Evening Star Newspaper, November 23, 1896, Page 12

12 : : — LOCAL MENTION. AMUSEMENTS TONIGHT. Academy of Music.—“Oriental America.” Bijou Theater.—“Slaves of Gold.” Colvmbia Theater._Frank Daniels Comic Company in “The Wizard of the Grand Opera House.—“A Railroad Tick- a Kernan’s Lyceum Theater——The Rentz- Santley Company. % Lafayette Square Opera House—Mr. “H. Beerbohm Tree in “The Dancing Girl.” New National Theater.—“The Great Dia- mond Robbery.” Carroll Institute Hall.—Carroll Institute Minstrels. ——— EXCURSIONS TOMORROW. Steamer Macalester for Mount Vernon and Marshall Hall at 10 a.m. Steamer Washington for Norfolk and Fortress Monroe at 7 p.m. Steamer Harry Randall for Coldnial Beach and river landings at 7 a.m. ea GOOD APPETITE WEATHER. These chilly days are vastly increasing the demand for cur locally famous Home- Dressed Meats. A revelation of good eat- ing to those who've never tasted them—and a daily necessity to those who have. Noth- ing finer soid anywhere is the reason for their popularity. T. T. KEANE, 5-51 Center Market. . 459 Pa. ave. n.w., for fine Mezzo-Tints, 33 per dozen. BIG REDUCTION IN PRICES FOR THANKSGIVING. English Plum Pudding, 1-Ib. cans, 20e.; 2-Ib nc.; 4, 6c.; Low Lay Raisins, 2 lbs., luster Raisins, fine; 2 Ibs. Md. Nuts, New Almonds, Walnuts, Brazil Nuts; Pleas. Valley Catawba, 75c., reduced Go to Merritt’ Cabinet 1 gal. from $1: 1 gal. Golden Catawba, G0c., re- duced from 7: bots. Assorted Wines, $1.50; Pure Rye Whisky, 5 yrs. old., 70c. qt. P. R. WILSON, 934 7th st. n.w. Cheon, the best 50c. Tea in America. Pure American Refined Sugars, 4% cents. Seven city stores. c. D. KENNY. For New York Roast Beef and Steaks go to John R. Kelly, 9th st. wing Center Mar- ket. Boston Corned Beef a specialty. CITY AND DISTRICT. A Rearranged Contract. The settlers who bought Otoe Indian lands have proposed that instead of paying the high prices that prevailed in boom times when they bought, that they be al- lowed to pay the value appraised by the Kovernment, with 5 per cent per annum. a ee For a New Trial. Counsel for “Lum™ Fearson, who was convicted Thursday afternoon of the mur- der of John L. Ford last August, have filed 2 motion for a new trial. The motion is based upon certain alleged errors of the presiding judge during the trial, and especially as to his instructions in relation to what constituted intent. The motion will be heard by Judge Cole some day this week probably. —_—>-—__ Overlook Inn and Races. sant drive by the way- of Overlook nning. raceg- Open all the year round.—Advt. ee Denth of Robert E. Constant. Mr. Robert E. Constant, well known in this city and Moéritgoméry “county, Md., died this morning “about 4:40 o'clock at the Johnson Sanitarium. Mr. Constant has been a sufferer for some time past with a cemplication of diseases, and his death was not unlooked for. He has’ beag a resident of Kensington, Md.,.but came to this city regularly every day, being a clerk in the office of the auditor for the State Depart- ment in the Treasury, a position he has held for about ten years. He was born in Missouri and was a Mason of high rank and well-known in the order throughout part of the country. No arrangements © been made for the funeral, but the ional Rifles will hold a meeting this ning, called by Secretary Harrington, to take suitable action upon his death. Te Beautiful Thanksgiving Flowers At Gude's. Priced right. 1224 F.—Advt. pit Meeting of Maine People. Saturday evening the Maine Society was pleasantly entertained by Mr. John P. Clum of California, who gave an interesting and vivid description. of the caverns of Luray, and illustrated the same with finely colored stereopticon views. By request, the also recited “Pickett’s Charge at particularly of Mrs. Gen. Pickett, who, was the guest of the evening. Maj. H D. Norton and Miss Nellie MacNulty assisted by recitation and song, which were, well received. —— Pence-Meal Street Improvements. To the Editor of The Evening Star: Permit me-to-call’ your gttention to the injustice and inconsistency with which cer- tain improvements are ordered and made in this city. First street northwest, a thor- oughfare to the-Soldiers Home, has been improved from R street out to the gates of that Institution, but the observer will find that no houses line this street, on which so much has been expended. Florida ave- nue, from Ist street to North Capitol, has finally been paved, after having been on the list ef appropriations for the last three years, and there also the close observer will find that not 2 per cent of the adjoin- ing property is lined with homes. Further, on Ist street between O and P streets, a lo- ity almost entirely filled with | mere shanties, the street was recently improved, and the happy inhabitants of that locality have been provided with sidewalks and lamp-light improvements, while on Ist be- tween Q and R, a small block, and virtually the continuation of Ist street, improved from Soldiers’ Home, where the street is lined on both sides, more or less, with val- uable houses, no order for improvements has as yet been given by the city fathers, although the owners and occupants of said properties, ten in number, have for three years made most urgent requests for street improvements in front of thelr homes and light for the protection of their families at night. The wife of one of these citizens was not long ago exposed to serious insult at 1 o'clock in the evening on the corner of nd Ist streets, a spot that at that hour is entirely dark.’ The natural suggestion, based on these facts, is, would it not be better and wiser to improve streets where ple have settled, built houses and now and to continue such !mprovements sively, and not by patches here and without system or plan? L. F. VON WIMPFFEN. ——-—- Ohio's Vote. ‘To the Editor of The Evening Star: It seems to be a mystery or miracle to some why and how the old state of Ohio cast 1,190,000 votes in the last election, and where these votes came from. It is cont 1 that this is Impossible, because the propertion of voters to population is one to five. If we mean by voters those Who generally vote, the proportion Is a fair average, but when the tssues are insignifi- cantor in an off year the proportion may be one in ten. When we mean by_voters gally qualified to vote, the proper is about 1 to for instance, in according to the the population was ing population was . Kiving @ proportion of about 1 to the right of suffra Now let us take ula tio Now, as the state tne + rom Ne miraculous An ow fact, if per cont am ah wht Hot OnLy om Poulet renna homes, The + mone an enelth ro wilt be a He haw been Obto In Aid from ‘so @ vole ofa He nwa vy Votes are DOCTORS AND. HOSPITALS/AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN Wheelmen Knocked Down by Reckless Farther Discussion of the City’s Medical - Drivers. Charities, Views Submitted im Behalf of the Doctors—Free Treatment of Patients, Policy Raid and Some Important Captures—Local Notes From Across Rock Creek. To the Editor of The Evening Star: In the comments in the papers concern- ing the uses and abuses of medical charity it is but right that physicians should ex- press their opinion on this subject, which 1s to them of great importance. The articie in The Star of November 19, “The Doctors and the Hospitals,” should bring forth a shower of medical expression. In the excellent report of Dr. Eliot’s com- mittee It is stated that the number of cases treated at free institutions during the year ending June 30, 1895, was 58,180, but this was not all, as some of the free insti- tutions were not mentioned in the report; so it is safe to estimate that at least 60,000 cases were treated during that year free of charge. This at first appearance is a grand, good work, and the “respectable body of men” are not “solemnly protesting that too great facilities are afforded for the alleviation of human suffering and sick- nesg," but they do protest against the abuses and impositions that have been practiced against these institutions. There is no doubt in the mind of the writer that if Mr. J. C. W. is willing to pay for the op- eration of that very large hospital system he proposes, ‘‘which would secure to every- body the best medical advice free of cost,” the wards cf the hospital would be crowded to their utmost capacity, and the work of pauperizing our people go boldly on; but it would be neither a boon to humanity nor an advance tn civilization. Thinking peo- ple will not agree that it is a noble work, a humane work and a civilizing work to pau- perize even the 20 per cent of our people which we have here now; far less would it be to educate everybody to expect to ob- tain something for nothing. It is opposed to all established rules of mutual existence. The writer also fears that the good Mr. J. C. W. would have a hard time discharging his patients when they were cured. All the “really able doctors” are by no means lim- ited to the staff of some free institution; there are some who can really practice Thomas H. Alward of 1518 Caroline street and his son, Harry, while riding on their bicycles on the Conduit road, near the dis- tributing reservoir, yesterday evening, were the victims of the recklessness of the drivers of three buggies. The father was knocked down and run over and painfully bruised. In addition to this the bicycle was demolished. The son had a narrow escape from similar injury. The two were riding leisurely along when the three buggies, driven by men, came racing down the road, and no stop was made after the accident. The parties were arrested by Policemen Heide and Murphy of the mounted county force, on the Canal road, for reckless rid- ing, and taken to the station. Two of the buggies contained a woman, and the names given were James A. Brass, John Smith and John Hamilton, fictitious names. They were released on $5 collateral, and after the culprits had left the station word was re- ceived of the assault on Mr. Alward. It was too late to recapture the trio, but the police hope to secure the parties again. Policy Raid. Another of the periodical policy raids was made Saturday at the entrance to the Aqueduct bridge. Policemen Lohman and Steinbraker, in citizens’ clothes, were de- tailed at the station, and they succeeded in making three arrests, all colored, one of whcm was a woman. As information con- cerning the game was found on all of the prisoners, they were held. Mary Hawkins, John Scipio and Raymond Brooks were the names given by the prisoners. Scipio, who had some plays in his possession, spied the officers, and, in hopes of escaping arrest, threw a small package overboard. The po- lice saw this, and while one caught the ne- gro, the other secused the incriminating slips from the water. The Hawkins wo- man claimed to be on her way to visit some friends. The police think they secured medicine outside of a dispensary or hospl-| enough evidence to make a conviction. tal. There are other “sadder things to con- template than an honest, industrious man Noten. called upon to pay this’ doctor’s bill, and among them we might mention the sad at- tempt to pauperize these honest, indus- trious men, then that last of all bills—the undertaker's—might have been avoided had the doctor, and not his assistants, had the case in charge. That it is simply inhumane to refuse treatment to the actually needy, worthy Poor goes without question; but it is not these people that are being taken inta ac- count, but the parasite who lives simply to impose upon public benefits and the people generally. < Why give a man free treatment whef he has more money in his pocket and savings bank than the doctor who attends him? it is an atuse to the medical profession, as well as to the taxpayers and. charitable Public, and should be discontinued. What is to educate our people to take care of themselves, « The writer's experience is that few, if any, persons rob ttemselves to paythe doctor's bill, and to pay that bill last has been the practice. 3 The public demands of the-devotees of medicine a more thoroygh preparation than is expected from any other citizen: It should grant us, therefore, some recom- pense, as well as esteem, good wishes and Poor promises. aie: The physician today must go as far as others in the makeup of general knowledge, and then spend fremr four-to.gix. years in the study of medicine, and after it all must wait years for a living practice, that he is deprived of by our so-called free institu- tions. é The managers of these institutions de- light in publishing reports, showing large numbers of patients treated, and are so anxious to display a large amount of char- ity that agents are employed to scour the country for material. The results are a great abuse of charity, pauperization of our public, and a lowering of the self-re- spect of the undeserving. An unfortunate feature is that the pa- tients are not utilized in teaching the rising generation of physicians. As the state and public demand a physician to be skilled, opportunities should be afforded at these Places, and medical schools using free pa- tients for instructing their students should be willing and able to pay for the same. It is the writer’s idea that a central dis- tributing bureau, as’ mentioned in the com- mittee’s recommendations,. would be as useless as the office of commissioner of charity. These people who are eligible to free treatment rightfully come under the attention of the physician to the poor, and a certificate to this doctor should suffice to admit an applicant for treatment. People in distress are never questioned as to their ability to pay, but relieved at once, if possible. This 1s the practice of the pro- fession, both in and out of the hospitals. N. P. BARNES. Another One for the Doctors. ‘To the Editor of The Evening Star: The person signing the initials J. C. W., under the article ‘Doctors and Hospitals,’ should bear in mind thet.the great majority of physicians connected with free hospitals give their services gratuitously, and they more than all others come in contact with the patients that apply for free treatment, and note the flagrant abuse made of their services, and it is they who complain. When a physician gives a certain amount of his time to various charitable nospi‘als and in walking along the line of appli- cants he recognizes one patient as a mem- ber of a building association, another as a prosperous grocer and still another whose salary is greater than the income of a fair- ly successful physician, there is some cause for the complaint against the abuse of medical charity. Ah, me! when the general practitioner looks over his ledger and finds that year after year his credit side is becoming larger and larger and then reads the sweening statement of our friend J. C. W. charging the medical man of being mercenary and inhuman, he cannot but help feeling em- bittered over the ingratitude of mankind. Must a physician only practice his art in order to let live, and has he no right to regulate the abuse of his services in order to live himself? Poor doctors! Can you ever satisfy the inconsistency of your fellow man and con- vince him that your professional visits, if often, are not prompted by mercenary mo- tives, or, if seldom, not due to neglect, or, if you do not weep over every patient's complaint, it Is not from a lack of sym- pathy, and now that you want to live it is not because you are inhuman? = J.E.K. The funeral of Mr. John P. Bremer, who died Wednesday at his home on the River road, south of the canal and a short dis- tance from the Aqueduct bridge, was held yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock from Grace Church, The interment was in Vir- ginia. Mrs. Lizzie B. Soblosser has returned from a visit to her brother in Baltimore. James Massey of Alexandria was struck by cable car 2238 Saturday afternoon at 31st and M streets, but fortunately escaped serious injury. The rev.val exercises at the Dumbarton Avenue M. E. Church will continue all of this week, with the exception of this and Saturday evenings. The Sunday school of Trinity Catholic Church is making arrangements for a con- cert at Linthicum Hall on the evening of December 15. One of the attractions is a choir of one hundred children’s voices. SS In the Churches. Yesterday was quite generally observed in the churches of this city as Temperance Sunday, in accordaace with the suggestion that the fourth Sunday in November be set apart and known specially as the “World's Temperance Sunday.” This suggestion, which, it is said, originated in London, hal been indorsed by the Woman's Christian ‘Temperance Union and other bodies, among them the Anti-Saloon League of the Dis trict. ‘The topic of the day was considered in most of the churches at the evening services, which were attended by large audiences and addressed by speakers of reputation who are closely identified with the work of the Anti-Saloon League in this city. For the most part the addresses were moderate and conservativein tone, and ap- peals were made for individual effort to induce the Commissioners to report favor- ably a bill now in their hands having for its object the incorporation of the Anti- Saloon League, as well as to influence members of Congress to interest themselves in the measure. : An afternoon mass meeting was held in the First Presbyterian Church, presided ever by A. N. Canfield, vice president of the Anti-Saloon League. Addresses’ were nade by Mr. Canfield, Rev. Dr. Sunderland, Mr. Andrew Wilson and Dr. Walter Brooks, pastor of the Ninteenth Street Baptist Church. In the evening special meetings were held in several churches, the list in- cluding the First Congregational, Waugh M. E., Grace Baptist, Fifth Congregational, Fifteenth Street M. E., Tenleytown M. E., Union M. E. and the People’s churches. The subject was also discussed during the day in the Foundry M. E., Eastern Pres- byterian and Trinity M. E. churchers. Rev. I. L. Thomas, D.D., pastor of Asbury M. E Church, preached a special sermon of advice last evenirg to the 135 persons— mostly young people—who have recently joined the church. The church was throng- ed with an immense congregation, attract- ed by the unusual event. A paper on the work among colored wo- men was read yesterday by Mrs. Jesse Lawson before the Lyceum of the Second Baptist Church. An address on “The Future of Young Men” was delivered by Rev. Edward War- ren yesterday afternoon at the meeting for men held in the rooms of the Young Mea’s Christian Association. A week of evangelistic services, held un- der the auspices of the Colored Young Men's Christian Association, closed yes- terday. A meeting for boys was held at 8 o'clock, a men’s meeting at 4, and the women’s committee also conducted a meet- ing, at which an address was delivered on “Woman's Influence in the Home and Community.” ———.___ Pupil Nurse. The United States civil service commis- sion will examine candidates for the posi- tion of pupil nurse in the Freedman‘s Hos- Fital December 2. Those who are selected for the place serve one month without pay and thereafter get $7 a month in addition to room, board and instruction. Usually unmarried colored women are chosen for these places. Luxuriant Hair Is produced by the CUTICURA REMEDIES when all others fail. They cleanse the scalp of frritating, scaly, crusted and blotchy humors, stimulate the hair follicles and destroy mileroscopic insects which feed on the hair, and herce succeed when the best physicians and all other remedies fail. Sold =e throughout the world. MEMORIAL DAY. c for the purpose of stud: nature in its | PUBLIC SGH@OL TRAINING | {cr the purpose of studying nature in ite ae teaching geology. ese walks have, in- ee iSite Cras Yount fon" Se td ot a or Readers of The BtarHDisouss the Methods | geography. 3 Those who are not satisfied with the oUsed. spelling should remember that the Englisn language that ever Correspondent@tWhe Defend the Sys- - tem—Dutf@s of Parents and ‘Beackers. and pupil. Some years ago the old and tion or connected meaning was abolished. To the Editor of ThéBventng Star: May I add a word>to the symposium on our public schools? I: have two boys. One passed through the eighth grade and East- ern High School; the other began in the first grade when six years old, and now, at ten, he fs in the sixth grade, though losing one year by absence from the city. So I am very familiar with the. work of all the grades except the seventh and fourth. My own sense of parental respon- sibility demands that I daily ascertain what my boys had to do, and to see that they did it; and to better enable them to do their work I visited the schools they attended, saw the teachers at work, learned the requirements, and, so far as possible, co-operated with the instructors, whom I found intelligent, conscientious and conse- crated to their work. If the first critic had familiarized him- self with the work already done and ex- pected in his child’s grade, he would have known that, though he had to go to an un- abridged to obtain definitions, his child was perfectly familiar with the meaning of each word, and in her effort to tell him the meaning she would have made the required sentences, unless frightened by the big Webster or her father's excitement. Spelling orally in classes, learning the names of the twenty-six letters, commit- ting rules in grammar and arithmetic add nothing to a pupil’s knowledge or useful- ness. Training the eye to learn the correct form of words as they appear in script or print is the only use of so-called spelling. The sound of the letters in the words we use is what we want. Take the words “view” and “faction.” The naming the let- ters correctly offers yery little help to their correct pronunciation. The name and sound of only three letters of the eleven used cor- respond. To place the right words in the right place, so that the meaning is clear, is the whole science of grammar, and the sentence-writing required in the schools here is the very best method to attain that. Forty-five pupils to a teacher and 300 minutes to a school day would give only 625 minutes to a pupil to read, if nothing else were done. But take from’ that time what is required for geography, arithmetic, com- position, ete., all done in the school, and see how much would be left for each pupil's individual reading. The critic on reading surely does not suppose it does her child no good, or gives him no instruction for other pupils in the class to read what he is carefully following to correct. Every child tn the class is taught by each child's reading, and a whole class can be taught if only one read. I would suggest that all the teaching should not be expected of the teaeher. If so, what is the use of being parents. It is the natural and the moral duty of parents to teach their own children, and when, by the necessities of our calling, we are un- able to do that wholly ourselves, we should at least heartily co-operate with those to whom the duty of doing so has been as- signed. A copious vocabulary intelligenuy used cannot be readily acquired at school alone, and if we want good readers, fluent Speakers, and. correct’ writers: made ‘of our children, we cannot neglect doing what we San. to Supplement the excellent course no- vhere better exemplified a wu Cc schools of Washington na” im the public HENRY FLOYD, Believer im. the New Things. To the Editor of The Evening Star: A great. deal of criticism of the public schools has-recently been expressed through the columns of yeur paper. i have investigated the methods of teach- Ing in this city by acareful study of the text books, a thorougti examination of the “Course of Study” (a kind of compendium for the teachers) and almcst daily visits to the different schools during the latter nalf of the past school year, but 1 cannot say that.{ found a condition whtch would justify the particular complaints made. There are defects, but these can be found in the German system, generally considered the best in the world. One writer considers ray floret a difficult word, probably because hé did not know its meaning himself. Training the power of observation by pointing out the parts of a flower is not teaching botany. The inability of a child to construct @ sentence with the word ray floret does not condemn the teaching of that word. He may be ble to point out a ray floret as well as a table or coal scut- tle, but let Pater Familias ask him what a table is, and the answer will demonstrate to him that the knowledge of the name of even a familiar object does not necessarily promise a good description of that object. If Pater Familias had only visited the school and observed the painstaking care with which the children are taught these simple objects, and how they are encouraged to talk of what they have seen, thereby con- structing verbal sentences, he would have come to the conclusion that that little scamp of his.did not pay attention. ‘As to the critics who object to the peri- patetic feature of instruction, he should know that an occasional walk of the class decided improvement has been noticeable. Before writing this I visited an eighth, and later a seventh grade. which had just been handed in and had not yet been corrected. Out of twenty five. seventh grade, I was perfectly satisfied that there was no ground for criticism in plains of a neglect of elccution. There is talkers. When a graduate of the eighth grade leaves school to enter upon his life work, he will be called upon to act, not to talk. Success in life generally comes to the worker and not to the talker. Ameri- cans already have a reputation as talkers. Even Washington Irving calls this natior: @ great logocracy. Any increased effort in this direction wili carry the condition ad nauseam. The only serious fault I can discover in our educational system is the failure of the authorities to recognize the limited applicability of the inductive meth- od to the language lessons. A number of abuses have grown out of this oversight, but since they do not enter ‘nto the ques- tions to which I have adverted, it will be useless to discuss them now. E. L. SCHARF. Punctuation ws. Triangles. To the Editor of The Evening Star: An Incident \-hich happened in our family a few days ago furnishes a good illus- tration of some of the statements recently made in The Star. Tina is in the fifth grade. She was writing a letter one even- ing under her father’s supervision. ‘ut a semicolon there,” sald her father. “What's that?” “Don’t you know what a semicolon 1s?” “No, si “Well, then, put an isosceles triangle.” “All right, sir. I know what that Is. CRITIC. poh ge Cammack Tent. Cammack Tent, No. 56, I. 0. of Recha- bites, met Saturday evening in Bunch’s Hall, 314 8th street northwest, and added the following to their membership: John C. Isel, H. T. Benson, J. H. Posey, L. C. Bry- ant, C. J. Balderston, George Storer, Jas. Earner and L. M. Wilkins. ‘Several important amendments were pro- posed to the by-laws, and it was decided to rreet at 7 o'clock next Saturday evening, so that degrees can be conferred, Under good of the order remarks were made by W. H. Lawson, G. W. Rue, David Upper- man, P. O'Tooele, J. S. B. Hartsock, Azro Goff, J. R. Mahoney, W. W. Cordell and all the newly made members. se ES Flooring, $1.50 Per 100 Feet. Kiln-dried, heart, one width and length. F. 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It does perfect work. 514 roth st. It —— AMUSEMENTS. Epworth Church Has Appropriate An- niversary Services. Boteler Memorial day was observed yes- terday at Epworth M. E. Church South. It was the anniversary of getting into the new church. Rev. W. V. Tudor preached in the morning a most interesting sermon. ‘the house was crowded. He alluded feel- ingly to his friend and brother, Rev. Jno. W. Boteler, in whose honor the service was held. After the sermon the pastor, Rev. J. O. Knott made a statement ccncerning the work of the Epworth Church. He sald it had been founded in prayer. That in rais- ing money for {t the people had, with one accord, ignored the Idea of fairs, oyster suppers and the like, and had resolved to give directly what they had to give. This principle has met with a hearty respons Spier = Jeweler To Her Ilajesty, The Washington Girl. All that's pretty, elegant, tasteful in Jewelry, Watches, Diamonds to deck her out—Spler has. Instance’ those $12.50 Solid Gold Watches, 310 Ninth st. is the number. no23-14d. CITY ITEMS. While You're at Center Market don’t fail to visit our stands. We'll display every Fruit and Vegetable in season that’s choice. All kinds of Fresh-killed Poultry— young, plump Turkeys especially. CANNON & CHANDLER, 76 to 81 Cen. mkt. it He also said that the church had become | Royal Headache Powders cure 10c. the center of the Epworth Le: mhS-m,w,f,etf es ment f conference, ——— + b prob Hotel Johnson Cater, . Cherrystene and Lynn Haven oysters. w i. manic Sens Cafe hinch (midday) and 5 o'clock Table tended and enjoy de Hote dirner; also a la Carte. at elty, Dr Stearns 2 Are N Washington by the rte am after bolting his readings for a soanan at trp er Gree ete that chureh, Was petitionrd to come to the vhte , a Central Union, Minion rooms, where he | @atkets, Co SCHROTH, HOCK at mkt. 1 m for he, pre Bi The Parte ‘The King of Ville 1a Beeohams, jys-d1y ued by the « Be * f AMUSEMENTS, MTAL CYCLING PARK, N \ “Pie te, ah Se 1 vias track) cone emt inetrar t electrte ght 7 te yon ones cud even - Of the Nile. REGULAR MATINEE SATURDAY. Next Week. A FLORIDA ENCHANTMENT no23-tf Bijou Family Theater ALL THIS" ARNOLD REEVES And IGE PALACE, onventien Hall, Cor. 5th aid ZL Sts. N. W. Second Skating Season, SLAVES OF GOLD 20 and Soc. Mat—Bal- Be. LLACE VILLA. n23-Gt,12 MUSICAL AND LITERARY ENTERTAINMENT. EPIPHANY CHURCH GUILD ROOM, ‘TUESDAY EVENING, NOV. 24, SOLOISTS—M. SHIR-CLIFF. aa KLES SHALER, Wedneséay Evening, Nov. 25,..at 7:36. [REAL IGE | SKATING.| Instruction Free! ICE PALACE ORCHESTRA AT EV Y SESSION, PLENTIFUL SUPPLY OF SKAT! ©OM- PETENT CORDS OF INSTRU RS, Every Afternoon at 2, Every Evening at 7:30. LADIES’ BXCLUSIVE HOUR JR_INSTRUCTION FROM 1 UNTIL i LY. Admission = = = = = = 25¢. BOOKS CONTAINING 10 ADMIARION TIOKE DS, $2. THREE SESSIONS THANKSGIVING DAY. MORNING 920 TO 12 APPRHNOON 2 to 6. | RVRNING Tae ro te BPROTAL MONSESG CLAM OCOMMENOR Friday, Nov. a7, 10330 to] yi 13.40. Move ES, TO! Mr. FIELL PIANISTS Mr. ARTHUI PD, MAYO, Me, LEIGHTER MeRORERTS, MADRIGALS, BADINGS BY ARNO SeLMeTL Mt CARROLL INSTITUTE PuNSTRELS. MONDAY BVE OAHMOLL DS ON NOVEM GIN EES Tee Whalley ry eS TAL ARBOCTATION. NO. teh, iin TALE at NAPON AE WALA woh OF inoe, TH aie WANPTIAN CAPR St THE " " He not OOD is spelled most inconsistently and since the first day of public school instruction in this country spelling been the bugbear of both teacher senseless way of teaching spelling by giving the pupils a row of words without defini- During the period of transition the spelling suffered to some extent, but this was quick- ly discovered, and for the last two years a The teacher very obligingly showed me a composition papers I found fifteen without orthographi- cal errors and only ten in the remaining After a similar experience in the this particular branch. Another critic com- already sufficient effort made to produce . ARMENIAN RELIEF. dcne by some one. that withou active interest.” The report of George H. Pullman, finan- cial secretary, shows that there was ex- ee on the relief mission a total of 116,326, of which $7,526 was on account of administration. ——-—___ “Popularity” is not gained by make-be- lieve, nor does ircreasing business come We by chance. “Honesty” does it all. guarantee all goods sold. James F. Oyster, 900 Pa. ave., wholesale butter, cheese, eggs. —Advertisement. a Everybody Can Have Music with finest uprights for rent at $4, $ and $6 amo. F. G. Smith, 1225 Pa. ave.—Adyt. {| Chronic Catarrh cannot be cured by local appliva- tions. It is a constitutional disease, and requires a constitutional remedy, like Hood's Sarsaparilla, which, working through the blood, eradicates the impurity which causes and promotes the disease, and soon effects a permanent cure. At the same time Hood"'s .Sarsaparilla builds up the whole system, Catarrh and Eczema. “I was troubled with catarrh for several rs. I began taking Hood's Sarsa- Trilla, and by its use 1 have been cured. recommend it to any one who tx troubled vith catarrb or eczema, and I think fair trial will convince any ‘one of its merits. RY 31. “GROVES, Carlinville, lino Hood’s Sarsaparilla Is the best—in fact, the One True Blood Purifier. 8 z $ Hood’s Pills Ses SE SO8S 14945966904 hath il BOD We don’t use acids or cheap wash- ing materials to spoil your laundry. The Yale, Nothing that’s not best. 514 10th st. Telephone 1092. It AMUSEMENTS. THe Larayerte Thankeiving ——— TONIGHT. MATINER —-— turday IR. H. BEERBOHM TREE And His Her Majesty's Theater Company of London. man and Chas. Frohman, SESDAY, THURSDAY, ATINER, NINGS, SATUR- 4s, DAY). MA'TINEE, “THE SEATS OF THE MIGHTY.” BRICES: Orchestra Chairs to “*N,”’ inclusive. $2.00 Balance of Orchestra and Parque $1.50 Balcony, first five row $1.00 Balance of Balcony... Tie. Admission... SOc, Be. Ton Merranine, $10 ‘and §i2. Matinee prices, $1.50, 35e Newt Week —Fnipire T KERsan's LYCEUM THEATER. All This Weck. HOLIDAY MATINEE THANKSGIVING DAY. ‘The Famous ~~ RENTZ-SARTLEY BURLESQUE COMPANY 30—HIGH-CLASS _ARTISTS——30 A MATCHLESS, OLIO. Next weer hte @ WOOD'S BIG SHOW. OB-6t . 5 TIONAL THEATER. INEE. Knowles’ Maguificent Production, THE GREAT DIAMOND ROBBERY. Rose Eytinge, Mrs. Annie Yeamans, Sol son, Louise Closser, Fannie Cohen, Ellen iting, W. A. Whitecai Boniface, Jos. A. Wilkes, Edward Ames, Gustave others. HALEY’S V Next Week: CADEMY. Wed. Sat. Mats, 25 and SPECIAL TURKEY DAY MATINEE. Return Engagement of John W, Isham's ORIENTAL AMERICA New Acts,Songs, Specialties Comments of the Washington Press apon its earlier visit: “Indeed a revelation.””—Post. “The best musical negro performers in the coun- try.""—Star. 6 *“andience thoroughly pleased and delighted.”— Next Week-FLORRIE WEST IN “THE BOWERY Ginn.” no23-tf MATINEE COURSE: COLUMBIA THEATER FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18, Tir. John Fox, Jr. TUESDAY, JANUARY 5, Mr. W. D. Howells. TUESDAY, JANUARY 26, Mme. Emma Juch, SOPRANO. Mr. Ffrangcon-Davies, BARYTONE. Miss Lillian Littlehales, ‘CELLIST. FEBRUARY 9, Miss Mary French Field. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26, Cupid in California. SEASO: sid 3 sy TO ss PITAL AMUSEMENT. BUREAU, 1216 F st. nw, Boc. Re meme, MISS LOTTA MILLS, Piano Recital, ASSISTED NY Mr. Otto Luobkert, BAIUTONE, Church of Our Father, Oe 1th ent Lote ae, BATURDAY PIVENENG, NOVIMIUR OAT #18 Heserted Rents, TH cents con cocnting ; natrvictore, wt Douye Music Mtoe, ore om abe, Miss Barton’s Report om Last Spring’s Expedition. Miss Clara Barton and the officers of the Red Cross Society have completed their re- ports of the Armenian relief expedition. ‘Miss Barton's report covers the work of the several expeditions sent out from Constan- tinople. She returns thanks to the press of the United States, the contributors of the relief fund, and other agencies for aid in carrying out the purposes of the mission. She says notwithstanding all done through ell agencies, infinitely more remains to be “Between the archipelago and the Caspi- on, “are today living a mil- lion and a kalf of people of the Armenian race, existing under the ordinances of at lease eemi-civilization, and professing the religion of Jesus Christ; according to the estimates of intelligent and impartial ob- servers of various countries and concurred in by our own agents, whose observations have been unrestricted, from 100,000 to 200,- 000 of these persons, men, women and chil- dren, are destitute of shelter, raiment, fire, food, medicines and the comforts that tend to make human life preservable, or any means of obtaining them, save through the charitable beneficence of the world. The same estimates concur in the statement such outside support at least 50,000 of these persons will have died of starvation or perished through accumu- lated hardships before the Ist of May, 1897, None of us has found any better me- d@um for the dispensation of charitable re- Nef than the fait}ful missionaries already on the ground, and cur government offi- cers, whose present course bespeaks their VOT SVT TSE FITS TERE OTE FEE HE A Wonderful [iedicine. BEECHAI(’S Every sufferer is earnestly invited to try one Box of these TO THEY WILL BE ACKNOWLEDGED A WONDERFUL MEDICINE, BEECHAM’S T1uLS, taken as directed, will quickly restore F+.nales to complete bealth. They promptly remove obstructions or irregularities of the system. For a Weak Stomach, Impaired Digestien, Disordered Liver they act lke magic—a few doses will work ders upon the Vital Organs; strengthening muscular system, restoring the long-lost plexion, bringing back the keen edge of tite, ard arcusing with the ROSEBUD HEALTH THE WHOLE PHYSICAL ENERGY the buman frame. These are facts admitted thousands, um all classes of society, and one of the best guarantees to the Nervous and Debili- tated is that BEECHAM’S PILLS HAVE THE LARGEST SALE OF ANY PATENT MEDICINE IN THE WORLD. WITHOUT A RIVAL. ANNUAL SALES MORE THAN 6,000,000 BOXES. ital Sa 2%e. at Drug Stores, or will be sent by 0. #8. Agents, B. F. ALLEN ©O0., 365 Canal st. New York, post paid, upon receipt of price. Book free upon application. Make a change if you’re not en- tirely satisfied with your laundry, Send it to the Yale, 514 roth st. rt AMUSEMENTS. RACING TOMORROW. Fall Meeting of tne Wash- ington Jockey Club. -BENNING RAGE COURSE. Tuesday, Nov. 24, Wednesday, Nov. 25, Thursday, Nov. 26, Friday, Nov. 27, Saturday, Nov. 28. First Race—2:15 P. M. Trains direct to track leave the Sixth Street Sta- tion at 1 P.M. and 1:40 P.T1. Returning immediately after the last race. Fare (round trip) = - 25 cts: RATES OF ADMISSION: Grand Stand and Club House, $1.00, Paddock, 50 cts. additional. Ladies Admitted Free. BEN HELLEN, SECRETARY. 8.8. HOWLAND, PRESIDENT. nol S-tf TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, AT 4:00 F b Ai be’ git ‘there w pere L ® Auxiliary of ST. M for the benefi "S PARI t the residence of dirs, Haxele Jou "ARISH, tire, 1901 F street. ets $1. Can be procured at Mrs, Hageltine’s covery morning from 9 until 12, or at the door on the aftertoon of the performance. nol4,18,28-8t MBIA ACAD) Che cycling COLUMBIA ACA OMY en on a 12,000-ft. Goor Competent instructors. Charges: seat ia Ser ite BETA, Se Take F street cars. mbd-Stt EXCURSIONS, ETC. FORT MYER,ARLINGTON, FALLS CHURCH. ELECTRIC CARS FROM AQUEDUCT BRIDGE. no21-7t W,, A. AND F.C. R’'Y CO. Steamer Macalester MOUNT VERNON, Tomb of Washington, Duily (except Sunday), At 10 a.m.. returning reach the city at 2:30 p.m FALE HOUND TIUP, boc ‘Tickets, with Mount for sule at wharf and at a1 tor teeigh nd vot rT re ai 7 waye. For charters etc, apply at odice of steamer Macale ester. LL. BLAKE, Captotn. Nerfolk & Washington ‘supe “hewport News, ton,” ow the following n wa) Ay Washington © 80 @, Charmberin'e Ge betes nie Bence wil) ied thie