Evening Star Newspaper, February 7, 1896, Page 11

THE 11 ANTE OF TA] ye Sandow on Muscle Making and Digestion. Doesn't Believe in Dieting, but Pays Strict Attention to Assimilation of Food. How He Takes Care of Himself. » One look at Eugene Sandow, the modern Hercules, is enough to make the average young man heartily di gusted with himself, and to turn his thoughts from cigarettes and frappes to light dumb-bells and proper care Of the digestion. When Sandow came to Bostor Dr.Sargent, physical adviser of Har- vard University Gymnasium, was amazed at his muscular develop- ment. He said he was the most wonderful man he had ever seen. Strong, active and graceful, he com- bined all the characteristics of the ideal athlete. His stomach is in- duiged in everything the appetite craves for. He smokes and drinks, but never to excess. This may seem | surprising, but Sandow only laughs at the surprise his methods create. “Keep the digestion in order” is one of Sandow’s precepts. ~ “I use JOHANN HOFF'S MALT EXTRACT with capital re- sults. It is pleasing to the taste, toning to the systemaand helps along the digestion of food. Everything depends on keeping the digestion in order.” The Genuine JOHANN HOFF'S MALT EXTRACT is a true builder of flesh and muscles. It Creates Appetite and Aids Digestion. Insist upon the Genuine JOHANN HOFF’S WALT TRACT. Avoid substitutes. Wilson’s shoe talk. —{s not much to pay for a palr of Shoes that com- $3.50 bine foot . beauty ard si We know positively that such $3.50 Shoes as WI- son's cannot be bad anywhere. Never been known to hurt the feet—always been known as the mos¢ Stylish Shoes. Wilson, 929 F St. fe5-20d “RUDDEN’S” Credit House, 513 7th St. Don’t hesitate to ask for iCREDIT. each week will give yon their full en- Joyments, We don’t charze you for the “‘credit’* by running up the prices, nor do we make It unpleasant for you 3 2 2 Our immense stock is at your pleas- 2 ure: It fs foolish to deny yourself = 3 “beme comforts’’ when a little cash i after you have bought. Immense stock of all the best kinds of Furnl- & ture, Carpet, ete. 2 Surely t fs po harm in your get- = 2 ting our prices—You can buy or not, as you see fit. We are willing to stand or fall on our merits, for we know we cannot be “under sold” or “over-matched’’ In courtesies. {RUDDEN’S Credit House, 513 7th St. fe6-3050 5 ae {Fonticello Lithia Water "tan equal as a cure for ESTION, RHEUMATISM ) Very soft, pure and ¢ light, and can be taken In any ¢ quantities without deleterious ) effects. } . DRUGGIST, ‘J. W. Jennings, CHEMIST, Cash prices lowest ve Nar drip 1142 Conn. ave. "Phone 1623. fe6-204 | oO the climax" for strength at Houestly, we've never bad so stroug a trunk to offer you at It's a crnves-covered flat-top Dress ‘Trunk; has sheet steel bottom, 3 heavy steel Bingcs; strips reinforced; heavy steel clamps, heavy lock bolt, Excelsior lock, hquvy hardwood cleats, full covered tray and {s muslin lined throughout. 28 in. 30 in. S82in. 341m 36 In. HH. $5.25. $5.75. $6.25. $6.75. 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PROCESSION OF THE HIGHS AND LOWS Result of Careful Study by Weather Bureau Experts. INTERESTING FACTS SOME It may be noted that an attempt has been made in previous articles of this se- nes to direct attention to the importance of the northwest region in the meteorology of the United States. On the eastern slope of the Rocky mountains, in the Can- adian possessions, in the neighborhood of 115 degrees W. longitude and 55 degrees N. latitude, there exists a"peculiar mechan- ism whose work is to turn out series of highs and lows, following each other in an apparently fortuitous sequence, which then advance over the United States In the tracks that have been described. The leading feature in the meteorology of the earth is the fact that the sun’s radiation warms the tropical and tem- perate zones, leaving the arctic regions cold. From this unequal temperature there are produced conveotional currents, of which the primary are the tropical trades blowing westerly, and the upper current in the temperate zones, blowing easter! The movements of our highs and lows have much to do with this east- ward current and upon it depends the main eastward drift that is at the basis of the practical forecasts of the weather bureau. The most remarkablé feature-Te- garding this eastward drift, over the en- tire hemisphere, is that sometimes it {8 very rapid and at other ‘times: very: slow, the acceleration and the stagnation suc- eceding each other at uncertain intervals. zi irregularity is, on the whole, the difficult feature in forecasting to take account of, and from it is due many of the failures.’ A sudden slowing up of the drift will necessarily throw the whole forecast into confusion, and an unexpected rush will also produce disaster. This peculiar change in rate of motion ‘seems to occur simultaneously over the two con tinents and the two oceans, and is there- fore probably due to some great cosmical agency at work. A Peeuliar Curve. A careful study of the succession of the highs and lows in the northwest has re- vealed the fact that there is a peculiar curve, which they try to follow in their in- tensity, and that they tend to repeat the same curve every 26.68 days. This curve has a grand sweep with two maxima and two minima in it, and ten minor crests spread along it In quite a symmetrical man- ner. Tne next striking peculiarity of the eastward drift is that the succession of the highs and lows is along this curve in one position, and then along the same curve when it is inverted or turned over. This inversion $s found to occur at very irreg- ular intervals, and yet in such a way as to be certainly connected with the motion of the earth about the sun. ‘These considerations point to some kind of energy that comes from outside the earth, falls upon the whole hemisphere, and is associated with the sun's action. Finally when the great preponderance in the num- ber of storms In North America, over the corresponding localities in Asia in the mid- dis of the continent, is. considered, the number in America being about ten times as great as fn Asia, it is necessary to Took for some cause that accounts for this pe- culiarity. The preponderance of storms in North America, the inversion of the order of their production, the alternate hasten- ing ard slowing up of the eastward drift are facts of prefound meaning, in seeking the fundamental laws regarding the origin of storms. A study of the variations of the magnetic field of the earth has brought out a new serles of facts that seem to be very closely connected with those just mentioned. It is shown that a field of force: is impressed upon the earth in directions that nearly coincide with the magnetic meridians. When this foree increases an impulse is propagated from the north to the south, and in case of unusual disturbance the magnetic and electric fleld of the earth suffers perturbations or storms that show themselves in an outburst of beautif-1l auroral light, or in the electric currents that temporarily destroy telegraphic com- munication. Belt of Auroras, An examination of the places of the rela- tive frequency of the auroras shows that there is a maximum belt running from Alaska over the southern portion of the Canadian possessions, near the lower end of Hudson bay, over Laborador, thence to the north of Norway, Sweden, Siberia, till the circuit is completed. In shape it is a rude oval embracing the geographical pole and the magnetic pole, near Boothia Island. The center of the outspreading Pancake Flour. A combination of the great staffs of life HERE'S OUN GUARANTEE Buy oe a Eee Genuine Aunt Jemima’s Seif-raising Pantake ot ‘our, and if you do not find it makes the best cakes you ever ate, return the empty box to your grocer, leave Sour ‘naine, and tho grocer ‘will refund ‘the ‘money and chat > i 2 RED PACKAGE. cemitcaty repaea cot Sees See TELCTIS fic ire [a rae betas . 2 Davis MILL ©O., St. Joseph, Mo. oc80-w,f&aml7w Go to Siccardi, Bargains in Hair. Genuine, bona fide bargain prices are prevail eck ot ale ‘nd Tollet Goods ever howe ty 7 ruth St., Fonapien Get the Best— “THE CONCORD HARNESS,” Hores Blankets and Lap Robes in great variety 4nd at lowest prices, LUTZ & BRO, - 497 Pa. Ave. N.W. a2-16d = (Adjoining National Hotel.) e it to us. "way, N.Y. magnetic force just mentioned is midway between these poles, and its meridians are perpendienlar to the auroral ovals all over the hemisphere. ‘This force is at a maximum over the auroral belt, sinks away somewhat to the center, and falls rapidly to the south. Now it is known that the aurora, this Magnetic force and the sun spots ail rise and fall together in intensity in the eleventh year. This is another clue to our supposition that storm action is dependent vpon the solar output, transmitting in long, wide, sweeping magnetic curves, and fall ing upon the polar regions of the earth, the sunlight meanwhile radiating to its tropical zone. Another group of facts of more detailed nature indicate the same conclusion. study of the curves of change in the day periods show that the same variations can be traced throughout the magnetic fields of Europe, Asia, America and Aus- tralia, the impulses being common to the earth. It is found that the temperature and pressures of the northwest have the same pulsation, which arrives In the Dako- tas In one day after the magnetic change has taken place. This same curve, on’ ap- plying the period through a long series of years, is-discovered to be the type in which the sun spots tend to group th selves, the southern hemispkere being fe direct type and the northern hemisphere ‘the inverse type. This implies that. the period 26.68 is that of the rotation of the stn's nucleus, and agrees very closely with the time computed for the visible surface at the equator from the motions of the sun spots. The inferences follow that the sun is an immense magnetic sphere, like the earth, the north pole positive and the south pole negative; that it sends out great waves of force which reach the earth in the dis- turbances: that the field of the sun is maintained at different strengths in the several meridians, and that as it turns around on its axis, this field at the earth makes corresponding impressions upon the earth's field. A magnetic curve is like a delicate spring, and those from the earth and sun touch and bend in response to each other in the most wonderful manner, Hence, all these observations at the earth, pursued for fifty years by the magnetic. ians, are so.many measures of the solar energy, and will some time be so inter- preted as to become of great use to the world. The tracks for February are similar to ose for January and March, and much of the analysts of storms is equally applicable to these three months. The intensity of the weather -conditions gradually rises from, September till it culminates in February, and thence falls off till June, when the summer relations become re-estabiished. A count of the number of storms in Febru- ary for ten years, 1881-1883, shows that eleven originated ‘near Alberta, twenty- eight on the North Pacific coast, fourte on the northern Rocky mountain plateau, thirteen in Colcrado, eighteen in Texas, cix in the east gulf and south Atlantic states, seven: In the central valleys and two on the south Pacific coast, making a total of nine- ty-nine, and averaging ten each month. Approximately, 55 per cent of our Feb- ruary storms come from the Pacific ocean and states, 20 per cent from the Gulf cf Mexico and gulf states, and 25 per cent are developed in the interior. The tracks con- verge, as usual, to the Gulf of St. Law- rence, when the movement is normal. The aromalous tracks usually have a decided lcop southward, along the Rocky mountain slope, whence ‘they may advance and be lost near the Gulf of Mexico, or recurve to the lake region and the St. Lawrence val- ley, These storms almost always advance in front of a large high area, whose rapid and vigcrous movement thrusts the north- ern storm to the southward before they can fyrate to the east front along the periphery of the high. “The Texas storms, as in other months, are rapid marchers, and are attended by widely extended rain or snow precipitation. If there is no high over the Gulf of St. Lawrence that retards the northwestward movement they reach New England in forty-eight hours; if a high hangs per- sistently in that region they may require ninety-six hours. If a high is located in the rerthwest, tireatening a cold wave, this will reach the gulf states if the move- rent is rapid; it will be dissipated in rain or snow if the low is much retarded. Special attention should be directed to the probable behavior of the St. Lawrence high, as upon this will depend success in forecasting the advance of a large storm from the south- west. Record for Twenty-Five Years. The following data*compiled from the weather bureau records at Washington, D. C., cover the period of twenty-five years for the month of February, and should prove of value and interest in anticipating the more important meteorological » ele- ments, and the range within which such variations may be expected to keep for the coming month: : Mean or normal temperature, Warmest month, 1990, 43. degrees. Coldest month, 1895, with an average of 26 degrees. Highest temperature, 78 degrees on 2d, 1874. Lowest temperature, 2 degrees below zero on Sth, 1886. Average date on which last killing frost occurred in spring, April 14. Average precipitation for the month, 2.37 inches. Average number of days with .01 of an Inch or more, 11. Greatest monthly precipitation recorded, 6.84 Inches in 1884. Least monthly precipitation, 0.08 inches in 1872. Greatest amount of precipitation recorded in any twenty-four consecutive hours, 1 inches on 9th, 1885. Greatest amount of snowfall recorded in any twenty-four consecutive hours (record extending to winter of 1884-5 only), 10 inches on 3d, 1886. Average number of clear days, 7; partly cloudy days, 11; cloudy days, 10. ‘The prevailing winds have been from the degrees. with an average of northwest. The highest velocity of the wind was 60 miles, from the northwest, on 2d, 1876. —_—.__ Dr. Edson‘s Discovery. Dr. Cyrus Edson of New York, in an art!- cle written for the forthcoming issue of the Med‘cal Record, announces to the medical profession his discovery of a method of dis- infecting the blood by the injection of a solu- tion of carbolic acid and thus making the blood itself a disinfecting agent as it courses through the body. In the study of disin- fectants Dr. Edson learned that carbolic acid is at all times to be found in the blood and that nature herself increases the amount in disease over one thousand times. He reasoned, therefore, that carbolic acid is nature’s remedy, but he was confronted with the fact that the injection of any known solution of carbolic acid generally produced an abscess. The problem was to find the form in which the acid could be injected without producing this effect. ‘This he announces that he has accomplished. ‘The solution. is a colorless liquid, smelling of carbolic acid, and it is injected under the skin. According to the results reported by Dr. Edson so far the solution {s credited with the cure of about 40 per cent of cases of consumption. Snowing Hard in the Black Hills. One of the worst snow storms of the win- ter is now raging all over the Black Hills of South Dakota. Since Wednesday snow has been falling, and the ground is covered with fully three feet of snow. This will be a Godsend to the numerous cattle ranges as well as to the farmers throughout the hills. EVENING STAR, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1896~TWELVE PAGES. THE GAS BILL QUESTION egret : ba : Now a Burning Istye in Many House- “3 holfig) - : 5 “a Complaints Abonut®#Increases in the ah January Bills—Interesting State- ments by Housekeepers. —— January gas bills stil] seem to be a sub- ject that is occupying the attention of the citizens of the District, and it is quite evi- dent that there is a dively curiosity, to .state it mildly, to know why the bills for the past month have ificreased to the pro- pertions they have. Jn addition to, the in- quiries and complaints made at the gas office, the following are samples of some of the communications received at ‘The Star office. One citizen writes: “Like other Washington householders, 1 am delighted to see that ‘The Star has taken up the January gas extortions. It is evi- dent that public opinion is thoroughly aroused on this question. In Georgetown, where I reside, expressions of surprise and indignation at the size. of the gas bills for January are heard on every hand. Like most others, I received a bill this month just-one-third larger than that for Decem- ber. Going to the office to inquire the rea- son therefor, I received from. the weary clerk the automatic excuse that the longer nights during the, thirty days for which the bill was rendered accounted for the in- crease, ‘This explanation. mighthave suf- ficed had the comparison been with July or August, but, as The Star has ‘shown, De- cember is a longer month, from the gas standpoint, than January. ‘The officials of the gas company should put their imagina- tions to work and devise an explanation for the recent tax on consumers not quite so obviously absurd. Apart from the ques- tion of jonger or shorter nights, I am ab- solutely certain that a great deal less gas Was burned in our house during January than in December. Special care was taken last month to prevent waste, and lamps were substituted wherever it was possible. Ancther unpleasant teature of the gas bills is the wide di‘ference in the size of bills sent to those who are wont to pay them without question, as compared with the ac- counts received by those who procest their hills on every occasion. A neighbor cf ours who has watched his bills closely received one this month little more than one-tenth us large as ours, although occupying a sim- ilar house, having the same number in his honsehold, anu, as we found by vomparison, burni}:g the same number of jets for about the same hours. Apart from the fact that we are charged for gas we do. not. burn, the price charged is exorbitant when we consider the quality of gas supplied. We find the gas furnished in Georgetown prac- tically unfit for any purpose except to give a faint, uncertain glimmer in hallways gnd to interrupt, to some extent, the gloom of bed rocms. We tried the experiment re- cently of lighting five burners in one room, and did not succeed in lighting it nearly as Well as one small lam does. A. Housekee “A Housekeeper” writes: “Will ‘Me! rediiction in the price of gas avail anything to consumers?. I have dis- covered that gas burning in the District of Columbia is anything but a pleasure, and have chiefly, recently, ased lamps. In a reighboring city, where the price of gas was the same, I used it without stint—that is, we used four constant lights, with hall and dining Yoon ‘lights *bedi't8s:" Tn’ some rooms, we Duraed a taper of gas-ull night. My bill never reached the sum of four dol- lars per month. I began in the District to use three lights, but found that my. bills were about five dollars ‘in winter, So, in consequence, have largely given it up. I think that to have a te of what is burned would be @ blessing. The Meter Question. “Meter” “AS extortlonace gas bills now have the call, it is evident that the real cause, must be known before an. ef- fective remedy can bé applied. A very nat- ural theory is that the gas company, be- ause of self interest, Joes not bring to bear an exactly judicial mind upon any Experience, question “that reduces its venue, and hence, when there is a doubt, it generaly takes, ihe trick; in,athezwords, it invari- ably changes a meter when there is a doubt as to its registering all the gas that is consumed, but it is blissfully indifferent if there is a strong probability that a meter registers more gas than is consumed.” Thinks the Price Should Be Reduced. Mr. Thomas W. Gilmer writes: “As a matter of justice to the gas company, I (as cne consumer) feel impelled to state that I hneve’never yet found any error or trickery in my gas hills, although I carefully exam- ine them every month. It is my practice to take the state of the meter about once a week, and also monthly on the same day on which the meter is inspected by the agent of the company. It is a very simple matter to read the meter. Directions may be found on the back of every gas bill. It is rather troublesome, but it is econom- ical to cut off -the gas every day atthe meter, as there Is always some waste going om, especially “in old houses. ' ‘The law provides for an “inspector of gas ard nidte¥s,"”' Whose duties are “4o test and determine the illuminating power and puri- ty of the gas furnished in the District of Columbia, and to test, prove and seal all meters.” An appropriation of $2,000 is an- nvally: provided for said official, and he has an assistant at a salary of $1,000. Gas con- sumers, who have reason to distrust their meters should have them tested bythe proper official,, 1 believe .that. ninety-nine ireters out of every hundred are correct. if the growlers would only unite their forces to reduce the price of gas to $1, there would be no further cause for complaint as to the size of the bills.” Progressive Gas Bills. “Capsicum” write’: “While I object to using my name, I wish to add my plaint to the list of gas objectors, My gas bill jump- ed from $7 to $10 from November 22 to De- cember then from ‘that date to January 22, to $15. During the cold spell in January we were in total darkness for three days, except _in the dining room and kitchen. Can't something be done to relieve the op- pressed housekeepers besides grumbling?” ee MODERATION IN SPORT. The Aim of President Eliot and the Harvard Faculty. In his recent report before the board of overseers at Harvard University President Ellot carefully reviewéd the history of the regulation of athletic sports, especially since the first committee of the same, ap- pointed in 182. He said: “Long ago it appeared clear that the highly competitive sports were assuming an importance in the public mind and de- veloping evils, both physical and moral, which made it Impossible, in the judgment of the government of, Harvard University, to leave them ‘to the mamagement of grad- uates only. From +the ‘beginning it has been the object of the faculty and of the athletic committee nét*toicripple or abolish competitive sports, wat to have them con- ducted with moderattoniand honesty and @ generous temper, 01 +3 “The sports whicti have Intercollegiate interest affect strongly“ihe physical wel- fare, the manners #1d ‘the morals of’ the students who take part in them or who. as- pire to take part in thei, They tend nat- urally to excesses, which are grave evils from every point of views, In the judgment ofall the authorities of,Harvard Untversi- ty, corporation overseers and faculties, they require at all Ambrican universities and colleges steady’And watcLful control, such as the Harvardicommittee on the reg- ulation of athletic spests has exercised since 1882. Pos f “It has row become obvious that the great majority of intelligent people in this country are of this opinion, and that judic- ious parents are likely to make this opin- fon felt.”” = —_—.—__ The Huckster and the Door Bell, To the Editor of The Evening Star: Cannot there be some remedy for the per- petual ringing of the door bell by hucksters, with thelr potatoes, cabbage,etc., brought to the front door? when there is a door or gate in the alley!. We are obliged to. submit to the calls of numerous agents for any- thing under the sun—and people looking for addresses, etc., but can't we be spared the inflictions of -hucksters and impertinent boys to clean snow, when any systematic housekeeper generally has one engaged AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN Washington Road OlubCelebrated Its Anni versary Yesterday. Grace Church Entertainment and Other Local Notes of General and Especial Interest. The Washington Road Club, the leading bicycle organizaticn in the District, cele- brated its arniversary by a banquet last evening at Freund's. The occasion was made a merry one, and the evenihg was full of. enjoyment for all those present. The large banquet room was prettily ‘deco- rated and the table artistically set. Mr. Williem T. Robertson, the president of the club, as master of ceremonies, occupied the seat of honor. After the last course cigars were lit, and speeches were in order. Mr. John C Wood and Mr. Joseph Prince kept the crowd in laughing humor the entire time. Speeches were made by Mr. Robert- son, Mr. Perry P. Patrick, Mr. C. L. Petze and a number of others. Among those present were Messrs. W, T. Robertson, president of the club; Perry P. Patrick, the vice president; Charles F Wood, the secretary; Rudolph Jose, th treasurer; C. I. Rongaville, J. C. Wood, W. J. Prince, A. H. Wahl, C. L. Petze, W. J. Tubman, ‘C. H. Ccoke, W. H. Dakin, Ea- ward Kloman, J. Newman, C. Meredith, T. H. Burdette and Frank J. Wissner. Grace Church Entertainment. The Grace Church benefit last night was a big success. The crowd tested the eapac- ity gf the cud‘ence room and the program was one of artistic excellence. Every num- ber met with demorstrative appreciation. The opening selection was an instrumental trio, by Messrs. Hoskins, Oats and Block. Then follcwed Mr. Charles F. Hall, the well-krown basso; Miss Corinne Hay of the Short Story Club, in charming recita- tions; Mr. M. M. Clark, in imitations of birds, steam engines biowing off, wind storms, etc.; Mr. R. Clinton Balinger of the Linthiewm Students, in solos and dialect recitations; Mr. Guy V. Collins and Mr. John C. Lewis of the same organization, in imitations of famous comedians and selec- tions from Evgene Field, respectively; Miss Dayelle Taylor of the Short Story Club was another contributor of the evening, render- ing in an excellent manier the vocal se- lection, “For Sake of the Past.” Dr. Bischoft was the accompanist of the even- ing. That little retrospective gem of a play, “Yeliow Roses,” was one of the fea- tures of the evening. The original Linthi- cum cast impersouated the characters. Some excitement attended the pretty drill of the Vestal Virgins, which closed the program. A lighted candle came in con- tact with the stage drapery and caused a blaze. The audience was up in a moment, but fears were quieted through the pres- ence of mind of Mr. Balinger and his stage assistants, who tore the curtains down d spoke pacifyingly to the crowd. The “Ves- tal Virgins” controlled their fears and went on with the drill, though the Misses Ben- ton fainted immediately on leaving the stage. The Vestal Virgins were: Miss Eva Magruder, Miss Lillie Benton, Miss Grace Bentcn, Miss Barbara Morgal, Mi Minnie Schulize, Miss Laura Benton, Miss Martha Benten, Miss Aline Lucas and Miss Lulu Grimes. Falls Church Road. *-Realizing the value of their present fran- ghise, the Great Falls electric railway, it is understood, is about to ask for another privilege. It is understood on good au- thority that the promoters of the road have in view another railway, which will be run as an auxiliary to the preseant road. The proposed new branch is to extend to the American University, which will be located at the junction of the Loughboro’ and Ridge roads. The opening up of this section of the country would prove of great value to the residents at the present time, in addi tion to enhancing the value of property According to the plans now under consider- dtion a bill will soon be placed before Con- gress amending the charter so as to give the right of way to lay tracks to the future Methodist seat of learning. The course will be up the Ridge or Foxhall roads, and will be about two and a fraction miles in length, branching off from the present road just where the tracks cross the Conduit road. Until the proposed univers is well under way the road would hardly pay much, but the expense is offset by the value of a franchise. oten. Mr. Richard Edmonston of No. 3144 Dum- barton avenue, who for the past week has been confined to his bed with fever, is rap- idly convalescing. A supper and festival is in progress at the Congress Street M. P. Church. Tonight will close the pleasant affair. Capt. Clyde Hunt and Lieut. Ellis are the officers who have been elected to command the military company of the Jackson school. The congregation of the Tenleytown Bap- tist Church will hold a social and entertain- ment this evening, in which many George- town people will assist. » Market Master Williams of the Western Market has been authorized by the Com- missioners to rent the four butcher stalls at the east end of the market at 8 each per month. —_— Howard University Undenominational To the Editor of The Evening Star: I have been aske1 to state how far this Is true. I am glad to do so. On our board of trustees, the following denominations are represented: The Presbyterian, Baptist, Congregation u, Episcopallan and Unitar- jan, and the question of -lenomination is never raised when a candidate is nomi- nated. 2. Among its instructors are represented the same and other denominations, includ- ing ‘the Friends, and also, though it is a Protestant institution, the Catholics. 3. All denominations, including Catholics, dre among its studen‘s, and share equaily in its advantages; also both sexes, 4. No denominational views are taugnt, even in the theological department, which is supported by one penevolent society. which derives its funds from a single re- ligious body. And in this departmeat stu- dents of all denominatioas share in the ad- vantages of all its aid funds. 5. The students of King Hall, where young men fitting for the Episcopal minis- try are being educated for that denomina- tion, have free access to all its advantages of class rocm and library, and that with. out charge. J... RANKIN, President. ———-__ Indiana Senators Failed Indorsement. The annual meeting of the Democratic Editorjal Association occurred yesterday at Indianapolis. The following resolution fall- ed to carry by a vote of 18 to 8: “We reaffirm our belief in the necessity fcr the early and complete restoration of silver to the place it occupied in our money system prior to 1: » and heartily congratu- late our Senators, Vcorhees and Turpie, fer their recent vote for the restoration of silver Governor Matthews was unanimously in- dorsed for President, and his course on the apportionment imbroglio was also indorsed. ee To Acquire the National Line. With the advent of the month of March the Atlartie Transport Company, Lim- ited, the main offices of which are in Bal- timore, and whose ocean steamships ply the Atlantic between the ports of New York, Philadelphia and Baltimore, and the pert of London, will enter into full control of the National Steamship Company, Lim- ited, whose six steamships run between New York and London, and will at the same time control 80 per cent of the ex- port carrying trade from all the ports of the United States to the English capital and metropolis. Take No Substitute. Gail Borden Eagle Brand ee——_CONDENSED MILK Has always stood FIRST in the estima- tion of the American People. No other is “‘just as good.” Best Infant Food. THE WORLD OF SOCIETY Caen from Seventh. Page.) and Messrs. Highfield, Murdock, Carpenter, Johnson, Wilde, Cox, Swank, Phillipps, Price, Lewis, Wright, McWirta, Smith, Tierney, Beatty, Vernon, Andrews and Dr. Thomas. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. M. Curry gave a hand- some dinner last night of twenty covers. The table appointments were unusually beautiful. The guests were Senator and Mrs. Brice, Senator and Mrs. Wolcott, Mr. and Mrs. A. C, Barney, Mr. and Mrs. Glover, Mrs. Pruyn of Albany, Mrs. Van Ness Phillips, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph E. Washington, Mrs. Peterson of North Caro- lina, Mrs. Rogers, Dr. White of the Vene- zuelan commission, Mr. Faulkner Pierce and Mr. Sole. ‘The final dance of the season was given last night by the Georgetown Assembly, under the chaperonage of Mrs. Gordon. Among those present were Miss Beckie Hyde, Mrs. Dodge, the Misses Wendling, Miss Kittie Hayden, Miss Ware, Miss Thorn, Miss Gerdon, Miss Cassin, the Miss- es Dunlop, Miss Marbury, Miss Jane Be and the Misses Griffith, and Messrs. Hose ard Wm. Gordon, Major Biggs, U. S. arm: Dr. Snyder, Douglass Sims, Keith Forrest, Gordon Sowers, Dr. Stewart, Henry Welch, Leonard Chew, Hyde, Hardie Cragin and Perey Myers. Mrs. Eton Davis and Miss Davis of Lin- coln, Miss., are the guests for a few days of Mrs. BE. R. Store. A breakfast in their hcnor was given yesierday by their hostess. The guests were Mrs. Gibson, Miss Cham- bers, Mrs. Lacey, Mrs. Robinson. Mrs. Wasserbach, Mrs. Smith ‘knd Miss Mason. Mrs. Davis sails for Europe early in the spring. Miss Davis wiil enter school in Peris in September Miss Harvey of 923 Massachusetts ave- nue gave a luncheon yesterday in honor of her friend, Miss Clarke of Philadelphia. Covers were laid for ten, the table was hai dsomely decorated in pink and yellow and there were corsage bouquets of La France roses at each place. The floral dec- crations were also of La France roses, and vines of smilax artistically entwined with carnations crossed the table from the cen- ter piece, 2nd were caught at the four cor- ners with large bows of ribbon. Among those present were Miss Clarke of Philadel- phia, Miss Stuart of Baltimore, Miss Bow en, Mis# Mankin, Miss Gertrude Harve Miss Yates, Miss Callahan, Miss Daw, Miss Oyster and Mirs Harvey. The leap year cotillion to be given at the Rifles’ Armory Monday next by a num- Ler of well-known matrons and young so- ciety women, promises to be a_ brilliant event. The committee of arrangements has ten ladies, of which Mrs. Blanchard, Mrs. Swanson and Mrs. Uhl are members. The german will be led by Miss Uhl and Mrs. Caper: Mies Margarete Corcoran of Baltimore is visiting Mrs. E. V. Rice and daughter of 118 C street southeast. Miss Bessie Bailey, daughter of Mr. Prentiss Bailey of Utie: Mrs. W. W. Metealf, at 1 nu E. is the guest of 1 Vermont ave- ——— ket Book Snatching. Judge Cox this morning struck the busi- ness of pocket book snatching a most si vere and discouraging blow when he sen- tenced Marion Kennedy, a young colored man, ‘to five years’ imprisonment in the Albany penitentiary at hard labor. Kennedy snatched the pocket book of Miss Nellie Wheeler on the afternoon of the 5th of last month. The young woman at thextime avas om 3d between B and Streets, and Kennedy darted into an alle! pursued by the young woman, and also by Geo. E. Pyemont and Jas. F. Crocker, who happened to be on the other side of the street. He was caught at 4th and E reets, and in the Police Court pleade guilty. He did not deny the charge toda and the jury convicted him in a few mii ules, =e : Not a Candidate. Mr. B. Al Warner said to a Star reporter today that, as had been frequently re- ported, he was not and would not, under any circumstances, be a candfdate for Con- gress from the sixth district of Maryland, as a successor to Senator Wellington. His tastes are not political, and his busi- ness interests require too much attention to allow him to devote his time to con- gressional duties. Then, to said Mr. Warner, “it will kill any man, physically, to represent the District of Columbia and an other district at the same time.” TRUST IN FOOD. Eat Paes Food and See That You Digest It. Your health and strength depend on the food you eat—end the way yeu digest ft. Simplicty $9 dipt gnd looking after your stomach may add several yesrs to your life. It wit ‘errtaity mmke you happier, for unhappy je are generally dyspeptics. ‘The Shakers of Mount Lebanon are a peculiar people, with peculiar views. They may not be right in everything, but they know how to live a healthy life. They take care of their stomachs. They live toa ripe old age. When they have indigestion, they take a few doses of a peculiar cordial which they have for years prepared from medicinal herbs und plants. It is called the Shaker Digestive Cordial. Shaker Digestive Cordial will cure indigestion immediately; permanently with the aid of a proper diet. It is e tonic for the stomach and for the whole system. It makes your food make strengih, and this Is the whole secret of strength, health and happiness. Pale, thin, wears, worn out individuals, with no health, energy or ambition, will get strong and bright end healthy, by taking the Shaker Digestive Cordial. Sold by all druggists at 10, 25, 50 cents and $1.00 » hottie, rc That Big '¢ Beauty on the corner of 7th and ’ I street: is our new building—and it’s only a matter of a very few days now when we shall get into it. That's: good news— But the Removal Sale stops that very minute. While you've got the chance why don’t you make the most of it? Isn’t there something about home you need? Everything in our present stores is in this sale at the lowest prices ever quoted on reliable Furniture — Carpets — Draperies — Stoves——Ranges, etc. Credit, too. House & Herrmann, Toe Leading Housefurnishers, 917, 919. 921 AND 923 7TH ST. fel-84d G36 MASS. AVE. POPPE OOOO: DUFFY'S PURE le NT Dr —— es FOR MEDICINAL U NO EUSEL OIL Is unequalled for curing or prevent- ing coughs, colds, grip, chills a pneamonia, Beware of Send for pamphlet. DUFFY MALT WHISs' Soeseeees Below Gost and om Gredit?Y These are odd suites—and must be moved at ONCE to make room for new stock now on the way. It isn’t a question of price—the real problem is—how can we ? move them QUICKEST— : from our house into 3) YOURS? We shall solve 3 this question in the good old-fashioned way—by giv- ing this week’s buyers all of the profit—and part of the COST. Well make the paying part easy; a little money weekly or monthly—no notes —no interest. We still continue to do what no other dealer has ever attempted, namely—to ° . . . . ° . . ° . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . make and lay all carpet free 2 —no charge even for the ¢| waste in ‘matching figures. | : Grogan’s : . . MAMMOTH CREDIT TOY , 6a SIY-S21-S23 7TH ‘er * BETW HAND I STREErS. ne fei + ——s SDI Es POR AO EOD $20 in Gold ‘For a Name. : , making an ; 5) (( CAND a ap ne new 1 for the best ice of the in gold. ' ot &: Conditions: must not contain more must be a word )) ther confections, $ toust ituply the best gualit Contestant must state reasons for her —)) selection of the If two lad the same 22 name ly good reasons for »)) her selection the prize “will be divided equally » All ‘Fes must be recelved or befor name and full address of the contestant —in a seated envelope, addressed to FUSSELL’S Name Contest, )) 1427 New York Ave. ) YP _sndcng, doazw POE OS on) . 18-aud should bear the )) ye AADRARDDDRARA DROS ° > j Franklin & Co., } OPTICIANS, > have removed to thelr new store, ; { 1203 F St. N.W. 4 4 Tange and Select Stock of OPERA and > 4 FIELD GLASSES, SPECTACLES, EYE- 4 GLASSES, ETC, ETC. i | eulists’ prescriptions carefully filled. x3 . vows What you desire In the treatment of your CATARRH, ASTHMA, BRONCHITIS and DEAFNESS fs a cure, not @ marking of symptoms, which show again upon the slightest exposure. I treat to cure, by methods uscd by the best medical specialists throughout the world. ‘ Consultation free. Dr. Jordan, 1421 F St. N. W. Office hours: 9 to 11 o.m.; 2 to 4:30 and 6 te 8-p.m. Sundays, 9 to 12 m. §a25-28 IF ALL OTHERS FA!, CONSULT DR. CZARRA, 16 Fourth st. n.e., Washington, D. ©. 1ty—All Chronic,” Nervous, Blood and Skin Indigestion, Liver, Kidney, Bladder ang ‘oubles, Piles, ficture, &c. METHOD ind quick cure of all diseases: is. Vitality. re stord. Hours-9 to 12 a.m, 3 to Spam. Sunday, 4 to 7 p.m made-tt Gray Hair A thing of the past when Nattan's Crystal Die covery is used. Guaranteed to restore gray oe faded hait to its natural color in 8 to 10 days Positively not a dye. Stops the hair from falling | Out, arrests dandruff and makes the nicest dressi for'the hair one can use. No poison. No sediment No stains, Price, $1. Trial size, G0c. KOLB PHARMACY, SOLS, AGENTS, 435 7TH ST. N.W, Sent, express pi 0 any part o! county on receipt of price. aezé-tt Wrinkles and Redness. ‘ ckheads, piuples and all fac ed ws ¢ BRIG WELL Evang? Drug Store, 938 F St. fel-sd ONE BOTTLE EVERY DAY —OFr— ANHEUSER-BUSCH'S MALT-NUTRINE from 2 to 5 pounds a week gained im healthy flesh. ja8-w&et,26t