Evening Star Newspaper, June 21, 1895, Page 8

. THE EVENING STAR, FRIDAY, JUNE 21, 1895-TWELVE PAGES. Quality and Price ie Beckon== extremes together. A great business--growing greater’ testifies to our successful achievements. We shall never outgrow our ambition. We use perfection as the foundation upon which to rear Enjoy its fruitfulness with us. better. Men’s Furnishings. Who is to measure the worth in @ dol- lar? We think we exact as much as any- anybody. Give quite as much value for the money as !3 possible. Selling 1s a science and we think we havo mastered it. Not the first sale—but the influence of it. That something — satisfaction—that brings you back the next time. That is our endeavor— our ability. UNDERWEAR. Yon surely can't complain of short value here— Natural Gray Cotton Shirts and Drawers, finished with French necks and all the strong features. About a 40c. or 0c. worth —for 29. a garment. A broken lot of the American Hostery Co.'s Underwear—summer weights. Of Shirts we have sizes 36, 40, 42 and 44— ~and of Drawers—82, 84, 86, 42 and 44. Regular pzice, $1.10—Now 50c. a garment. Another of the American Hostery Co.’s make—Gauze Shirts and Drawers—2-8 wool— regular at $1.75. Now $1 a garment. Shirts 34 and 38. Drawers—30 and 36. Not much of a varlety of sizes—but bargains for whoever they will fit. ‘We bonght 25 dozen Gauze Shirts that are worth SOc. for half price. They are big sizes—40, 42 and 44—long and short sleeves. Our price to you fs just half—25c. ‘We think these thin grades are ahout as near bargains as you can get—French Bal- briggan Shirts and Drawers, with French necks, pearl tmttons, French-finished waist- bands. 50c., 75c. and 85e. Read as good as some that are marked a great deal more in some stores. And they really are. ‘NIGHT WEAR. Some just in, Pajamas, Did you ever wear Pajamas? We could convert you tn @ jiffy once you try them. This lot is made of im- ported Madras—in first-rate patterns—and $2 a sult {s very, very cheap for them. Night Shirts—A dollar buys a comfortable Natnsook—fust as long and big around as though it cost two. All sizes—$1 each. NEGLIGH SHIRTS. Worth a chapter to themselves—but we want to offer you folks who wear 14, 14%, 17 and 18-inch collars, a snap-shot at 9 Un- Iaundered Negilge Shirts. They are a lttle sofled, but you can’t wear them anyhow un- til they are done up—so what {s the differ- ence? Considerable in the price—60c. is the regnlar—29¢. the special. SUMMER SUSPENDERS. Crown make—about the best—handsome patterns—elastic ends—hardly any wear out—25e. a pair. Guyot-like—real French suspenders—worth 60c.—now 29c. Pleasing patterns. WASH NECKWEAR. No use talking about {t. You can’t pick out Neckwear on hearsay. See the patterns —and we can keep showing as long as you will keep lcoking. All styles— Wash Bows— Wash Four-in-Hands~ Wash Band Bows— Ate PERRY'S. |) Ours is a continual study--studying to please. Studying how toelevate the standard of quality =-and lower the plane of price. To bring the two Wash Club Ties— Wash Do Joinvilles— We haven't an {dea that anybody asks Jess than we do. Have you heard of any- body quoting lower prices?—for equal values, of course. Grass Cloth Four-in-Hands—are right in favor this season. They ought to be for 8c. aplece. GLOVES. Or, mere comprehensively speaking—every- thing in the Handwear line for summer service. You know “what a feature we mako of Gloves. The superior values—the fame of the makers—the fairness of our prices keep us where we have worked hard to get—in the Iend. Can you wonder these counters’ are thronged? Some of the attractlons— CHAMOIS GLOVES. 4-button White—S5e. ard $1 a patr. G-button White Mousquetaires—S5c., $1—natural—SSe. a pair. 8-button Mousquetaires—White and Natural—$1 a pair. Gauntlets, White—60c.—Natural, 50c. 8 pair. FABRIC GLOVES. Ladies’ Silk Gloves, with Kayser pat- ent finger tips—Black, 50c., 75c., $1 and $1.25—White, 75c.—Colors, $1 @ pair. Ladies’ White, Tan and Black Silk , Gloves—S0c. a pair. Ladies’ Frame-made Black Silk Gloves, with extra woven ‘nger tips—85c. a pair, Ladies’ Long Silk Gloves—White, Cream and Black—7Se. a pair. Ladies’ Black Taffeta Gloves—25c. and 0c. In colors—80¢. @ pair: Ladies’ Lisle Thread Gloves—25c. and 89e. a pair. Men's Taffeta Gloves—S0c. a pair. Men's Lisle Thread Gloves—Walking, 2%5e.—Driving, 50c. a pair, Misses’ Long White Silk Gloves—Z5c. @ pair. Misses’ Lislo Thread and ‘Taffeta Gloves—25e. a pair. SILK MITTS. Ladies’ Black Silk Mitts—25c., 88¢., 50c., .75c. and $1 a pair. Ladies’ White Silk Mitts—50c. a patr. Ladies’ White, Cream and Black Long $2 a pair. Ladies’ 4-button Suedes, in light shades, with Black brode—$1.75 a pair. Ladies’ 4-button Suedes, in all colors— $1.85, $1.50 and $1.65 a pair. Ladies’ 8 pair. Ladies’ 8-button Yellow Suedes, with Black brode—$1.60 a pair, Ladies’ 8-button Pearl, Cream. and Light Tan Suedes—$2 a pair, White, Pearl and Light Tan Biarritz Gloves—$1 a pair. S-button White Suedes—$1.50 PERRY’S, “Ninth and the Avenue.” Established 1840, Telephone 995. Silk Mitts—50c. and 75e. a pair. Ladies’ Black Silk Mitts—extra stzes— 0c. a pair. Ladies’ Gray Silk Mitts—Soc. a pair. Misses’ Black and White’ Silk Mitts— Qe. a pair. 7 EID GLOVES. Ladies’ 4-button, Black,” White and Colored Glace Gloves—$1, $1.25, §1.50 and $2 a patr. Ladies’ 4-button Cream, Buff and Light Modo Glace Gloves, with Black brode— ‘Our Yellow Ice Wagons =are plainly lettered ‘Independent | Ice Co.” “They may be seen on Sstrect, They serve |RENNE- ICE EXCLUSIVELY. Give your ‘write or teleptione. to driver orde Constant supply’— prompt delivery— lowest rates guaranteed. ndependent Ice Co. | HII ; 10 Pa. ave. "Phone [01-2. | Offices 2310s" Water ne Georgetown. [| jf] Je19-28e0 i * —1s known by but few photographers ¢ * —judging from the phot jh : * about town. We are * business—know the “art of photo- * © Z m “A to Z''—employ ¢ . y—use no head rests, and ¢ 2 as a cesult our photos. are more * natural looking than those taken * by other bd “Mantel : . jWmm. H. Stale, 1207 F St. ra ESSOR TO M, B. BRADY. $e20-16d iat ainda aN UNRAE IG aM Nana Kx aw here’s No Excuse For} Not Having attings $2.00 maskshy ual rite Se ot prevail. We cap cover the floor A Of a good-sized room—in good atting—for $2.00. All the Room. labor grades dre propottionate- pric THE HOUGHTON CO., 1214 F ST. Ww. Je20-20a Works! Great va. riety at Gould’ 421 9th st. 2 terns, 2 cts.; Bak Fire tek = W OPKS 4Je19-2we Understand Our method of PAINLESS DEN- TISTRY and you'll seo that it's the only one for you to use. No danger, no sleep, no nausea, no after effects. And a most agreeable method in every particular. Charges very moderate. Extracting, 50 cts. Evans Dental Parlors. 1217 PENNA. AVE. N.W. $e20-244 Ww eo | ® S All the Black Worsted Prince Albert Suits @And All the Black Worsted Cutaway Suits @O® rebuilding sale. as Alpacas—Unlined marked. rebuild. us to abuse it now. goeseoes eeoges eeaaeeoesones Are ¥ less than marked prices during our The very thin goods, such etc., are the only goods reserved. Outside of these you may have anything in the house at an even two-thirds of what it’s It’s a liberal—sweeping reduc- tion—characteristic of our methods and enterprise—a sale that’ll cost us hundreds of dollars—but a loss we don’t mind—’cause it'll accomplish our purpose—move this big stock out of harm’s way before we start to Don’t mind what jealous com- petitors say. We’ve stood the test of time— held your confidence for thirty-five years— and it would be ‘commercial suicide’? for Serges—Duck Pants, QOSOOS2G9SOHOTHHOOOOHHOHO0N 009000090S008 Ten’s Suits. {5} $5 00 for all that were $7.50 $6.67 for all that were $10.00 $8.00 for all that were $12.00 $9.00 for all that were $13.50 $10.00 for all that were $15.00 $12.00 for all that were $18.00 $13.35 for all that wero $20.00 BODO29929 3999S 990G]98 9899028985900 -$1.85. for $2.00 for $2.67 for $3.35 for $5.00 for Men’s Pants. all that all that all that all that $4.00 for all that all that Children’s Suits. =] were were were were were were $2.00 $3.00 $4.00 $5.00 $6.00 $7.50 $1.85 for all that were $2.00 ®& $2.00 for all that were $3.00 $2.67 for all that were $4.00 $3.35 for all that were $5.00 $4.00 for all that were $6.00 $5.00 for all that were $7.50 ae [XXRERERK? Oe Cor. 7th & OSQS0G0089206 seman Bros, No Branch Store in This City. E Sts. N.W.. io SSSSO SOOSOOGOO eee) Craig & Harding, 13th & F Sts. * We have divided the balance of * the Matting stock into four lots. * Having had a most successful sea- * son we are satisfied with cost and * less for the remainder: * 80 rolls of Fino Jointless China * Matting, variety of patterns, Have * been 20 and 22%. per yard. Close, 15¢. yd. * 42 rolls of Fine Jointless Cottpn- * warped Inlaid Mattings, in both : : Japanese and Chinese designs. Were 80c. a yard. Close, 20c. yd. ® 8 rolls of Fine China Matting. Close, roc. yd. * 18 rolls of the Finest Woven Cot- * ton-warped Jointless Matting, in at- * tractive inserted patterns. Were 50c. 35¢. yd. um lEasy Sewing si In Hot Weather. hanna * Do yours on the “PARAGON.” The finest “sewing machino in the world * for $23—easlest ruuning—quickest— f quietest. “Sold ca ensy monthly pay- § * ments. * €FNEW machines rented if you § * wish at very small cost, E IStandard Sewing rich. Co., Feo2 9TH ST. (MASONIC TEMPLE.) SE Bini a | Py Pg . * pe seesececccccccerescosooes . ° + . . . : 9s ° ¢ i —whether good, bad or indifferent— ¢ look pretty much alike when first ap- ° —— plied. Wait till bad weather comes, * > awever, then note the difference. * ¢. Our paints are good—the very best * * in fact, and weather has no effect on ¢ + them. (No diticulty about + ? ry, A rs ° oR. M. BROWN, and N sts. nw. "Phone ‘$e20-20d ors eocccooe $1722 teocercrorosoooos A $20 GAS RANGE for that price—ind it’s a Gas Rango you'll always con- gratulate yourself on having. A standard make—4-burner Size—easy to mantpulate— clean and sightly. it. S.S.SHEDD & BRO., 22"... Je20-8m0 ‘They open the way to a choice from the finest lot of OX- FORDS these prices ever bought. ‘There are innumerable styles in Shoes made of soft, fine kid, Rus- sia calf and russet goat on lasts that fit foet faultlessly. Cool and comely, correct, and cannot be ex- celled for summer wear—when com- fort and durability are equally de- sirable: IHAVENNER & DAVIS, Incorporated, 928 F St., cnone Never Mind The Cash! It you buy tho furniture of us you get benefit of the lowest cash prices—and ve all the time you want {n which to pay the bill. We give credit solely as an ac- commodation to our patrons—without notes— without interest. A Promise To Pay And a little money weekly or month; niches your house—or any part of it. “Wo hold the exclusive agency the worl falr prize Refrigerator—tite rth Sta: tl A to the still fur- to choose from—prices from $2.50 . We make and lay all carpets free of cost—no other house ever dreamed of doing such a thing—no charge for the waste—even in matching figures. Solid Oak Bed Room Suite, $13. Plush or Tapestry Parlor Suite, $22.50. Baby Sarringes rom $5 to $50. Brussels Carpets, 50 cents a yard. Tograin Carpet, 85 cents a yard. 5 rolig of Best Mattings. ven tack them down—free. id Oak Extension Table, $3.50. Woven Wire Springs, $1.70. 40-pound Hair Mattress, $7.00. Our marked prices will prove that there fs nothing to be gained by paying cash. Get anything you need—pay for it while you are ing i GROGAN’S & HARDING, Mammoth Credit House, 819-821-828 7TH STREET NORTHWEST. Je18-Sid_ FOSS SS SSS SS: megpeapicey ‘Ladies, } kAttention# ARGAINS: Silk Waists, 2.00, All-silk, lined throughout, boned and ed with dress shialds. ‘1 m to $7.00. Moth preparation and Tar Paper for le now. sal z Furs altered into latest styles during OPODIOOOO DS: xR KERR EER RKREE REE ER ERE REREREREREKERE ERE E KERR ERR ERE EERE M ER EMER ORE ER ERER ER ERE RRRE RRR RRR R ERE summer months at half price. Fashion Plates of next fall's styles now on hand. Furs stored during summer and in- sured against loss by fire or moths for a trifling charge. ‘The Hudson Bay Fur Co., 515 11th st. aw. MARTIN WOLF, Manager. Je20-50a, POSSSISSSISSSSS SLOSS SSS SE 2 3° =the balance of a broken lot of Children’s Straw Hats. At this price they will not stay with us long. & CO., 908 Seventh st. 4$e20-15a $1 Tam O’Shanters, %e. Wide Brim Sailors, 7c. Caps, Bc. Yachting Caps, For Stomach Or Liver Troubles, Take AYER’S Cathartic Pills Received Highest Awards At World’s Fair. After sickness, take Ayer’s Sa-saparilla. if THD BABY 18 CUTTING NG TEETH BE SURE that old and well-tried remedy, Mrs. "s Soothing Syrup for children teething: ‘s00! the child, softens the gum, allays all in. cures wind colic and is the best remedy for Giarsboea. 25 cents a bottle. gel0-ly For Warm Weather. . Black and Blue Serge Suits to order, $12. White Flannel Coat and Pants to order, $10. Genuine Kentucky Tow Linen Suits to order, $12. The prices are low, the workmanship is good and the fit is guaranteed. Morton C. Stout & Co., MERCHANT TAILORS, 112 F St. N.W. Je20-40a jeeeee i : Stock-taking Reductions. We take stock July 1, and although we have never had @ cleaner stock than at present, we are making reduc- tions wherever there ts the slightest excuse. Note these for tomorrow—Sat- urday! Silk Waists Reduced. Having but a few of these particular we have cut their prices as CXXREREER EE 2 Fancy Silk Waists reduced from $5 to $4. 2 Fancy Silk Waists, 1 green striped, 1 pink striped, reduced from $9 to $7. 5 Handsome Black Novelty Waists, - Dlack ground with fancy figures and stripes, reduced from $7 to $5. White India Lawn Separate Skirts re- duced as follows: $2.50 WHITE LAWN SKIRTS, $1.00. $3.00 WHITE LAWN SKIRTS, §1.50. $10.00 WHITH LAWN SKIRTS, $3.00. Serge Suits Reduced. 2 special lines of Serge Sults which ‘We propose to close out: All-wool Serge Suits, black and navy, reduced from $10 to $7.50. Serge Suits, black and navy, very fine quality, reduced from $18.50 to $9.50, 8 White China Silk Tea Gowns, cream ground with fancy figures, richly trim- med with lace, reduced from §18 to $5. Parasols Half Price. All of our Fine Black Silk and Chif- fon Lace-trimmed Parasols are halt Price. $5 ones for $2.50, and so on. Heavy reductions have also been made In the Fancy Parasols, 1 lot of $1.75 and $2 Fancy Silk Parsaols, choice... D1-49 of Fancy Silk Paras 52.25, .! d $: $2.50 and $3 ee $1.98 1 lot choice .. Neckwear at Half. 1 lot of Washable Tecks and Four- in-hands for men or women reduced from 25c. to 12i%c. 50c. Silk Bows now 29c. White Gloves Reduced. Balance of the Washable Chamois Gloves, # and 6-button lengths, white and natural, reduced from $1 tose eee Ole 4-button Fine White Chamois Gloves, best grade, silk-worked button- 8 C. holes. $1.25 quality for. 5 = SummerCorsets Reduced Small lot of Summer Ventilated Cor- sets, extra long waist, sateen striped. Never sold under 7c. To- MOHOW vesevesevessensesssey ODCe Ladies who ride the wheel or horse back or indulge in outdoor sports should wear our “‘Athletic’’ Corsets. Light weight, ventilated, very short over the hips, giving perfect freedom to the limbs, and has high bust. Only. $1.25 Underwear Reduced. Imported Swiss Ribbed Vests, white and ecru, reduced from 27 to 19¢. Small lot of Ladies’ Ecru Swiss Rib- bed Lisle Drawers reduced from 50 to 19c. pair. Ladies’ French Balbriggan Knicker- Docker Drawers, knee length, C. very light welght. Now...... 49Cs Small lot of Swiss Ribbed Lisle ‘Thread Combination Suits, white and ecru, reduced from $1 to 83c, Best 25c. Hosiery. Instead of looking around for cheap, inferior qualities, we have exerted our efforts to gather the best Ine of 25c. Hose for women ever sold over a coun- ter. Every style and variety in tan, grays, browns, solid black, black with CXEREREEREREREREREEE ER ERERE EER ERE ERE RERER EMER ER EE EME CREE EEO white feet and a beautiful line of “Opera” or ‘‘boot’’ pattern. Choice .. 25¢. W. H. McKnew, 933 Pa. Ave. PRE RREKEXEXSEXEXEREXRERER) EYES ident that our special sale last wat “of Aluminum. Spectacles with gold: filled noseplece at $1.00 was appreciated. {xX RRERMA ERR EKEKRKEKEKAERE RRR K RARER ER EMRE RR ERM REE ERE RERER EROS EE EOE CECE EEE EE fas to introduce the well-known Tals eels Fiicks, and ‘will be" continued this week. ‘Dr. Hicks will giro you @ sclentific exam. of your eyes frée. aibteseripiion work at greatly reduced prices, CARL PETERSEN, jtoam 427-429 7th St.N.W. Washington’s Hospital Fo? Disabled-ailing Timepieces Expert Watch and Clock doctor in attendance. Cure guaranteed. All work kept perfect for a year, Watch Cleaning, 75c. Mainspring, 75c. Clocks, 50c. HUTTERLY, 632 G ST., opp. city P. 0, Je20-124 If YOUR COMPLAINT IS WANT OF APPETITD try half wineglass Dr. Siegert’s Angostura Bitters before meals, JOTTINGS FROM CAMP Good Work of the Engineer Corps of Late. WITH THE COLORED TROOPS How Some of the Boys in Blue Enjoy Themselves. THE CHIGGER EVIL Staff Correspondence of The Evening Star. CAMP WASHINGTON, June 21, 1895. The most popular disease in camp, and at the same time the most disagreeably un- popular and irritating discomfort, is that which has resulted from a too close ac- quaintance and association with that micro- scopic and seemingly insignificant insect al- ready too well known all through the camp —the “‘chigger.” The whole camp is itching and scratching until some of the men de- clare they have very little skin left, the rest having been scraped off by a too vigorous use of finger nails. The man who has thus far escaped without this affiiction—and now and then such a fortunate camper is found—is looked upon as a_ peculiarly unique species of humanity. Among the Engineers. The engineer corps have been hustling en- gineering work ever since they got here; and even before the camp began several members of the corps were on the ground assisting in planning. Lieut. and Adjutant Holt and Lieut. Chandler of company C made the preliminary map of the ground, and First Sergts. Stevens of company C and Miller of company B, following the in- structions of the adjutant general, located the positions of the tents. Quartermaster Sergt. Freeman, with a detail from company B, has constructed a telephone line connecting the adjutant general's office with offices of the post quartermaster and post commissary, the post hospital and the main guard. The quartermaster sergeant gives credit to his detail for steady and persistent work. A detail under Capt. Pollard of company A, and another under Lieut, Chandler of company C, took to the woods in different directions after gabion material last Fri- day, ard the resuit of the two expeditions easily demonstrated the superiority of the machetes of company C over the hatchets of gompany A.” A couple of gablons con- structed by company C are now decorating the headquarters of the corps, while noth- ing tangible has yet materialized from company A. The tripods for the rifie rests, with the assistance of which the inspector general of rifle practice is drilling the line officers of the brigade in aiming and sighting, were constructed under the supervision of Lieuts. Chandler of company C and Hut- terly of company A, by details from both companies. The observation and signal tower has been completed. Lieut. Chandler of com- pany C has immediate charge of the work, though a great deal of credit is due the ad- jutant of the corps, Lieut. Holt, for assist- ance rendered. The tower is a little more than forty feet high, twelve feet square at the base and five feet square at the top, with the four supporting timbers extending into the ground two feet, in order to give it needed steadiness. The tower is rough, but very stanch, and will bo provided with a ladder, and a floor upon the top. The tele- sccpe which was won by Capt. Pollard of company A, in a rifie match at Wimbledon, Eng., will be mounted upon the tower. It is also proposed to erect a flagpole thirty- five feet high upon the tower, giving the flag an elevation of seventy-five feet. Capt. Drury of company B is managing the homing pigeons at this end of the line, and Sergt. Wallace of the same company attends to the Washington end. Messages are sent by the pigeons at frequent inter- vals. It takes about fifteen minutes for them to make the trip. Those which go over the route the second time do not waste any time in getting their bearings, but make a bee (or perhaps a pigeon) line for the city at once. Companies B and C are practicing right along with flags and heliographs. Company C, engineer corps, has a signal- ing squad, composed of Sergt. Lepper, Pvt: Coit, Jay, Pellen and Trueworthy, which has just done a nice plece of work with the heliograph. Sergt. Lepper went to Washington Saturday night, found Pvt. Pellen yesterday morning, and at the ap- pointed time together they mounted the tower of the Soldiers’ Home. Pvt. True- worthy and Jay at the’ same time were to be on the bluff near the post hospital. The men at the Soldiers’ Home could not dis- tinguish anything at this distance, but they sighted their instrument upon the flash from this end of the line. The Soldiers’ Home was plainly visible from the bluff, so the men here had no trouble. The experi- ment was a perfect success, the messages flashing both ways and being taken readily. The cycle corps, which is attached to company B, has a drill peculiar unto itself, which it has been perfecting itself in. The roughness of the ground is worse on the wheelmen than it is on the infantry, but they are getting used to it. The third separate company of veter- ans amalgamate very well with the engl- neers, and do a great deal toward instilling steadiness into the younger blood of the latter. They all drill together and share the camp guard duty. : In order to have regular and consecutive hours for engineering work the engineer corps devotes the bulk of the day to that work, and drill during the hour just pre- ceding dress parade, at 6 p.m. Drill is not the strong point of the engineers, but they are endeavoring to master the maneuvers of the dress parade. e Quartermaster Harvey is winning enco- miums fer the way in which he provides the “grub” for the engineer corps. With the Colored Troops. A great many pleasant things are being said about the first separate battalion, District of Columbia National Guard, and many compliments have been and are be- ing paid in the inner circles to the zeal and enthusiasm of that organization, which is composed of the colored companies who bave volunteered to serve the District. Their camp is wall situated on high ground, and is located just beyond general head- quarters on the right of the road on the way to the parade ground and opposite the camp of the second regiment. Maj. Revells is in command of the battalion, and was comfortably seated in the shade of his prettily furnished tent yesterday just after dinner when he git a with a Star man. The major is proud—and justly so— of the magnificent showing his command has made in the matter of attendance upon camp dvties. “The total strength of my command,” said the commanding officer, “is 269 men. Of this number I expected to bring 125 men with me to camp, and had provided accommodations for that many, but on the morning of departure for Camp Washing- ton 1 was very much surprised to see that fifty additional members of my battalion kad reported and embarked with the com- mand on the steamer. My morning reports show that since our stay in camp we have had an average strengih of at least 174, and today quite a number of men have come down to swell this total, so that on dress parade this evening I am confident I shall take at least 225 men. Some of those who came down to camp this morning will be unable to stay cut the week, but I fully expect that my average for the remainder of the encampment will be more than 180 men. : “The sudden and unexpected increase in the number of men who were able to come to camp—and it is certain that every one Gid come who possibly could arrange to do so—over the total for whom accommoda- tions had been provided for, has crowded our men scmewhat, so that it has been necessary in some cases to put as many as five in a sirgle tent; but this defect will be remedi&d just as soon as possible. I have enovgh tents in which to quarter my entire command, but there exists just now a scarcity of tent poles, so that the canvas cannot be put to any practical use, but I have been promised the necessary furnish- ings with which to pitch additional tents, and as soon as that is done we will be most comfortably fixed. But even as crowded as we now are, there has not been the slightest grumbling on the part of the men; they thoroughly appreciate the diffi- culties under which we labor, and put up with the resultant inconveniences without a murmur. - “The health of the command has been JISPEESI, ir. D. ral, ay Well-knewn citizen, said recently: “I suffered’ for years from dyspepsia, constipation, languor, rest- Kesness and with a continually ‘coated tongue, With bad taste in my mouth. Dr. Walker was the first doctor who relieved me."" Many such state- ments might be quoted did space permit. Young and middle-aged men who are suffer from the effects of their own youthful follies a excesses, that they may be restored to the full Vigor and strength of perfect manhood. Dr. Walker may be consulted free of charge, per- sonally or by letter. His well-known sanitarium, at 1411 Pennsylvania avenue, adjoining Willard’s Hotel, is open daily for consultation and treat- ment.’ Office hours, 10 a.m. to 5 day and ‘Saturday ‘evenings, 7 to 0 12, undays, 10 Charges for treatment very low. All interviews and correspondence sacredly con- fidential. No cases made public without consent of patients. most excellent. We have had no sickness of any kind, and all our sanitary arrange- ments are very carefully looked after. The tents are kept in the neatest porsible con- dition, as I found out myself this morning upon personal inspection. With my staff I made-a survey of the entire camp and ex- amined every tent, the mess tents and the kitchens, and saw that everything was clean, neat end in good order. The food issued us is entirely satisfactory and al- ‘ways well cooked. I believe I have five of the best cooks in the entire camp. “I am proud, too, of the splendid order and decorum observed in my battalion camp. There has not beon a case of drunk enness since the encampment began, and during that time also only a single one of my men has been arrested by the sentries, He had been out on a pass and was a few minutes late in returning, and was held up for a few moments because his permit had expired.” While it is true that nies are not the equals in drill of the so- called “crack” companies—and the same statement can be made without fear of successful contradiction as to other com- mands in the guard—they realize that they do not know it all, and are ready and anx- ious for instruction. There is a remarka- ble eeprit de corps existing throughout the entire command, a pride of organization that is responsible in a large degree for the efficiency attained in drill and the knowl- edge of the duties of actual camp life that has been gained. This interest in things military and the evident desire on the part of each individual in the battalion to learn to do the right thing at the right time have frequently been remarked upon in head- quarters by those officers detailed as in- structors in guard duty and the various requirements of field service; it is noticed and commented on also by others in Camp Washington. Take it all in all, the first separate battalion is making and maintain- ing for itself a record which the other commands may find it difficult to equal. The Hospital Corps. Too much praise cannot be given the hospital corps, which looks carefully and efficiently after the health of the troops and the sanitary condition of the camp. The service is thoroughly equipped for any demand made upon it, being provided with hospital tents, a staff of capable sur- geons and an ambulance corps fully pre- pared for actual field service. There are stretchers, bandages, Mnament and an ame bulance, the horses to which are kept al- ways harnessed, ready to respond instantly to an emergency call. So far the health of the camp has been remarkably good, so that though four hospital tents were pros vided. for the proper care of the sick o wounded, only one is being actually use fcr such purposes, the others having been converted into quarters for the surceons and for the reception of guests. Rarely, have there been more than two c: the post hospital at the same time, eng tke patients have slmost invariably been discharged to their quarters after a few hours’ treatment. If beauty of situation were a cure for all ills, there would scarce- ly be nee@ for a hospital at all in this camp, so admirably is its position chosen, and of all the pretty sites in the reserva- tion the post hospital has the gem. Lo- cated on the brow of a bluff close to the water, there stretches away on either hand a magnificent view of the surround- ing country and the Potomac, winding gracefully among the thickly wooded bills of Fort Foote, past Mount Vernon and to- ward the picturesque region in the vicinity of Indian Head. The monument is plainly visible on the northern horizon. Inside the breeze-fanned tents are the softest of beds, with mosquito netting stretched on frames to protect patients from the annoyance of flies and insects. Post Surgeons Pyle and McKim divide between them the duty of looking after the sick, and a corps of trained hospital stewards ably assist them, Surgeon General Henderson is also on hand with his sound judgment and counsel. The regimental and battalion surgeons also do valuable duty in attending to the minor disabilities which can be looked after in quarters and need no hospital treatment. the colored compa- —_—_s__ SENT BY HELIOGRAPH. Gen. Ordway’s Broken Conversation With The Star. Shortly before 2 o’clock Wednesday after- noon a member of the signal corps, D. C. N. G., brought into The Star office a message from Gen. Ordway, which was transmitted by heliograph from the signal tower in the camp, the erection of which has just been completed by the engineer corps, to the tower on the barracks at Soldiers’ Home. The message is transcribed on a blank pat- terned after the telegraph form, and is as follows: “U. S. Army Field Signal Blank. Means of communication: Heliograph. From Camp Washington, Fort Washington, June 19, 1895. To The Evening Star, Washing- ton, D. C. In six days of duty in camp the District National Guard has done at least all that could reasonably be expected of it. Instruction has been recelved——” Here the haze in the atmosphere and the smoke from the river steamers so obscured the vision that the remainder of the message and the signature of Gen. Ordway could not be distinguished. The message was transmitted by heliograph from Fort Wash- ington to the city by the signal detail of company C, engineer corps. Some interes: ing experiments were made a few day since between the camp and Soldiers’ Home, several messages being successfully sent and received. The same trouble with fog and smoke, however, made the trans- mission of signals over the river a dificult and tedious undertaking. ee 5 She Took Laudanum. Mamie Savoy, a young colored woman, swallowed a big dose of laudanum last night and two friends walked her about the streets in the neighborhood of her home, near 10th and B streets, and she was after- ward taken to the Emergency Hospital. She was unconscious when she reached the hospital and the physicians hag some trouble in saving her life. This morning she was on the road to recovery and will probably be able to leave the hospital to- morrow, ——— Overcome by Heat. A colored laborer named Frank A. Bal- ley was overcome by the heat while work- ing in a sewer in Linden street yesterday, afternoon. He ‘vas unconscious when his fellow-workmen carried him to a drug store for treatment. When he had been restored to consciousness he was taken home in the patrol wagon. ee Great Falls Electric Line Bonds, Bids have been called fer by the Wash- ingtcn and Great Falls Electric Railway Company for an issue of eae jaee mee hirty-year gold bonds, Beees total authorized issue of $500,000. amass A Serious Accident. G. T. Moseley, a laborer in the treasury pranch of the government printing office, yesterday met with a serious accident. While attempting to move a form of typé weighing about 200 pounds it slipped from Hs grasp and fell on his right leg below the knee, bruising it badly and crushing the toes out of all shape. Medical ald was ren- dered and he was removed at once to the Pmergency Hospital for additional treat- ment. —_-——_ Bonds to Be Issued. ‘The stockholders of the Maryland and Washington railroad met yesterday at their cffice on G street and authorized an issue of bonds. There were present D. M. New- bold, Henry Stockbridge, John Rideout, H, K. Gray, Wallace Green and W. Kelsey Schoepf. These bonds are predicated upon the entire mileage from the District line to Baltimore, The amount of the issue 18 $450,000. ee