Evening Star Newspaper, June 6, 1896, Page 9

blame you== "a --for kicking because your laundry didn’t do up your clothes properly. 3ut all the kicking in the world won't make them give you the kind of laundry work that has made the Yale America’s best laundry. rere’s as much difference be- tween our work and the sort turned out by other laundries as there is between the “Kohinoor’ diamond and common paste! Why, we couldn’t do poor work if we wanted to—we don’t know how! We learned our business the other way. You can’t help but fall in love with the immaculately clean and white ap- pearance of your shirts, collars and s cuffs when we get through with # them. We're easy on ’em, too! = x You'll ‘never secure perfect satis- i> faction—likewise perfect work—un- is til you drop that postal asking one of Pe our wagons to call. 3 i ; THE YALE dd x STEAM LAUNDRY, i F. H. WALKER & CO, lain ranches: | 514 10th St. 1104 14th St. *Phone 1092 Plant, 43 G St. Sere ee Window Awnings, good matertal hung, complete, from $2.39 up. M: and jo of ABeautil Lawn Tent For «co. Worth $10.00. 7m feet aquare, made of best ma- terial. Just the thing for @ lawn. Sent on revelpt of $5.00, all ready for use. te Camping Tents of All kinds. pe = = == WOMANS PRESS ASSOCIATION. The Last Meeting of the Senson Held st Night. onal Press Association Riggs House for the the on. ports on the bi- r at Louteville were made M. S. Lockwood, Mrs. Cromweil and va A. Lockwood. Mrs, Cromwell an invitation from the District n to attend a reception at the resl- Mrs. H. F. Blount, “The Oaks,” nor of the pass- and defining the lered an Invitation to at the Church of Our jay, June 12. Mrs. of her nment by n kind- fon in giv- rs to its meetings just closed. This ements put ses rimously ¢3 A Lawn Party to Raise the Debt on the Methodist Home. party at the Methodist Home for 1 from 4 p.m. yesterday through led an opportunity for the 4s of the institution to be pres- i enjoy a pleasant time, as well as to the finances of the home, tse the debt on the who was present, $100, and ma: others gave lesser During the evening Dr. Luther B. presiding elder of the District, a few appropriate remarks concern- 2, and Dr. Naylor also spoke. A lawn the Ag the evening affor many f. gave sums. made ing the The of the board of governors superintended the entertainment. They are Mrs. Dr. Street of Hamline Church, prest- mith of McKendree Church, of Metropolitan and Mrs, McDowell of an Chureh, finaneial secretary. >t read a statement of the finan- celal of the home, showing that @onations from the various churches during the year aggregated $700. During the six years since the home was established there has been raised in {ts behalf $15,500, and twenty-three inmates have been cared for. There are now twelve old ladi the home and two old gentlemen. Mrs. and Mrs. Mc¢ Py ng the eve! 1 I ant time was enjoyed by all. ‘Among those present were: Sirs. Dryan, Mrs. Reed, Mrs. B Mrs. Crossin and rs. J. R. King, ex-Mayor Emery, Dr. Pie B. Wilson, Dr. Hugh Johnston, r. H. R. Naylor and wife, Dr. and Mrs. treet, Rev. ©. L. Pate and wife, Mrs. Tasker, Mrs. Broc a The Adjournment Resolution. In tho Senate yesterdey afternoon Mr. ‘Aldrich offered a resolution fixing Monday rext at 2 p.m. as the time for adjourn- ment. Mr. Aldrich said there was a gen- eral desire to adjourn, and he believed the pending disagreements on appropriation bills could be wound up in twenty-four hours {f a little pressure was exerted. Mr. Allison stated that progress was being made on the conferences, but he doubted whether agreements could be reached be- fore Monday. Mr. George interposed a protest against adjouriment until the bankruptcy bili had been acted upon. Mr. Warren also op- posed any adjournment resolution which would crowd the Senate to yield its conten- tions on the various appropriation bills. The resolution was referred to the com- mittes on appropriations. The Dill was passed validating several Issues of New Mexico bonds. At 5 p.m. the Senate ad- Journed. ++ ______ Still 2 Remnaat. From the Indimapolls Journal. “Feel all at sea, old man?” asked the Beasoned passenger, who thought he saw a chance to get funny. “No,” said the dejected passenger, ras leaning over the side of the ship, “I vess there is still a remnant of me on yard.” MARINE BA) » CONCERTS, The First Wiil be Given on the White House Grounds Today, The Marine Hond will inaugurate the summer season at the capital by a prom- enade concert at the President's grounds this evening, from 6 to 7:30 o'clock. The following program wlll be rendered: March, “Under the Double Eagle," Wagner; over- ture, “Fest,” Lortzing; medley, “The Sun- ny South,” Conterno; waltz, “Angel's Dream,” Herman; march, “El Capitan” (first time), Sousa era “Machet! “A Hunting S a Hi fail grand selection from the Verdi; characteristic, Buealossi; march, Fanciulli; patriotic hymn, umbia,” Fyles, Special features of this program are Sou- sa’s “El Capitan” march and Fanclulli's “Old Hickory” march, composed in honor of the Tennessee centennial. ———___-e AN ELECTRICAL FLAG. ‘Kor: President Cleveland Will Open the Pittsburg Saencerfest. The National Saengerfest at Pittsburg Will be opened next Monday evening by President Cleveland touching an electric button in the White House, which will {1- luminate in Saengerfest Hall a mammoth American flag Hghted by hundreds of beau- tfully colored incandescent lights. The T™moment the flag !s Ighted the great au dience will unite in singing “Americ: amid the waving of flags and handker- chiefs, presenting a most brilliant and en- thustastle scene. The necessary arrange- rents will be made today to have the Western Union connect tts wires directly with the White House and the music hall. = ‘The New Marriage Law. Mr. John R. Young, clerk of the District Supreme Court, has addressed a communi- cation to ministers respecting the new marriage law, saying: “This act will take effect from and after thirty days from its approval. It will therefore be operative on and after the iSth of June, 1806, and all marriages must be conducted in accordance with its pro- visions. It 1s important the court shouid be informed at an early day as to the char- acter of evidence the several churches or religious societies, within the District, con- sider should be sufficient proof of the due appointment or ordination of their rmin- fsiers, and that they are in regular com- mion with such church or religious o- y. With respect to relig’ ctles ving no ordained ministers’ it should > be informed as to the mode of the ap- ment of persons fo act us ministers bed by and practiced in such so- Business High School Concert. Next Monday evening the pupils of the Business High School will give a concert at the Central High School Hall, 7th and O streets, for the benefit of their library. The program consists of selections by the Girls’ Glee Club, under the direction of D. Myrtille Dexter, a violin solo by Brooke Amiss, a competitive calisthenie drill by the best first and second-year girls’ sec- tions, and a short comedy, “The Obstinate Family,” which {fs to be the feature of the evening. The cast !s composed mostly of second-year pupils and is as follows: Henry Harford, Mr. Graff; Jessie Harford, Mr. Harwood, Har- . Duvall; Mrs. Har- wood, Hartford's mother-in-law, Miss Mi- nor; James Harford’s servant, Mr. Amiss, and Luey, a servant, Miss Virge Brown. This wilf be the first piece of dramatic work attempted by the pupils this year, but as they have been rehearsing steadily for some time, they are sure it will prove successful. ——> __ Where to Enjoy the Summer Vacation People who have difficulty In making up their minds as to where the summer vaca- tfon ought to be enjoyed may secure more than a sufficiency of valuable information as to excursion routes and seasonable re- sorts in the Pennsylvania Rallroad Com- pany’s Summer Excursion Route Book, which Is now much in demand. Where to go, how to get there, and the cost, are made plain, the lucid descriptive matter being ssisted by profuse illustration and a num- ber of understandable maps; altogether it ig the most attractive and comprehensive handbook of the sort ever published. Coples may be procured, at a nominal price, at the office of Mr. Colin Studds, southeastern pas- sepger agent of the Pennsylvania R. R., 15th and G streets, and at any of the com. pany’s ticket offices. Se The Fifteenth Street Church. At the dedication of the Fifteenth Street M. BH. Church tomorrow a special program of music will be presented, as follows Morning service—Solo, “The Lord’ is My Light,” by J. B. Marsh,” Miss Lillian Hunt; solo and chorus, “I Will Magnify Thee, O God," by Alex. L. Prevost, Mrs. Met- calf and choir. Afternoon service—Solo, “Nearer, My God, to Thee,” by A. J. Holden, Miss Elizabeth Wahly; anthem, “QO Praise the Lord,” by the Earl of Wil- ton, cholr; solo, selected, Mr. Percy Foster. Evening service—Solo, “The Holy Cit; by Stephen Adams, Miss Lilllan Hunt; solo and chorus, “Like as a Father Pitieth,” Mrs. Metcalf and choir; solo, selected, Mr. Alphonzo Rice. Director, J. Frank ‘Met. cornetist, Dr, W. E. Diffendurfer; organist, J. Albert Shade. —__——.__ One Good Man Succeeds Another. Mr. Albert 8. Gattey, who has been con- sted with the Lincoln National Bank since its organization, bas been unanimous- ly elected receiving teller of the institution by the beard of directors in place of Mr. Pau! S. Cromelein, who recently resigned ‘2 take an Important position with the Co- lumbia Phonograph Company, THE SHERMAN STATUE Necessity of a Natioual Art Commission Shown in the Award, A Protest Against Alleged Misuse of the People’s Money in Paying for a Rejected Design. To the Editor of The Evening Star: The need of a national art commission is surely getting to be “no longer a theory, but a condition.” Now that the Sculptors’ Scetety of New York have sent their pro- test to General Dodge and the Society of Washington Artists have sent their me- morial to Congress begging a reconsidera- tion of the most unfortunate award in the Sherman statue competition, it is permiss!- ble for the,public generally, and especially of this city, to express its disappointment at this unlooked-for and mortifying result. It is far more than a grievance between the commission and the competing artists. It is a public grievance, which is sure to be realized more and more by all Americans who have a pride in the advancement of our national art, but especially by the peo- ple of Washington, who, as residents of the nation’s capital, are sensitive to any- thing that is going to bring a slur either upon our art or upon our republican ways of dealing with important art undertak- ings. AS a matter of fact, this public grievance falls little short of a malappro- priation, not to say a misappropriation, of public money. Granting that the majority of the commission whose votes, {t is un- derstood, overruled those of the Secretary of War and the gencral of the army were acting entirely without selfish motives and from their best judgment, nothing could serve as a better example than this award of the utter incapacity of such judgment in an important public trust such as this, and the unpardonable wrong such judg- ment is doing to what {s for the highest public welfare. It is not here a case of the donors of a gift bemg entitled to de- termine the choice of the gift. The actval appropriation of the people's mcney for this mcrument was, it Is said, some $50,000, over againsi the ‘paltry sum of $16,000 contributed by the Army of the Tennessee. It would naturally be supposed that the ccmmissioners of the latter body would feel doubly conscious of their duty to act a3 far as possible as agents of the people in erecting this monument, and, in order to secure the work of high artistic character that the pecple intended by their appropriation to secure, that t should hold their own private judgment as art critics enUrely in abeyance and rely only on the judgment of experts whose ability no one could question. It ¥ upposed to be in deference to this wise purpose that the judgment of sculptors of the highest nationa! reputation was very asking of the judgm lent dignity to the commi, cned a serious interc alled in. ‘The nt of these men pn and awak- tin the movement as one of real artistic us weil as of patriotic interest. But the result has only turned the whole affair into what been ©: With perhaps equal propriety by a paper a “scandal” and by a New paper a “farcical conclusion.” It plain words, the deprivation of the ital city of a work of art as th ple had abundantly provided to pa: and which had the approval of the most competent art critics, and the substitution instead of an inferior piece of work, re- jected by the committee of experts as un- werthy of competing even in the final com- petition of four, and this solely to gratify their own private preference. That all due regard should h: the commission in matters of detail, as accuracy of HKeness and even the jects to be used in subordinate orname tion is but reasonable, and it Is supposed that any of the competing ts would have objected to making modifica- tions of the nature In the s 1 competi- tion if good reasons had been urged; but all this is a vastly different thing from’passi on the artistic merit of the monument as a whole; and here, it Is to be insisted upon, is where the critical duty lay, and where the presumption shown by the majority of the commissioners was plainly unpardonabie. It is often said in reply to criticisms of the peor art shown in our public buildings that the American people look more to uti than to art, and that provided the uses of the building are well met, with sufficient lighting, ventilation and other mechanical details, we can affurd to be indifferent to the matter of artistic beauty. ut such a reply will not answer the criticism here, for granting that use is to be the main thing, the whole use of this costly monu- ment was to be a work of art, as perfect as Wwe could make It, in honor of a great man and to nourish a high sentiment tn the peo. ple. To say, as a friend of the successful competitor has urged in his letter to the New York Evening Post, that this statue deserved the award because it tells a piain story in a number of pictures, is no mora than might be said of the rudest war pic- ture—story of the It 1s easy s but what the people of Weshing! the country, the people wh: mo here spent, is interested in, is that the tures or the figure planted here to b and studied and criticised by the most cultured people who come and go among us should be examples of true art that we may not have to blush at and to try to ex- cuse by this or that story of how a noble pie nm and y is pic- n purpose of gen>rous people, jealous of their progress in as well as in other was turn into a “farcical con- Shall stop giving ! ‘vhe people have surely a right to be heard in this matter of the Spending of public money for works of art. And how cen the just demand of the people in such & case as this and in those that are constantly arising be better met than by the appointment of a na- tional art comm ch as has been twice urged in the t reports of the Secretary of War, and which shail include the approval by experts, not only of works of art to be erected in the Capitol and in the Library of Congress (as in the bill now before the House), but including all public monumonts to bs erected In the clty of Washington? There ought to be some way of protecting our beautiful city, of pre- serving from misuse our impor and of securing the public a of public money for works which have been rejected as unworthy by the highese judgment the country can produce. hope the commissioners will yet propriety of yiclling their unprofi Judgment to that of men in whose award the people would have entire confidence and fecl the satisfaction that the purpose of the government rad been accomplished in erecting a work of art that would be alike an honor to the memory of a great general and @ lasting delizit and pride of the peo- ple of all our land. t the use FRANK 5S: > —_ FINANCIAL INFORMATION. WALL. Secretary Carlisle's Response to a Resolution of the House. Responding to # House resolution of Feb- ruary 17 last, Secretary Carlisle has sent to that body a communication containing various information of a @nancial nature. It includes a statement showing the amount of and other data concerning bonds sold under the resumption act to January 1 last, with the statement that they were payable, principal and interest, in coin of the standard value of July 14, 1870. It is also shown that the United States and treasury notes redeemed in gold coin be- tween January 1, 1879, and March 1, 1893, aggregated $99,634,378, and between the 1: ter date and January 1, 1896, $324,155,’ There is also a statement of gold and ail- ver certificates, legal tenders and United States certificates of deposit for legal ten- ders held by national banks at different periods. The communication gives the disposition of legal tenders redeemed from January 1, 1879, to March 1, 1898, and of the same kind of notes redeemed between the latter date and January 1, 1896. Figures are sub- mitted in answer to that part of the reso- ‘lution asking a statement of the surplus or deficiency cf revenue each year or part of year from July 1, 1879, to January 1, 1890, the disposition of the surplus or the source from which means were obtained to bay current expenses as were in excess of the revenue, The amounts paid on the pub- Yc debt from July 1, 1879, to March 1, 1893, are given, and the increase of the in- terest-bearing debt between March 1, 1898, and January 1, 1896. ——_-e.______ John L, Burkhart of 475 L street com- plained to the police this morning that he gave a colored man a check for $0 to have cashed for him yesterday and as yet he has not heard from him, A = RELATIONS WITH, MADAGASCAR, They Are Being Considered by This Government and England. The under secretary pf state for foreign affairs, Mr. George N. Curzon, in the house of commons yesterday, replying to a ques- tion as to whether Great Britain and the United States would assent, in view of the island’s conversion into a French colony, to end their engagement ‘with Madagascar, said the matter was receiving the attentive consideration of the government, and the latter expected shortly to receive informa- tion as to the views of the United States on the subject. é ‘The State Department has not yet been aproached by the British government to learn its views relative to the conversion of Madagascar into a French colony, but it has not on that account neglected to take steps on its own account to safeguard American Interests in that quarter of the globe. These interests are of a degree of im- pertance commercially that would be sur- prising to persons to whom Madagascar is only a name. Not only 1s there a large import trade ~from the island, principally in rubber and tropical products generally, Lut the goods sent back to pay for these articles are of considerable amount. Aside from any sentimental interest in the fate of the unfortunate Hovas, whom the Unit- ed States was among the first foreign na- tions to recognize as an independent gov- nment, we have substantial reasons for moving ‘slowly in the recognition of the French conquest of the country. In such our general policy has been to avoid any consideration of the moral or political aspects of the change about to be made if they do not directly affect our own country, but to insist that the government that as- sumes control of the conquered or acquired territory shall assume and faithfully dis- charge all obligations toward ourselves that were chargeable to the original gov- ernment with which we may have made treaties. Thus, we have uniformly held that a concession granted to an American citizen by one government must be respected by its successsor, and probably we should make no departure from this policy In the case of Madagascar, though one effect of an adaerence to this idea, which ts a gen- erally recognized principle of international law, would be to raise speedily a question as to the soundness of the Waller conces- sion. Another point of even more importance than this of private concessions, however, is the matter of tariff dues on imports from the United States. At present, under the treaty of 1881 with the Hovas, imports from the United States and exports to the same could not be taxed to exceed ten per cent. This is an obligation that our gov- ernment would expect France to assume It she undertook to anney jand, but frem what is unofficially known here of the French program, she is very much tn- disposed to do so. It is understood that in- sly increase stead she would not only lar; the imy rt duties on goods ente but by nts from thes dues entirely would inate injuriously against the Amerl- ean and British merchants, who have been doing the bulk of the business heretofore. Already our State Department has called upon the French government for a state- ment of its intentions in this respect, but NO response has yet been made, and the British appear to be about to assume a position corresponding to our own respest- ing this matter. RINAKER 5. MR. A Lively Time in the House When the Vote Was aken. Late yesterday afternoon the House took up the contested election ease of Rinaker against Downing, from the sixteenth [l- linois district. Mr. Downing was the only democrat in the Ilin delegation, and his unseating makes the delegation solidly republican. The elections committee, in re- counting the votes in that congressional district, found a majority of five for Mr. Rinaker, When Mr. Woody of Massachusetts called up the se Mr. McMillin declared that the committee had been able to figure out a plurality of forty for Downing. Mr, Mooly said that he was aeting under instruc- tions from the committee, and admitted that he believed Downing to be entitled to the seat, and would vote for him. Much | feeling was -aroused Mr. Moody demanded the previcns question, as Mr. McMillan had apj 1 for more time, all saying that the mi tho committee were ll. Mr. Grosvenor asked him, in view of the “performances of the other side,” whether he would guarantee a quorum if the de- lay were granted. “If there is any dirty work to be done in an clection case," shouted Mr. McMillin, n rely on the other side to furnish um.” Payne ordered Mr, MeMillin’s re- marks stricken from the record, and when the ter angrily retorted that he was being unjustly treated, ordered him to take his . The Tennesseean sat down. The previous question was ordered, 164— ority members of ST, and Mr. McMillin moved to recommit. 45164. olution The motion to recommit was lost, The vote was then taken on the re declaring Rinaker entitled to the it w greed to, 167 to 51. Only three republicans, of Kentuck. Shern ocrats ag. ts and k, voted with the dem- yiition. Mr, Rinaker was then escorted to the bar of the House by Mr. Cook of Illinois, where the oath Was administered to him. + CHARITIES AND REFORM. Beginning the Annual Conference at Grand Rapids, Mich, The twenty-third national conference of charitles and corrections was formally opened at Grand Rapids, Mich., Thursday evening in the auditorium of St. Cecflla building, with about 200 delegates present. Mayor Stow made a brief address of wel- come, and President Wright responded with his annual address. The address was followed by an informal reception tendered by the local commit- tee to the delegates. There was a large attendance of ministers and prominent resi- nts of the city, and an hour or more was elting acquainted, are present from nineteen Jand and Canada, a majority of elegat coming from the east. There are three from California, about a dozen from Ohio’ and ‘ten from Iilino: Dr. ©. 8. Leech of Loadon is the English repr The delegat niative. enjoyed a banquet at Sweet's Hotel last night, with Gen. W. W. Averill of bath, N. Y.,'national inspector of soldiers’ homes, as toastmaster. ‘The conference divided inte sections yes- terday. W. G. Fairbanks of Middletown, Conn., read a paper on How Patriotism Should Be Best Taught in Juvenile Insti- tutions. Mrs. M. Fullerton spoke of the work being done to Improve the condition of the poor in New York city. Percy Wade of Balti- more read a paper on “Convalescent Homes for Treatment of Insane.” Dr. Hal. C. Wyman of Detroit contributed one on “Some Methods of Caring for Chronic Insane Poor,” and Mr. W. P. Letchworth, Buffalo, on “Provisions for Epileptl At the general session 0. B. Fulkner of Atchison, Kan., read the report on sol- ommended that the diers’ homes. He ri home asscciation be officially recognized and provision made for expenses of its memberg, Among the matters suggested for consideration were those of loss of in- dependence, individuality and self-esteem incurred under the system of congregate, ldle living. Appeals were received from some of the homes for commutation of the cost of support, so that inmates can re- sume their home life. A perfzction of the transfer system was suggested, whereby for their health and convenience inmates may be promoted through change of climate, diet and surroundings. +o+——_—__ PLEASED WITH THE WORK. Miss Willard and Lady Somerset on the London Meeting. Miss Frances Willard and Lady Henry Somerset are greatly pleased with the work concluded by the British Women’s Temperance Asssclation Thursday evening. The following have been elected delegates to attend the meeting of the National Wo- man’s Christian Temperance Union at St. Louis in November next: Lady Henry Somerset, Mesdames Hughes and Ward- Poole, and Misses Agnes Weston, Agnes Slack and Mary Phiilips. At the concluding meeting various resolu- tions of a temperance character and urging the government to insist upon Armenian reform were carried, Votes of thanks were accorded to Lady Henry Somerset and Miss Frances. Willard amid great enthusiasm, YOUNG SWAN AT THE ZOO The First Oase of Breeding European Swan in the District, Their Beauty and Grace on Land and in Water—Cygnets Ride Around on the Backs of the Old Birds, There are now to be seen at the Zoo four young swans, hatched May 17. The Present birds have, with two or three others, been in Washington for four years, but showed no signs of mating until this spring. Late in March one morning it was dis- ecvered that one of the males in the in- closure had been killed by the others. No fighting had been seen by the keepers, but the dead one had evidently been beaten to death, as he was badly bruised and cut. The birds had been confined in a small wired area, which included a small lake- let. The head keeper, Mr. Blackburn, now determined to give the pair which seemed to" be mated the freedom of Rock Creek, near which was the swan lot. Soon after Mberation the pair were no- ticed to have selected a spot for a nest, and had begun to gather sticks about half an inch in diameter and a foot and less in length. The location selected for the nest is on the west side of Rock creek, avout elghty feet above the bridge crossing the creek from the southeast entrance tothe park. ‘The place was a little cove in the bank. ‘The cove is about eight feet wide and runs back perhaps twelve Teet from the water's edixe, the bottom of the cove being about three feet below the surface of the bank and two feet above the level of the water. ‘There are some shrubbery bushes in and slong the edges of this cove, and nearby some trees, which now furnish shade and sheller to the nest, but at the time of building the nest there were no leaves on the trees or bushes, and the birds and nest were then in full view from the bridge. On the side of the stream on which the nest was built is a c way for leems, which passes within ten fect of the cove containing the nest. Mr. Blackburn, fear- Ing the swans would be molested, placed some cedar bushes and large branches so as to overhang the nest, then put a wire fence around the place. He also *hrew some straw into the cove, which the swans gathered up to complete the inside of the nest, after laying a suflicient foundation of sticks. All this did not disturb the swans in their nest building. As nearly as could be Getermined an egg was laid every other day until there were five eggs seen in the nest 9a April 7, from which date the fe- male began setting. Four cygnets were hatched May 17, mak- ing the period of incubation forty-one days. The young s appear to be entirely of half-grown Pekin duck: uniform drab in color, slightly Hghter in neck and d. The all black and free from the y ing seen on the beaks of both p . On the &rass both old and young act much as do ionally put one foot upo 5 e seen to do when on water, Th n walks with a very stately tread le between the female and n crowd of visitors. If one Visitor pproaches too near he does not fail to show fight. On water this group is in their favorite element, and are not only more graceful, but more interesting thai on jand. From the time incubation began the mule ird was constantly on the watch, and spent much of the day cruising up and down the side of the stream in front of and always in sight of his mate and nest. The younz are taken regularly on the water. Usually the female goes in front, the four young next, the male following. Sometimes the young fioat on in front, both parents fol- lowing. A favorite pastime, and cne that is quite remarkable, is their habit of get- ting the cygnets on the backs of the old birds, and then swimming about with them. One day last week a watchman on the as sw bridge saw the young in front of the parent birds, when suddenly a muskrat Was observed approaching direcuy toward the young birds. The little things saw denger and immediately separated in two curving Itnes, ard swain around to the mother bird, while the male darted for- ward, and, dashing his head into the wa- ter, caught the muskrat by the back in his powerful beak, giving him a severe punishment for his temerity These are the large wail mute swan. It does not apy effort has been made in uns o se these birds, but this su- po demonstrates that with sufficient free- dom and proper surroundings they will as readily as domestic produce young nail lake at the r of wild geese have built a nest, laid eggs. The nest was begun with a few sticks gathered on this bare iit- tle island, and one egg was Iaid on these sticks. Straw was taken to the island and used to complete the nest. On leaving the nest the goose cove the eggs with straw. EIGHTH TIME. FOR THE Robert Bonner Chosen President by the Scoteh-Irish Congress. At yesterday ion of the Scotch-irish congress, at Harrisburg, Pa., Robert Bon- ner of New York was elected president for the eighth time. The matter of the offers from the Prince- ton University and Judge McLaughlin of Lexington, Va., to give the society rooms in which to meet and preserve their rec- ords was referred to the executive com- mittee. Dr. McCook called attention to the fact that the house in which Robert Fulton was born, in Lancaster county, {s about to be torn down, and it was directed that Governor Hastings’ attention be called to this, with a vidw to obtaining some legis lation by which the state could come into possession of the building. Detroit, Nashville, St. Louis and San «isco put in claims for the holding of the next meeting of the congress, and the executive committee will make a’ selection before adjournment. At the public session a number of his- torical papers were read. ———_—_+ e+ Proud of His Bald Head. From the San Frorcisco Post. “Pardon me, sir, but could I occupy just about a minute of your time? I would like to show you something that I know you will be glad to see.” . Without waiting for permission the young man with a sallow complexion and a hand satchel thrust a bottle under the nose of the bald-headed man. “Now, sir,” he continued, “you are a pub- Uc official, and the public sees a good deal of you, and the public realizes that you are juite bald, sir. I have something here that will guarantee to restore your hair if you will permit me to treat you. It shan’t cost you a cent for medicine or treatment, and all I ask is that you will commend my medicine to your friends if I succeed. When they see @ luxuriant growth of hair on your head and ask what you uscd, you can tell them McCracken’s Peerless Borax Hair Restorer and Scalp Renovator.” “Then you want to use my bald head for advertising purposes. Is that it?” queried the official. “Well, yes; that’s right.” “Does {t appear to offer advantages as an advertising medium?” “Well, yes.” “Then what will you pay a square inch to paint your advertisement on my head in letters of any size, design or color? Or, if you prefer, you can use !t for posters’ or stickers. What do you pay for good ad- vertising space?” “I hardly think—" “And say, I have half a dozen bald-head- ed friends. I think I could buy up their space for you if you will glve me a com- mission.” “But I want to make the hair—" “I am sure you will get better returns than fence advertising, handbills or news- papers. I'll guarantee you a circulation among 2,500 friends, 3, more acquaint- ances, 8,600 people who know me by sight and 20,000 strangers every day.” “Well, I see I ean’t do—” “I wish you'd think that over and make me an offer. I'm proud of this head.” But the young man had gone. The house of Mrs, J. W. Browland, 1411 Corcoran street, was entered about 1 o'clock yesterday through a front window, And a large, dark-bronze parlor lamp was stolen, Sele oeotottoco eterno Sete ete enteto totes soc tele tetttel THE MERTZ IDEA to the pusher. Seared eapadeeahred eee hapeereeeeneeteheetaedebeneoaee things. Right now it’s Blue Serge Suits to order at $13. The same fit, the same material, the same workmanship as we generally sell at $18. The same as other tailors sell for $20. sSeaSrasrecedonseaseasreseeatetoasresbesesetteetonsnes a eetoeirese & iFIC COOKING. How a Young Woman Made House- work a $ inl Study. From the Chicago Times-Herald. Another young lady summoned home from boarding school at the death of her father, and finding 1 1f almost penni- less, answered an advertisement for a cook. The er, surprised at the manifestly delicate breeding of the appli- cant, hesitated to engage her: “I have had no e: the girl admitted, “but I shall study it tcientifically, and I feel sure that after the first two or three days I shall be able to satisfy you. I think I shali like it and I am determined to make a success of It.” The householder, pleased at the girl's straightforward tone, tried the r ex- periment with many misgivings. e took ion of the kitchen with a library of mical lit id the lady of “We well © ied from the first, and it was not long before she loped into a most artistic chef. She all her spare time to study, and gave us the fruit of it in delicious sauces, creams and French concoc the most delicats roulades and flouris of cook She was always a lad neve owed any lack never indulged in sentimental regrets for her humble lot. I found hér an cable dition to the mily, and was Ys lighted when she had time of to come in and read aloud to us, was a mistress of that difficult art. But lin cooking soon outgrew us. In year she took a position in a restaurant, and now she is chief cook in a well-known place down town, at a salary of $200 a month. She lives in an apartment with her mother and sister, and supports all three. She convinced me that a trained intellect is as great an advantage in the Kitchen as in law or medicine.” —_—_-+e+ How to Store Winter Clothing. From the Phils phia Reco: Putting away wint gs 1s a bughear of almost every woman just at this par- ticular on—a disazreeable duty at best, but one which may be such lightened if the worker goes about !t systematically. But first of all, let me promise that this task, like marriage, must not be entered upon lightly or unadvisedly, undertaken soberly and discreetly, never In a hurry. An old-fashioned housekeeper, from whom I had the good fortune to learn mv the too-litde-understood art of hou ing, has a method of packing away which mplifies matters wonlerfuily. She, happy oman, being a dweller in the country, boasts an attic—a boon for which the den- trens of town sigh in vain. There she has a goodly array of capacious trunks and packing chests, The 1 then, the campaign, is a careful overhauling of those receptacles an] other uveless articles are discarded; then each »ox !s carefully dusted and wash out with . The attic 1s next cleaned, {ts contents overlooked, and everything ‘not needed in the present, nor likely to be in the future, is set aside to be given :o some one to whom it may prove useful. Walls are brushed and closets and floor thoroughly scoured, That done, the rest Is easy. The house is dismantled of draperies and all heavy clothing collected tozether, and eny article which must be put into the hands of a professional cleaner {s promptly sent away. Then this wise woman, w) the weather is settled, or seems to be, awalts a bright, cool day, and then all the articles to be put away are brought down to the garlen, hung on lines and brushed end beaten’ and aired till no speck of dust re- mains, and there they hang until late in the afternoon, when they are carefully folded, laid in’ baskets and carried to the attic. The next day, bright and early, ascends to the’ same lofty region—alone! ‘There, with the empty trunks and boxes yawning open before her, and with an abundant supply of camphor on a table near by, she begins her labor. The carefui- ly folded draperies are laid by themselves In a huge packing box; the lace curtains in another, the blankets in a third, the per- sonal clothing in a huge cedar chest, and furs and cloaks in a similar one. The con- tents of each box are written on a slip of paper, which, when the receptacle ts full, is fastened on the inside of its lid, and each box, securely packed, is labeled on the out- side as well, so that In case a garment is required during the summer there need be no aimless searching in the various trunks. Then, keys in her hand, milady descends, tired, but contented, and accompanied by a strong odor of camphor and the consclous- ness that she has laid ner winter goods away where thieves cannot steal nor moths corrupt. and muilady aan ees Devastation of Forests, From the New York ‘Tribune. ‘The devastation of forests still goes on in various parts of the country, which, unlike New York and a few of the eastern and middle states, do not appreciate the value of trees. Unfortunately, this appreciation, even in the east, has come too late. It Is proudly announced in a western paper that @ large syndicate has acquired possession ot 40,000 acres of PS jand in northern Idaho. It is estimated that this area will y.e]@ more than 400,000,000 feet of white and yellow pine, red and white fir, cedar ang tamarack. The arid waste which it will also shield is not taken {nto considera- tot p fs estimate. Americaas have too font lool upon trees as in their way yn- lees they could be used to butld fires ér for commercial purposes. This was true a few hundred years ago in Germany, but now a man who cuts down a tree must plant one to take its place, or suffer a penalty. Prob- ably @ like provision will be enacted here some time, but {t should come before many miore trees are felled, Looking is free. Sois buy- ing if you are not satisfied. Mertz and Mertz, 906 F Street. : in cooking,” | but must be | Of pushing a good thing is : to push it where it will do as much good to the pushee as When we get a good thing : we always divide the good with our customers as quick= ly as we can, so as to be able to push out seme more good Seeeeteteetetecteteteteetetetetetetecteeetetetetetetetectetetnn HER BLOOM The Old Gentleman Thought She War Something Live Eve in Them. From t Louis Republic. She stealthily descended the stairs and laid her hand on the knob of the front door. She hoped to get out of the house without attracting attention. But the doer of the brary swung softly often, and © was discovered. “My daugt * said the white-haircd old gentlema what is thet—what are those you have on?” She hung her head and turned the door- knob uneasily back and forth between her fingers, but did not answer. “Did you not promise me,” the old man went on, “that if I bought you a bicycle you would not wear—that is, you would ride in skirts She stepped impulsively then paused. “Yes, father,” she said, “I did; and I ireant it. But I didn’t know these then. The more 1 saw of them the better I siked toward him; them. They improve on acquaintance, father. They grow on one—” “My Gaughter,” he interrupted, “Eve's garments grew on her.” —-e*o____ Funerals on the Installment Plan. From the Minneapolis Journal. There seems to be no end of trouble in store for those who are so unfortunate as to be members of the human race. A great many people continue to live, not because they have any aim in life or are of any particular service to world or them- selves, but because they cannot afford the expense of dying. An inventive genius in Vermont r uy devised a plan which seemed likely to supply the long-felt want. It was nothing more nor less than a funeral insurance company. You could j th company by paying $2 and then continue to pay small monthly installments until you had paid in $76. Of course, the great ulation in the thing would be to die right after you had paid your $2 admission fee and before you had blown in any of mont Getting a coffin with a door brand-new shroud (no eecond-l fair), clergyman at the funeral ar knoll, 1s insured led to. Tha t you made it one of the neatest schemes on earth, and if the com- pany could continue solvent, life have no object and everybody would want to die to beat the company. The insurance commissioners of some of the other states, evidenuy envious of the Vermont patent on death, are refusing to allow the com- pany to do business in their territory. It is feared that this limitation will compel the Vermont organization to go into bank- ruptcy. would Signals for Street © From the Naw York Post. A test is being made in New Orleans with an electric alarm signal and indicator for trelley lines. It is an a: ngement by which a car gives warning of its coming one block ahead by displaying a red signal and ri ing a bell on a box at the corner of the intersecting streets, and is designed to les- sen the liability of collision with other vehicles. The signaling is effected by means of a double trolley strung alongside of the regular wire. Upon the end of the troiley is attached an extra wheel, which ie ar- ranged to run on this auxiliary trolley. This extra wire, beginning as it does short distance from h corner, connects with a little bell and a box attached to the post on the next corner. As soon as the auxiliary trolley hits the wire, which, of course, is not charged, the cur- rent is conveyed from the regular trolle; to it and from thence to the corner, whe the signal ts given to vehicles and pedes- trians that a car is coming within a block. a He Put It Back, From Youth's Companion. An effective reproof was that given by an elderly man to a fashionable dressed young woman, who, as it seems, must have been surprised out of her “manners.” The young woman was walking rapidly along a street shaded by many trees, when the elderly man, coming up behind her, saw a large, fuzzy caterpillar on the col- lar of her coat. “I beg your pardon,” he said, laying a detaining hand on her arm as he spoke and removing the obuoxious crawler, “I wished to take off this caterpillar which was al- most at your neck.” The young woman staroq haughtily apd with an air of resentment at the cater- pillar and was about to pass on, with no word of thanks. “If I made @ mistake, and you would prefer to have the caterpillar replaced, I can easily put it back,” said the gentle- ‘Yuan courteously, suiting the action to the vord. oe Nee Irclnnd and Potheen, From Blackood's Magazine. It is comicenly supposed that drunken- néss ts rife in Ireland, end the people con- sequently idle and unfit for work. In th respect, happily, there has been a reat change. The illicit manufacture o! the poisonous “potheen” is strictly repressed by the police, and the people cannot afford to buy whisky. The drinking of tea which js much too strong—in fact, bolled—is enid to cause more destruction to health in Ire. land than does whisky. The increase of insanity has even been attributed to “this immoderate tea drinking, and the price paid for tea fs much higher than its trus value.