Evening Star Newspaper, December 1, 1896, Page 9

THE EVENING STAR, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1896-14 PAGES, A DEAF MUTE HEARS. Dr. McCoy Restores the Hear- ing of Rush Aldrich, 22 Years Oid. He Bid Bien Deak aad Dumb From Birth. ‘The Only Case on Record Where This Tiarvelous Medical Result Has Been Accomplished. The following, taken frem the Boston Sa Giove. tells of the-restoraticn by Doctor Met of the hearing to a Deaf Mute before accomplished. The . “Rush Aldrich of Lyndonville, Vt, at present stepping with his teacher, Miss Baldwin, at 14 Worcester square, never deaf and dumb all hix new 22 yesrs old, has been made to hear by Dr. McCoy, and he is mow being thught to speak. “In all time there has never been another case like this; never before has the hexring been restored to a deaf mute. “Of all marv x im the seience and Practice of medicine thix is the most marvelons. “one 0 the whol world of absolute him, ai silent to nil S$ come to him, to be sure, but 2 world wonfased 1 sounds um with bted promise of the complete res- toration so long dormant powers of ander- stamiing b; i of speech.” MOTHER'S ST 4 ME mother of Rash Aldrich, 35 Main st., 2 Rush fs 22 years ol ad dumb. When 1 to the Eye and he was examined he could never be abl We then entered him in the McKay 1 and the Deaf ined examin Domb in M wher At di jalists, ptreal, re- rent times he was but bis case was We finally took iim now hear and fs being FROM HIS PASTOR. w.¢ Methodist Church, i tush Aldrich for 1 + past T have known that he mast always and talk, even t of a mirach STATEMENT. er mquare, School: “Lf Aldrich to TEACH L. BALDWIN, r in the just T have all readily Rosten, teal sons alphabet. “ fter me, accu- tly, when I use my ordinary tone shows how near perfec Of course the sounds of words to » must be taught the in learning he bears at $ SSTIMONY. » enloy life ax other becaus+ E could not talk and could not Some months ago I cam> t aml little hope and was « Met'ox. tres ne Boston with faint xamined by Doctor He said he conid cure me. I commenced ent, and today I ean hear my wateh tick. 1 can b voices and I can r all Kinds of seumts: It has opened up a new world to me. “DE am now tak talking hssens of Miss A. L. Raldwin of 14 Worcester squs I have taken few lessons, but my teacher says I am When I once sounding Doctor Met “RUSH ALDRICH.” FREIGHT AGENT WELLS. . FEEIGHT AGENT, PASSUMPSIC Tt was on my adviee that Rusk Aldrich began treatmeat with Doctor Me- Coy, aithough I mast say that I had very little faith that Id help big, The result bas been the mest ful thing I ever knew. I suppove it will take some time longer to learn to talk —that ix, t put words and sentences toxether—but that ke Is able to 1 know he can, te a great step te ward it. EL Division, B. & M. R. Ri: HIS FAMILY PHYSICIAN. A. A. CHENRY, LYNDONVILLE, VT., ch’ family physic “Rush Aldrich sof and dum to my knowledge for four from in- TWO NOTED SPECIALISTS. In onter ibat t should be ne doubt 25 te the ston of bis hearing, Ald ember IL to DOCTOR FREDE Keston, prof MEDICAL ( EJ. BL Testo h was taken KL. JAC sor of diseases of th by write press for the fact that he cam he distinetly. to th LYDUNVILLE NA- I don’t know how many years it i known Rush Aldrich, but it aas I know that be was ulways deaf con E SUPT. PASSUMP River Division, B. & M. BR. R., Lynde “[ have known Rush Aldrich and his family for eigiit or ten years, possibly wore. I know that up to the time he went to Boston for treatment that be had clways been deaf and dumb."* I. M. WEEK, eR, LYNDONVILLE, Ir. Weeks wus first {postmaster in bas served in ty much of the + known Rush Aldrich ever sii nas lived in town, and I Know that ke was deaf und dumb, $3 A MONTH UNTIL JANUARY 1. aintained to all for the ler of the year. All patients applying for treatment and all patients renewing treatment be- ¢ January Ist will be treated un. til cured at the uniform rate of $3 a month, all medicines included. This upplies to Deafness and All Diseases. CONSULTATION FREE. COPIES OF DR. McCoy's MONO- GRAPH ON BEAFNESS WILL BE MAILED ON APPLICATION TO THOSE | INTERESTED THIS CONDITION DIRECTLY CURE OF IN THE McCoySystem of Medicine Dr. J. Cresap McCoy, Dr. J. M. Cowden, Consulting Physicians. 715 13th Street Northwest. Office Heurs, 9 to 12 a.m.,1 to5 p.m. 6 to $ p.m.daily. Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m his | Third Glearanece Sal of Foot Fo rm Boots. —A sale with cut prices is a rare thing with us—but just now there are 4 broken lines of Shoes we shall discontinue carrying. We want their room. Take you $2.85 *2 *2 *2 *2 No. O Ow SO 2) 1k, ¢ and B14 AA mt AT No. Co ton sr and ce Boot, ¢ Cavice, Patent form — Boot, Sizes 1 D—2 B-3 B, ©, $2. Cloth-top Foot-form But- fog Bae 8 FF Sie No, ei +) Leather SO No. 810 ur choice at $2.85. 85 405 Sizes D-1 2B A, B,D and $2.85 402#2.85 85 85 fo} sole Foot-form But- fo) ‘oMMON xENse. D— 4 A, B and $4 Re D-34 form But- t tip. $4 —all sizes. LANGILOIS ‘cot orm F & 13th Sts. hoe. hop. How to 8 egeotedoepatecooget dent man. One of =e Loetedete ne e an array---can’t be in any other tailor Seeogeageete ages Seogeogontententensessessentonteetesgesgengees z $ Mertz and Mertz, z New Era Tailors, = 906 F Street. FLAPS: Leteeteettentenntto nto Save Poney. That problem confronts every pru- it may be found here this week. That new line of suitings, Plaids, Mixtures,--- Blue and Black Cheviot Suitings---such interest to look through the assortment whether you care to purchase or not. Seetetntetetetntnt the best answers to duplicated or found store. It is to your SPECIAL Sale this week. Suits to order, "13. Equal to $22 and $25 grades of other tailors. Soesoedondonseeteete FINE CROSS-COUNTRY RIDING. Recent Races at Pimlico and Benning Opened the Eyes of Eastern People. From the New York Herald. To Mr. S. S. Howland must be given great credit for the manner in which the last meeting at Washington was conduct- ed. There was not a dark spot to be seen frem the commencement to the close. Horses ran so consistently that players reaped the benefits. The only unforiunaie occurrence was the leaving of Tremargo 4 to 1 favorite, at the post on Friday last, and the blame can be placed only upon the bad disposition of the horse. Slcan tried to get him away when the bell rarg. but he deliberately wheeled and was ‘quently not behaving well when the of the field were twenty lengths away. nted the race deciared “no race,” Gladness Comes Withs better understanding of the transient nature of the many phys- ical ills, which vanish before proper ef- forts—gentle efforts—pleasanteftorts— rightly directed. There is comfort in the knowledge, that so many forms of sickness are not due to any actual dis- ease, but simply to a constipated condi- tion of the system, which the pleasant family laxative. Syrup of Figs, prompt- ly removes. That is why it is the only remedy with millioxs of families, andis everywhere esteemed so highly by ail who value good health. Its beneficial effects are due to the fact, that itis the one remedy which promotes internal cleanliness without debilitating the organs on which it acts. It is therefore ail important, in order to get 1ts bene- ficial effects, to note when you pur- chase, that you have the genuine arti- cle, which is manufactured by the Cali- fornia I'ig Syrup Co. only and sold by al! reputable druggi If in the enjoyment of good health, and the system is regular, laxatives or other remedies are then not nceded. If afflicted with any ‘actual disease, one mzy be commended to the most skillful physicians, but if in need of a laxative, one should have the best, and with the well-informed _ everywhere, Syrup of Figs stands highest and is most erry used and gives most general but this would have been in direct oppo- sition to Jeckey club rules, and it was al- lowed to stand as finished. * Ore of the many features of the Wash- ington meeting was the jumping events. This was especiatly the case when the hunters were brought out. They were rid- den by gentleren riders in true hunting costume. It is a pity there were not more of these races, ax they are not only inter- esting to the regular racegoer, but fashion and society follow the gentlemen riders and increase the attendance. Though there were cnly three starters in the “pink coat” race of last Thursday, the event called forth rounds of applause, owing to the fact that the riders went at the fences in more of a “don’t care” sort of way than the pro- fessional cross country jockeys, and the pace set was so fast that one would a!most suppose it was a sprint race instead of a route of three miles or over. The horses have been also clos2ly matched, so much so that, at Baltimore particularly, the finishes of these events reminded one of rich stake events between thoroughbreds. In one in- stance, Barney defeated De Garnette by a very short head, and it was rarely that three lengths separated the first and second horses. There are scores of hunters within a ra- 3 of 300 miles of New York, and if the tional Steeplechase Association would offer inducements there is little doubt that races for this class of horses would help the promoters of cross-country racing to build up the sport. It was the universal opinion of those who saw these races at Baltimore and Washington that nothing like it had been seen east, and that the rid- ing of the gentlemen so far outclassed that of the majority of the regulation cross- country rider that there was no compart- son. It is to be hoped the National Steeple- chase Association will take the matter of races for qualified hunters into considera- tion before they make out their programs for the season of 1897 at Morris Park. Stricken in the Pulpit. Rev. M. B. Hill, formerly missionary to China, was stricken with paralysis while delivering a sermon at the M. E. Church South, Bentonville, Ark. Sunday. The church was crowded. When the sermon was about half through the minister reeled and fell backward in the pulpit chair. Ex- citement ran high. in the congregation. Dr. | with the strongest instincts ii C. H. Cragile, a particular friend, with otaers, helped the afflicted minister, who was still alive, but slowly dying. His wife in Tennessee has been telegraphed for. SS Opening for American Wheat. United States Consul Horton at Athens, in a report to the State Department, says that, in consequence of the pad wheat harvest in Russia, which supplies nearly two-thirds of the wheat used in -Greece, prices of wheat are very high there, and are still rising. He is confident there is a fine opening for the introduction of Ameri- can hard wheats into Greece, and offers to assist would-be exporters. SE Not an Important Matter. Ex-Secretary John W. Foster said when his attention was called to the report that Li Hung Chang had been fined a year’s salaiy that he gave no importance to it, for the reason that the two new ministers to England and the United States were Li Hurg Chang's former secretaries. The ap- pointment of two such important dignitar- ies from his circle of most intimate friends and official associates showed that his power was still what It had been. THE SEAL QUESTI QUESTION A Valuable Contribution to Knowl- edge on the Subject. VIEWS OF FISH COMMISSIONER BRICE Interesting Desctiption of the Hab- its of the’Animals. 1p ALTERNATIVES REMAINING Commander John J. Brice, U.S.N., United States commissioner of fish and fisheries, 1: the author of some remarks:on the move- ments and breeding grounds of the tur seal, based on observations he made while on the naval patrol at Bering sea in 1593, which have just been made public. Com- mender Brice's contribution to the all- important subject is regarded by those who are interested in the consideration of the question as probably the most important so far made, ard in his description of the hab- Its of the seal, as well as in his considera- tion and conclusion of what shall be done for their future protection, the pamphle* will doubtless receive profound attention. After reciting the terms of the award of the Bering sea tribunal, which Congress en- acted into law April 6, 1894, and the protec- tion given the fur seal when absent from its breeding grounds on the Pribilof Islands, Commander. Brice proceeds to tell an inter- ing story of the habits of the animal. ‘he migrations of the fur seal are 50 regular,” he says, “and well marked that they are easily taken advantage of by seal- ers, who know where the seal herd may be looked for at any given time. The seal is thus differently, and much more unfavor- ably, placed as regards natural protection than are some other marine mammals that are sought by man, the whales, porpoises and sea otter, for instance, whose move- ments are either irregular or not fully un- derstood by the hunters. “The movements of pelagic animals are influenced to a very great extent by the temperature of the water in which they ex- ist. The migratory instinct, whether lead- ing them to feeding grounds or to breeding grounds, appears to be dominated by the water temperature. In the case of oceanic fishes like the cod and mackerel, and of anadromous fishes like the salmon and shad, the determination of the time and <neral course of their migrations by the water temperature {s well recognized. This ame influence is not less strikingly exem- piified In the extensive migrations of the Alaskan fur seal, which cover diagonally 25 deg ees of latitude, and, following the reute of the herds, embrace a distance of over 2.500 miles, which is traversed when the seals are bound north to their breeding grounds in Bering sea and again when they seek the coast of the United States after the breeding season. Senin Are Not Intelligent. ‘he fur seal, although usually described as having almost human intelligence, is really a rather stupid animal, whose repu- tation for intelligence js based largely upon appearances (especialfy its oft, beautiful eyes, which appeal to gne in their apparent iumocence) and upon the cleverness display- ed in findivg its way over immense dis- tances in the ocean.‘ Great stress has been laid on the latter faculty, which has been a matter of more or less speculation. In this and most other movements, however, the fur seal is very largely governed by the temperature of the water, and‘is controlled by cireumstances rather than guided by in- telligence, as it requires but little mental capacity to carry out the laws that nature has provided for it by which it finds its way to distant points in the ocean. When com- pared with the subtié instinct displayed by many species of migratory birds on their way to and from the same regions resorted to by the fur seal, the movements of tie latter are rather commonplace. Combined with the directing influence of the tempera- ture of the water is the wonderful rapidity of action which enables the aninial to cover with little effort a vast area of ovean in a remarkably short time. “The lonely and remote Islands of St. Paul and St. George are admirably adapted for the breeding purposes of the fur seal, and are the only istands in the eastern part of Bering sea or the North Pacific ocean suited to the requirements of this animal. Owing to the stupidity of the seals they are almost defenseless when on shore, and many would fall an easy prey if the islands were infested with predatory mammals or birds, while their timidity would probably cause the eventual abandonment of the islands if, while on the rookeries, they were Hable to the sights and sounds of mode:n zation. he seals leave the rookeries in the fall and are driven out of Bering sea by the de- creasing teraperature of the water as win- ter approaches. They then seek the more genial waters off Vancouver and Califor- nia. On withdrawing from Bering sea, they follow its current soutk through the passes in the Aleutian Islands and then meet with the Japan current, which leads them to the coast of Alaska, where there is an abun- dance of food. Thence they follow the cold current down the coast to Vancouver, off which land the old male seals remain’ and disperse over the adjacent ocean, having found a tempcrature suited to their cond!- tion in a region well stocked with fish food. Male and Female Seals. “The old male seal is six or eight times larger than the female, and, having a superabundance of fat, requires a lower temperature of water in whict. to live than do tie female and young male seals. This fact accounts for the separation of the old males from the rest of the herd. The fe- males and small seals of both sexes con- tinue their southward movement in the cold Humboldt current off the coast of Cal- ifornia, where, having found the slightly higher water temperature adapted to their needs, they disperse over the ocean in search of food. “The same laws govern the seals on their way to the breeding grounds, combined all animals —propagatien and care of the young. In spring the old males are the first to become uneasy under the increasing temperature of the water, which has risen from about 42° Fahrenheit early in February to 50? late in April, the normal temperature sought by the seals being between 40? and 4i°. To seek relief by reducing the temperature, they start toward the north (the only direc- tion in which this object can be attained), and, guided by the coid stream which flows along the coast of Alaska and Vancouver, they are led in the direction of the rook- cries. “The course of the seal herd to the Prib- ilof Islands, by the cold currents which flow from that direction through the passes in the Aleutian chain, is only interrupted } near the ‘Fairweather Ground’ off Sitka, where the influence of the warm water of the Japan current causes some confusion in the progress of the seals. This region is much resorted to by the pelagic hunters and is a vast slaugfitering ground. Off Sitka large portions of the herd are often found, in their bewilderment, heading in varioys ways, and sorietimes they make considerable progress in the direction from which they have comé;'but finally the seals get within the influence of the cold stream in the vicinity of Kad‘ak and then, through the passes in the islands, they enter Bering sea and are virtuatly on the breeding grounds, “The females and yofing males are influ- enced in their northe?m movements by the same corditions which affect the old males. ‘The females, however,’on account of their being with young, make slower progress than the others, and are easily approached and killed when fatigue compels them to rest at the surface of the water. The pres- ence of food off the toast and estuaries of the rivers also affects.in some degree the course of the seals. Their Feeding Habits. “The feeding habits of the breeding males are similar to those of come fish, as, for instance, the salmon. During their absence from. the rookerfes they accumulate a vast amount of energy and food in the form of fat, which is deposited under the skin, in the muscles, and about the viscera; so that after the breeding season begins they ab- stain wholly from food and, during a period STIMULATES DIGESTION. Horsford’s Acid Phosphate. It acts directly on the food, thus assisting the stomach, and aso stimulates the secretion of the digestive fluids, putting the stomach in au active, healthy condition.’*, | effectually and forever terminate this in- of more than three months, retain their vitality by assimilating the stored fat,while the other seals are obliged to make fre- quent excursions to the fishing banks. In uke manner, after the salmon leave the ocean, enter the rivers and commence their long journey to the spawning grounds, they eat nothing, but maintain their strength on the fat with which they were fortifying themselves while at sea, together with the supply of nourishment from the disintegra- tion of the oil-bearing tissues surrounding the ovarian and spermatic parts, which be- girs as soon as the fish enter the streams. “Aside from the destruction of the fe- males and young by sealing in Bering sea, the animals are disturbed or harassed at a time when they have sought seclusion to rear their young. Already a restlessness and a change in the habits of the seals have been onserved which are indications of the breaking up of the herd. The use of firearms for killing seals in Bering sea be- ing prohibited by law, the spear has been subslituted. The silent destruct! latter instrument dces not fi seals, and its aim is more certain and dead- ly than the rifle or shotgun. The warning noise of the firearm renders the sea!s more shy and wary as the season progresses, but with the spear the slaughter of unsuspi- cious animals continues uninterruptedly from the commencement to the end of the season. As a proof of this, it is only nec- essary to cite the wonderful catch of the sealing schooners this yezr by means of the spear. Notwithstanding the compara- tive unfamiliarity of most of the crews with the use of the spear, the number of seals secured by the pelagic sealers was greater than ever befcre, and the catch is almost certain to increase year by year, as the men become more dexterous in hand- ling the spear, provided the supply of se: holds out. Instead, therefore, of the pro! Lition of firearms in Bering sea being a serious restriction on the depredations of the sealers, it really aids them and renders the 1ookeries even more liable to rapid cecimaticn than they were under previous regulations. : Predatory Sealing. “It is reported that the catch of seals by predatory sealers in 1894 was in the neigh- borkood of 105,000, Of this number about 7,000 seals were taken from the herds be- ienging on the Asiatic shores of the North Pacific ocean and the remainder, 48,000, from tne Alaskan herd. In the previous year tne seals secured from the herd ren- dezvousing at the Pribilof Islands number- ed about 36,000, and in 1802 about 25.000. Of the seals from the Alaskan rookeries taken by pelagic sealers in 1834, about 9 per cent were killed by vessels clearing from Victoria, B. C., and 20 per cent by ves- sels from United States ports. “The prohibition of pelagic sealing be- tween May 1 and July 31, during which time the seals are moving northward off the coasts of the United States, Brit-sh Co- lumbia and southeast Alaska and entering Bering sea, necessarily concentrated th orerations of the sealers on Bering sea— that is, during the breeding season. Th numbers of seals killed beyond the sixty- mile zone in Bering sea between August 1 18M, were large, and per- haps 75 or 40 per cent were nursing females that had left their pups on the Pribilof Islands and gone for food to the cod banks lying from 7 to 2% miles from the rook- cries. The death of a female seal under these circumstances meant also the death of her young by starvation. It is therefore evident that more harm is done to the seal herd in the few weeks of sealing in August than at any other time. “Permission was given by the Treasury Department to the lessees of the seal is- lands to kill 20,000 young male seals in 1894. Notwithstanding that only 7.500 seals had been killed there during each of the pre- ceding vears and only 14,000 and 20,000, re- spectively, during the ‘third and fourth years before (against 100,000 annuaily for many years without any detriment to the | herd before the ravages of the poacher be- gan), the lessees were able to obtain only 16,000 marketable skins of young male seals. “The preservation of the Alaskan fur seal under existing conditions and regulations rests on the very slender contingency of the prevalence of tempestuous weather during the month of August. Two or three weeks of good weather at this time, by permitting the sealers to operate without interruption outside the sixty-mile zone and on the feed- ing grounds of the female seals, mean the ultimate and rapid destruction of the seal herd on the Pribilof Islands. The Definite Alternatives, “Tne Bering sea question, when stripped of the maze of minor points and diplomatic | usages incident to its discussion and ad- justment, offers the following definite al- ternalives of settlement: “1. Shall the United States government ternational dispute by ‘abeclutely anni- hilating the Alaskan seal herd as the ani- mals arrive on tne seal islands? or (2) shall the United States permit the pelagic poach- ers of British Columbia to destroy the seals on their way to the rookeries and in the vicinity, and thus ultimately destroy the legitimate industry of killing selected seals on the islands? or (3) will the British gov- ernment enact laws to protect an industry which is now generally conceded in Ameri- ca to have from the outset been of more commercial interest to Great Britain than to the United States? “The first proposition may seem needless- ly harsh and cruel, but the action indicated is indeed humane and Is fully warranted by the facts that no amount of protection un- der existing regulations Is adequate to pre- serve the seal herd and that the patrol of Bering sez. by American naval and revenu vessels does not prevent the havoc wrought | the pelagic hunters in killing annually 25,000 cr 30,000 nursing female seais and leaving their pups to die of starvation, be- sides sacrificing the same number of un- bern seals. No one who has nad the op- portunity to visit the seal islands during the breeding season and witness the dis tressing spectacle of thousands of young seals in various stages of fail to acknowledge the :nerciiess barbarity of pelagic sealing and the humane principle involved in the proposition to wipe out the Alaskan seul herd at one blow.” eae MR. BRYAN’S VIEW. He Discusses the Result of the Elec- tion, In the December number of the North American Review, Mr. Bryan has an article, In which he discussses the result of the election, as affecting the status of the silver question. The issue on which the election turned he describes as “the greatest issue ever submitted to the Amer- ican people in time of peace.” The deciar- ation of the Chicago convention in favor of the free coinage of silver forced upon the people of this country a study of the money question in general: and within the last four months more people have been simultancously engaged in its considera- tion than ever before in the history of the world. The result of this study, Mr. Bry- an Geclares, to be “temporary defeat, but put gain for the cause of bimetal- _Mr. Bryan regards it as a significant fact that the silver sentiment was strongest where the question had been longest con- sidered; that ‘s to say, in the west and south. In Mr. Bryan's opinion, the cause of bimetallism made more rapid progress than any cause ever made in such a short time. Mr. Bryan expresses his assurance that the election can be by no means re- garded as a conclusive settlement of the question at issue. The advocates of free coinage are convinced, he says, that are laboring in behalf of a large ma. of the people, not only here, but throt out the world; and, according to the wriier, they propose to continue their contest, con- fident that four more years of experience will convince many who have thus far re- sisted arguments. This confidence, Mr. Bryan says, is con- firmed by th2 history of recent elections. Mr. Greeley was defeated in 1 Mr. ‘Tilden was elected in 18 was defeated in 18S4, but Mr. Harrison was elected in 1888. “Che republican vic- tory of 1888 was followed by the demo- cratic victory of 18%, and the election of President Cleveland two years later. Mr. Bryan counsels the successful party to remember that thousands of republicans have been held to their party this year by the pledge that it will try to secure inter- national bimetallism. In reference to the gold standard demo- crats, Mr. Bryan is assured that they can- rot do as much in 1000 as they have done this year. They have declared their af- fection for democratic principles, while they spared no effort to secure the suc- cess of the opposing ticket. “They can not,” he says, “disguise themselves again. es Deputy to Be Liberated. In the French chamber of deputies yes- terday M. Jourde. socialist, moved that the house order the immediate release of M. Chauvin, the deputy who was arrested Sunday during the outbreak at Charmaux against the visiting socialist deputies. « i the motion was adopted by a vote of 285 0 7 SUBURBAN NEWS ANACOSTIA. Jemes Moyette, a freight brakeman employed on the Baltimore and Ohio rallrond, fell between two cars while stepping from the top of one to acother last night near Anacostia. He had hoth legs cut off and was also otherwise injured. ‘The unfortunate man was taken to Providence Hospital, here this morning his condition was pronounced extremely critical. Sergeant W. T. Anderson of the Anacostia sul station has returned to daty after a few days’ leave of absence, during which be took a bunting trip to Maryland with his brother, Mr. J. B. Ander: son, und Mr Frank Eley of Pi Pa. The pariy bagged thirty rabbits and six a It ts learned that a number ot ng republi- cans living here will urge the appointment of Mr. — a S oye of the District. 3 ‘Tiha Swindel e to Clifte William Jones of Garfield was arrested by Officer Stevens on “the ‘charge of assaulting Met : «chanan with a stick. % a — RIVERDALE. vite a number of the residents of Riverdale anticipated the joys of Thanksgiving by attending a@ dance at Lakeland Weduesiay evening. Licutenant Commander W. 1. Moore of torpedo stutiou, Newport, R. 1, visited Colouel Metice's fawily Thureds Miss Estelle Fowler's Hlness serious matter of concern to ber friends. Miss Mattie Howard ef Washington ts visiting her friend, Miss Effie Ketne: ntinnes to be a has become a student of law dou aecount of inconventent ht he beards in the city Lad a fall at ingenious * Payne Vitlow ter, “A Recip by "Mos, Ir. Leighton Tax- en with goud eflect solo well re ar, enrolled. part inti and Among those livering th 5 Mrs. Jerome Buater bus gone to New York for a few weeks. —_—.-__ GLENCARLY As a social center Glencarlyn hs the front rank of subu und the high standard of known to many resi stood in towns in this section, nts is well ston and Alexgndria, 1 prom. inent’ position ne place, and it is prot Id at Curtis Hall Friday evening will be an interesting topic for discussion daring the entire winter season, Mrs. Howard H. Young of Glencarlyn and Mrs, Riek tu strated thro Twenty was “Jong rd Jolusom of Arlington success in that igbout ed as chaperons, x fully demon- ng. "program, od it midetgit the be heralded was declared a thing of the past og those present were the followhig: Miss Lucy Morden and B. Hunter of Wasting Misses ¢ son, Exlie Lyles, Cov m4, Messrs, Morgan Jolinson, T. A. burg, Frank Shux s Dearbou, Lan ban uid A esers. Mites . Graham of Linden ave ery ill at Osceola, the past 1. 1S reported mueh be ‘amd it bs to “d she will be uble to return home within the ext few days. A large number of day at Hunter who has visitor lightful hom avenues Seiurd, they will resid: Much interest is beinz taken by residents of this locality in a number of new dwellings, which, it is > in aud it ix rumored atl WH receive Several subst ad- ditions in the way of mew dwelling bouses during he winter, Mr. G milsom ng rapidly deserted by its irs. Walter Jones and t in and Lala M. G the bospitality everal months, will the winter. ‘Miss Lucy Worden of Washingt. home after a brief visit to friends Rea BROOKLAND. my and Mrs. King iu Washington dur has returned ‘The Queenstown Baptist Church is making rations for the Christmas hearsals are now In pi Mrs. J. B. Lord, ir., Mrs. Finney and Mrs. ¢ Lynch. The cantata which will be given during the Christmas holidays is ‘Santa Claus and the Fairies.” Thursday night the literary department Epworth League will give its first the winter at the M. mreh, A ph opie’s Union had a pl img last night, and many interesting ¢ made, and Horner of Brandy Station, Va., with their daughter, Violet. have been the ,uests of their friends tn Brookland. Mrs nests 3 . Brawner. Mixs ‘Towson and Miss Emily Warden Towson are visiting Mrs. Garrit; FALLS CHURCH. ‘The ladies of the Church Improvement Sock of the Methodist Episcopal Church South held a Mr. irs, pleasant sociable Friday night at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. J. G. W. Brunner. The program « the evening consisted of the followiug: Solo, Miss Blanche Brunner; recitatik duet, Mrs. Kate Wright, Mi Miss Flora € Elsie Febrey ing, Mr. W. M. Ellison; solo, Miss Eva Birch, Among those present were Mr. and Mrs. G. ‘f. Miller, Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Ellison, Mrs. Kat. Wright, Mrs. J. E. Fe w. runner, Misses - Lyn Mrs. J. n. ley. Chapman, Elsi rt Lem Ww . ST, Ress Wright and J.C. Kinsley, jr., € ~ Messrs. B. F. Rawlings and Hivsch are circulating petitions any rons of the post office here asking the appoint Incnt_ as postmaster under the new adminiatrat Mr. Willis Dixon is am applicant for the uff. West E S Hillier having sold his residence on for an Episcopal rectory will con erection of a new one in the ti r ze and the invit s Extelle Jones heen visiting Miss) past two weeks, I ‘Thanksgiving ‘exere school, conducted by Prof. Miss Belle Ball is visiting ton. Misx Mar: Bronck of Mr. H. Sunda Remore of this town and Mr. M. ¥, York were married last ‘Tuesd: Lowe led the young people's me ning. HYATTSVILLE. Mrs. Dr. Chappelle of Washington and Miss | Sarah Davidson are the guests of Dr. and Mrs Charles A. Wells. Miss + Who has been visiting friends in Wari'ngton, returned last week. A supper ond fair will be civen at the Muirk Mission Church December 16 for the benefit of First Baptist Church of Leurel. Mr. and Mrs. George C. Harris of Vicksburg, Miss., are viriting Mrs. Cora Rogers. r. and Mrs. Don Knight, who huve been spend- ing some time at the Schoepf homestead, have returned to their home in Rockyille. a oved Inst term to the circuly court of Anne Arundel county, The modern “cup that cheers but not inebriates,” cocoa ; but it Tab ae" pa) Cocoa Where Science ends and Com- mon Sense should rule. Persons of sedentary habits are liable to indigestion or dyspepsia. These, in turn, will bring on nervous dis- orders, kidney complaints, con- stipatien, etc. This is especially the case with merchants, students. and scientists. They will give you the exact dimensions of Jupiter, the distance from Saturn to the sun, to a foot, but they cannot or will not tell themselves what will cure this train of disorders. For ailments resulting from sedentary habits—inactivity of the liver, habitual constipation, etc.—the entire medical fraternity of Europe and America almost unanimously recommend the gen- uine Carlsbad Sprudel Salt and and the Waters of Carlsbad. Eisner & Mendelson Co., Sole Agents, New York. vetiled by the part min Men of i for pre cut of suits brought per, who t Hyattsvill been spending sev- curbed last eve the guest of Mr sroed oot all rs abandoned, will in race ie a rhert rapidly n . amd it has Deen reorganized by the electign of the following secretary, PE W. Burke; ser- .Tnd.. hax removed gass has returned from a business ae Was Not an Assault. ‘The pure white snow that mantled the ad- joining housetops seemed io assume a blush of deepest carmine yesterday afternoon during the hearing of a case of criminal assault in the Police Court. Menrietta ‘crest. was the complaining witr and red Hall the defendant. Both are colored. Hall is a huckster, and the woman, though married, works in service in Mount Pleas- ant. According to the story, Saturday last, while making his rounds, Hall entered the kitchen of the house where the Forest wo- man worked, and, after importuning her, committed the assault charged. The ma ~] that the woman was a willing S sifted with thorough- ‘If there is anything her Mille id Judge ing 4 man for reve Thirteen Thousand on Strike. 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