Evening Star Newspaper, March 14, 1896, Page 18

18 THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, MARCH 14, 1896-TWENTY-FOUR PAGES. ~ e friends will be standing by with a very big net to cateh the scattering supporiers of any other candidate that is first driven out of the race Caltfornia. €alifornia is a doubiful battle ground. Representative Hilborn says that the nat- ural disposition of the siaie is favorable toe Reed, but that the McKinley pzople are the only ones who have put forth any effort as yet. He says that he thinks the delegation will go unpledged, with a nat- ural preference for Reed, offset to some degree by the work that is Leing done for Johnson says for any man the reason that tuation is compli- cated by the in the od of choosing de! Heretofore the whole eighteen have been chosen at a state con- vention held under the direction of the state central committee at San Franci: ‘This time they have adopted the plan su: y the republican national com- and will elect by congr nal dis . The purpose of this change was said to be to get out from Sunder the con- trol of the committee at San Francisco. What its influe: the char- ys no one can tell at this t!me. The state, he of the says, is one stat rongest protection nd, therefore, in so he is strong, but both particularly Reed, have strorg “fighting fr.ends,” men ; Qctive and determined. The fig the A. P. A. ard the Catholics is ¢ to figure in California. There are a very great many of both factions in the repub- lican party in the state, and there is said to be a hard fight between them, somewhat under cover. The A. P. A. are sa‘d to be making an earnest effort to dominate all the conventions, so as to control the del gation, not In the interest of any parti lar candidate, but to add to their strength at the national conv, Late letters fro: e that the predominant feceiing in favor of Reed has been somewhat chilled of late by the im- that the committtee on Pacific ads Was constituted by the Speak favor of C. P. Huntingion and his rai In this connection the Mr. Johison, Hunting- ton’s attorney, is the only member ap- pointed on the committtee ec ‘om the Pacific On the other hand, it Is contended b friends of Mr. Reed that several of the committee were upon the committee in the it Congress, and that supporters of M nley, Allison, Morton, Q and othe ere upou tne committee, showing that Mr. Reed cid not appo:nt it in the interests of his own candidacy. ‘The hostility to Huntington hemes {s so intense and univ. ja that the action upon Huntington's ill of the friends cf any of the republican candidates will be watched with the closest scrutiny. And this feeling has grown £o in intensity through Huntington's char- acterization of his opponents as mudsills and people of no character, that should the republican nominee for President prove to be identified in any way with Huntington’s projects {ft is believed the state would go democratic. Kansz The state convention held at W! ‘Tues together with the various ecnyentions which have been held, settled the presidential question so far as Kansas 1s concerned. McKinley gets the solid del state—twenty votes. won every fight with case. ved that Reed is the second choice of a majority of the delegation in getting should McKinley not succeed the nomination. Allison would ¢ the votes. Ameng the congre: gation from the state warm friends in Messrs. Blue, Broderick, Curt’s and Mill Messrs. Calderheai ck and Long are McKinley men, e been from the first. Representa- ue does not hesitate to say that teed is the greatest personal! ‘an politics. My support of him proclaimed from the housetcps, if ry.” he says. ent fight there has been in the stata as been over the re-election of State rman Cyrus Leland, jr.. who has been auder in Kansas politics for a quarter ceatury. Mr. Leland, who has siways e fights, and was > ‘egates-at-large. he Wichita convention did not declare for free silver, but for the use of both metals. The only one of the district con- ventions which declared for silver was the seventh, formerly represented by Simpson, who was defeated by Rep tive Long. Michigan. In Michigan a most determined fight is being made. The general report is that the state is pretty strongly In favor of Mc- Kinley. The Michigan men in Congress Pretty generally agree as to that. The politicians who represent the interests of the other candidates or who want the in- fluence of the state to be felt in the con- vention are anxious that the delegation should go unpledged, permitting their po- sition to be determined by circumstances, An effort has been made to have the favor ite son idea adopted there, but Kinley people have been combating thi Very successfully. It is estimated by some 3 higan men who profess and seem to be looking at the situation partially that of the twenty-four delegates not more than eight can be carried for Reed. the rest going to M inley it is added, however, that Reed will be the sec- ond choice of all the rest. The opinion ts P ¥ strongly held to that Reed would get the entire twenty-four if McKinley were out of it. It Is @ matter of so much doubt what course will be followed in the State that the Senators and members of the House are reluctant to be quoted for any prediction. One man expresses the opinion that the delegation will rally around Alger and vote their second choice when he decides it to be desirable and in & manner best to serve Michigan's interest. That McKinley's strength is most appar- ent is pretty generally conceded. Minnesota. Minnesota has a favorite son, in the per- son of Senator Davis, who Is a serious can- didate, as well as a favorite son, and has reasons to believe that his candidacy will develop in the sunlight of the national convention. The McKinley people, who are not leaving a stone unturned, are making an effort to capture the Minnesota delega- tion, in spite of Senator Davis’ candidacy. They are making a campaign there almost equal to that of a November election. They are having rallies, McKinley dances, etc., with bands of music. It is generall: ceded that there is a considerable Meiiniey sentiment in the state, and that if the: not a favorite son in the field he might have a majority of the delegation, but even with Senator Davis out of ¢ field, the Reed people, who are noi active er existing circumstances, would make @ good showing, and, at least, divide the delegation. As it is, there appears to be no sround for a doubt that the solid delega- tion wiil vote for Mr. Davis, not for one ballot only, but as long as the thing is so unsettled as to admit of the possibility of his nomination. If it comes finally to a sec- 1 choice, it is thought that the delegatiun will divide between Reed and McKinley, if both are in the fight at that time. Nebrask: The bitte¥est fight of all is probably that in Nebraska. The friends of McKinley in that state insist upon regarding the can- idacy of ex-Senator Manderson as an at- tack upon them, and as having no other serious object. The McKinley boom had got pretty well along in the state and Sen- ator Thurston was fully committed to its support before Mr. Manderson announced himself. McKinley’s friends immediately declared that Mr. Manderson’s candi-jacy was not serious, but was inspired by the friends of other candidates to get the dele- gation away from the Ohio candidate. Sen- ator Thurston took this view of it, and per- sisted in his advocacy of McKinley. Ex- Senator Manderson has reaffirmed his posi- tion as a serious candidate, and has asked the support of his friends. Manderson Is strong in the state, and is so highly regarded that it cannot be doubt- ed by his people that at least he is in earn- est. The feeling in the matter is such taat members of*the Nebraska delegation, ex- cept Thurston,.who has spoken on the sub- ject from the platform, do not like to be quoted as to the probable outcome. Mr.Man- derson’s immediate supporters will not ad- mit that he may fail to secure the support of the solid delegation. From less partial sources the opinion is obtsined that Mr. Manderson will have the delegates-at-large ‘and probably all the rest, except two from one district. Senator ‘Thurston, It is thought, may be elected as a McKinley @elegate. As things stand now, McKinley Would be the second choice of the delega- tion If elected to support Manderson, but the fight might become bitter enough to change this. - Ohio and Oregon. Ohio goes to the convention solidly and enthusiastically for McKinley. If there is anything shaky in the delegation it is care- fully kept from view. Earnestness and en- thusiasm are emblazoned on their banner, and Foraker blows the bugie blast for the son of Oh:o. Oregon is understood to be for McKinley. The delegation will be contested for by the other candidates, but the impression seems to be that McKinley will get it. Wisconsin. Tho situation in Wisconsin fs unsettled. Generaliy through the state the sentiment is said to be strongly in favor of McKinley. In some parts of the state there is a de- cided anti-MeKinley sentiment. The as- sumpi.on is that a strong majority of the deiegation will be for the Oho candidate. In 18M Goy. McKinley responded to the call of the pecple of the state to make scme speeeches, and he improved the oppor- tunity presented ef making thousands of fast friends. His affability, and his fond- ness tor shaking the hand of every caller, made him popular. It is now said that he will come near capturing the entire delegation of the state to St. Louis. He will at least have a large majority of the delegates. Speaker Reea, however, has many warm and influential friends in Wisconsin, and they will stick to him to the last. The state convention is to be held on the 1sth, ‘and then the sentiment of the state will fully ascertained. Not a district convention has acted. The congressional delegation is taking Kittle interest in the presidential fight, and nearly ail of the members say they would not accept an election as delegate. The second choice of the state is likely to be Reed and Allison, in the order named. Wyoming. Wyoming is in ithe same box with Ari- zona. The people are ambitious for state- hood. That is the goal for which they are striving, and the delegates from the terri- tory are going to vote for the presidential candidate who is the most favorable to them. Arizona. “I haven't any idea who the delegates from my territory will support,” said Dele- gate Murphy, “but they are likely to sup- port the man who is most favorable to the admission of Arizona to statehood. We do not yet know who this man will be. Of oa it is natural that we should do this.” When asked what was the sentiment of the territory, leaving out the question of who was most favorable to statehood, Mr. Murphy did not say, but another Arizona man said that, McKinley seemed to have the lead of the other candidates. Oklahoma. As hot a fight, probably, as anywhere in the country is being waged in Oklahoma. The contest there, as In many other quar- ters, is “the field’ against McKinley. There is said to be naturally a strong sentiment favorable to the Ohio can- didate in the territory, but cireum- stances have arisen which go a long w: toward offsetting t The charge is made that outside influence is being exerted in the territory in the interest of McKinley. and it is charged that Powell Ciayton, who manages the Arkansas delegation for Mc- Kinley, has a hand here als, and will con- trol the patronage and practically the poli- tics of the territory if McKinley should be- come President. There is said to be some sort of evidence that Clayton expects to occupy th's attitude toward the territory, derable resentment !s worked up on account of it. It is practical certain that the delega- tion will not be instructed for any one, and the indications are that the delegatt elected will, for the most part, be friendly to Reed. In the roll cail at the convention this del- egation will be the last, and on any ballot where the nomination is possible the result will be known befere they are called, or, if it should be so close, their votes might de- cide it for some candidate. There is not so much feeling against 'y¥ candidate but that if the vote of th!s delegation would decide the baliot it would be cast to make New Mexico. that the New ion will go to the convention Delegate Mexico delega entirely unpiedged, and it will be impossible to tell in advance, or, at least this far in Catron says advance, how they will vote. Silver States. esentatives of all that the choice It is said by the rep: the silver-producmg between the several tes named will not be considered in the selection of dele- gates. The silver questivn will be the sole consideration, they say, and it is doubtful whether aay cf the candidates prominent get thelr votes at any stage The in the race of the proceedings. pressed that they to cast th free silver man. Sei says that the dele- gates from Utah will not go to the con- vention in the interes’ ny candidate, but will go there for silver, and will prob- ly persistently vote for a silver man. nator Dubsis says that the Idako dele- gation will probably not be in favor of any cf the leading candidates, but will make the fight in the convention for some free silver man. Representative Shafroth says the same thing about Colorado. tative Hart same thing the Montana delegation. ee IT LOOKS BEHIND. opinion is ex- inue to the end A Telescope Which is Said to Double the Usefulness of Ordinary Glassen. From the New York World. Mankind once had an extra eye in the back of his head. Scientists say that they | can still find traces of this eye in a certain irregular formation of the skull at the point where the ancient eye socket used to be. Taese irregular places are called rudi- mentary eyes, but they are not to be found in all people. In fact, a man who can boast of a rudimentary eye is quite a su- perior person. Of course, these rudiment- ary eyes are of no real use to anybody, not even to the owner of one of them, but they serve to show us that at a certain stage in our career nature thought it was a wise thing to enable us to keep a watch in the rear. A foreign firm of opticians have very con- siaerately endeavored to supply, as far as may be done by mechanical means, the loss of this rear-view eye. They have con- structed a telescope which enables the user to look around a corner. By its means you tray see and remain unseen, a circumstance which possesses obvious advantages. They call the invention tne stereo-telescope. Stereo comes from a Greek word meaning solid, arid in tnis connection it is used as indicating that the image as seen throfgn the stereo-telescope seems an exact coun- terpart of the object, and not a mere pic- tere of it. The two tubes that extend horizontally carry an object glass in either end. The eye pieces are placeti on an axis at right angles to that of the objective or long tubes. When the observer looks through the small peepaoles ne sees a different field with each eye. The rays of light from the objects that lie in the field of vision are reflected by means of prisms, so that they turn the corner of the right angle. Thus you may leisurely study an object while under cover, the head being in such a po- sition as not to admit of Its being seen. When the tubes are thus extended the ob- server may stand behind a tree or a wall and reconnoiter from his concealed posi- tion. There are also open points tn favor of the instrument. The field of vision is enor- mously extended. You may study objects at opposite points of the compass with no more trouble than the winking of your eye. The stereo-telescope may be folded up, in which position, being held with the tubes upward, it enables the observer to look above an object obstructing his view, such as a hedge, wall or crowd of people. ——+ee——___ Whence Comes the Water? A phenomenon has been noticed in various parts of Nebraska. There was little rain in Nebraska tke past fall and winter, yet streams which were dry last year are filling with water from unknown sources, and wells show more water than usual. The weather bureau has begun an investigation, and the ralircads are assisting. ~~ —_—+e+—____ Ex-Gov. Fifer Chosen. Ex-Governor Fifer was elected national committeeman from Mlinois by the republi- can state central committee Thursday in P:ace of W. J. Campbell, deceased. % ' THE LAW OFFICER Some Personal Details of the Attor- ney General. HE IS FOND OF ATHLETIC SPORTS About His Home Life and His Literary Tastes. THE JUNIOR OF CABINET Mr. Judson Harmon, the Attorney Gen- eral of the United States, has a striking personality. He is the junior member of the President’s cabinet in point of service, but has already developed traits of char- acter that bid fair to make him one of the most popular among that class of the community generally referred to as the “common people.” Thoroughly democratic in all his habits and ideas, he 1s perfectly in touch with the people and ceunts it his supreme duty to administer the affairs of the government intrusted to his keeping so as best to subserve their welfare and in- terests. Mr. Harmon was born in Hamilton county, Ohio, February 3, 1846; was edu- cated in the public schools and graduated from Dennison University, Granville, Ohio, in 1867; graduated from the law school of Cincinnati College in 1869 and entered upon the practice-of the daw; in 1876 he was elected judge of the common pleas court, but was unseated four months later after a contest; two years later he was elected judge of the superior court of Cincinnati ; in 1887 he re- signed to again practice law; was appoint- ed Attorney General by President Cle land and entered upon the duties of his office June 8, 1805. The story of how hé came to be made Attorney General has never been told. The President had met him several times in the course of business, but had never had any special acquaintance with him. When At- torney General Olney was transferred to the State Department the names of many prominent jurists in all parts of the coun- try were suggested for the office of At- torney General. But the list did not con- tain the name of Mr. Harmon. He was not even regarded as a possibility, and, if his friends urged his appointment, he was not aware of it. The first notice he had on the subject was a personal note from the President tendering him the ap- Pointment. He was toially unprepared for such en honor, and it so happened that the President's letter was at the botiom of a batch of letiers he had received on the same day, and the last to receive his at- tention. ‘The offer was tempting, and he accepted it. There is no case on record where a lawyer has declined the honor of being the highest legal representative of his government, and Mr. Harmon had no ambition to make a precedent in that re- spect. Important Duties. According to the oficial register, th> At- torney General is the head of the Depar ment of Justice and the chief law officer of the government. He represents the United States in matters inyciving legal questions; he gives his advice and opinion, when they are required by the President or by the heads of the other executive depariments, on questions of law arising in the adminis- tration of their respective departments; he exercises a general superintendence ond direction over United States attorneys and marshals in all judicial districts in the states and territories; and he provide efal counsel for the United States w ever required by any department of the government. Attorney General Harmon is a most con- sclenticus official, and never neglects any of his duties, no matter how trifling they may appear. He is an early riser, and is always 1t his desk in the department ‘at the opening of business, at 9 o'clock. Social obligations scmetimes keep him up late at night, but do not make him tardy in che morning. He usually devotes the mor ing hcur to the perusal of his personal and official correspondence, and at intervals has time to listen to such matters in the daily newspapers as his private secretar thinks will Interest him. He is more es- pecially interested in the record of events in Cincinnati and vicinity, but also en- deavors to keep thoroughly informed as to the progress of events in the world at large. Mr. J. Chauncey Hoffman, his private sec- retary, came with him frem Cincinnati, and knows exactly what to read to him from the papers. The time between 10 and 1:30 o'clock is usually occupied by visitors, Senators and Representatives in Congress, and marshais and United States district attor- neys in the city on pressing business. On Mondays the Attorney General spends most of his time at the United States Supreme Court, and on Tuesdays and Fridays his working hours at the department are cur- tailed by the meetings of the cabinet. He takes luncheon at home with his family at 1:30 o’clock, unless detained at the Whiie House beyond that hour, in which event he luhches with the President and Mrs. Cleveiand. Under ordinary circumstances he is back at his desk at 2:30 o'clock, and is occupied steadily with public business up to 5:30 o'clock, and sometimes later. He makes a rule of dispesing of his official mail about 3 o'clock. He has a quick con- ception and a remarkable capacity for work. He has all the faculties of an ex- pert proofreader, and detects errors of penetuation or grammar at a glance. Al- though he tries to dispose of all official business during the working hours of the day, he often finds it necessary to carry most of bis impoffant cases home with him for careflil studyin the quiet hours of the night. | ee cu be He Plays Base Ball. If possfble, At! ey General Harmon is @ greater, lover gf open air exercise than his predecessor, who now has charge of the foreign affairs of the government. His tastes in that direction are of a more ro- bust character, however, than are’ those of Secretary Olney. Tennis and golf are too tame for him, and, to his view, are pot comparable as a pastime to the great ational game of base ball. He is an en- thusiast on that subject, and never misses seeing a good game if he can posalbly spare the time. Strong local pride has made him a consistent “rooter” for the Cincinnati club in the contest for the championship pennant, and, in the slang of the bleachers, he always “squeezes” for that club. Next to the Cincinnati nine he favors the Sen- ators, and cheers them on to victory when- ever he has the chance. His interest in the game is by no means confined to looking at it from the grand stand. He {fs a good player himself, and does not even now think it beneath his dignity to get out in the field and play ball with the boys. Although he hasn’t done anything of that sort in Washington, he has frequently indulged his propensity for the sport on the grounds of the “Piliar’s” club at Cincinnati, and not so very long ago, either. He is also very fond of bil- Hards and bowling. He usually plays these games with his brother, Mr. Eugene Har- Secretary ue st he is a great repel and the two statesmen frequently take long walks together. Solicitor General Conrad and As- sistant Atterney General Dickenson are | ing of?” oftentimes the Attorney General's panions in his “conatitutionals.” A Strong ‘Physique. Atorney General Harmon has always been an athlete. He has ajeplendid constitution, and his health is perfect. He has’ never known what it was td be sick. He is over six feet in height, straight a2 an arrow, and hasn't an ounce jqf superfluous flesh on his body. Those who know, say he is a giant in strength, af@ point to his massive frame and hardened-Yhuscles as convincing proof of their as: ion. Like all strong men, he is gentle ant! kind in his dealings with h's neighbors, ié:matter how weak or humblo they may be ‘Those who have as- seciated with him sity he is very easy to get along with, provided always, however, that there is no shitking on their part of the full measure of ‘duty. Moreover, he is a thorough democrat. He does what he thinks ia right after full and fair consideration, without the slightest re- gard to conventionalities. Although he dresses neatly, he ts in no sense a dude or a dandy, and he cannot understand how that idea got Into circulation. He is a great student and has an insatiable thirst for knowledge. He reads and speaks French lke a native and translates Latin freely without the aid of a dictionary. He enjoys society and is a great theatergoer. His home life is charming. He {s always. hap- piest in the society of his w:fe and family. He likes a good cigar, and he has been known to take a “dram” of good liquor to guard against the chills. He is very fond of hunting and fishing and has a reputation as a “good shot.” He accompa- nied President C:eveland on a recent expedi- tion against the ducks at Quantico and bag- ged as much game as the next man. '! When he accepted his present office Attor- ney General Harmon was general counsel for the Bultimore and Ohio Southwestern patcan He relinquished that lucrative of- ice, a8 well as all other outside connections, and has since devoted all his energies in be- half of the government. He is probabiy the youngest man who has ever held the re- sponsible office of Attorney General. He was fifty years old a few weeks ago, and the occasion was marked by a dinner to the judiciary, when all the memebers of the Supreme Court and the members of-the judi- clary committees of the two houses of Con- gress were present. SOLVED THE SERVANT PROBLEM. Scheme of a Chicago Woman Which Satisfied Employer and Employed. From the Chicago Record. : There is at least one woman in Chicago who has soived the question of household help to her satisfaction, and there is one girl who feels satisfied with her position. The woman t!n question had tried all kinds of help, from the raw Swedish or Irish article to the clever American, who knew far too much to be a good maid, and she was in despair. She was not exactly an invalid, but she was rather delicate, and she needed an assistant who could be de- pended upon to look after things during her illness, or in her absence from home. Then, too, she was much alone, and some- times she felt the need of companionship which all childless housekeepers have ex- perienced. Impertinence, slackness, poor work, and undue familiarity had been the only results she had obtained in her efforts toward elevating the freaks with whom she labored. Still, her faith in her sex re- mained triumphant; an. she was as posi- tive as ever that the sirl she seeking existed somewhere; just how to find her she did not know. don’t vou hegin at the other end of 2 problem?” hes husband suggested. “Seems to me that fou might find plenty of nice girls who would be willing to do the work if you paid they well enough, and who woul be compan:oarple enough, too, if you treated them nicely.” “But U should have to make such as you speak of One of the tamil; said, dubiously. “Well, why not?’ all a man’s disreg girl she id the husband, with A of conyentionality. ‘A real nice girl, Who would be nice enough for you to take to and make a comp: ot white I am aw would have sufi] good taste not to be in the way when 1 am at home, and that's. wnat you are afraid of, I know.” The wife made jo apswer, but the fol- lowing week she inze-ted an advertisement in a morning pa and awai The advertisement rad us follows: WANTED—A NICE, COMPANIONABLE young lady to do general housework (no washing) for a family of two; must be re- fine! and quiet. Now, it happened that the very girl she longed for saw and answered her adver- tisement. The girl had come to Chic: more than a year befo and, being trained, had taken a position in a necktie factory. By dint of consiaut work she had reached « Salary of $4 a week, but she had ruined her health. To do more than live upon her salary she found impossibie, gcod board in a refiaed hous-hold ¢ be had for less than $ a week. and lunches consumed another $1.59. and to dress upon the scanty balance woull be impossible so soon as the wardrobe waich she had brought with her was worn out. She had no home, no friends, and nothing to fall back upon. The advertisement of the woman who wanted «n exceptional household assistant suggested a new though startling idea to the girl, who had never dreamed of working in any kitenen fave her mother’s, or her own. Still, after a little hes:tat:on, she answered the adver- Heament, er letter please? the housekeepar had advertised, and after an interview mney were mutually pleased. All this happened more than a year ago, and they are still pleased. The girl has a reom nearly as gocd as that of the mistress of the house; many of her employer's friends are her friends, and when these friends call upon her she receives them in the parlor; her employers never dream of speaking of her to strangers by her first name; when her employers are absent from home she Is at lberty to invite some one to stay with her, and she often accompanies er employers to social or chureh = timers church enter. m the other hand, the rl di household work as it has never becceaene before, with touches of dainty attention which are constant Surprises to her em- ployers. She takes all the cares of house. Keeping off the shoulders of her mistress, and does not grudge the time spent in pre meals. She does the work in ion and at her own time, and she does not insist upon? being with her employers at all times. Her own room is quite pleasant encugh to spend an evening in now and then, and she realizes that the most delightful guest is better appreciated for occasional absences. She sits with them at meals when they are quite alone, look. ing after the table service, of course, but when guests are present she Prefers to walt upon them. She prides herself upon being always neat, and she never appears in company urinvited, although frequently assured of her invariable welcome. Both employers and employe treat one another, with the courtesy and considera. tion due from one refined person to ancthe er, and the only cloud upon the horizon is due to the attentions of a certain young friend of the family who is supposed to be desirous of transplanting the happy girl to a home of her own;-and his. Both the girl and her employersthink they have solved the problem of household assistance, and the experiment is gertainly worth other troubled housekeepers tea results. From Pick. First Policeman—“Ever see Roosevelt?” Second Policeman; First Policeman: gna. )—“My love, they say as it is delightful.” ear me, I hope it ruth, oe From Truth, o Mrs. Hicks. (rea boasting is as per Mr. Hicks (guilt! isn’t as bad as tl Proud Pop (to o! Bachelor friend)—"T tell you, Dawson, there’s fio haby like my bab; Dawson—“I'm.glady you've waked up to that fact. I’knew mighty well there never was a baby like the one you described.” eee oie Just Her Kind. From Warper’s Bazar. ; - Dolly=“I hear Mary Antique was 2 great belle’ atthe dance the othér evening. She told me'she danced every dance.” Polly—“Oh, yes. Mary’s just the kind of a girl to be a belle at @ leap-year dance.” se cs forse pee - < & Chicage Peculiarity. _. Mrs. Cumso—‘Abdul ‘Hamid bas a new ‘wife every year.” | irs. Cawker (who did not catch the name) ‘What Chicago gentleman are you speak- cm tIN THE CHURCHES Bishop Hargrove of Chattanooga, Tenn., of the Southern Methodist Church, will arrive in this city Monday. He will be the guest of Rev. Dr. I. W. Canter, the pastor of the Mount Vernon Place Church. The bishop 4s expected to preach at Mt. Vernon Church next Wednesday evening, and his wife, Mrs. Hargrove, is to lead a meeting of Washing- ton ladies Tuesday evening at the same church, in the interest of the mission cause. Bishop Hargrove will be the presiding offi- cer of the Baltimore conference, which meets the latter part of this month in an- nual seasion at Roanoke, Va. There was a meeting of the Presbyterian Ministers’ Association Monday morning at the Church of the Covenant, and Rev. Parke P. Flournoy delivered a lecture on “‘A Saint's Searchlight in Rome.” The paper was de- voted to the books mentioned on the back of a statue of St. Hippolytus, discovered not long ago, and dealt principally with the state of the Roman civilization of the sec- ond century. The second of the bi-monthly mass meet- ings of the local council, Brotherhood of St. Andrew, will be held this month at St. Paul’s P. E. Church, Rev. Alfred Harding, rector. A program has been prepared, em- bracing the following topics and speaker: “Shall the Brotherhood of St. Andrew, Through Its Local Council, Open Reading Rooms or Establish a Brotherhood House?” discussion opened by Rev. Gilbert F. Wil- liams, rector of Christ Church, East Wash- ington; “Our Brotherhood Rooms in Alex- andria,” by Mr. William W. Parker, presi- dent of the local counctl of Alexandria, Va. The local brotherhood has just gotten out its first directory, which was prepared by the secretary, Rolla P. Currie, and which shows that the membership of the organiza- tion is over four hundred, and the number of chapters more than twenty-five. On the eve of the feast of St. Joseph, next week, novenas in his honor will close in Holy Trinity Church, West Washington, and St. Cyprian’s Church, East Washing- ton, where special services have been held. A bugle corps is being formed in connec- tion with the Boys’ Brigade of the Young Men's Christian Association, with Mr. Chas. Lamb as instructor. It is limited to boys under sixteen, and a number have already been enrolled. It is expected that in a short time quite a nymber of the corps will be in uniform, The fourth quarterly conference of Douglass Memorial Church was_ recently held, and the following officers elected for the new church year: Trustees, B, L. Nevius, jr., Samuel Cowsill, W. W. Biggs, J. A. Moyer, C. F. Hathaway, R. S. Trimble, C. T. Krauss, H. H. Flather and E. M. Wheaton; stewards, A. K. Lind, B. F. Fuller, J. C. Yost, D. D. Thompson, D. Olin Leech, Chas. A. Pike, Charles E. Roberts, E. H. Tompkins and B. F. Snyder. The class leaders are the pastor, Rev. John L. Walsh, B. F. Fuller and Joseph Wesley. During the past year the station has received and disbursed over $5,000; the current expenses pave been pro- vided for and the pastor's salary paid in full. Sixty persons have joined the church during the year, making the present membership about 418, Word has been received this week that the congregation of the church in New York of which Rey. L. Koenig is pastor has consented to allow him to accept the call to Trinity German Lutheran Church of this city. He 1s expected to be formally installed the second Sunday after Easter, and the presiding officer at the service will probably be Rev. Dr. L. Brandt, president of the Mis- sourl synod. Mr. Koenig makes the fourth pastor the church called to fill the pulpit, the congregations of the other three min- isters refusing them permission to leave. It is expected that the new Sunday school room will be ready for occupancy soon after the new pastor arrives. It will cost about $1,500, Tuesday evening a large number of the members of the First Congregational Church gathered in the church parlor to or- ganize a church temperance society. A committe. on organization was appointed, with Rev. Dr. Newman as chairman, to Glaw up a constitution. The Chr stizn Endeavor Soclety of Ken- dail Uaptisc Church recently held what they cail a “light house inspection.” Some time ago a number of paper light houses were distributed to the members, to be filled with money for the missionary cause. The con- tents were found to amount to $W. The program, consisting -largeiy of missionary exercises, was prepared by a committee consisting of the following: Mrs. Theron Outwater, Miss Irene P. King, Mrs. Emma C, Vernon and J. W. Talbott. The board of trustees of the First Pres- byterian Church have decided to discon- tinue the publication of their church paper, the First Presbyterian. It has run up to ten volumes, with a total number of edi- tions of one hundred and twenty. A fund is beirg raised from among the members of the First Congregational Church with which to furnish a room at the Florence Critter don Home. The intermediate Christian Endeavor So- clety of Calvary Baptist Church gave an “at home” this week at the residence of Mrs. Vaughn. A supper was served during the latter portion cf the evening. ‘The so- ciety is one of the largest of the kind in the city, and is composed of young people in the neighborhood of sixteen. The president is Miss Lu‘a Ballinger. The congregation of St. Paul's M. E. ~Church, at Dupont circle, are now casting about for a*permanent home. This matter has been deferred until the meeting of the conference. The probability is that a lot will be secured as near the present locality as possible. Rev. S. M. Newman, pastor of the First Congregational Church, has accepted an in- vitation to be present at the annual meet- ing of the Congregational Club of New York city, Monday evening, and talk on “The Congregational Idea in Work.” The Judd Smith class of the Calvary Bap- tist Sunday school gave an “at home” and supper this week at the residence of W. C. Morrison. The Luther League of St. Mark’s Luther- an Church has changed its organization into a Christian Endeavor Society, and has applied for admission into the local En- deavor Union. Officers have been elected as follows: President, Warren H. Gotwald; vice president, Miss Ida Sweeney; secre- tary, Miss Ella Akerman, and treasurer, John W. Johnson. Rev. Dr. Thomas C. Easton, pastor of the Eastern Presbyterian Church, was called to Brooklyn, N. Y., the latter part of last week by the death of his mother. . Mrs. Easton was in her eightieth year. Kendall Baptist Sabbath school is prepar- ing for an annual roll call the Jast Sunday in this month. The roll will show a large increase since the occupying of the new quarters, a little over a year ago; the total membership being over three hundred, and the average attendance being nearly two hundred and fifty. Rev. Albert M. Hilliker, assistant rector of Epiphany Church, in charge of Epiph- any Chapel, is delivering illustrated lec- tures every Thursday evening in the mis- sion house, adjoining the chapel, on “The Life of Chris: of the Ninth Street The C. E. Society Christian Church gave a book social Thurs- day evening, the admission being a copy of the C. E. Hymn Book. Refreshments were served, and a program of recitations and songs was rendered. di The Baptist miristerg,held sj; meeting Monday morning at alvary, Baptist Church. After the tranggction of routine business the ministers present, listened to an able address on “The, Ethical Side of Spinoza,” by Prof. Lee Davis Lodge of Co- Ivmbian University. Next Tuesday will be St. Patric 's day, .| and it will be celebrated by a special serv- ice at St. Patrick’s Church. Cardinal Gib- bons is to celebrate a high mass at 10 o’clock, and the following priests will_as- sist him: Assistant priest, Rev. Dr. Gar- rigan, vice rector of the Catholic. Univer- sity; deacons of honor, Revs. J. F. Mackin and C. Gillespie, S.J.; deacon of the mass, Rev. Paul Griffith; subdeacon, Rev. P. J. McConnell; master of ceremonies, Rev, J. F. McGee. A eulogy on St. Patrick is to be delivered by Rev. Charles Warren Currier, and the music has been prepared especiaily for the occasion, the choir being under its director, Signor Maina. Rev. J. E. Schcolield has just clos:d a revival service at Mt. Vernon M. E Church, during which abcut forty persons heve joined the church. Some improvements have been made ta the grounds surrounding the West Wash ingtor Lutheran Church, Rev. Stanley Bill heimer, pastor. It is also contemplated to make extensive improvements to the edi- fice itself. Rev. L. L. Sieber, the evange- list, is expected soon to conduct a series of meetin; is At the morning service last Sunday a centribution was taken up as the quota of the North Prespyterian Church to the mil- Hon-dollar Presbyterian missionary fund, which amounted to something over $200. E. Carr has resigned as superin- Mrs. tendent of the Junior Christian Endeavor’ Society of the Keller Memorjal Lutheran Church, in order to join her sigter in Utah. Next week the Eckington Presbyterian Auntey. school will organize a Ladies’ Aid Society. The annual spring mecting of the Wash- Pearline. ¥ the best, the \ can Send : good as” or “the sam it Back famine irs rare There’s no help wanted from soap or anything else, when you use Pearline and water—all alone by themselves—that’s everything you need for easiest, the safest, the most economical washing and cleaning. What help can soa; just as well get a horse to help a locomotive. do, Pearline can add to it? You might nything that soap can lo better—and do a great deal more besides. Peddlers and some unscrupulous grocers will tell you *‘ this is as <——, Pearline is never peddled, and if your grocer sends you something in place of Pearlii be honest —send it back. = “ — ——— = ee Monday, the 6th of April, at » in the evening, at the West Street Presbyterian Church. Among the business transacted at this meeting will be the ciecilon of two delegates to the general assembly, which Meets this year in the early part of the summer at Saratoga Springs. A Communicants’ Union has been organ- ized from among the members of Epiphany Episcopal Chapel. It is expected that very shortly a meet- ing will be held of the recenily formed Lutheran Young People’s Union .for the election of officers. The constitution as adopted at the mass meeting has been cir- culated among the local societies, and has received the indorsement of every £0- ciety, with the exception of one or two yet to be heard from. The Ladies’ Home and Foreign Mission- ary Societies of the Eastern Presbyterian Church have elected the following officers: President, Mrs. Thomas C. Easton; vice presidents, Mrs. B. T. Welch, sr., and Mrs. | Ireland; home secretary, Mrs. McCullough; foreign secretary, Mrs. Vaughn; treasurer for home. missions, Mrs. John Chandl treasurer for foreign missions, Mrs. Kel. sey. During the past year the Home Mis- sion has established two scholarships at the Good Will Indian School in South Da- kota, while the Foreign Society has 2on- tributed financially to the support of Mrs. Jones, a missionary in India, and to Dr. Mary Elliott, a missionary in Syria. Temorrow there will be a joint rally at Ryland Methodist Church in the after- noon, participated in by the Junior En- deavor Society of that church and e2lso of the Sixth and Westminster Presoyterian churches. This will be the second joint mass meeting to be held recently by the juniors of these three churches. A Sunday school has been organized at the mission recently established -by the Western Presbyterian Church, at the cor- ner of 25th street and New Hampshire avenue. Services are also held there dur- ing evenings of the week. Last Monday evening there was a house warming. Rev. Dr. Addison, rector of Trinity Epis- copal Church, has a class of more than forty preparing for confirmation. Bishop Satterlee has announced that he will con- firm at Trinity the evening of the Sunday after Easter. A candy social was given last night by the Junior Christian Endeavor Society of the Metropolitan Baptist Church in the chapel, corner of 6th and A streets north- east. There was a good attendance and a sum of money was raised toward the amount pledged by the church to the ex- pense fund of the coming Christian En- deavor convention. Officers of the Metropolitan Baptist Ly- cecum have been elected as follows: Presi- dent, J. A. Payne; vice president, A. F. Boston; secretary, Miss E. V. Rut sistant secretary, Dr. S. M. Pierre; treas- urer, Miss Johnson. —_——__ FREAK OF FORGETFULNESS. Ten Years of a Man's Life Destroyed by an Injury. From the New Haven Evening Register. One of the most peculiar freaks of the memory resulting from concussion of the brain ever heard of hereabouts was in the case of Charles E. Lamb, a machinist, who was struck by an engine in the railroad | yards two weeks ago, and who has since been in the hospital. Lamb came here from Stamford to visit relatives on Howard avenue. Monday night two weeks ago he started for the depot, and instead of going by a roundabout route he climbed down from the Howard Avenue | bridge and walked up the railroad cut. | As he was passing the watch tower one of the men calted to him to get out of the | way cf a switch engine. He did not do x0, | and was knocked down and injured about ; the head. Lamb was removed to the Emer- gency Hospital in the Organized Charities | building, and it was thought there that he | had been drinking. He was unconscious all right, and had to be strapped to his bed, he was so violent. After he was taken to the hospital he did not recover con- sciousness for several days. Meanwhile his relatives, who had been worried about his disappearance, found out where he was. ae mother and his brother came to see im. A few days ago Lamb began to recover consciousness, but he remembered nothing that had transpired in the last ten years. He continually called for his school friends, and seemed to imagine that he was back at school again. When his mother visited him he recognized her, but seemed puzzled to know why her hair was so gray. This condition continued for several days, and occasioned many odd occurrences, but yesterday Lamb entirely recovered his mem- ory, and it is thought he will be able to go home before long fully recovered. ————_ ee HIS WOOLLY Locks. The African’s Hair Protects Him From the Heat of the S: From the St. Louis Republic. The flat nose of the African and his large nostrils result from the necessity of in- haling larger draughts of tropical air to produce the same degree of vitality, be- cause of its greater expansion; thus, the in- creased exercise produces increased expan- sion of the nostrils of a larger nose. The curling of the African’s hair, while univer- sal on his continent, is common in every country on the globe. Perhaps this has its scientific solution ig the fact that the curls deflect the rays of the tropical sun, thus | preventing their more severe penetration | Into the brain, In the transmission of light it is a law that every intervening object | with which a ray comes in contact bends and diverts in another direction. | Heat curls every kind of hair, and that which is provided in nature for the protec- tion of the brain from injury by the rays of_a tropical sun is a created endowment, which by degrees 1s becoming naturally transmissible and inherited. The skull of the African, with its peculiar thickness, affords another feature of protection to the brain. It is evident that it is the outdoor exposure of the working classes that makes their skin so black. It must also be re- membered that it is not the skin alone of the men of Africa which manifests deep color, but this character‘stic is noticed in all the birds, beasts, fish, reptiles and plants. Another fact in relation to this phenomenon Is that everything grows less deeply colored as we approach the polar re- gions. There the white bear is found, and nowhere else, while the black bear Ives and is now native to almost every other climate. | best interest of the United States.” | the Floods came. UNIVERSITY NOTES. Catholic University. A meeting of the voard of directors of the university will take place at the unt- versity shortly after Easter. The Alumut: Association will also meet about the same time. The Debating Society of the Law School at its meeting next Tuesday will dispute the question, “Ought a married woman to be legally capable to contract debt, binding her husband's estate?” Messrs. Kennedy and Duane will speak for the affirmative, while the negative will be supported by Messrs. Gilfoile and Jackson. A new feature of the department of En; lish is a Shakespeare Club. The club has proved a great success, its members num- bering at present about thirty-five. At the meeting on Wednesday next papers will be read on “Macbeth” and the witches of “Macbeth” by Rev. Mr. J. Duffy aud Mr. Gilfoile, respectively. The Journal Club of the department of psychology met yesterday in the psycho- logical lecture room. Several papers were read by members of the club, and some del- icate experiments in sensation were made. Georgetown University. The Dramatic Club held a well-attended meeting on Tuesday last. An entertaining program was rendered. Joseph: Monoghan, "96, read a paper on “Development of Com- edy,” which was followed by a recitation from John O'Brien, '96. John Mulvihille read an essay on “Transition From Ancient to Modern Comed: after which a scene from “Ion” was acted. Charles Valen-, tine, "96, acted as critic during the enter-’ tainment. The club has in preparation the first part of “Henry IV,” to be given some time in May. The Glee, Banjo and Mandolin Club is og paring for iis Easter trip to Philadelphia, Baltimore, Richmond, etc. At the last meetirg of the Toner Scientific Circle Joseph P. Monaghan, °%, delivered a lecture on “Coal Formation,” and Charles Valentine, ‘96, read a list of the researches in science during the past month. The class of '96 will next week be exam- ined in antology and cosmology. During the past week the law school hai had its second-term examinations in crim- inal law, domestic relation, contracts, equity and practice. i The Philodemic Society at its meeting on Thursday night debated the question “Re- solved, That the nations of the world should establish an international court of arbitra- tion.” The class in geology, under Mr. A. Donlon, have begun outdoor work, which will be continued until the end of the year. Colambian Cniversity. Rev. Edward B. Holland, Ph. D., pastor ot the First Baptist Church of Roanoke, Va. has been engaged as professor of English in Columbian University. Dr. Holland is a well-known man of letters, and is regarded as one of the best-equipped educators among the younger men of the country. He studied with great success at Richmond College, where he received the degree of A. M. He afterward entered the Southern Baptist Seminary, at Louisville, Ky., where he took the degree of doctor of theology, and sub- sequently the degree of Ph. D. was confer- red upon him at Yale. Dr. Holland will be- gin his work at the university next session. Prof. Lee Davis Lodge has been elected to the chair of international law and phil- osophy in the graduate school and college of the university. This chair was long and successfully occupied by the late Dr. Well- ing, and since his death has been vacant. The fourth public debate of the law school takes place tonight in the lecture room at the university building. The subject for de- bate is: ‘Resolved, That the time for the enfranchisement of the negro was for the The sp22kers will be Messrs. F. C. Bliss, W. 8. English and A. A. Davis for the affirmative, and F. H. Moore, Benj. Martin, jr., and J. P. Crawford for the negative. Music for ae cecasion will be furnished by the Giee ub. The debate scheduled for March 21 1s; “Resolved, That the Christian nation should interfere to protect the Armenians.” 1 be defended by Messrs, F. C. Croxten, A. Dillon and J. F. Phil- Ups, while the negative will be supported by H. C. Evans, W. J. Whitaker and F. G@ Fulk. Tt has been definitely decided to hold the — commencement May 5 at Metzerott us A chess club has been formed at Colum- bilan Academy. Howard University. The Theological Lyccum Society met Weds nesday. A paper was read by George H. ‘West, secretary of the society, on the “New Woman,” which was followed by a spirited debate, “Resolved, That women shall have the right to occupy the pulpit.” The affirm- ative was supported by Milton Sparks and the negative by R. Bagnoll. At the next meeting of the Alpha Phi Literary Society a paper will be read by Mr. C, Alexander on “The Negro as an In- ventor.” The Eureka Club held a well-attended meeting yesterday. The program was open- ed by Edward Ritchie with a declamation, which was followed by the reading of an essay by Miss M. G. Quander, after which the usual debate tock place. The question disputed was: “Resolved, That the Paris tribunal was partial in the Bering sea diffi- culty.” T. M. Syphax spoke for the affirm- ative and R. Kelley for the negative. ——. Difficult to Say. From Life. The train rushed through Albany at the rate cf seventy miles an hour. As the con- Guctor came through the “smoker,” collect- ing tickets, he announced that there would be no stop until they reached New York. A. young man offered his ticket, and asked if he could not get off at Poughkeepsie. “Yes,” answered the conductor, “you can, but Heaven knowe where you'll land.” -see- An Improvemen From Life. Professor (reading)—“Dropping the reins, Mr. Flood ed his wife from the car- riage, and together they entered the store.” Can any little boy improve upon this sen- tence?” Bright Pupil—“The reins descended and From Fitegende Blatter. Mr. and Mrs. Von Goldenstern are mostanxious that dear little Willie's first ride ington city presbytery is’ to be held on| shall result in no serious accidents. THE PRECIOUS GRANDSON. .