi St; Vincent to Reverdy Broo! of land near Dar Beall to incent, land; $2,670.65. Brice Howard to William Stevenson, three acres of land; $300, Mu ry J. Burriss to Catharihe A. Burriss, 55 perches of laad at Gaithersburg; $100. Catharine A. Burriss to John A. Burriss, lot at Gaithersburg; $100. Catharine A. Burriss to Mary J. Burriss, lot at Galthers- burg; $-. Naiional Chautauqua to Mary E. Kammerer, 26 lots in Chautauqua grounds; $-. Mary E. Kammerer to Edith M. Baltzley, 5 lots in Glen Echo Heights; $2,000. Same to same, 26 lots in National Chautauqua; $—. Alfred Wood and others to Mary R. Hardesty, lot at Kensington; $500. Vance Lewis, attcrney, to Fred. A. Schneider, lot in Takoma Park; $722.09. Hosea B.’ Moulton to Samuel Ross, lot in Takoma Park; $—. Benj. F. Gilbert to Frances D. Parry, 2 lots‘in Takoma Park; $600. Susan Tucker to Gatharine V. Poole, 41 7-8 acres of land; $200 Metropolitan In- vestment Company to Emma R. Bundy, lo in Garrett Park; $300. ‘Brainard H. War- ner to Wilbur V. Nash, lot at Kensington; $—. Mary E. Kammerer to Edith M. Baltz- ley, 5 lots in Glen Echo; $2,000. Fred. J. Lung to Daniel A. Whitmer, lots in Tako- ma Park; $-. George T. Cashell to Lloyd Maxwell, 223 ecres of land; $4,600, Brain- ard H. Warner to Elizabeth M. Townsend, 2 lots at Kensington; $—. Hattersly W. Talbott, trust2e, to Walker and Plummer, 60 1-8 acres of land; $904.88. Yvon Pike to Virginia C. Lewis, lot in North Takoma; $6,000, Brainard H. Warner to Chas. T. and Mary E. Austin, lot in Kensington; $250. Mary E. Broome to John A. Warfield, lot in Darnestown; $890. Thomas B. How- ard to Wilson King, 6 1-2 acres of land; $180. Martin L. Littlefield to William H. Moore, cne-sixteenth part of 65 1-4 acres of land; $200. Postmaster Almoney has received infor- mation from the Post Office Department that the free delivery system inaugurated here several years ago will be continued for another year. ‘A very pleasant entertainment was held Friday, 2tff instant, at Friendship school house, Potomac district, about four miles from this place. This school is in charge of Miss Emma Scheirer of Rockville, and during the past year the attendance has been good. The school room was hand- somely decorated for the occasion with evergreens and a profusion of wild flowers, and was crowded to its full capacity by the friends and patrons of the school. The exercises opened with a song of welcome by the school, after which the following program was rendered: “Children’s Enter- tainment,” by the little boys and girls; dialogue, “Domestic Wanted;" recitation, “Long, Loag Ago,” Mary Windsor; recita- tion, “Village Sewing Society,” Mamie Ward; z, by the school; dialogue, “The Libel ion, “My Josiar,” Addie Stearn; recitaticn, “Nobody,” Frances Red- recitation, “Learning to Sew,” Irona ong, by the schocl; dialogue, “Aunt Betsey’s Beaux;” song, by the school. At the close of the exercises refreshments were served to all in attendance. , TAKOMA PARK. Rey. Franklin Miller of Washington filled the pulpit in the Presbyterian Church Sun- day at both morning and evening serv- ices. A congregational meeting will be held in this church tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock, to take some action toward secur- ing a pastor. At a recent meeting of the stockholders of the Takoma Park Loan and Trust Com- pany at their office in North Takoma, with a large representation present, a gratifying report was made of the improved condition and brightening outlook. The following were elected directors for the ensuing year: Messrs. E. Parker, Jno. B. Larner, L. P. Shoemaker, B. F. Leighton, W. W. Rapley, S. P. Kretzer, M. Heaton, jr., H. W. Talbot, S. J. S. Swormstedt, S. R. Bond, A. oul Atva subsequent meet- ing the following officers were re-elec! S. S. Shedd, president;.$ R. Bond, president; C. M. Heaton, secretary. At the social given _4t Vermont Avenue Christian Church on Eiday to the Y. P. 5. Cc. E. of Takoma, by the society of that church, the following were present from the Takoma society:’ Misses Maud Wat- kins, Maud Sleeper, Mary Lamond, Bertie Page, Florence Dudley, Irene Steers, Sue Davis (of Rockville), , Whitmer, McPherson, Edythe & Mabel Edith Burrill, Jennie ‘son, M Wm. Sleer F. Dudley Steers, C. rch, Jime harlie Lewi: on, Angus Lamond. The Decoration day services at Soldiers’ Home and Battle etekies will be par- Geipated in by ‘Takoma residents, many of whom are connected with the different’ G. A. R. posts and or The closing exerc koma public school, under direction of its principal, Mrs. Agnes Nourse, were gratitying to parents and friends of the pupils. The th its floral decorations and happy was Well filled. Those participating With songs, recitations, etc, were Mary Steers, Ja s, Jennie Jimerson, Mary Little, Wanda Hosack, Gibson, Nellie Atwell, Gertru’ Louise limer, Leona Barnet Watkins, mith, Blanche Atwe nnie Steers, Henry W rs, Alvin King, Arthur Jimerson, Charlie Whit- mer. The weekly meeting of the Y. P. S. C. E, held in the chapel Sunday” evening, Maud Watkins leading the servi from the topic, rist's Cross, My Cross.’ The con: vice which followed s led by the secretary calling the roll, each person present responding with a verse of Scripture, prayer or two-minute re- marks, closing with the beautiful Mizpah benediction. Mr. Eugene Means of Towanda, Pa., who as visiting relatives here, mi: the trip comfortably (a distance of 375 miles) on nis bicycle in less than tive day ‘Takoma Lodge, No. 2, F. A. A. M., held a meeting in Takoma Hall Saturday night for practice. The work of the evening was devoted to the second degree. The Volunteer fire company held a drill meeting last night in the grounds adjoin- ing the engine house. The turnout dis- played the interest felt by the fire laddies in their new apparatus SBURG. The Montgomery County Telephone Com- pany has decided to increase its capital stock to $10,000, for the purpose of extend- ing its line to other towns desiring tele- phonic connection with this place. Miss Annie M. Myers, assistant teacher of the graded school, has returned to her home at Potomae to spend vacation. Rey. L. L. Lloyd, pastor of the M. E. Charech South, preached to large congre- gations Senday morning and evening. He announced a change in crder of services to preaching every Sunday morning and e ing, except the first Sunday in the month, When in the evening the moathly mission~ ary meeting will occur, The Hyattstown Young People's Society of Christian Endeaver held its annual meeting at the Christian Church and elected the following new oflicer: Pr dent, Mrs. Julia sler; Vice president, Bradley Dutrow; secretary, Miss Ollie Wolte; collectors, Eracst Harriss and Wil- lie Burdette, Mr aston has suéered a str and is in a critical con- ‘Thursday night of the young people Clarksburg M. &. Chureh will giv sical and litetary entertainment 1 Hall for the benelit of the parson: uday night thie toreed into the residence an of Moses Thomp- en- npson was aroused by th the window, and, giving fridhtetted off the in- iruders before any plunder was secured. Three men were distinguished in the par al revival services at the Christian sdiand, conélueted by Rev. W. J have been concluded, resuking the immersion of one con¥ert. Sunday the children’s day exercises were heid by the Sunday school, with An excellent program song, jon and a large Schell of Wash- arily filling the pulpit of the nation of Rey. ington is tempo' @ church since gby 2 Mr. Bunger Watking' is brecting 2 dwe ing on the lot recently’ pufchased on Mont- Bo ‘y avenue. es LANGDOY Mr. L. Sherwood of the Br wocd road is visiting friends in Norfolk, Cross, My Cro: was the sub- ject idered at the meeting of the Young People’s Society of Christian En- \deavor in Langdon M. 5, nday | evening. Mr. Freder | Langdon led the me ed by Mr Rebert L. Dutton of Washington. Miss Mildred Briggs, one of the staf al in Washington, to reling been compelled 1 labors for fe nd will the time with > Mrs. C. of Detroit t Owen or many years ents 1 eran Home farm in Winth , have leased a op He garden farm on the Sargeant road, just over the District line, and will become resi- dents of Maryland June 1. Citizens of this neighborhood are much interested in the Baltimore electric rail- way project, which is to pass along Rhode Island avenue to the District line. The avenue touches the north side of this sub- division, and will afford a much more di- rect route of travel into the heart of Washington than is now enjoyed by way of either the Brentwood or Bladensburg roads. And then, too, an electric road would socn settle the question of rates to this station on the steam cars, which are new thcught to be too high for the dis- tance traveled. As the ime for the annual May ball of the Langdon dancing class approaches much interest centers in the prize waltzing contest, which is a feature of these festivi- ties. Competition is limited to members of the class, and several entries have been made. The winners will receive a hard- some gold medal. The ball takes place Wednesday evening. The event of the season among the Lang- den little folks took place Saturday even- ing at Wildwood Terrace on Emporia street, when Mr. R. C, Walton, assisted by Miss Lizzie Hill of Washington and Mrs. Frances X. Higdon of Langdon, gave a birthday party to Mr. Walton’s son, Pel- ham, aged seven year: The guests of honor for the evening were Masters Pel- ham Walton, Winthrop Dumont, Willie Page, Reed Baker, Frank Grimes, Albert Watson, Frank Boushee, Carlton Edwards, Earl Baker, and Misses Mabel Mother head, Ethel Watson, Mabel Grimes, Lula Baker, Edna Durfey, Virginia Collins, Susie Harvey, Ethel Baker, Etta Page and Emily May. | The evening was spent in ckildren’s games and roliicking festivities. Refreshments of strawberries, ice cream, cake and other good things to tempt the juvenile appetites were served, the table decorations of flowers and ferns being beautiful to behold. Before disbanding the ccmpeny of little people wished their host “seventy times seven long years of happy and successful life,” and voted the occa- sion just the jolliest of the season. —_—.__ GOLDEN CROSS. Reception to Supreme Representative Yates at National Commandery. The members of National Commandery last evening tendered a reception to Su- preme Representative R. H. Yates of that commandery, who has just returned from the sessions of the Supreme Commandery at Knoxville, Tenn. The regular proceed- ings of the cammandery embraced the pre- sentation of three applications for member- ship, and the conferring of the second and third degrees on two candidates. Keeper of Records Trembly then announced that the good of the order committee had pro- pared a program and collation in honor of Supreme Kepresentative Yates to show the high respect they entertained for him, and to give him a chance to speak for himself. Knight Levin C. Handy then took charge of the meeting, and after a vocal solo by Miss Isabel Culley, Supreme Representative Yates was introduced, and gave a brief description of his admission to the Supreme Commandery, and his experience as a mem- ber of that body. Past Grand Commander Perry and Grand Commander Hallam also made brief addresses. Noble Commander Walter E. Allen, accompanied by a large number of members of Joodwill Command- ery, was announced and fraternally wel- comed by Noble Commander Gessford. A notice was received from Grand Command- er Hallam announcing the appointment of Levin C. Handy as deputy grand com- mander for National Commandery. Past Grand Commander Perry, at the close of his speech, presented to R. M. Alien a Golden Cross pin, the prize for securing new members during the last term. The commandery was then closed, and after rendering their respects to the supreme representative, the members and visitors repaired to the banquet hall, and partook of a bountiful collation prepared by the ladies of the commandery. Seas FISH PONDS FOR THE PARK. THE To Be Stocked by the sicn at Small Expense. The Zooogical Park is to be further adorned by the addition of two fish ponds. Together they will cover rearly half an acre of ground. One of them will contain carnivorous fishes, while only vegetarian species will be permitted to occupy the other. This is a measure absolutely neces- ary for the safety of the latter. Congress is not very generous to the park, ‘and there is not much money to spend on the ponds. Fortunately, no great sum is required; it is reckoned that 30 will suffice for both. An effort will be made to give an appearance as much like natural ponds may be practicable. Around the borders will be clumps of shrubs and bushes, while lotus and various species of water lilies, not omitting the gi- gantic Victoria Regia, will lend beauty to the artificial lakes. Details of the plan have not been per- fected as yet, but the intention is to uso a small stream—some convenient tributary of Rock creek—to furnish the needed wa- ter. Many cart loads of pebbles will be used to make a good and hard bottom for the ponds. Application will be made to the United States fish commission for the fish required, Some of the latter will doubt- less be brought from down the Potomac. The species to be selected have not been determined as yet. Advice on that subject will be solicited from Dr. Bean and other experts of the fish commission. Among the carnivorous fishes will be black bass and gar pike, while perch and carp will be included among the vegetable feeders. It is desired to have as many odd and unusual kinds of fishes as may be pro- curable, in order to please the curlosity- loving public. - Recentiy a very interesting animal, called the “tayra,” from the mountains of Gul- ana, has been added to the park collection. It belongs to the weasel family, has long hair and {s very intelligent and pretty. In its native wilds it devours many parrots, which it catches by climbing trees after them. Beicre long Dr. Baker expects to receive from the Yellowstone Park some rare birds; also from Colorado are expected a sh Commi: few timber wolves. Before long several arctic foxes, too, will be added to the col- lection. —— A Ride in 2 Refrigerator. From the Philadelphia Press. A ty-mile ride in a refrigerator car, surrounded with a wall of ice, nearly re- ulted in the death of Charles Seymour, a dressed man, claiming Pb!ladelphia es home, who recently rode to Atlantic from Camden on a freight train. The cars were being shifted about in the rail- road yard, at Atlantic City, when a brake- while running across the top of a ator car, noticed a trap door inv ated and found a man ‘le just under’ the ear roof, compartment in whieh the big man, loaded refrige! move. “1 to Keep the contents of ar cool are packed y n, bei y able to m les, and the 1 sted from the where he was wa had regained ¢ able to talk. T he told the ame old story. Ye had no money, and man the 1 up and down rol of his limbs Wanted to come here in order to secure employment. When he entered the re erator car the ture was not chilly, but cool. He t_a corner and drop- nd did not wake until a fore he was found. When he attempt to get scome numb, He equived all his re- ped off to sle short time t opened hi up, but his lim! was helpiess, and it and the men for a small pur: for him, disappeared. see An Appalling Tragedy. A singularly appalling tragedy occurred Sunday evening at Arsenal Island, a pleas- ure resort opposite the southern part of St. Louis. In the full view of the multitude gathered to spend Sunday a young man, ‘Teny Heafie by name, dropped from an a ng balloon several hundred feet down to the earth. His body was crushed to a shapeless mass. Whether the tragedy was the resuit of an accident or of design no one knows. see Shot by an A. P. A, Man. Sgbert H. Chatfield In a saloon argument at Kochester, N. Y. yesterday made the announcement that he was a member of ue Dominick Kearns, a by- “I am glad there is one n willing th acknowledge {t."". Upon this Chatfield drew a revolver and shot Kearns dead. The murderer was locked up. PRASE FROM ALL Paine's Celery Compound a Won- der Among Medicines, It Makes People Well Say Ings They Cordially Recommend the Compound to Their Customers. HOW THE DEMAND GROWS. Washington drugglsts hear almost as many sad tales as ductors do. Yet they see the bright side of humanity, too, and the most Joyous stories that reach -them are from the customers who declare Paine's celery compound to be a very wonder of he ling. It builds up nervous systems that have been shattered by work, exposure, hardship, grief or anxiety. It restores weak, flabby muscles to batural tone and vigor. It cleauses the lite-bear- tng blood. The people of Washington have pinned their faith to Palne’s celery compound. So have the druggists. Read the emphatic expressions of ap- Proval which follow—they won't take much time— apd see if you .re not well repaid for doing so. . Can’t Get Enough of It. At the age of twenty-four years James O'Don- nell owns thre2 prosperous drug stores in Wash- ington; one at 311 7th street southwest; one at 3d strect and Pennsylvania avenue, and the third at 82d and M streets. Mr. O'Donnell used to be a carrler for The Evening Star. He owes bis suc- cess to brains, pluck and industry. Of Taine’s celery compound he say: JAMES O'DONNELL. “Tt bas had a larger sale at my three establish: ments in the past year than one-half of all the other prominent medicines combined. The demand for it is greater than the supply. I would sooner have Paine’s celery compound on the shelves gold dollars in a safe deposit, so you can readily judge tow I regard it in a mercantile sense. “It is always safe to recommend Paine’s celery compound and T have been told by many of my customers that their physicians advised them to try St. It would be dificult to find a more em- hatie testimonial to its virtues than that, for doc- e well” known to be strong in their disin- mend any proprietary medicine. * continued Mr. O'Don- “one person who has taken Paine’s celery compound and not expressed himself or herself as having been greatly benefited by it. I have had tors a tor kidney and liver complaints, and in every in- stane ‘they have been loud in their praises of the manner in which the medicine bas eradicated their diseases and restored them to health. You may quote me as strongly as you please in The Evening Star or anywhere else in behalf of the wonderful curative powers of Palne’s celery compound in the complaints whieh it is specified to relieve and ban- Ish, I believe every one should be made acquaint- ed with such a great remedial agent, for it 1s, in my honest opinion, nothing short of a boon to suf- fering humanity. Mects With Universal Favor. Henry Evans of 088 F street northwest handles all sorts of me and, of course, Paine's celery compound has a promtnent place on bis shelves. “Paine’s celery compound is an article of great merit,” sald Mr, Evans unbesitatingly to an Even- ing Star reportey who questioned Lim on the sub- Sect. icines, TIENRY EVANS. “There should be no question about Pafne’s celery compound being everything that it is represented to be. It is put up by a fim that has been in the a great many years and ‘ond to none for high char- est dealing. ‘They know as well as USE PAINE’S -GELERY COMPOUND NOW. any physician alive what to put in a bottle for the purpose of relieving and benefiting suffering people. I never hesftate a moment to recommend it when I am questioned about its charac 1 sell A very iarge quantity of it. In my twenty-two years’ experience in the wholesale drug Imsiness I never knew any medicine that sold as largely as Paine’s celery compound. Two weeks ago I re- ceived three gress today I haven't a bottle left. Yesterday I ordered another three gross and until it comes I'l be without it, as the demand: here is so great that the Jobbers’ shelves are empty us mine. “Paine’s celery compound has been used in my own family with most excellent beneficial results, and I repeat that I never knew of a proprietary medicine that met with such universal favor among those who took ft as Paine's celery compound re- ceives from those who use It."” Mr. Eppley’s Warm Commendati By accommodating his customers in many ways James K. Eppley of 14th and Stoughton strects northwest has made himself and his store exceed- ingly popular. Among bis patrons are Justices Harlan and Strewer of the Supreme Court, Mrs. John A. Logan, the Chinese minister and the mem- bers of his legatlon, Invited to give bis opiniop of Paine's celery compound, Mr. Eppley sald: JAMES K. EPPLEY. “The compound is highly spoken of by every one who uses 1t whom I have heard express themselves on the subject. It seems to be growing more and wore popular every day, as the demand for it is increasing all the time. ell much of it? Yes, a larger quantity of Paine’s celery compound is sold in my estw.lishment than of three-fourths of all the other advertised medicines comiined. I have been strick particularly fn the past by the char- acter of the people who have recourse to It. It is generally the case, or It bas been in my experience, that the humble classes are usually the best pa- irdas of proprietary medicines. This, however, is bot true of Paine’s celery compound. The majority of my customers who purchase it are eminently in- telligent and well-to-do and they do not hesitate to applaud its beneficial results in their cases with hearty emphasis. It fs without question one of the best tonics and restoratives to be bad, and in nervous troubles it is almost a specific. Indigestion and dyspepsia seem to be the chief Lodily afilictions of Washington people, and in many of these cases that have come under my notice Paine’s celery compound has effected a radical cure. do wt hesitate to recommend it to persons who are suf- fering from such complaints whenever my opinion fs requested. Best in the Market. . P. M. King of Vermont avenue and I street 3 shown himself peculiarly wide awake in keep- ing his establishment supplied with a large va- riety of desirable goods. He is also a maunufac- turing chemist. Mr. King regards Paine's celery compound highly. “I do not hesitate to say," he says, consider Paine’s- celery compound the best pro- prietary medicine I know of on the market. I sell more of it than any other kind and the only fault T can find with it is that my supply occasionally runs ont, and I have many calls for it before the ordered supply reaches me. No such praise 1s given to any other medicine by those who use them as that extended to Paine’s celery compound. “that I W. P. M. KING. I am being told al! the time by thankful people what it has done for them, and consequently I am thoroughly convinced of its great efficacy in over coming the ailments for which it 1s intended. Cured St. Vitus’ Dance. The firm of Scheller & Stevens, 9th street and Pennsylvania avenue northwest, keep Paine’s celery. compound always on hand. “There can be no doubt about the superexcellent qualities of Paine’s celery compound,” said Dr, Edward Stevens, who, by the way, is a graduate in medicine as well as in pharmacy Ye sell a large quantity of it, and hear nothing but good reports of it. No otber proprietary medicine io my experience has ever bad such a strong hold on the public estimation. The other day the wife of @ well-known lawyer in this city came in td get a bottle of the compound and told me that ste lad suffered from nervous prostration for Of- teen years. She had tried phystclans of both the allopathic and homeopathic schools to no avail, she suid, and at last determined to try Patne's celery, compound. She assured me that she began to cet relief as soon as ehe commenced taking it; that she grew better steadily and that it completely, cured her. “Whenever sbe felt bad, she declared, sbe took ‘a dose of Paine’s celery compound with invariably beneficial results. Another customer told us af even more remarkable incident concerning the vire tues of the medicine. She had bought three oF four bottles of it and came in to get another. It happened that the supply had run out temporarily, ‘The lady was very much ‘put out,’ ag she expressed it, because she needed the medicine for ber serv- ant. She said she employed a servant who had b with her for several years aud who was afflicted with St. Vitus’ dance. This lady, who is an intelligent and high-minded woman, then told us that she bad purchased Paine’s celery compound for the servant and that two or three bottleg had cured her of the St. Vitus’ dance. “Numerous other persons who are well known to me have also testifed tu the highest terms to.the benefit they have derived from Paine’s cel« npound, “We are selling lots of Palne's celery pound, which is the best sort of evidence that It glves sat. ction.”* “3 re Cissell, corner of 10th street and New York avenue northwest: “Of course Paine’s celery come pound sells well, It 1s a good preparation, and trom what I have heard from those who bave purchased it, gives satisfaction.’t F. P. Mertz, corner of 11th and F streets northe west: ‘I have sold an immense quantity of Paine’§ celery compound since I have becn in business, More than two or three times as much as of any other medicine. I have lately sold as many as 150 Lottles of the compound in @ single day. A. P. Hendershott, corner of 12th and F street: northwest: “Within @ short time my sales Patne's colery compound bave increased from one ozen bottles a week to that number @ day—ag increase of 600 per cent." Walter 0. Davis, proprietor of the Aston Phary macy, corner of 1th and @ streets northwest, “Paine's celery compound sells well and I hav every reason to believe gives general satisfaction, John R. Majors, corner of 7th and G street northwest: “Paine’s celery compound sells bettg® than any similar preparation I bave ever knowpy Which would indicate that it gives setisfaction."* J. A. Healey, 800 Massachusetts avemte northwest: "I have a very good demand for Pato celery compound, which is proof that it rst: § tion.” & Co., corner of 4th and East Capit streets: “We have a great demand for Paine's c ery compound and are certain that It glves 68! faction to purchase’ . ‘v. G. De Moll, corner of 9th and B etree! no “1 can Indorse Paine's celery compo in the bighest manner,’t re