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THE EVENING STAR, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1895-TWELVE PAGES, SPECIAL NOTICES. RESTAURANT, NO. 1314 ington, conducted for many Kaiser, has been purchased by yA. Kaiser und Temple Belt. Bot have had an extensive experience in ° business. Mr. Kaiser formerly conducted a y and Mr. Belt, being connected rlin's Hotel. Many Sioy Testuurant sto e finest: Hquors, &e. The well-known ition of this place for oysters in all styles muaintained and improved. A condial invitation is extended to thelr friends and the public in general. sel2-3t* PATRICK H. €. BRENNAN, Expert Accountant, Attorney-at-Law, Equity building, 319 414 st. nw. Formerly 1421 F lawyers never want do not want them “in a burry.”* pune briefs printed that ‘This is one where they can have them done in a short , and not be disappointed, for I NEVER DIS- you know. 0c. a page for briefs—50 copies, typographically correct and printed nicely. . Prompt Printer,’ 512 11th st. 3 NOTICE is hereby given that William H. Walker. on the grocery business at Nos. 946 and 945 Louisivna ave. o.w., this city, has executed to aN asfignment for the benefit of his All persons indebted to the said to make settlement of their ess to Ine or my representative, Mr. A. and all persons having claims against Ft are requested to file them with me bie. LEON TOBRINEK, Equity building, Sept. 9, 1808. B17 4% st. nw. sell-6t ON AND AFTER SEPTEMBER 11, The agency of the Welsbach Light Co. for the Disirict of Columbta will be removed from 1102 Coun. to oT Tth rt. n MERRILL, DENTIST, HAS RETURNED FR ation and can be found in bis office, 1107 G st. now, sell-6c* MOST ENJOYABLE LUNCHEC IN TOWN FOR 15c. Enjoyable because it's most deliciously cooked and served in perfect style. Every day we serve Soup, Fish, Meat, Vegetables, Wine, Beer or Coffee, for I5e. From 12 to 2. FNo other dinner you'll find so thoroughly enjoyable as our regulur 60c. dinners. 4 to 8 every day FRITZ REUTER'S, COR. PA. AVE. 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(Just above ave.) sell-Lid A,California Vineyard ido’t supply you with Claret for as little money Wwe can. Tharp's Callfornla Claret, only $1 for bottles! a five JAMES THARP, 812 F ST. sell-7d 7 Don’t Walk Through Life —It's too slow—too tiresome—too monot- for this age of rapid transit. Learn yele and conquer distance—gain health e while going your daily rounds. bia’? school is open to you at free if you buy a ‘Columb! or a “Har*ford"’ either. “Columbtas.” District Cycle Co., “emp 452 PENNSYL VAN LA AVE. au10-31m.14 Geo. W. Herold, M (CHANT TAILOR, Formerly at No. 824 9th st. n.w., will be pleased to see his patrons at his new place of business. No, 702 9th st. n.w., where he will display a new and complete line of Fall and Winter Goods. sel0-6t* nominal cos Yow’ll Buy It If You Try It— THE LIBERTY BICYCLE. Men’s and Women's High-grade Wheels, ineludiag ali that’s good in bicycle construction. Visit the Couneeticat avenue wheel headquarters and have a look at them. W. D. HADGER, 1024 Cenn. Ave. €0 cents buys the famous ‘Demon’ Lamp. ac2-3m, The Most Popular Riding School In Washington fs located at 1325 14TH ST. N.W. as the hundreds of satisfied patrons cam testii Hours for ladles—9 a.m. to 4 p.m., 6 to 10 p.m. 10 tickets for $2.00. Hours for gentlemen—7 to 9 a.m, and 4 to 6 5 tickets for $1.00. ‘Special palns taken with backward pupits,"” as the boarding school circulars put it: Open every evening but Sunday, rain or shine, only We prefer not to teach papils in the rain. | 8,500 square feet of space, with sandpapered surface, and the most lofty and star-spangled canopy of any riding school in the U. 8. Lighted by elec- tric lights in the evening. GORMULLY & JEFFERY MFG. CO., $y23-280 Washington, D. 0. MANICURE. MADAME LE FEVRE. BEAUTY PARLORS. Manicuring, sbampocing, massuze and st of face by first-class artists. —— M10 F st. n.w. _Reoms 20 and 22, Wasbington, D. seine” MADAME PAYN, HIGH-CLASS MANICURE "AND CHIROPODIST, OFFICE AND RESIDENCE, 703 15th et. n.w. Mme. Payn in attendance ‘all summer. Je5-4d Wonders of Brooklyn Bridge. For nearly five years, writes some one in Harper's Round Table, I have been going over Brooklyn bridge night and day, and it seems to me that every few days I see something in the arrangement of the details of the structure that I never saw before. It Is a constant delight to watch the bridge under the varying conditions that affect it frem day to day. One can see, for exam- ple, how carefully the wires for the elec- tric lights are strung. They are almost within reach of any person walking across the structure, and yet there is absolutely no danger from them. It is interesting to watch the bracing of the structure, how the big and little stays slope now this way and that, and to note just where they change in their slanting direction. It is also inter- esting, at the dead of night, to see the workmen splice one of the car cables, tak- ing out some broken strand and weaving in another. I was talking with one of the guards re- cently, who had been on the bridge since the day it opened. He said that early one morning, in the first high wind that came after the opening, he looked over to the New York side and apparently saw one of the Nggest chimneys in town bending this way and that, and ke stood there trans- fixed, waiting for it to fail. It didn’t fall, although it bent far over, and he thought it must be wonderful mortar that could hold so many bricks together. Suddenly he ncticed that the chimne as exactly in a line with one of the vertical strands from the cables, and he saw at once that it wag the bridge and not the chimney that was ; The guard was unprepared for i ituation. Of course, the bridge was moving only a few inches from side to but when this man measured by a c @ mile aw it seemed lo move as n *he chim: has apparently had been moving. [ TALKING BUSINESS Encampment of the G. A. R. in Session. GEN, LAWLER'S ANNUAL ADDRESS Mrs. Clark's Case Taken Court. Into READING OF REPORTS Special From a Staff Correspondent. LOUISVILLE, Ky., September 12.—Hav- ing given full vent to sentiment, to renew- ing old tles of comradeship and forming of new ones, to shaking hands and swapping yarns and hurrahing for the flag, the Grand Army today settled down to ousi- ness. This is convention day for the Grand Army itself and its auxillary bodies, the latter consisting of ladies. With the setting of yesterday's sun the rear guard of the immense parade tramp- ed wearily into quarters. It had been a great day, and Washington figured in it conspicuously. Roll call in the evening found all hands from the national capital on deck and well. There had been no cas- ualties among them and no serious pros- trations from heat. There were several interesting functions after supper in which the Washington peo- ple participated. Commander Anderson and staff of the Department of the Poto- mac made a visit to the Old Guard and the drum corps. Commander Anderson com- pliments the Old Guard upon its highly creditable representation in the parade and the way the members bore the heat and burden of the day. He also made a speech to the drum corps, arousing the lads to considerable enthusiasm. In the language of one of the youngsters, he “gave "em a great send off.” The Old Guard then assembled, and, headed by the drum corps, escorted Corn- mender Anderson and his staff to the quar- ters of the Woman's Rellef Corps of the Department of the Potomac. Here a re- ception was held. After the Washington ladies had been serenaded a call was made upon Col Skerley, who had entertained the headquarters staff the night before. At 9:30 this morning the Washington del- egates proceeded to their respective con- ventions in the Grand Army encampment. The following representatives of Wash- ington took seats and answered to the roll call: Marion T. Anderson, John H. Howlett, Wm. W. Chambers, Charles F. Benjamin, -Benjamin F. Hawkes, A. H. G. Richardson, Cherles C. Royce, William Gibson, M. E. Urell, J. M. Pipes, A. F. Dinsmore, Newton Ferree, W. H. Hahn, George J. P. Wood and William H. Myers. Samuel S. Burdette and Newton M. Brocks are expected during the day. 4 The Woman's Relief Corps. The representatives of Washington in the convention of the Woman’s Relief Corps who attended the convention of that organ- ization today were Mrs. Anna Hamilton, Mrs. Isabel Worrell Ball, Mrs. Ruth Rob- erts, Mrs. E. Carr Montis, Mrs. Hannah Derve, Mrs. Susie M. McCabe and Mrs. Ida V. Hendricks. The session of this convention promises to be lively. It !s understood there is a Probability of the case of Mrs. Ada G. Clark coming up for consideration. At the encampment in Washington charges were brought against Mrs. Clark, who was treas- urer of the department of Ohio. She was subsequently court-martialed and suspend- ed for two years fcr some technical malad- ministration in connection with the publl- cation of department literature. Mrs. Clark is here with a lawyer and threatens to make things lively for those who caused her suspension. IN BUSINESS SESSION, Mecting of the Delegates to the En- campment. LOUISVILLE, Ky., September 12.—The demcnstraticns in the line of parade being ever, the twerty-ninth rational encamp- ment began its business session at 10 a.m. today; also the Woman's Relief Corps and the Ladies’ Circle of the G. A. R. These neetings were attended only by delegates. Meantime the veterans met in corps, brigade and regimental reunions all over the city. The campfires, with fireworks and other demonstrations, continue every night during the week, elaborate programs, with rusic and recitatior-s, being announc- ed up to Saturday night. The army nurses were entertained today snd the Daughters of Veterans gave a brilliant reception to G. A. R. executives and other visitors. There were eighteen murching veterans and dozens of others prostrated by the heat yesterday. All are now reported as doing well, but it was hotter than ever today. Instead of the visitors laving today, the railroads report that trey are still coming in for the fireworks tonight, the barbecue temorrow ind other events. The tomb of Président Taylor and scenes of the war were visited by thousands to- day. As many go from here to the en- campment of the Sons of Veterans at Knoxville, the dedications of the monu- ments and the National Park at Chatta- neoga and Chickamauga, and to the At- lanta exposition, the tide will move further south next week instead of northward. The Woman’s Relief Corps. The Woman’s.Relief Corps met today at Library Hall, Mrs. President Wallace pre- siding. The exercises were opened with sa- lutes, flag drills and tableaux in the cur. riculum of patriotic teaching. The open- ing session was devoted to welcom3 ad- dresses, responses and to the hearing of the annual reports of the national officers. The total membership, according to the’ report, is 110,774, or a total gain of 35,696 members over last year. The total num- ber of corps is given in the report as 3,141, or a net gain of 37 during the year. The amount expended in relief is $04,369. The total amount expended during the year, frcluding relief and current expenscs, was $188,329, while the total amount of relief fomnished since its organization is $1,210,- 00. Regarding the Woman's Relief Corps home, at Madison, Onfo, the report say: “Since the opening of the home ninet; four applicants have been approved, nine have died before coming to the home, sev- enty-two have arrived and been cared for, fifty-two present during the past year, and forty-three inmates are now in the home.” The Ladies’ Circle. The Ladies’ Circle of the G. A. R. met at the board of trade today, with Mrs. President Gunlock presiding. Its opening session was also devoted to hearing annual reports, which showed increased memher- ship and good conditions generally. The ladies of the circle, however, showed no Castoria For 5 Infants and Children. CASTORIA PROMOTES DIGESTION, and orer- comes Flatulency, Constipation, Scur Stomach, Diarrhoea and Feverishness. Thus the child ts rendered healthy and its sleep NATURAL. CAS- TORIA contains no morphine or other narcotic property. “CASTORIA is so well sdapted to children that I recomme id it as superior to any prescription kvown to me.” H. A. ARCHER, M.D., 11t So. Oxford st., Brooklyn, N. ¥. “For several ycars I have recommended ‘Casto- ria," und shall always continue to do so, as it has invariably prodced beneficial rezults.”* EDWIN FP. PARDEE, 3.D., 125th st. and 7th ave., New York city. THE OFFICIAL WEATHER MAP. © (lew i ® Portly Cloudy J2080r® 9 C/ovoy @ fon eo Snw EXPLANATORY NOTE: Observations taken at 8 a.m., 75th meridian time. Solid lines are isobars or lines of equal afr pr ure, drawn for each tenth of an inch. Dotted lines are tsotherms or lines of equal temperature, drawn for each ten dezrees, Sbaded areas are regions where rain or snow has fallen during preceding twelve hours. The words “High and ‘Low’? sbow location of areas of bigh and low basometer. Small arrows fly with the wind. COOLER WEATHER COMING. Old Probs Says It Will Be Here To- morrow Evening. For eastern Penrsylvania and New Jer- sey, fair, preceded by local thunder storms in northern portions tonight; westerly, shifting to northerly winds, and cooler. For the District of Columbia, Delaware and Maryland, fair, followed by increasing cloudiness Friday; westerly winds, shifting to northerly; cooler by Friday evening and cooler Saturday. For Virginia, fair; southerly winds, be- coming variable; cooler in northern and eastern portions Friday evening. Weather conditions and general forecast— Showers are reported this morning from New England and the lake regions and on the Pacific coast. The following heavy rainfalls, in inches, were reported during the past twenty-four hours: Sault de Sainte Marie, 2.10; North- field, 1.06; Jacksonville, 1.06; Roseburg, 1.44. The temperature continues high at sta- tions south of the lake regions. It is de- cidedly cooler from Lake Huron westward to the Dakotas. The period of extremely warm weather continued Wednesday throughout the lake regions, the Ohio, Mississippi and Missouri valleys, and the gulf states, the maximum temperatures ranging generally above 90 degrees, and throughout Nebraska and Kansas as high as 100 degrees. These tem- peratures were from 1 degree to 8 degrees higher than ever before recorded by the weather bureau during the second ten days of September s Fair weather will probably continue in the central valleys and thunder storms and showers will occur in New England, the northern portion of the middle Atlantic states and the lower lake region, followed by fair and cooler weather. ‘ The high temperature will continue until Friday morning in this vicinity, but it is probable that the winds will shift to north- east, with increasing cloudiness and cooler weather, by Friday evening. Cooler weath- er can be certainly expected Friday night and Saturday. Tide Table. Today—Low tide, 7:42 a.m. and 7:35 p.m.; high tide, 1:05 a.m. and 1:26 p.m. Tomorrow—Low tide, 8:48 a.1 and 8:50 p.m.; high tide, 2:04 a.m. and 2:32 p.m, ‘The Sun and Moon. ; sun sets, 6:15. P-m.; moon sets, Moon rises, ‘09 tomorrow after- noon. The Bicycle Lamps, All bicycle lamps must be lighted at 6:15. The police regulations require that “All cycles, bicycies and tricycles in motion after sundown shall carry a suitable light.” The City Lights, Gas lamps all lighted by ‘1 p.m.; ex- tinguishing begun at 4:30 a.m. The light- ing is begun one hour before the time named. Naphtha lamps all lighted by 7:21 p.m.; extinguishing begun at 4:45. The naphtha lamps burn fifteen minutes later in the morning than the gas lamps, as the moon schedule does not apply to them. Condition of the Water. Temperature and condition of water at 8 a.m.: Great Falls, temperature, 79; condi- tion, (8; receiving reservoir, temperature, 81; condition’ at north connection, 08; con- dition at south connection, 06; distributing reservoir, temperature, 80; condition at in- fluent gate house, 13; effluent gate house, 32. Range of the Thermometer. The following were the readings of the thermometer at the weather bureau today: 8 a.m., 74; 2 p.m., 95; maximum, 95; min- imum, 70. general disposition today to unite with the Woman's Relief Corps. . The Evcampment Opens. By far the most interesting reunion of the week began today at 10 o'clock in Music Hall. It was the meeting of the encamp- ment for the election of executive and com- manding officers for the ensuing year, and to decide upon a place of meeting for the next year. The hall kas a seating capacity of 3,250, and every seat in the house was occupied. None but G. A. R. men and accredited dele- gates were admitted to the hall. The dele- gates entitled to vote in the meeting oc- cupied the main floor, while the visiting veterans remained in the galleries. There was considerable delay, and it was near 11 o'clock when the delegates were all at their posts. Gen. Lawler, the commander-in- chief, was loudly cheered. As soon as quiet was restored he formally called the meeting to order. He safd that as this was the first national meeting of the Grand Army of the Republic south of the Ohio river, the executive committee had changed the usual program. The citi- zens of Louisville desired, he said, to give expression of their.pleasure in having the honor of entertaining the boys in blue. “You will be glad to know that,” he con- tinved, “the man who Is to give the ad- dress of welcome is no other than the Hon. Henry Watterson, editor of the Louisville Ccurier-Journal.” Col. Watterson’s Remarks. At the mention of Mr. Watterson’s name there was an outburst of applause, and when it had died away Mr. Watterson stepped forward and spoke as follows: “That promissory note, drawn by the city of Louisville, indorsed by me and dis- counted by you in the city of Pittsburg a year ago, has matured, and I am come to pay it. Except that historic distinctions have long been obliterated here, it might be mentioned that I appear before you as the representative alike of the people who wore the blue and of those who wore the gray in that great sectional combat, which, whatever else it did or did not, left no shadow upon American soldiership, no stain upon American manhood. But, In K tucky, the war ended thirty years ago. Here, at least, the Jesson has been taught and learned that “You cannot chain the eagle And you dare not harm the dove; But every gate Hate bars to hate Will open wide to love. “and the flag! God bless the flag! you doubt the loyal sincerity of those from house top and roof tree have thrown ft to the breeze? Let some sacrilegious hand be raised to haul it down and see! These are honest flags, with honest hearts behind them.” They are the symbols ofa ality as precious to us as to you. nae why not? What is left for you and me to cavil about, far ‘ess to fight about? Slavery is gone. Secession is dead. ‘The Union, with its system of statehood still intact, survives. It is therefore with a kind of exultation that I fling open the gates of this gateway to the south; I bid you welcome in the names of the people whose voice is the Voice of God. You came and we resisted you; you come and we greet you; for times change and men change with them. You will find here scarcely a sign of the battle; not a remin- iscence of its passions. Grim-visaged war has smoothed his wrinkled front and whichever way you turn on either side you shall encounter, as you pass those molder- ing heaps, which remind you of your valor and travail, only the magnanimous spirit of dead heroes, with Grant and Sherman, and Thomas and McPherson and Logan lcoking down from the happy stars as if repeating the words of the Master— ‘Charity for all, malice toward none.’ ” A Brief Response. Mr. Watterson was frequently and loudly applauded during the delivery of his speech. In response to this address Past Com- mander-in-Chief Wm. Warner of Kansas City, Mo., spoke briefly. He said the boys in blue would never forget the generous and loyal hospitality of the good people of Louisville. Gen. Lawler’s Address. In beginning his annual address, the com- mander-in-chief, Gen. Thomas G. Lawler of Rockford, Il., said: “I take great pleasure in calling to order the twenty-ninth national encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic. We meet for the first time south of the Ohio river, in this beautiful city of Louisville, not as we did thirty-four years ago—then we were ordered here—but ncw we come because we are invited by all its citizens to accept their hospitality and receive a royal and loyal welcome to old Kentucky and the new south. What memories of the past rise before us as we stand here and think of the great men born on Kentucky soil. But the one whose memory is honored most by the people of this great republic is the name of him who by a stroke of his pen and the power of your bayonets struck the shackles from four millions of slavés— Abraham Lincoln.” Continuing, the commander-in-chief said that the experiment of having both the adjutant general and quartermaster gen- eral at headquarters has proven very sat- isfactory, both in the matter of time and expense. He complimented Adjutant Gen- eral C. C. Jones and thé quartermaster gen- eral, J. W. Burst, for their efficiency. ss Gain in Membership. The membership of the Grand Army, June 30, 1894, was 371,500, and the gain during the year was 43,040, from the fol- lowing sources: By muster-in, 14,672; by transfer, 5,554; by reinstallment, 18,471, and from deiinquent reports; 9,343 To offset these gains there were losses of 56,956, from the following sources: By death, 7,368; hon- orable discharge, 1,437; transfer, 5,763; sus- Versions, 33,589; disHonorable | discharge, 140; delinquent reports: 8,858. Members re- maining in good standing June 30, 1895, remaining suspended, 49,600. e co-.nmander-in-chief,said that he had urged all posts to appgint special commit- tees on reinstatements to call on every sus- perded comrade and ‘settle with him in sce way, and get him back into the ranks of the Grand Army. , Pension Legislation, Upon the subject of pensions, Command- er-in-Chief Lawler said: “We know that all the legislation enacted by Congress in the interest of the old sol- dier has been brought about by or through the influence of the Grand Army of the Re- public, and those of us who are more for- tunate, physically, than others, propose to keep it up just as long as we live. And while we are not asking for any new pen- sion legislation, we do ask, and insist that when a Jaw fs passed by Congress, that its provisions as intended by them shall be corried out, and not misconstrued and mis- applied by any man or set of men of any party who may be in power. I am not a lawyer, but I know the verdict of any court of loyal men would be that after a man has furnished the proofs and has been granted a pension, that pension cannot be taken away from him without due process of law. I know this is being done, how- ever, all over the land, for I have seen-the evidences of it in every department in which I have been—pensions reduced from $12 to $8 and from $8 to $6, and many cut off entirely. “Then, again, a man who applied for a pension two and three years ago will re- ceive a notice that his claim is rejected, then notified that his case is reopened and allowed, but only from the time of reopen- ing, thus cheating a worthy man out of $300 or so. Many of our comrades thus dealt with are not able to bring suit to test the constitutionality of this sort of ruling of a pension commissioner. I would, therefore, recommend that the in- coming counsel of administration be em- powered to select a case and prosecute the same. “It has been the custom of encampments to appoint a committee to prepare some testimonial for the retiring commander-in- chief. I recommend that no such commit- tee be appointed this year, but that this meney be used in making a test case as to the constitutionality of the act of June 27, 1890." Memorial Day. General Lawler spoke feelingly of the observance of Memorial day, which, he said, is becoming more sacred to us and to the American people each year, for each year our ranks are thinner and there are more mounds to cover with flowers and the old flag. Let us, he continued, see to it that the day is kept as a memorial day; let us denounce in our own communities any desecration of the day, such as races and games, excursions, balls and other amusements, of which there is too much on this day.” General Lawler alluded in an apprecla- tive way to the work of the auxiliary so- cleties, the Woman's Relief Corps and the Sons of Veterars. Dismissal From, Departments. The commander-in-chtef said: “On my first visit to Washington, D. C. (when I did not see the President), my heart was pained as I ‘listened to the re- cital of the sufferings of our comrades and widows and orphans of our late com- rades, caused by their dismissal from the departments, and their belief in the power of our great organization to again restore them to places from which they claim they were dropped without cause, con- vinced me that we ought to haye a special committee to look after’ and help them. I do, therefore, recommend that my suc- cessor be empowered to appoint a commit- tee of three for this work.” Se Wesley Brown Accidentally Drowned, About 10 o'clock this morning Wesley Brown, an eighteen-year-old colored boy, fell into the river while at work on a’ coal barge which was tied up at Littlefield’s wharf. Before assistance could be rendered he sank for the last time, and was drowned. The body was recovered shortly afterward and removed to the morgue. It is understood that the mother and sister of the unfor- tunate young man live in Pittsburg. ee A Driver Slightly Hurt in 2 Runaway, This morning a horse attached to a gaso- line wagon owned and driven by George Cartner, 1347 U street, ran away from 12th and U streets. At the corner of Florida avenue and U streets the wagon was upset and the driver was thrown out and slight- 17 injured. SIZE OF THE G. A. R. Report of Adjutant General C. C. Jones. LOUISVILLE, Ky., September 12.—The report of Adjutant General C. C. Jones of the G. A. R. contains the following table, giving the posts and membership in each department June 30, 1894, and the number of posts holding charters the same date. Post Posts. Members. Charters. anh 243 18 50 47 105 54 Dept rtments, Aabama Avizona ‘Arkansas Aopo Gullfornia end Nevada: : Colcrado and Wyoming. Counecticut . Delaware Florida Georgia Tdcho Mlirols Indiana *: Indian territory Towa Karsas Kentueky Louisiana and Miss. Maine . Maryland Mureachusetts Michigan ‘Minnesota, Gregon Pa reylvania Potomac . Rtede Tsiand v Virginia and D. C. eel, and Alaska. West Virginia. Wisconsin. . 214 uF ‘The total amount expended for charity was $19,808. He recommends that the time for holding the department encampment be not before: January 1 nor later than May 15. Inspector General Pond’s Report. The report of the inspector general, C. V. R. Pond, showed that the posts have $1,305,913 in securities and $1,949,067 In other property, a total of $3,254,970. The reports concerning flags on the public schools, although incomplete, fourteen de- partments not answering the questions ad- dressed to them, show that in many de- partments there had been legislative en- actments making it compulsory upon school boards to furnish the schools with stars and stripes. The comrades in the southern cepartment are appreciating the benefit of the movement. In the forty-five districts reporting the number of school houses sup- plied with flags was 26,310. Pennsylvania leads, with 5,747. Then follow Ohio, with 4,84; Minols, 3,724, and Iowa, 3,167. Military Instruction. The report of George W. Wingate, spe- cial aid in charge of military instruction In the public schools, showed that it had met with opposition on the part of the Quakers, the W. C. T. U. and some of the labor unions. The progress made, however, had been very satisfactory. Relatively it had been greatest In the eastern and mid- dle states. In New York city there are sixteen regiments, with 10,000 drilled boys. Gen. Johnson, commander of the Confed- erate Veterans, was earnestly in favor of the system; so were the western states. Without exception the teachers in all the schools where the system has been adopted speak of it in the highest manner. It Is found to make the boys more obedient, brighter, more particular in their per- sonal appearance, to creately manly, self- respectful spirit and bearing and, in’ adu!- tion, to make them patriotic and loyal lit- tle American soldiers. Quartermaster Bu: ‘a Report. + The report of Quartermaster General J. W. Burst showed receipts from all sources $33,427, and the expenditures $29,493, leav- ing a balance of $12,338. The receipt from the per capita tax was $9,154, a decrease of ———.—__. Caithness Superstitions. From the Scottish Review. A method much in vogue at one time of escertaining whether a sickness would prove fatal was to dig two holes in the ground, one called the quick grave, the other the dead hole. The sufferer was then placed between the two, and the hole toward which he turned indicated what would be the outcome of his malady. Sometimes a piece of rock was broken over tbe head of @ person whose last agonies were painful alike to himself and to those who witnessed them. It was believed that the heart of the sick man would thus be broken and his relcsse hastened. Windows and doors are always thrown wide open in order that the departing spirit may have free egress from the hcuse, and escape from the evil ones oat hover around eager to enthrall his scul. During the interval between death and burial hens and cats were kept carefully shut up; a person meeting these animals at such a juncture was doomed to blindness in the future. Moreover, unless a stream divided the two houses, farmers frequently refrained from yoking their oxen or horses before the body wes “laid under the turf of truth." Many women preserved with the greatest reverence their bridal attire to cover them in the coffin. Bread and water were placed in the chamber of death, for during the night prior to the burial the spirit of the departed one came to partake of them. Stillborn children and little ones who had not been blessed by the minister were buried before sunrise. In this way their admission to the land of promise was assured. Not to observe the practice was to destine the souls of these bairns to wan- der homeless and Gisconsolate. The fate of the suicide is lamentable. His body cannot rest in the kirkyard, for it would taint the souls of those who lie therein; frequently he was buried in a lone dike which separated two lairds’ estates, and passers-by were expected to cast a pebble at the rude stone which marked the place. The Most Modern House. From the Boston Transcript. A house at Chamounix, built on what must assuredly be termed the most mod- ern principles of construction, is claimed to possess, as its most remarkable feature, a constant temperature, in addition to its strength, durability, comfort and beauty. The builder, M. Caron, first put up a frame of steel water-tubing, allowing continuous circulation of a stream of water, and around this frame the house was put up, the peculiarity being that all floors and ceilings are crossed and recrossed by the water pipes—the water, after passing through the horizontal tubes first, that is, under the floors ard ceilings—passes through the vertical tubes until all have been similarly treated. In summer, spring water, fresh as is only the water of the snow-capped Alps, circulates under pres- sure through the network of tubes, cools off the walls, and, after having run its course, flows off considerably warmer than when it entered. But in its course it has absorbed much heat, which it carries away. During the long and severe winter the water, entering through the basement, is first heated to nearly 100 degrees, an then forced through the tubing. Of course, much of the heat is left all over the house, and at tue outlet the temperature of the water ig about forty degrees, and the speed of the circulation of water can be regulated so as to allow the fixing of a certain temperature for the house, which is equal throughout. The house measures about 6,000 cubic yards, and weighs 120 tons. ——+e-—____ Its Term of Usefulness. From the Chicago Post. “Haven't you something cheaper than that?” he asked, as he put down the pocket book he had been inspecting. “Why, yes,” replied the salesman. “We have some cheaper ones, but we can’t guar- antee that they will last.” “Oh, that makes no difference,” he ex- plained, cheerfulty. “I’m going away on a two-weeks’ vacation, and I'll have no use for a pocket book when I get ready to come ome.” Beecham’s Pills for con= stipation, 0c. and 25¢ Get the book at your drug- gist’s and go by it. Annual Sales More Than 6,000,000 Boxes. INDEX TQ ADVERTISEMENTS. AMUSEMENTS . ATTORNEYS . AUCTION SALES. 9 BOARDING .. Page 4 BUSINESS CHANCES. Page 5 CITY ITEMS. COMMISSIONERS OF DEEDS. COUNTRY BOARD.... COUNTRY REAL ESTATE... CHIROPODISTS .. DEATHS .. DENTISTRY... EDUCATIONAL EXCURSIONS, FINANCIAL ... FOR RENT (Flats). FOR RENT (Houses). FOR RENT (Miscellaneous). FOR RENT (Offices) FOR RENT (Room FOR RENT (Stables). FOR RENT (Stores) FOR SALE (Bicycles) FOR SALE (Houses) FOR SALE (Lots). FOR SALE (Miscellancous)..- HORSES AND VEHICLES. HOTELS ... LADIES’ GOODS LEGAL NOTICE: LOCAL MENTIO’ LOST AND FOUND MANICURE .. MARRIAGES . MEDICAL es MONEY WANTED AN TO LOAN PERSONAL PIANOS AND ORGANS POTOMAC RIVER BOATS. PROPOSALS | RAILROADS . SPECIAL NOTICES. STEAM Cal STORAGE SUBURBAD SUMMER RESORTS. UNDERTAKERS WANTED (Help). WANTED (Houses). WANTED (Miscellaneous). WANTED (Rooms). WANTED (Situations) eeaneasohaasnaaae BRR RROD AA ABAD AARR ATURE AAA ATR WORLD'S TALLEST STRUCTURES. A Scotch Chimney Four Hundred and Fifty Feet in Height. From Machinery for September. The tallest chimney was built at Port Dundas, Glasgow, Scotland, 1857 to 1859, for F. Townsend. It is the highest chimney in the world (454 feet), and one of the loftiest masonry structures in existence. It is, in- dependent of its size, one of the best speci- mens of substantial, well-made brickwork in existence. In Europe there are only two church steeples that exceed this structure in height—namely, that of the Cologne Cathedral (10 feet), and that of the Stras- burg Cathedral (468 feet). The great Py- ramid of Tizeh was originally 480 feet, al- though not so high at present. The United States outtops them all with its Washing- ton Monument, 550 feet high, and the tow; of the Philadelphia public buildings, whi is 587 feet high. The Eiffel Tower, at Paris, France, sur- passes all other terrestrial metal structures with its altitude of nearly one thousand feet. The “Great Tower,” for London, Eng- Jend, in course of construction from de- signs of Mr. Henry Davey, C.E., will out- top all metal structures, being built of steel, and its extreme height will be 1,250 feet when finished. The highest and most remarkable metal chimney in the world is erected at the im- perial foundry at Halsbrucke, near Frie- berg, in Saxony. The height of this struc- cure ts 452.6 feet, and 15.74 feet in internal diameter, and is situated on the right bank of Mulde, at an elevation of 219 feet above that of the foundry works, so that its total height above the sea ts No le8s than 711.75 feet. The works are situated on the left bank of the river, and the furnace gases are conveyed across the river’ to the chim- ney on a bridge through a pipe 3,227 1-2 feet in length. x The highest artificial structure in Ameri- ca is the water works tower at Eden Park, Cincinnati, Ohio. The floor of the tower, reached by elevators, is 522 feet above the Ohio river. The base is 404 feet above the stream. If the height of the elevator shaft be added to the observation floor, the grand tota) height is 589 feet. The highest office building in the world ig the Manhattan Life Insurance Company of New York city; its height above the sidewalk is 347 feet, and its foundations go down fifty-three feet below the same, being twenty feet below tidewater level, making a total of 400 feet. The foundations consist of fifteen masonry piers, and are carried by the same number of steel caissons. The latter were sunk to bed rock by the pneu- matic process. The cantilever system was ured for the foundations. : ++ —__—__ Prince as Polygamist. From Pearson's Weekly- At Oxford in quite recent times there was a don, the master of a college, whose ad- miration for cristocracy sometimes led him to truckle to the great ones of the earth. The don had three handsome daughters, and it was the hope of his life and the de- sire of his heart that they should make aristocratic marriages. The daughters were in full sympathy with their father on this point, and were in no danger of loving anybody who was not in every sense ell- gible. Among the undergraduates was an Indian prince, a very important personage in his own country, and not by any means an ob- scure one in this. He was rich, and every- body knew what everybody in a case like this never fails to kncw. The Oxford don thought it was his duty to invite the princely undergraduate to dinner, and his daughters, always willing that their father should do his duty, agreed with bim. The prince was invited, and accepted the hospitality offered him. Everything was dcne to make him welcome. The young la~ Cles on every occasion behaved as young ladies should behave, and the prince made ro secret of his admiration of them in a princely sort of way. One morning the prince, very carefully dressed, asked for an interview with the don. After the door was closed he began to hesitate, and had to be encouraged in a fatherly way, and at last succeeded in ex- pressing a wish to marry the don’s three daughters—he would take the lot. The don was at first too much astonished to say anything, but after a little delay he explained to the prince that the law of England would not allow even a prince to have three wives. The potentate was slow to understand the nature of the difficulty, but at last retired to consider the matter. Later in.the. day he returned and renewed his offer, but declined to take only one, as it would spoil the set. ———-+e0+ —___ Descriptive Reporters and the Lords. From the Nineteenth Century. On great occasions in the house of lords, such as the second reading of the home rule bill, the peer is severely handled by the descriptive reporters of the liberal press. According to these graphic gentle- men, peers are distinguished to a melan- choly degree by knock knees and receding foreheads, and a pamphlet now before me, enjoying some vogue with platform speak- crs, is enlivened by a broad sheet of de- generate types of peers. At radical mee ings, and even inthe house of commons, we are the target of epigram. Gilded chamber and proud titles notwithstanding, peers are to be dealt with, the treatment is to be drastic, so on and so on. I have listened to it time after time, and it all means nothing, or next to nothing. Out- side the picturesque in the party dress and the conventionalities of a party platform, to be Lord Somebody or other is still a pop- ular thing. a FINANCIAL. C. T. Havenner, Member Washington Stock Real Estate and Stock ge Booms 9 and 11, Atlantic building, 930 F st. nw. Investment Securities. Stecks, Bonds and Grain bought and sold for cash or on margin. Cctton bought and sold in New York or New ‘Orleans. 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