Evening Star Newspaper, October 17, 1896, Page 23

‘ Freedom from Freckles -? and from all such disfigurements and bleme : ishes, follows the use of the Carlsbad Sprudel Salt, skin wonderfully—takes away that dull and “ mottled look that comes from stomach derangements, Even in chronic and stubborn cases of skin dis- orders, like eczema, it is the prescribed remedy. Insist upon the genuine imported, natural Carls- bad Spmnidel Salt, which is evaporated from the Sprudel Spring at Carlsbad, and bears the seal of the city and the signature of «Eisner & Mendelson Co., Sole Agents, New York,” on every bottle. It clears and freshens the 9909004 oe ART ARTISTS AND ‘The exhibition which cpened on the 14th at Mrs. Hoyle’s residence and studio will be continued three evenings of next week closing Wednesday evening. The paint- ings exhibited were the work of Mrs. Hoyle’s pupils, and though some of them have been hung at the Cosmos Club and elsewhere, the greater part were shown for the first time. At the first glance one was struck with the solid technical han- dling of the off paintings, especially in the still-life subjects, of which there was @ very strong showing. Miss Nellie Stafford exhibited studies of vegetables and fish. In a “Frieze of Grapes” Miss Adda Moffatt showed that she possessed a good sense of the decorative, and her study of carna- tions was rich in coloring. She exhibited also a portrait head. Miss Anra E. Lamb show- ed a tempting fruit piece—a ripe watermel- on broken in halves and surrounded by luscious peaches and clusters of grapes. Amorg the flowers, chrysanthemums seem- ed popular as subjects, as Mrs. M. W. K. Weaver's “Study in Pink” and a study by Mrs. Jayne testified. Miss Fisher's “Au- tumn Tints” in a frame deccrated with a dogwcod design carved by Miss Fisher Eerself attracted considerable attention. Mrs. Burten exhibited a study of a vase filled with many-colored cosmos flowers, and among Miss M. V. Lithgow’s canvases the magnolias were considered especially good. The marine by Miss W. L. Ambrose was one of the few exhibited. Few land- scapes were shown, and those thatawere ed were not on a level with the paintings. Mrs. C. W. Smiley’s te pen drawings of objects under a microscope, which she executed for a scien- tifie work, were very interesting, and indi- cated a very sure hand and a large store of patience. Two of the marines which Mr. S. Je- reme Uhl painted at Atlantic City are row on exhibition at Veerhoff’s. In one ne shows the effect of a bank of fog set- ting upon the water, ard both sketches are ex ed in his rapid manner, which ts well adapted to the purpcse of giving mo- tion to the waves. Mr. George Gibbs’ sun- set effect, taken on the seashore at Ocean City, is also exhfbited. It is in pastel, and the sky is very luminous, the vibration of ight being well brought out. 2s Mrs. S. M. Fassett has commenced her winter work in earnest, and besides her portraiture, has several important can- vases on hand. Her wost recent portrait is a likeness of the late Dr. Kupeller, which she painted for Mrs. Kapeller. * a Miss Bertha E. Perrie, who returned from East Gloucester about a fortnight ago, was fortunate in selling a number of her sketches while in the north. She brings | home, however, a full portfolio of water colors, some of which will undoubtedly ep- pear in the winter exhibitions. Among the sketches are the harbor scenes and views of shipping, which insistently thrust them- selves upon one in East Gloucester. has also a great many views of the moors, in several of which the vast sweep and dis- tance of the moorland is notably well ren- dered. Miss Perrie has painted with the raw unmixed colors to a great extent this summer, finding that this method of work- ing was best suited to the vivid coloring of the region. One of the truest things which she did was a very small study of the rocks by the seashore. She spent a few weeks at the town of Ipswich near Glou- cester, and found many picturesque things there. * * x Miss Juliet Thompson’s portrait head of Miss Elsie B. Lord is now on exhibition at Heitmuller’s. It is, like all of the artist’s work, in pastel, and the modeling of the face is favorably commented upon. * * * Mr. H. B. Bradford is at present mainly ©ecupied with pen and ink illustration, and has a number of commissions from one of the comic weeklies on hand. He has devot- ed himself almost entirely to penwork, and is evolving a rather independent technique. In a recent sketch of his in that medium, showing the new Corcoran Gallery, as seen from the White Lot, the architectural fea- tures of the building are very well han- died. Mr. Bradford finds charcoal very useful for careful studies, and a recent por- trait in black and white shows his ability in managing it with geod results. o ** ‘At the meeting of the Art Students’ League on Tuesday the mefnbers decided to tdd to the already existing departments a class in modeling. Mr. U. S. J. Dunbar will take charge of the class, and work will be commenced on the Ist of November at the same time that the class in decorative and industrial design, under Miss Hum- phreys, is organized. ‘At the meeting the Members discussed also the question of who should succeed the president and vice president. Mr. E. Francis Riggs, who {s now president, is to be absent from the city, and Mr. Edmund Clarence Messer cannot serve In his present capacity, that of first vice president, on account of a league rule which prevents an instructor from occupying that position. * At the new Congressional Library the two most richly decorated rooms, the spe- cial reading rooms of Congress, have been opened to the public. They are south of the west main entrance, and are reached by a corridor, in which Walter MacEwen’s nine lunettes, illustrative of the heroes of @ncient mythology, are eventually to be placed. In the room for the House of Rep- resentatives the doorways and wainscoting are of quartered oak, elaborately carved, and the walls are hung with a handsome She | sUk tapestry At both ends of the room are mantels of Sienna marble, and mosaics of Law and History, designed by Fred- erick Dielman, are to be placed above them. In the ceiling are spaces for the six deco- rations, by Mr. Carl Gutherz. To reach the Senate reading room one must pass throug a small vestibule, the walls of which are of pure white marble, with panels of yellow Sienna marble. The ceil- ing is almost entirely gilded, and there are se -aany differing shades of gold and so u.uch relief work that the effect is mar- velous;y rich. In the room itself the wood- work is also of oak, but it is inlaid with graceful designs, and-though this room is only about half as large as the other, it is in every respect more handsomely fin- isie@. The general tone of the ceiling, like that of the vestibule, is golden, and it is decorated with a large number of figures, painted by William Mackay. In ‘one cor- ner of the room is a fine mantelpiece of Sienna marble, the carved: figures being the work of Herbert Adams. In the west main entrance of the library the bronze figures, by Phillip Martiny, which are to stand on the newels of the marble stairways, are ready to be put into position. —_——=__ WANT TO TALK TO EVERYBODY. Denf Mutes Want the Sign Lunguage Made a Compulsory Accomplishment. From the New York Herald. People who are prone to use sympathetic remarks in speaking of deaf mutes may be very much surprised to know that it will not be a great while before these mutes are looked upon as a very fortunate class of people. Indeed, there is a serious thought of compeHing everybedy in the land to learn the language of the deaf. It’s a strange language, too, about which the or- dinary citizen understands very little, even though he believes he knows so muci. There is a wide difference between the sign language and the manual aiphabet. The latter, which is more or less familiar to many people, is merely the twenty-six letters of the alphabet expressed by the fingers instead of written on paper or spoken orally. The sign language is a much more com- plicated affair, and its mastery entails a great deal more study and practice than the average citizen cares to expend for that purpose. But it is the simple manual that the National Association of the Deaf is en- deavoring to have made a compulsory part of the education of every man, woman and child in the country. The argument used in favor of such legis- lation by the national committeemen who are lobbying for the bill is that it will bene- fit in coundess ways the million or more deaf people in the United States without in any way encroaching upon the time or com- forts of the other millions who are in pos- session of their hearing. Just now the efforts of the association are being directed toward securing the in- troduction of the manual alphabet into every school book, and its being made as Much a part of the curriculum as geogra- phy or arithmetic. Children are quick to learn it, they say, and by devoting a few minutes each day to its study under a com- petent teacher they become proficient in its use in a short space of time. As an incentive to the learning of the al- Phabet by adults, the association makes it Known that all its members will hereafter give preference in all cases to merchants who are able to talk to them in their own language. This rule will not be confined to the deaf only, but to all members of their families and to as many friends and ac- quaintances as the afflicted ones may be able to influence. As this fact has already been made known to merchants in many sections, the more progressive among them have begun to learn to talk on their fingers, and it is not an uncommon. thing in the west, where the movement started, to see a dignified business man practicing the new language with some equally up-to-date ac- quaintance whom he has met on his way down town to business. The custom, it is expected, will soon reach New York to make the elevated trains and surface cars impromptu school pier for the study of the language of the ——_-e-—____ Silk Underwear is Not Healthful. From the Londen Morning. Opinions differ as te the comfort derived from the different materials from which underwear is made, but there is one thing, says a medical contemporary, which ad- mits of no doubt, and this is that while silk is exceedingly warm, soft and pleasant to the flesh, it is at the same time by no means the healthiest substance for the undergarment. In proof of this, practical observation has demonstrated that ilk stockings will make the toughest and healthiest feet moist, wet and tender, until walking becomes painful A silk searf worn around the neck next to the skin will, in njne wearers out of ten, produce sore throat. Sjlk makes the neck hot and moist, and the first stray breath of cool air that strikes the skin feels like drop of iced water, and wil] produce a cold. Silk seems to nave the faculty, as contrasted with wool, of opening the pores and inciting perspiration; and if it will do this with the feet und neck there is every reason to be- lieve that it will produce equal suscepti- bility to cold when worn about the chest and limbs. Those who wear silk stock- ings invariably have tender feet. The rule that applies to the male applies equaily to the female. Silk underclothing may be very comfortable; but perhaps the advocates of dress reform would do as much good if they would discuss carefully the hygienic value of the material, as well as the cut and style, of the undergarment. —_—--o2_____ Booming | Cemetery Stock. From the Det®j¥rae Press. sir, that cemetery stock wasn’t cent till we got thet new doctor “And how did he boom it?” “Easy. Twenty deaths the first month.” nee “Yep. © ain't a drug clerk in town thet kin read his prescriptions.” “ <= ‘HUNVADT JANOS, The World’s rt Best Natural Aperient Water. 25 Years’ Success in U: S. Highest Reputation all Over the World. CAUTION: None genuine without the signature of the firm = 0c8,17,n07, 21 ,deS&el! “Andreas Saxlehner,”° On the Label. uae .} gray, a back of his tl 4 eer GAME OF CONFIDENCE =? Which in Former Years Was Played on Unsuspecting Visitors, UNVEILING AN ARLINGTON MONUMENT A Clever Plan Which Was Worked Out With Success. HOW IT WAS DONE age ES,” SAID THE Old Detective, as he carefully cleaned the bowl of his long- stemmed _corn-cok pipe, addressing a group of listeners, of which a Star reporter was one, “the green goods men of New York and New Jersey have a wellnigh per- fect organization, but, I tell you, the best organized gang of confidence men that ever existed was lo- cated wight here in Washington gbout six- teen years ago. Who were they? Well, I am not going to give any names—if I do they will be fictitious ones—for these men are now leading honest lives. “There were just four of them in this gang proper, all married except the young- et—a handsome ‘young fellow of about twenty-five, with the smoothest tongue and gentlest manner you ever saw. What was their game? Oh, yes, I forgot, ft war the regular old-fashioned bunco trick, with three-card monte as an accessory, and while this game is now worked to death, and almost dead all over the country, I will wager that this same gang would be able to catch many a sucker even at this day. “Every man in the party had a special part to act, and each one looked his part to a ‘t.” The thing that always struck me was that these men were all sober, ap- parenily without vices of any kind. Every morning at half-past 9 they left their re- spective hcmes to take up their posts, with all the regularity of an honest man go- ing to his dally employment. They had the most implicit confidence in one another, and I am told that there never was a hitch in any of their arrangements, so perfect were their plans. “The youngest acted as the ‘capper,’ and his post was about the Peace monument, and there you would find him any morning with his keen gray eyes on the lookout for a@ stranger who bore external evidence ot being good game. Eventually such a one would come along, and in ninety cuses out of a hundred he would stop to admire the monument. This was the capper's chance. He would approach the victim with his most suave manner and ask if he wouldn't kindly tell him the name of that monu- ment. Of course, the stranger would say that he was unable to do so, that he was a stranger in the city himself, and probably volunteer much more iniormation, which the capper would store away for future That Arlington Monument. “Mr. Capper in exchange for this would tell his own little story of where he was from, where he was stopping and that he was there waiting for a friend who had procured passes for admission into the Lee mansion on the cccasion of the un- velling of a statue which would take place that day. Would Mr. Stranger care to go? He was sure the ceremonies would be weil worth the trip and the departments were open all the time, while the unveiling of a statue with a real live President pulling the string could not be seen every day. “The capper’s arguments usually prevail- ed, and once the victim consented to the arrangement he became the ‘sucker.’ “The next step was to notify man No. 2, or the steerer, who had been intently watching the pair from his post of observa- tion over by the corner of 3d and the ave- nue. This was usually done by Mr. Cap- per taking from his pocket a freshly laun- dered handkerchief and mopping his fore- head. Upon receiving this signal Mr. Steerer, who was a typical departmental clerk of family, neatly clothed and busi- ness from the werd ‘go,’ would step out lively and approach the capper and his victim in the most matter-of-fact way. His usual salutation w ‘Good morning, Charley, I see you are here. Had a deuce of a time getting those tickets. Senutor Morgan had given his all away, and I was just lucky enovgh to catch Senator Sherman before he left for the office. It’s all right now, though, and we had better hurry!’ All the time casting furtive and suspicious looks at the vic- tim, whick was really a part of the play, intending to convey to the mind of the stranger that he was an interloper. “Mr. Capper would take this opportunity to introduce the pair in a careless, good- natured manner, telling the steerer he had invited the gentleman to accompany them to the unveiling of the statue and that he had promised to go. The subject of tickets of admission would, of course, come up again, and, after debating the matter, it was usyally concluded by the steerer mag- nanimously proposing tg take his own chances with the crowd and allow his friends to use the two tickets he held to secure places for themselves among the notables of the day. “Everything being now arranged, they would adjcurn to a neighboring saloon for. a drink. Here they would permit the suck- er to pay for the order, for the purpose of discovering the size of his roll and also estimate Fis capacity for mixed drinks, Should he indicate a fondness for the lat- ter, his desires would be gratified to a large extent, though in no instance would they permit the sucker to become really drurk. One of the men told me that they much preferred to handle a sober man, as there was less danger of such g one mak- ing a kick, though a man but partially under the influence of liquor was much easier game, because his moral sense be- came more and more blunted as his load of whisky was increased. I don’t give you this as my own observation, but that of Mr. Steerer, a man wonderfully well in- formed, who had made a study of human nature for his individual profit. Entertaining Companions. “The next step in the program would be to board an avenue car for Georgetown, and in those days of slow transit it cer- tainly was a long ané tedious ride. But the sucker was not allowed to think so. Steerer kept up a flow of conversation suited to the intelligence of the ‘sucker,’ and I’ve no doubt but few of the victims ever listened to more beautiful and inter- esting conversation than that of these two" bunco sharps. Brainy fellows, both cf them. Arriving at street they would go toward the river, where a man in a small boat was awaiting them. He be- longed to the gang, but in a minor wa: His duty consisted of simply taking the men over to the Virginia side to a point nearly opposite to the extreme southern gate, and then wait for what was known as the ‘grand rush.’ He did pet take any Pércentage of the gains of tobbery, but instead drew a salary of $75 per month for his part in the affair: “The meeting with the boatman was just as natural I'm talking to you now. ‘They would haggle over the price, and jaw about extortion and all that sort of thing, but, of course, a bargain would be concluded, and in ten minutes they would all be on the. Virginia side, making their way along the Arlington road, leisure], enjoying the’scenery and the many objects of interest in sight. And right here would come in the finest piece of acting I ever heard of. * “Approaching them from the opposite di- rection came an old fellow clad in a loose- fitting suit of the well-known southern big black wide-awake hat on the white head and a stout hickory stick in his hand, which he used in walk- ing, for one leg was fully three inches shorter than the other, a platted leather watch guard was about his neck and ex- tended down his wide shirt bosom, and over his vest to the pocket which contained his enormous silyer watch, while a pair of as nice looking blue eyes as you ever saw looked at you stupidly through g pair of gold-rimmed ‘This was the third man in this little game, and I tell boys, he was a dandy. gemmen, wi er way™ he Usuatly the ‘would re- ‘How'r, would ask. HE EVENING @TAB, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1%, 1896-TWENTY-FOUR. PAGES. = z= spond courteous! t they webe on thelr way face the a ng ef the statue. ‘Well, youse better go , there ain’t goin’ to be any By ter day; the whole thing's oon ng or oe 2 we same effect. \e yw being to have all hands go dey Ye the direction the ao farther away fm the cil th ‘point awe i , ‘the Sate Sar ore a we, es . Fhe Kentyeky Drover. “A rapid conyersation would now be kept 4p, and it was noticed the old fellow was considerably underthe influence of lquor. He became exceedingly loquacious and con- fidential and impanted to hig companion that be was a Kenttcky drover; bad taken seyeral car loads of opitle to Baltimore the week before; thatihe had gold them at a good price, and was'now bent on having a geod time. Plenty'ct opportunity was giv- en the sucker to’talk with the old man who finally admitted to them that he had been drinking more'than was good for him, and while over in Baltimore, in that condi- on, a man had won quite a sum of money from him by means of three little “kyards.’ “Why, man,’ says the sucker, ‘that’s three-card monte; you will lose every cent you ever had playing that game.’ ” "Wall, now,’ says the drover, ‘I’ve got them air kyards right here, and J belleve it’s a square game.’ Then he would pull from his inside coat packet @ bunch of let- ters, shipping pilis, bills of lading, and so on, and from the mass. clumsily extract three very dirty cards. “Them’s them,’ he would exclaim, and the rest of the party would smile knowingly at one another, and the sucker im all probability feel pity for the old man, who was so green as to be roped in on so old a game as three-card monte, “The old man them how he lost ited insist on mpowing money, and of course they had to stop and go over to one aide away from the road and witness the old man’s antics, which were always extremely comical, and his childlike innocenee vastly amusing, to such men of the world as Mr. Capper, Mr. Steerer and Mr. Sucker. “Gathered about the eards, the drover would throw them out, in his clumsy fash- jon, and offer to bet they couldn’t Pick out the jack. Well, all hands would try; some- times they would pick it out, and some- times they wouldn't. They were all feeling good and wanted to humor the old man, who all this time was chewing a great quid bis head away to spit behind him and away from the others. Sometimes he would have violent coughing fils, lasting fully a half a minute, and during all, while the ecards were on the grass, Mr. Capper lifts up the jack and bends @ corner, nudging Mr. Sucker at the same time. The End of the Drama. “I'll bet $10, gemmen, nary one of you can pick out the Jack,’ says the drover, pulling cut @ big leather bag, crammed full of bflls and coin. “We don’t want to win your money, old man. I'll pick it out for fun,’ and Mr. Cap- per turns over the card whose corner he had previously curled up just a little, dis- playing to the apparently astonished Ken- tucklan the face of the jack of hearts. Matters ‘were now becoming ted hot, and the end of this little drama was drawing near. Back in the bushes was a great big Villainous-looking rascal, armed. with a club, and wearing a large silver badge on the lapel of his caat. “This was the fourth man of the party, and he, too, looked his part every inch, and was way up in the execution of it. He was waiting for the signal which ~would be the cue for his entrance. While Steerer now occupies the attention of the old man, Mr. Capper takes the-sucker aside, and in a confidential way, of course, intimates that some one is bound to get that drovers money, and they might just as wel! nave a slice of it as any In every instance would the sucker fallto this arrangement, and between these Iwo it would be ar- ranged that one should turn the corner of the card, and the. ofher take what money they both had and it against an equal amount of the old ‘drpver’s. This arranged, and Capper having g@jven his money to the sucker to stake, ¢ turn to the old man prepared to make the bet. “You may be sure the-Kentuckian ts an- xious, and furtherg th® scheme all he knows how. After losing’ vel small sums, he becomes angry and offers to bet $1,000 or any part of it, the sucker may want, that he can’t pick out the card. Then it is all the money in the party {s put up, sometimes, upon the nudging‘of Mr. Capper, a particu- larly fine watch, or diamond pin, or ring is also added, and jest as the ‘Kentuckian is about to throw the cards there is a rush through the bushes, as though of a mad bull, and ‘the harsh voice.of bunco man number four cries out: ‘Got*you now. Gam- bling in the state of Virginia, are you! By G-d, you'll get ten years apiece for this,’ all the time making lunges at the different meh, who are scampering in all directions. Mr. Steerer is making fast time up the road toward the bridge, while Mr. Capper and the sucker, are making for the water's edge, while the poor old Kentuckian, half drunk and lame, falls into the hands of the irate country constable, who can be seen leading him away to an open wagon, con- venlently waiting down the road. They Were Clever Workers, “Mr, Capper and his victim find the same man, with the same boat that brought them over, waiting at the shore, and they lose no time in getting in and over into the Dis- trict. They mourn with each other over their loss. and you can bet that Mr. Capper comes pretty near to finding out before he Jeaves his man if he is going to make a ‘holler,’ so that the gang may know how to act. Mr. Steerer meets the Kentuckian and constable down the road, and all three drive into the city by way of the Long bridge, scarcely making any eomment upon the recent excitement, as they have re- peates this performance so often that it 28 lost all interest, save that of a desire to know how big a haul they had made: “So, you see, the game is so nicely played that three of the sharpers, with the money in their possession, are brought together, while the fourth remains with the victim until he discovers just what steps he pro- Poses to take, if he is in any way suspi- cious, and, if not, to see that he leaves the city at once, even advance! money for this purpose, and sometimes accom- panying him a short way on the journey. It was remarkable that this game could be played day after day, in such asuccessful Way, for nearly five years by the same men in such a quiet way. Had they not been first-class operators they vould have ruined Ghelaselves in antes craps dissipation uarrels, and the whole game deen exposed. Bi have “How were they caught up with and fitally exposed?” asked one of the Usteners. ‘That,” said the old detective, pausing to strike a match, for his corncob pipe had re- reenter tae all the while be was talk- ing, ‘that what my friend Kiplii cali anotger story.” eneiwoutl ae Malmaison Sold. Lcndon Letter. Malmaison Chateau, once the residence of the Empress Jésephine, has been pur- chased, together with some of the grounds attaching to tt, by M. Osiris, a Paris finan- ¢ler and philanthropist, for 132,000 fran or £5,290, says the Standard. Other pore tions of the property'were bought by t Comtesse de Bari and by some nuns, while a billiard table, suppoged to have been used by the First Napoleog, fell to.an American Furchaser for £29, @ pine planted by the emperor and thé’ peach tree which Jo- sephine placed im th¥ orchard, still exist in the grounds. ‘Phe-chateau, which looks lke a hospital, er q barrack, is, as has already been stated, in a rey dilapidared condition, The cotlings are full of holes, the damp has ekten' into the tapest; and wall Re “the eglons pad tot 8, while 1g the~chapel the is Ral demolisned shat the “seu ptural age ures are almost‘‘unrecognizable. Malmai- son was bought for thé first consul. in 1798, and cost the govetnment 160,000 francs. M. Osiris, ene new Asked ore oy intend to Prepare the placé*fo1 lent! be peapind but he says that ie ft dan be thoroughly re- stored he will offer it to the country as an Sees place, wMoh‘inny pelatlised ‘or some philanthropic purpose, de- cided upon hereafter. The defenders of historic landmarks have now gained a victory, as the threatened demolition of the old: residence: of Napoleon and Josephine has been obviated. by the munificence of M. Osiris. Patriots may also exult, for the purchaser of. Malmaison had also, it appears, determined to acquire the place 80 as to prevent it from falling into the hands of an ‘The shade of Napoleon will thus be preserved from com- ing into contact near the historic pine tree with the substantial figure of some wealthy retired citizen of the so-called shopkeeper nation. ——___+e+—__—_ Well Fitted. From Life. Howso—‘T can do my best work when it's ee a future you have before you!” IN THE CH URGHES The Presbyterian Ministers’ Association met for the first time since the adjourn- ment in June last Monday morning, in the parlors of the Church of the Covenant. Officers were elected ag follows: President, Rev. George N. Luccock, pastor of Metro- Politan Church; vice president, Rev. Chas. M. Livingston, pastor of the Hyattsville Church, and secretary, Rev. Howard Wil- bur Ennis, pastor of the Western Church. After the election of officers the associa- tion took up the question of Sunday news- papers. This discussion resulted in the ap- pointment of a committee, consisting of the officers, to consult with similar com- mittees from the other associations and take gome definite action in the matter. The ministers say that the newsboys seri- ously interfere by their noise with both the Sunday schools and Sunday morning serv- ices. They also claim that in New York city there is nothing of the kind allowed, and they see no reason why this same rule should not be applied to W: - Sev- eral of them have conferred with the Dis- frict Commissioners in the matter, and the latter have promised to give the matter ue consideration. a ‘The Young People’s Society of Christian Endeavor of Calvary Baptist Church re- cently held an election of officers to serve during the ensuing year, as follows: Presi- dent, Mr. Eugene G. Mason; vice . Dr. Frank H. Swartwout; secretary, Miss Carrie C. McConnahey; treasurer, Mr. Geo. E. Hebbard. The society has now a very large membership, one of the largest in the city, and has made a number of plane for active work during this coming winter. Rev. E. D. Bailey, chairman of the board of directors of the Central Union ion. was taken severely ill several days ago and for @ time it was thought that it war en attack of typhoid fever. He rallied however, and is now considered to be out of danger. Word was received last Saturday of the leath in New York city, at St. Vincent’ ‘onvent, of the Very Rev. John H. Roc! ford, O. P., ex-proyincial of the Order of St. Dominic. Father Rochford was born in Alexandria, Va., and was for a number eens pastor of St. Dominic’s Church of city. A serjes of revival services was begun last Sunday evening weck at Trinity Meth- Hobbs, pastor, odist Chureh, Rev. G. W. @nd were continued this week. Rev. Frank M. Gibson, Ph. D., examining chaplain of the Protestant Episcopal dio- cese of Washington, assisted by the Rev. J. McBride Sterrett, D. D., assistant minister of Epiphany Church, conducted canonical examinations on the 12th of last month. The two candidates were the Revs. Alex- ander M. Rich of Trinity Church and the Rev. John T. Crowe of Our Savior Church, Brookland. Both passed their examination sucessfully. They have still another exam- ination io pass, and then they will both be ordained to the Protestant Episcopal priest- hood by Bishop Satterlee, probably during ember days in the first part of December. The Ministers’ Association of the South- ern Methodist Church met for the first time since the summer last Monday at Mount Vernon Church. At this meeting pro- jects were discussed for future work, and the ministers present told what they at Present were doing. Revival services are now being carried on at the West Washing- ton mission of Mt. Vernon Church by the pastor, Rev. I. W. Canter, and his assistant, Rev. J. W. Beale. Rev. W. F. Locke of Marvin Church is also holding evangelistic services. The Home and Foreign Missionary Socie- lies of Gunton Temple Memorial Presby- terfan Church held a meeting in the chapel of the church last Thursday. The home so- ciety met at 11 a.m., and the foreign at 1 p.m. At noon a light luncheon was served. Last Friday evening the Christian En- deavor Missionary Society of Kendall Bap- tist Church held what is called a “light house inspection.” After the money had been turned in, which resulted from the dis- tribution of the paper light houses, a social hour was enjoyed. The trustees of the church have perfected arrangements to put in a system of steam heating. The work will be begun immediately. Full services have been resumed at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, and also the regular meetings of the Sunday school, the guild and the junior chapter of the Brother- hood of St. Andrew. Epworth Methodist Episcopal Church South, of which the Rev. John O, Knott is pastor, is plannnig to locate a mission at Langdon. The Southern Methodist Church of Washington, when this mission is start- ed, will have two in this locality, one in West Washington and the other in Lang- don. They are also talking of starting one in Mount Pleasant. The Christian Endeavor Society of the North Presbyterian Church held a social last evening at the residence of one of its members, Miss Katherine Hendricks. The feature of the evening was the presentation of prizes to the successful young men in a contest called “‘The New Woman.” The Methodist Protestant Ministers’ Church Extension Association held its regular annual meeting for the election of officers and transaction of business, Monday evening at Central Church, corner of 12th and M streets northwest. The election of officers resulted as follows: President, Jas. D. Cathell of Congress Street Church; vice president, Rev. Samuel J. Smith, pastor of Central Church; secretary, William Marche of North Carolina Avenue Church, and treasurer, W. G. Hartley of First Church. The board of managers was increase? in number from seven to thirteen and mem- bers were elected as follows: From Con- gress Street Church, Rev. Dr. W. 8. Ham- mond, J. E. Cox and Mrs. Kate Valiant; from Central Church, Rev. 8. J. Smith, William B. Martin and Mrs. Julia B. Per- kins; from North Carolina Avenue Church, Rev. Bartlett B. James and Mrs. E. J. Wilkinson; from Mount Tabor Church, Rev. H. E. Nelson and E. C. Ford; from First Church, W. J. Brewer, and Rev. Dr. David Wilson, representing the Ministers’ Association. The association discussed the work which was now being done at the South Washington mission, but did not take any formal action in regard to wheth- er they will continue it or not. This ques- tion will probably be decided some time next week. Two pew chancel windows have been placed in the Swedenborgian Church, cor- ter of 16th and Corcoran street northwest. It is contemplated putting in a series of seven windows as memorials to distin- guished New Church ministers of former days, and these seven windows will be representative of “‘The Seven Promises of the Spirit.” Of the two windows just put in position the central one represents the promise to ‘“Thyatira” and is a memorial te the Rev. Chauncey Giles. The other ‘s the promise to “Sargis,” and is a memor- fal to the Rev. Abial Silver. Each window represents an angel bearing symbols of the | gift of the Spirit, and above there is a golden candlestick. The recent storm dam- aged the tower of the church by knock- ing down four pirnacles, but the trustees have arranged to have these replaced. Fred. M. Bryan, son of Barnabus Bryan, president of the Brotherhood of St. An- drew, has just been appointed assistant organist at the Church of the Incarnation. The rector of the church, Rev. William Tayloe Snyder, has decided to organize a paid vested choir. The new director of the choir is Prof. James Caulfield. Two new churches have been received into membership of the Washington city presbytery. They are the churches at Eck- ington and Oakdale, Md. This makes a total of twenty-two churches in the pres- bytery. Rev. A. W. Pitzer, the pastor of Central Presbyterian Church, has recently received his latest book from the press of the Pres- byterian Publication Society in Philadel- entitled “phe Manifold Ministry of loly Spirit. ome department has been organized in connection with the Sunday school of Metropolitan Presbyterian Church. A church sociable was recently held at the Sixth Presbyterian Church. These so- cials will be held regularly during the win- ter and to manage them a society his been organized with the following officers: Pres- ident, M. F. Thompson; vice presidents, John Imirie, jr., O. T. Thompson, Dr. H. C, Thompson, Mrs. Jackson Yates and Waiter ‘Thompson; secretary, Miss Ella Knight, and treasurer, W. F. Clark. t ‘The congregation of the Eckington Pres-. byterian Church held a mesting Wednes- day evening and formulated a call for a pastor to the church. The congregation was organized about one month ago and the new pastor will be its first one. The minister to whom they have sent the call. 4a Rev. George R. Duncan, pastor of the Westminster Church of Harrisburg, ‘Pa. Mr. Duncan is a young man of consider- able scholastic ability, having been edu- cated at Princeton and later at the Uni- versity at Oxford und Berlin. Mr. Duncan filled the pulpit of Eckington Church on two recent Sundays and made a very fa- -vorable impression on the congregation. It fs thought quite likely that he will accept call. - the ‘Trinity Episcopal Church, corner of 3d and C streets northwest, has decided to give a series of social festivities during the n GENUINE of endorsements. all. he Seal of Approval Has been awarded each and every year to JOHANN HOFP’S e<ee ss 2953 MALT EXTRACT For the past 50 years, and the sales of this most meritorious nutritive tonic have steadily increased each year until to-day its sales are more than the combined sales of all other tonics. Increased sales year by year mean Ves one thing—that this great tonic is the best o: A TRUE FLESH AND BLOOD MAKER Z Thousands fall and winter to entertain the members of the congregation and their friends. The first one is to take place next Friday even- ing,.when negro stories and songs will form the principal feature of the program. After:an examination it has been found that the storm of two weeks ago seriously damaged‘ the First Methodist Protestant Church, Rev. G. T. Bacchus, pastor. The steeple in falling injured the church build- ing. The congregation goes not intend to restore the steeple, but is having the dam- age repajred as well as possible. A propo- sition is now being discussed to either build or buy g new house of worship. Rev. Alexander Bielaski, pastor of Union Methodist jae together with Mrs. Bie- Jaski and the children, returned this week from his vacation, which extended over a month. While away Mr. Bielaski visited various mountain resorts in the Alleghanies and also spent some time in Piedmont and Keyser, W. V1 where he was formerly rastor. The King’s Daughters of the Holy City, an organization of young ladies connect- ed with the Swedenborgian Church, has presented to the congregation a font cover for the handsome marble baptismal font. ‘The upper pcrtion i¢ of brass surmounted by a cross, while the lowe: portion is of Fighly polished weod. At a meeting of the Methodist Ministers’ Association, Monday morning, the subject of missions was discussed. It was decided as a result of this discussion to hold a foreign missionary mass meeting in the District some time this fall. A committee to make the necessary arrang-me named as follows: Revs. L. B. Wilson, H. R. Naylor, C. L. Pate, 8. M. Hartsock, and W. R. Stricken. The pastor of Ryland Methodist Church Rev. 8. M. Hartsock, and his family have returned to the city.’ They spent the sum- mer at a country place which Dr. Hart- sock owns near Laurel. The executive committee of the Brother- hood of St. Andrew of the District ef Co- lumbia has decided to hold a “Pittsburg convention echo rally” Monday evening week at Christ Church, East Washington. The delegates who are attending the con vention from this city are as follows: F: Epiphany Church, Rev. J. R. Turner, liam Edward Horton and William P. ‘Churchhill; from Trinity, Rev. A. M. Rich and Sterling L. Kerr, jr.; from St. John’s, Rev. Robert 8S. Wood and George A. Chris- tiancy; from St. Andrew's, P. Mel- bourne, E. H. Prosius, Frank Davidson and G. R. Anderson; from Ascension, Charles Gibson; St. Mary's, P. D. Brooks; pman- uel, C. Roberts and N. R. Harnish, and St. Paul's, Orton W. Hyde. Each of these deleggtes is to record his impressions of the convention at the rally in short ad- dresses. > The Men's Club of Epiphany Chapel has resumed its fall meetings. At a recent meeting Bishop and Mrs. Satterlee were present. The club meets every Tuesday evening. It has a very large membership. Mr. William J. Palmer has been appointed precentor of Waugh Church. The music at Waugh is of the congregational order, but solos are rendered by Mr. Palmer and Miss Gertrude Dana, soprano. There was a union conference of the white and colored Baptist ministers of Washington Monday at Calvary Sunday school house. The principal feature of the meeting was’an address by Prof. Lee Davis Ledge on “How to Study the Bible.” The committee of the Washington city Presbytery, consisting of the Revs. Wal- lace Radcliffe, C. B. Ramsdell, G. N. Luc- ecck, W. C. Alexander and three laymen, who ‘were appointed to settle the trouble between two members of the session of the Eastern Presbyterian Church, met Wednesday evening at the New York Avenue Church. After hearing both sides, the committee decided to sustain the ses- sion of the church in the position which it bes taken in the matter. The annual “old folks’ day” of Trinity Methodist Church is to take place tomor- row. All the old and decrepit members of the congregation will be taken to the church in carriages. There will be a ser- mon approp¥idte to the occasion, and spe- cial music by a large choir, under the di- rection of Prof. R. R. Stratton, assisted by an orchestra of twelve people. The new church building is now nearly ready to be roofed. It is probable that the ‘'ec- ture room will be completed before the main auditorium, but it is not likely that the church will be used until it is entirely finished. Officers of the Girls’ Club of Epiphany Chapel have been elected, as follows: Pres- ident, Miss Pierce; vice president, Miss Bertha Shaw, and secretary, Miss Addie McGuire. The kindergarten of the parish also opened for the season, with larger attendance than usual. It is in charge of Miss Upshur. The Young Folks’ Missionary Society of McKendree Church met Monday evening for a social and business meeting at the residence of R. L. Middleton. During the past year the society has raised $200 for missionary purposes. Revival services are still in progress at the Second Baptist Church, under the charge of Rev. Western Bruner of Balti- more. The Women’ tist Missionary Asso- ciation of the District of Columbia held a mass meeting last Monday evening at Gay Street Baptist Church. The principal speaker of the evening was the Rev. Dr. John Eager of Florence, Italy. The presi- dent of the association is Mrs. J. D. Smith. The young men of Assembly Presbyterian Church gave a social Wednesday evening. A short musical program was rendered, followed by refreshments. A choir has been organised, consisting of twelve young ladies of the congregation, formed :nto three: quartets. The leader is Prof. Theo- dore I. King. Revivals are in progress at Foundry and North Capitol Methodist churches. They are being conducted by the pastors of the respective churches, Revs. O. A. Brown and C, L. Pate. The pastor of Grace Baptist Church, Rev. A. F. Anderson, one evening recently told abont his travels during the past summer to his congregation. ‘The congregation of the North Carolina Avenue M. P. Church have secured the hali <n the corner of 4th and East Capitol streets for service during the erection of the new church, which is to be built on the site of the present structure. ‘Tomorrow will be old folks’ day at Trinity . E. Church. In the morning the pastor, v. G. W. Hobbs, will preach a sermon on “The Influence of Age.” In the afternoon an old-fashioned love feast will be con- ducted by Dr. Oliver A. Brown, pastor of Foundry Church. Owing to the continued illness of the pas- tor of Providence Baptist Church, Rev. J. T. Clark, Rev. 8. J. R. Nelson has been chosen to fill the pulpit for three months. eee A Question Answered. From, tbe Detroit Free Press. ‘ If two cyclists started from the Aqua- rium, one, who could ride twenty-five miles .an hour, at 10 o'clock, and the other, who could ride thirty miles an hour, at 10:30, when would they come together?” was the question asked the boys’ class by a London teacher the other day. ‘There was an oppressive silence before little Tommie, who was near the foot of the class, put up his hand, sigaifying that he had solved the problem without the aid of slate er pencil. “Well,” said the teacher, expeccantly, “where would they meet, Tommy?” “At the first bar they came to,” was the CHINAMAN’S QUEER HOUSE. One of the Shells in the Walls Would Bring $5,000 ainjured. From the New York Journal. One of the most curious habitations on the California coast is located on the beffch, near Cypress point, in Monterey county. The place belongs to a Chinese fisherman, and the residence is partly natural and partly the work of his own hands. The natural portion of the structure is a small cave in one of the many rocks thet stick up all over the beach. The remaining part is a sort of wooden shed that has been built in front of the opening. The lumber used is of the roughest kind, but the esthetic Chinaman overcomes this objec- tion by covering the whoh outside with abalone shells, the hollow side being turn- out. . The Chinaman evidently aid that many years ago, when the shells were plentiful, and scarcely had any market value, Some of the shells are magnificent in color and enormous in size. There is one, least, fifteen inches wide, which, if not stroyed, would bring $5,000 in San F cisco. They have all been spoiled t nails which the builder sent to keep the shells in position. Were it not for that the outside of the house would bring a smail fortune. The smaller ones would easily bring $} apiece, and there are many among them that would bring far more. - +. 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