Evening Star Newspaper, February 15, 1896, Page 9

THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 15, 1896—TWENTY-FOUR PAGES. F 9 Se ee ae se HERE’S THE BOOK-SELLING EVENT OF THE YEAR! Our Stock-+taking Sale, which we will inaugurate Monday—should attract the attention of every person in the District who cares for good reading. There are sgund reasons for this Sale—with its remarkable book yal At a certain time of the year we her to- gether all the broken lots of beoks — sheli-worn edi- tions—hbooks with slightly soiled covers, &c—mass t gether in one part of the store and put stich priceson them as will assure their mak- exit. é 3 S i . i seeder THOUSANDS OF BOOKS, CUT TO COST! € é & cases below co: ses of I ed. Fine as rer bound volumes-—all in the fo beok lovers seldom there comes one. BRENTANO, ae = Chicago, San Francisco, Washingtcn. It ihe interval to the op: eof Sretoate ee seat Sregees re Q —s in six haven't - to equal F. Harper, Padgett, | Rheeeeentnternteteetinetele telotntrtotelste hte the Natfonal CONCOURSE OF FOWLS Second Day of the National Poultry Show. ASUCCESSFUL SHOW OF SPLENDID BIRDS The Judges Deciding on the Fine Points in the Exhibits. ENTHUSIASTIC SPECTATORS | Sunshine brought a rush of visitors to the {poultry show early today. For a eecond | aay of a great exhibition it was marked by an excellent condition of things. The large hall was newly swept, the cages were fresh and clean, with virgin sawdust, the ds were lively and »py and the inces- sant chorus of cock crowing was as volum- inous and impressive as ever. The scores of exhibitors from all over the country were busy fedin nd watering their birds, stepping no., and then to explain to inquir- ing visitors points of excell pluraage, of ex ‘e In form and in the line or practical utility S. = difficulty visitors had yesterday, and will have wntil late today, is caused. by the The show was so ted absence of catalogu much larger than was exp the details of ¢ into the last few that all <ification were crowded hours, making it impos- n- Pouter Pigeon, logue ents came to the print » to get the co: i. late y tin ts point Was an ex; Ohio. put on at ¢ T " under the be Rre COOPS COn- taining birés that arrived too lute to be the cag Ik the cages are numbered consecutively, but there is noth- ing on them to i te the breed or ow; OF, ex t where awards have been mai® With th who ¢ F atalogues the uninitiated visito not tell Buff Cochin: & - & dainty nove = iqgue to the printer late last night, and AS =e a expected that the first instaliment lor turns. $ olde will come from the press tonight, the looms of 2| Miss The Judging. and Amediea—the 3| Bent Kondrup, | ree process Of Judeing is going rapidly “ . , emia Nondrup, | on. Beginning at 1 o'clock yesterday the most crea- Miss Helen F bag Lae ewe a ‘ss Helen Foss, Miss | judges were able to make awards on about the ig ‘Worle i = 260 entries. It is an interesting thing to Dress Goods. $| see a judge at work. Each works «lone, having a secretary assigned to him to keep the score. Mr. Bicknell, one of the oldest peultrymen in the United States and as keer a judge as there Is in the hall, is marking the Leghorns, one of the largest F._R. R: C.. EK. Maud Misses £ re , Miss C. = Nex 4 = e New Blacks. Harvell > PRODL 1 EVERY REPU Weaver, Miss a R PRESENTED. + WES: Se AROUND THE HORN. - White Legh: Cock. . All-wool French § Commander Tenner’s Address Before Perens a ~~ io the National Geographic Society. classes in the show. Sharpe Butterfield, = At 39¢. Commander Tanner, U. S. N., entertained | nother veteran’ connoisseur, devotes him- } _essnch Fieuced Mobatre, an 46 ees eaaage é audicnee at Met- | Sif to the Bramahs. Competition in this alities You'vo never se % livered ciety. fish commission steamer re the 2 neat figures, Magellan in 1887. and Clay Ding- ej tion undertaken sewhere for $1, P lod and cor 1 formations of the great deep. Sate fastest % ete zerott Hall last night with a lecture de- ional Geographic So- He described a trip made in the Albatross from | Norfolk to San Francisco by the Straits of It was a scientific ex- to make deep sea soundings and examinations of the fish Commander Tanner's lecture was illus- trated by a number of photographic views thrown upon a canvas by the stereopticon. class is very close, and there are many ertries. It is probably one of the hardest classes to judge in the whole show. Mr. F. J. Marshall, a well-known poultryman and on@of the judges at the world’s fair, is marking the Games. Theodore Hewes, the secretary of the American Poultry A sociation, has the interesting Plymout Rocks assigned to him, W. J. Stanton of New York city: a world-famous judge in pigeons, is marking in this tlass. The layman can understand Mr. Stanton’s tas when he looks in the catalogue and sees that there are 158 different kinds of pigeons in the show. He is expected to A508 RD. berber x be able to discriminate not only between > ate as kee The first picture was of the apparatus for | the various families, but between all the The Silk taking deep sea soundings. In this work | multitudinous variations in color which S he New Suks, the line used Is a string of no wire, Broce have developed iin each. 2 r. the finest steel wir od in m: 2 e score cards require a marking in F: Bi Feeg shee pis teed fm making pianos. | every cans, cxcept Games and Caine Sar ND TH fm P : nd has a weight |tams, on the shape and color of head, THAN THE CONE OF PI | attached to the erd of it to sink it, When | Comb, crest, watiles and lobes, geard, neck | bottom fs reached the weight is detached | fm’ Gronat’ hod : : i iz . a y, wings, tail, legs and jand left at ths bottom of the sea. The | feet of each fowl. Symmetry, size and a apparatus Is located In the stern of the | weight are points of first. importance Also sbip on a frame work extending over the | wy n s pnw offers taffrail and Is operated in all kinds of | “Pere there is @ sharp contest the scales look out ‘ong. When Not silk weather. the seient mac! Corded) Wash audes and styles nets sccop under way deck, of the oce rocky form ch India Silks, fn beantiful Py . Salusble for watsts or full © i 3, for walsts in places wi re there tas, in ex- ue. $1.50. ilks. its s ngs Ww nm this is for any submarine treasui foun: . Grain and Taffeta DUCHESSA AT 9A YARD. FROM - Francisco. audienece. \ ‘TEED TO 4 LIABLE QUALITIFS. Johnson & Luttrell, 718 MARKET SPACE. 1t Shite —— Medicine for the Poor. The Michigan Association. the Michigan delegation in are preparing for the banquet of higan Association, which is to be held in Detroit next week. They will leave by special car Wednesday. Senator Bur- rows {s expected to officiate as teastmas- fer. The speakers will be Gen. Horace Porter and Col. Fred. D. Grant of New York, Hon. H. Clay Evans of Tennessee, Hion. Powell Clayton of Alabama and Sen- a@ior Brown of Uiah. southwestern section of the city. ers in the District, Views were also shown of the interjor of Ibatross, the laboratories where the {s and naturalists worked and the nery for-hoisting and hauling nets. A photograph was exhibited of the troll & up fish while the ship was and of the finny treasures of the dcep being afterward emptied upon the The method of draggirg the bottom tion was shown. A bundle of rope looking like a collection of swabs is lowered overboard by a cable and dragged along the bottom of the sea, entangling in fever may be growing there. hoisted on board the natur- d around and examine the mass S that may be The lecturer exhibited a number of views of South American ports visited by the Albatross on her cruise and some pictures of the Golden Gate and harbor of San The last picture shown upon the canvas was of the Albatross at anchor in San Francisco, where Commander Tan- ner ended the expedition and dismissed the Mrs. Robricht of ist street northeast called yesterday at police headquarters and at the office of the superintendent of chari- Ues to explain that the poor collection box- es, regarding which allegations of irregular- ity had been mode, were placed by her only in private premises, with the consent of proprietors of stores, and that the small sums received were used in supplying medi- cines, food and clothing for the poor in the These boxes were put up last winter, and mention of them were made in the papers at the time. Mrs. Robricht is one of the best known and most earnest charity work- is Carrier Cock. are called into requisition anti the bird must come up to standard weight. The weight. for Light Bramahs is—Cock, 12 pounds; cockerel, 10; hen, 9%; pullet, 8. This is the heaviest bree¢ shown. From this scale of weights there is a gradation in weight down through the Cochins, Langshans, Javas,-\ Plymouth Rocks, Wyandottes, Dorkings, Minorcas, Houdans and Leghorns. G Liliputian Fowls. The smallest birds in the show are the Buff Cochins and Seabright Bantams, which represent in the standard the other end of the are from the huge Light Brat s. The standard weight in Sea- brights is 26 ounces for cock, 22 for cock- erel and hen and 20 for the pullet. ‘The judges are very keen-eyed men, and | City and Old Dominion Incubators. are sharp to detect=the least obliquity on the part of the exhibitor. No ent has a right to show ;borrowed birds or to show birds that he*has bought with the understanding that they shall be returned. All sorts of practices have to be looked out for, such as palming\off a yearling as a pullet, or coloring and inserting and splic- ing featheis, pulling out false or sport feathers, or biting ut spots with acid. Red Pyle Games, ‘The markings are made on a scale of 100, the judge cutting off for blemishes and s teomings on each of the points on the , the sum of which, being taken from the scoring of the bird. today will see numerous addi- tions to the show whtch could not be got- ten into pluce yesterday. Among these are two beautiful pe ‘hinese pheas The have been placed in the center the hall ne most grace ly marked, and all day long ther 2 crowd of admiring them. : The Ege Show. The show of czas of all breeds was put in order this morning in one of the side djoining the incubator exhibits, and ‘ nt attention from old breed- and the lay throng as well. W. J. stanton, one of the judges of the show, ex- ally large and bright Remington of = Oe uitch of bh eggs which are almost purple. eta great deal of attention from been Spectators around hon attr y of Dansville, N.Y., exhibits fine, large “settir -comb brown Leghorn exe: on, Oblo, mak s of Ham} texhibi Jennie V: one of the fore experts in the c of Blt hibit of all v has one of the larg fowls in th Johnstown, > men poultr enly i The hk 1 Pekin duck egy uty ing ood th: Pigeon Cote on U. S$. 8. New York. , and W. H. Rhees of Mt. Pleas- entered some espedially fine sf n eggs. Wil Urich of Herndon, Va, shows some very fine, large Light Bramah eggs. James Mayo of Pitts- ton, Pa. hows some exceptionally good Silver Spangeled Hamburg eggs. David Nichols of Monroe, Conn., has a clutch of bright, brown eggs from his Black Cochins. Many Bofts. ° R. G. Buffington, who ts one of the judg2s in, the show and a noted breeder of buff fowls, shows a oliection of bearded buff Polish Ban buff Wyandottes and buit Plymouth Rocks. Thé most notable exhibit in the egg show comes from-B. C. Mack of Woodstock, V It is a dozen white Wyandotle ezgs. They aré of tm- men ze end a rich, vn. They are yrobably the largest hens’ eges ever put in a show. The weight of the average eeg bought in the market is abou’ wenty- two ou 8 to the dozen. The standard weight for the eggs of the ordinary brown Leghorn, which is: the commonest farm fowl, is eight to the pound. These white Wyar dette eg: { Mr. Mack's weigh two pounds to the . J. ¥. Bicknell, one of the judges, shows a dozen b Minorca eggs of a size and brightness that next to Mr. Mack’s Wyandotte eggs receive mist praise. ibit which attracts probably as much attention as any other is on the west side of the hall near the north end. White Crested White Polish Cock. It is a cage of nine homing pigeons, three of them beautiful silvers, and _ sitting peacefully in thelr midst is a large tiger yellow cat, with a wide blue ribbon tied about Its neck. To the children it is a constant source of delight. Evidently the cat was placed in the same cage with these pigeons when he was a kitten. He shows no disposition to molest them, and they show no fear. Now and then the cat will reach his nose out toward a pigeon in the most benign manner as if he were trying to undertake a little neighborly conversa- tion. Chicks by. Thousands. ‘The incubator rooms prove an unending delight and curiosity to all who visit the show. There are four machines shown, and all were today hatching out eggs right un- der the eyes of scores of visitors. These were the Prairie State, the Pineland, Homer The latter Is a local machine, the work of Mr. W. P. Jones of Carlin Springs. He has made but twy, and the hatch which is now coming out at the show is the first he has ever made. Mr. Jones is a_ scientific experi- menter, and has developed his machine sim- ply as a matter of pastime. He uses the hot water system, and seems-to be quite suc- cessful. The loud peeping of chickens all through the incubator rooms makes an un- ending chorus from early morning until midnight. There are thousands of them, and there is an audience all day long of hun- dreds, watching the operators at their work. Mr. Cooper, who manages the Prairie State incubator, had a good deal of trouble last night In making his chickens go to hed. Every little while some old chicken man would saunter in and tell him that he was keeping his chicks up too late. As long as the electric lights were burning they would not stay under the brooder. They were hardy, lively. little things, and ran about on the bran-covered floor with amazing in- terest in their situation. The chick that is hatched in an incubator and reared in a brooder has some advantages in life over the chick that has a really truly mother. He does not inherit from the hen the vermin that sometimes worry the life out of chick- ens, and at the same time he has nobody to instruct him how to eat or where to go to get warm. Gradually this knowledge comes to him under the hands of an expert operator. Chicks by the Peck. Last night Mr. Cooper took a big willow basket and scooped the downy litle fel- lows up in his hands until he had filled the basket neariy brimful, and carried it around to the back of the brooder and emptied them down under the hot-water pipes, just as he would so many potatoes. ‘The little things ran under the pipes, peep- ing and euddiing together in the most brotherly fashion, and when the lid of the brooder was shut down, hushed their nolse and seemingly went to sleep. Gradually, however, as the noise and’ the light conlin- ued outside they emerged from under their wooden mother, and in half an hour all were outside again, chirping and running about, and now and then taking a nib at the food troughs or a drink at the water fountain, Anti-} aad Device. One of the novel things shown is a ma- chine for “‘candiing’ eggs. This is a device to enable grocers and dealers in eegs to show their customers whether the; are get- ting good, fresh eggs or not. It Is a no- torious fact, and nowhere more evident than in Washington, that country dealers Maliard Duck, in in August to pickle and pack down when the price is low to ship them ee or fol y at once, or of all foun- Various tonics is atiention. and siderable are fortunate aving as a ndent Mr. A. S. Stillman of Al He is an exposition having and a: the y ever over the Washington not see it right away,” sa’ morning, “but this Wash show. M show. treatment year was at Bos- shington show is push- ed another a chance to out- k New and become one of the great regular exhibitions of the country. I cen say to you that the exhibitors are all pleased. They have no complaints. Your superintendent, Mr. Rackham, Secretary Howard and the other officers have done their level best up in New York. We have alwa upon this middle southern country as a promising field for the poultry- ten, Now, i man. The show will certainly stimulate in- terest, educate breeders and develop a large poultr are almost at perfection. Skill tion are sure of their reward in No part of the farmer's work rings him more than his hens. We keep importing eges to the value of f dollars yearly, and the demand ar ahead of the supply. There som all the time for the poulirymen either in breeding fine fowls or working for the every-day market.” paieeta o BIRTHDAY WASHIN Will Be Celebrated by Legion of Loyal Women. The series of entertainments In course of preparation by the Legion of Loyal Women in celebration of Washington's birthday are not only novel in design, but will be of great interest. Both floors of 419 10th street t will be used, and promptly at 2 ses will open with “Hail ington’s fare- ov. Perham of Maine and y. Curry will touch upon various char- acteristics of W ington and incidents in his life, and Mr: anner will make the address of sion. Mr. George Chandlee will execute some fine cornet solos. including a medi which introduces all the b rs of our nation. Mi t patriotic A. J. Houghton and Miss Maiti render patriotic selections. audience will join in singing “Ameri nd to the orchestral rendering of “The gled Banner” the meeting will Most of the audience, it is pre- sumed, will rems'n to partake of the dinner which w served on the floor below. After dinn ~ and until 8 o'clock a reunion will be ieid in the upper hail, during which impromptu choruses, &e., pa* triptic and war songs will be the feature, as well as social greetings exchanged. T g program will be very fine, incl autoharps, guitars, as wel! violi as on the piano, and cornets, and fine cal music, n Spencer Mussey will teli what F cost women, while Major J. A. Pickler of Scuth Dakota, Henry M. Baker of New Hampshire and others will speak from the men’s siandpoint. ————— Wateh Presentation. =, Kit Carson Post, No. 2, G. A. It. Wed- nesday evening presented to Fast Com- mander George E. Davis a handsome hunt- ing case goid watch as a mark of their ap- preciation of his services. The presentation remarks were made by Past Commander Geo. H. Siaybaugh. Later a handsome gold watch was presented to Post Chap- Jain EB. C. Stevens as a mark of love and respect for him, Woodward “, Lothrop, oth, rth and F Sts. N. W. Our business hours, until further notice, are 8:15 to 5:30. Mr. Hubert E..Deiorme’s famous picture, “The Blacksmith,” is on exhibition in our Art Gallery from 10 to § daily. Opening Display of Little Children’s Wearables, Paris, London & American’ Novelties For Spring and Summer of ’96, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, February 17, 18, 19. A troly magnificent stock, ready to respond to any and every Babs want. = We shall matutaim our high reputation and position as ers in this class of goods by offering for this scason the prodacts of the leading European acd Amertean menufa fest ow own shapes an pr cts—the ‘ve ver aa and We have a vast assortment of styl G s for everyday or es, Practical we Outfits and other en that such class Nov Aniaty, lovely accessories to the Ba robe. only things ace good e Frocks. One of the qualutest f izn,”* gh for—and the sorts y Coats. 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PILLOW BS HAS B ARTICLE IS NOW SOLD AT THE AC AL VALUE OF XD PILL y CM AR rORN FROM THE PIBCE, NOT CUT, ARI ‘OR USE. or Monday—One thousand Sheets made of the best round-threz muslin in the market. = 2 x2k yds., 55¢. 21x23 yds., 69c. each. 2}x2$ yds., 60c. 2}x2$ yds., 6gc. each, Iuslins for Women’s and Children’s Underwear. x CREWDESON'S REAL INDIA LONG CLOTH. cfectured in Man md, its laundering ne a underwear piece. Pe: yards ina piece. Per pe. $2.50 BOLTON ; : 20c. to 50c. fine skirts and u 3 piece. Per piece per yarn, 200-10 500, (The abore can be n be found in White Goods Dept.) (2d foor.. Woodward & Lothrop.