Evening Star Newspaper, August 1, 1896, Page 15

THE EVENING STAR. agen PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, 1101 Peansylvonia Avenue, Gor. 11th Bt, by N Com 7 e H Creu! Pprert New York Ofice, 49 Potter Building. ‘The Evening Star is served to subscribers in the city by carriers, on their own account, at 10 cents ; OF Ad cents per month. | Coples at the 7 2 cents each. By mall—anywhere in the United States or Canada—postage prepaid—60 cents PSaturday Quintuple Sheet Star, $1 ith Saturday ntuple Sheet ar, per year, wi foreign postage added. $3.00, sEntered at the Post Osfice at Washington, D. C., mall matter.) ©All mali subscriptions must be paid in advance. Rates of advertising made known on application. Part 2. Che £pening WASHINGTON, D. ©, SATURDAY, AU Star. Pages 13=24, QPrinfers’ “nf, master of advertising), le fittle tefoof GUST 1, 1896-TWENTY-FOUR PAGES. Until September SO O©SSOSE™S SS SOSS9G9 GOSSO Mayer Bros. & Co., 937-939 F St. store closes at © Our —is now at its height. Bi gains than ever. the smallest ever quoted SHIRT Waist is to be cleared out ers. “AN of our Plain and Funcy Percale Laundered Wuists that sold for from 69 to 98¢., for 2le. All Fine Chambray, Pereaies, Madras and Grass Linen Waists, with attached and detached collars, that sold for ‘rom $1.25 to $1.89, at 48e. Hats, worth ¥e., one to a cus- tomer at. ic. back Sailors, worth 50c., at. 50 Trimmed Modena Hats, for coun- try and seashore, worth $1.50, for: . 49C. 25 Trimmed Hats, for chfl- dren and m! worth $3, for s-- : 9gCc. As a special drive we will sell 10 dozen White ard Tan Duck Tamos Monday—gecds that retail in this city at 15¢.—for gc. cle Tats, in straw and fancy , Teady trimmed. Worth A hildres 49C. Leshorn Hats, trimmed with chiffor and aigreftes. $ Wau Wie ac 6SE4S “ Ribbons. xB On our R:bbon bargain table you'll zs find 2,000 yards of Nos. 5 and 7 All- 2) silk ard Satin Ribbons. Worth QB We. yard. At 3c. a 25 pieces of Nos. 50 and 60 Assorted SB AlLsiik and ‘Taffeta Ribbons, all the Ss cise REL TFG yard. At . -< ‘+ & 2,000 sards of All-silk 4, 5 and 6 & inch Pe a Tat _ bes h Pereion and Taffeta Rib- lic. Worth 50c. yard. At. 90 pleces of Nos. 40 and 50 All-silk Satin R:bbon, in all the newest shades, fuch as hello, mouse, ete. 12%ec. Worth 2c. yard. For-... OOe Clearance Sale The prices are without doubt grade goods. There's a lot of profit for you in buy- ——will be the special “special” next week. Every trash or off styles. Only the very best goods pro- duced by the most reliable New York manufactur- Big igger, grander, more bar- on clean, fresh, first- WAISTS regardless of value. No At This offer is the biggest of them all. Best Qual- ity Dimity Lawn, Zeph- rettes: and Batiste Vuists, with attached and detach collar. © Were $2 to $2.86. For 68e. A ‘The finest line of Waists, made of high- priced ' goods, with self collars, white collars end cuffs, some attached and some detached. Were $2.39 to $3.48. At Be. ie POGGIO SOOSPSOHDSHHHVOOlCHVONS t Belts. 5 dozen Ton snd Black Leather Belts, 1 in. and 1% in. wide. 5c Worth 19. At. x & ss Handkerchiefs. ey @8 ©9098 Ladies’ Hemstitcbed Herdkerchiets, white snd colored borders. 3C. Were 15e. At. . Mitts. Ladies’ 25¢. Black Silk Mitts, all sizes, at.. “a Vests. Ladies’ White Jersey Ribbed Vests. Worth 25c. At....-.... Hose. Ladies’ Fact Black Seamless Hose. Worth 25c. For....-... Suits and Skirts Ladies’ Wlite Heavy Duck Suits, full skirts, with deep hem. 98c 2 Worth $3.50. At........... Ladies’ Black Brillantine 8c g8c. SSOSOOOSS OHSS 9008 Skirts, Well made and lined. Worth $3.50. At Sweaters. 25 Ladies’ and Misses’ Imported Worsted Sweaters, war- $ 1.19) 8 ranted fast colors. Worth $5. At... Silk Waists. $5 apd $60 Persian and Silk Taffeta Walsts to go $1. Rf at $7.50 and $10 Changeable Silk Persian Waists, test make and fin- Jeb, to go at... 7 @ orders filled nor goods se! this sale. MAYER All Hats trimmed free of charge. No mail nt on approval during F St. BROS. & COs @ 937-939 - SSSOS SOE SSS G9OE0S3 ee REAL ESTATE GOSSIP A Falling Off in the Number of Per- its This Week. DUE T0 THE BA D WEATHER Material Men, However, Are All Looking Happy. PROSPECTIVE —— BUILDINGS There was a falling off in the number of usd this week for new bulldings, this is ascribed to the bad weather. but Builders are superstitious as a rule and will not commence work if the weather fs un- certain or unfavorable. The material men who drop in at the District building these days look prosperous and report good times. What seemed to be a bad outlook turned out to be the one bright spot of the business year, and the mills are all running en full time getting out material for new buildings., ‘The total this week was five permits, ag- gregatiug in cost $43,200. The business was Civided between two sections. The north- west got three permits, at $38,000, while the county took two, at $5,200. There is still considerable complaint among the material men and the subcontractors over the meth- od of paying for public work. The District, when it lets a contract for a public school butlding, a fire engine house or a police sta- tion, recognizes the contractor and he s required to give bond for the completion o! the work to the satisfaction of the Com- missioners. Immediately upon the signing of the con- tract the contractor lets subeontracts for most of the work. It is to his advantage to get material cheap as possible, and the natural result is that he resorts to non-union labor, because it is the cheap- est, and gets inferior material. His aim is always to get the cheapest. This con- dition of affairs is brought about by the jJoose methods in vogue in the letting of contracts. In other words, contracts are awarded to men of no experience in the building business, provided, of cours, they are the lowest bidders. All that is re- quired is a sufficient bond guaranteeing the faithful performance of the contract. The building is always finfshed, but the sub- contractors and the poor laborers are the ones who suffer. These menbid low, away below the bids of legitimate builders. It has been argued by the older builders, the ores who have done most of the District's work, that the Commissioners should re- ject all these bids. The specifications re- serve to the Commissioners the right of rejecting any and all bids, and this could be readily done especially if the lowest bidder was not responsible in view of his past record, or the fact of his inexperience. ‘With these facts before the Commission- ers there would be no difficulty in reject~ ing any bid, and especially one which the authorities know before they accept it will only result in trouble to the office. When Congress meets again, the Com- missioners have promised to recommend a change In the method of awarding con- tracts and paying contractors. Architect H. A. Campbell has com- pleted drawings for a neat two-story and basement dwelling, to be erected on 12th street between O and P streets northeast, for Mr. W. N. Campbell. It will contain six rooms and bath. The front will be of Press brick, with stone trimmings. There will be latrobe heat, tile bath and vesti- bule,- cabinet mantels, exposed plumbing and all the modern conveniences. A THRIFTLESS GENIUS. Leigh Hunt’s Irresponsibility—Barden of Debt and Care. From Tempie Bar. Leigh Hunt had no sense either of time or of money—a grave fault, perhaps anpar- donable vice, in a mah who had a wife and children depending upon him. As long as he lived he was thriftless and needy, a lender and borrower, so -generous that he could never afford to be just, bringing upon those whom he loved sincerely a constant burden of debt and care. How reprehensible this was he seems never to have felt (though he blames him- self freely and light-heartedly), and if the reader of his autobiography is disposed to feel sorry for Mrs. Hunt it is not because her husband sets him the example. This was Leigh Hunt's one vice, never amended nor actively repented of. Yet he nad had his warning. It is pathetic to compare with each other the two following passiges and to see how clearly Leigh Hunt foresaw his danger and how incapable he proved of escaping it: . “I have seen,” he writes in 1808, “so much of the irritabilities, or rather the miseries, accruing from want of a suitable income and the best woman of her ttme was ro worried and finally worn out with the early negligence of others in this respest, that if ever I was determined in anything, it is to be perfectly clear of the world and ready to meet the exigencies of a married life before I do marry; for I will not see a wife who loves me and is the comfort of my exist- ence afraid to speak to me of money mat- ters; she shall never tremble to hear a ry at the door or to meet a quarter lay.” And in 1832: “I never hear a knock at the door * * © but I think somebody is coming to take me away from my family. Last Friday I was sitting down to my dinner * * * when I was called away bys man who brought an execution into my house for 40 shillings.” No More Sales. From the New York Weekly. Confectionery and ice cream man—“We'll lose ten of our best customers next week.” Assistant—“We will? Are they going to Europe for their summer outing?’ “No; they're going to get married.” ‘Would Not Do. From the New York Weekly. Parisian Artist—“T paint a picture Ameri- caine, and vant put in some young ladies’ faces, ali true Americaine, all.” Clubman—“Well, I can get you an invi- tation to Mrs. Highup’s party. She moves in the most exclusive set in the city.” “Ab, but I vant pretty faces.” THE NATIONAL GUARD Brigade Team Work Has Commenced at Ordway. ‘WHAT THE ORGANIZATION LOOKS LIKE Closer Relations Being Established Between Regulars and Volunteers. OTHER MILITARY MATTERS SS When a member of the District National Guard is seen out in uniform these days it is a reasonably sure thing that he is either going to or coming from the rifle range. Ordway is the central attraction just now— Perhaps the only attraction, for since the brigade camp has been adjourned until next June and there is not even a remote Probability of permission being granted companies to hold independent camps, the active guardsmen have taken to rifle shoot- ing, and are doing some very satisfactory work. The brigade team is rapidly getting itself into shape and will, within a week cr so, be in condition to do business at the old stand in the old way. Circumstances have worked out more satisfactorily thar three or four weeks ago it was supposed they would. Then it seemed quite likely that more than one-third of the men who con- tributed last year to establishing a new world’s record in the Hilton trophy match would not be available for duty at Sea Girt next month, but the outlook is brighter now and the chences are that the team of "96 will be as good as was the team of ‘95. Monday and Thursday last there was :om- petition between nearly a dozen aspirants for any vacancies that may occur either in the shooting twelve or among the alter- nates. The battle was a hot one, and until ‘Thursday afternoon's work was ended any one of the competitors might have felt as though he stood some sort of a charze of being a winner. The agony is over, and unless something extraordinary happens the shooting twelve for 1896 will be as fol- lows: Private S. I. Scott, Private 8S. B. Wetherald, Sergt. C. W. Dickey, Capt. J. M. Pollard, Private G. W. Cook, . Maurice Appleby, Lieut. Charles H. Laird, Capt. James E. Bell, Private H. H. Leizear, Corp. R. P. Carleton, Lieut. A. O. Hutterly and Lieut. F. L. Graham. For the four al- ternates’ positions the contestants are Pri- vate E. W. Scott, Color Sergt. W. W. Cook- son, Private F. N. Wells, Private G. W. Albertie, Priyate W. E. Colladay, Col. Ce- cil Clay and Lieut. G, B. Young. Of these seven last named only six will remain after next Thursday night. The finai selection of the four alternates is not likely to take Place until the close of practice August 24. As to Regimental Teams. So far very little has been done toward the formation of teams for the regimen- tal match, the honors in which have, for five consecutive years, been captured by local teams; in 181 and "#2 by the Ist Reg- iment team, and in after years by the team of the Engineer Corps. The work of organization will, however, be proceeded with at once, now that the make-up of the brigade team is practically settled. Capt. Bell, Capt. King and Lieut. Young will see to it that their respective organizations are well tepresented at the Jersey range, and in view of the fact that the rules permit each organization te enter as many teams cs it pleases, it is among the pos sibilities that the Engineers will have two teams entered. It is understood that the inspector gen- eral of rifle practice will soon notify team captains that the membership of their re- spective teams must be definitely reporte1 to him not later than Saturday, August 22. At that same time all officers or en- listed men who propose to go to Sea Girt for the purpose of participating in indi- vidual competitions, must also declare their intentions. Ordérs have to be issued in vhich the names of team men and indi- vidual competitors must appear, and this cannot be properly done if there is pro- crastination in reporting. The Matter of Expense. It is as nearly certain as anything can be that the rate of fare for the round trip will be $6.25, so that those whe have been waiting for something on which to base estimates of cost may now provei to ar- range their programs. It must be definite- ly understood, say those in authority, that every man who goes to Sea Girt will be required to live in camp and take fis meals with the detachment. At this time it seems quite probable that the numberéof District National Guardsmen who will go into camp at Sea Girt Saturday, the 29th instant, will exceed seventy-five, and may possibly reach the century mark. Those who accompany the teams will have a rea- sonable quantity of ammunition issued to them free of charge and they can be as- sured of having everything done to make them comfortable. Information as to quar- ters and transportation and such things may be had of Capt. H. H. Parmenter, quartermaster 2d Regiment. Lockers for Riflemen. Work on the association’s locker house at the range is proceeding rapidly, and within a little while a much-needed fea- ture on every rifle range will be in exist- ence at Ordway. Already one-fourth of the capacity of the locker room has been engaged—the price for each individual will be $1 per year—and in view of the fact that a number of persons as vet unreport- ed have expressed themselves as desirous of securing locker accommodations, it be- hooves enxious ones to make application in a hurry to Capt. T. S. King, the range su- perintendent. As soon as the locker house 4s complete no one will be permitted to leave any personal property of any kind whatsoever in the association's office build- ing, nor w'll that building be used except for office and storage purposes. The rate for lockers is, in view of all the conditions, a reasonable one, and it is expected that those who want a dressing rocm will take advantage of the opportunity so cheaply afforded them. The Army and the Guard. In recognition of the well-established fact that the National Guard would be the main dependence for the protection of the country in the event of war with a foreign country, the officials of the War Depart- ment are taking practical steps for the im- provement and development of that im- portant branch of the military service. Re- cent efforts have been directed more par- ticularly toward a better acquaintance and understanding between the officers and men of the regular establishment and the citizen soldiery. Never before in the his- tory. of the: National Guard has the. regu. lar army shown greater interest in its gen- eral welfare than during the present year. ‘There are at present thirty-five officers of the army regularly detailed on perma- nent duty with the militia of the various states and territories, including Col. Mosher, the efficient and pular adjutant general of the District National Guard. In addi- tion, twenty-four other officers have been detailed to temporary duty at militia en- campments for purposes of inspection and instruction, and a large number of officers have attended these encampments upon the personal invitation of the adjutant generals or friends among the guardsmen. They-are always cordially welcomed, and the experi- ence and acquaintances made in these camps are of decided mutual benefit. Encampments have been or are to be held by the National Guard of Alabama, Con- necticut, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippl, Migsouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New'dersey, New Yor! North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode I: land, South Dakota, Vermont, West Vir- ginia and Wisconsin. Army officers have” been detailed to duty at each of these en- campments, and good ‘results will undoubt- edly accrue. Insufilcient National Appropriations. According to Lieut. W. C. Brown, Ist Cav- alry, who is in charge of the militia branch of the Army Intelligence office, the militia- men are showing greater interest in their work than ever before, and have made a most creditable showing, considering the limited appropriations made for their bene- fit. The government allowance for the pres- ent year is $400,000, while the appropria- tions made by the various states aggregate about $2,500,000. He said the latest reports show that the aggregate strength of the or- ganized militia is 112,879 men, of which, in reund numbers, 100,000 are infantry, 5,000 cavalry and 5,000) artillery. Lieut. Brown Says that the total mumber of men in the United States available for military duty is 10,149,508 This estimate is made on a basis of 7 per cent of the entire population of 70,- 000,000. ‘The limit of age for military duty is from eighteen to forty-five years. During the present season United States troops have participated with state troops in their encampments in several instances, and always with mutual benefit. This was particularly the case with the encampment of the Pennsylvania state troops at Lew- istown last month. Lieut. Brown says this was the largest camp held in the country during the year. It was attended by near- ly the entire division of Pennsylvania troops, numbering between 8,000 and 9,000 men. There was a higher pe niage of attendance than ever before, and it was a great educational opportunity for mili- tary men, as it enabled them to see and participaie in practicaJ division maneuv- ers, something that is almost impossible with our small and widely scattered army. Gen, Miles, the commanding officer of the army, attended this encampment ani evinced a desp personal interest in the maneuvers. What Gen. Ruggles Says. Adjutant General Ruggles, who is a great friend and admirer of the militia, in speax- ing of their encampments, in a recent con- versation, said: ‘The number of army officers regularly employed at the state headquarters is this year many. During the year states and territories obtained the gervices of officers of the army for temporary or regular duty with state troops. The assembly of troops of the permanent establishment with those of the states in siate camps has now been essayed with success. The next step will be to assemble iroops f the perm: nent establishment and troaps of the sc veral states in a common canyp, within th 1 its of some governmeny park or reser ticn, to be brizaded each othe they would be in time of actual ‘war—not by states, and to be maneuvered accord- ingly. This must be accomplished with the consent of officers of’ one state to serve under officers of another state of highe~ erade or earlier date of commission; and it may require some ‘additional app tion from the general gqvernment. Gradu- a'ly the instruction can be developed into autumn maneuvers for the instruction of the young men who are‘ to be the coloneis and genera!s in any future wars. Thus can they be educated Beyond the theory, end made perfect in the practice of han- dling large bodies of men, so that in the day of hostilities they may come upon the field without a halting hegitation, with full confidence in themsel and with a - $6.25, SIO, end. The time for “cleaning up” has arrived. Be prepared to hear of the greatest cloth- and $15 Suits, tb. ¢ $12.50 to that policy we are compelled to ignore former prices and bear the loss at each season's ing values in the universe! We've taken the’balance of the Suits left from the $6.25 sale, and also a quantity of $12.50, $13.50 and $15 Suits which we have up to this time withheld from the $6.25 sale, in stylish navy blue Serges and blue and black Cheviots, “nobby” fancy mixtures, &c and offer you the choice For $5.50. This far eclipses any offer we've ever made before, and you know we've made a of the lot great many that other clothiers have never been able to equal. REDUCED. Every suit in the house has been reduced— some more than others—but every one “cut” way below the real value. All $20 Suits now $13.50. All $25 Suits now $15. All $30 Suits now $18. These represent the “creme de la creme” of America’s output. knowledge of what shouKi be done to the economy of life and thg winning of bat- ues.” Betterments at! Jersey. One of the greatest improvements at Sea Girt is the new tess hall, which has a seating capacity of 1 The kitchen is in the center, under a well-ventilated tow- er, which carries off the odors of the cook- ing. From this extend the well-lighted wings, where the tables are spread. The Kitchen is equipped with a great two-side range, with the usual accouterment of pots, pans, etc., of the kitchen of a large hot: The quantity and quality ef food duri the state encampment was about the same as previous years, but it was vastly better cooked and served. The office da sep- arate mess. , Notes. There is a rumor floating about in Na- tional Guard circles to the effect that Maj. Suess of the 5tn Battalion contemplates resigning. It is probably due to the fact that Maj. Suess is row absent on leave. No official intimation of such action on his part has Leen recesved, however. The Emmet Guard; Company A, 4th Bat- talion, will give an ¢xcursion to Colonial Beach Surday, August 9. Lieut. Smallwood pf the 5th Battalion will march a provisional company, com- posed of about sixty men of the battalion, to Holmes Station this evening. The co pany will leave about 7 o'clock, and will start on their return march tomorrow evening. Company B, 2d Battalion, will probably send a team to Sea Girt. If they decide to do so, the team will be made up from the following members of the company: Collo- day, Taylor, Crist, Du Bois, Holmes and Cannon. : Company A, 3d Battalion, intends to send a team to Sea Girt also, and the following are candidates for places on it: Capt. E. A. Shilling, C. H. Lyman, jr., A. W. Shilling, F. E. Lacy, F. E. Molkow, L. C. Steward, W. B. Hudson, Joshua Carr, Samuel C. Jones, J. Dunbar Franzoni and C. P. Mc- Curdy. Company C, ist Battalion, will hold an election for officers about the 19th instant. At a meeting held last Monday evening Troop A decided to send a team to Sea Girt. It will probably be made up from among the following: Lieut. Beatty, Sergt. Carroll, Privates Taylor, Birdsall, Burk Scharf, Hasson and Boyer. Monday evei ing next there willbe a meeting of the troop to decide the question of a road march. The proposed march will probably be through Maryland, and will be for the instruction of the new members of the troop, both in camping out and in drilling. The following order has been issued by Capt. Edwards of Company A, 2d Battal- jon: “Order No. 25—After August 3 there will be no assembly of company for. roll call unti. further order. The regular monthly meeting of thé corps will be held Monday, August 38, 8:30 p.m. A full at- tendance is desired. Business of import- ance to every member.” The Athletic Association of the District National Guard hag received bids for fur- nishing the gymnasiumi suits. Suits must be obtained by members within thirty days after their election, Fhe suits will be of navy blue, with duck shoes. Those con- templating becoming siembers should ap- ply early, as the instructor, Mr. Fay Tem- ple, will open classes the ist of next month. ' Sergt. Smith and Private Hazard, with a few other memhers of Company A, 2d Bat- talion, will ‘spend two weeks at St. Clair- on-the-Bay. They propose taking their wheels. Capt. Edwards and wife, with Lieut. Meyer and Private Lang, propose spending two weeks at Colonial Beach. Company A, 2d Battalion, has refused to grant honorable discharges to Privates Marshall ard Hunnicutt. ee Has His Reasons. From the Chicago Record. “Why does Quimberly never go away in the summer?” “He says it was when he went on a va- cation one year that he got ‘sort of feeble- minded and proposed ito a girl. She mar- ried him, and he has ever had the he to take any time off gince.” = Only Possi¥ie Places. From the Chicago Record. + , “Where did Wilkins go for his vaca- tion?” a “He said he wanted to find a place where there were no talkative women.” “Well, I suppose he is up in a balloon or has rented a second-hand light house.” buying. stock is being sold at HALF ye Ya wv THELOCALS Fine Streets} but Poor Pavements for Pedestrians, SSS BRICK AND GRANOLITHIC TRIED The Compulsory Permit System Made a Vast Improvement. —— A BETTER ERA DAWNING Washington ts not proud of her sidewalks. The streets are beautifully planned and amply shaded,and in this regard the capital stands first among the cities of the world. But the sidewalks, themselves, literaliy speaking, have always been a disgrace, and in this respect the city stands at the other end of the list. The history of the sidewalks of Washing- ton is uninteresting. Few experiments have been made until recent years, when the ery for better sidewalks became so general that inventors turned their attention to the mat- ter, and the result was an artificial stone sidewalk, which has been adopted by the Commissioners, and is now laid whenever the opportunity presents itself. Few brick sidewalks are laid these days, although in the suburbs they have proved generally satisfactory. Under the regime of Captain Rossell es Engineer Commissioner, better sidewaiks were demanded. He fostered the artificial stone pavements, and thousands of yards of improved sidewalks were laid during his term of office. His idea was to pave the business portions of the city with the im- proved material first, and then gradually work through the residential sections. The improvements were made as rapidly as funds permitted. The large majority, how- ever, were laid under the provisions of the compu.sory permit system. Whenever a sidewalk was in a bad condition it was taken up and one of the improved variety laid, the cost being divided between the abutting property owner and the District. At first there was a good deal of protest against the tax, but the business mcn realized the value of the improvement, and then applications came pouring in for similar pavements. Small Appropriations. With a good fund for this purpose, the District was enabled to do considerable work, but of late, owing to the penurious- ness of Congress, the appropriations have been reduced so much, that little work of this character can be accomplished these days. The Commissioners, however, believe in better sidewalks, and egch. year strongly represent the situation to Congress. Grad- ually the old uneven brick sidewalks are taken up, and in their place a smooth reat pavement known as “granolithic” is put down. There is a material difference in the cost of brick and granolithic pavements, but ex- perience has demonstrated that the latter There are no better suits made—and when you consider their former prices and the re- duced prices it will be a hard matter to resist The Boys’ Department has not esca IDEWALKS| stock. left. A special lot choice, $1.50. 400 pairs N to 62}c. PRICE, Parker, Bridget & Go., Clothiers, 315 Seventh S a iets is far cheaper in the long run. That it wears better and makes a better appear- ance no one doubts. Brick pavements are laid upon a ted of sand, and the roots of growing trees force them up in irregular ridges. forming depressions for rain and making convenient tripping places for pedestrians. Several years ago it was al- most the universal practice for pedestrians to walk in the street. Even now they do it when it rains, for in some of the streets it would require a pair of hip boots to wade through the puddles. Early Experiments. The first deviation from an old brick pavement was made during May, 1869,when the old corporation of Washington pass- ed an ordinance legalizing a concreie side- walk, known as the Smith & Burlew pave- ment. The first of this was laid in the greunds of the Agricult»ral Department. Other pieces of work were laid in other parts of the city, but the pavement was not a success, and the city soon returned to brick walks. - Since that time various patent pave- ments have been tried with more or less satisfactory results. The city went into the business itself about three years ago, and treated the old asphalt taken up out of the streets that were to be resur- faced, with the idea of utilizing it for sidewalks. A trial was made on Ist street northwest for several squares, but the material proved unsuitable for the pur- pose and the idea was abandoned. ally, afier many tests, the District edopted two kinds of standard pavement, ene Known as granolithic, the other as- phalt block. The former is an artificial stone pavement; the la:ter name tells its own story. Under a contract with the District, now in force, granolithic pave- ments are laid at $1.33 per square yard. These pavements are made of a combina- ticn of broken stone and cement, so com- bined that when set, a hard, serviceable pavement results. There is only one ob- Jecticn to these pavements. When water pipes burst under them, or it becomes necessary to dig a trench or otherwise disturb them, they have to be cut. The paverrent is thereby more or less injured. Asphalt Block Pavement: This is not the case with the asphalt block pavement. As the name indicates, it is made of-asphaltum. A secret and p: ented process is used to make the blocks hard, and fine selected pebbles are used in the mixture. Asphalt block costs $1.45 per square yard, and makes a good, serv- iceable pavement. It has this advantage over granolithic pavements. The blocks can be removed and replaced without in- juring the pavement. As stated above, few brick pavements are laia these days. They are all put down by day’s labor, and the District does the work. No contract is made for these pave- ments. The District buys the brick and leys them, and best of all to the majority of property owners, it also pays the whole bill, which amounts to about 80 cents per square yard. The appearance of a dwelling is in- creased a great deal by the sidewalk in front of it, and property owners are reai- izing this more and more every day. The result is that the Commissioners are be- sieged with petitions for improved side- walks. The District would be glad enough to comply with all the requests if it only had the money to pay its share of the work. But the extent of these im- provements is regulated by Congress, for without a “permit fund” the Commission- ers are powerless. It has been urged by the Commissioners that it would be an economic measure to increase this fund. The sidewalks of the District are a public Sane aac ae ee reat August Clearance Sale, $5.00, Our policy is not to carry over any clothing from one season to another. To live up “ODD” COATS & VESTS AND PANTS REDUCED. In “matching up” we find we have a num- ber of odd coats and vests and odd pants left in In some instances the coat and vest have been sold and the pants ieft, while in other cases the trousers had been sold and the coat and vest In the jot are coats and vests as well as pants dropped from $15 and $20 suits. Odd” Coats & Vests, $4.50.: “Odd” Trousers, $1.75. ers, some slightly soiled at seams, were $3— ped the price-cutting. Every Boys’ Short Pants Suit in F Bide ees + Cdk? of White Striped Serge Trous- fen’s White Duck Pants, reduced treet. <i e = SAVVY care, and if the property holders can be induced co bear half the expense of the improvement, Congress could well afford to be generous with appropriations. —— RETONING THE ORGAN. Allegheny’s Big $10,000 Beauty in Din- mantled and Lies in Ruins. ‘From the Pittsburg Dispatch, Public Works Director McAfee of Alle- gheny is having the tone of the big organ in the Carnegie Music Hall “repaired.” About 2,000 pipes have beeh torn out of the organ, and are scattered about Inside the large building. They will be put back after the man who is doing the work has tiled down some of them, bored out others an cleaned the dirt out of the rest. Then it is hoped the organ will play better. The two cities are full of musicians who say that the organ never was good for auch, but it remained for Frederic Archer to give Director McAfee the cue on which he is acting. Mr. Archer played on the organ some time ago an@ did not like it. He ts alleged to have remarked that tts tone was “muddy.” At any rate, Mr. McAfee learned that the great organist criticised the instrument for which he is responsible, along with the condition of the streets. Quietly, therefore, while the organ was supposed to be enjoying a summer shut- down and nobody was looking, he engaged F. H. James, an expert in such matters, to take it apart, saw some of the extra sound out of it or nail some that is want- ing in, as the case might be, and then put it together again. Mr. James went to work two or three days ago. I saw him yesterday climbing around in the cavernous recesses of the organ and taking out the pipes. He bad stacks of them piled up on the floor of the hall, and was still going after others. There are 2,034 pipes in the organ, and he is going to take them all out. First, he will clean them, and then he will try to change the tone of a great many. Just how many he does not know. He is going to revoice the pipes of three stops. That is, 178 of the larger pipes, known as “flue” pipes, will be bored out at the base, so that more wind can get into them and they will sound louder. Others are too loud now, and they will be toned down by changing the position of the reeds or changing the size of open- ings in them. Mr. James explained it all, proving that he has a very scientific knowl- edge of his business. He is going to make the “languids” press harder on the teeth, and fix the “beards” so the wind can get through easier. Mr. James says that the dirt which has blown into the organ is responsible for much of its bad playing. It made it neces- sary for him to tune it every week. Kesi- dents of the neighborhood say that from the sounds of pain which came consta from within the music hall they had cpbae Rt the organ was being tuned all the ume. 4535 Roof Garden. From the Buffalo Times. She—“What in the world is Clarence El- more frizzing his hair so on top for?” He—“I've no idea, unless he has heard that the roof garden idea is very popular in London just now.” coe. Not a Quiiter. From Truth. Mildred—“Those Philadelphia men are too slow about kissing a girl.” Myrtle—"Yes, I know. But they are also flow about quitting after they have begun."