Evening Star Newspaper, November 21, 1896, Page 17

THE COLORED CADETS Three Companies Now Constitute the High School Battalion. INTEREST DISPLAYED BY THE BOYS Looking Forward to the Annual Competitive Drill. OFFICERS AND PRIVATES T HE PUPILS OF the | Washington High School, seventh and eighth divisions, are showing more in- terest in the cadet corps than has ever been shown in any previous year. The battalion heretofore consisted of two companies, but this year, through the efforts of the officers in persuading the boys to enlist, the battalion has three full companies. The officers say that the in- terest manifested by the boys is due to the fact that the cadets will parade on the 4th of March in the inaugural procession. The battalion of two companies had its beginning in a desire to add another at- tractive feature to the program of the an- nual concert given by the school, in order to secure funds with which to purchas books for the library. It has proved quite beneficial to all of the boys who have en- tered the organizaticn. Their physique and bearing have been improved, while two great lessons have been learned—those of obestic and self-control. The cadet also becomes imbued with ambition, as he looks forward to the day when he may have a chance to wear a sword and perhaps com- mand a company or the battalion, and to satisfy this desire he works harder in his Studies in order that his scholarship will admit a motion. Af tempts at organization, a equipped with arms C.K. Wormicy, Major. F. H. Burgess, €aptain Company A. supplied by the government, in_the fall of 1892. The first public appearance of the com- pany was in the inaugural parade March 4, 1893. The company was officered by Capt. Louis A. Cornish and Lieuts. J. E. was formed Walker and Benjamin Washington. Walk- er is at present teaching In the Cook build- ing, and Second Lieut. Washington is teach. ing In the High School. In the platoon ive drill this year the latter Heu- tenant was victorious. In October, 1898, a much larger company was formed than the previous one. Chas. M. Thomas was ‘appointed captain, with Benjamin Washington and Chas. Minkins as Heutenants. The cadets had become so popular and the contest for honors so close and excit- ing thi in the beginning of the school year of "05 a battalion of two full com- panies was organized, with the following officers: Chas. Minkins, major; Roscoe C. Bruce, adjutant, and William O. Davis, se geant major. Battalicn drills were accord- | ingly introduced, and the evolutions were Practiced carefully. When it was an- nounced that the competition for the medal would be between the two companies, and not toons, as formerly, enthusiasm ran high. Capt. Henry Burwell and Lieuts. Clar- ence Wormley and Harry Burgess officered Company A, and were awarded the de- cision of the judges, which was unsatisfac- tory to Company B, under the command of Capt. John C. Payne and Lieuts. Ellas Brown and Samuel Wallace, so that a sec ond competition was held in June at Con- vention Hall, but with the same result. As Maj. Charles Minkins returned the next year to take the fourth year course, he reta'ned his position, with Harry Bur- gess as adjutant and Nathaniel Guy as sergeant major. Company B, under Capt. Clarence K. Wormley and Lieut. Archibald M. Ray and John W. White, won the com- e drill. Company A, under Capt. Bruce, gave Company B a hard fight for honors, scoring points to the winner's s Year's Officers. Wormley is now major, Wm. tant and Jesse Ellis sergeant Maj. C. K. Wormley, who has been the H. S.C. major. a member of has been for three years, | nccessful in both the school work | He enlisted in the term of | In the foliowing od examination, he nt, end later to { the same year, by a | a resignation, he was + tenant of Company | successful company in the drills of t term, winnin The next term he was pro- } < of captain of Company | he successfully carried through | tive drill. capturing the medal | and prize ribbons. The year he has been | made major of the battalion of three com- ! pani par, AS. promote sergeant vacancy promote to & 8 major. In sed by to first lieu which was the competitive two medals. Companies A and B. Com A is commanded by Capt. | Frank H. Burgess and Lieuts. Leon Turner and Granville Pollard. Capt. Burgess fs in his fourth year, and has each.year been premoted to a higher rank; and was second lieutenant of Company A under Captain Herry Burwell, when it won the competi- tive drill in the year ‘84-05. Capt. Burgess is well pleased with his commissioned and non-commissioned officers, and is favorably impressed with the present discipline of his company, and has great hopes of success frcm the good matertal he has in the com- pany. The roster of Company A: First sergeant, George L. Sydnor; second ser- gexnt, Lewis H. Patterson; third sergeant, Maurice Ferguson. Corporals—Harry Bur- gers, Clarence Robinson, James Reed and Charles Dorsey. Privates—H. Atewood, J. Bryant, C. Carroll, H. Chinn, R. Clayton, J. Crusor, P. Dandridge, Greene, M. Howard, Jones, C. Lewis, McCoy, J. Milton, Morton Moss, Neale, A. Payne, W. Peebles, E. Ridgely, J. Skipwith, H. Shirley, D. Thompson, C. Thompson, W. Tyler, P. Ware, P. Watts and Whittet. Company B is commanded by Capt. Arch- ibald M. Ray and Lieuts. N. Guy and O. Davis. Capi. Ray intends to work this year to make his company profictent in every particular. He has two excellent eutenants and a fine corps of sergeants. He has served in the cadets three years, two of which were with Company B and one with Company A. In his second year he wes made corporal, and afterward pro- moted to third and second sergeant of Company B. In his third year he was pro- moted to first lieutenant of Company B, the wirning company. In his third year, when Capt. Ray was promoted to first Ueu- J. W. White, Captain Company C, Captain Company B. tenant, he led In all the examinations for and would have been made captain ‘ar, but that would have placed him ever ranking commissioned officers, and he was therefore made first lieutenant. aw that he is captain, he will work hard for the success command. His noi -oned officers are: Fit sergeant. A. Chew; seccnd sergeant. third H. Butcher. Cor- porals—Payne, } Shorter and Huston. Privates—Ki Butler, Brown, . Culley, Dale, Jenkins, Keith, Ww Rose, Simm: 3 mms, Slaughter, well, Taylor, Wilkinson. Waters, Brown and Lewis. Giles, The New Company. Capt. John W. White will have charge of the new company (C) this year. This is Capt. White's fcurth year in the battaiion. In his first year he was a private in Com- pany A, in his second year a corporal, and In his third year second Meutenant of Com- pany B. At the beginning of the year he Was appointed battalion adjutant,and when the battalion was reorganized he was pro- moted to the captaincy of Company Capt. White is well pleased with his com- pany. He believes that discipline is the one great secret of success in military competition. He has been in four competi- tive drills, and having been in the winning company three times, is quite experienced. The roster of non-commissioned officers: First sergeant. Aronzo Saunders; second sergeant, William Beason; third sergeant, John Witght. Corporals-—Terrell, Carroll, Jackson and Fisher. Privates—Davis, Pay- ton, Jenni King, Bowie, Kinney, Mack- well, Dally, Perry, Wormley, Wells, Robin- son, Norwood, Carrot]. Walker, Baltimore, Gaski Turner, Terrell, Henderson, Tur- rey, Berke and Lee. Each individual cadet feels the individual respensibility that rests upon him, which is the secret of success. eS Strange Things in Alaska. Seattle Cor. St. Louls Globe-Democrat. Prof. L. L. Dyche of the Untversity of Kansas retifrned from Alaska on the City of Topeka, and left last night by way of California for his home. Prof. Dyche went to Cook's Inlet especially in search of natural history specimens, He ascended to the source of the Knik river with an or- ganized expedition, which was a success, although the obstacles to be overcome were appalling. The native boatmen stripped naked and with ropes pulled the boat up the turbulent river. Prof. Dyche obtained specimens of a new mountain sheep, twelve immense mooseheads, caribou, sea otter, birds and other small animals.’ On July 17 Prof. Dyche saw eight inches of snow fall, and on August”11 six inches fell. He saw three smoking mountains and experienced an earthquake. He found large coal ledges, but the coal was so soft that it could be whittled with a knife. Prof. Dyche said: “That country is one-half made. It will be a good country when ft is finished. The glaciers are slowly doing their work; the mountains are smoking and the rivers are vemiting out quantities of quicksand. It is a new country. Let it alone, and some day it will be a good countr: Prof. Dyche met Princess Tom, a famous Yakutat pr wealthy beyond ail other Indians. She has 315,000 in gold On her right arms she wears five ach hammered out of a gold n her left arm she wears ten Je from a $10 gold piece. hundreds of blankets, sea-otter . ete., and owns a schooner and two She is sixty-five years and has he hush sloop: s just obtained twenty years old, for whom ¢ite blankets. The Thlingit women m household: and hold the purse. tienships are traced back thr meth je. It Is, in fact age realization of Lytton's eo Might Rreak the Rute From the Boston Transcript. Miss May Denne—“I never saw a man who wouldn't fall in love with a pretty fsck ch a sav. E Mrs. yh, well, there's no need to be utterly ouraged. You know there are exceptions to ali rule: It Certainly Is. From the Detroit Free Press. He—Do you like the foot ball?” She—“I dote on it. But isn’t it strange how the young men will rush each other?” The reia- | the | THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1896-24 PAGES. Pear Gn AG i PIERCE’S MILL. PIERCE AND ARGYLE Two Picturesque Old Mill Buildings and Their Locations. LANDMARKS NEAR THIS CITY Now Both Structures Are in Rock Creek Park. TING INTERE HISTORY HE PURPLE HAZE, which is the royal mantle of autumn, hangs low over the surrounding hills these mild November days. It is Indian summer, the hunt- ing time of the red man, and the sca- son of all others for our modern sports. Golfing, driving, bi- cycling and walking are at their best. Nowhere are the environs more beautiful, nor more accessible, than around our own city. One of the most charming of walks or drives is that to the old Pierce and Argyle mills, in Rock Creek Park, and if one rides a bicycle this makes only the starting point of an enjoyable jaunt. Leaving the city by Columbia road, go down the modest little street, near 19th street, on Connecticut Avenue Heights, which leads to Woodley lane. The sign is so unpretentious that marks this lane’s be- ginning that one who is not familiar with the locality must be on the lookout for it. Crossing Woodley bridge the new road which is destined soon to be the main en- trance to the Zoological Park may be seen. It winds along the west bank of Rock creek, a broad and generous line. But Woodley lane goes on, past a picturesque red cottage with a small stable, and hens cozily scratching on the lawn, through a noble grove of oaks, slowly parting with their russet brown leaves, which form a OLD ARG carpet of rich, warm hue, and past the | comfortable colonial-looking mansion where Mrs. Cleveland has passed many pleasant, | secluded days, until one reaches the turn- ing of the ways at a point overlooked by the country seats of the Bells and Hub- bards. Woodley lane now turns to the left, | while at the right lies the entrance to the Klingle road. The W » Pierce's Mill. Here one may keep on to the left, past | Cleveland Heights, and take the Rockville pike as far as Tenleytown, where the Loughborough road merges into the Pierce | Mill road, and by turning sharply to the right reach the old gray mill by a winding, hilly way. But a somewhat more wooded and seclud- ed route is to leave Woodley lane at the point above mentioned, in front of the pic- turesque Hubbard mansion, turning to the right down the beautiful defiles of the Klingle road. Although at the time of the (Written for The Evenin§ Star. Copyright, 189¢, by Rudyard Phey christened my brother of old— And a saintly name he bears— his pi id of the rother a league tnland? with my alts Not 1 fm the flush of the hot J O'er sleek floud-tides afire U bear iim hurry the chime To the bidding of checked Desire, TMi the sweated ringers tire And the wild bob-majors die. Could wait for my turn in the pimping choir? *Sboal! "Wure Shoal!) Not I! When the smoking scud is blown ‘And the greasy wind-racks lowers, Apart and at peace and alone, He counts the changeless hours. He wars with darkling Towers «I war with a darkling sea.) Would he stoop to my work im the gusty mirk? ‘Sheali "Ware Shoal!) Not Ht ‘There was never a priest to pray, ‘There was never a hand to toll When they made me guard o' the bay, And moored me over the Shoal. I rock and I reel and I roll— My four great hammers ply— Could I ik or be still at the Church's will? (Shoal! "Ware Shoal!) Not he! ‘The landward marks have falled— ‘The fog-bank glides unguessed— ‘The seaward lights are velled— The spent deep feigns her rest: But my ear fs lald to her breast, I lift to the swell—I cry! Could I wait in sloth on the Church's oath? (Shoal! *Ware Shoal!) Not I! At the careless end of night e the blind bow backs away. Do they give me thanks if she clear the banks? 1 "Ware Shoal!) Not they! Kipling.) ‘Tho beach-pools cake and skim— ‘The bursting spray-heads freeze— I gather on crown and rim The gray-grained tce of the seas, Where, sheathed from bitt to trees, ‘The plunging colliers Iie. Would I barter my p'ace for the Church's grace? (Shoal! ‘Ware Shoal!) Not 11 ‘Through the blurr of the whirling snow, Or the black of the inky sleet, The lanterns gather and grow, And I look for the homeward fleet, Rattle of block and sheet— Ready about—Stand by!— Shall I ask them a fee that they fetch the quay? (Shoal! ’Ware Shoal!) "Not I! I swoop and I surge and I swing In the rip of the racing tide— By the gates of Doom I sing— On the borns of death I ride. ‘A ship-length overside Between the course and the sand, Fretted and bound I bide Peril whereof I cry. Would I change with my brother a league inland? Gihoal! Ware Shoal!) Not I! horrible tragedy last spring this road was much frequented, it is now generally quite deserted, and I know of none more enchant- ing, although the descent is rather stcep fora bicycle. Down near. the banks of Rock creek, as we come to the bottom of a ravine, the cars of the Chevy Chase line, running on Connecticut avenue extended, thunder over our heads on a high bridge. A short distance from this Rock creck ts crossed by a bridge. Not long ago there was enly a ford at this point. The im- provements to Rock Creek Park, constant- ly though slowly going on, are responsible for this desirable addition, as well as for many others. ‘To the left of the creek a high but small hill rises. On top of this hill, reached by a circling avenue, shaded by oaks and elms, is the old country seat of the Klingle family. It is well worth the climb to see this old place. Rock creek winds on three sides of the elevation on which it stand he Old Klinglé Place. The mansion has fallen into disuse since it became part of the park, but it is the more picturesque for that. There are green houses ind slave quarters to the rear,over- looking the road by which we have come, while in front of the mansion is a beautl- ful hedge of box, evidently planted early in the century, and the noble trees under which the box grows form an ideal spot for lovers of nature. Standing under these » looks over a wonderful amphi- of hilis, which surrounds on all sides this old home A mote suitable spot for a coun could scarcely be imagined. I could find no flaw, but as scended the winding road ter seat Looking at it we slowly de- we met an old negro, who, to judge from his appearane: t have been one of the slaves there Hefo’ de wah.” He shook hi at my enthusiastic praise of the Yes, hon- he said, “mighty fine to look at, but y drop ob water dey eber used had to be toted way up from de cre This w another <hie of the question, and evidently one which had been brought home to him. Going back to the creck, and turning to the left, following a new road cut through by the park commissioners, en the very brink of the stream, under a bank, cne | winds half way arowhd the circle af’ hills whieh hem in the one gowned by the man- sion we have just! eft ‘The road then leaves Rock creek,* ¢}i nd emerges upon Pierdp” op of the short, steep hill, We must now turp sharply to the left, as our road does, and meander down to meet the creek again at the, bridge just south of the mill we set out to seek. “A turn to the right, after we cross the bridge, and we are in front of the g1 fiding, still iu an excellent, stgte of preservation, and looking as though it would stand and be_useful for anothér century at least. The stone set hii il next the road hears the enigmati oe and the date “Ispp. descendant YLE MILL, evidentiy must do double dut tion. The Pierce famil oad, beautiful acres y of the family ginal gr: old King George. in a transla- Which settled the till have in the homestead near the nt of their land from The extent of their ter- and the Klingle inally in che other country 5 © Pierce settled on the ion of the heirs, in_ the last cen- tury, and built one by one the man buildings one si ing to the house, The litth ring house bears the date 1801; the distiliery, where very fair brandy was made in the early days, came some- what later, and the old mill last of all. In those days it was a fair rival to Argyle, and led a busy life, grinding the grain brought by all the farmers roundabout the countryside, tenants of the large Pierce estate. Rye and corn were the staples, but a very good flour was made, and one of the family now living on the estate tells of seeing the beautiful bolting cloth, made in Holland, used. “Fine enough for the gown of a bride,” this cloth 1s said to have heen. y stone on the bit of road lead- Unclé Sam as Landlord. Only a few years have elapsed since the estate, now in the hands of the Shoe- makers, great grandsons of the original settler, lost many acres through their be- ing made a part of the Rock Creek reser- vation The mill was, of course, included in the park. The government has rented it ever since to the tenant in whose pos- session it had been for several years before the park was created. Until a month ago one could see the mffi in: operation, grind- ing out as it had dote for more than two generations corn meal and rye fiqur. But the government makes no repairs for the tenants it has in the park, and within the last few weeks the ‘mifil'has been out of order. It is unlikely it will grind again, and probably it will slowly fall into ruins, as the Argyle mill has done. ‘With just a glance at the old English holly trees guarding ‘the ‘Shoemaker home- stead, which, by the way, are the most beautiful in the District, 'we turn away to the right, along the banks of Rock creek, on our way to old Argyle, three-quarters of a mile farther uj! thé stream. On our left is a high bluff, and to our right is the creek, now broader and deeper than when we crossed it at the Klingle place, placidly flowing past. At last we come to the sign post, where the Broad Branch and Argyle roads part company, at a point where the little “Broad branch” flows into Rock creek. A stone's throw beyond us we see the ruins of the old mill. The magnificent estate of Argyle, of which this old mill first formed a part, was owned by three Scotchmen, members of the band of Irish and Scotch immigrants who were the original settlers of the site of Washington. These three joint owners showed their fondness for their “ain coun- trie” by calling the property Argyle, Cowle and Lorne, from the names of their ‘respec- tive birthplaces. ‘When the Mill Was Built. One of them, which one no one now knows, built the mill, so long ago that the date is lost in the dim past. From the It’s Ayer’s. rilla. the Russian minister, Bodisco. Jt was his country seat during his residence here, and a fit setting for his young and beautiful American wife. From him it was pur- din 1853 by Mr. Blagden, father of resent owner, and was rented to dif- ferent tenants, until it fell into ruins. It finally passed into the hands of the govern- ment when Rock Creek Park was formed. The mill race is particularly well worth exploring. It is very long and deep, and there is a pretty winding path along its empty channel up to the point on the creek from whence it came, over a quarter of a mile away. Judging by the remains of the massive wall still standing, the dam was unusually strong, and upon the old dis- mantled, moss-grown mill wheel, now im- movably fixed in its moldering grave, the water must have rushed with terrific force “when the mill was in its prime. The whole setting of :his picturesque ruin must be seen to be appreviaied. And it never appears to grcater advantage than at this time of the year, when the tree tops, like the mill, have taken on a gray hue, and the green grass peeps shyly out from under a brown carpei of leaves. MAB oe Garish Book Bindings. From the Boston Transcript. Books have a right to be, first of all, books, not purveyors of whimsies in color and design. As matters are at this mo- ment, three-quarters of the new books look more like some sirange entree at a feast than like every-day edibles. You take up one and it has the air of a curious ragout; there are unknown fargments of design floating in a sauce of queer ele- mental color. The next one has an air as honest as apple sauce at first glance; ‘tis a pale greenish thing, but presently you see that the trail of a serpent is over all its border. And who can hope for content from a dish thus garnished? Again a book, and this one burns bright red and yellow, like a pudding on fire with cognac, which is all very well for a pud- ding. Another has a céver which looks like a resisting beefsteak pounded by the stern hand of fate in a bearding house; another reminds you irresistibly of coffee wherein chickory has too much inserted its diluting aid, and cream is missing. But, first and last, the new books are even mere prone to resemble small plots of de- ceptive stage verdure than honest, simple- souled books. It is impossible’ to help doubting the value of the literary pastur- age to be found in such inclosures. F tunately, one is sometimes most joyously deceived. Authors have little “say” con- cerning the garb of their volumes, and often—good luck to them—they rise su- perior to the mechanical makers of book and rejoice the souls of their readers in spite .of the bindings. And it must be repeated that in the pres- ent bizarre and excessive fancies in bind- ings there is seed of abounding hope for the future. Publishers are groping for something; few of them know what. But they will learn, and the world will be made glad by a genuine revival in the love- ly old half-forgotten craft of bookbinding. In that happy coming day there will be great honor for the men—you may count them on your thumbs—who lead the taste of this country toward better things in book binding, simpler and saner and more sincere. ———__+ e+ —__ A Life-Long Lesson, From the Atlantic. Every boy of active tastes—and mine were eminently such—must become the one thing or the other, either a sportsman or a naturalist; and I have never regretted being assigned to the latter department. My fellow townsman, Dr. O. W. Holmes, describes himself as wandering along our native stream “with reekirg sandal and superfluous gun.” My sandals suffered, also, but I went with butterfly net and tin botanical box. Perhaps these preoccupied me before I yearned after field sports, or perhaps there was no real yearning. 1 can remember thet as a child I sometimes accompanied an elder brother or cousin to pick up the birds he shot, though he rarely seemed to shoot any, but there occurred an event which, slight as it was, damped my longing to emulate him. Coming down what is now Divinity avenue with an older boy, George Ware, who rejoiced in a bow and arrow, we stopped under the mulberry tree which still stands at the entrance of the street, and he aimed at a beautiful crested cedar bird which was feeding on the mulberries. By some extraordinary chance he hit it, and down come the pretty creature, fluttering and struggling in the air, with the cruel arrow through its body. I do not know whether the actual sports- man suffered pangs of remorse, but I know that I did, and feel them yet. Afterwards I read with full sympathy Bettine's thoughts about the dead bird: “God gives him wings, and I shoot him down; that chimes not in tune.” And I later learned from Thoreau to study birds through an opera glass. —____+ o+_____ A Possible Casus Belli. od From Puck. Brown—“If the English should ever at- tempt to abolish the house of lords it may lead to serious trouble with the United States.” : Smith—“How?” Brown—Why, it might be our duty to .gend a few cruisers over there to pratect the interests of American citizens who have invested their money in that institu- tion.” Rattlesna enough for a flavor original owners Argyle was purchased by | A RT AND ARIVISTS S, ooo a Washington Irving said he supposed a certain hill was called ‘Rattlesnake Hill” because it abounded in---butterflies. governs other names. This fo It kills doubts and cures doubters. Address: J. C. Ayer Co., Lowell, Mass. Autumn is always a busy season with Max Weyl. The woods in the glorious col- oring which the month of October brings to them appeal more strongly to him than at any other time of the year. He revels in such displays of color as those whica a few weeks ago met the eye everywher>, and he has spent much of his time in the country axing the glowing hues tpon can- vas. One of the strongest of the land- scapes which he has recently made, Is a wood interior, painted out near Washington Heights. The foliage of the trees frames a beautiful vista, in which one sees Ar- Mngton and the Virginia hills lying purple in the autumn haze. In another composi- tion he has shown a long disused drive- Way, lined with trees once stately and impcsing, but now gnarled and twisted through years of neglect. Another small canvas which he has just finished is strongiy suggestive of Diaz, both in treat- ment znd in the motive. In composition it is simple, showing, as it does, a dark stretch of moorland, broken only by a couple of trees, with heavy threatening clouds passing overhead. The only pro- novnced lights in the picture are found in the touches in the stormy sky, and in their reflection upon the surface of a pool ir the foreground. It is, however, in wood interiors that he has done his best autumn werk, as many excellent examples tes- tisfy. * -_* At a meeting of the Water Color Club held last Saturday at the home of Prof. Andrews the following officers were elect- ed: Mr. Parker Mann, president; Mr. Ed- mund Clarence Messer, vice president; Mr. Carl Weller, treasurer; Miss Lillian Cook, secretary. Those chosen for the boatd of maragers were Mr. George Gibbs, chair- man; Miss Bertha E. Perrie and Mr. Spen- cer Nichols. Pref. Andrews tendered his studio as a permanent headquarters for the club, and his generous offer was thank- fully accepted. * * * Mr. Harry Bradford has recently finish- ed a portrait fn charcoal of Justice Brew- er's daughter, and has modeled it mainly with line, expressing the form in a very skillful manner by carefully studying the directions of the lines. He is going to make another likeness of Miss Brewer, and also one of her mother, and later on he ex- | pects to draw a portrait of Thomas Nelson | Page. Mr. Bradford has been quite bu: of late with black and white illustrations, and has just sent off a number of dr irgs appropriate to Thanksgiving, Christ- | on. He made a drawing of taken from the mas and the holiday s short time ago a pen weather bureau building, - Butterflies, The “rule of contrary” Some bottles are, suppos- edly, labeled ““Sarsaparilla” because they are full of... well, we don’t know what they are full of, but we know it’s not sarsaparilla; except, perhaps, There’s only one make of sarsaparilla that can be relied on to be all it claims. It has no secret to keep. is open to all physicians. amined by the [ledical Committee at the World’s Fair, with the result that while every other make of sarsaparilla was excluded from the Fair, Ayer’s Sarsaparilla was admitted and honored by awards. It was admitted because it was the best sarsapa- It received the medal as the best. sarsaparilla has been so tested or so honored. Good motto for the family as well as the fair: Ad- mit the best; exclude the rest. Any doubt about it? Send for the “Curebook.” ad & the |; Its formula rmula was ex= No other Ways, boats, With pleces of sail cloth spread over them, and the like. * x * Mr. J. H. Moser has returned from E rope and will remain in West Cornw Conn., until the Ist of January, wh. expects to open a-etudio here He work- ed hard all summer, and brought back a great many water colers, most of which were painted in Germany. After a sh Stay at Freiburg, a small town near § lau, he pushed on to Belkenhain, where he Spent what he considers the bustest six weeks he ever knew. At this place an old ruined castle rises from the summit of a hill and about it nestle the picturesque He found nigh inex- of his tim night. Since r. Moser’s return to this country, Prof. Niemeyer, who has charge of the art de- partment at Yale, looked over his portfolio of sketches, and, besides commending the Guality and the choice of subjects, remark- ed upon the great quantity of good work which he succeeded in doing in a short time. The secret of Mr. Moser’s accom- plishing so much is in the fact that though it was his first trip abroad he did litti« sightseeing, and devoted himself more to his work. However, he did not neglect his opportunities for seeing good pain z took in the Paris salons and the i oral art exposition at Berlin, as we th» galleries in all the ites in many and Holland. Amv: old mas he was very much str it red-roofed houses of the villa; the paintable material well havstible. and made the best by working from morning till J K with the simplicity of Botticelli, but so f: ly modern work goes he has corclusion that our own gallert Metrcpolitan Museum, in New York ter’s, in Baltimore. and the C Gallery, here, compare very fa ail the galleries that he has s except the Luxembourg, in * * Bre he Mr. Richard N the city from his Va., where he has by e has ret ne, in Warren for some ane fine Tro on exhibition in ar’s. It ts lar ef the gr number ever, is ¢ in the been ke n most painter All the 1 the white c , and every Int mmate skill, an eve rou, the animal's hide shows the observation and masterly techr nothing could be from tation than this so natural that t thing reality, nting as er ng is, a the 1 also on exhibit north side. | §. Many, which is Bi feeling. Edward Simmons has practically com- eae pleted his frescoes for the new Congres- sional Library, and the smail corridor which he has decorated 1s one of the finest in the building. His work is in the pas- sageway connecting the Pompclian room with the west main entrance hall, and he has adorned the walls with nine lunettes representing the Muses. The figures are dignified in conception, and treated with breadth and simplicity. Mr. Simmons ts an able colorist, and a draughtsman of the highest rank, but in his delineation of form he does not suggest so much by the use of line as by a firm handling of light and shade. Melpomene, clad in red, ts one of the most impressive of his figures, and oc- cupies a position over the south doorway. Above the doorway in:the oppcsite end of the corridor is Calliope, and here the pre- deminating cvlor note is blue. The other panels are ranged along the side wall, and nhexi to the Tragic Muse is Clio, holding a torch, and wearing a robe of vivid flame color. Thalia is in blue and white, and Euterpe in yellow. There is a languorous grace in the lines of the figure represent- ing Euterpe, the type of which ts distinct- ly criental. Terpsichore, holding aloft a pair of cymbals, is in a dancing posture, and there is a fine play of iridescent color in the floating draperies. The action is also good, and the movement of the whole figure is spirited and lifelike. A beautiful nvde figure represents Erato. Polyhymnia holds a book of music, and the attributes of Urania, the Muse of Astronomy, are the sextant and the globe. Besides these nine tyrpara, Mr. Simmons has painted for the cellirg of the passageway a series of little figures, which are exquisite in col- oring and extremely decorative. * ** Mr. Edward Siebert made several very careful studies in of] along the Massa- chusetts coast during the summer. In one he shows = pair of picturesque old sheds perched up on the rocky shore. In this canvas he has studied the effect of sun- light with great truth. Though he has paid close attention to detail, he has re- tained his customary broad handling. He painted also a sketch in oil of the place called Folly Point, and in addition to his work in color he made many pencil draw- ings of a great variety of subjects. He does excellent work in this medium, and picked up many picturesque bits, old door- Mr. Clary Ray, who reiurned from Paris in the summer, has been doing little beside portrait work in the rather Mmited time which he has for painting. He is now plan- 1ing to execute a large full length portrait. While studying in Paris he devoted himself almcst entirely to painting in oil, and did very lHttle work in e other medium. One of the canvases which he n there was painted at sunset, looking up the Seine to- ward the Trocadero, and it is a fine color study. > What the Doctor Said. From the Louisville Courier Journal. “Husband, what did the doctor say about me?” “He said that you must give and take to drink.” “What! “Well, he said you must stop doing so much church work and take a tonic.” - He'd Be Willing to Dic. From Judge. Parson Goodman—“Is there anything you would like to do before you die, Brother Jones?” Brother Jones—“Yer, parson; I would like ter go an’ sit in th’ parlor fer one night bv fore I die. I've got ten daughters, know, an’ I hain't had a nce at parlor, nights, fer over twenty years up religion Searching a title.—Life.