Evening Star Newspaper, December 12, 1896, Page 15

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UNIVERSITY NOTES Georgetown University. The Philademic Society selected Timothy J. Welsh of Maine as the fourth contest- ant in the Merrick medal debate, and elect- ed Edward J. Brady of Maryland to pre- side at the contest. The question debated Thurs¢ evening waa “Resolved, That in- dependent action is preferable to party al- legianc For the affirmative were Thom- | as M. Picrce and J. S. Bates, on the nega- tive H. R. Gower and Richard K. Wat- r J. s Richards deli on fon” in the course on the Cate At the con rs on the subjects cov-| ered are to be handed the stude i to the one adjud, e best and r tortous a gold medal will be awarded. cted officers of the Enter- | :_O. Perry Johson, of the course pap manager of manager of Guitar Club, and of dramatics. | 5. and les McLoughlin, mar Glee Club, und direction of | Deck, are rehearsing a program for ertainment to be given in the Colum- in January he Christmas vacation 2ist instant and will close J. The proceeds from the re ment for the benefit of the ciation amounted to $300. The feast of the Immaculate Conception Was celebrated Tuesday. For a week pre- vious the benediction was solemnized in Dahlgren Chapel. The Law School Debatir ed the ¢ & Society discuss- question “Resolved, That the right ffrage should be ext d to citizens of trict of Columbia. Affirmative, ssrs. David, Dalton and Ryan; negative, nboy, Magruder and Fogel. A new con- tion and by-laws was adopted to take effect January 1, 18 The Morris Literary and Debating Society will discuss at its next meeting “Resolved, That romanticism is preferable to realism in literature. Catholic University. Dr. Hoffman delivered the last public lec- ture of the fall course Thursday afternoon on “Hieroglyphs, labaries ond Adpha- bets. Pontifical high mass was celebrated Tues- day morning at 9:30 o'ck of the feast of the Immacu Archbishop Martinelli, the p; offictat and the sermon by Rev. Father Smith of the Pa: ers. The divinity faculty gave a dinner Tues- day to Archbishop Martinelli. Those pres- ent were Archbishop Martinellil, Mgr, Shar- ett, Dr. Garrigan, Dr. Rooker, Dr. Pa Dr. Robinson and Gen. Stanley, besides th heads of the affiliated colleges. The degree of bachelor of social science Was conferred upon W. T. S. Jackson, col- ored, a graduate of Amherst College. and @ teacher in the Washington coivred High School. Dr. Garrigan presided and con- ferred the degree. It is thought to be the first time this degree has ever been con- Main Offices: ferred by any university in the Unit States, if*not in the wei. ane Dr. Garrigan gave a reception Tuesda: evening to the faculties and students, whic! was well attended. The examination of the junior law class in elementary law was conducted by Prof. ureday a Father Machew | 5 Gdtivered by Dre Garrigase vi Soe pee Were after your collars and cutis! ——we want to show you in what match- less style we can launder them. up in a bundle—send us your name and ad- dress, and we'll calll Perhaps you don’t know it—but we can launder all the collars and cuffs soiled in Washington—we’ve got all the facilities—all the space—and all the help to do it—and with- out taxing our immense plant in the least! Send for us Monday sure. card—ortelephone 1092—and a wagon will call for your bundle! The Yale Laundry, F. H. WALKER & CO. Gather them Drop a postal 514 10th St. : 1104 14th St. Plant, 43 G St. “The Essential Elements in Temperance Reform. The Christmas recess will commence the 23d of this month and end January 4. National University. The National University Law School De- bating Society met last Friday evening in the main® lecture hall of the university building on 13th street, and debated the question, “Resolved, That the United States should annex Cuba.” A large num- ber of the students were present. The affir- ative and negative were each represented by three speakers, two each from the post- graduate, senior and junior classes of the school, who presented the interests of thelr respective sjdes. The three judges, Messrs. Underwood, Moore and Stone, rendered a decision in favor of the negative. The question debated last evening was, “‘Re- d, That capital punishment s)oula be * The speakers were as follow: F. 8S. K. Smith, C. K. Allen, negative, C. E. Driggs, G. R. Magee. jon for debate next Friday is “Resolved, That a system of pensions for government clerks should be provided by the United States government.”” Affirma- J. L. Underwood, R. 8S. War- N. Heard, O. V. Emery, A. R. D, Smith. ‘The criminal law lectures of Judge Goode have been postponed on account of una- voidable absence from the city. The senior class at a meeting held Wed- nesday evening appointed a committee to arrange for a class banquet. Howard University. At the sacred song service in Miner Hall tomorrow evening the following program will be rendered: Song, “Hear Us, O Savior, While We Pray;” Scripture reading; invo- cation; anthem, “In Heavenly Love," C. E. choir; address; song, “What a Wonderful Savior,” full “chorus; instrumental solo; anthem, “Let Him In,” C. E. choir; read- ing, selected, Miss Martha Burrell; song, “At the Cross,” full chorus; anthem, “Savior, Breathe a Blessing,” C. E. choir; song, “Blest Be the Tie,” full chorus. The university reserve eleven plays the Colored High School team this afternoon, and on Christmas day the regular eleven will play a team from the Olympic Athletic Club of Princeton. Special examinations in English lterature and history were held yesterday by Prof. Charles C. Cook. ‘The moot congress (Alpha Phi Society) debated Cuban resolutions Friday evening, and at the next meeting will take up the discussion of a bill providing for the elec- tien of the President by direct vote of the people. e The Theological Litérary and Debating Scelety suspended the order of business at the last meeting and elected and installed the following officers: President, E. Tartt; vice president, J. H. Hammond; secretary and treasurer, J. W. Jacobs; chaplain, J. Nance; sergeant-at-arms, F. J. Lee. The debate, which was postponed, will, take place next Wednesday. “Resolved, That Man Can Live Without Sin.” The paper on “Habits and Customs of West Indians,” by J. W. Jacobs, will also meeting. Examinations in the medical de- partment will be held next week and the week after, commencing on the 18th in- stant. Columbian University. Examinations the academic ment for the will 1éth, 17th and 18th, and the Christmas recess will begin and - tinue until January 8. The students this department have established a room, and money has been raised by them eepumooure the leading papers and periodi- cals. Last night the Enosinian Society debated “Resolved, That education does not in- crease happines The speakers fer the affirmative were Miss Ross, Messrs. R. Har- lan, Hays and Hobson, and for the nega- tive Messrs. Robinson, Everett, Jones and Hoover. i The post-graduate class of the law de- partment met last night and took action regarding a class banquet and transacted routine business. Dr. B. L. Whitman, president, left for New England Thursday morning and will return early next week. He has accepted an Invitation to deliver the baccalaureate sermon at the commencement of Carson and Newman College, Tennessee, in May. and also the oration at the commence- ment of Bucknell College, Lewisburg, Pa., in June. The students of the college at a mass meeting unanimously adopted a resolution requesting Dr. Whitman to repeat his lec- ture on “An Evening With Browning, and he will do go in the chapel next Wed- nesday afternoon. Friends of the univer- sity will be welcome. The class in international law, under Prof, Lee Davis Lodge, discussed the Pres!- dent’s message to Congress this week, par- ticularly that portion of it relating to tor- eign affairs, the principles of international law involved being explained. President Jordan of Leland Stanford, jr., University delivered a lecture to Prof. Gill's class in zoology in the chemical lec- ture room. Tuesday evening Mr. Howard will de- liver an address on “The Philosophy of Re- Hgion" befure the Society for Philosophical Inquiry. ——.__. IN PROHUBITION KANSAS. Bat One Place in Town Where a Man Couldn’t Get a Drink. From the Chicago Record. A commercial traveler tells this story of Milligan’s firet trip to the state of Kansas: “Milligan had heard all about Kansas and prohibition. He doesn’t drink, but, like every other man, he wondered if he would be able to get a drink, provided, of course, that he wanted one—which he didn’t, as I have said. Well, he was riding on the train and they’d been in Kansas about a half hour when the train reached Coulter Junc- tion. It had to stop there to change en- gines and Milligan got out and walked up and down the piatiorm. sizing up the town. It was the first p bition town he'd ever seen. “A fellow with a suit of overalls was standing on the platform. Milligan went up to him and said, ‘This is Kansas, ain't it?’ “Right you are,’ this fellow says. ‘Prohibition Kansas? pane fellow says. ‘ouldn’t get a drink here, I suppose?’ “Do you want a drink? rs “‘No, but I just wondered if I could get one in case I did want it.’ “Say, come here.’ The fellow led Milli- gan up to the end of the platform, where they could see along the main street of the town. “He says to Milligan, ‘Do you see. that two-story buildin’, about two blocks down there—the white one with the fancy cornish?’ says, ‘is a low kind of a » 2 window in the side of it.’ “ ‘Yea,’ says Milligan, ‘I see it.’ PPE hana looee arsed ee es millinery store; 3 on! in town where you can’t get a REAL ESTATE GOSSIP Some Recent Transactions in Prop- erty and the Prices Paid. PRESSING NEED FOR PUBLIC BUILDINGS Site South of the Avenue Advo- cated by Secretary Lamont. THE USE OF BRICK Plans are being prepared for rather an attractive residence which ts to be built by Mrs. Matheson on Connecticut Avenue Heights. Recently, through J. B. Wimer, Teal estate dealer, Mrs. Matheson pur- chased a lot at the corner of Bancroft street and Connecticut avenue, having a frontage of 51 feet and a depth of 100 feet. The price paid was $18,000. According to the designs which have been made by James G. Hill, architect, the house will cccupy only a portion of the lot, so that there will be a lawn on the southern side of the house. Mr. Wimer has alo sold to James J. Lampton two lots om Connecticut avenue and LeRoy place, Connecticut Avenue Heights, having a frontage of 65 feet and containing 4,040 square feet. Mr. Wimer states that Mr. Lampton has agreed to build one fine residénce on this ground, the plans for which Mr. Lampton says are now being prepared. Mr. Wimer, in connection with Pitney & Bradford, ‘has sold for J. H. Lane ‘to Charles E. Wood house 2031 Florida avenue, at the head of Connecticut avenue in Connecticut Avenue Heights. Mr. Wimer has also sold to Mr. Lane for Mr. Wood a lot on the south side of K street between 17th and 18th streets. Sites for Public Buildings. Renewed interest has been aroused by the recent annual report of the Secretary of War in the plan of having the public buildings hereafter to be erected in this city located on the. squares south of the avenue between 9th-am@t-15th streets. Mr. Lamont in this report calls the attention of Congress to the mecassity of the erec- tion of what he terns a Mall of records, in other words, a building where can be stored the files and records of the various de- partments which are not required for cur- rent use. As Mr. Lait points out, in a number of cases it Bas been found neces- sary to rent buildings for this purpose. He thinks a bull Of this sort should be centrally located between the Executive Manisfan and the Capitol, and this ts one reason “he has for regommending a site as above stated. He ftrther says that it is possible to have a* sy#tematic arrange- ment. in this city of the public buildings hereafter to. be built, an@ he expresses the opinion that the ereé¢tion of a hall of rec- ords on the site guggestéd, following the construction of the “tty post office on that site, “may, as hereafter fhe meed for other public buildings arises, lead to the devel- opment of Py “avenue from the Capitol to the Ex; te Mi ntmto the stateliest thoroughfare {ii the world, and at the same time the 6ne best adapted to the transaction of official business and rest_represéntative. of our national char- acteristics.” As the irformation before Congress will’ sbow, there fs ample room in the-focality mentioned for all bullding sites_. which Uncle Sam may need a! tal for a good many yéars to come. - And in the opinion of many the adoption “of this plan by Congress would add materially to the beauty of the city and at the same time solve a s¢rious problem which now confronts Congress in, the “necessity of providing room for the pressing needs of the government. Brick Still Popular. The popularity of briék in this city as a building material seems to be only tem- porarily affected by the passing~ fashions, which decree stone:as the better form for building purposes. For some time past the fancy has been to erect houses with fronts made of brick of different shades-of color, varying from black to white. Light-colored bricks, however, are bo: Paes to express the spirit of colonial architecture, which is the fashionable type just at presenj. Stone, of course, is used in trimming, just as it was used years ago, when press brick fronts were in vogue, but it is still possible for a person to build a house entirely of Erick and still be in fashion, which is a good deal to say, especially when one con- siders the long reign enjoyed by the advo- cates of stone in hquse construction. The reaction toward the uge of brick has been so pronounced that expensive houses are even built of the ordinary brick, which is usually used only in the erection of side and rear walls of houses. Rows of Houses. B. F. Meyers, architect, 1s preparing plans for a row of six cottages to be erect- ed for a syndicate in Holmead Manor, Mt. Pleasant. Each building will have a front- age of 18 feet, with a depth of 58 feet. and will be constructed of ‘brick. They will be two stories in height, with basement and attic, and with the roof relieved by dormer windows. A broad veranda will run around the national capi-- the front and sides, and the finish of the exterior will be made as ornamental as ible. Three dwellings are to be erected on 1st street between C and D streets southeast by Richard V. Wilkinson, builder, from plans prepared by C. H. Gladden, archi- tect. The buildings are to be three stories in height. with cellar, and the fronts will be of brick and stone. The center house = pave) Garang bay window and tower and the other two will have square bays, pediment finished. ee = Some Improvements. Arthur Cowsil, builder, will erect for him- self and Z. B. Babbitt, a one-story brick market house on the southwest corner of 12th and H streets northeast. The struc- ture is to be bulit of hard, red brick, and will have a frontage of fifty feet, with a depth of ninety-five feet. The trimmings of the building will be in mottled Pompeiian brick, and the roof, which will be support- ed by trusses, will be constructed of corru- gated iron. B. Stanley Simmons, architect, has pre- pared plans for three dwellings to be erect- ed on Harvard street by F. T. Sanner, builder. The houses will be three stories in height, with cellar, and will have fronis of buff brick with square bay windows. Two small storage warehouses are to be erected on the corner of 12th and B streets southwest, from plans prepared by C. A. Didden, architect. They will be built of hard, selected red brick, and will be three stories in height. They will be equipped with freight elevators. The builder will be Peter Fersinger. Alterations are being made in the build- ing at the northwest corner of Massachu- setts avenue and 14th street, which will result in providing stores un the lith street front, the upper portion of the building being fitted up as an apartment house. eae THE NEXT ADVANCE. What Mr. De Koven Thinks May Be Done in Musical Notation: “If we are to make any real advan:e in the art of music,” said Mr. Reginald De Koven the other day, “it seems to me that it must be done by a division of our resent scale, so that there will be a con- tinuous sound throughout its distance. We have, as you know, thirteen notes in our octave. Now the Chinese, the Indians and some other people make many subdivisions of these tones, some of them going as high as into the forties. The Chinese use the pentatonic scale. When I was at Oxford there was a professor who was the finest mathematical musician I ever knew. He played indifferently on several instru- ments, but as a theorist and mathematician in music he was marvelous. He divided our octave into fifty-two tones, that is giving feur to each of our present notes, and he actually made an instrument, a sort of an orgen, although the tone was more like that of a melodeon,that registered all these tones. The keyboard was a unique thing, the keys looking like a Ict of razors with their backs upward. This instrument is now, I think, in the Kensington museum. So I think that possibly the next advance made in musical art will be the division of our octave, rot to so fine a degree as that, but perhaps into just half, making, say, twenty-six tones. “I want to say cne thing, De Koven, “and that is that when I pre- sent an cpera to the public I give out the best work that is in me. No man can af- ford to trifle with the public and I would be the last perscn to attempt it. What- ever I do I endeayor to do to my best ability. One can’t always gauge the a lar taste, but it is that which really ma! the success of an opera. The critics may * continued Mr. roast it, find fault with its construction, ‘Motive or its melodies, but if it pleases the public, its success is assured. Now in ithe ‘Mandarin,’ while I was in China, studied the Chinese form of music, and have endeavored to give an oriental color to the score, although, of course, I have tried to make the melodies attractive to Americen ears. The overture has for a basis four notes and the development of those four, notes forms the theme of the Opera. The waltz that runs through the opera isa legitimate development of the working out. of these notes.’” “Do you. have any stated or regular hours of work when you are composing an opera?” he was asked. “No,” was the reply. “I am not methodi- cal in respect of work. I practically work all the time, for I always carry a note book and if an idea strikes me I jot it down, and then work it out afterward. When I do commence to work in earnest I take no thought of time, but so long as my, ideas flow I keep at it, sometimes putting in as many as eightceen hours on a stretch.” qe SESS Politics in Sanday School. From the Kansas City Star. Attorney Bezalee! Wells teaches a class in the Sunday school of Christ Episcopal Church, 10th and Park streets, and last Sunday forenoon he talked to the children in the class about the protecting hand of God, how not even a sparrow could fall to the ground without Him taking note of it, and how He numbers each hair of every person’s head. At the end of the lesson Mr. Wells asked a few questions in re- view to see how much of what he had said had stuck in the memories of his little pupils. ~ “Now, who is our great protector?” he asked. “McKinley,” promptly answered smallest boy in the class. ‘The Sunday school lesson for the day was about Solomon's temple, and after the teachers were through the pastor of the church spoke a few words to the whole school, and asked a few questions in gen- eral review. Part of the.lesson had told that the great temple was overlaid with sheets of pure gold, and the pastor asked: “How was Solomon's temple roofed?” “With sound money,” answered a big boy. the sebatet Seni Sent To Your Hom LESSER LEE LESS ER how much better-they are they are. To do teat tata: E Sees Wewant to introduce this new Tidbit of ours __Anto every home in Washington. 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Don’t pass these by— Handsome Tabourettes—all prices up to $10. Screen Frames—$1 to $4. Table Covers. A big line of brand-new styles—rich and _ fashionable effects. These are good give- ables— 6-4 Tapestry, Chenille and silk Table Covers—in new colors and new designs. 8-4, 10-4 and 12-4 Chenille, Tapestry and Wool and Jute Table Covers—fresh ef- fects—$3 to $8. 6-4 to 12-4 Velour Table Covers at our right sort of prices. Cushions. : These are the kind that look pretty dotted around the room —and piled up in great heaps of luxurious comfort on the couches— Rich Embrcidered and Hand-painted Cushions, in Japanese Silk, Crepe and woven designs in Silk—filled with down— $1 to $10. Covers and Scarfs. For this, that and the other barren spot in drawing room and cozy retreat—* 6-4, 8-4 and 8-10 French designed and French made Velour Covers—05c. to $6 each. Piano Scarfs—$1.98 to $12. Crepes—12%ge. to 25e. a yard. Established 1840, Telephone 995. Beginning next Monday, December 14th, we shall be open Make a stop in our Upholstery Department. It’will claim a large share of your interest—for there is many a bit of merry You touch the housewife’s pride in a tender spot when you contribute some dainty luxury Right in line with the sensible—you see. The beauty of our Upholsteries lies in the novelties and rich effects we are showing—mostly all exclusive. Such a treat as it is for gift buyers who certainly want the choicest—cleverest—most artistic conceptions they can get to So much for a general survey. Special Sale of Lace Curtains. We found the agent of a St. Gall, Switzerland, Lace Cur- tain manufacturer who has had too many shipments sent him this season. His offer to us took twenty-five per cent off the regular prices. The Curtains are gems—and we thought you would be glad to get them on the same terms. be ready for your inspection on Monday— 500 pairs White and Ivory Best Irish Point Lace—variety $3.50 to $10.50 a pair. 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We picked these with both eyes open—one to quality— the other to design—and they are effective—and_ worthful. We think they are marked very low— Renaissance Lace Curtains—imported finery—89 to $50 a pair. Creme Irish Point Lace Curtains $4.60 to $25 a palr. White Irish Point Lace Curtains—Brus- selette designs—82.95 to $18 n pall Venetian, Schill, La Tosca, 1’ the other ©. to $6 a pair Tamboured Lace and Net, Cluny, Madras and parti- By the yard antique and colored effects. Lace Bed Sets. We suggest them for gifts. Covers. They are royal Plenty of scope for your choice— White and Creme Irish Point Lace Be Sets—coverlet and pair of shams—$5.75 a g $30. Swiss Bed Sets—coverlet and pair of shams—and Antique and Cluny Sets at very close prices. PERRY’S, “NINTH AND THE AVENUE.” n — GARDEN OF EDEN. A Colored Man Believes He Has Found the Home of Original Man. ~ From the New York Herald. ‘There is a lawyer oft in Del, Norte, Col., who believes that he has found the siie of the Garden of Eden. .He has spent a good part of his life in'studyiag antiquities, and has eompared. the remains of prehistoric man found in many quarters of the globe. fie has at last located origmal man in the is : i i z mf er i eff z ! i h 8 t t Since in making investigations. This valley is 150 miles long and thirty or forty miles wide, and is one of the loveliest and most fertile tracts in Colorado. Accerding to Mr Elliott, @ lovely lake once filled the great dimple in the mouniaias, upon whose bor- ders original man onee lived and died. “The caves in which the race lived,” said Mr. Elliott, “were located abcve the water line, and may now be seen by any person who has the curiosity fo make the inve: gation. The caves are : bout three hund feet or more above the bottom of the v ley. They are entered throvgh very na: Tow openings, which, in many cases, have “TI have entered forty cr fifty of the an- cient caves. In some of them a kind of rude masonry = to ip This ma- sonry rocks ‘one upon the other, without the use of :nortar or mud. “I am convinced that markind originated in ‘the chain of mountains passing througn