Evening Star Newspaper, August 22, 1895, Page 8

Opportunity. The following paragraph appeared in last evening’s papers: RICH’S STOCK SOLD. “Judge McComas today signed rea ah order directing Henry F. Wood- ward and Edward P. Tuttle, as- signees of George W. Rich, the Warren Shoe House, of No. 919 F street northwest, in trade to W. H. Stoll for $5,050.” to sell the stock STAR, THURSDAY, AUGUST 22, 1895-TWELVE PAGES.” {To Remove That Tired Feeling, Take YER’S ‘THE ONLY WORLD'S FAIR Sarsaparilla Over Half a Century Old. Why Not Get the Best? AYER’S PILLS cure Headache. IF THE BABY 18 CUTTING TEETH BE SURE apd use that ol:l and well-tried remedy, Mra. Winslow's Booth! for children teething. Tescothes the etifa. Sotténs the gum, allays: ail cures colic and is the best ‘remedy for ~Mlarrhoea. 25 cents a bottle. nel0-ly OU ARE TIRED TARING THE LARGE old-fashioned u irier's: le Liver Pilin and take some comfort) A man can't stand everything. One pill a dose. them, Stoll’s, street, will be closed all day today in order to .receive this im= mense stock, which, though sold by the as-= signees . $5,000, is worth at re= tail in the meighbor- hood of $20,000. On Friday morning the sale of the city. will commence at Stoll’s, “810” Seventh street, at actually 50 cents on the dollar. — The stock is one of the best selected in Stoll’s, “810” Seventh Street N. W. i aaa “810” 7th AS PRE- purest material ed_to the eye; in gold mountings; warranted for ten years, with fox patent nose piece; $1.25; in nickel mount- $1.00. Repairing a ‘specialty. HN, Optician, 835 Fst. n.w. audIm? A. ‘Angostura Bitters are the best remedy for re- moving indigestion. Ask 7g, Saaler,_ for the. gen- uine, prepared by Dr. J. G. B. Siegert & Sons. for only this stock ee ORM. : Every seasonable sort— Every fashionable style— But just now the most de- cidedly correct Shoe to wear is our $3 “Foot Form” for women only— AULTLESS ITTING. Corner Langlois, p27. 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It's the freshest to be had. “It’s not polsonous to Pate but it’s the surest means of ae Fleas on Doge and ts. t real Te bors et Wat Bi = to Koaches, » Water 3 Mosquitoes, ete. 10, 15, 25, and 40c. can, W- Thompson, 703 * PHARMACIST, ‘5 au22-28¢) HL Lo2e-vo-20-00-20-20-06 28 Correct Stationery rr Weddings. weit mean Se + Decker, 1111 F St. N. W. auz22-14d 5. WALKER 60nS, 294 10TH ST. NW, Bei tdsiog, Belts, Fire Brick and Gay, esetons py he three- ‘Hrushes, Lime, » t Roofing Mate pit har ANECDOTES OF HUXLE Two Characteristic Stories of the Eminent English Scientist. The papérs have been full of deserved eulogy of the late Prof. Huxley, who, per- haps, more than any other man of his generation, helped to promote and popu- larize natural science and particularly the evolution side of biology. Very few anec- dotes are extant about the professor, but two rather good ones have recently been téld at the Cosmos Club. Both are essen- tially characteristic of the man. Prof. C. V. Riley narrates how, during the exhibition of the “‘Healtheries” at the South Kensington Museum, in 1886, he was present, with Lord Walsingham and others, at.an exhibition of fire extinguish- ers. A number of temporary and inflam- mable buildings had been erected to test the efficiency of the various extinguishers, apd after one of the buildings had been set on fire and the fire very successfully and effectively put out, Walsingham asked Huxley, who was standing by, what he thought of the affair. Huxley looked down at his feet for a few minutes, as was his wont, evidently In deep thought, and then slowly remarked: “Well, I think that Shadrack, Meshach and Abednego must have been up to the dcdge!” ‘A year ago, on the first evening of the session of the British Association for the Advancement of Science, at Oxford, there was @ most brilliant and notable gather- ing of university and scientific men of renown in the Sheldonian theater. Lord Salisbury, who is now again premier, offi- ciated in’ a double capacity, inviting and welcoming the sociation, as chancellor of the university, and subsequently deliv- ering the annual address as president. of the association. The addrese was an able ene, but somewhat weak from the biolog- ical side, and, among others, Lord Kelvin ard Huxley had been chosen to make re- marks upon it, in accordance with a cus- tem of the association. Everybody had no- ticed how pale and wan Huxley looked, and that he spoke with manifest effort. Yet, his words were well weighed and ef- fective. On being congratulated at the clcse of the meeting by many of his friends, he made but one remark, which was both characteristic and prophetic of his taking off within the year. He simply said, “Ah! It was the last flicker of the candle! — A QUEER SMOKE. Rose Leaves, Hemp and Other Sub- stances Used for Tobacco, From the New York World. It is hard to think of anything else than tobacco in connection with pipes. Certainly hardly any substance with the exception of the “fragrant weed” is now in general use, in civilized countries, at least; but it is a fact well worth pasting In every smoker's hat that, taking the world altogether, from its dawning to the present time, tobacco, as it is known today, has been the least favored substance of all for filling the pipe bowl. Innumerable are the substances that have been adopted at various times by nations on the boundaries of civilization or in fai away parts of the globe for “pipe fillings. Here, however, is a partial list, and one that has a good deal of novelty about it: The bark of the willow tree, the leaves of roses, wild thyme, lavender, tea, beet roots, maize, the roots of the walnut tree, rush, wood dust, hemp and opium. And when it comes to pipes the variety of these consoling articles would make a list too long to be printed. Bamboo is used for almost everything in China, and the Chi- nese pipe stems are naturally of bamboo. In India leather takes the place of bamboo. Jasmine is used for pipe stems in Persia, and in Asia Minor cherry wood is a favorite material. Russian pipes are generally enveloped with a metallio tissue to guard against fire, and nearly all have covers, these being pre- cautions that are advisable in a country where so large a proportion of the houses are built of wood. Perhaps the most curious pipe bowls in the world are to be found In the Philippine Islands, where, gold being the only metal handy, the inhabitants hollow out the nug- gets and make use of them for their pipes. The pipes of old Rome, as antiquarians know, were made of bronze and iron, and the American Indians, it is needless to used stone, MANY NARROW ESCAPES Accidents Happen to Foreman Key With Peculiar Frequency. He Has Had Many Bones Broken, but Coolly Farther Dislocations. Continues to Risk The last fatal accident on the city post cffice building has resulted in recalling many reminiscences of awful falls experi- enced by iron workers on high buildings. Pe:rtaps no man has ever had more start- ling experiences in this way than has Will- iam Key, foreman of the gang of iron ‘| werkers in which the fatal accident oc- curred. = Key was employed on the Auditorium in Chicago, and saved himself in as danger- ous a fall as perhaps any man has ever ex- perienced. He was working 120 feet above the ground floor in the Auditorium, which height “is a little greater than that from which Beach fell on Friday. He was as- sisting in launching an fron girder on a derrick, and when the great mass of iron swung into tho air it carried Key with it. He was launched down the pit of the stair- way head first. He had gone sixty-five feet, when he came in contact with an up- right iron post, about which he threw his arms and swung in a circular motion until he had made several revolutions. He low- ered himself to the floor near which he grasped the post, and, returning to ghis work, continued throughout the day. “He received not the slightest injury, and ex- perienced no inconvenience from his ter- rible leap into space. In speaking of this fall, which is known to many persons, he id that he was perfectly conscious while going head first down the well of the stair- case, and, seeing the upright post ahead cf him, believed that he would come in con- tact with it, and determined to grasp it. Had he missed his mark he would ha gone among the iron girders, probably striking his body from floor to floor until he made the entire distance of 120 feet. Many Bones Broken. While Wiliam Key escaped from that fall without injury, he has not fared so well In other accidents. He has had both wrists broken, has had his left arm broken in three places, has had his leg broken, as well as three ribs. These breaks were sus- tained in a number of accidents. Key's peculiar. experience is that he has never fallen except head first, and of his five very serious mishaps all have occurred in the month of August. “When I saw Charles week,” said Mr. Key to a Star reporter to- day, “it reminded me of the danger of Au- gust. I felt as if I had had another close call ard wanted to see this month pass ry. ve Beach fall last Key, like most of the men who work in dangerous places on high buildings, is a fatalist to a considerable extent. He is a fatalist at least when the subject of death is considered. He believes that when his time comes he will go, and that it makes little difference whether he is working 150 in the air or whether he is enjoying the comforts of a quiet home. The accident that did him the most injury occurred when he fell from the second story of a building head first on a pile of stone in the basement. That caused serious injury nd some broken bones. - The Dream Came True. Another accident oc2urred under peculiar circumstances. It was in the fatal month of August, and Mr, Key had dreamed of a horrible accident, in which he was the Principal. Before he went to work he re- lated his dream to some of his intimate friends, and they tried to persuade him not to go cn the building, but he thought it was childish to be influenced by a dream and went to work as ‘1sual. “I was as sure that morning,” sald Mr. Key today, “that I would meet an accident as I am now sure that I did meet it. The foreboding of the danger was present with me from the moment I got up in the morn- ing until I was wedged in against the granite wall by an iron girder which I had tried to pry out with a crowbar, but which had fallen against me. All the muscles of the upper part of my left-arm were pulled out in my effort to clear myself from the beam, as I saw that I must either accept a@ shattered arm or remain there to have the beam come against my body with all its weight. I was laid up in bed for eleven months as the result of that accident, and I did not receive a cent of wages during that ume.” Key is regarded by the officials and all the workmen on the post office building as a man of exceedingly cool head and steady nerve. He moves about on the iron beam of the seventh floor of the post office build- ing with as little apparent concern as if he were walking on the street. He believes that in the book of destiny is written the day on which he shall die, and as the book is closed to him, he gives little thought to it. —__»___ Result of a Runaway. From the Troy Times. There is one man in New York who has full appreciation of the hustling ways of his fellow residents of the metropolis. He had a runaway the other day, and thus relates his subsequent experience: “The next time my horse runs away,” he began, “I hope the newspapers won't mention it. I was pretty badly used up of course, but the energetic hustlers who patch up bruis- ed and broken humanity and allay pain should have mercy on such vnfortunates as myself and not add to our misery. What I'm kicking about is this: The morning af- ter the accident, which was described fully by your newspaper people, I began to get through the mail advertisements of lotions, washes and other medicines to reduce the size of a swelled head and to take the sore- ness out of a bruise. There were cards of dentists who wanted to fit me out with new sets of teeth. There was literature in im- mense quantities from harness and car- riage dealers, who wanted to fit me out with a new rig. There were letters by the hundreds from mon who have horses guar- anteed to be safe, sound and gentle for all uses for sale. I also received letters frcm accident Insurance companies, setting forth the advisability of getting insured. The climax, however, came this morning, when I got two more advertising circulars—one from a dealer in coffins and the other from an association that sells burial plats. After looking these over I decided it was time to kick.” 2 ————— The Evening Post of Louisville has an- nounced that it cannot support Hardin, the democratic nominee for governor, and has called upon the state central com- mittee to demand his resignation. This is because of his extreme free silver stand. | everybody takes in the bathing, no matter ‘some, every floor and all the rooms are FUN AT CAPE MAY “POINT” vol Ts: Bathing and Other Pleasures Enjoyed by Visitors. 1: Bicycling on the Sands;Dathing Suita That Become More And More AUbre- vinted—Mr. Harrison's Cottage. Correspondence of The Bvering’ Star. 3 CAPE MAY POINT, N, J., August 21, "95. “The Point” is not so gay and festive as “Cape May City,” as they are called here to distinguish them, but for a quiet, restful lodging, with just enough attractions to keep the drowsy from going to sleep more than once a day, or to do service as a scare-crow to ennui, no place along the coast {s more desirable or delightful. One can see enough to keep on the go, or can be as lazy and good for nothing as he pleases, The charms and chances for bath- ing are two fold—when the surf runs too high from the ocean side milder water can be found on the bay side, a good and safe beach running for miles either way. But not being so extensively populated or visit- ed as Cape May proper the bathers ure not so many or dressy, but happily for the en- tertainment of gaping iookers-on there are enough pretty and raiish costumes to at- tract close attention, and the more rollick- some of the fair bathers can kick their heels just as high out of the water and tumble upside down over the splashing waves with as much abandon as at other places. It goes without saying that about what may have been their fortune in the lottery of nature's mold,and that costumes, probably like the little stone, are worn away year by year and become scantier by the constant dripping of the water.~ There-are only three large hotels here, but many pretty villas and ¢ottages, the most of which are directly on, or adjacent to the beach, all of them, as a rule, having their own bath houses, and bathing is in- dulged in sans ceremony at any hour when suitable, so it 1s common to see men, wo- men and children passing to and fro along the streets almost any time in bathing suits, no matter how exceedingly steno- graphic in abbreviation. Eating Away the Shore. Similar to other places along the coast, the sea is slowly but undoubtedly wiping awey the shore and eating its way inland. Many cottages have to be removed to places of safety. It will not be long be- fore the little church, “St. Peter’s by the Sea,” will have to be taken from its pres- ent delightful and picturesque location, for at high tide now services are often con- ducted while the spray from the ocean is splashing against its walls and foaming beneath its floor. Nothing could be more conducive to the thoughtful consideration of the service and sermon than to sit with listening ear and eyes gazing through the windows upon the always impressiye vast- ness and majesty of the sea. This little church is located between the cottages of ex-President Harrison and Mr. Wanamaker, which are about half a mile apart. The former. is vacant this year and placarded “for sale.” The latter 1s cceupied by Mrs. Fry of Philadeiphia, a sister to Mr. Wanamaker, who is quietly entertaining a few friends. The beach is slowly creeping toward the Harrison cot- tage, and will soon need -better protection than the rows of piles standing just be- yond the high water line, like a regiment ef soldiers on dress parade. Mr. Wana- maker had a breastwork or barricade erected in front of his: cottage, and out- lined it with heavy lumber, twelve to fif- teen feet in height, and yet at high tide the angry waves, cornered by a projecting jetty at the eastern end, splash and churn with a fury that throws the foaming spray over the parapet and driveway to the very gate in front of the doer. It is a pastime of the “Pointers” to gather and watch the turbulent water dash gainst this barri- cade. It is claimed, however, that o sys- tem of jetties, which have been thrown out at intervals around the point, will have the effect of stopping the encroachments of the sea by creating deposits of sand. Seaside Homes. There are ‘several institutions here worthy of mention, to say nothing of the light house and life-saving station. Among them is the “Seaside Home,” for indigent women and children, to which men are sometimes adinitted when with their fami- lies. “It is an outgrowth of the Presby- terian. orphanage of Philadelphia, founded by and conducted under the auspices of a number of wealthy Philadelphians. It pro- vides for a two weeks’ stay at $f a week for the men, $3.25 for women and $1 to $2 for ‘children. Last week there were 285 patrons, sixty of whom were children. It is located on the beach on the bayside, and there is scarcely an hour in the day when some of the poor inmates are not reveling in the waves, seemlugly, without a care, for once free from the toils of a desperate struggle for life. The building is large and commodious, with vide ver- andas on all sides and a fine pavilion out nearly to the water's edge. The rooms are large and uiry and unusually well furnished. The fare is plentiful and whole- carpeted or laid with nice, clean matting. The lady managers take turns about of two weeks, leaving homes of affluence in Philadelphia or some more pretentious summer resort to come and_ overlook things, stopping in the house. It 1s sup- ported by subscription, and is 2 model in- stitution of charity. Similar to this is the Lankenau Home, @ large cottage, at which the nurses and sisters of German hospitals and Lutheran homes in Philadelphia are given a two weeks’ holiday. They look the very soul of happiness and goodness in their neat uni- forms—the nurses in blue frocks and white caps and aprons and the sisters in_black and white. Mrs. Lankenau was a Drexel, and the home is a memorial to her memory founded and supported by her husband. - It is needless to say that every appointment for comfort is modern and comviete. Camp Meeting. Cape May Point is, in a way, a miniature Ocean Grove, for it is the location of the camp ground of the United Brethren in Christ, the annual camp meeting of which begins on the 22d instaht. It is a sect which in some respects resembles the Meth- odists, haying their bishops, presiding elders, “station preachers,” class meetings, love feasts, and, as one said, a “shouting good time generally.” They will live in tents while here, pitched on the sand; board in a general dining room, hold meet- ings under a shed, and use the ocean as a lavatory. They will no doubt have a good time, and attract many spectators. - Away from here Cape May Point has th reputation of owning the largest mos- quitoes in New Jersey. It must bea myth, or else they have gone on excursions to more inviting fields and ,pastures green. It is said, though, that two old residenters recently c@ught a couple of lovers on a tandem in one of the side streets of Cape May, and, after pumping the life out of them and leaving them looking like two cadaverous consumptives, mounted the tandem and rode away. At any rate, there are not more than a home guard left here. The beach, when the tide is out, affords fine riding for bicycles, and one often sees riders traveling along in their bathing suits, which, beyond doubt, secures to them the fullest benefits to be derived from the salt sea air. Cape May Point people claim that this is the only place along the coast where the sun rises and sets over water. I do not belong to the smart set who get up to see it rise from its bed in old ocean, but I have witnessed some gorgeous settings, while watching it slowly sinking behind the waters of the Delaware. PF. a Ruskin as a Fairy Story Teller. From the Westminster Gazette. A lady writer gives some pleasant recol- lections of Mr. Ruskin, as she saw him at the Warden's Lodge, in Keble, when the present Vicar of Leeds inhabited it. The lady was painting a portrait of Mr. Tal- bot’s youngest child. Mr. Ruskin was an- nounced. “Oh,” said the child, “he tells us such nice fatry tales.” A few minutes-| later, “Mr. Ruskin was seated on a divan; the three children were round him; neither the warden nor Mrs. Talbot was then pres- ent; no sound save the exquisitely modu- lated voice—soft, sympathetic, penetrating —This giant brandished a big sword, then leaped upon a big brown horse. * *'* Tt was a charming tableau. Ruskin evidently enjoyed the fairy tale as much as his smail audience. The evening light was stealing in, casting mysterious shadows; it was a harmonious setting.” JUDGE SCOTT’S COURT Not a Large Number in the Procession This Morning, Mest of the Cases Were Dismissed or the Prisoners’ Personal Bonds Were Taken. Ida Middleton and Rosa Ford were in the lead when the procession reached Judge Scott’s coirt this morning, and Deputy Clerk Washburn read to them a charge of disorderly conduct. “Are you guilty or not guilty?” they were asked. “We's both guilty,” answered Ida. “Speak for yourself, please,” said the clerk. ‘Are you guilty or not guilty?” he asked Rosa. . “I'm guilty, too.” “The court fines ycu five dollars each.” The women were without funds or friends, ard so they stepped back. Six little colored boys came next in line, and it was charged that they had taken part in a disorderly gathering on 14th street southeast, not many squares from the work house. 2 They were registered as Isaac Lucas, Charles Kirg, Henry Taylor, Hooper Gray, James Henson and George Gray. “These boys were shooting crap,” said Policeman Ralston, “and I arrested them.” “Where were they playing?” : “Tn an old stable.” “Did you get any of the paraphernalia of the game?” “Yes, sir. I got four sets of bones, and I also got two packs of cards.” Lawyer Hewlett raised the point that the information did not cover the alleged of- fense, and the prcsecuting attorney amend- ed the information so as to charge the vio- lation to have occurred in the stable. There is no law against crap shooting, but the prosecutions are brought under the. disorderly act. “I heard the noise in the shed,” the po- liceman said, “and that’s why I arrested them.” E He could not say that any particular boy was noisy, and they were acquitted. Let His Cows Run at Large. Nelson Fisher, a colored mau, who had $10 collateral for his appearance deposited, was arraigned on a charge of allowing his cows to run at large where grass grows in the streets. “I'm guilty of the charge,”. he answer- ed. “This man pleads guilty and promises not to repeat the offense,” said Mr. Pugh, “and I would suggest that his personal bonds be taken.” “Lat that course be adopted,” said the court. Addison Jackson, a colored resident of Ivy City, was in court on a charge of be- ing the owner of a fierce and dangerous @og and permitting the dog to run at large. James C. Turley, his next door neighbor, made the complaint. “The dog bit me on the leg,” was his complaint. “What were you doing?” he was asked. “Nothing but standing on the street talk- ing to a friend,” was his response. The defendant said he was asleep when the dog bit his neighbor, and he therefore ee Teeune of the affair. “But,” he said, “I sent th have kim killed. fe ook away ‘ @ judge took the bonds of the owner of the dog. pense The Case Dismissed. There was a brilliant example of the in- Justice of persons being arrested on war- rants sworn out on information shown in the case of Andrew Giddings, a young man who had been Iécked up over night for al- leged disorderly. Policeman Bowie had sworn out the warrant, although he knew nothing of the case. But he called as a witness a man who had witnessed the transaction. - “I saw two men,” he said, “and one of them pulled a slat from a tree box and struck at the other.” “Is this one of the men?” Yes, sir.” ‘What did he do?” “He didn’t do anything, but the other man struck at him,” “Dismisse: ‘homas, alias Patrick Mahon, and John Waller were in the procession for disorder- ly, and went down for two weeks in default of fine. The best dressed individual in court was a young colored man named Sherman Saun- ders, and the charge against him was va- grancy. “He’s a ‘Division’ loafer and a lover,” was what the policeman said against him. And two colored people from the “Divis- jon” gave evidence against him. Sherman made a denial of the charge, and Mrs. Carson, who employs him as a ser- vant, gave him a good name. ‘The case is hardly made out,” the judge said, and Sherman was dismissed. William Beckett, a colored cabman, was in court for violating the law relating to public vehicles, but he was not a member of the procession. Two other men in the same business complained that he failed to remain near his vehicle. = Beckett denied that he had intentionally violated the law, and claimed that the pros- ecution was the result of rivalry in busi- ness. A fine of $1 was imposed. —_——.—__. PHILLIPS BROOKS’ HONOR. Bas-Relief to Be Unveiled in the Church of the*Incarnation, From the New York Tribune. Almost the last duty with which the Rev. Dr. Arthur Brooks was occupied before leaving this country upon a health-seeking trip to Europe, from which, unfortunately, he was not fated to return alive, was to give his final instructions concerning the erectiom, in the Church of the Incarna- tion, of the bas-relief statue to the mem- ory of his brilliant brother, Bishop Phil- lips Brooks. Before his departure Dr. Brooks had in fond anticipation mapped out arrangements for the unveiling of the memorial almost immediately after his re- turn from abroad. His unexpected death, howevef, upset all these preparations, and the formal unfurling of the drapery cov- ering the statue wes postponed for an in- definite period. The work of placing the monument in position is now practically complete, save for a little further coloring of the bronze figure, which will be finished in the course of the present week. Although the exact date of the unveil- ing ceremony is not known, it is underst20d that it will take place during the early part of October, and will be made the oc- casion of a notable gathering of clergymen from many parts of the country. The bas-relief statue, which is the work of the well-known New York sculptor, W. Clark Noble, in its bronze casting presents, in the opinion of experts, one of the best and largest examples of ecclesiastical por- trait «sculpture now in the country. The architectural surroundings of the figure are part Gothic and part Byzantine, and around this central picture has been placed a splendid mosaic of marble and onyx. The statue has been fixed on the southern wall of the church, in a position that is rather darkened, and with cross lights playing over ft. ‘The actual height of the figure is about seven feet, but the elevgtion at which it has been erected gives ft an appearance, to the observer from the ground, of Bishop Brooks’ life-size length of six feet four inched. The Croquet Tournament. At the annual meeting of the National Croquet Association, at Norwich, Conn., yesterday, it was determined that in the first and second divisions each contestant should play two games instead of one with the players in his division. This gave added incentive to the playing of young Burgess, who yesterday captured two beau- tifully played games from Prof. Jacobus. Baldwin also polished off the professor, while Butler lost a tally to the latter. Earl Butler gave Champion Strong quite a surprise by defeating him easily gt their gecond game. Champion Strong took sweet revenge upon Burgess during the after- noon, when he took the coming champion and allowed him but three arches. ‘his was the second defeat for Burgess. that city. AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA Two Washington Boys Who Sold a Stolen Boat Are Wanted. % The Cases Heard at the Mayor's Court —Trial Trips of the New | Steamer—Notes, Two negro boys from Washington ap- peared around the wharves here the first of this week and offered to sell a new batteau, seeming very anxtous to dis- pose of it. Any one of several who were approached would gladly have purchased it at the figure demanded, $1, but were suspicious as to its own- ership. They finally sold it to Mr. Mudd, who runs a ferry between this city and the opposite side of the river, and after giving him a written guarantee of ownership they left. A day or two after the owner of the boat came over from Washington and claimed it. An effort will be made to obtain the names of the thieves, and they will be apprehended and punished to the full extent of the law. The Howard Cassard. The steamer Howard Cassard is an- chored in the river near Marshall Hall. It will be kept there for the present, in order to avoid the trouble and loss. of time get- ting under way from the wha=f here while the trial trips are being made. Mr. Robert Fryer, the engineer and constructor of the steamer, expresses himself as very much pleased with the work and speed of the beat, and states that he will start the lat- ter part of the week on a cruise to the tay. Mayor's Court. Justice Thompson presi ied in the mayor's ccurt this morning. The following cases came up for trial: Daisy Barney, a little colored girl, charged with stealing $2 from Georgiana Day, was ordered to be pun- ished by her guardian and the money re- turned; Sarah Blair, a colored girl, charged with breaking into and robbing the house of a man named Godfrey, in the county. A lot of clothes werc recovered, but as there are several concerned in the robbery, the case was continued until they can be ap- prehended. 2 Notes. Judge J. K. M. Norton and Mr. Gardner L. Boothe have returned from the White. Mr. H. S. Ashby of Delaplane, Va., is visiting relatives here. Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Carter have returned from a visit to Lowioun. Mr. and Mrs. S. Fletcher Dyson have re- turned from a visit to friends in New York state. Mr. Russell T. Phillips has returned from a visit to his father, who is resident physician at Cape May. A large crowd went to Riverview to wit- ness the tournament yesterday. The hydraulion engine is again in service, the repairs having been completed. Mrs. Andrew Aitcheson is ill at her resi- dence, on South Fairfax street. Mr. Geo. B. Cochran has begun the erection of a handsome residence’ on North Alfred street. Patrick Cairnes, who was arrested sev- eral days ago charged with robbing a fel- low passenger on the Southern railway of $19, has been released, the complainant failing to appear against him. It is understood that the officers of the Farmers and Mechanics’ Insurance Com- pany are making arrangements to settle the claims against the company and as- sume charge of its management again. Miss Lucy Minnegerode is spending a few days with Miss Sallie Daingerfield, on Sem- inary Hill. Misses Eliza Daingerfield and Lucy Lyons Lee have retyrned from the White Sulphur Springs. ee ee LICENSED KITE FLYING. Unwritten Law Rigidly Observed in Chiengo. From the Chicago Tribune. “Boys flying kites haul in their white- winged birds”—if some other boy has not cut the string and gent the anclent play- thing among the clouds—a circumstance very llable to occur if the maker of the kite has neglected to paste in the left-hand corner a tiny scrap of paper of some co! trastirg color, known and honored by his fellows as a “license.” It is a curious cus- tom, and one peculiar to Chicago, but any boy who desires to fly his kite in peace and safety must send it out under the truce referred to, or it bacomes the perfectly legitimate prey of any boy who wishes to destroy it. “Let that alone! Let that alone, I tell you; it’s got a license!” cried a shrill voice under a north side window early one inorn- ing. A pretty rose-colored kite scurried swiftly against the blue of the sky as its owner ran wildly toward the park to es- cape the crowd of boys pursuing him. “Tt ain’t, either, got a license,” they yell- ed triumphantly as they closed around him, and in a moment’s time the pink paper had teen hauled down and torn into fluttering bits, and the slender frame crushed in the ruthless young hands. The writer expected to see a battle, for the square shoulders and the sullen mouth of the owner of che kite marked him for a fighter, but he seemed to take the assault as a matter of course, and began winding the cord over hand and elbow for use on another kite. “What naughty, vicious boys!” the ob- server exclaimed. ‘Why did they destroy your beautiful kite’ “O, dat’s all right,” he replied, cheerfully; “ye see I forgot ter put de lcense on.” “The license? Why, do you have to get permission from the city?” He looked at the speaker with an ex- pression of pitying surprise. “Well, I guess you don’t know much,” he said, politely. “Ye see it's jest dis way: Ef a kid takes out a kite widout a license stuck in the corner de odder fellers has a right ter smash it.” ‘Who made this law?’ I dunno; de fellers, I guess.” “Are the licenses, as you call them, all made the same way?” ~“Naw, it don’t make no difference how you make ‘em. Some cut out hearts and stars, and puts on lots of scollops, and some dey planks down a little serap 0” pa- per of some odder kind 0’ color on de left- hand corner, an’ dey ain't no feller in de town what dares to touch it. Wish I hadn't forgot "bout dis one. She was a daisy kite, I tell you!” ——__-+e+____ Courage and Tenderness Combined. From the Philadelphia Record. : Here's a story of a girl whose courage brought the blush of shame to a number of strong men. A trolley car of the People’s Traction Company while bowling along Germantown avenue, near Ontario street, yesterday morning struck a small dog. The animal rolled under the car and be- came wedged between the motor box and the truck frame. The car was stopped and the poor dog lay there, howling pitifully. It was found to be impossible to extricate the dog from the outside, and the conductor accordingly went into the car and lifted the trap in the floor. The dog lay directly under the opening, with his mouth gaping wide in agony. At the sight of the dog the ecnguctor’s courage forsook him, and he gave up his intention of extricating the poor brute. There were about forty-five people in the car, two-thirds men, and five of them policemen. None of these men, however, offered to relieve the dog’s suf- fering. A pretty young woman who sat near the open trap appealed to the men to take the dog out. No one responded, and 50 she stooped down herself and lifted the dog carefully from under the truck. The other women applauded her loudly, and the men joined in rather sheepishly. jo Saas eS Stays for the Poor. London Truth reports from Paris a decid- edly novel scheme for assisting the poor of It is worked in the following manner. In one of the streets on the left bank of the Seine a receptacle has been placed, into which ladies are entreated to throw their cast-off stays. At the first blush—or even at the second—it is rather puzzling to imagine how the poor are to be benefited by this very delicate request; but, in explanation, it is stated that a no considerable sum can be realized by ex- tracting and using up the whalebone, silk, &c., contained in these articles of attire, and if Ste aurea is only liberally respond- ed to it is calculated that a handsome fund may be realized. AFFAIRS- IN GEORGETOWN Will Bun Oars on the Great Falls Electric Railway Tomorrow. ‘This Will Be Done to Save the Chartey Heavy Traffic on the Canal— _ Other Items. In compliance with the demand of the charter of a company, which calls for the running of a car over the road by the 234 of August, 1895, the half-laid tracks of the Great Falls Company will be occupied in sections tcmorrow by an electric car,which will either be pulled by horses or tempo- rarily supplied with propelling power from the Glen Echo house. The construction of the trestle work across the college pond to 38th street is now about to begin. Timber is being brought preparatory to active op- erations there. The rails as yet on the line have not been laid continuously, but only as the progress of the grading per- mitted. The upper end has been worked upon most. Trafic on the Canal. General Manager Nicholson of the Canal Company reports that the August bhip- ments of coal exceed the shipments of the same month of last year by 2,000 tons, and that the scason so far is ahead of last sea- son to a corresponding date by 78,000 tons. The waterway is paying expenses now and piling up a surplus. Nene of the receipts, however, have been used to pay interest on old bonds, etc. The general manager is now on a tour of inspection along the line. . Georgetown Swimmers. + The only contestant from Georgetown in the bathing beach exmbition yesterday was Richard Berry, son of Mr. E. P. Berry, cashier of the Farmers and Mechanics’ Bank, who participated in the under-six- teen-year-old straight fifty-yard race, and won a silver medal. In this race there Site Seren sntcien: good deal of regret was expressed over the failure of Hartley Wheatley to take part in th contests. He's a Georgetown boy, who has paid much attention to the beach, and who would no doubt have won in any of the contests yesterday. As a iver he has acquired a big reputation among local swimmers. Death of Mr. James Murray. Mr. James Murray died here yesterday at the age of ninety-three. He was a man of considerable vitality up to a year ago, tak- ing an interest in all that was_going on, and preserving a splendid memory. For some months past, though, his death has been daily expected. Mr. Murray was for maby years an artistic sign painter, being succeeded by his son, Mr. Joseph Murray, well-known in the Washington church choirs. Funeral services will be held from Trinity Church tomorrow morning. Cable Car Extension. The extension of the Washington and Georgetown cable line to the Aqueduct bridge from its present terminus, just west of 32d street, has begun, and is progresst Howie f Two squares of trenching re] en done already and t! ve yee lamcas tng he yokes for that Had His Foot Crushed. ‘fray Evans, @ workman on the Great Falls road, was injured Tuesday near the college pond by the falling on his foot of a heavy timber. The man’s foot was crushed, and he was taken to Freedman’s Hoepital for treatment. Kicked im the Cheek. ecmes) Fahey, stable boss at the Metro- politan stables, was kicked In the ht cheek yesterday by a fractious Sox rs bengh slight abrasion of the skin, which the doctors at the Em ef ed ee ergency Hos- —___ IN HIS SECOND CENTURY. Jacob Urban Still Vigorous on His 102d Birthday. From the Philadelphia Record. Hale and hearty, despite his great weight of vears, Jacob Urban, one of the inmates of the Lutheran Home for the Aged, at Mt. Airy, yesterday celebrated his 102d birth- day. In honor of so rare an occasion the entire population of the home united in a celebration of the event, which also at- tracted to Mt. Airy many friends of the vigorous centenarian. After eating a hearty dinner, Mr. Ur- tan, who still possesses an excellent ap- petite, walked unassisted up a flight of stairs to his bed room, where he sat for the balance of the day chatting Pleasantly and cracking jokes with his many visitors, He Is a regular attendant at church ser- vice and is a devoted reader of his old- fashioned German Bible. He has been an inveterate chewer and smoker of tobacco since his boyhood days. His general ap- pearance indicates that in his youth he Was a person of great physical powers. He has a kindly face and bright brown ey and is able to read large print without th aid of glasses. He said yesterday that he had no great desire to live much longer, With the exception of a shortness of breath Sees is ee robust. e venerable centenarian was Eckertswecker, Germany, on ieee i 1794, and is the son of Jacob Urban, who died at the age of seventy-four. His moth- er lived until she was ninety years old, and Was a vigorous woman up to a short time previous to her death. Urban learned the seme trade as his father, that of carpenter, in the town where he was born, and con- tinued it until he emigrated to this coun- try in 1848. When fourteen years of ege he was confirmed and when thirty-three years old he married Barbara Gerhart, by whom he had two children, both boys. When they grew to manhood they induced their parents to emigrate to this country. Some years after their arrival the sons died and oe mother’s death followed shortly after- wards. Mr. Urban married a second time in 1858, his wife being Caroline Welcherline. In September, 1991, Mrs. Urban was killed in @ railroad accident at Harrowgate, on the Pernsylvania railroad. While working on a building in New York in 1857 Mr. Urban missed his footing and fell a long dis- tance to the ground, receiving internal in- juries, which have more or less given him trouble ever since. From present appear- ances, however, he may celebrate several mcre birthdays before he is called to his last resting place. : ————+ee_____ Singing Fishes. From the Brooklyn Eagle. Persons who catch catfish are familiar with the croaking noise they make when thrown in the bottom of the boat. But they are credited with sweeter cadences under the surface and when they touch the water edge by the shore In the night. A Washington correspondent, who had been prowling about the Smithsonian Institution, wrote that to most people the notion that fishes have voices would seem rather ab- surd. Yet there are many species which Seem to talk, and even to sing. Some fa- miliar ones, like the blue fish, croak when they are pulled out of the water. They do likewise in their native element and often in concert, producing quite musical effects. A school of “grunters” will furnish an example. From a vessel anchored in southern waters one frequently hears at night the slow “boom boom” of the jew- fish. Crews of ships have been startled on occasions by extraordinary noises like the beating of many drums in the distance, Likewise produced by fishes were sounds heard by Lieutenant White, U. S. N., in 1824, in the mouth of a river in Cambodia, They suggested a mixture of the bass of the organ, the ringing of bells and the tones of an enormous harp. In Chilean waters musical cadences are sometimes heard rising from the sea and covering four notes, resembling the tones of harp strings. The maigres are famous for thelr vocal powers, emitting loud whistlings and hummings. ‘The way in which fish make these sounds is as yet a mystery. Fisher- men in eastern Asia are sald to hang little bells on the edges of thelr nets to attract victima, The other evening at Brighton Beach a German observed that during the progress of the Seidl comcert a fisherman might be very successful outside the pavil- fon, because the music attracts myriads of fishes. ‘The dwelling and tailor shop of Theodore Kriening at No. 322 Water street was damaged by fire at an early hour this morning. No. 4 engine co iy extin- guished the flames, The loss Is estimated at $500.